Sep 09, 2025 City Council Meeting 3pm

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YES, LADIES AND

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER, AND I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO PLEASE CALL THE ROLE ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU.

THE

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the August 12, 2025, Meeting, the Joint Special Meeting of September 2, 2025, and the Agenda of the September 9, 2025, Meeting in accordance to State Law and City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

[ PRESENTATIONS: Proclamation: National Preparedness Month]

WILL CHIEF COE PLEASE COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION, WHICH I'LL READ.

HI, CHIEF, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION.

UM, MAYOR WELLS, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL, CITY STAFF, I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO HARLEM FIRE RESCUE'S EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR, ANDY MCKELLER.

AND ALSO, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I WANT TO JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT, UH, INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH.

SO NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IS OBSERVED EACH SEPTEMBER AND ITS ORIGINS.

UH, THEY BACK TO 2004 WHEN FEMA ESTABLISHED IT TO PROMOTE PREPAREDNESS, UH, FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11TH ATTACKS, UM, IN RECOGNITION OF THE APPROACHING WILDFIRE AND HURRICANE SEASON.

AND, AND JUST WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NATION WAS PREPARED FOR DISASTERS AND PREPAREDNESS.

AND THIS INITIATIVE ENCOURAGES ALL AMERICANS TO TAKE ACTION AND PREPARE FOR DISASTERS AND OTHER EMERGENCIES.

EACH YEAR, A DIFFERENT, AN AREA OF FOCUS IS SELECTED FOR NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, AND THIS YEAR'S THEME IS PREPAREDNESS STARTS AT HOME.

AND, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND, AND EVERYBODY PLEASE HELP US HELP YOU.

AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, CHIEF, I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, GO, COME ON UP.

MR. MAYOR, COUNSEL AND STAFF, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME THESE FEW MOMENTS TO TALK ABOUT PREPAREDNESS.

IT'S A PRETTY DAUNTING SUBJECT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT ON THE WHOLE, BUT IT BOILS DOWN TO FOUR REALLY BASIC THINGS.

FIRST IS TO KNOW YOUR RISKS IN THE AREA IN WHICH YOU LIVE.

SECOND IS TO PUT TOGETHER, EXCUSE ME, PUT TOGETHER AN EFFECTIVE FAMILY DISASTER PLAN.

UH, NEXT IS TO BUILD A KIT, AN EMERGENCY KIT FOR YOUR HOME AND AN EVACUATION KIT AS WELL.

AND LAST IS GET INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY WITH DIFFERENT DISASTER RELIEF AND RESPONSE GROUPS THAT WE SEE HERE IN EL CAJON, LIKE EAST COUNTY, UH, COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM.

THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GET INVOLVED AS WELL.

SO THOSE FOUR THINGS ARE THE THINGS PEOPLE NEED TO, UH, CONCENTRATE ON TO BE BETTER PREPARED.

IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

WELL, THANKS VERY MUCH.

YOU GUYS DID A GOOD JOB OF TELLING US ABOUT THIS.

LET ME JUST READ THE, AT LEAST THE END PART OF THE PROCLAMATION, WHICH YOU'VE GOT WITH YOU, RIGHT? WHEREAS NATIONAL PREPARED, THE MONTH IS OBSERVED IN SEPTEMBER, AND ALL CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF ELON ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN CITIZENS PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES AND ASKED TO WRITE A REVIEW THE READY CAMPAIGN'S WEBSITE@READY.GOV OR HEARTLAND FIRE.ORG AND BECOME MORE PREPARED NOW.

THEREFORE, I BILL WELLS MAYOR, THE CITY OF EL CAJON, TOGETHER WITH THE CITY COUNCIL TO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 AS NATIONAL PREPARED THIS MONTH.

AND BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED THAT THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON URGE ALL CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS CREATING A MORE PREPARED COMMUNITY.

SIGNED THIS 9TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2025.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, STAFF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO, SIR.

I COUNSEL ANY AGENDA CHANGES? OKAY.

SEEING NONE.

WE

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

COUNCIL MEMBER

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COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. NO, I SEE.

NOT.

AND STAFF? NO.

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

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

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

WE'RE NOW

[ 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 RELATED TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THAT THE ITEM IS HEARD.

STATE LAW PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ITEMS 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.

UM, ANGELA, WE HAVE YOU SPEAKER CARDS? YES, SIR.

WE HAVE 13.

13.

OKAY.

THE FIRST ONE IS THOMPSON.

CAN I, BEFORE WE GET STARTED, UM, WE'RE GONNA LIMIT, UH, PUBLIC SPEAKING 'CAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE UP TO TWO MINUTES.

AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE FIVE UP FRONT AND WE'LL TAKE THE REST AT THE END OF THE MEETING.

YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CALL AGAIN.

