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[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]
WELCOME TO THE EVENING SESSION AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED ORDER.
I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE.
ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.
WOULD YOU PLEASE STAY WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE OR 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.
STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO, SIR.
[ 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 COUNSEL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THAT THE 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 OR QUESTIONS AND AN ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT? YES SIR.
THE FIRST ONE IS GERDA GEVEDEN AT DUARTE.
I'M A POET AND MY NAME IS GERTA GOVIE ANY TORQUE DAY AND I WILL BE IN AN EXHIBIT AT L TITO DOWN THE STREET 10 MINUTES FROM HERE.
AND WHAT I WANTED TO DO TONIGHT WAS TO OFFER YOU A GIFT OF A POEM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT IS SO COOL.
I THINK THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED AS LONG AS I'VE BEEN HERE.
WELL, UM, IT HAPPENED IN PASADENA AND IT HAPPENED IN ESCONDIDO AND THOSE ARE TWO PLACES WHERE I'VE READ MY POETRY THROUGH AN EXHIBIT.
AND THE OTHER REASON I'M HERE TO INVITE YOU TO THAT PARTICULAR EXHIBIT AND THE OWN OF THAT GALLERY IS ALSO WITH ME TONIGHT.
WELL THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU CAN TURN THE TIME OFF, I THAT OUR ART ART SHOULDN'T BE.
WELL, MY POEMS ARE VERY SHORT.
LIBRARY SURPRISE, MUSKY SCENT CHOKES HEIR ANCESTORS.
WAIT, NO, THERE'S A QUIETNESS FLOAT IN RAFTERS.
EYES LISTEN FOR STACCATO FOOTSTEPS.
ANCESTORS, WATCH TELESCOPIC EYES, SCAN TITLES, ANCESTORS, SMILE FIRST WRESTLES RAVENOUS APPETITE, ANCESTORS DRINK TOWN HOLDS SILENT WORDS, ANCESTORS SPEAK.
AND I CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A CITIZEN POET AND MY DREAM IS TO BE ABLE TO READ AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE NOBODY ELSE IS DOING IT.
SO MAYBE I CAN HAVE A SPARK, BUT I WANT TO THANK ALL YOU FOR LISTENING.
IT'S A REAL PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
AND UM, TARA WILL GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION.
DO YOU MIND DOING ONE MORE? I DON'T MIND AT ALL.
THIS IS A POEM I WROTE ABOUT MY HUSBAND.
HE STILL BLUSHES, BUT IT'S A CLEAN POEM.
UM, SOMETIMES I OBSERVE HIM WHEN HE SAID, WHEN HE'S PAINTING, I LOVE WHEN HE'S IN PAINT MODE.
RED, BLUE, YELLOW, ORANGE, PURPLE GROUP STANDS CLOSE TO CANVAS.
FIRST ROUND, SECOND ROUND, THIRD ROUND, FOURTH ROUND.
DEFINING WHERE YOU FINDING CRAFTING.
HE SAYS TO ME, DO YOU THINK I'M FINISHED? I SAY TO HIM.
OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TARA CARDINEZ.
MAKES MY COMING UP HERE MUCH EASIER.
UM, MY NAME IS TARA SLATON CARD ON US AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE GALLERY ALGA TITO GALLERY.
IT'S REALLY A HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP RIGHT DOWN THE ARTS ALLEY.
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OPENED ONTO THE ALLEY AND OUT ONTO MAIN STREET AND I'M HERE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY OFFICIALS, WHOEVER LIKE TO COME TO THE RECEPTION, THE OPENING AND BE, BE AWARE AND IF THEY'RE NOT OF HOW MUCH OF A LITTLE ART COMMUNITY IS GOING ON THERE.AND TO ALSO HAVE YOU BE AWARE OF THE ALLEY CAT ART WALK AND INVITE YOU TO IT.
AND IT'S COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER.
SO I HAVE CARDS HERE FOR THE RECEPTION FOR MY GALLERY AND CARDS.
IF YOU GIVE IT TO THE CITY CLERK, SHE'LL MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS GET ONE.
AND I'D LIKE TO ALSO READ A POEM PLEASE.
THIS, THIS MAY BE THE NEW REQUIREMENT.
IF THE GUYS FROM MAZDA DON'T HAVE A POEM, THEY CAN GO HOME.
UM, BEFORE YOU CAN SPEAK, YOU MUST READ A POEM.
SO, UH, THIS IS, UH, FOR MY MOTHER ABOUT HER PROPERTY.
I WRITE A LOT OF POEMS ABOUT HER GARDEN MOSTLY.
UM, SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN EXISTS AND THROUGH IT PATHWAYS TWIST AND TURN AS BEES AND BUTTERFLIES YEARN AND SO PERSIST.
OUR LAST SPEAKER IS CORY COVINGTON.
THAT'S A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW YOU TOO.
UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE IN AWHILE.
I WAS RAISING THE QUESTION OF THE ONE TIME BONUSES.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER THAT I WAS ALONE.
YOU GOT ON ME ABOUT, WELL, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
AND I SAID WHENEVER I READ SOMETHING IN THE NEWS THAT CATCHES MY ATTENTION, I HAVE TO SHOW UP AND CHALLENGE.
RIGHT? AND SO I'M NOT HERE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS, BUT I AM A, UH, ACTIVE CITIZEN AND I CARE ABOUT THE CITY I LIVE IN AND I'M A HOMEOWNER ALSO.
SO SOMETIMES I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I'M A RUNNER.
