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[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

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WELCOME TO THE THREE O'CLOCK AFTERNOON SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

CITY OF EL CAHONE.

WELLS HAD AN UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY TO TEND TO THIS AFTERNOON SO HE'S NOT PRESENT AND YOURS TRULY HAS TAKEN OFF THE TRAINING.

HE DOES.

AND WE'LL BE RIDING THE BIKE FOR REAL TODAY AS WE GO THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.

SO, UH, WOULD YOU PLEASE JOIN ME AND AS WE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

GOOD.

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.

THANK YOU.

YOU MAY BE SEATED.

PERMISSION.

MAY I CALL THEM? OF COURSE.

AND YES, MAYOR ROUTES IS ABSENT ALL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS AT PRESENT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the July 9, 2019, Meetings and the Agenda of the July 23, 2019, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

THE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF ADJOURNMENT OF THE JULY 9TH, 2019 MEETING AND THE AGENDA THAT JULY 23RD, 2019 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

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[ PRESENTATIONS: Presentation: Crime Free Multi-Housing Presentation: Recycle Champions - Waste Management ]

ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS PRESENTATIONS.

WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING.

I'D LIKE TO INVITE POLICE SERVICES, OFFER OFFICER SAMANTHA SHERN TO COME TO THE PODIUM TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT THE CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM.

GOOD AFTERNOON SAMANTHA, HOW ARE YOU? DO YOU NEED US TO COME DOWN TO PRESENT ANYTHING? SOUNDS GOOD.

UM, GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M SAMANTHA WITH THE ELCA HOME POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I DO OUR CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM AND TAM, VERY HONORED TO BE HERE AGAIN TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR LATEST CRIME-FREE CERTIFY CRIME-FREE COMMUNITY AND ALSO TO DO SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE AND THAT IS HONOR AND MANAGER THAT'S BEEN PART OF OUR CRIME FREE SINCE 1996 SO WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE BOTH PEOPLE HERE TODAY.

EXCUSE ME.

SO FIRST I'D LIKE TO CALL UP CLAUDIA AND I DO HAVE A BIT OF A STORY WITH EACH PERSON, SO HOPEFULLY I DON'T USE UP MY THREE MINUTES.

THAT'S A THREE.

ANYWAY, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

UM, THE , UH, CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING WE'VE OFFERED IT SINCE 1997.

IT'S A LOT LIKE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH, BUT FOR OUR APARTMENT COMMUNITIES.

SO WE TRY TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE MANAGEMENT AND TENANTS AND OVERALL IT BECOMES SUCCESSFUL.

SO I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECENTLY CERTIFY A PROPERTY CALLED VISTA PINES AND IT'S LOCATED AT 1549 EAST MAIN STREET.

IT WAS CERTIFIED IN OCTOBER OF 2018.

A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ABOUT THIS DEFINES AND THIS SHOWS THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM AND ALSO THE COLLABORATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND CITY AS WELL ON, UM, , EXCUSE ME.

DECEMBER 5TH, 2017, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT ALLOWED THE CONVERSION OF A FORMER MOTEL CALLED THE HOT PENNY IN THE SINK TO A SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY HOTEL.

THIS PROJECT INCLUDED THE CONVERSION OF 75 MOTEL ROOMS TO MIX OF STUDIOS AND ONE BEDROOM UNITS.

ADDITIONALLY, THE PROJECT INCLUDED THE REHABILITATION OF THE EXISTING LANDSCAPING AND ENHANCING THE COMMON AREAS SUCH AS THE OUTDOOR SITTING AREAS, LAUNDRY FACILITIES, SWIMMING AREA AND REC ROOM.

SO SOME OF THE ENHANCEMENTS THAT THEY MADE WERE INTERIOR.

THEY UPGRADED ALL OF THE UNITS, A NEW COUNTERTOPS, FLOORING, UM, EXTERIOR.

THEY REDID THE LANDSCAPING, THEY UPDATED THE POOL.

UM, AT ONE POINT THERE THAT'S ALL NEW LAUNDRY FACILITY AND THEY HAD TO GET RID OF ALL THOSE TENANTS BECAUSE FROM THE MOTEL SO THAT THEY COULD DO THESE RENOVATIONS.

SO I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH CLAUDIA AND WHO'S HERE TODAY IN HER GENERAL MANAGER, SCOTT .

THEY ARE VERY, VERY COMMITTED.

IT DID TAKE A LOT OF TIME TO GET THIS DONE AND THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR PLANNING COMMISSION HERE AT THE CITY.

SO ONE POINT WITH THE HOT PENNY IN 2016 WITH THE PREVIOUS

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OWNER OF THE MOTEL, THEY AVERAGED 156 CALLS PER YEAR IN THE SPRING OF 2017 WHEN THEY TOOK OWNERSHIP, CALLS WENT DOWN TO 71 AND AS OF TODAY, IN 2019 WE HAVE 29 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

SO THAT'S A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT AND JUST SHOW THOSE THEIR COMMITMENT.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR DEDICATION.

I WORK CLOSELY WITH ALL OF THEIR TEAM AND THIS IS A TRUE EXAMPLE OF A SUCCESS AND I BELIEVE YOU CONTINUE TO BUY MORE PROPERTIES OUT HERE.

SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING WORKING WITH YOU.

SO THANK YOU CLAUDIA.

AND THEN CLAUDIA, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY FOR REHABBING THAT PROPERTY AND TURNING IT FROM NOT AS GOOD INTO SOMETHING REALLY GOOD AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS AND MAKING IT BETTER FOR THE RESIDENTS AROUND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOR THE RESIDENTS.

OUR VISTA PINTS MADE A MUCH BETTER PLACE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

UH, THE TENANT, YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? SOUNDS GOOD.

OKAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, WHY DON'T YOU COME ON DOWN AND SHAKE EVERYBODY'S HAND? OKAY.

AND I HAVE ONE MORE.

UNFORTUNATELY, SHE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT THIS IS A ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR ONE OF MY CRIME-FREE MANAGERS.

IT'S BEEN IN THE PROGRAM THE LONGEST AND IT WAS ONE THAT I DIDN'T WANT.

I DIDN'T WANT HER TO GO AND ACKNOWLEDGED FOR HER WORK.

SO I'M GOING TO, THIS MIGHT TAKE ME JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

UM, I'M GOING TO BE HONORING CHRIS STERLING TODAY AND ON HER BEHALF IS, UH, HER PROPERTY MANAGER, SUPERVISOR, CHRISTINE LAMARCA.

SHE'S GOING TO BE ACCEPTING THIS ON BEHALF OF CHRIS.

SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CHRIS AND I'M REALLY SORRY THAT SHE COULDN'T BE HERE BECAUSE SHE REALLY DESERVES THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

UM, SINCE 1995 SHE'S WORKED AS AN A RESIDENT APARTMENT MANAGER IN THE CITY OF EL CAHONE.

UM, THAT SAME YEAR, CHRIS STARTED PARTICIPATING WITH A GRASSROOTS GROUP THAT WAS WORKING ALONGSIDE ELKA HONES COMMUNITY POLICING DIVISION TOGETHER ALONG WITH OTHERS.

SHE STARTED DOCUMENTING HER KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.

SHE WENT AS FAR AS CREATING A HANDBOOK THAT SUGGESTED WAYS TO HANDLE SITUATIONS AND WORKING WITH THE ATTORNEYS FROM KIMBALL, TYREE AND ST JOHN.