FIRST SPEAKER IS THOMPSON.

HELLO.

WELCOME.

I'M SORRY, DID I FORGET TO WRITE MY FIRST NAME ON THERE? I ONLY HAVE THOMPSON.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

MY NAME IS LESLIE THOMPSON.

AND, UM, I'VE BEEN LIVING IN EL CAJON FOR 11 YEARS, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE FOR 15 YEARS AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER FOR CAJON VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND, UM, I, I DON'T LIKE THE POLICY OF COOPERATING WITH ICE BECAUSE ICE IS NOT ADHERING TO THE MISSION THAT THEY STATED, WHICH WAS TO SEEK CRIMINALS WHO ARE UN UNDOCU COMPLETELY UNDOCUMENTED.

INSTEAD, THEY ARE JUST GOING AROUND AND PICKING ON ANYBODY DOING RACIAL PROFILING AND CONDUCTING A CAMPAIGN OF TERROR.

UM, CHILDREN ARE AFRAID TO GO TO SCHOOL.

THEIR PARENTS ARE AFRAID TO BRING THEM TO SCHOOL, AND THEIR PARENTS ARE AFRAID TO DO OTHER THINGS IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS SHOPPING AND GOING TO WORK.

AND, UM, AS A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER, THIS IS CONCERNING FOR ME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT CHILDREN TO FEEL UNSAFE.

I DON'T WANNA WORRY IF THEY'RE GOING TO COME TO OUR SCHOOL AND TRY AND GET, UH, STUDENTS', PARENTS.

UM, THESE ARE MY STUDENTS THAT I SERVE AND THEY'RE ALSO MY NEIGHBORS.

AND SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE THE CITY TO ONLY COOPERATE WITH ICE IF THEY'RE DOING, IF THEY'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR CRIMINALS WHO ARE UNDOCUMENTED, PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOK SOUGHT FOR VIOLENT CRIMES, I DON'T THINK JUST GOING AROUND AND GRABBING PEOPLE WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO LIVE NORMAL LIVES LIKE I LIVE MY NORMAL LIFE IS APPROPRIATE.

JUST, AND YOU MAY WANT, YOU MAY WANNA KNOW THAT SB I'M SORRY, I CAN'T HEAR YOU RIGHT NOW.

OKAY.

THERE'S, THERE'S A LAW IN CALIFORNIA CALLED SB 54, WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW US TO COOPERATE WITH ICE EVEN THOUGH WE THINK WE SHOULD.

SO THANK YOU.

THAT'S NOT MY UNDERSTANDING.

MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IF IT'S SANCTUARY STATE, YOUR UNDERSTANDING IS REALLY IRRELEVANT 'CAUSE THAT'S POLICE FORCES ARE SUPPOSED TO COOPERATE.

NEXT SPEAKER, STEPHANIE KON.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR, STAFF, POLICE, UH, STAFF AS WELL.

UM, MY NAME IS STEPHANIE KOHAN.

I'VE BEEN HELPING WITH, UH, TO COLLECT SIGNATURES FOR THE RECALL FILLER CASE, UH, CAMPAIGN.

AND I'M HERE TODAY TO AGAIN ASK MR. STEVE GOBEL TO CONSIDER, UH, SPONSORING A RESOLUTION TO RESCIND THE, UH, RESOLUTION ON IMMIGRATION.

AND TO MAKE MY POINT TODAY, I AM GOING TO READ FROM THE, UH, EL CAJON POLICE DEPARTMENT'S, UH, POLICY MANUAL.

AND, UH, IT BECAUSE IT'S CLEAR THAT IT DOES UNDERSTAND THE INTENT OF WHAT ALL OF US WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THAT RESOLUTION HAVE BEEN SAYING.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT ACTUALLY COVERS THE 14 POINTS.

I'M NOT ENOUGH OF AN EXPERT YET IN THAT.

BUT, UH, LET ME, LET ME READ TO YOU AGAIN.

LIKE I SAID, THIS IS THE EL CAJON POLICE, UM, POLICY MANUAL.

IT IS A POLICY OF THE EL CAJON POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAKE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENTS TO EQUAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW AND EQUAL SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC.

CONFIDENCE IN THIS COMMITMENT WILL INCREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS DEPARTMENT IN PROTECTING AND SERVING THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZING THE DIGNITY OF ALL PERSONS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR NATIONAL ORIGIN OR IMMIGRATION STATUS.

TO ENCOURAGE CRIME REPORTING AND COOPERATION IN THE INVESTIGATION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS, MUST FEEL

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THAT CONTACTING OR BEING ADDRESSED BY MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY LEAD TO IMMIGRATION IN INQUIRY AND OR DEPORTATION.

WHILE IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF A VICTIM OR WITNESS, MEMBERS SHALL TREAT ALL INDIVIDUALLY INDIVIDUALS EQUALLY.