I WANT TO, I'M A HOMEOWNER, SO I PAY PROPERTY TAXES.
SO I UM, HAD SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU GUYS ABOUT SOME PROGRESS ON SOME CERTAIN ISSUES AROUND TOWN AND I WAS HOPING I COULD KIND OF GET SOME FEEDBACK.
AND THEN THE LAST ONE FOR YOU MAYOR.
IT IS IT A POEM? NOT A POEM, BUT I COULD COME UP WITH ONE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
I WANT TO ASK YOU GUYS ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THAT.
LAST TIME I WAS LOOKING ONLINE, I WAS SEEING THAT YOU GUYS HAD HIRED SOMEBODY, ONE PERSON, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS KIND OF CURIOUS AND I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THE HOMELESS ISSUE HERE IN TOWN SINCE WE KNOW IT'S KIND OF BAD.
UM, COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING PAST A WELLS PARK OVER HERE AND I WAS GOING, MY GOD REMINDS ME OF THE PEOPLE'S PARK UP IN BERKELEY.
AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THE HOMELESS ADVOCATE KID OR WORKER OR WHOEVER THE PERSON IS IS HERE OR MAYBE MARY YOU COULD, UH, OR SOMEBODY ON THE COUNCIL COULD SPEAK TO THAT ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF THAT.
AND UM, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO CUT INTO IT? NOT CUT INTO IT, THE DIFFERENT CHALLENGES.
WHAT HAVE YOU, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND, UM, ASK ALL YOUR QUESTIONS AND WE'LL TAKE THEM WHEN YOU GO ON.
UM, TOO, I WAS READING AND I TAKE IT YOU'RE THE NEW POLICE CHIEF.
BUT I WAS SURPRISED THAT WE HAD A NEW POLICE CHIEF.
I WAS READING THIS AND I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A SELECTION PROCESS, HOW IT ALL HAPPENED.
ALL I KNOW IS WE GOT THIS NEW GUY, THEY SAY YOU'RE A WONDERFUL PERSON, SO I WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS PERSONALLY.
BUT I WANTED TO KNOW HOW DID THIS PROCESS HAPPEN? UM, THE REASON WHY IS BECAUSE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO DOWN IN SAN DIEGO, THEY PICKED A NEW POLICE CHIEF AND I FELT LIKE IT WAS KIND OF AN INHOUSE THING.
THEY DID GO A NATIONAL SEARCH BUT THEY ENDED UP PICKING LIKE THE SECOND IN COMMAND.
AND SO MY ISSUE IS I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S OPEN TO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED OR HAS THE QUALIFICATIONS TO DO THAT.
SO I WAS WONDERING ABOUT HOW THAT ALL OCCURRED AND IF IT WAS PUT OUT TO THE PUBLIC OR AND, OR NOT.
OR WAS IT KIND OF IN HOUSE THING TEST? THE SECOND THING, A THREE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS DEAL WITH THIS OR IF THIS IS ANOTHER UM, AGENCY, BUT I JUST HAD TO BRING IT UP.
AS I SAID, WHEN I GET TO READING, UM, THE FIRE CHIEF, WHOEVER THE FIRE CHIEF IS, AND I DOUBT THE FIRE CHIEF IS HERE.
UM, I WAS READING THAT THEY GOT $75,000 IN OVERTIME AND I WAS GOING, MY GOD, THAT'S A SWEET DEAL.
SO I FIGURED IF THE PERSON IS MAKING SIX FIGURES IN THE FIRE CHIEF TILL YOU FIGURE 150 TO 200,000 PROBABLY
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TO BE A FIRE CHIEF OF A CITY.AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT $75,000 YOU'RE TALKING TO ALMOST CLOSE TO ROUNDED OFF, BUT ALMOST $300,000 GIVE OR TAKE.
SO I WAS WONDERING HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? AND IF A PERSON IS IN MANAGEMENT SALARY, HOW CAN THEY GET OVERTIME ON TOP OF THAT? BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, I'M A HOMEOWNER THOSE TAXES AND IS IT GOING TO SOMEBODY WHO'S MAKING A GOOD LIVING AND KIND OF PATTING THEIR SALARY.
SO I WAS KINDA CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
UM, FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, I NOTICED HERE, UM, I, LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I THINK IT WAS THE PREVIOUS CITY MANAGER AND WE WERE DISCUSSING ABOUT AN ISSUE AND, AND THEY WERE SAYING TO ME, WELL, WE DECIDE, UH, WHAT WE FEEL IS BEST FOR THIS CITY.
NOW I'M A PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN DIRECT DEMOCRACY VERSUS INDIRECT, WHERE YOU HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE MAKE THE DECISIONS FOR YOU AND YOU ASSUME THAT YOU'RE DOING IT IN YOUR BEST INTEREST.
SO I WAS HOPING YOU COULD TELL ME, ARE THERE ANY THINGS FOR CITIZENS SUCH AS MYSELF OR ANYBODY ELSE WHO WANTS TO BE MORE ACTIVE IN THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT COMMITTEES OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THAT? BECAUSE I WASN'T AWARE OF THAT HERE IN TOWN AND NUMBER FIVE HOUSING PLANS.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAD DONE SOME UM, REDISTRICTING OR WHATEVER OF SOME STUFF AROUND HERE.
AND SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT WAS THE PROGRESS ON THAT? UM, AND LAST I HAD ONE MORE BUT I'LL SKIP THAT.
WELL, NO, I DO WANT TO BRING THAT UP.