TOGETHER THEY CREATED A FORMS LIBRARY THAT AT THE TIME WEREN'T READILY AVAILABLE FOR SOME TRADITIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.

THEY HOSTED EVENTS TO BRING THE MANAGERS TOGETHER TO NETWORK AND IT WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL, THROUGH THAT NETWORK, SHE WAS ABLE TO COMPILE AND SHARE COLLABORATIVE HANDBOOK, WHICH STILL PROVIDES RESOURCES TO THIS DAY FOR OTHER MANAGERS TO USE FOR APPLICANT SCREENING SERVICES.

THIS NETWORKING, UH, ASSOCIATE GROUP BECAME THE RESIDENT MANAGERS SUPPORT SYSTEM.

WHEN I STARTED DOING THE CRIME FREE PROGRAM 12 YEARS AGO, THEY WERE HUGE IN HELPING ME IN EDUCATING ME ABOUT LANDLORD TENANT LAWS AND ALSO SUPPORTING ME WITH CRIME-FREE.

SO TOGETHER LED BY CHRIS'S EFFORT, THEY BEGAN SCREENING 10 AND APPLICATIONS AND DOING RENTAL AND EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND SCREENINGS.

BUT THAT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING.

IN 96, CHRIS LEARNED TO THE CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM THAT IT STARTED IN MESA, ARIZONA.

SHE BEGAN MAKING PHONE CALLS AND GETTING MATERIALS SENT TO HER.

SHE KNEW THAT IF SHE COULD INCORPORATE THE CRIMINAL SCREENING COMPONENT INTO HER TENANT SCREENING PRACTICES, SHE COULD REALLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF NEIGHBORS IN HER, OUR RMSS COMMUNITIES.

IN 97, SHE APPLIED TO WORK FOR THE CANADIAN COMPANY AND CHRISTINE LAMARCA AND HER DAD, MR COVEN, THEY'RE THE OWNERS OF COVEN PROPERTIES.

SHE'S WORKED FOR THEM.

AND DURING THIS TIME, CHRIS WAS ASSIGNED SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.

UH, ONE OF THE COMMUNITIES SHE MOVED INTO WAS AFFECTIONATELY REFER TO AS THE ZOO AND WAS CHARGED WITH CLEANING THAT UP.

AND THAT CAN BE QUITE A TASK.

UH, MANAGING MULTIFAMILY COMMUNITIES IS CHALLENGING, IS EVEN MORE SO TODAY.

IT REQUIRES A CONSCIENTIOUS APPROACH TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL RESIDENTS ARE AFFORDED THE SAME RIGHT TO THE QUIET PEACE AND ENJOYMENT IN A COMMUNITY.

CHRIS IS A NO NONSENSE MANAGER, WHICH MAKES HER WONDERFUL.

SHE CUTS TO THE CHASE, SHE DOESN'T PLAY ANY GAMES, SHE KNOWS THE LAWS AND PEOPLE KNOW THAT AND SHE HAS VERY LOW TURNOVER BECAUSE OF THAT AND THE TENANT BASE SHE'S CREATED, UM, IN 97 THROUGH,

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UH, RMSS IS ENCOURAGEMENT UNDER CHRIS'S LEADERSHIP.

SHE BECAME ONE OF THE FIRST ADOPTERS OF THE CRIME FREE MULTI-HOUSING PROGRAM.

SO HER PROPERTY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FEW THAT WE, UM, CERTIFIED.

UM, NOW SHE'S BEEN A MANAGER FOR 22 YEARS AND WITH OVER 150 APARTMENT COMMUNITIES IN HOME.

IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE, CHRIS IS A MANAGER, A FRIEND.

I'VE ESTABLISHED FRIENDSHIPS WITH A LOT OF MY MANAGERS AND WITHOUT HER HARD WORK, UM, THE CRIME FREE PROGRAM PIE WOULDN'T HAVE BLOSSOMED LIKE IT DID FROM THE GET GO.

SO TO CHRIS AND ON BEHALF OF, I BELIEVE THE CITY AND THE OKLAHOMA POLICE DEPARTMENT, WE THANK HER FOR HER COMMITMENT TO THE CRIME FREE PROGRAM AND THE COMMUNITY OVERALL.

FOR MORE THAN 22 YEARS.

AND WE ALSO THINK COVEN PROPERTIES FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE CRIME FREE PROGRAM AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU.

YOU FOLKS ARE THE, THE LANDLORD OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY.

RIGHT? SO THANK YOU BOB AND CHRISTINE BOTH FOR WANTING TO BE PART OF THIS CRIME FREE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT REALLY DOES SET A STANDARD IN OKLAHOMA FOR GOOD PROPERTIES AND GOOD PROPERTIES MEANS LOW CALL FOR SERVICE, QUALITY OF LIFE.

SO THANK YOU BOTH FOR UH, WANTING TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

CHRIS IS REALLY A PIONEER IN A SENSE.

22 YEARS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST OH YEAH.

AND SHE'S ONE OF THE FIRST.

SHE'S ALSO PROBABLY AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE PROGRAM, SO PLEASE LET CHRISTINA, WE APPRECIATE HER AND HER EFFORTS AND BEING A PIONEER AND AMBASSADOR AND WE'RE JUST GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OKLAHOMA.

SO THANK YOU.

OKAY, WE'VE GOT ONE MORE PRESENTATION FROM WASTE MANAGEMENT.

I LIKE TO CALL CHRISTINE COSTA TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT RECYCLED CHAMPIONS.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY.

UH, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE .

UM, IT'S A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR AND WE'RE JUST REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.

AND AS A PROUD COMMUNITY PARTNER, WE ARE DEDICATED TO PROMOTING RECYCLING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO INCREASING OUR RECYCLING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EFFORTS AS WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THE CITY TO MEET STATEWIDE RECYCLING GOALS.

ONE OF OUR RECYCLING EDUCATION OUTREACH STRATEGIES IS OUR RECYCLE CHAMPION AWARD.

THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE EXEMPLARY ACTIONS OF A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS AND A MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY FOR DOING THEIR PART TO RECYCLE OFTEN AND RECYCLE RIGHT.

I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU TWO BUSINESSES IN YOUR CITY THAT ARE DOING JUST THAT.

OUR FIRST RECYCLING CHAMPION IS LINWOOD MOBILE ESTATES.

THEY'RE LOCATED AT 1285 EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE.

THERE ARE 207 SPACE SENIOR MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY, UH, WITH A COMMINGLED RECYCLING PROGRAM.

CO-MINGLED MEANING THAT THE RESIDENTS COMBINED PAPER, PLASTICS, CARDBOARD, ALL THE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS INTO ONE CONTAINER.

UM, AND THEN IT'S SERVICED BY OUR COMPANY.

SO LAST YEAR OUR TEAM COLLABORATED WITH THE ONSITE MANAGEMENT AND A RESIDENT THAT IS CONSIDERED THEIR RECYCLING CHAMPION WHO REACHED OUT AND WANTED TO START A PROGRAM.

DIDN'T KNOW HOW, UM, THE WAY THAT THEY HANDLE THEIR TRASH NOW AS THEY HAVE A LARGE OPEN TOP CONTAINER AND THE MAINTENANCE STAFF ACTUALLY GOES TO EACH SPACE AND PICKS UP THE TRASH FROM THE RESIDENCE, PUTS IT IN THE LARGE CONTAINER AND THEN WE SERVICE IT.

AND THE REASON THEY DO THAT IS THEY JUST, THEY DIDN'T WANT ALL THE TRUCKS DRIVING ON THE ASPHALT DURING THE DAY.

