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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WELCOME[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]
TO THE EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL MEETING.THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE DEPUTY MAYOR ORTIZ.
ABSENT ALL OTHERS ARE PRESENT, WOULD YOU ALL STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING AFTERWARDS? FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE, 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.
[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the September 10, 2024, Meetings and the Agenda of the September 24, 2024, Meeting in accordance to State Law and City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]
THE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF ADJOURNMENT OF THE SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2024 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2024 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.[ PRESENTATIONS: Proclamation: German American Month Proclamation: Human Resources Professional Day]
HAVE TWO PROCLAMATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.THE FIRST ONE IS FOR GERMAN AMERICAN MONTH.
MIKE ANDERSON, ARE YOU HERE, MIKE? COME ON UP.
MIKE WILL SHARE WITH US ABOUT THIS, AND, UH, I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION, WHY MIKE IS COMING.
YOU HAVE THE PROCLAMATION FOR HIM.
I, I'LL I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IT FOR YOU.
UM, WAREHOUSE OCTOBER 6TH OF THE GERMAN AMERICAN DAY IN THE UNITED STATES, COMMEMORATING THE DATE IN 1683 WHEN 13 GERMAN FAMILIES LANDED IN PHILADELPHIA.
THESE FAMILIES SUBSEQUENTLY FOUNDED GERMAN TOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, THE FIRST GERMAN SETTLEMENT IN THE ORIGINAL 13 COLONIES.
SINCE THEN, MORE THAN 60 MILLION AMERICANS TRACED AT LEAST PART OF THEIR ANCESTRY TO GERMANY.
AND WHEREAS GERMAN AMERICAN SOCIETIES OF SAN DIEGO INCORPORATED WAS FOUNDED IN THE EARLY 1960S TO PROMOTE THE LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS OF GERMANY IN THE EARLY DAYS, THE SOCIETY BECAME SO POPULAR THAT 1500 MEMBERS JOINED.
IN 1971, THE SOCIETY WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BUY AND REBUILD ITS OWN CLUBHOUSE AT 10 17 SOUTH MOLLISON AVENUE IN EL CAJON.
THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GERMANY HAVE SERVED THIS CITY AND THIS COUNTY STEADFASTLY OVER THE YEARS IN NUMEROUS FIELDS AND ORGANIZATIONS JOINED THEM IN CELEBRATING 51 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
AND WHEREAS OCTOBER FEST WAS A CELEBRATION OF GERMAN HERITAGE HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN EL CAJON EVERY FALL SINCE 1972.
OCTOBER FEST IN EL CAJON CONTINUES TO BE A TRADITIONAL FAMILY ORIENTED FESTIVAL WITH A REAL GERMAN BAND, DELICIOUS GERMAN FOOD, AND A VARIETY OF GERMAN BEERS IN A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE DESCRIBED IN THE GERMAN LANGUAGE AS, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HELP ME.
I I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT NOW.
THEREFORE, I BILL WELLS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ELCON, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024 TO BE GERMAN AMERICAN MONTH.
WE CALL UPON ALL RE UH, RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL ROLE GERMAN AMERICANS HAVE PLAYED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR CITY AND OUR NATION.
AND FURTHERMORE, EXPRESS THE APPRECIATION FOR PROMOTING TRADITIONAL GERMAN CULTURE WITH LIVE MUSIC, FOOD, DANCES, GAMES, AND CONTESTS AT THE ANNUAL OCTOBER FEST IN EL CAJON.
PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE 52ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE EL CAJON CLUBHOUSE.
THE POPULATION IS MADE, AND, UH, THAT IS THAT.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AGAIN.
IT'S BEEN A, UH, SEVERAL YEARS WE COME HERE AND IT'S BEEN, IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE AND AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND AND APPRECIATE ALL THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF SUPPORT OPTUM FEST.
YEAH, WELL, WE, EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT EL CAJON HAS THE BEST OCTOBER FEST.
AND WE ARE, WE APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK.
YOU PROBABLY HAD TO PLAN THIS FOR LIKE TWO OR THREE DAYS OR MAYBE A WEEK BEFORE.
UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THAT, SAY STEVE, UH, VOLUNTEERS STILL LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS? WHO SHOULD THEY CONTACT? YEAH, WE ARE LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS.
IN FACT, LET ME INTRODUCE MY, MY, MY, UH, COHORTS HERE.
JOEL CONTRERAS IS OUR, OUR, UH, CLUB PRESIDENT AS WELL AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER.
LAURA LAUREN, I MEAN, SORRY, LAUREN AND TIM THERE.
YOU'RE TIM, UH, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UH, CLUB MEMBERS, HARD WORKERS, AND LAUREN IS IN CHARGE OF VOLUNTEERS.
SO SHE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
WE HAVE ALL AGES POSITION AVAILABLE, EVERYTHING FROM PASTRIES TO GROUND TO GAMES TO CASHIER TO ALONG THOSE LINES.
AND WHAT PHONE NUMBER SHOULD THEY CALL IF THEY'RE INTERESTED, COULD YOU PLEASE CALL
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6 1 9 5 0 4 8 1 3 5 AND WE'LL REACH ME DIRECTLY.AND THERE'S ALSO WAYS TO REACH US ON THE WEBSITE, BUT THAT'S THE FASTEST.
AND I'LL GET THEM IN A FUN PLACE THAT THEY'RE INTERESTED IN THE RIGHT WAY.
WE DO, UH, THREE HOUR SHIFTS FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND IF THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR, TO THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE IT'S, PEOPLE GET OUT THERE AND HAVE FUN.
SO THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT, THAT, UH, SOMEBODY WALKS IN THE GATE FOR THE FIRST TIME IS ONE, THE VOLUNTEERS, IF THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME, IT'S VERY INFECTIOUS.
SO, UH, WE HAVE, AND THE VOLUNTEERS ARE REWARDED WITH A OBVIOUSLY FREE ENTRY AND THEY, UH, GET SOME MEAL AND A DRINK TICKETS.
SO YOU THREE HOUR SHIFT AND YOU GET FED AND YOU CAN HANG OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER OR GIANT PLAYED GERMAN.
I'VE GOT SOME FLYERS HERE, BUT LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE, UH, THE DATE.
UM, WE HAVE A VARI OPENING CEREMONY, AND THAT'S SIX 30.
I'M GONNA KIND SPILL THE BEANS BECAUSE MIKE MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT IT YET, BUT HE ISN'T GONNA BE THERE.
AND HE, WE HAVE AN OPENING CEREMONY CHAPEL WOOD CASE.
YEAH, WELL, HE'S GONNA BE DOING IT BECAUSE HE, WE KNOW HE'S RETIRING AND YOU DON'T HIT IT TOO HARD.
BUT, UH, YEAH, SO WE, UM, THAT'S OUR OPENING CEREMONY.
AND WE HAVE THE BAND FROM GERMANY, AND SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY, WE'VE GOT THE, UH, THE, UH, FACEBOOK POSTINGS AND SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY ARRIVING, UH, FROM GERMANY.
AND, UH, WE'LL DO THE NATIONAL ANTHEMS AND SOME OF THE VIPS.
AND I KNOW SEVERAL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN THERE, UH, JOINING THE SUPERVISORS AND STATE SENATORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT'S A GOOD KIND OF A, UH, A GOOD MUNICH TYPE DISPLAY OF, OF, UH, OF OCTOBERFEST OPENING ON A, ON A MUCH SMALLER LEVEL.
WE, SO WE HAVE THE, THE DATES ON THIS WEEKEND, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AND MONDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY, THE 27TH OR THE 29TH, AND THEN THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY THE FOURTH THROUGH THE SIXTH SUNDAY.
WHAT'S THAT? SATURDAY, SUNDAY? YEAH.
UM, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY THE FOURTH THROUGH THE SIXTH.
SO, UM, IT'S, IT'S A GREAT TIME.
UM, LIKE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE WERE SAYING LOTS OF DIFFERENT, UH, FOOD THAT OUR, OUR SPECIALTY IS THE OXON SPIT, WHICH WE HAVE BIG SIDES OF BEEF AND THEY ROAST ALL NIGHT LONG.
BUT WE'VE GOT 12 DIFFERENT GERMAN BEERS ON TAP, THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF SAUSAGES.
UM, DOZENS OF PASTRIES, DOZENS OF PASTRIES, POTATO PANCAKES, POTATO SALAD, UM, AND THEN WOKE UP POLKA.
SO WE HAVE A RAFFLE, OR OUR, OUR, WE HAVE DAILY RAFFLE PRIZES, UH, WELL, NOT DAILY.
UM, EVERY TIME THE BAND TAKES A BREAK, SHE DOES A RAFFLE AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT, UM, YOU KNOW, LOCAL PRIZES.
AND THEN OUR, ON THE LAST NIGHT, AT SIX 30, NO, AT EIGHT, EIGHT O'CLOCK.
EIGHT O'CLOCK ON THE LAST SUNDAY, WE, OUR GRAND PRIZE, WHICH YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE AT PRESENT THERE TO WIN, IS A ROUND TRIP FLIGHT FOR TWO TO GERMANY, SO.
SO, UM, AND THEN YOU HAVE TO COME BACK AND TELL US HOW WE DID.
NOW, ARE, ARE ALL TICKETS AT THE DOOR OR CAN YOU BUY 'EM ONLINE OR YOU CAN BUY 'EM ONLINE? UM, YOU CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE WITH THE, UH, OUR LINK IS OKTOBERFEST EL CAJON.COM AND, UH, YOU CAN BUY 'EM THERE, YOU CAN BUY 'EM AT THE DOOR.
YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, BUY YOUR ENTRY PASSES, UH, AND THEN YOU CAN BUY MORE TICKETS INSIDE.
SO WE, WE TRY TO MAKE IT CONVENIENT.
I WILL SAY THAT THE LINES, ESPECIALLY ON, ON FRIDAY AND, AND SATURDAY NIGHTS AROUND DINNERTIME CAN BE PRETTY LONG.
SO, UH, IF YOU, YOU KNOW, EITHER PLAN TO STAY IN LINE OR GET THERE EARLY.
UH, THE OTHER THING IS OUR PARKING, BECAUSE OUR FEST TAKES UP A LOT OF OUR PARKING LOT, UH, IT'S SO MUCH BETTER TO GET AN UBER OR SOMETHING AND DROP OFF.
WE HAVE A DROP OFF ZONE RIGHT SMACK IN FRONT OF THE, UH, OF THE, OF THE, UH, GROUNDS AND SAFE.
UH, AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HUNT FOR PARKING, UM, YOU KNOW, ON YOUR WAY OUT OF THERE AFTER A COUPLE OF BEERS AND, YOU KNOW, ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT, IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
WELL, SO OUR, OUR, OUR ADMISSION FOR ADULTS IS $15 ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS WE HAVE A, IT'S A REDUCED ADMISSION ON SUNDAYS $5.
UH, AGAIN, IT'S JUST FOR ADULTS, THOSE 21 AND UP AND, UM, THAT'S KIND OF MORE OF A FAMILY DAY, SO IT'S A LITTLE QUIETER AND, AND IT, THE KIDS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME, BUT IT'S, IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BIT LESS, UH, ROWDY ON A SUNDAY THAN ON A FRIDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT KIDS ZONE AND ALL THAT.
YEAH, WE HAVE THE KIDS ZONE PERIOD.
UH, THERE, THERE'S A, UH, WHOLE AREA WHERE IT'S ALCOHOL FREE AREA WHERE THE KIDS CAN PLAY AND CHEAP GAMES AND JUST KIND OF FUN THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO.
AND, UH, BUT THEY CAN ALSO BE ON DANCE FLOOR DANCING WITH THEIR PARENTS OR GRANDPARENTS OR THEMSELVES AND, UH, YOU KNOW, GET ALL THE FOOD AND PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING BUT THE BEER.
SO CHICKEN DANCE, CHICKEN DANCE.
WE HAVE THE CHICKEN DANCE ABOUT ONCE AN HOUR, SO IT, UH, DRIVES SOME OF THE MEMBERS NUTS.
BUT THE, THE, UH, LOVE IT PEOPLE, THE KIDS LOVE IT.
THE, SOME OF THE ADULTS LOVE IT TOO.
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HAVE TO BE GERMAN.SO, UM, COUNCILMAN KENDRICK IS GONNA BE STANDING HERE BECAUSE HIS, UM, BACK IS BOTHERING HIM, BUT HE'S A TROOPER.
HE'S, HE'S HERE ANYWAY, SO THANK YOU, GARY.
UM, THE SECOND PROCLAMATION IS FOR HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL DAY, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AT MARISOL THORN.
WILL YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS? AND THEN I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND MAYOR AND COUNCIL, SHE'S COMING TO THE PODIUM.
I'M JUST GONNA SAY A FEW WORDS, YOU KNOW, UH, I JUST GOT BACK FROM A, A CITY MANAGER'S CONFERENCE AND A, A BIG CHUNK OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS HR RELATED TYPES OF TOPICS.
AND WE KNOW STUDIES SHOW THAT SINCE THE PANDEMIC, UH, WORKER ENGAGEMENT ACROSS EVERY SECTOR AND ACROSS THE UNITED STATES IS DOWN, AND SO THE ROLE OF HR HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT.
OVER THE PAST YEAR, SPECIFICALLY, OUR TEAM HAS REALLY SHIFTED A LOT OF WHAT WE DO AWAY FROM JUST HIRING AND PROCESSING PAPERWORK TO REALLY FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND IT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SUPPORT OUR, OUR EMPLOYEES SO THEY CAN PROVIDE BETTER SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WITH THAT, UH, MS. THORN, THANK YOU, GRAHAM, MR. MITCHELL.
SO I WANNA SAY AN APPRECIATION ON BEHALF OF THE HR DEPARTMENT, UM, FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
AMID THE CHALLENGES THAT GRAHAM JUST STATED, OUR HR TEAM HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.
THEY HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED WITH THE MARKETPLACE OF, UM, MAYBE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT INTERESTED IN WORKING.
SO WE'VE KIND OF GONE THROUGH THAT SHIFT.
WE'VE FOCUSED IN THE PAST YEAR ON ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TALENT.
WE HAVE REVAMPED OUR ORIENTATION TO BE MORE ENGAGING TO THE NEW HIRES.
WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS, EMOTIONAL HEALTH, UM, THROUGH DIFFERENT FACETS OF FINANCIAL LITERACY, MIND, BODY, AND EVEN PERSONAL CHALLENGES.
UM, AS GRAHAM MENTIONED, THERE HAS BEEN KIND OF HAVOC IN THE WORK INDUSTRY, AND HR IS NOT ALONE.
RECENT STUDIES SHOW THAT HR HAS HAD THE HIGHEST BURNOUT RATES AS WELL AS TURNOVER WITH MORE TO COME IN THE FUTURE.
AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR MY TEAM HERE WHO I'M GONNA HAVE STAND UP AND RECOGNIZE.
SO, MEGAN, CHELSEA AND CELINE ARE HERE WITH ME, AND THEY HAVE BEEN OPEN TO THESE CHALLENGES WITH POSITIVE ATTITUDES OF A LOT OF HUMOR.
I CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH FOR THEIR COMMITMENT, NOT ONLY TO THE CITY, BUT TO OUR TEAM.
BECAUSE I THINK FOR OUR CITY TO HAVE A STRONG HR DEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE TO HAVE A STRONG TEAM WHO REALLY SUPPORTS AND CARES FOR EACH OTHER AND HAS A TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
AND WE'VE MANAGED TO HAVE ALL OF THIS AMID ALL THESE CHALLENGES.
AND WITH THAT, I DO WANNA THANK ALSO THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THESE YEARS.
UH, LET ME READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR YOU.
WHEREAS HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONALS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN FOSTERING A PRODUCTIVE AND POSITIVE WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT, ENSURING THAT ORGANIZATIONS THRIVE THROUGH EFFECTIVE TALENT MANAGEMENT, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, AND STRATEGIC PLANNING.
AND WHEREAS HR PROFESSIONALS ADVOCATE FOR BOTH EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS, CREATING, CREATING A BALANCE THAT PROMOTES FAIRNESS, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION WITHIN THE WORKPLACE.
AND WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HR PROFESSIONALS EXTEND BEYOND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, ENCOMPASSING TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT, PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND WELLBEING.
AND WHEREAS RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HR PROFESSIONALS FOSTERS APPRECIATION FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND EXPERTISE IN NAVIGATING THE EVER EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT.
AND WHEREAS ON THIS DAY, WE CELEBRATE THE COMMITMENT, KNOWLEDGE, AND SKILLS OF HR PROFESSIONALS WHO SHAPE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND DRIVE SUCCESS.
THEREFORE, I BILL WELLS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2024 AS HUMAN RESOURCE PROFESSIONAL DAY IN RECOGNITION OF THE INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF HR PROFESSIONALS TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND THE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE, ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY SIR? WE HAVE NO CHANGES.
HOW ABOUT, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS? NO.
[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.]
WE ARE NOW AT CONSENT ITEMS. CONSENT ITEMS ARE ROUTINE MATTERS ENACTED BY ONE MOTION ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION LISTED BELOW[00:15:01]
WITH CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR 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? NO.
DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY CONSENT ITEMS? NO, SIR.
ANGELA, DO YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR CONSENT ITEMS? NO.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[ 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.]
US TO PUBLIC COMMENT.AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EL CAJON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ALREADY BE 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 YOU HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? WE HAVE ONE FROM BRENDA HAMMOND.
MR. MITCHELL, BUT YOU'RE NOT MY BOSS.
I JUST PUT THIS TOGETHER WHILE TAKING A POWER NAP IN THE PARKING LOT.
UM, I LOVE THE GERMAN MONTH PROCLAMATION.
MY MOTHER'S GERMAN, AND SHE JUST RECENTLY, SHE'S 88 YEARS OLD.
SHE JUST RECENTLY LEARNED GERMAN FROM A PROMINENT GERMAN GERMAN RESIDENT AND PROFESSOR.
MY FATHER WAS FULL-BLOODED BOHEMIAN.
SO WHEN THESE DIFFERENT GROUPS, UM, YELL AND SCREAM ABOUT THEIR HERITAGE, I SAY, HEY, I'M BOHEMIAN AND GERMAN, AND I'M PROUD TO BE CALLED A CRACKER
AND SO NOW, SO NOW I HAVE TIME.
NO, I JUST PUT THIS TOGETHER JUST NOW.
SO MY POINT IS, WE'RE ALL AMERICANS, AND IF WE'RE HERE LEGALLY, WE'RE HERE LEGALLY AS A, AS US CITIZENS.
UM, AND SO I HAVE TIME, I'M NOT STEALING TRUTHS.
UM, HAT THING WITH PINS, THE GIRL
IT'S A PINK LEMON, YOU KNOW, FOR PINK LEMONADE.
SO I PUT ALL MY CITY PINS ON THERE, THAT WAY I DON'T RUIN MY SHIRTS.
AND THE HAT'S NOT RUINED EITHER.
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE, THE FUN.