I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE JOB OUTLOOK OUT HERE.
LAST TIME I WAS HERE I BROUGHT UP AN ISSUE ABOUT JOBS VERSUS CAREERS HERE IN ALCOHOL AND I NOTICED YOU GUYS DID DO THE RETAIL THING UP THERE WITH IN AND OUT AND THE STUFF UP THERE.
BUT THAT IS UM, LOW WAGE JOBS.
AND I WAS WONDERING WHAT ARE WE DOING TO BRING CAREERS OUT HERE? THE, IS THERE ANY HIGH TECH OUT HERE? ANYTHING LIKE PROGRESSIVE HAPPENING? YOU'VE ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND I GOT ONE MORE WHERE I'M GOING BY THE WAY.
AND NO, AND THE LAST ONE'S FOR YOU.
I WAS LOOKING ON TV ONE MORNING.
I SAW A GUY LOOK FAMILIAR AND IT WAS YOU MAYOR WAS ON FOX FIVE IN THE MORNING AND YOU WERE PLAYING, I BELIEVE THE SAXOPHONE.
AM I CORRECT? YOU DON'T WANT TO CLARIFY UNDER SAXOPHONE.
ARE YOU GONNA COMPLAIN ABOUT THAT?
SO I WAS WONDERING THAT'S THE, I'M ENDING THIS ON A HIGH NOTE BECAUSE SOMEBODY DOES ARE GETTING KIND OF TENSE IN THE FACE, ESPECIALLY YOU.
I WOULD SAY WHEN THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING FOR THE PUBLIC WHERE YOU PLAY YOUR INSTRUMENT FOR US ALL TO SEE, IT'S KIND OF A BILL CLINTON MOMENT.
I PLAYED A PIANO THIS MORNING AND AT THE, UH, MULTIPLE INSTRUMENTS.
OH, I, I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING HIM.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE I TELL MY WIFE THAT, THAT SOMEBODY FROM THE PUBLIC DEMANDED THIS.
LET ME ASK YOU SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS GUYS.
FEEL FREE TO JUMP IN AND HELP ME.
UM, REMIND ME OF THE FIRST ONE AGAIN WAS HOMELESSNESS.
SO HOMELESSNESS IS SOMETHING WE TAKE INCREDIBLY SERIOUSLY.
IT'S PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ISSUE THAT ANY OF US TALK ABOUT.
UM, WE, WE THINK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME.
WE WORK WITH STAFF ALL THE TIME.
WE SPEND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY AND TIME AND EFFORT WORKING ON HOMELESSNESS.
HAVING SAID THAT, IT'S A DIFFICULT PROBLEM IN EVERY CITY IN CALIFORNIA.
UH, SO WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT IT IS WE, WE'VE GOT LOTS OF WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET HELP.
WE, WE UH, SPONSOR THE EAST K TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER, WHICH HAS, HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN OFF THE STREETS WITH GRANT FROM EAST KENT? TRANSITIONAL LIVING, SIR, DO YOU, IS THAT THE CENTER DOWN HERE ON MAIN YET? THEY'RE JUST OPENING, YES.
I MAINSTREAM A W JUST J JUST THIS AFTERNOON WE GOT A, UM, HE'S GOING TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND JUST HAVE TO KNOW.
WE GOT AN UPDATE ON OUR, UM, UH, OUR PROGRAM THAT HELPS PEOPLE GET REUNITED WITH OLD FAMILY MEMBERS.
SO SOMETIMES PEOPLE COME OUT HERE FROM OTHER STATES AND THEY'VE LEFT THEIR FAMILY BEHIND.
THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET RECONNECTED.
AND I THINK WE'VE, UH, REUNITED 52 FAMILIES AS A RESULT OF THAT PROGRAM.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT WELLS PARK AND CERTAINLY WE DO HAVE A BIG COST PROBLEM THERE, BUT YOU ALSO NOTICE THAT WE PUT, UM, ALL NEW FENCING AROUND THERE AND PUTTING ALL NEW LIGHTS IN.
WE, WE HIRED TWO PARK RANGERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PARK STAYS SAFE AND CLEAN AND THAT IT'S A PLACE FOR KIDS TO PLAY.
SO WE'RE CERTAINLY WORKING ON THE WALLS PARK ISSUE.
UM, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY THEY WANT TO ADD? YOU COULD PULL UP ON THE WEBSITE, OUR EARLIER MEETING THIS AFTERNOON AND SEE A GOOD DEMONSTRATION ON HOW WE'VE HELPED, UH, ELIMINATE SOME HOMELESS AND NOT ELIMINATE THEM BUT UM, HELPED HIM GET INTO HOMES AS WELL AS TRANSITIONING THEIR BACK TO THEIR FAMILIES WHEREVER THEY CAME FROM.
AND UH, SO THERE WERE A LOT OF, LOT OF INFORMATION ON THAT EARLIER, THREE O'CLOCK MEETING.
YOU CAN PULL IT UP ON THE INTERNET, CITY OF ALCOHOL AND GO TO THE MEETINGS.
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THE WEB AND UM, YOU CAN JUST WATCH IT.THAT WOULD GIVE YOU A GOOD EXPLANATION OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ALMOST SITUATION.
ACTUALLY, UH, AT THE EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER, THEY JUST, UH, CELEBRATED THEIR 10TH ANNIVERSARY.
