* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.

[00:00:06]

LADIES AND

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

GENTLEMEN, WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

THE MEETING IS NOW CALLED TO ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ IS ABSENT.

ALL OTHERS ARE PRESENT.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WOULD YOU ALL STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTER 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.

THANK YOU.

THE

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the June 24, 2025, Meeting and the Agenda of the July 8, 2025, Meeting in accordance to State Law and City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF ADJOURNMENT OF THE JUNE 24TH, 2025 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE JULY 8TH, 2025 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

UH, WE

[ PRESENTATIONS: Proclamation: Parks and Recreation Month Presentation: America on Main Street Sponsor Recognition Proclamation: Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty - 60th Anniversary]

HAVE THREE PROCLAMATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

FIRST, WE HAVE PROCLAMATION FOR PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

UM, I'D LIKE TO ASK DIRECTOR ADAM TRON ROAD TO PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION, WHICH I WILL READ WHILE HE IS COMING OUT.

HI ADAM.

HI THERE.

JULY IS NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

PARKS AND RECREATION MAKE LIVES AND COMMUNITIES BETTER, NOT ONLY IN JULY, BUT ALL YEAR LONG.

PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS BUILD HEALTHY, ACTIVE COMMUNITIES THAT AID IN THE PREVENTION OF CHRONIC DISEASE, PROVIDE INCLUSION, RECREATION SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY DISABLED, AND ALSO IMPROVE THE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH OF ALL THE RESIDENTS.

THE PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT CALLS UPON ALL EL CAJON RESIDENTS TO FULLY UTILIZE AND ENJOY THEIR LOCAL PARKS, TRAILS, AND OPEN SPACES, FACILITIES AND RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS EACH MONTH, OVER 100,000 PATRONS VISIT OUR LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES HERE IN EL CAJON.

OUR PARKS TEAM ASSURES A CLEAN, BEAUTIFUL, AND SAFE SETTING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO ENJOY THE RECREATION STAFF IS COMMITTED TO DELIVER ON THEIR PROMISE, TO DEVELOP YOUTH SUPPORT FAMILIES AND PROVIDE SAFE PLACES.

PARKS AND RECREATION PROGRAMS INCREASE THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATRA ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES AND CRIME REDUCTION.

AND WHEREAS IN CELEBRATION OF PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN THE CITY OF EL CAJON IN OBSERVANCE OF PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH BY VISITING A LOCAL PARK OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF OUR OUTSTANDING PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR'S THEME BUILD TOGETHER, PLAY TOGETHER REMINDS US OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN 160,000 FULL-TIME PARK AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS ALONG WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PART-TIME AND SEASONAL WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MAINTAIN OUR, OUR COUNTIES CLOSE TO THE HOME PARKS NOW.

THEREFORE, I BILL WELLS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY, 2025 TO BE PARKS IN RAY MONTH IN THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

SIGNED IS EIGHTH DAY OF JULY, 2025.

THANK YOU, ADAM.

THANK YOU.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL AND STAFF.

UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, UH, PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

I HAVE A SHORT VIDEO TO SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO.

[00:05:03]

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

SO JULY, JULY IS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH, AND IT'S A TIME TO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL ROLE THAT PARKS AND RECREATION PLAYS IN EN ENRICHING OUR COMMUNITY'S QUALITY OF LIFE.

PARKS AND RECREATION IS ESSENTIAL, ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND VIBRANCY OF OUR CITY.

OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP, UH, YOUTH, SUPPORT FAMILIES AND PROVIDE SAFE PLACES.

WE ACCOMPLISHED THIS THROUGH THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF 17 PARKS, SEVEN RECREATION CENTERS COVERING APPROXIMATELY 120 PLUS ACRES.

ADDITIONALLY, THE DEPARTMENT PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING FOR AQUATICS, YOUTH SPORTS DAY CAMPS, GYMNASTICS, DANCE, PRESCHOOL ENRICHMENT, MUSIC AND ART AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES, ADULT AND SENIOR PROGRAMMING, AND OUR INCLUSION PROGRAM, INCLUSION PROGRAMMING, EXCUSE ME.

TO ENSURE ACCESS FOR ALL.