UM, AND SO DUE TO THEIR CONCERN, THEY WEREN'T SURE HOW TO START THE PROGRAM.

WE ASSURED THEM WE HAVE MANY OPTIONS.

AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH THEM, WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD EMPLOY OUR VALET STINGER SERVICE, WHICH IS A SMALLER UTILITY TRUCK THAT GOES IN, FETCHES THE, UH, RECYCLING CONTAINERS, BRINGS THEM OUT TO SOUTH SECOND STREET WHERE THEIR SERVICE BY THE LARGER CONTAINER.

SO WE ARE NOT TAKING THE LARGER TRUCK ON, ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH MADE THEM VERY HAPPY AND IT'S WORKING FOR THE SENIORS OUT THERE.

SO TO HELP EDUCATE THE RESIDENTS ABOUT THE NEW RECYCLING PROGRAM.

MANAGEMENT INITIALLY MAILED EVERY RESIDENT A LETTER LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THIS PROGRAM WAS COMING, HOW TO RECYCLE ALONG WITH RECYCLING FLYERS INDICATING WHAT COULD BE RECYCLED.

THERE'S ALSO LAMINATED RECYCLING SIGNAGE PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, UH, REMINDING THE RESIDENTS HOW TO PROPERLY RECYCLE.

AND CURRENTLY THE PROPERTY HAS FIVE COMMINGLED RECYCLING BINS THAT ARE COLLECTED ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

SO FOR THEIR EFFORTS, WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND LINWOOD MOBILE ESTATES FOR THEIR DESIRE TO DIVERT

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RESOURCES OUT OF OUR LANDFILLS AND FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AND CREATING A CONVENIENT AND EFFECTIVE RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR THEIR SENIOR CITIZENS.

PLEASE JOIN ME IN RECOGNIZING LINWOOD MOBILE ESTATES AS THIS YEAR'S MULTIFAMILY RECYCLING CHAMPION.

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SHE'S NERVOUS.

ALL RIGHT.

OUR SECOND RECYCLING CHAMPION WARD GOES TO SENIOR AEROSPACE KADIMA SENIOR AEROSPACE.

KADIMA IS THE LEADING PROVIDER OF AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND TURBINE ENGINE BUILDERS.

THEY MANUFACTURE PRECISION PRODUCTS FOR SPACE MARINE AND GROUND BASED APPLICATIONS.

THEY SPECIALIZE IN PRODUCING COMPLEX FABRICATIONS AND MACHINE COMPONENTS DERIVED FROM TITANIUM AND NICKEL ALLOYS.

FOUNDED IN 1953 RIGHT HERE IN EL CAHONE.

KATINA'S MANUFACTURING PLANT IS LOCATED ON A 27 ACRE SITE JUST OFF GREENFIELD DRIVE WITH OVER 378,000 SQUARE FEET OF MANUFACTURING SPACE.

KATINA HAS REACHED A DIVERSION RATE THAT EXCEEDS WELL OVER 70% SO UPON ENTERING THE LOBBY OF KADIMA, ALL VISITORS MUST WATCH A SAFETY BRIEFING VIDEO.

AND IN THIS VIDEO THERE'S INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY'S COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RECYCLING PROGRAM, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE FACILITY.

RECYCLING CONTAINERS ARE VISIBLE WITH PROPER LABELING AND STRATEGICALLY PLACED NEXT NEXT TO TRASH CONTAINERS.

SO THIS ALLOWS THE EMPLOYEES AND VISITORS TO RECYCLED EVERY OPPORTUNITY POSSIBLE.

ALL NEW EMPLOYEES ATTEND NEW HIRE TRAINING, WHICH ACTUALLY HAS RECYCLING TRAINING INVOLVED IN IT AS WELL.

CURRENTLY WE ARE SERVICING NINE THREE YARD COMMINGLED RECYCLING BINS ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND IN 2018 KADIMA DIVERTED OVER 83 TONS OF COMMINGLED RECYCLING AND AGAIN, ACHIEVING A DIVERSION RATE OVER 70% JUST JUST WITH US, THEY RECYCLE A VARIETY OF METALS INCLUDING COPPER, TITANIUM, ALUMINUM, AND OTHER MIXED METALS.

THESE ARE ESSENTIALLY SCRAPS FROM THE PRODUCTS THAT THEY'RE MAKING AN ADDITION TO THEIR METALS.

THEY ALSO RECYCLE E-WASTE BATTERIES, FLUORESCENT BULBS, TIRES, AEROSOL CANS, AND MANY MORE AND MUCH MORE.

SENIOR AEROSPACE.

KADIMA IS ISO 14 ZERO ZERO ONE CERTIFIED, WHICH IS A SET OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARDS THAT HELPS ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AND COMPLIANCE.

THESE STANDARDS REQUIRED AN ORGANIZATION TO PUT IN PLACE AND IMPLEMENT A SERIES OF PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES SUCH AS POLLUTION PREVENTION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, AND COMPREHENSIVE RECYCLING PROGRAMS. THESE ALL RESULT IN ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF THEIR CERTIFICATION AND THEY'RE EVEN HELPING OTHER LOCAL MANUFACTURING BUSINESSES RIGHT HERE IN THE CITY OBTAIN THEIR SA THAT SAME CERTIFICATION.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, KADIMA IS COMMITTED TO DOING THEIR PART TO PRESERVE OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS ALL WHILE HELPING OTHER BUSINESSES RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY DO THE SAME.

SO FOR THESE STELLAR EFFORTS, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SENIOR AEROSPACE SCOTOMA AS THIS YEAR'S COMMERCIAL BUSINESS RECYCLING CHAMPION.

YEAH, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

AND LASTLY, JUST WANTED TO SAY, IF YOU'RE A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OR MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LEARNING TO HOW TO START A RECYCLING PROGRAM OR WHERE WE START, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US.

WE'D LOVE TO COME OUT AND TALK TO YOU AND GIVE YOU SOME OPTIONS AND ALWAYS THANK YOU FOR THINKING GREEN AND RECYCLING.

RIGHT.

THANKS.

THANK YOU, CHRISTINA.

IT'S INTERESTING TO SEE IF THE LINWOOD PROPERTY IS VERY MUCH A GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO THE SOPHISTICATION OF KADIMA IS THE SPECTRUM THERE SHOWS THAT IT CAN BE DONE FROM GRASSROOTS TO TO CERTIFICATION OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

SO THANK YOU WASTE MANAGEMENT AND YOU AND KAITLIN AND PHIL FOR HELPING THE CITY OUT IN A LOT OF THINGS YOU DO TO HELP US MAKE THE CITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

SO THANK YOU, CHRISTINA.

WE'RE PROUD TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU.

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OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM IS AGENDA CHANGES.

THE STAFF HAVE YET ENTERED.

DOES STAFF HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? MR GOBLE? WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.

OKAY.

COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? NOPE.

NOPE.

OKAY.

WE WERE IN OUR CONSENT

[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.]

ITEMS. CONSENT ITEMS OR ROUTINE MATTERS ENACTED BY ONE MOTION ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATIONS LISTED BELOW WITH A CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, A COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON AT ATTENDANCE MAY REQUEST.

DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY CONSENT ITEMS? NOPE.

STAFF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY THAT YOU WANT TO PULL FOR CONSENT ITEMS? YES SIR.

OKAY.

DOES THE PUBLIC HAVE ANY ITEMS THEY WANT TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION? NO SIR.

NO CARDS.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

SO MAYBE WE HAVE A MOTION TO PURSUE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. THE SECONDED.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

OKAY.