UH, THERE ARE 48 FAMILIES LIVING THERE AS ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND 148 CHILDREN THAT USED TO BEAT MOST OF THEM USED TO BE HOMELESS AND HAVE, AND I THINK IT'S ABOUT A HUNDRED SINGLE MEN OUT THERE AND WE SPEND MORE ON HOMELESSNESS THAN ALL THE OTHER EAST COUNTY CITIES COMBINED.
AS FAR AS HOUSING GOES, I BELIEVE THEY'RE BUILDING 600 NEW HOUSES THIS YEAR AND THAT'S ON TOP OF A TWO NEW HOTELS AND WHICH ALSO BRING JOBS, UM, AS FAR AS, UM, OH, OKAY.
LOW INCOME HOUSING, I BELIEVE THERE'S THE, UM, THE VETERANS HOUSING THAT'S, THAT'S A 70 UNITS GOING ALMOST DONE RIGHT NOW.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S A LOW INCOME HOUSING FOR, FOR VETERANS THAT'S COMING UP RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE DEFINITELY WORKING ON THAT PROBLEM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE INTERESTING SOMETIMES CAUSE PEOPLE OFTENTIMES SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO BUILD HOUSES IN? THE TRUTH IS WE DON'T BUILD HOUSES.
PRIVATE INDUSTRY BUILDS HOUSES, BUT WE TRY TO MAKE IT A NICE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN AND GET PAST ALL THE OBSTACLES SO THEY CAN BUILD HOUSES.
SO WE WORK WITH PEOPLE AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO GET THEM TO COME OUT HERE AND BUILD HOUSES AND BRING JOBS.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU, OKAY, I LOST THE WORD IN EARLIER, BUT WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO ZONING NOW, I WAS HERE A WHILE AGO AND YOU GUYS DID THE REZONING UP HERE ON BALLANTINE, I BELIEVE RIGHT UP AROUND BROADWAY.
I DON'T REMEMBER THAT I SAID YEAH, THE FUTURE PLANS TO BUILD SOME HOUSING OR POSSIBLY SOME IMMINENT DOMAINING UP THAT WAY.
NO, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S, WE'RE DOING ANY EMINENT DOMAIN UP THERE, REZONE ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT'S THAT? I CAME TO A HEARING, IT WAS PROBABLY A CLOSER TO A BROADWAY
WE DID BUILD ABOUT 17 HOMES DOWN THERE, I BELIEVE.
YEAH, NO, I, I'M BRINGING AN EMINENT DOMAIN.
MAYBE I JUMPED THE GUN, BUT AS I SAT THAT T GOD HAD DONE SOME REZONING, WE TALKED ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING.
WHAT WAS THE OTHER, AND UM, WE CAN GO, UH, POLICE, GEEZ, UM, OH, THE CHIEF FIRE TEETH AND THE 75,000.
SO THE, THE WAY, THE WAY WE HIRE, UM, THE WAY WE HIRE POLICE CHIEFS IS THAT THAT DECISION IS ACTUALLY MADE BY OUR CITY MANAGER.
AND THAT'S A, THAT'S AN AGREEMENT THAT WE ENTER, THAT WE ENTER INTO, UM, A BALANCE OF POWER.
UM, WE, WE CAN HIRE AND FIRE THE CITY MANAGER AND WE CAN HIRE AND FIRE THE CITY ATTORNEY, BUT WE GIVE THE CITY MANAGER THE, THE POWER TO HIRE FOR OUR ANYBODY ELSE.
AND THERE'S A REASON FOR THAT.
THE REASON THAT IS THEY DON'T WANT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS GOING INTO THE STAFF AND, AND PUTTING PEOPLE IN POSITIONS WHERE THEY, THEY CAN JUST SAY, SAY STEVE GOLDWELL GOES IN AND FIRES SOMEBODY AND THEN I COME IN AND HIRE SOMEBODY, THERE'D BE CHAOS.
SO WE HAVE TO SAY, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THAT AND THAT'S THE CITY MANAGER.
SO THE CITY MANAGER MADE THE DECISION ABOUT HIRING THE POLICE CHIEF.
WE ALL AGREED ON THAT DECISION.
AND VERY OFTEN, ESPECIALLY WITH SMALLER DEPARTMENTS, UM, WE TRY TO HIRE FROM WITHIN THE RANKS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY DEMORALIZING TO PEOPLE THAT THEY'VE PUT 25, 30 YEARS INTO AN APARTMENT.
AND THEN WE GO OUTSIDE AND WE BASICALLY SAY, WE DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE IN THE PROPERTY COULD DO THE JOB.
AND SO IF WE HAVE A GOOD CANDIDATE, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HIRE FROM WITHIN.
UM, BUT THE $75,000 WAS PROBABLY PAID TO THE CHIEF, BUT OTHER FIREMAN.
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
SO TYPICALLY A FIRE CHIEF DOES NOT EARN OVER TIME.
SO WHEN THERE'S, WHEN THERE'S A LARGE FIRE, LIKE A, WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, MOBILIZES FIRE UNITS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
WE WILL USUALLY SEND PEOPLE, SO WE SEND A FIRE CREWS, IT'S USUALLY LOWER LEVEL STAFF, FIREFIGHTERS, ENGINEERS, CAPTAINS.
BUT THERE ARE OCCASIONS WHERE A, AN EXPERTISE IS NEEDED.
OUR FIRE CHIEF HAPPENS TO HAVE AN EXPERTISE IN URBAN RESCUE AND SO, UM, HE WAS CALLED UP BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA UNDER MUTUAL AID AND THEN HIS, ANY ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION HE GOT WAS ACTUALLY PAID REIMBURSED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SO THEY DIDN'T COST US ANYTHING BUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA NEEDED HIM.