UH, THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT ALSO HOSTS AND COORDINATES SEVERAL LARGE, UH, SCALE COMMUNITY EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH THE, UH, WITH THE HELP OF ALL OF OUR OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS.

UH, THESE EVENTS INCLUDE THE ANNUAL DANCE AND TUMBLING RECITAL, THE JULY 4TH FIREWORKS.

AND, UH, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HAUNT FEST.

TO FURTHER OUR CONNECTION WITH THE AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY.

WE ACTUALLY, WE ACTIVELY ENGAGE, UH, AND SUPPORT THE CITY OF ELCON TEEN COALITION, THE RECREATION COUNCIL, AND OUR VETERANS COALITION.

NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT OUR INCREDIBLE TEAM.

THIS CONSISTS OF 25 FULL-TIME STAFF OF PARKS AND RECREATION PROFESSIONALS AND APPROXIMATELY 100 PART-TIME STAFF.

THE DEDICATED TEAM IS THE BACKBONE OF THE SERVICES AND SPACES ENJOYED BY THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

EACH YEAR.

PARKS AND RECREATION TOUCHES EVERY CORNER OF OUR COMMUNITY FROM FITNESS AND PLAY TO ARTS, EDUCATION, EVENTS, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SOCIAL CONNECTION.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO ASK ALL OF OUR STAFF TO STAND UP AS WE CELEBRATE PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH.

WE INVITE THE COMMUNITY AND COUNCIL TO JOIN US IN RECOGNIZING THE WORK OF, OF OUR STAFF AND THE VALUE OF INVESTING IN PARKS AND RECREATION FOR A STRONGER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE CONNECTED CITY.

AND FINALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR STEADFAST AND CONTINUED SUPPORT BECAUSE NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT IT.

THANK YOU.

THANKS ADAM.

ANYBODY WANNA MAKE A STATEMENT? GO AHEAD, STEVE.

UH, I THINK YOU ALL ARE HELPING.

UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY YOUTH, MAKE GOOD CHOICES.

YOU DON'T, WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A RECREATION DEPARTMENT, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE.

BUT WITH OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THE CLASSES, THE EVENTS YOU'RE OFFERING OUR KIDS, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME WHEN YOU NEED TO SOCIALLY CONNECT MORE THAN BE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, THAT HEALTHY CHOICE.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR THAT INVESTMENT IN OUR KIDS AND COMMUNITY.

ANYBODY ELSE? THANK YOU.

I JUST, I JUST WANNA SAY I, I'VE SPENT SOME TIMES AT THE PARK REX PLACE ALL YOUR VARIOUS, UM, FACILITIES AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO IMPRESSED BY THE STAFF.

IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY IS SO HAPPY TO BE THERE.

HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE KIDS.

I THINK WE'RE REALLY LUCKY TO HAVE SUCH A, A GREAT PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT.

I THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT EVERYBODY DOES.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WE'RE DEFINITELY LUCKY TO HAVE THIS TEAM BACK HERE.

YEAH, I CAN TELL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND ADAM, DON'T GO AWAY.

I THINK WE NEED YOU FOR THE NEXT ONE.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

WE HAVE ANOTHER, UH, PRESENTATION AND THIS IS TO RECOGNIZE THE SPONSORS FOR AMERICA ON MAIN STREET.

AND ADAM WILL COME BACK AND TELL US ABOUT THIS ACTUALLY OUR, OUR, UH, RECREATION PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES MANAGER HEATHER CARTER, WHO IS IN CHARGE OF OUR, UH, SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM.

SHE DID A FANTASTIC JOB THIS YEAR.

AS I HAD STATED PRIOR TO AMERICA MAIN STREET, THIS WAS THE MOST SPONSORSHIP WE'D RECEIVED IN SINCE PRIOR TO COVID.

AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK SHE'S DONE.

SHE'S GONNA DO THE PRESENTATION TODAY.

OH FINE.

THANK YOU.

NICE, NICE TO SEE YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TODAY TO RECOGNIZE OUR EVENT SPONSORS.

SO WE RECENTLY HAD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL AMERICA ON MAIN STREET, AND EVENTS LIKE THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR SPONSORS.

SO WE'RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS, OUR HIGHER LEVEL SPONSORSHIPS ALSO HELP SUPPORT OTHER MAJOR EVENTS LIKE OUR UPCOMING HAUNT FEST, WHICH IS MY FAVORITE.