THERE ARE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
[8. Consideration to Vacate existing City property and the Dedication of Grossmont Union High School District property (1100 Murray Drive) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; Adopts the next Resolution, in order, to approve the vacation of City property at the entrance to Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) (1100 Murray Drive) as described by deed recorded February 27, 1946, document no. 21899, County of San Diego Records for public street purposes; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, to accept the dedication of property from the Grossmont Union High School District at the entrance to Grossmont High School (1100 Murray Drive) as described by deed recorded February 27, 1946, document no. 21899, County of San Diego Records for public street purposes.]
AT PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND WE HAVE TWO ITEMS TO CONSIDER.ITEM EIGHT IS CONSIDERATION TO VACATE EXISTING CITY PROPERTY AND THE DEDICATION OF GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY.
I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS ITEM.
MY NAME'S MARIO SANCHEZ, CITY ENGINEER, AND THIS ITEM BEFORE YOU, THIS PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS FOR THE VACATION OF EXISTING CITY PROPERTY AND A DEDICATION OF SCHOOL PROPERTY AT 1100 MURRAY DRIVE.
UM, THE AREA OF INTEREST IS THIS INTERSECTION, AND LEMME SEE IF I CAN POINT THAT OUT RIGHT THERE.
AND, UH, THE SITE HAS BEEN RECONFIGURED OVER THE YEARS, OVER THE PAST, I DON'T KNOW, SINCE THE FORTIES.
AND, UM, THE, THE CITY'S RIGHT OF WAY BOUNDARIES WERE NEVER ADJUSTED TO DESIGNATE THE PROPER OWNERSHIP OF THIS AREA.
SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT INITIATED THIS REQUEST TO FULLY CONTROL THE MANS, UH, THAT LANDSCAPE AREA AND FOR THE CITY TO MAINTAIN ALL THEIR UTILITIES IN WITHIN THE INTERSECTION.
THIS IS JUST THE PHOTO OF THE, OF THE LANDSCAPE AREA, WHICH IS ON THE WEST OR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION.
AND WE HAVE A TRAFFIC SIGNAL THAT'S OWNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE CITY.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, UTILITIES THAT ARE IN THE GROUND.
SO WE, WE STILL NEED THAT AREA FOR US TO MAINTAIN.
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WAS PREPARED BY THE LAND SURVEYOR, UM, FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.AND THE BLUE AREA IS THE AREA THAT'S GOING TO BE RE RECOMMENDED TO BE VACATED, WHICH IS THE LANDSCAPE AREA.
AND THEN THE RED AREA IS, UM, JUST THE, WITH THE INTERSECTION ITSELF AND THE, THE RED HATCHING IS, UM, THAT'S OWNED BY THE, BY THE SCHOOL.
AND THEY'LL, UH, DEDICATE THAT PROPERTY OVER TO US SO WE CAN MAINTAIN OUR FACILITIES.
I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT AREA THAT'S IN BLUE IS AROUND 7,500 AND CHANGE SQUARE FOOT.
AND THEN THE RED AREA IS ABOUT 2,500 SQUARE FEET.
AND HERE'S A PHOTO OF, UH, THE AREA THAT'S MAINTAINED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE CITY.
IT JUST MAINTAINS EVERYTHING ON THE CURB, GUTTER SIDEWALK AND TRAFFIC SIGNAL FACILITIES.
AND THIS IS THE, JUST THE PHOTOS OF THE STREET DEDICATION AREA, WHICH IS THE INTERSECTION ITSELF.
WE HAVE WHEELCHAIR RAMPS, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL LOOPS, UH, STRIPING, AND ALL THE PAVEMENT AS WELL.
SO TO SUMMARIZE, UH, THE PROPOSED VACATION OF, UH, SC UH, CITY PROPERTY AND THE DEDICATION OF SCHOOL PROPERTY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
UH, THERE'S NO FISCAL IMPACT TO THE CITY OF THIS ACTION AND STAFFERS RECOMMENDING, UH, THE FOLLOWING, IT'S QUITE LENGTH, QUITE LENGTHY.
SO THE CITY ADOPTS THE NEXT RESOLUTION, OR COUNCIL, I'M SORRY, UH, ADOPTS THE NEXT RESOLUTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTS THE NEXT RESOLUTION.
IN ORDER, APPROVE THE VACATION OF CITY PROPERTY AT THE ENTRANCE TO GROSSMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 1100 MURRAY DRIVE, AS DESCRIBED BY DEED RECORDED IN FEBRUARY 27TH, 1946.
DOCUMENT 21 8 9 9 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO RECORDS FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES.
AND THEN ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, ADOPTS THE, THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER TO ACCEPT THE DECA DEDICATION OF CITY OR DEDICATION OF PROPERTY FROM THE GROSSMONT UNIT HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT AT THE ENTRANCE OF GROSSMONT HIGH SCHOOL.
1100 MURRAY DRIVE, AS DESCRIBED BY THE DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 27TH, 1946.
DOCUMENT 2 1 8 9 9 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO RECORDS FOR PUBLIC STREET PURPOSES.
THAT CONCLUDES BY PRESENTATION.
I'LL OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS SEEMS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD.
ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO CARD, SIR.
THEN I MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
ANY MORE DISCUSSION WHERE SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH A MOTION? MOTION? I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE.
WE ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION ORDER TO APPROVE THE VACATION OF THE PARCEL AS DESCRIBED IN THE STAFF REPORT, AND TO ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE DEDICATION OF THE PARCEL AS DESCRIBED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[9. FY 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Initiation of FY 2025-2026 One Year Action Plan RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the public hearing; Accepts public testimony for the FY 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report and initiation of the FY 2025-2026 One Year Action Plan; Closes the public hearing; Approves the FY 2023-2024 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report as presented and authorizes the City Manager or designee to submit to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and to make any necessary or needed corrections; and Approves initiation of the FY 2025-2026 One Year Action Plan.]
NINE IS THE 2324 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT AND THE 25 26 1 YEAR ACTION PLAN.AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS ANITA RIO AND I AM THE SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST WITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HOUSING DIVISION.
THE PURPOSE OF TODAY'S PUBLIC HEARING IS TO ACCEPT PUBLIC TESTIMONY AND SEEK CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL ON TWO THINGS.
THAT IS THE INITIATION OF FISCAL YEAR 25 26, 1 YEAR ACTION PLAN AND FISCAL YEAR 2324, CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT, WHICH ALSO KNOWN AS THE CAPER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
THE CITY OF EL CAJON RECEIVES HUT CDBG, AND HOME FUNDS AS AN ENTITLEMENT CITY.
THESE FUNDS ARE USED, UH, TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
UH, THE LATEST CONSOLIDATED PLAN WAS APPROVED ON MAY 28TH, 2024, AND INCLUDES THE FISCAL YEAR 25 26 ACTION PLAN AS THE FIRST YEAR OF THAT FIVE YEAR PLAN.
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THE MAIN GOALS THAT ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ARE TO BE USED IN 25 26 CDBG AND HOME FUNDS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, THAT IS TO PROVIDE DECENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPORT THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR THE HOMELESS, PROVIDE COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PROVIDE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.THE ACTION PLAN IS USUALLY BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH, AND IT RECOMMENDS PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT MEET ONE OR MORE OF THOSE GOALS, UH, AND THEN IT COMES BACK IN APRIL OR MAY FOR FINAL ADOPTION.
SO TODAY, IN PROVIDING THIS INFORMATION, IT ALLOWS INTERESTED PARTIES WITH ADDITIONAL TIME TO BRAINSTORM FOR ELIGIBLE PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT, UM, THAT WOULD, UM, QUALIFY BASED ON ONE OF THOSE GOALS.
AND ALSO TO APPLY FOR CDBG AND HOME FUNDING FOR THE UPCOMING 25 26 UM, ACTION PLAN.
IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT FOR THE NEXT ACTION PLAN FISCAL YEAR 25 26, UH, THE CITY WOULD RECEIVE AN ANTICIPATED CDBG ALLOCATION OF 1.2 AND 689,000 IN, UH, HOME FUNDING.
THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTION PLAN.
THE INTERESTED PARTIES WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY STARTING DECEMBER 9TH, 2024, AND THAT IS THROUGH THE NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY.
THAT IS WHEN IT WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR A MINIMUM 30 DAY PERIOD.
AND ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE DUE THE SECOND WEEK, UH, IN JANUARY.
THE NOTICE IS PUBLISHED AND EMAILED OUT IN A DISTRIBUTION LIST OF INTERESTED PARTIES.
AND TO BE ADDED TO THIS LIST, UH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT, UH, HOUSING STAFF.
SO I WILL GO AHEAD AND, UM, PUT THOSE STAFF CONTACTS, UM, ON A DIFFERENT SLIDE.
THE SECOND PART OF TODAY'S PUBLIC PUBLIC HEARING, IT'S THE 2324 CAPER.
SO THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, UM, AND IT INCLUDES ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UH, PROVIDING THE EXPENDITURES AND PERFORMANCE DATA REFLECTING ACTIVITIES THAT WERE UNDERWAY OR COMPLETED, UH, DURING THE PREVIOUS ACTION PLAN PERIOD.
IN THIS CASE, THE PERIOD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IS FISCAL YEAR 2324, AND THAT WAS STARTING JULY 1ST, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2024.
ALSO, THIS IS THE LAST YEAR OF THE PREVIOUS FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
THIS SPECIFIC REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO HUD 45 DAYS AFTER THE CLOSE OF EACH FISCAL YEAR.