AND, UM, THEY SHALL NOT INQUIRE INTO AN INDIVIDUAL'S IMMIGRATION STATUS FOR IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES.

SO AGAIN, MY POINT IS THAT, UH, KNOWING THIS POLICY AND ITS INTENT, THE RESOLUTION SENDS A CONTRARIAN MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU.

NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRIS FORD.

MY NAME IS CHRIS, DISTRICT ONE, GARY MICHELLE.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

IT'S BEEN NEARLY A MONTH SINCE THE LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT WHICH MORE AND MORE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY SHOWED UP IN SOLIDARITY WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS TO DEMAND THAT THE COUNCIL RESCIND THE HARMFUL AND MALICIOUS RESOLUTIONS SEEKING TO ENTANGLE ICE WITH EL CAJON POLICE.

EVERY SESSION I SEE MORE AND MORE FIRST TIME SPEAKERS WHO UNTIL NOW NEVER POSSESSED A REASON TO VOICE, TO VENT, OR TO PROFESS THEIR RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION AT CERTAIN CITY OFFICIALS.

AND YET, EVERY WEEK YOU GIVE US MORE AND MORE CAUSE TO BE ANGRY MAYOR WELLS, YOU ESPECIALLY CANNOT KEEP YOUR FASCIST AGENDA TO YOURSELF.

ON AUGUST 12TH, BILL WELLS TOLD NBC SEVEN, THAT HE WANTS TO STRENGTHEN THE RESOLUTION, SAYING, I THINK WE SHOULD CALL ICE AND SAY, HEY, I'VE GOT THIS GUY IN THE BACK OF MY POLICE CAR.

DO YOU WANT HIM FOR ANY REASON? ANY REASON? WHAT ARE THE REASONS ICE HAS USED TO DETAIN AND DEPORT INNOCENT PEOPLE THIS YEAR, BEING BROWN, BEING BLACK, BEING WHITE, BUT FROM DANGEROUS COUNTRIES LIKE GERMANY, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, WORKING IN A RESTAURANT, WORKING ON A FARM, GENERALLY WORKING THE JOBS.

AMERICANS LIKE ME AREN'T GOING TO DO BEING AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, BUT NOT HAVING YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE ON HAND, BEING AN AFGHANI TRANSLATOR FOR THE ARMY BEING A STUDENT.

AND SOMETIMES MAYBE WHEN THEY DON'T TARGET THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, THEY WILL DETAIN AN ACTUAL VIOLENT CRIMINAL.

IF ICE ONLY DETAINED VIOLENT CRIMINALS, WE WOULD BE HAVING A DIFFERENT CONVERSATION.

BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.

THE CASE BEFORE US IS THAT BILL WELLS WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN FOR EL CAJON POLICE TO HELP ICE DISAPPEAR.

ANYONE HE DEEMS UNDESIRABLE DUE PROCESS OF LAW BE DAMNED.

ICE OUT OF EL CAJON, ICE OUT OF SAN DIEGO, ICE OUT OF CALIFORNIA.

RECALL, PHIL ORTIZ.

THANKS.

SPEAKER ALEXANDER CRAFT, MAYOR WELLS COUNCILOR ORTIZ.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS ALEXANDER CRAFT.

I AM A LABOR LEADER, A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER, AND I'M FROM EL CAJON.

IT'S MY HOMETOWN.

I WENT TO MAGNOLIA REKA ELEMENTARY.

MY FIRST JOB OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL WAS AT TAYLOR GUITARS.

I'M A HOMEOWNER.

I HAVE DEEP ROOTS IN EL CAJON AND I'M PROUD OF MY CITY AND MY COMMUNITY.

NOW, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THAT I'VE ADDRESSED THIS BODY, BUT SOMEHOW EVERY TIME I DO, IT SEEMS LIKE I END UP GIVING YOU A CIVICS LESSON.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL NOT TO SERVE YOUR OWN DESIRES, FEARS, AND PREJUDICES, NOT TO SUCK UP TO BILLIONAIRES AND TRY TO TEE UP RUNS TO HIGHER OFFICE.

IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE OF EL CAJON AND THE PEOPLE OF EL CAJON HAVE BEEN PACKING THESE CHAMBERS FOR MONTHS TELLING YOU THAT WE DON'T WANT ICE RAIDS, WE DON'T WANT BUSINESS AS USUAL, AND WE DON'T WANT OUR CITY GOVERNMENT ACCELERATING THE NATIONAL DESCENT INTO AUTHORITARIANISM AND THE EROSION OF DEMOCRACY.

THE PEOPLE OF EL CAJON HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT THEY WANT AFFORDABILITY, A POLITICS THAT PRIORITIZES WORKING FAMILIES OVER THE INTERESTS OF BILLIONAIRES AND PROPERTY DEVELOPERS, AND TO FEEL SAFE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT ARE ONLY THE ONES WHO HAVEN'T BEEN TOO INTIMIDATED BY POLICE, UH, BY POLICE STATE TACTICS TO EVEN COME HERE.