UM, WE TRULY APPRECIATE THEIR CONTINUED INVESTMENT

[00:10:01]

INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO NOW I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR EVENT SPONSORS WITH SOME CERTIFICATES AND PLAQUES.

UM, WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR PREMIER AND DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSORS WHO ARE ALSO WELCOME TO SAY A FEW WORDS IF THEY'D LIKE.

AND I BELIEVE, UH, SOME OF THEM ARE HERE TODAY, BUT NOT ALL OF THEM COULD MAKE IT.

BUT OUR PREMIER SPONSOR, WHICH CONTRIBUTED $20,000 IS DOWNTOWN EL CAJON BUSINESS PARTNERS.

AND CHRIS, I'LL LET YOU SAY A FEW WORDS IF YOU'D LIKE.

FIRST, UH, EXCUSE ME, CHRIS GOMEZ, UH, LITTLE, I'M SORRY.

UH, WORK WITH, UH, MARCO RY, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE DOWNTOWN EL CAJON BUSINESS PARTNERS.

WE'RE HONORED TO BE, UH, MEMBERS, UH, ONE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND STAKEHOLDERS, BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT THE CITY'S EFFORTS TO CONTINUALLY PUT ON GREAT CITY EVENTS THAT HIGHLIGHT ALL THE BEST OF WHAT EL CAJON HAS TO OFFER.

SO WE CONTINUE TO LOOK FORWARD TO THE RELATIONSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP AND WE WILL GO FROM THERE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO BRING UP OUR NEXT SPONSOR, WHICH IS OUR DIAMOND LEVEL SPONSOR AT $10,000 WAS KAISER PERMANENTE.

UM, MS. MR. MAYOR, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS JUST WANNA SAY, UM, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO BE, UH, A PART OF THE ELK HONE COMMUNITY AND, AND, UM, WHAT A GREAT EVENT THIS YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, ADAM, HEATHER, THE WHOLE TEAM, AND I WISH THE CREW IS STILL HERE 'CAUSE I WANT TO THANK THEM.

AS A FATHER OF FIVE WHO LIVES JUST DOWN ON HAMSHAW ROAD, UM, I CAN TELL YOU THE BENEFITS OF THE PARK AND REC DEPARTMENT, UH, FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

SO PASS ON MY GRATITUDE PLEASE.

BUT, UH, ON BEHALF OF KAISER PERMANENTE, WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, PLEASED AND PROUD TO, UH, SUPPORT THIS COMMUNITY AND, AND THIS GREAT EVENT.

SO THANKS.

PLEASE THANK YOUR BOARD FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.

AND OUR NEXT SPONSOR COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT THEY'RE OUR PLATINUM LEVEL SPONSOR, SEQUAN BAND OF THE KUMEYAAY NATION.

AND THEY ASKED ME TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT THEY ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE CITY AND, UM, THEY LOVE BEING ABLE TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

THEN FOR OUR REMAINING SPONSORS, PLEASE COME UP AS I CALL UP YOUR ORGANIZATION TO RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE.

UM, OUR $1,500 SPONSOR WAS BATH FITTER SAN DIEGO.

I DON'T BELIEVE THEY ARE HERE.

AND WE HAD SEVERAL $1,000 SPONSORS THIS YEAR, WHICH IS OUR BRONZE LEVEL SPONSORSHIP.

WE HAD BIG BULLY TURF, BLUE HAVEN POOLS, COX COMMUNICATIONS, THERE HE IS.

HI.

WE HAD ALSO SUGARMAN'S BATH.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WIRED FIBER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES THAT CONTRIBUTED TO OUR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR, AND I HOPE TO SEE MANY OF THEM BACK FOR HAUNT FEST.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND EVERYBODY THAT WORKED IN THIS FOR THE HARD WORK THAT MADE THIS A GREAT EFFORTLESS LOOKING, UM, THANK YOU PRESENTATION, ALTHOUGH I'M SURE A LOT OF EFFORT WAS BEHIND THE SCENES.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

LASTLY, I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE LEADERSHIP, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM FROM THE METROPOLITAN AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM AND RECEIVE A PROCLAMATION TO CELEBRATE THE COMMITTEE'S 60 YEAR ANNIVERSARY.