AND STAFF RECOMME RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE THE 2324 CAPER AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZED, SUBMITTED TO HUD THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WERE COMPLETED DURING LAST FISCAL YEAR AND ARE ALSO INCORPORATED IN THE CAPER DOCUMENT, WHICH IS ATTACHMENT ONE OF THE AGENDA REPORT, UH, INCLUDES PUBLIC SERVICES, FAIR HOUSING, HOUSING PROGRAMS, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
AND I DID ADD THE LOGOS OF THE GRANT AWARDEES FROM LAST YEAR, UM, AND SOME PHOTOS OF, UH, PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT WERE COMPLETED.
THESE ARE THE HOUSING STAFF CONTACTS, SO IF THERE ARE INTERESTED PARTIES THAT WANT TO GET ON THAT DISTRIBUTION LIST OR JUST HAVE GENERAL QUESTIONS, THEY CAN CONTACT MYSELF, WHICH IS THE FIRST BULLET POINT, OR OUR HOUSING MANAGER, JOSE DORADO.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
UM, COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? MICHELLE? HI.
IF WE WERE TO SAY PARTNER WITH, UM, LIKE THE PROJECT WE DID WITH MERIDIAN BAPTIST CHURCH AND WE WORKED WITH AMICUS AND WE HAD THE SEVEN SIX TINY HOMES, AND SAY THEY WANTED TO PUT THREE MORE, THREE TO FOUR MORE TINY HOMES ON THERE, CAN WE USE THESE CDBG FUNDS FUNDS, UH, FOR CDBG FUND? YES, WE CAN.
UH, THEY WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THROUGH THE PROCESS, UM, AS EXPLAINED, UH, BUT IF THAT'S A FUTURE PROJECT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO, THEY COULD GO AHEAD AND DO SO.
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT I TALKED TO, UM,
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, UH, RECENTLY, AND HE WANTS TO DO THAT, SO WE WANNA GET GOING ON THAT.
AND THEN IF THERE WERE OTHER CHURCHES THAT WANTED TO PUT, UM, THE SAME TYPE OF, UH, FACILITIES ON THEIR PROPERTY, WE COULD DO THAT AS WELL.
DO WE HAVE TO SPREAD IT OUT AMONGST DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS OR CAN WE
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SAY WE WANTED JUST BY CHANCE, WE WANTED TO TAKE THE WHOLE $1.2 MILLION AND WE WANTED TO PUT 'EM JUST IN THOSE TINY HOMES? MM-HMM.UH, SO CERTAIN PERCENTAGES DO HAVE TO GO TO SPECIFIC PURPOSES.
SO IT WOULD BE, UM, 20% TOWARDS PLANNING AND ADMIN, 15% TOWARDS THE PUBLIC SERVICES.
AND THEN THE REST WOULD BE, UM, FOR ANY ADDITIONAL PROJECTS.
SO THAT THAT PORTION WOULD BE THE ONE THAT WOULD BE USED.
YOU JUST ENCAPSULATED A LOT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, SO THANK YOU.
UH, ALONG THOSE LINES, I SAW ON THE STAFF REPORT, E-C-T-L-C IS SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT OF ITS WINDOWS AS PART OF THIS PROGRAM.
SO I KNOW THAT IN THIS THING THERE ARE OPERATIONAL, UH, FUNDS AND THERE ARE CAPITAL OR, OR EQUIPMENT OR ASSET PURCHASE FUNDS.
SO IF THEY'RE GOING TO PURCHASE NEW WINDOWS, DOES E-C-T-L-C GET TO CHOOSE THE CONTRACTOR? DO THEY HAVE TO GET THREE BIDS? WHAT'S THE PROCESS? YEAH, THERE IS A SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT HAS TO BE FOLLOWED UNDER HUD.
UH, BUT THEY ARE ABLE TO CHOOSE, UH, A CONTRACTOR THAT'S ELIGIBLE TO DO, UH, PROJECTS WITH FEDERAL FUNDS.
UH, AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO, UH, THREE BIDS.
SO THEY DO HAVE TO, UM, PUT IT OUT AS A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, A FORMAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.
UH, AND THAT'S HOW THEY RECEIVE THOSE BIDS.
AND WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS AND WE JUST PROVIDE THE REIMBURSEMENT.
WE'RE NOT REALLY IN THE, UH, SOURCING OF THE VENDOR PROCESS.
WE ARE NOT, UM, IT'S WHO, UM, SUBMIT THOSE BITS TO THEM.
HOWEVER, WE DO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR ANY TYPE OF QUESTIONS THAT THEY MAY HAVE.
UM, BUT ESSENTIALLY WE ARE PAYING FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF.
AND WOULD YOU HELP THEM FIND A VENDOR? 'CAUSE YOU SAID THEY HAVE TO BE QUALIFIED TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDS.
I IMAGINE THERE'S A LIST AND THEY COULD COME TO YOU AND SAY, WHO SHOULD WE LOOK TO? YES.
UH, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO RECOMMEND ANY SPECIFIC VENDORS, BUT WE ARE ABLE TO SHOW THEM WHERE THEY CAN FIND, UH, THESE SPECIFIC VENDORS ARE QUALIFIED OR HOW TO CHECK THEIR QUALIFICATIONS IF NECESSARY.
MAYOR, IF I CAN JUST MAKE A COMMENT.
IT WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE MERIDIAN TINY HOMES OR THE EMERGENCY CABINS.
AS, AS A REMINDER TO THE COUNCIL, WE ESTABLISH THAT ZONING ALLOWANCE AS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.
AND IT ACTUALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR.
STAFF IS ALREADY WORKING ON SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL THAT WILL, YOU'LL BE REVIEWING AT A LATER DATE, SO BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
UM, THE PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.
ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? WE DO, SIR.
UM, I, I DON'T KNOW IF I TOLD YOU THAT I VISITED THE TINY HOMES.
I DIDN'T GET TO GO INSIDE 'CAUSE IT'S FENCED OFF, BUT I THINK IT'S GREAT.
I THINK IT'S GREAT WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
UH, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THEN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
PLEASE VOTE ALL, ANY MORE DISCUSSION OR SOMEBODY'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
UH, MOVE ADOPTION, UH, APPROVING THE FY 2324 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT AS PRESENTED AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGE MANAGER TO SUBMIT TO THE, UH, US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE ANY NECESSARY NEEDED CORRECTIONS AND APPROVE THE INITIATION OF FY I 25 26 1 YEAR ACTION PLAN.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIM VOTE.
[10. Engine 208 Implementation Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the status update report. ]
WE HAVE TWO ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.ITEM 10 IS AN ENGINE 2 0 8 IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE.
I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS.
RESPECTED MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
UH, I'M GONNA INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR HEARTLAND PINE RESCUE, MS. BARBARA WATKINS.
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THE PRESENTATION AND SHE'S BEEN PIVOTAL IN WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY AND THE CITY STAFF IN, UM, MANAGING THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT.SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MS. BARBARA WATKINS.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR CITY COUNCIL.
UM, SO I HAVE AN UPDATE FOR YOU ON THE ENGINE 2 0 8 IMPLEMENTATION THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR A FEW MONTHS.
UM, AND I'M GONNA START WITH THE PROJECT GOALS.
SO KIND OF GOING BACK TO THE REASONS WHY WE'RE DOING THIS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO FIRSTLY, TO REDUCE CALLS FOR SERVICE VOLUME LOADS FROM EXISTING RESPONSE UNITS.
AND THIS IS PRIMARILY FROM STATION SIX AND EIGHT, AND THEN ALSO IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE CITY'S DEPENDENCES ON AUTOMATIC AID FROM NEIGHBORING FIRE JURISDICTIONS.
SO TO GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THUS FAR, UM, AND SOME THINGS THAT ARE STILL IN PROGRESS AND THE LARGER PICTURE STUFF.
BUT, UH, THE SAFER GRANT APPLICATION, UH, HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.
UH, WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE FIRE ENGINE, THE PURCHASE OF THAT, AND THEN ALSO THE OUTFITTING ASSOCIATED AND NECESSARY, UM, TO, WE ALSO FINISHED SOURCING AND, UM, PROCURING THAT FIRE ENGINE, WHICH WAS A MONUMENTAL TASK TO GET DONE.
THOSE ARE HARDER TO PURCHASE THAN YOU WOULD IMAGINE.
AND THEN SOME SMALL EQUIPMENT OUTFITTING PURCHASES TOO.
SOME OF THE SMALLER STUFF THAT GOES ON THOSE ENGINES.
SO THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE ALREADY.
SOME OF THE IN PROGRESS PROJECT ITEMS WE HAVE IS THE LARGER EQUIPMENT PURCHASES FOR THE OUTFITTING, UH, STAFFING, IDENTIFYING, UM, FURTHER FUNDING SOURCES FOR THE ADDITIONAL STAFF ASSOCIATED WITH THIS NEW ENGINE.
AND THEN THE STATION EIGHT MODIFICATIONS OR REMODEL THAT WILL BE NECESSARY TO HOUSE THAT ADDITIONAL STAFF.
THIS IS JUST A DIFFERENT VISUAL.
SO THE MAIN COMPONENTS ARE STAFFING, EQUIPMENT AND FUNDING.
UM, AND THOSE KIND OF LEAD INTO, UM, SOME MORE DETAILED ITEMS. THE HIRING OF NINE FIREFIGHTER MEDICS, UM, THAT'S PENDING THE SAFER GRANT AWARD.
UM, PROMOTING FIRE ENGINEERS AND FIRE CAPTAINS AS WELL.
UM, POTENTIALLY MODIFYING THE LABOR MOU AND CREATING A NEW CLASSIFICATION, FIREFIGHTER EMT RATHER THAN FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC.
UM, AND THEN GOING INTO THE EQUIPMENT, THE OBJECTIVE HERE IS TO OBTAIN THE FIRE ENGINE AND THE NEEDED OUTFITTING.
LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, THE FIRE ENGINE HAS BEEN ORDERED.
UM, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT YET, BUT WE DID PAY FOR THAT AND PROCURE IT OFFICIALLY BACK IN AUGUST.
UH, WE, UH, PURCHASE EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL PROTECTIVE GEAR, THE PPE THAT THEY WEAR, THIS IS THE PART THAT'S IN PROCESS STILL.
UM, AND THEN GOING DOWN TO THE FUNDING, THE APPLICATION FOR THE SAFER GRANT, AS I MENTIONED, IS COMPLETE.
WE'RE STILL WAITING ON NOTICE OF THAT AWARD.
AND THEN, UM, THE OTHER ITEMS RELATED TO POTENTIALLY MOU AND FUNDS AS WELL.
AND THEN, UH, PROJECT TIMELINE.
SO THESE ARE KIND OF OUR, UM, BENCHMARKS OF WHERE WE'RE PLANNING TO BE.
SO SEPTEMBER 30TH, THAT'S NEXT WEEK, WHICH IS VERY EXCITING.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING AN AWARD NOTIFICATION FROM THE SAFER GRANT.
HOPEFULLY THAT COMES NEXT WEEK.
UM, THAT'S NOT A GUARANTEE, THAT'S JUST AN ESTIMATION OF WHEN WE EXPECT TO HEAR.
NOVEMBER, 2024, UM, WILL BE PROMOTIONAL EXAMS FOR FIRE ENGINEER.
DECEMBER WILL BE, UM, OUR DEADLINE TO OBLIGATE THE REMAINING ARPA FUNDS.
FOR THE OUTFITTING ITEMS. WE HAVE JANUARY WE'LL START A NEW ACADEMY FOR FIREFIGHTERS.
AND THEN JANUARY, FEBRUARY THAT TIMEFRAME WILL BE PROMOTIONAL EXAMS FOR FIRE CAPTAINS.
SO ENGINEERS FIRST AND THEN CAPTAINS, AND THEN MARCH.
UH, WE EXPECT TO HAVE, UM, HERE ON THE WEST COAST IN OUR POSSESSION, THE NEW, WHAT WE CALL ENGINE TWO OH EIGHT SHOULD ARRIVE AND THEN MAY, UH, WE ANTICIPATE IT WILL BE IN SERVICE AND OPERATIONAL.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR YOU.
LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
I'M SURE THERE ARE QUITE A FEW.
ANYBODY LIKE TO START? UH, UH, THANK YOU FOR A GREAT PRESENTATION.
UM, A QUESTION IS, I, I FORGOT WHY WE'RE DOING FIREFIGHTER EMT VERSUS FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC.
THIS IS, UH, IN CASE WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH APPLICANTS, AND SO WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HIRE STILL NINE
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FIREFIGHTERS TO BE ABLE TO FULFILL THOSE, UH, POSITIONS.SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE SEEN AND AND THAT WAS SHARED EARLIER, IS, UH, HAVING ENOUGH APPLICANTS FOR THE POSITIONS AND QUALITY APPLICANTS.
AND, AND WE'VE HAD SOME CHALLENGES IN, IN RECENT YEARS TRYING TO GET A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDICS.
SO FOR THE PUBLIC'S NOTICE, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S POTENTIALLY ONE FIREFIGHTER EMT, THE OTHER TWO PEOPLE ON THE ENGINE ARE PARAMEDICS, AREN'T THEY? CORRECT.
SO AS FAR AS OUR SERVICE LEVEL GOES, WE WOULD NOT, UM, LOWER OUR SERVICE LEVEL.
IT WOULD BE STILL PARAMEDIC LEVEL SERVICE AND, AND MOST LIKELY THE GOAL WOULD BE IF WE DO HIRE FIREFIGHTER EMTS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO HIRE, IS TO FIND OUT A WAY TO GET THOSE INDIVIDUALS TRAINED UP TO PARAMEDIC LEVEL.
AND DO YOU HAVE ANY SENSE OF HOW WE'RE, HOW WE'RE GOING TO COME OUT ON THE END OF THE SAFER GRANT? I WOULD BE ONLY, UH, SPECULATING AT THIS POINT.
BUT WE HAD A REALLY GOOD APPLICATION.
I, I BELIEVE IT WAS, UH, COLLABORATIVELY PUT TOGETHER, HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE CITY STAFF AND, AND I, I BELIEVE IT WAS A COMPETITIVE APPLICATION AND I HEAR THAT WE HAD TO PAY IN ADVANCE FOR THE ENGINE.
SO THERE'S DIFFERENT, UH, FUNDING MECHANISMS AVAILABLE USUALLY BY PURCHASING THE ENGINE UP, UH, OUTRIGHT THAT LOCKS IN THE, THE PURCHASING PRICE.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING IS JUST EXCESSIVE, UH, PRICING INCREASES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL, SEVERAL YEARS UP TO 30%.
MORE QUESTIONS, CARRIE? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UH, IN THE EVENT, IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT, I'LL SAY THAT WE DON'T GET THE SAFER GRANT.
UM, THIS, UH, ENGINE THAT WE PURCHASED IS STILL NEEDED FOR OUR FLEET.
IS THAT CORRECT? WE'RE NOT ADDING AN ADDITIONAL THAT'S JUST GONNA SIT THERE IN THE GARAGE.
OUR FLEET HAS, UH, HAS BEEN NEEDING UPDATING FOR A WHILE AND, AND, UH, IT'S, IT'S TIME TO RETIRE FEEL OF OUR SENIOR FIRE APPARATUS TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE SERVICE LEVELS THAT, THAT WE HAVE.
I JUST HAVE A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE GRANT.
I ASSUME THIS IS A TIME ONLY GRANT? NOT NOT ONGOING.
THIS IS A GRANT THAT HAS A, UM, PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF 36 MONTHS.
AND, AND SO IF WE DO NOT RECEIVE THE GRANT THIS YEAR, WE CAN REAPPLY AGAIN.
BUT, UH, ONCE THE GRANT HAS BEEN GRANTED, THERE'S 36 MONTHS OF, OF A PERFORMANCE PERIOD TO FUND THOSE POSITIONS.
IN THE EVENT THAT WE DON'T GET NINE FIREFIGHTERS, AS YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THE HR CHALLENGES, LET'S SAY WE GET THREE WITH THE, UH, POSITION BE THAT OKAY, WE'LL STAFF ONE SHIFT RATHER THAN NO SHIFTS, AND THAT'S AN OPERATIONAL DECISION WE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT ESPECIALLY, UH, LOOKING AT AT WHAT THE FUNDING IS AVAILABLE.
YOU KNOW, IF YOU RECALL, WE, UH, PROVIDE A COUPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS AT THE WORKSHOP AND, AND WE'D HAVE TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN OPERATIONALLY AND, AND, UH, ADMINISTRATIVELY SUPPORT.
ANY MY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? CHIEF? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? THERE ARE NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.
ALRIGHT, THEN THAT'S BACK TO COUNSEL AND LOOKING FOR A MOTION.
I, UH, DO WE JUST RECEIVE THE REPORT? I THINK THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO NEED FOR A MOTION AT THIS POINT.
[11. Professional Services Agreement for the “El Cajon On-Demand” Flexible Fleet Project/Clean Mobility Options Grant Project (CLMOBVOUCH) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to: Accept, appropriate, and expend $1.5 million in State Funded Clean Mobility Options (CLMOBVOUCH) grant funds; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Nomad Transit, LLC, for a two-year term in the not-to-exceed amount of $1.5 million in State Funded Clean Mobility Options (CMO) grant funds.]
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT ON TODAY'S AGENDA, ITEM 11 IS ABOUT A REPORT ABOUT THE EL CAJON ON DEMAND PROJECT AND STAFF WILL TELL US ABOUT THIS.GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AGAIN, MARIO SANCHEZ, CITY ENGINEER.
UH, THIS ITEM IS, UH, A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR THE EL CAJON ON-DEMAND MICRO TRANSIT PROJECT.
SO JUST, UH, I'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2023, WE, UH, APPLIED FOR A $1.5 MILLION STATE FUNDED CLEAN MOBILITY OPTIONS GRANT.
AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING THAT GRANT TO PROVIDE MICRO
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TRANSIT SERVICES.AND, UH, BACK IN JANUARY, I WAS HERE BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO ACCEPT THE GRANT AND UTILIZE, UH, NOMAD TRANSIT WE'RE ALSO KNOWN AS VIA TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES.
AND IT WAS VIA, UM, A SANDAG COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
AND THEN FAST FORWARD TO AUGUST, UH, 2024, THE CITY EXECUTED THE FINAL, UH, CLEAN MOBILITY OP OPTIONS VOUCHER AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE TO GET THE PROJECT, UM, MOVING ALONG, AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE, THE SERVICE WILL COMPRISE OF THREE ELECTRIC POWER MINIVANS THAT WILL SERVE CUSTOMERS, UH, FOR LOCAL TRIPS, UH, FOR DESTINATIONS WITHIN THE CITY, TROLLEY, TRANSIT STOPS, OR DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS AND SO FORTH.
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON VIA, UH, THESE SLIDES ARE FROM OUR, MY JANUARY PRESENTATION.
THEY PROVIDE A TURNKEY OPERATION.
THEY PROVIDE ALL THE, THE SERVICE, UH, VEHICLE SOURCING, OPERATIONS, DRIVER ACQUISITION DISPATCH, CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND ALL THE TECH THAT'S REQUIRED, UH, BEHIND THAT DRIVER APP.