I THINK

[ 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.]

THIS BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS TIME.

ANY PERSONALLY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

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

STATE LAW PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION OF 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.

AND ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT? YES SIR.

WE HAVE THREE SPEAKERS.

THE FIRST ONE IS SUNSHINE.

HORTON.

YEAH, SUNSHINE.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I WAS OUT OF THE PLACE HERE BECAUSE I HAD A FIVE AND A HALF HOUR OPERATION FOR MY BACKWOOD MEDALSON THAT, BUT THEY DID IT THROUGH MY FRONT.

SO THEY DID GOT IN ME AND FIX ME.

BUT I'M HERE.

AND THE REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE I HAVE SOMETHING IN MY HEART LIKE I DID WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO WAR, THAT I PUT THE YELLOW RIBBONS FOR NINE YEARS BECAUSE PEOPLE WAS FEELING LIKE ME.

THEY WOULD WAR AND NOBODY WAS TELLING US ANYTHING.

SO I MADE EL CAHONE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT WE DID CARE FOR THEM AND THEY, WE WERE PRAYING AND WAITING FOR THEM.

WELL, NOW I HAVE ANOTHER THING.

NOW THAT I'M BACK, I KNOW OUR MOLD, BUT I HAVE A LOT OF ENERGY AND I CAN'T STAND WHAT I SEE.

CIGARETTE BUTT.

OKAY.

UM, I CAME OUT OF MY CAR, THIS WAS ON THE FLOOR.

THERE'S SOME TRASH CAN OVER THERE.

OKAY.

I WANT PEOPLE TO REALIZE TO TREAT THAT ISSUE LIKE IF THEY WEREN'T HOME, ARE YOU GOING TO FLIP THE CIGARETTES EVERYWHERE? ARE THEY GOING TO THROW THAT RIGHT THERE? I IN MY CAR, I HAVE A BAG.

YOU KNOW THE ONES THAT YOU BUY FOR 10 CENTS AT THE STORE.

I HAVE A BAG AND I THROW THE TRASH THERE AND CHANGE IT IN THAT.

I MEAN IF SHE SEE, SO I WANT TO DO IS PICK UP THE BUCH.

I ALREADY HAVE MONEY SAVING.

I'M SAVING MORE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO ORDER A WHOLE BUNCH OF THOSE CIGARETTE ASHTRAYS THAT THEY'RE LITTLE BAGS THAT YOU CAN PUT IT OUT AND KEEP IT UNTIL YOU GET SOMEWHERE AND YOU CAN THROW IT CAUSE I WILL GIVE IT TO EVERYBODY THAT IS SMOKING.

I WILL GIVE IT TO THEM TO MAKE IT EASY BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT POLLUTING THEIR LUNGS.

THEY'RE POLLUTING ALL OF US.

BECAUSE IF YOU ALL GO INTO THE COMPUTER AND LOOK AT WHAT TOXIC CAN DO A CIGARETTE BUTT TO THE ENVIRONMENT, YOU'RE GONNA CHOKE.

CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE NOT LINEAR.

THEY ARE TOXIC WASTE.

WE HAVE TO LEARN THE TRUTH BEHIND CIGARETTE BUTT.

THEY'RE POLLUTING OUR STREETS IMMENSELY.

AND THEN FLAVORED THE IS HIGH IN NICOTINE AND NICOTINE IS BRAIN POISON.

WE'RE POISONING THE KIDS, WE'RE DOING A LOT OF STUFF INSTEAD OF MAKING MONEY BY DOING GOOD, WE'RE MAKING MONEY BY DOING ALL THIS BAD.

SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT I WOULD SIGN ANY PAPER.

IF I POKE MY FINGER OR SOMETHING, I WOULD DO NOTHING.

I CHOSE GOING TO PICK UP ALL THOSE CIGARETTE BUTTS.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

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ANGELA.

NEXT SPEAKER.

JIM CITY.

GALLIANO JIM, HOW ARE YOU THIS AFTERNOON? VERY WELL DEPUTY MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF.

JUST REAL QUICK, EXCUSE ME JUST REAL QUICK.

I MISSED A COUPLE OF MEETINGS DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS, BUT UH, RIGHT OFF THE BAT I WANT TO THANK COUNCILMAN ORTIZ, A MEETING WITH ME AND WHEN I THANKED HIM AT THE END OF OUR LAST MEETING, HE SAID I WOULDN'T BE DOING MY JOB IF I DIDN'T MEET WITH YOU.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT ATTITUDE.

THANK YOU.

UH, JUST REAL QUICKLY, I WANT TO COVER A FEW THINGS.

WATER PURIFICATION, WHICH I SAW IN LINE.

UH, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT IDEA.

UH, AND THAT LEADS ME TO SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO LEAVE SOME COPIES FOR.

UH, COUNCIL AND STAFF.

IT'S THE END.

IT HAS TO DO WITH, UM, SMART METERS.

IT'S AFFECTING MYSELF IN, IN, UH, OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE AN ISSUE ABOUT THEM, BUT EVENTUALLY IT'S GONNA AFFECT EVERYONE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU COULD ASK ME LATER AND I CAN GO INTO A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THESE COPIES FOR EVERYONE AND ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AT ONE OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT'S ON HERE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT TIES IN WITH THE CAP, WHICH YOU SPOKE ABOUT, UH, ONE OF THE OTHER MEETINGS.

AND, UH, PERHAPS IT'S EVEN LARGER THAN THAT AND, UH, BUT I JUST HOPE THAT YOU AT LEAST CONSIDER THIS HERE BECAUSE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND MISS AND I, I, I LEFT YOU A COPY OF IT, MS LESS TIME.

UH, AND JUST LOOK AT IT PLEASE.

UH, MOVING ON ABOUT, UH, I KINDA MISS THE, UH, THE MAGNOLIA OF PERFORMING ARTS THE FREE, UH, WHEN THEY WALKED OVER.

I MISS THAT.

ALSO.

I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR THAT.

AND I NOTICED THAT ON THE, UH, SCHEDULING WAS A MASTER CHEF'S JR WAS ON THE, AND I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, UH, WITH, UM, MR. ORTIZ ALSO ABOUT PRICING.

YOU KNOW, I, I FEEL THAT WHEN WE HAVE THESE IN THE FUTURE, ESPECIALLY WITH TOURING EVENTS LIKE MASTER CHEF, UH, IF SOMEHOW THEY COULD SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOME KIND OF A, A MATINEE FOR, FOR PEOPLE CAUSE THE TICKETING SOMETIME CAN GET FAIRLY PRICE, YOU KNOW, PRICEY FOR THE AVERAGE CITIZEN, BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY'RE AWAY.

WELL MAYBE THEY WANT TO TAKE THEIR KIDS AND THINGS IN THE FUTURE.

THIS IS SOMETHING I'M JUST ASKING ABOUT.

UH, THERE'S SECONDLY, UH, HUMBERTO CARBONARA.

I, I COULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF, UH, A BETTER PICK AND I'M SURE THAT HE COULD PROBABLY FILL MOST OF THESE SEATS HERE ON THE COUNCIL AND, AND EVEN THE STAFF WITH THE EXCEPTION MAYBE OF, UH, GETTING A LAW DEGREE.

BUT I WAS HAPPY TO SEE THAT HE, UH, IS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

EXCELLENT PERSON.

AND I REALLY ENJOY SPEAKING WITH HIM AND HOW MUCH I KNOW ABOUT HIM.