HE WORKED, UM, 18 HOUR SHIFTS DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.
SO THERE HAS TO BE A COMPENSATION FOR THAT, BUT IT'S NOT TYPICAL THE CASE.
CAN I GO BACK TO THAT FOR A MOMENT? IS THAT CITY MANAGER
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THERE? IS THAT POSSIBLE?I'D RECOMMEND
IF I PLEASE GO OUT ON MARSHALL, THEY'RE BUILDING SOME BRAND NEW INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS.
THERE'S A FORTUNE 1000 COMPANY COMING TO BRING FANTASTIC INDUSTRIAL JOBS BY SECOND OPINION ON ARE COMMON ON JOBS IS TURN AROUND AND LOOK AT THE FIVE GENTLEMEN BEHIND YOU.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO BUILD A MAZDA DEALERSHIP.
THOSE ARE NOT ANYTHING BUT, BUT I'M SORRY.
OUR DEALERSHIP, A MAZDA DEALERSHIP.
THOSE ARE HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL TRAINED JOBS.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER GREAT EXAMPLE OF PEOPLE WANTING TO COME TO OKLAHOMA.
BUT UM, YOU DID NOT HIT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION.
MADE EASY OR ANYTHING? THAT'S AN EASY QUESTION.
UM, THERE ARE A LOT, THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO BE INVOLVED IN DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS.
UM, WE HAVE PLANNING COMMISSION, WE HAVE, UM, EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION, WE HAVE VETERANS COMMISSION, LOTS OF WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP.
BUT WHAT I SUGGEST IS YOU TAKE GRAHAM UP ON HIS OFFER, UH, COME OUT AND MEET WITH HIM.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE A COFFEE WITH ME SOMETIME, I'D BE GLAD TO MEET WITH YOU.
I COULDN'T GET PAST YOUR SECRETARY.
WELL I'M, I'LL, I'LL TELL GRAHAM THAT MAKES SURE THAT, THAT YOU DO.
AND, UH, IF YOU LEAVE HERE, IF YOU LEAVE YOUR NUMBER, I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.
THANK YOU FOR COMING UP FOR YOU A VETERAN.
I AM JUST A LOCAL BOY WHO CARES ABOUT HIS COMMUNITY.
I DO APPRECIATE YOUR, YOUR INVOLVEMENT.
IS THAT THE END OF THAT? NO MORE CARDS.
[1. Transition of El Cajon Veterans' Commission RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approves the concept of a City of El Cajon Veterans' Coalition to replace the existing City of El Cajon Veterans' Commission and directs the City Attorney to return with an ordinance amending Chapter 2.24 of the El Cajon Municipal Code repealing sections 2.24.400, 2.24.410, and 2.24.420.]
UM, WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA.ITEM ONE IS IN REFERENCE TO THE TRANSIT TRANSITION OF ALCOHOL AND VETERANS COMMISSION.
I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE PLEASE.
I'VE ASKED A COLLEAGUE, RANDSTAD, OUR CHAIR OF OUR ELK ON VETERANS COMMISSIONER TO JOIN ME UP HERE JUST TO HAVE A BRIEF CONVERSATION.
SO THE ELK ON VETERANS COMMISSION WAS CREATED BACK IN MAY, 2013 BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
UH, AT THAT TIME WE HAD MORE THAN 10 APPLICANTS THAT I ACTUALLY DID APPLY.
IT WAS MET WITH GREAT FANFARE.
THERE'S A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT IT.
UM, WE DID ENGAGE WITH A FIVE, FIVE ONE
SO NOT ONLY THE AMERICAN LEGION POST THREE OR THREE, BUT THE OTHER FOUR, THE FOUR ORGANIZATIONS AT THE ONE THREE, SIX NORTH CHAMBERS ADDRESS.
SO YOU HAVE THE MARINE CORPS LEAGUE DETACHMENT, THE FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION AND VETS AND VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS ALL BASED OUT OF THERE.
UH, THERE WAS A VERY DIVERSE GROUP.
OUR FIRST VETERANS COMMISSION.
UH, WE ACTUALLY DID A LOT IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
WE HAD A SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP RECOGNIZING AT THAT TIME, 22 VETERANS COMMIT SUICIDE A DAY.
UH, BUT BEYOND THAT, THOSE NEW NUMBERS ARE DOWN TO 21.
UM, WE ALSO COORDINATED AND CONTINUE TO COORDINATE A VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION.
LOTS OF INPUT IN CONTACT WITH AMERICA ON MAIN STREET.
EVERY KABOOM PLAYGROUND WE'VE DONE.
THE VETERANS COMMISSION HAD BEEN INVOLVED WITH IT.
OUR VERY FIRST KABOOM PLAYGROUND AT BOSTONIAN IN NOVEMBER, 2013.
I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLONE WAS THERE CUTTING THE RIBBON, UH, IT WOULD ACTUALLY HAD A VETERAN REQUIREMENT.
SO AMERICAN LEGION POST THE THREE WAS HEAVILY INVOLVED AS WELL AS THE VETERANS COMMISSION.
UH, AND MORE RECENTLY IN THE LAST THREE YEARS THEY'VE CREATED THE VETERAN OF THE YEAR AWARD.
IT'S ALSO VERY WELL CELEBRATED AND RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT NOT ONLY THE CITY BUT THE COUNTY.