THEY PROVIDE, UM, AN EFFICIENT MICROT TRANSIT SERVICE BY USING, UH, THEY KEEP TABS OF THEIR DRIVERS.
THEY DO PLANNING TOOLS, UH, AND, UH, APPS FOR, UM, FOR YOU TO, TO USE THEIR SERVICE.
AND THIS IS THE PROJECT SERVICE AREA MAP.
AS YOU SEE, UM, THE PURPLE LINES ARE, ARE MTS FIXED ROUTES, AND THE GREEN LINE IS OUR TROLLEY, UH, LINE AS AS WELL, OR MTS ROUTE.
AND THEN THAT BLUE.IN THERE IS OUR TRANSIT CENTER.
SO WHAT THIS SERVICE INTENDS TO DO IS TO CONNECT THE FIRST AND LAST MILE CONNECTIONS TO, UM, TRANSIT AND OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE CITY.
AND WE'RE TRYING TO HIT A POPULATION OF AROUND 70,000, UH, UH, UH, PEOPLE AND FOCUS ON, UH, 19,000 JOBS WITHIN THE VALLEY FLOOR.
UH, WE ESTIMATE THE, THE RIDERSHIP WILL BE 200 RIDER PER DAY WITH THE 52,000 ANNUAL RIDERSHIP.
AND THE FLEET SIZE IS, AGAIN, THREE THREE ELECTRIC POWERED VEHICLES.
ONE WILL BE WHEEL WHEELCHAIR, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE, AND THOSE ARE ANNUAL COSTS FOR THE, FOR THE ACTUAL GRANT OF 1.5 MILLION FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD.
AND I WANNA SHOW A VIDEO OF WHAT THEY DO.
AND IS THIS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION? ABSOLUTELY.
IT IS THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TRANSIT AGENCIES AND MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS IN VALDOSTA, GEORGIA ARE USING ON DEMAND PUBLIC TRANSIT TO IMPROVE THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AND IMPROVING SERVICE WITH APP DRIVEN CUSTOMER FEEDBACK.
THE OPPORTUNITY HERE IS ABSOLUTELY GIANT FOR ON DEMAND TO FEED INTO THESE REALLY CRITICAL FIRST AND LAST MILE JOURNEYS THAT CAN REALLY MAKE OR BREAK THE TOTAL JOURNEY FOR A COMMUTER.
MY FAMILY AND I, WE USE THIS SERVICE ALL THE TIME.
I JUST TAKE MY PHONE OUT, BOOK THE RIDE AND ON DEMAND IS THERE.
WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE OUR COSTS BY AT LEAST A THIRD.
IT'S JUST A MORE EFFICIENT MODEL THAN HAVING A SHUTTLE BURNING GAS DRIVING AROUND IN A CIRCLE.
THEY ARE GREATLY REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SINGLE PERSON VEHICLES ON THE ROAD.
IT HAS BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL EMISSIONS REDUCTION PROJECT IN ALL OF THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH.
METROPLEX ON DEMAND SERVICE JUST CHANGES PEOPLE'S LIVES.
I HOPE IT'S THE FUTURE OF PARATRANSIT.
HONESTLY, IT'S HARD TO HAVE AN EQUAL SOCIAL OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE ON-DEMAND.
I USE VIA BECAUSE OF I'M A HALF BLIND AND I CANNOT DRIVE.
I ORDER THE VIA, SO VIA PICK UP IN FRONT OF MY DOOR AND DROP OFF WHERE I SUPPOSED TO GO.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE OUR DAUGHTER EXPERIENCE LIFE AS THE 19-YEAR-OLD SHE IS VIA REALLY GIVES HER THAT INDEPENDENCE.
AND OUR SENIORS ARE JUST LOVING IT.
UH, YOU KNOW, IT ALLOWS THEM TO BE SAFER, TO BE ABLE TO GO WHEREVER THEY WANT TO GO.
IT ALLOWS THEM TO BE PRODUCTIVE WAY BEYOND THE YEARS THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DRIVE.
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REMIX ENABLES TRANSIT PLANNERS AND TRANSIT AGENCIES TO DRAW IDEAS ON A MAP ABOUT THE TRANSIT SYSTEM AND SHOW THE INSTANT IMPACTS OF CHANGING THE ROUTE.A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE, ARE ABLE TO ACCESS HOSPITALS JOBS.
NUMEROUS OF PEOPLE HAVE GAINED EMPLOYMENT, HAVE ACCESS JUST TO GET TO THE JOB WITH VR.
I THINK WE'VE CERTAINLY GOT THE BEST TECHNOLOGY THAT THE WORLD HAS TO OFFER IN THIS SPACE.
SO I'M GONNA, UH, JUMP INTO OUR PROJECT SCHEDULE AND, UH, THE COST OF THE SERVICE AND THE SUSTAINABILITY.
UM, SO THE GRANT WILL FUND, UM, UH, NOMAD TRANSIT OPERATIONS RIDERS WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE SERVICE FREE FOR THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF THE PROGRAM.
AFTER THAT, THE FAIR WOULD BE COMPARABLE TO THE MTS RIDERSHIP OF $2 AND 50 CENTS PER RIDER.
UH, IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS WERE FULLY FUNDED, UH, FAIR REVENUES AND OTHER POSSIBLE TRANSIT RELATED FUNDING WILL BE ABLE TO USE TO SUSTAIN THE PROJECT PAST THE TWO YEARS.
AND THEN STAFF WILL TAKE A LOOK AT OTHER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AS WELL.
UH, WE'RE, WE KNOW, WE'RE AWARE THAT THERE'S ABOUT 300,000 AVAILABLE AND CMO FUNDS THAT WE'RE GONNA PURSUE AS WELL.
SO TO FUND IT ADDITIONAL, HOPEFULLY FIVE TO SIX MONTHS.
SO WE INTEND TO DEPLOY THE THREE, UH, PASSENGER VANS BY APRIL, 2025.
AND I, I, THIS IS A SLIDE THAT I PRESENTED BEFORE.
I WAS JUST, UH, THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OPERATION, WHAT, UH, THEIR SERVICE, UH, THEIR, THEIR, THEIR SERVICE TIME WOULD BE FROM MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 7:00 AM 7:00 PM THEY'LL PROVIDE ONE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLE, AND IT'S JUST THEIR TOTAL COST.
I, AND I HAVE, UH, UH, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM VIA MR. BRIAN NELSON.
SO, UH, HE'LL BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
SO, SO WITH THAT, STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER TO ACCEPT APPROPRIATE AND EXPEND $1.5 MILLION IN STATE FUNDED CLEAN MOBILITY, OPERATE MOBILITY OPTIONS, GRANT FUNDS, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH NOMAD TRANSIT FOR A TWO YEAR TERM AND NOT IN THE, NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $1.5 MILLION AND CMO GRANT FUNDS.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP THE QUESTIONS.
UM, SO LET ME JUST ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
I'M SURE YOU WENT OVER SOME OF THEM, UM, EARLIER ON IN YOUR EARLIER PRESENTATIONS.
UM, LET ME JUST GO OVER AGAIN.
HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, SEVEN TO SEVEN.
NOW, HOW DID YOU PLAN ON MARKETING THIS OR LETTING RESIDENTS KNOW? OKAY, WE'LL WORK WITH THE, THE, THE CMO.
UM, THEY HAVE A MARKETING PLAN.
AND SO WE'LL FOLLOW WHAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE INTENDED TO DO.
AND WE'LL ALSO USE OUR, OUR, OUR CITY, UM, SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL TO MARKET THIS PROJECT.
BECAUSE I'M THINKING FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF SERVICE, I'M LOOKING AT POSSIBLY LOW INCOME AND SENIOR COMPLEXES OR, OR GOING TO BE A, A BIG TIME HELP FOR THOSE, UM, PARTICULAR FACILITIES, TRAILER PARKS.
UM, THOSE AGAIN ARE GONNA BE MOSTLY ELDERLY AND LOW INCOME, UH, BOARD AND CARES, UH, THOSE WHO CANNOT DRIVE, UH, THAT HAVE MOBILITY ISSUES AND HAVE, UM, UH, DIAGNOSES THAT CANNOT DRIVE LIKE, UM, THE ONE GIRL WHO HAD VISION ISSUES, UH, OR HAVE EPILEPSY AND CANNOT DRIVE.
AND THEN, UM, AGAIN, PARTNERING WITH MAYBE THOSE WHO RECEIVE MEALS ON WHEELS.
UM, WHEN I VOLUNTEERED WITH THEM, THERE WERE QUITE A FEW RECIPIENTS OF MEALS ON WHEELS WHO CANNOT DRIVE, UH, FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
SO I'M JUST WONDERING, I'M, I'M ALMOST WONDERING IF WE GOT ALL OF JUST THOSE TYPES OF FACILITIES PARTNERING IN WITH US THAT WE MAY NEED MORE THAN THREE VANS.
WE, UM, THE EL CAJON COLLABORATIVE, UH, DO YOU KNOW? YES.
YEAH, WE, WE'VE GOT A LETTER SUPPORT SO THEY'RE AWARE OF THIS PROGRAM.
THEY'RE REALLY ANXIOUS TO GET THE, THE SERVICE GOING.
YOU KNOW, AND I UNDERSTAND WE ALREADY HAVE, UM, A FAIRLY DECENT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
HOWEVER, DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHEN WE HAVE RAIN, WHAT RAIN WE DO GET, BUT THEN IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WHEN IT'S EXTREMELY HOT, THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THAT, UM, WEATHER RELATED STRESS.