A QUICK SHOUT OUT TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY DID COME OUT TO, UH, THE, WHERE I LIVE IN VILLANOVA, OUR PARK, UH, VERY QUICKLY AND RESPONDED TO A SENIOR CITIZEN.

IT WAS HAVING SOME TROUBLE.

AND, UH, IN CLOSING, I KNOW MY TIME IS UP, BUT, UH, I JUST HOPE THAT SOMEDAY THE, UH, COUNCIL AND STAFF MAY CONSIDER AGAIN FORM 704 60.

UH, A LOT OF THE PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE OF THIS HERE AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM PUT IT ON THE ELCA HOME CITY WEBPAGE.

SO IT'S AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE WITH THE COMING YEAR COMING UP AGAIN.

AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S VERY DEAR TO ME.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND, UH, AND IT WOULD HELP EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT WHAT THESE SWARMS ARE ABOUT BECAUSE IT DID HELP ME OUT LAST ELECTION CYCLE, UH, ESPECIALLY TO FIND ABOUT ASSETS, WHICH IS FORM 704 60, WHICH IS CONTRIBUTIONS.

AND THAT WHAT REALLY HELPED ME TO SEE IT ACTUALLY AFFECTED MY OWN HOME PARK WHEN I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THE, UH, THE COUPLE OF CONTRIBUTIONS THAT WERE MADE FROM MY OWN OWNER OF MY OWN PARK.

AND IT DIDN'T WORK ACTUALLY IN OUR FAVOR, BUT I'M, I JUST HAD TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS YEAR NOW.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME, I'D APPRECIATE YOU ASKING HIM NOW.

YES.

COUNSEL, ANY MORE, UM, UH, ISSUES ON THE MEDIATION THAT WAS DONE OR, UH, THE PROGRESS IT WAS MADE OR IS ANY, OH, YOU KNOW, NOTHING MORE.

IT'S, IT'S KIND OF OUT OF STALEMATE RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, MOST OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT TRANSPIRED.

IT'S UP TO THE, OUR SENIOR ASSOCIATION, WHICH I'M NO LONGER PART OF.

AND THE, THAT COMMUNICATION AND LIKE I DESCRIBED TO YOU LAST TIME, UH, IT'S, IT ISN'T WHAT IT WAS MEANT

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TO BE, THE MEDIATION.

OKAY.

BUT I WISH I COULD UPDATE YOU MORE, BUT IT'S KIND OF JUST IN LIMBO RIGHT NOW AND I CAN SEE IT DRAGGING ON FOR A WHILE.

UH, WHAT WAS DECIDED ABOUT IT? AND BY THE WAY, MS MCCLELLAN, IF YOU'D LIKE, I HAVE, I HAVE A SENIOR MOMENT THAT I'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU EITHER NOW OR LATER THAT ONLY A SENIOR COULD APPRECIATE.

OKAY.

AND, UH, YOU, IF YOU WANT TO HEAR IT NOW, I'D GLADLY LET HER, IF I COULD, IF THEY'LL GIVE ME THE TIME.

DEPUTIES GO AHEAD.

OKAY.

WELL, UH, WHEN I WAS LEAVING OREGON ON THE 25TH OF LAST MONTH, UH, GOING THROUGH TSA, UH, UM, GOING THROUGH THE LINE LICENSE, THEY, UH, I STARTED TAKE OFF MY SHOES AND THE GENTLEMAN THERE SAID, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF.

AND I SAID, WELL, WHY NOT? AND HE SAID, BECAUSE YOUR AGE, AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANYTHING.

THEY PUT ME IN A SPECIAL LINE.

AND I'VE NEVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN BEFORE, BUT I WASN'T KNOW THAT HOW TO REALLY TAKE IT WHEN HE TOLD ME THAT.

BUT THERE, ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

OH YEAH, I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN IN THAT LINE MYSELF AND I'VE EXPERIENCED THAT.

SO IT'S, IT'S GRATIFYING THAT WHEN YOU GET TO BE 75, YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF ANYMORE.

BUT YOU KNOW, THE THING IS THAT WAS FUNNY FOR ME WAS THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I STILL COULD BE A THREAT.

I A SENIOR, YOU KNOW, I, THEY, THEY, I DIDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANYTHING.

THEY JUST PASSED ME RIGHT THROUGH.

I DON'T THINK WE COULD RUN FAST ENOUGH TO GET AWAY.

WELL, YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.

OKAY.

BUT, UH, ANYONE ELSE WITH A QUESTION? NO.

OKAY.

AND, UH, COUNCILMAN .

THANK YOU AGAIN.

I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE SPEAKING WITH HIM AND I TH I, I KNOW I GRASP AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY AND TOOK UP A LOT OF TIME, BUT I ALSO FOUND OUT A LOT ABOUT YOU AND I, AND I APPRECIATE HAVING YOU ON THE COUNCIL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANGELA.

ANY MORE CARDS? YES SIR.

OUR LAST SPEAKER IS PEGGY BUFFER.

HOW ARE YOU? I'M GREAT.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS .

MY NAME IS PEG BUFFALO AND I HELP RUN A NONPROFIT THAT ASSIST THE ALCOHOL AND ANIMAL SHELTER, THE ASIS FOUNDATION.

AND MR. ORTIZ, YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T RUN ACROSS THIS YET, BUT I'M MORE HAVING A FUNDRAISER ON AUGUST 8TH AT THE DOWNTOWN CAFE AND WE ARE CURRENTLY INVITING YOU GUYS TO ATTEND.

IT'S FROM FIVE 30 TO NINE.

UH, THE DOWNTOWN CAFE WILL BE DONATING A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FOR THAT EVENING TO THE ASIS FOUNDATION.

AND ALSO WE HAVE RAFFLE PRIZES.

AND WHAT DO WE HAVE TO CALL THEM? OPPORTUNITY DRAWINGS, UM, THAT NIGHT.

SO CALL ON OUT AND JOIN US AND ENJOY THE DOWNTOWN CAFE AND THE ACES PEOPLE.

AND WE DO A LOT OF THIS TYPE OF THING FOR THE SHELTER.

AND, UH, WE HAVE NEW BROCHURES ON.

I'M GOING TO PASS OUT SOME FLYERS AND YOU GUYS COME JOIN US.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE 30 SECONDS AND TELL US ALL WHAT ACES DOES.

OKAY.

SO ACES WAS FORMED, UM, SOME 2005.

I BELIEVE.

WE FORMED A NONPROFIT, UH, TO ASSIST THE ALCOHOL AND ANIMAL SHELTER.

AND WHAT WE DO IS WE HELP FILL IN THE SHELTERS NEEDS THAT THE CITY CAN'T PAY FOR.

SO IF WE HAVE AN ANIMAL THAT COMES IN THAT'S INJURED, THAT WOULD BE OTHERWISE ADOPTABLE, WE PAY FOR THE SURGERY.

UM, WE ASSIST BY, WE'RE DOING THE SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICS.

NOW WE'RE HAVING A NONPROFIT COME TO THE, TO THE SHELTER.

UH, WE'VE HAD THREE SO FAR THIS YEAR THAT WE'VE, WE'VE, WE'VE PAID A PORTION OF THE SPAY AND NEUTER SO IT DOESN'T COST SO MUCH FOR PEOPLE TO FIX THEIR PETS.

AND WE'D LIKE TO DO SOME OTHER TYPES OF OUTREACH LIKE THAT, SUCH AS A, UM, MICROCHIP CLINIC AND, UH, OUR ORGANIZATION HELPS THE SHELTER WITH THEIR NEEDS.

SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE DO.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPLEMENTAL EFFORT YOU DO FOR THE CITY AT THE ANIMAL CONTROL SHELTER.

I DON'T THINK THE CITY CAN DO AS MUCH AS PERHAPS AS NEEDED.

SO CERTAINLY YOU FILL A VALUABLE, UH, GAP THERE.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN DOING THAT.

YES.

UH, RECENTLY, UH, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, UH, ADOPTED, UH, A SMALL DOG.

UM, WE MISSED TWO OF THEM AT THE ALGONA ANIMAL SHELTER BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE AHEAD OF US ON THE LIST.

BUT I WAS, YOU KNOW, EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU SEE THIS FULL PAGE AD IN THE SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE ON ALL THESE DOGS AVAILABLE.

IS THERE ANY WAY WE COULD BRING MORE OF THE SMALL DOGS TO EL CAHONE BECAUSE, UM, THEY GET ZAPPED UP RIGHT AWAY AND UH, WELL THE

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CITY, THE CITY REALLY JUST IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DOGS AND THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND IN LA MESA.

SO IF DOGS ARE WITHIN THE PERIMETERS, THAT'S REALLY ALL THEY DEAL WITH.

SO WE CAN'T GET EXTRA SMALL DOGS BECAUSE THEY'RE, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE IN PRETTY MUCH DEMAND.

YEAH, PROBABLY NOT.

YEAH.

OKAY.

PROBABLY HAVE ENOUGH.

YEAH.

ADOPT A BIGGER DOG.

WE GET A LOT OF PITFALLS IN.

YEAH.

RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

ANGELA.

ANY MORE CARDS? OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD.

THAT TAKES US TO COMMUNICATIONS.

THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

PUBLIC HEARINGS, ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS FOR TODAY'S AGENDA.

CONDITION REPORTS.

IT'S AN EASY DAY.

THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, SO THAT BRINGS

[14. ACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS:]

US TO ACTIVITIES, REPORT AND COMMENTS.

UH, I'LL START WITH MR KENDRICK.

UH, THERE NEEDS TO BE A CORRECTION OF MINE.

THE HEARTLAND FIRE COMMUNICATIONS AND HEARTLAND FIRE TRAINING MEETING IS ACTUALLY THIS COMING THURSDAY.

IT WASN'T LAST THURSDAY, SO I NEED TO DO, MAKE THAT CORRECTION AND THAT'S GOOD.

MR MCCLELLAN AS REPORTED AND MINOR AS REPORTED.

MR. ORTIZ AS REPORTED SOUNDS GOOD.

[13. Modifications to the Tobacco Retailer’s License Program RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council discusses possible changes to Municipal Code Chapter 8.33 and direct staff to return with changes based on City Council discussion. ]

JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS ITEM 13 MODIFICATIONS TO THE TOBACCO RETAILERS.

LICENSED PROGRAM.

ITEM 13 IS A JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORT FROM COUNCILMAN KENDRICK AND R T.

SO GENTLEMEN, WHO WANTS TO TAKE THE LEAD ON THIS? WELL, WE HAD A GROUNDBREAKING TOBACCO LICENSING ORDINANCE ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO AND CURRENT DATA SHOWS US THAT THE, IT'S NO LONGER IS A EFFECTIVE AS HAD BEEN EARLIER.

AND BECAUSE SO MANY STORES NOW SELLING TOBACCO TO CHILDREN, NEW DATA FROM THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL TELLS US THAT 50% OF SMOKERS WILL DIE AS A DIRECT RESULT FROM A TOBACCO RELATED DISEASE.

SO HALF OF THESE KIDS DID, THESE RETAILERS ARE SELLING TO WILL DIE BECAUSE THE PRODUCT THAT RETAILERS ILLEGALLY SELL THEM.

SO, UH, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS ORDINANCE TO MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE.

YEAH, I WOULD JUST ADD, UH, THE PENALTIES THAT THE CITY IS IMPLEMENTING RIGHT NOW ARE NOT EFFECTIVE.

AND I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A HARD LOOK.

UH, THESE RETAILERS AREN'T GETTING THE MESSAGE.

WE SHOULDN'T BE SELLING TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO CHILDREN.

PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

UH, YOUR BUSINESS MODEL SHOULD NOT BE DEPENDENT UPON THAT.

UH, SO I WANNA THANK CASA FOR THEIR GREAT WORK, UM, IN, IN GETTING US THIS INFORMATION AND WORKING WITH US OVER THE YEARS.

THAT WAS THE FIRST PRESENTATION I'D SEEN FROM CASA, I THINK LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

IT WAS VERY ENLIGHTENING.

AND SO, UH, WITH THAT, UH, THANK YOU.

ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF OKLAHOMA, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, MORGAN, WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FINE FOR SOMEBODY SELLING CIGARETTES TO A MINOR? I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE WHERE THE STATE FINES ARE BECAUSE SAID WE DON'T HANDLE THOSE.

BUT FOR OUR PURPOSES OF OUR ORDINANCE, IT'S AT $1,000 FOR EACH VIOLATION, EACH DAY OF VIOLATION.

UM, AND THE WAY IT'S STRUCTURED AND UNDER OUR ORDINANCES, THE UH, UH, ANYBODY FOUND IN VIOLATION FOLLOWING, UH, THEY MAY APPEAL IT, THEY COULD PAY THE FINE AND, AND HAVE A VIOLATION ON THE RECORD WHERE THEY COULD APPEAL IT.

AND IF THE, UH, UM, HEARING OFFICER FINDS THAT THEY ARE VIOLATED, THEY PAY THAT THOUSAND DOLLAR FINE AS WELL.

IF THERE'S A SECOND VIOLATION WITHIN 60 MONTHS, UM, THERE'S A SUSPENSION IS AS WELL AS A FINE.

UM, AND I SHOULD SAY AS FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION, THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE SUSPENDED OF THEIR LICENSE.

I THINK IT'S 30 DAYS OR PAY THE FINE FOR A SECOND VIOLATION.

THEY HAVE TO PAY THE FINE AND OF $1,000 AND THEY'RE SUBJECT TO A, AN AUTOMATIC 60 DAY SUSPENSION OF SELLING AND IT GOES UP TO A FOUR YEAR SUSPENSION ON THE FOURTH VIOLATION WITHIN 60, 60 MONTHS.

UM, AS FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT WE CAN CHARGE, THAT'S IN THE ORDINANCES AT $1,000.

HOWEVER, OUR CHARTER DOES ALLOW US TO TAKE IT UP TO $2,500 AS A MAXIMUM.

I WONDER IF THE COUNCIL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RAISING IT TO 2,500 BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT APPARENTLY THE THOUSAND DOLLARS DOESN'T HAVE MUCH OF AN IMPACT CONSIDERING THE PROFIT

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FROM THE TREMENDOUS SALE OR CIGARETTES THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS ARE SELLING THIS THE COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATION.

SO I THINK, UH, MAYBE THE, THE CARROT NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER OR THE, OR THE, THE SLAP NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER THAT, UM, TO MAYBE, UH, PREVENT THEM FROM BEING SO EASILY, UH, VIOLATED FOR THIS, UH, SELLING TO MINORS.

OH, BOB, I SHARE YOUR CONCERN THAT AVERAGE CONVENIENCE STORE NOW SELLS $800,000 A YEAR OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

AND I THINK THAT EVEN THE $2,500, IS IT JUST A DROP IN THE BUCKET? I SAY AND, BUT I, I AGREE THAT WE NEED TO $2,500, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE SOME SORT OF, UH, SOMETHING, UH, A BIGGER STICK AND PERHAPS FIRST, UH, OFFENSE, THEY CAN'T SELL TOBACCO FOR A MONTH AND THE $2,500.