I MAY NOT HERE TODAY.

APPARENTLY NOT.

WELL THEN WE'LL JUST READ THE END NOW.

THEREFORE, I BILL WELLS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ELCON, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL DUE HEREBY PROCLAIM JULY 8TH, 2025 TO BE THE MAAC DAY IN THE CITY OF EL CAJON.

IN HONOR OF MA'S SERVICE LEADERSHIP AND ONGOING COMMITMENT TO CREATING A STRONGER, MORE EQUITABLE REGION AND THE ENDURING LEGACY TO BUILD, IT CONTINUES TO BUILD.

WE INVITE THE COMMUNITY TO, TO CELEBRATE AND COMMEND MAAC FOR ITS EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS OVER THE PAST 60 YEARS AND EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION FOR ITS CONTINUED

[00:15:01]

EFFORTS TO UPLIFT AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FROM ACROSS OUR REGION.

SIGN THIS EIGHTH DAY OF JULY, 2025.

ALRIGHT, CONGRATULATIONS.

ALRIGHT, THAT

[ AGENDA CHANGES:]

BRINGS US TO AGENDA CHANGES STAFF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY MR. MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AGENDA? ITEM 17 IS A SECOND READING OF A RESOLUTION THAT, UH, CHANGES, UH, CONTRACT WITH PERS.

WE FOUND OUT THAT THERE HA PERS REGULATIONS REQUIRES THAT THERE HAS TO BE 20 DAYS BETWEEN THE FIRST READING AND SECOND READING.

AND SINCE THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, WE HAD THE FIRST READING, IT HASN'T BEEN 20 DAYS YET.

SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO PULL THIS AGENDA ITEM AND RESCHEDULE IT FOR THE JULY 22ND MEETING.

UH, NUMBER 17 IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THAT'S CORRECT.

FIND THAT PLACE.

OKAY.

THEN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO.

THANK YOU.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE AGENDA CHANGE AS OUTLINED BY MR. MITCHELL.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

UM, WE'RE NOW CONSENT

[7. CONSENT ITEMS: Consent Items are routine matters enacted by one motion according to the RECOMMENDATION listed below. With the concurrence of the City Council, a Council Member or person in attendance may request discussion of a Consent Item at this time.]

ITEMS. CONSENT ITEMS, ROUTINE MATTERS ENACTED BY ONE MOTION ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION OF LISTED BELOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON.

ATTENDANCE MAY REQUEST.

DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.

COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? STAFF? NO, SIR.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS FOR CONSENT? THERE ARE NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

[ PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, any person may address a matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency that is not on the Agenda. Comments relating to items on today’s docket are to be taken at the time the item is heard. State law prohibits discussion or action on items not on the Agenda; however, Council, Authority and Agency Members may briefly respond to statements or questions. An item may be placed on a future Agenda.]

AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE 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 HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS, AND OF COURSE, AN ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.

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

WE HAVE TWO.

THE FIRST ONE IS BRENDA HAMMOND.

HI BRENDA.

HI.

UM, SORRY IF I'M MOVING SLOW.

I GOTTA TELL YOU ABOUT THIS 'CAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN IN YOUR CITY.

UM, I REINJURED AN OLD PHYSICAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INJURY BY HAVING TO DEFEND MYSELF FROM A BULLY IN ANOTHER CITY.

HE PUFFED UP HIS CHEST AND GRABBED ME AND WAS THROWING ME IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF HIS KIDS.

WELL, I WON'T GET INTO THE DETAILS OF HOW IT STARTED EXCEPT FOR I WASN'T EVEN TALKING TO HIM.

I WAS TALKING WITH A GROUP THAT WAS AT THIS PLACE.

UM, AND EXCEPT TO SAY THAT I DID NOT FIGHT HIM BACK, I DEFENDED MYSELF.

AND YES, I DROPPED THE F-BOMB.

UM, THE CELL PHONES WERE FILMING, BUT OF COURSE THERE'S PHOTOSHOP, RIGHT? THE SADDEST THING IS, IS IS THAT THE MAYOR OF THAT CITY WAS THERE AND HE DID NOTHING EXCEPT WALK AWAY.

UM, I WAS CERTAINLY NOT SURPRISED BY THIS MAYOR, BUT I WAS DISAPPOINTED.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE FUN CONCERTS.