UM, THE COMMISSION HAS ALSO SEEN, UH, A A LOW IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WANTING TO BE INVOLVED WITH IT.
THERE THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS FOR THAT.
THERE WAS A FOUR YEAR COMMITMENT.
UM, THERE'S ALSO, WELL, IF I DIDN'T GET IT MY FIRST TIME APPLYING, WHY SHOULD I APPLY AGAIN TYPE OF VIEWPOINT.
UM, SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS AT THE VETERANS HALL ON ONE, THREE, SIX, ONE, THREE, SIX NORTH CHAMBERS, UM, THERE WAS SOME DISAGREEMENT WITH SOME PASSIVE VETERANS COMMISSIONERS.
SO WE AS A CONSOLIDATED GROUP, CITY STAFF WORKING WITH THE VETERANS COMMISSION LOOKED AT SOME OPTIONS.
UM, THE LAST TWO ROUNDS THAT WE HAD FOR APPLICANTS BEING ON THE VETERANS COMMISSION, WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE APPLICANT FOR EACH POSITION.
WE STILL HAVE ONE PHYSICIAN THAT HAS BEEN OPEN FOR TWO AND A HALF YEARS.
AND THIS, I WOULD COMPARE THIS VERY SIMILARLY AS I WROTE IN THE STAFF REPORT THAT OUR YOU, WE HAD A YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION IN THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS AND THEN IN 2005 CITY STAFF BROUGHT BACK SAYING WE HAVE, WE HAVE AN ISSUE, WE'RE HAVING A DIFFICULTY RETAINING YOUTH ON THIS COMMISSION.
WE NEED TO CHANGE IT TO SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TO MEET THAT COMMUNITY'S NEEDS.
SO WE'VE CREATED, THEY CREATED THE TEEN COALITION AND YOU SEE THEM PRESENT
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BEFORE YOU ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR WITH THE YOUTH OF THE YEAR AWARD AND SOME OTHER FUNCTIONS THAT THEY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN.UH, SO LOOKING AT THAT SUCCESS IN THAT TRANSITION, WE'D BE LOOKING AT MODELING THAT TO CREATING A VETERAN'S COALITION.
UM, WITH THAT IT WOULD BE INPUT FROM THE CURRENT VETERANS COMMISSION ON HOW THAT WOULD BE CREATED.
IT WOULD BE THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS OR HER DESIGNEE WOULD ACTUALLY DO THE APPOINTMENT OF THAT.
AND THERE WOULDN'T BE AS MANY RESTRICTIONS ON VETERANS COMMISSION AS IT WOULD OR ON A VETERANS COALITION AS IT WOULD BE ON THE VETERANS COALITION.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHAIR WOULD LIKE TO SEE ANY OF THEM.
UH, THE COMMISSION HAS DISCUSSED THIS A COUPLE OF TIMES.
WE ARE IN FULL SUPPORT AS A COMMISSION OF THE VETERANS COALITION.
I HAVE BEEN BY THE CHAMBER STREET, UH, VETERANS FACILITY MULTIPLE TIMES AND I'VE TALKED TO A LOT OF VETERANS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THAT GARNERED SOME ATTENTION.
WHEN I MENTIONED IT, I DID BRING UP THE VETERANS COMMISSION AND QUITE HONESTLY AS FRANK JUST MENTIONED, WE DID, I DID GET SOME MIXED ANSWERS ON HOW THEY FELT ABOUT THAT.
I DO FEEL THAT WE WOULD HAVE A BETTER CHANCE AT MORE TRACTION WHEN IT COMES TO PARTICIPATION AND VETERAN ENGAGEMENT IF WE WERE TO MOVE TO A COALITION AS OPPOSED TO A COMMISSION.
THANKS FOR COMING IN AND BRINGING IT TO OUR ATTENTION.
UM, ANGELA, WE HAVEN'T SPLIT CARDS ON THIS AND NO CARTS HERE.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK IF WE NEED TO SPEAK TO YOU SOME MORE.
OR I'LL LEAVE IT TO THE, IT SOUNDS, I LOVE THE MIND IF THIS IS WHAT SUITS THE VETERANS BETTER.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THEM HAVING EXACTLY WHAT THEY WANT.
A MOVE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE CONCEPT OF A CITY OF EL CAHONE VETERANS COALITION TO REPLACE THE EXISTING CITY OF OKLAHOMA VETERANS COMMISSION AND DIRECT THE CITY ATTORNEY TO RETURN WITH AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.2 FOR THE L COMB MUNICIPAL CODE REPEALING SECTION 2.24 POINT 402.2 4.4 10 AND 2.2 4.42, THANK YOU.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE A JOE.
AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE.
UH, NOT ONLY IN THE ARMED FORCES BUT FOR OUR LOCAL VETERANS.
[100. New Mazda Dealership and Proposed Tax Share Agreement RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; Moves to ADOPT the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING CEQA Exemption; Moves to ADOPT the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING Amendment to Conditional Use Permit No. 1383; Moves to ADOPT the next Resolution, in order, APPROVING Conditional Use Permit No. 2253; and Moves to APPROVE Tax Share Operating Agreement, AUTHORIZING the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City.]
ALL RIGHT.WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ITEM 100 IS FOR THE NEW MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND STAFF WILL TELL US ABOUT THIS.
ALL RIGHT, MARILYN, JUST UH, THERE WE GO.
UM, THIS IS A, UM, THE PROPOSAL FOR A NEW MAZDA DEALERSHIP.