AND I'D LIKE TO SEE A SECOND STING FOR THOSE THAT WITHIN, UH, WITHIN THE SIX MONTHS.

AND FOR THOSE THAT SELL TOBACCO, THE KIDS, REMEMBER THEY'RE KILLING HALF THE KIDS ARE SELLING TO.

WELL I WOULD, I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT AND UH, MAYBE UH, THEY SHOULD LOSE IT FOR 90 DAYS.

IF THE SECOND STING ALONG WITH THE $2,500 EACH TIME, I'D BE GOOD WITH THAT.

YEAH.

I'M OKAY WITH THE 30 SUSPENSION AS WELL.

ON THE FIRST OFFENSE.

WE HAVE TO GET THE ATTENTION TO THESE PEOPLE AND IT'S NOT HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

HOW ABOUT THE 2,500 ON THE FRONT? I'M OKAY WITH THAT AS WELL.

YEAH, WE DID.

WHAT DO WE HAVE? UM, 43 INCIDENT, FIRST-TIME INCIDENTS IN A ONE YEAR TIME FRAME.

AND THOSE ARE JUST THE TIMES THAT THEY'RE BEING CAUGHT.

YEAH.

I MEAN, HOW ABOUT, HOW ABOUT THE 2,500 FOR THE SECOND TIME AS WELL AS UH, SAY A SIX MONTH SUSPENSION.

SO WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? SO WE HAVE 2,530 DAYS.

2,506 MONTHS FOR THE SECOND SUSPENSION.

OR YOU COULD GO 60 DAYS FOR THE SECOND ONE.

MAKE THIS THING A LITTLE STRONGER.

GREAT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S NOT HARD THAT HARD FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S 21 OR OVER.

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE UNDER 21, YOU HAVE THE PORTRAIT LICENSE, DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND IF YOU'RE OVER 21, IT'S A LANDSCAPE ONE.

SO, UH, IT DOESN'T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

OTHER RETAILERS ARE FIGURING IT OUT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE HAVE ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, IF 80% OF THE RETAILERS CAN FIGURE IT OUT, WHY CAN'T THAT OTHER 20% FIGURE IT OUT? ANGEL IS THE WAY ME SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM.

YES SIR.

WE DO.

WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS.

THE FIRST ONE IS DANA STEVENS.

HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.

I'M VICE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON A THANK YOU FOR TAKING UP THIS ITEM.

I AGREE THAT THE FIRST OFFENSE IS I'M STILL, UM, NETTING TOO MANY OFFENDERS.

UM, I'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OUT OF THE 183, UH, JURISDICTIONS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT HAVE A TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE, 22 OF THEM, UH, SUSPEND ON THE FIRST OFFENSE.

I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY SINCE OUR LAST MEETING TO READ ALL 22 OF THEIR ORDINANCES AND TALK TO THEIR STAFF TO SEE HOW THAT'S GOING FOR THEM AND IF THEY, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS, HOW OFTEN DO THEY DO COMPLIANCE, THAT SORT OF THING.

SO I THINK WE NEED TO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE STUDY TO FIND OUT HOW THAT'S WORKING.

I ALSO DID WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE CDC RELEASED A REPORT AND IT WAS PUBLISHED IN JAMA FOR PEDIATRICS, THE JOURNAL OF AMERICAN MEDICINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR PEDIATRICS.

UM, AND THAT WAS JUST, UH, PUBLISHED, UM, IN ON JUNE 24TH.

AND THEY NOTED THAT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, 44%, UM, SELL TO YOUTH.

UM, AND THAT THERE WAS A 49% SALES RATE AMONG, UM, FOLKS WHEN THE, WHEN THE YOUTH ATTEMPTED TO BUY E-CIGARETTE OR A VAPING DEVICE.

SO, UM, AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE FOUND AS WELL.

THAT'S KIND OF WHERE OUR OFFENDERS ARE.

UM, AND, AND, UH, I, I DO WANT TO SAY WITH 79% OF THE STORES NOT SELLING TO OUR YOUTH, IT'S, IT, THAT'S NOTHING TO SHUN ABOUT.

BUT I, I SUPPORT YOUR INTEREST IN, UM, BRINGING THAT TO 100% COMPLIANCE.

I MISS THE DAYS WHEN IT WAS ONLY ONE OR TWO THAT SALT, UM, WHEN WE WENT OUT.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION THAT WILL HOLD UP

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AND THAT WILL BE A BIG ENOUGH STICK, UM, TO EARN COMPLIANCE FROM THE RETAILERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IF I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UM, LET ME KNOW AND I'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU TO IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE SOLUTION.

THANK YOU.

QUESTION.

OKAY, NEXT SPEAKER.

OH, OUR LAST SPEAKER IS DR. GARY WOODS.

HEY GARY.

I'M VERY ENCOURAGED FROM WHAT I JUST HEAR IT OUT.

HONORABLE VICE MAYOR AND COUNCILMAN.

SOMETIMES YOU TAKE A LOT OF GRIEF FOR WHAT YOU DO, BUT YOU WERE DOING A LOT OF GOOD AND WHEN YOU'RE WORKING IN THIS AREA THAT GOOD AFFECTS LIVES.

UM, AS, UH, I'M UH, SERVING ON THE GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT OR MORE.

AND ONE OF OUR GREAT CONCERNS IS THERE IS A UPTICK IN THE USE OF NICOTINE PRODUCTS, UH, VAPING AMONG JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AFTER DECADES OF IMPROVEMENT.

WE'RE LOSING IT ALL.

AND UH, I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT EVERYONE WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM NICOTINE USE.

W WE KNOW ALL OF ITS HARMFUL EFFECTS.

THE, THE THROAT CANCER, THE LUNG CANCER, THE, THE MOUTH CANCER, THE EMPHYSEMA.

WE KNOW HOW ADDICTIVE IT IS.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL PROBABLY KNOWN SOMEONE THAT, UH, HAS CANCER AND THEY HAVE TO SMOKE EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE CONNECTED TO OXYGEN, THEY JUST CAN'T GIVE UP THAT CIGARETTE.

AND IT'S THAT ADDICTIVE.

THEY TAKE THEIR LIFE IN THE LIFE OF THOSE AROUND THEM.

UM, WE SEEN VIDEOS TALKING ABOUT THIS, LIKE YOU MENTIONED.

UH, MR KENDRICK, WE HAVE THE CARDING TECHNOLOGY.

WE KNOW WHICH KIDS, HOW OLD THEY ARE.

AND SO I'M ALARMED AT THIS APPARENT TARGETING OF AT RISK STUDENTS AND YOUNG STUDENTS, MINORITY STUDENTS, THEY'RE TARGETING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS.

AND UH, I'M ALARMED BY THE USE OF FLAVORS LIKE GROUP BEER AND BUBBLE GUM.

THESE ARE NOT ADULT FLAVORS.

WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT COME TO CLASSES, UH, CARRYING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE A FLASH DRIVE, BUT IT'S A VAPING DEVICE.

THEY HAVE TUBES IN WHICH THEY BLOW THE, THE VAPOR INTO THEIR COATS.

SO THAT THE TEACHERS CAN'T SEE, UH, THE VAPOR GOING OUT.

WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT THE NEXT GENERATION.

THEY'RE OUR FUTURE.

THEY'RE OUR LEGACY.