I LOVE COMING TO YOUR CITY AND HAVING FUN DANCING WITH MYSELF IN MY BLUE MEANIE .

UM, HOWEVER, THIS THURSDAY WE HAVE MANNY AT AT OUR LEMON GROVE CONCERT, SO I MIGHT STOP BY FOR A LITTLE BIT.

THANK YOU.

UM, SORRY.

WE HAVE ENOUGH GOING ON IN THIS WORLD.

WE DON'T NEED BULLIES HAVING FITS ABOUT GETTING INTO CONVERSATIONS THAT AREN'T THEIRS.

SO JUST, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO KEEP THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE STUFF OUT OF, OF, YOU KNOW, US, OUR GREAT UNITED STATES.

LET THE FIGHTING BE SOMEPLACE ELSE.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE OKAY.

YEAH.

WELL, I'M A LITTLE SORE.

I'M SORRY.

THE LAST SPEAKER IS ASHKIN JONES.

MR. JONES, I AM MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, MY NAME IS ASHCON JONES.

JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO

[00:20:01]

THE WHOLE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HERE.

UM, I'M THE NEW FIELD REPRESENTATIVE ON BEHALF OF ASSEMBLY DISTRICT 79, UH, DR.

LASHAY SHARP COLLINS.

SO, UM, I'LL BE SEEING, UH, A LOT OF YOU GUYS IN THE FUTURE.

UM, AND WE REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING TO WORK WITH YOU, UH, WITH THE CITY HERE.

UM, JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY BACKGROUND.

UM, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM NORTH COUNTY SAN DIEGO, UM, FROM VISTA, SAN MARCOS, UH, ENCINITAS AND RECENTLY MOVED DOWN TO SAN DIEGO AFTER, UH, OR DURING AND THEN AFTER GRADUATING, UH, UCSD.

AND, UM, I'VE WORKED IN, UH, ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, UM, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT, UH, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS WELL.

AND, UM, UH, REALLY EXCITED TO GET TO WORK WITH, UH, THE GREAT COMMUNITIES HERE IN THE 79TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

UM, ALSO A FEW FUN FACTS ABOUT MYSELF.

UM, I'VE ALWAYS, UH, EVEN THOUGH IT'S, UH, SLIGHTLY EMBARRASSING TO ADMIT, ALWAYS BEEN A HUGE, UH, TRAINING CARD GAME FAN, ONE OF MY, UH, FAVORITE HOBBIES.

UM, ANOTHER ONE, UH, EVEN THOUGH, UH, ALSO ON THE GEEKY SIDE IS ART.

UM, A BIG HOBBY OF MINE AS WELL.

SO, UM, JUST A PLEASURE TO MEET EVERYONE HERE AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, WORKING WITH EVERYONE HERE IN THE FUTURE.

UM, ALSO WANTED TO JUST QUICKLY BRING UP, UH, TWO EVENTS THAT WE HAVE COMING UP.

ONE IS THIS SATURDAY.

IT'S OUR, UM, INAUGURAL, UH, UH, COMMUNITY RECOGNITION CELEBRATION OF MAN AND WOMAN OF THE YEAR IN, UH, THE 79TH DISTRICT.

THIS INCLUDES OUR, UH, EDUCATION LEADERS, LABOR LEADERS, UM, JUST A GREAT, UH, PEOPLE ACROSS THE DISTRICT.

UM, THAT'LL BE ON OR THIS SATURDAY, JULY 12TH.

UM, AND FOR FURTHER DETAILS, I LEFT FLYERS FOR THIS IN OUR OTHER EVENT, UH, AT THE FRONT.

OUR OTHER EVENT IS OUR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT ON AUGUST 2ND.

THIS'LL, UH, THIS'LL HAVE, UH, BACKPACK GIVEAWAYS AS WELL AS, UM, UH, FREE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SCREENINGS TO, UH, KIDS IN NEED WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

AND, UM, FURTHER DETAILS ARE AT THE FRONT FOR THAT AS WELL.

SO, THANK YOU ALL.

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

THANK YOU.

SHARING THAT.

OKAY.