UM, THIS WENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN, UH, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING A SEQUEL EXEMPTION FOR THE PROJECT AS WELL AS ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT GOVERNS THE KIA DEALERSHIP AND THEN ADOPT THE RESOLUTION APPROVING A NEW CP TWO, TWO, FIVE, THREE AND THEN ALSO AUTHORIZING THE AGREEMENT, UM, AND APPROVING THE AGREEMENT, THE TAX SHARING OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP.
SO THIS A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 1383 AUTHORIZE THE KEEL, THE KIA DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF NORTH JOHNSON.
BACK IN 2015 IT WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW FOR AN EXPANSION TO THE WEST SIDE OF NORTH JOHNSON AND KIA HAD USED THE WEST PROPERTY FOR ADDITIONAL VEHICLE DISPLAY AND STORAGE.
SO HERE'S JUST A QUICK LOOK AT THE PROPERTY.
UM, AND UM, UH, THE S THE SITE IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF JOHNSON.
IT'S JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE EIGHT, RIGHT ADJACENT TO THE JOHNSON AVENUE OFF RAMP.
UM, THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF A NEW 1800 AND 18,500 SQUARE FOOT, TWO STORY BUILDING, WHICH WILL INCLUDE A SHOWROOM SERVICE BASE AND PARTS AND OFFICES.
THE PROPOSED DEALERSHIP IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ZONING AND THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE GOVERNING SPECIFIC PLAN FOR THE AREA WHICH IMPLEMENTS SPECIAL AREA NUMBER 10.
UM, THE SITE'S A LITTLE OVER ACRE AND A HALF, AS I SAID, IT, UH, SERVES CURRENTLY AS A PARKING LOT FOR KIA VEHICLE DISPLAY.
UM, IT IS BORDERED BY INTERSTATE EIGHT AND A CITY DRAINAGE CHANNEL ON THE WEST.
THERE'S ALSO A CITY EASEMENT PRESERVED ON THE PROPERTY, UH, FOR THE CITY'S USE FOR A
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FUTURE SIGN.HERE'S A SITE PLAN INDICATING HOW THE PROPERTY WILL BE LAID OUT.
THE, THE NEW DEALERSHIP BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED AT THE SOUTH.
UH, VEHICLE DISPLAY WILL BE SOMEWHAT ON THE FRONT, BUT PRIMARILY UP ON THE NORTH END, UM, IN VEHICLE PARKING, ETC.
WE'LL KIND OF WRAP AROUND THE PROPERTY ON THE PERIMETER.
THE BUILDING HAS A CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.
UM, IT'S PRIMARILY A CONCRETE MASONRY, UH, WITH SERIES OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL METAL PANELS.
UH, THERE'S A LOT OF GLAZING UP FRONT, SO YOU REALLY KIND OF JUST OPEN FEEL TO IT FROM JOHNSON AVENUE.
UH, THE PROPOSED COLOR PALETTE CONSISTS OF WHITE, GRAY AND BLACK.
IT'S VERY CLEAN LOOKING DESIGN AND IT KIND OF MIMICS A BIT LIKE THE NEW MERCEDES OVER THERE ON NORTH MARSHALL.
UM, MASA PLANS TO COMMENCE CONSTRUCTION ON THIS, ON THIS, UM, NEW FACILITY, UH, LATER THIS YEAR.
THEY LOOK TO INVEST APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND GIVEN THE CURRENT MARKET AND THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION TODAY, UH, MAZDA SEEKING A LITTLE CITY ASSISTANCE, UH, TO BRIDGE A FINANCIAL GAP, UH, TO MAKE THE PROJECT COMPLETE AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
A STAFF BELIEVES THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROJECT FOR THE CITY'S ECONOMIC HEALTH.
UH, THE PROPOSED TAX SALES AGREEMENT, UH, COMMITS THE CITY TO SHARING A NET INCREASE IN SALES TAX REVENUE WITH THE OWNER AND THE AMOUNT OF 50% OF OF THE NET REGULAR SALES TAX FROM THE SITE GENERATED DURING A FIVE YEAR PERIOD IN EXCESS OF $325,000.
AND IT GO UP TO 75% OF NET INCREASE IN, UM, IF SALES FROM THE SITE EXCEED $450,000.
OF COURSE, THERE'S ALSO EXPECTED, UH, ADDITIONAL REVENUES FROM BUILDING PERMIT FEES AND NEW PROPERTY TAX, UH, AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW DEALERSHIP, THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED A RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON JULY SIX 16TH.
AND, UH, THE PROPOSED DEALERSHIP WE BELIEVE WILL HELP IMPLEMENT A SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA AND NUMBER 10 AND ENHANCE THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF THE CITY.
SAS RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE MAZDA DEALERSHIP SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS AND, AND THEN FOLLOW THE REC RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PROJECT ON THE SLIDE BEFORE YOU ENOUGH IS AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, UM, THE SALES TAX SHARING WILL ONLY BE AFTER A CERTAIN THRESHOLD IS MET, RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT.
TO HIT A THRESHOLD AT $325,000 BEFORE THE TAX SHARING AGREEMENT GOES INTO EFFECT.
AND THAT IS IT RETROACTIVE TO THAT THREE 25 OR IS IT ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE THREE 25? UM, AND CITY MANAGER CAN ANSWER THAT, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S ANYTHING ABOVE THREE 25 SO, SO EVERYTHING ABOVE 325 THE CITY IN MAZDA WOULD SHARE THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OVER THREE 25 50, 50 SPLIT OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ELEVATOR TO GET THAT CAR UP ON THE SECOND FLOOR LEFT.