AND THIS IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I HAVE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AS WE'VE LEARNED THROUGH THE MARIJUANA ORDINANCE, THE $2,500 A DAY, FINE.

SOMETIMES COURTS DON'T LOOK UPON THAT VERY WELL.

AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE COUNCIL IS WE SHOULD LOOK AT PERHAPS OTHER CITIES AND WHAT SOME OF THE STRONG, UH, ALTERNATIVES TO A MONETARY FINE IF THE COURTS AREN'T GOING TO LET US HAVE $2,500.

MAYBE THERE ARE OTHER STRONG THINGS LIKE 90 DAY SUSPENSIONS AND, AND OTHER POSSIBLE THINGS BECAUSE THE SPEAKERS ARE RIGHT AND THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT.

THESE ARE, THESE ARE COMPANIES PROFITING OFF OF HARMING OUR KIDS.

SO I THINK THE, UH, THE SENSE OF A COUNCIL IS WE REALLY NEED TO BE CREATIVE ON HOW STRONG WE WANT TO ADDRESS THIS THROUGH OUR ORDINANCE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

DEPUTY MAYOR.

GOLDWELL UM, YES.

WELL, WE FOUND W WHAT WE'RE FINDING IN PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS OF OUR, UM, MARIJUANA DISPENSARY ORDINANCE AND OUR ZONING CODE IS THAT THERE ARE COURTS OUT THERE THAT ARE NOT VERY PLEASED WITH $2,500 A DAY PENALTIES.

AND IN THIS, THIS ORDINANCE ACTUALLY IS A $2,500 A DAY PENALTY, BUT YOU HAVE TO CITE THEM EACH AND EVERY DAY OR BE OUT THERE AND OBSERVE AT EACH AND EVERY DAY IN ORDER TO COLLECT THAT.

IN THE CASE OF THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR THE MARIJUANA DISPENSARY'S, UM, COURTS, UH, CAN TELL, I THINK WE CAN PUT ON THE EVIDENCE THAT IT'S AN ONGOING VIOLATION.

UH, WE HAVE OUR STAFF TRAINED AT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF, POLICE DEPARTMENT, UH, OUR DEPARTMENT HELPING TO TRAIN THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR REPORTS, THEIR CITATIONS AND ALL THE BACKUP MATERIAL.

THE EVIDENCE IS, IS SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT IMPOSING THOSE VERY, VERY LARGE FINES.

AND REMEMBER IN THOSE SORTS OF CASES, THEY ACT WITH IMPUNITY, THEY GET CITED AND THEY ESSENTIALLY ROLL IT UP AND TOSS IT IN THE TRASHCAN, I'M SURE.

AND PROPERTY OWNERS, UH, CLAIM IGNORANCE, UH, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE CONVINCED THEY'RE NOT IGNORANT OF THESE VIOLATIONS, IN THE CASE OF THE, THE, UH, TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSE ORDINANCE, WE WOULD HAVE TO RUN STING OPERATIONS EVERY DAY TO MAKE A COURT UNHAPPY WITH US OF CHARGING EXCESSIVE FINES.

I WOULD SAY, I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD FIND EXCESSIVE $2,500.

UM, AND, AND I DON'T THINK THEY WOULD, THE COURT WOULD

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FIND IT TOO PUNITIVE.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE PUNISHMENT DOES NOT FIT THE CRIME TO LOOK AT INCREASING THE, UH, SUSPENSION OR, UH, NOT ALLOWING A BUYOUT OF THE SUSPENSION ON A FIRST OFFENSE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

AND WE SHOULD LOOK AT THAT WHEN WE COME BACK WITH A REPORT AND WE WILL LOOK AT THAT.

UM, BECAUSE I'M HEARING WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I KNOW MR. MITCHELL IS TO, HERE'S WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL DESIRE IS ABOUT THIS.

UM, AND WE WANT TO BRING BACK OPTIONS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER.

OKAY.

VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU.

ANY MORE COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS, GARY? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS A STRONGEST ORDINANCE THAT WILL STILL PASS CONSTITUTIONAL MUSTER.

UH, THESE PEOPLE PROFIT FROM THE FUTURE SUFFERING OF OUR CHILDREN.

THEY PROFIT FROM THE EVENTUAL DEATH OF OUR CHILDREN.

SO IT KILLS HIM THAT TOBACCO KILLS HIM JUST AS DEAD AS SOMEONE WERE PUT A GUN TO HER HEAD AND FIRE IT.

SO, UH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WORKS.

AND, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, BASE OUR ORDINANCE ON THE, THE, THE STRONGEST ORDINANCE WE CAN FIND IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND MAYBE GO A LITTLE FURTHER.

ALL RIGHT.

AND I WOULD ANYBODY, I CAN MAKE A MOTION FOR THE ITEM.

THE RECOMMENDATION IS THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSS POSSIBLE CHANGES AND DIRECT STAFF TO RETURN WITH CHANGES AT A FUTURE DATE.

UH, A MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSS POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 8.33 AND DIRECT STAFF TO RETURN WITH CHANGES BASED UPON CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION.

SECOND.

SECOND, PLEASE.

VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD.

[14. El Cajon Animal Shelter Donations for June 2019 RECOMMENDATION: In accordance with City Council Policy B-2, staff informs the City Council about receiving the following donations for the El Cajon Animal Shelter for the month of June: Gary and Julie Robinson $100.00 Anonymous $556.71 Total $656.71]

WE'RE NOW ON TO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION.

ITEM 14 IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

IT'S DONATIONS FROM THE ANIMAL SHELTER.

WE'D LIKE TO THANK GARY AND JULIE ROBINSON AND AN ANONYMOUS DONATION TO THE SHELTER.

THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM 15 OR ITEM.

WAIT A SECOND.

ORDINANCE 14 FIRST READING.

THERE ARE NO

[15. Granite Hills Drive Rezoning - Zone Reclassification No. 2330 RECOMMENDATION: That Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title. An Ordinance Rezoning properties located on the south side of Granite Hills Drive between Jamacha Road and Terrace Crest, from RS-9 (Residential, Single-Family, 9,000 square feet) to RS-6 (Residential, Single-Family, 6,000 square feet) zone; APNs 514-013-14 and -15; General Plan Designation: Low Density Residential (LR) ]

FIRST READINGS, SO ITEM 15 IS THE SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR THE GRANITE HILLS DRIVE.

REZONING ASKED CITY CLERK TO READ THE TITLE FIRST.

ANGELA, ARE THERE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO CARD, SIR.

OKAY.

SEEING THE CARDS, WOULD YOU GO AHEAD AND READ THE TITLE FOR THIS ITEM? OF COURSE.

IN ORDINANCE REZONING PROPERTIES LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF GRANTED HILLS DRIVE BETWEEN HAMAS SHELL ROAD AND TERRORISTS CREST FROM RS , A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, 9,000 SQUARE FEET, TWO RS, SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY 6,000 SQUARE FEET ZONE.

APN IS FIVE ONE FOUR ZERO ONE THREE DASH 14 AND DASH 15 GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LR.

THAT'S THE ORDINANCE.

WOULD ANYBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION MOVE? ADOPTION.

SAY IT AGAIN PLEASE.

VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

OKAY.

THAT BRINGS US TO CLOSED SESSIONS.

THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, WHICH BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT THE ADJOURNED REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ALCOHOL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HELD THIS 23RD DAY OF JULY, 2019 IS ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY TWO TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 2019 AT FIVE O'CLOCK 3:00 PM THANK YOU.