UM, A LOT OF OUR MTS BUS STOPS DO NOT HAVE SHELTER
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AND, UH, YOU REACH A CERTAIN AGE HAVING TO SIT OUT THERE IN A HUNDRED DEGREE HEAT IS NOT PLEASANT.AND HAVING THIS AVAILABILITY WOULD BE, UM, WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
SO I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW THAT WAS GOING TO GO.
UM, SO IF WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE KIND OF REALLY TARGET, UM, THOSE AREAS, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION, IF WE COULD REALLY TARGET THOSE, UM, COMPLEXES THAT WE ALREADY KNOW ARE GOING TO BE THE LOW INCOME AND THE REALLY IMPACTED AREAS, TRAILER PARKS, SENIOR COMPLEXES, UM, AND BOARD AND CARES AND THOSE RECIPIENTS.
AND MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME OF THOSE, UM, LISTS FROM MEALS ON WHEELS, THE AIR CAJON COLLABORATIVE.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR ME ANYWAY.
UM, DO WE HOLD ANY LIABILITY FOR THESE VEHICLES AND THE DRIVERS IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? AS THE CITY? YES, WE DO.
WE HAVE TO ENTER WITH THE, UH, WITH US A LIABILITY INSURANCE WITH THE STATE, UH, VIA HAS TO, UM, UH, PROVIDE INSURANCE TO US FOR THE CITY.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE PRETTY MUCH COVERED HOPEFULLY WITH ALL, ANY, ANY TYPE OF RISK, UH, MANAGEMENT.
SO, AND YOU KNOW, LET'S SAY WE'RE SIX MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD INTO THIS TWO YEAR, UH, LET'S CALL IT A BETA TEST WHERE WE'RE JUST TRYING THIS OUT WHERE IT'S ALL FUNDED.
DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO, UM, REMOVE OURSELVES FROM THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY POINT IN TIME OR DO WE HAVE TO HAVE JUST CAUSE OR WE PROBABLY WOULD NEED, JUST CAUSE I'D HAVE TO DEFER TO MY, THE CITY ATTORNEY ON HOW TO, TO, UH, ES UH, GET OUTTA THAT AGREEMENT OR IF WE'RE, SO WE MIGHT BE LOCKED INTO THIS FOR TWO YEARS NO MATTER WHAT.
IT'S A THREE YEAR PROGRAM THAT'S FULLY FUNDED.
AND SO, UH, ONCE THAT ENDS, THEN WE HAVE THE OPTION TO RENEW THIS.
BUT WE'D HAVE TO COME UP WITH THE FUNDS AS, AS MR. UM, UH, SANCHEZ SAID WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT MORE CMO GRANT FUNDS TO CONTINUE THIS, THIS PROGRAM IN THE FUTURE.
AND IS IT OUR INTENTION TO, OR IS THIS, WELL, IT'S FUNDED FOR THREE YEARS.
AFTER THREE YEARS, WOULD STAFF COME BACK TO US AND SAY, HEY, WE ONLY HAVE 50% OF IT FUNDED.
DO YOU WANNA FUND THE REST? IS THAT HOW THAT WOULD WORK OUT? I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO SEE HOW, HOW IT'S USED.
I WOULDN'T, I WOULD, IT'S HARD TO SAY WHAT OUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE, BUT AT SOME POINT WHEN THE FUNDING RUNS OUT, IF THERE'S NOT ANOTHER SOURCE OF FUNDING THAT WOULD BE A POTENTIAL, UH, SOMETHING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL COULD DO IS UTILIZE ITS OWN FUNDS.
BUT WE'D HAVE TO DO THE ANALYSIS DURING THE PILOT PERIOD STEP.
THANK YOU, UH, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
UM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU REAL, WHICH MIGHT BE FOR THE AGENCY, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND ASK YOU AND YOU CAN GATEKEEPER IT.
UM, I'M CURIOUS WHETHER THIS, THIS SEEMS LIKE A POINT TO POINT SERVICE FROM MY HOUSE TO THE GROCERY STORE, FROM MY HOUSE TO THE DOCTOR, AND THE TRANSIT SERVICE PROVIDES A LOT OF SIMILAR CLOSE SERVICE TODAY.
MY QUESTION IS, HAS THE COMPANY SEEN ANY IMPACT ON THE NUMBER OF RIDER ON EXISTING PUBLIC TRANSIT? WE, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT MAYBE BRIAN CAN SHED LIGHT ON THAT.
DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? YEAH, I CAN.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO WITH THAT? YEAH.
AND I FAILED TO MENTION, I THINK THEY HAVE THREE OR FOUR DEPLOYMENTS THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON IN THE COUNTY.
UM, SO YEAH, SO WE OPERATE, UH, SERVICES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
UM, ONE SPECIFIC ONE THAT COMES TO MIND IS UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY, WHERE, UH, WE OPERATE MICRO TRANSIT THAT'S CONNECTING TO THEIR EXISTING FIXED ROUTE NETWORK.
UM, AND SO THE MAIN GOAL OF THAT IS TO PROVIDE FIRST MILE LAST MILE TRIPS, UM, IN AREAS THAT HAVE BIG TRANSIT GAPS TO, YOU KNOW, GET TO THOSE DESTINATIONS.
SO IN, UH, DETERMINING THE SERVICE ZONE FOR EL CAJON, WE WANTED TO PROVIDE TRIPS, UH, THAT EASILY SERVED GETTING TO AND FROM THE TRANSIT CENTER, BUT ALSO THOSE AREAS WHERE TRANSIT GAP.
SO IT DOES PROVIDE POINT TO POINT, UM, WITH UTAH TRANSIT AUTHORITY WOULD, WE DID SEE FIXED ROUTE RIDERSHIP INCREASE BY 54% OVER THE CO COURSE OF A YEAR SINCE THEY LAUNCHED MICRO TRANSIT.
UM, SO IT'S REALLY HELPING TO COMPLIMENT THE EXISTING, UH, FIX ROUTE SYSTEM.
UM, AND IN THE VIA RIDER APP, INDIVIDUALS CAN, UH, BOOK, UH, MULTIMODAL TRIPS SO THEY COULD SEE THE FIX ROUTE OPTIONS AS WELL AS MICRO TRANSIT, WHICH REALLY HELPS PROTECT,
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UH, THE MICRO TRANSIT CAPACITY.YOU KNOW, IN OUR VEHICLES, FOUR OR FIVE PASSENGERS COULD FIT IN ONE TIME.
UH, MTS BUS COULD FIT, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED.
SO, UH, THAT REALLY HELPS GIVE PEOPLE DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO SHOW WHAT'S MORE EFFICIENT AND FASTER THERE.
SO ARE YOU SAYING, IF I HEARD YOU RIGHT THAT, UH, IF, IF A PERSON WOULD SAY, WELL IT'S, IT'S 10 BUS STOPS TO GET TO THE TROLLEY STATION, UH, YOU'RE SAYING WITH A MICRO TRANSIT IT MAY BE POINT TO POINT AND THEREFORE RIDERSHIP INCREASED A LITTLE BECAUSE IT WAS EASIER TO TAKE WITHOUT THE 10 BUS STOPS ALONG THE WAY? THAT'S CORRECT, YES.
YEAH, IT'S MORE INCENTIVIZING FOR PEOPLE TO TAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT WHEN THEY SEE THAT THERE'S A SHORTER WAIT TIME AND A SHORTER DISTANCE TIME THERE.
NOW LET'S TALK ABOUT THE WHEELCHAIR ACCESS, UH, POINT OF VIEW.
MTS DOES PROVIDE, UH, POINT TO POINT WHEELCHAIR ACCESS.
IT HAS TO BE BY LAW THE SAME TRANSIT TIME AS A BUS WOULD BE.
SO MY QUESTION IS, HAVE YOU SEEN ANY IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC AGENCY'S PARATRANSIT SERVICE WITH THIS? DID IT INCREASE ALSO BE FOR THE SAME REASON OR CANNIBALIZE? WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? YEAH, OFTENTIMES WHEN WE DO WORK WITH TRANSIT AGENCIES, WE'LL COMMINGLE OUR MICRO TRANSIT SOFTWARE WITH PARATRANSIT SOFTWARE SO THAT WAY IT'S BOOKED ALL THROUGH ONE APP TOGETHER TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT.
UM, SO FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS PILOT, WE'RE STILL PROVIDING WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VEHICLES, BUT NOT IN THE FORMAL SENSE OF PARATRANSIT.
UH, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE CAPABLE OF AND DEFINITELY HELPS IMPROVE THE RIDERSHIP AS WELL FOR THAT.
DID YOU SEE ANY IMPACT ON PRIVATE RIDESHARE SERVICES SINCE THIS IS A POINT, SIMILAR POINT TO POINT TYPE THING? WAS THIS, UH, MORE FAVORABLE BECAUSE IT WAS FASTER, SHORTER? UH, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PICK UP SOMEBODY ALONG THE WAY.
YOU MEAN LIKE A PRIVATE RIDESHARE, LIKE AN UBER OR LYFT TYPE OF SERVICE? YEAH.
UH, OFTEN WE SEE THE PER, UH, THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION IS VIEWED, UH, IN FAVOR OF SOMETHING LIKE A MICRO TRANSIT SERVICE.
THAT'S BECAUSE MAINLY IT'S PROVIDED BY THE CITY DIRECTLY.
SO ALL THE DRIVERS ARE VETTED, UM, THEY'RE TRAINED THROUGH US.
THEY'RE FTA, WE FOLLOW FDA REGULATIONS, UM, FOR THAT.
SO, UM, JUST BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SAME SET OF DRIVERS THAT PICK YOU UP.
IT'S, IT'S SAFER VERSUS, UM, A SERVICE LIKE AN UBER, LYFT, YOU KNOW, ANY UBER LYFT DRIVER CAN PICK YOU UP.