THE QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE IF THERE'S ANY, UM, UH, CAR SPEAKER CARDS IN THIS NO CARD, SIR.
ALL RIGHT, WELL I HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
UM, WE CAN TALK ABOUT OURSELVES.
WE COULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MAZDA COME UP AND ANSWER QUESTIONS IF YOU LIKE.
I THINK THIS IS PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD.
THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY.
WE'D DONE THINGS LIKE THIS IN THE PAST AND EVERYBODY HAS BENEFITED.
UH, THE KIA DEALERSHIP HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT NEIGHBOR OF OURS AND THEY'VE DONE A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO DO, UM, I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
WHAT WILL SOMEBODY LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT STEVE CONDUCT, YOU KNOW, THE PUBLIC MIGHT ASK, WHY ARE WE SHARING IN SALES TAX REVENUE? UM, AND THE ANSWER TO ME IS WHEN THE STATE DID AWAY WITH REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES, UH, THAT TOOK AWAY SOME OF THE CITY'S ABILITY TO HELP IMPROVE THE VALUE OF PROPERTIES IN THE CITY AND TOOK AWAY THOSE FUNDS.
AND WE HAVE DONE THIS WITH OTHER, UH, AUTOMOBILE DEALERS AS WELL, THIS SALES TAX THING.
SO THE REASON WHY I SUPPORT THE SALES TAX SHARING AGREEMENT IS BECAUSE IT'S SIMILAR TO REDEVELOPMENT.
UH, THEY'RE NOT ONLY, UH, BRINGING GOOD CAREER JOBS TO EL CAHONE, BUT THEY'RE IMPROVING THE VALUE, UH, OF THE PROPERTY IN OKLAHOMA, THE DISTRICT, THE, THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF ALCOHOL AND BEING A DESTINATION FOR CAR DEALERSHIPS.
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THAT WE, WE, UH, SHARE SALES TAX TO HELP BRIDGE SOME OF THE, THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS, WHICH IN TODAY'S WORLD ARE GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER BECAUSE THE DEMAND FOR LABOR AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IS JUST GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER.SO FOR THAT REASON, I SUPPORT THE SALES TAX SHARING AGREEMENT AND THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE TIME IS MONEY.
THE FASTER WE CAN GET THIS IN YOUR HANDS AND GOING TO BETTER IT.
I BRING UP A GOOD POINT, SEE IF WE DO NEED TO EXPLAIN TO PEOPLE WHY WE'RE DOING IT.
AND I THINK ONE THING THAT PEOPLE MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND IS THE REASON WE SET THAT THRESHOLD AT 325,000 WAS BECAUSE THAT IS THE LEVEL THAT THE CURRENT DEALERSHIP WAS, WAS BRINGING IN THAT WITH THE EXPECTED REVENUE.
SO WHEN WE ARE SHARING IN THE PROFITS, IT'S BECAUSE THE MAZDA IS INVESTING MORE MONEY TO GET PAST THAT TO BRING IN MORE MONEY.
AND SO ANYTHING ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT THREE 25 IS, IS A BONUS FOR US.
SO IT MAKES SENSE FOR US TO GIVE THEM INCENTIVE TO SPEND THEIR MONEY HERE AS OPPOSED TO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND SHARE THAT ADDITIONAL REVENUE.
BUT I DON'T, A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
NOT ONLY THAT THERE'LL BE A LOT OF SALE OR PROPERTY TAX THAT COMES TO THE CITY AS A RESULT OF THIS AND WE'RE NOT SHARING IN THAT APPARENTLY.
SO, UH, I THINK IT'S A WIN WIN FOR THE CITY OF ALCOHOL AND FOR THE DEALERSHIP.
UH, DO WE I HAVE TO READ ALL THREE.
DO NOT SEPARATE AND I'D LIKE YOU TO HANDLE THEM SEPARATELY PLEASE.
UH, MOVE TO ADOPT NEXT RESOLUTION ORDER APPROVING SEQUENCE EXEMPTION.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE NEXT RELIGION IN ORDER APPROVING AMENDMENT TO CONDITION USE PERMIT NUMBER 1383 SECOND IS VOTE.
MOVE TO ADOPT NEXT
I'M SORRY, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO RESET THE VOTE ON THAT ONE PLEASE.
OH, PLEASE, PLEASE VOTE AGAIN.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
MOVE TO ADOPT NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER APPROVING CONDITION USE PERMIT NUMBER TWO TWO FIVE THREE THAT GOOD.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
MOVE TO APPROVE THE TECH'S SHARE OPERATING AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN, WHEN WILL CONSTRUCTION BEGIN? WELL, IF YOU ONLY, IF YOU'LL HELP US, YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY WANT ME TO SWING A HAMMER.
WE'RE GOING TO GO IN FOR PERMIT HERE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND THEN ONCE WE GET THE PERMIT WE'LL BE EXCELLENT.
WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT.
GO SELL LOTS OF CARS AND THIS BRINGS US TO THE ADJOURNMENT, THE ADJOURN, REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE ELOCON CITY COUNCIL, OAKLAND HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ELK HALL AND REVIEWED A BATTLE AND AGENCY HELD THIS 13TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2019 AS A JURY UNTIL TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2019 AT 3:00 PM THANK YOU.