IS THAT IT? ALRIGHT, WE HAVE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

WE HAVE ONE PUBLIC HEARING

[10. City of El Cajon Annual Sewer Charges Report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; Determines if a majority protest has been received; and (if not) Adopts the next Resolution, in order, to: Determine the lack of majority protest; Overrule objections to the report; Accept the City of El Cajon Annual Sewer Charges Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Report; Accept Appendix B, which identifies by parcel number, each parcel of real property receiving sewer services, and the amount of sewer charges for each parcel for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 at the currently adopted rates, as required by the California Health and Safety Code section 5473, et seq., pertaining to collection of sewer charges on the tax roll; Direct the City Clerk to file the reports with the San Diego County Auditor; and Direct the Finance Department to file a certification of the sewer service charges with the San Diego County Auditor.]

ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM 10 IS FOR THE ANNUAL SEWER CHARGES REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, 26, AND STAFF WILL TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS.

GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, BLAKE BERINGER, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER WITH WASTEWATER AND ENGINEERING SERVICES.

UH, TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ANNUAL COLLECTION OF SEWER CHARGES WITH THE PROPERTY TAX ROLL.

WE'VE BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY SINCE 2020.

UM, PROVIDED TO YOU, UH, IS A COPY OF APPENDIX C, WHICH IS A LIST OF THREE PARCELS THAT HAVE BEEN GRANTED ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON, UM, SITUATIONS THAT HAPPENED DURING THE MONITORING PERIOD ON THE, THE WATER USAGE.

UM, COUPLE HEAD LEAKS.

SO THAT WOULD BE THE MODIFICATION TO THE ORIGINAL APPENDIX B THAT WAS PROVIDED, WHICH HAS THE SUBSTANTIAL LIST OF THE, UH, SEWER CHARGES FOR EACH PROPERTY.

UH, THE REVENUE THIS YEAR IS ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.

RATES REMAIN THE SAME AS THE PAST TWO YEARS.

UM, AND WE, WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO PASS THROUGH COSTS, BUT THIS IS NOT NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

OUR RESERVES ARE AT A SUFFICIENT LEVEL.

UM, THESE RESERVES HAVE BEEN BUILDING UP SINCE WE DID THE LAST RATE INCREASE IN 2018.

UM, SO OUR, WE HAVE A GOOD CASH FLOW STABILITY, UH, TO PROVIDE FOR ANY PLANNED CIP AND UNPLANNED CIP, SUCH AS THE EMERGENCY PROJECT WE HAD LAST YEAR WITH THE GRAVES I EIGHT CROSSING.

UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY GOING THROUGH OUR SEWER MASTER PLAN UPDATE, AND THAT IS TO REASSESS THE CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM AND ANY CURRENT AND CIP, UM, OR CURRENT AND FUTURE CIP NEEDS THAT WE'RE PLANNING FOR.

UM, AND WE'RE GONNA BE IDENTIFYING SOME NEW PROJECTS, PRIORITIZING THOSE WITH, UH, WHAT WE ALREADY HAD ON THE DOCKET THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO YET.

UM, AND WITH THAT, UH, THE METHODOLOGY HAS REMAINED THE SAME FOR TWO DECADES NOW ON HOW WE CALCULATE THESE CHARGES.

SO STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPTS THE REPORT, UH, PROVES THE ASSESSMENTS TO BE SENT TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR WITH THE ADJUSTMENTS LISTED IN

[00:25:01]

APP DEPENDENCY.

AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

LET ME SEE IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.

LOOKS LIKE YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

NO QUESTIONS.

SO THANKS VERY MUCH.

WE MAY CALL YOU BACK IF WE NEED YOU.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

UM, PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS? WE DO NOT, SIR.

MAKE A MOTION THEN TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

ALRIGHT, BACK TO COUNCIL.

ANY MORE DISCUSSION? WOULD SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, A MOVE ADOPTION? I'LL SECOND THAT PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

WE HAVE ONE ADMINISTRATIVE

[11. Termination of the American Rescue Plan Act Agreement between the City of El Cajon and the Chaldean Community Council for Improvements at 405 East Lexington Avenue RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, terminating the American Rescue Plan Act Subrecipient Agreement between the City of El Cajon and the Chaldean Community Council for improvements at 405 East Lexington Avenue.]

REPORT ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM 11 IS FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE A RPA AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CAL AND COMMITTEE OF THE COUNCIL STAFF WILL TELL US ALL ABOUT THIS.