SO, UM, AND HAVING, YOU KNOW, THE FAIR AS, AS MARIO MENTIONED, START OUT FREE AND THEN GO TO TWO 50 IS MORE DESIRABLE THAN, YOU KNOW, TAKING A RIDE SHARE THAT, YOU KNOW, COULD HAVE SURGE PRICING THAT IMPACTS IT.
AND, AND FINALLY MY LAST QUESTION IS, UH, THE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CAPS AT $6 A DAY, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY TRIPS TRANSFERS YOU MAKE, DO YOU HAVE A CAP OR IS IT TWO 50 PER TRIP REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF TRIPS? YEAH, IT WOULD BE TWO 50 PER TRIP REGARDLESS OF TRIP.
SO YOU'D HAVE TO PLAN YOUR DAY TO CORRECT, YES.
I HAVE, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
UM, AND THIS IS MORE OF THE OPERATIONS AND I DON'T WANNA GET INTO THE WEEDS, BUT HOW DO, DOES YOUR APP OR DRIVERS PRIORITIZE RIDERS WITH REGARD TO PICKUP AND DROP OFF? OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT JUST GONNA BE, OH, I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T WANNA MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS, BUT ARE YOU PICKING UP AND PASSING PEOPLE AS THEY'RE, IF THEY'RE STANDING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THAT'S REQUESTED OR DOES IT, DOES THE APP AUTOMATICALLY DO IT FOR THE DRIVER TO SAY THIS IS THE MOST EFFICIENT ROUTE AROUND TOWN? YEAH.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
SO THERE'S TWO WAYS TO BOOK A RIDE.
SO ONE RIDERS COULD BOOK IT THROUGH THE APP DIRECTLY, UM, BUT THEN NOT EVERYBODY HAS SMART PHONES, SO THERE IS A CALL IN NUMBER WHERE THEY COULD BOOK A RIDE DIRECTLY ON THE BACK END.
WE HAVE AN ALGORITHM THAT IS ESSENTIALLY OPTIMIZING THE ROUTE PER EACH VEHICLE.
UM, SO YOU MAY GET IN A CAR THAT'S GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION WHERE I'M GOING TO AS WELL.
SO THAT VEHICLE MAY PICK ME UP, BUT IF I'M GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE A VEHICLE THAT PICKS ME UP SEPARATELY OF THAT.
SO IT IT'S OPTIMIZING BASED OFF OF THE TECH THAT YOU GUYS HAVE? CORRECT.
AND AS THE QUEUE BUILDS THE WAIT TIMES INCREASE, LIKE ANYTHING ELSE? YES.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A YOU QUESTION OR OUR CITY STAFF QUESTION.
IS THE RATE AT TWO 50 PER TRIP FIXED, IS THAT NEGOTIABLE BASED OFF OF YOU AND US AND THE CITY, OR IS THAT YOUR STANDARD? YEAH, SO THAT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT DETERMINED BY EL CAJON.
UM, SO THAT FAIR DOESN'T GO TO US.
IT GOES COMPLETELY TO THE CITY TO COVER THE COST OF, OKAY.
AND SO IF THE CITY DECIDED THAT THEY DID WANT TO INCREASE THE FARE, UM, THEY COULD DO THAT OVERNIGHT AND THEN WE JUST, YOU KNOW, INCREASE THE FARE ON THEIR APP.
MY, UM, WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS IS AFTER THE TWO, THREE YEAR FUNDING, THAT COULD BE ANOTHER FUNDING MECHANISM TO KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING.
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YOU MORE QUESTIONS.ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? THERE ARE NO SPEAKER CARDS.
WOULD SOMEBODY LIKE TO PROCEED WITH A MOTION OR WE JUST WANT TO RECEIVE IT, ENTER INTO MORE DISCUSSION.
UH, WELL I HAVE A COMMENT TO MAKE AND I THINK THIS IS DOWN AT MTS.
THIS HAS BEEN A MUCH TALKED ABOUT SUBJECT FOR A LONG TIME.
IT, IT'S THE THORN IN THE FLESH OF HOW TO MAKE PUBLIC TRANSIT EASIER TO TAKE AND, AND WHEN IT'S A 20 MINUTE RIDE FROM HERE TO THE TRANSIT STATION WITH 10 STOPS, IT, IT'S TOUGH FOR PEOPLE.
SO I THINK THIS IS A, A GREAT THING.
THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER CITIES IN SAN DIEGO, THEY DO SOMETHING SIMILAR.
I THINK DOWNTOWN HAS THE FRED MICRO TRANSIT, WHICH GOES AROUND SIMILARLY AND I THINK MAYBE CARLSBAD OR SOMEBODY UP NORTH COUNTY, OCEANSIDE AND CARLSBAD OCEAN HEIGHT, AND THAT MIGHT BE A VIA SERVICE UP THERE AS WELL.
UM, THOSE ARE NOT VIA SERVICES, BUT WE HAVE FOUR VIA SERVICES THAT ARE LAUNCHING IN THE, IN THE WINTER, IN, UH, SPRING 20 24, 25.
WELL, I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT APPROPRIATE AND EXPEND THE ONE AND A HALF MILLION OF STATE FUNDED CMO GRANT FUNDS AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT AS OUTLINED IN THIS REPORT.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
AND FOR THE RECORD, THAT WAS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION TO, TO TAKE CARE OF ALL, ALL THOSE THINGS, CORRECT? YES.
THERE ARE NO COMMISSION REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
ITEM 12 IS MY ACTIVITY REPORT.
[13. COUNCILMEMBER STEVE GOBLE MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board); East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Board; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee; SANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate; SANDAG Public Safety Committee – Alternate.]
AT ACTIVITY REPORTS FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.COUNCIL MEMBER GOBEL HAS REPORTED WITH A COMMENT THAT THIS FRIDAY IS A MAJOR PRESS CONFERENCE OUT AT THE EL CAJON TRANSIT STATION.
THIS SUNDAY IS THE LAUNCH OF THE COPPER LINE.
NO LONGER WILL THE ORANGE LINE STOP AT PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL SUPPLY ON ARNE AVENUE.
CAPTAIN RWE AND I ARE RAISING OUR HANDS IN JOY FOR THAT AND THE GREEN LINE WILL LONGER STOP IN SANTEE.
THEY BOTH END AT THE EL CAHO TRANSIT STATION.
BIG PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY AND THE SERVICE OF ONE CAR TRAIN BACK AND FORTH ANTI EVERY 15 MINUTES STARTS ON SUNDAY.
[14. COUNCILMEMBER GARY KENDRICK METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire Training JPA.]
KENDRICK AS REPORTED COUNCIL MEMBER[15. COUNCILMEMBER MICHELLE METSCHEL Harry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA – Alternate; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA – Alternate. ]
MITCHELL AS REPORTED, BUT ONE THING TO ADD OCTOBER 1ST AT NINE O'CLOCK IS THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE BRADLEY WIDENING PROJECT AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL BECAUSE TRAFFIC IS GONNA BE IMPACTED STARTING RIGHT ABOUT THEN.AND SO, UH, UM, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT PROJECT STARTING.
AND SO THOSE OF YOU WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA, THAT'S BRADLEY MOISON AND GRAVES AREA.
UH, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT TRAFFIC'S GONNA BE IMPACTED FOR QUITE A WHILE AND THAT'S IT.
[16. DEPUTY MAYOR PHIL ORTIZ League of California Cities, San Diego Division; East County Economic Development Council; MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board) – Alternate; East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Board – Alternate; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee – Alternate.]
THEN DEPUTY MAYOR ORTIZ AS REPORTED.THERE ARE NO JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS, NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS, NO FIRST OR SECOND READINGS OF ORDINANCES ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
[17. Closed Session - Conference with Real Property Negotiators - pursuant to Government Code section 54956.8: Property: APN 487-331-22-00 425 West Main Street, El Cajon Negotiating Party: Jala, Inc. Hitesh C. Patel, CEO City Negotiators: City Manager City Attorney Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment for acquisition of property]
WE'RE NOW AT CLOSED SESSION.THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL RECITE THE TOWN WILL LEAD US INTO THE CLOSED SESSION.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL BE MEETING IN CLOSED SESSION FOR CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 6 0.8.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 4 25 WEST MAIN STREET IN EL CAJON.
THE NEGOTIATING PARTY FOR THE PROPERTY OWNERS IS HALA INC.
AND HITESH C PATEL AS CEO, THE CITY'S NEGOTIATORS OF THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.
UNDER NEGOTIATION WOULD BE PRICE AND TERMS FOR PAYMENT FOR ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO ADJOURN THE CLOSED SESSION.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE GONNA CLOSE SESSION THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND FINISH UP THE MEETING.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE'RE BACK AND I'LL ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO REPORT OUT ENCLO SESSION ACTIONS TAKEN ENCLOSED SESSION.
THE CITY COUNCIL MET ENCLO SESSION.
UH, MAYOR WELLS WAS NOT IN THE CLOSED SESSION.
HE HAD ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT, UM, THAT HE HAD TO GET TO.
AND IN THE CLOSED SESSION DIRECTION, UH, ON ITEM 17, WHICH WAS A CLOSED SESSION FOR A CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS FOR THE PROPERTY AT,
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FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF 4 25 WEST MAIN STREET, THE, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL GAVE THE NEGOTIATORS DIRECTION.THANK YOU VERY MUCH CI MR. CITY ATTORNEY.
THIS BRINGS US TO ADJOURNMENT, THE ADJOURN REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL.
EL CAJON HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ELCON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
HELD THE STATE 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 IS ADJOURNED UNTIL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH AT 3:00 PM.