SO, MR. WELLS, SINCE YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO IGNORE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES AS MAYOR TO THE PEOPLE OF EL CAJON, I'LL BE TAKING OVER YOUR JOB IN 2026.

YOU HAVE MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT YOU'RE MORE INTERESTED IN A POSITION IN CONGRESS OR THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SO I'LL BE RUNNING FOR MAYOR OF EL CAJON AND I'LL WIN AND I'LL FREE

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I'M, I'M, I'M EAGER TO DEBATE YOU AT A TIME AND PLACE OF YOUR CHOOSING.

UH, WHEN WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT? LET'S GET CLOSER TO THE ELECTION.

WE'RE GLAD TO TALK ABOUT IT.

WELL, I'LL, I'LL, I'LL STICK AROUND AFTER THE MEETING SO WE CAN COORDINATE THAT.

SO MY NAME IS ALEXANDER KRAFT.

THAT'S SPELLED K-R-A-F-T.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO OUR DEBATE.

SPEAKER NUMBER FIVE IS HARPER ROWAN.

HELLO, MY NAME IS HARPER AND I'M SPEAKING TO DEMAND THAT EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL FOLLOWS SB 54 LIKE THE REST OF CALIFORNIA.

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT YOU BILL WELLS OR YOU PHIL ORTIZ WANT FOR EL CAJON.

THAT'S NOT IN YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION.

YOUR JOB DESCRIPTION IS TO LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF YOUR CONSTITUENCY.

AND YOUR CONSTITUENCY IS TELLING YOU REALLY CLEARLY THAT WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE FROM DEPORTATIONS.

DEPORTATIONS DON'T PAY OUR BILLS, DEPORTATIONS DON'T HELP OUR STUDENTS, AND THEY'RE NOT GONNA HELP OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU HAVE A CHOICE.

YOU CAN EITHER GET WITH IT OR WE CAN GET YOU OUTTA YOUR JOBS.

OKAY, WELL, WE'LL COME BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER WE DO SOME OF THIS BUSINESS.

UH, WE HAVE NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

UH, THE NEXT, WELL,

[9. Zoning Reclassification for 628-630 and 702 Broadway 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 a CEQA determination for a common sense exemption under CEQA Guidelines section 15103 (b) (3); and Moves to introduce the next Ordinance, in order, APPROVING Zone Reclassification No. 2025-0002.]

ITEM NINE IS FOR THE ZONING RECLASSIFICATION OF 6 2 8 THROUGH SIX 30 ON AND 7 0 2 BROADWAY.

UH, STAS GONNA TELL US ABOUT THIS, BUT BEFORE THAT HAPPENS, UH, I AND MR. GOLDBERG ARE GO BOTH GOING TO RECUSE OURSELVES DUE TO THE, UH, OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY HAVING GIVEN US A, A CAMPAIGN DONATION.

SO, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

SHALL I SIT IN BILL'S SPOT? GARY, YOU SIT WHEREVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE, MR. KENDRICK.

I'LL SIT OUT.

OKAY.

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RIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON COUNSEL.

UH, NOAH ALVY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

UH, HERE TO PRESENT, UH, PROPOSED REZONING.

SO ZONE RECLASSIFICATION, UH, 2025, UH, NUMBER TWO.

SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO, UH, REZONE PROPERTY AT 6 28, 6 30 AND 7 0 2 BROADWAY.

SO THE SUBJECT PROPERTIES, UH, ARE SHOWN HERE.

THEY'RE LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY BETWEEN, UH, VALENTINE STREET AND NORTH MOLLISON AVENUE.

UH, THE INTERESTING THING IS THAT THE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY HAVE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATIONS, UH, EVEN THOUGH THE GENERAL PLAN IDENTIFIES THIS AREA FOR OFFICE OR OFFICE PROFESSIONAL TYPE USES.

SO HERE'S THE STREET VIEW OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS.

UH, SO ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS 6 6 16 BROADWAY.

THAT'S THE EXISTING ANIMAL HOSPITAL.

UH, BEHIND THAT IS PROPERTY ADDRESSED IS 6 28 THROUGH SIX 30 BROADWAY.

UH, THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL USES.

THERE USED TO BE, UH, TWO RESIDENTIAL UNITS BACK THERE.

UH, THEY HAVE BEEN DEMOLISHED.

UH, SO THAT SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT.

AND THEN ON THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN IS, UH, 7 0 2 BROADWAY.

UH, THAT WAS APPROVED AS A, UH, RACKETBALL CLUB, UH, IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE.

SO IT WAS APPROVED WITH A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AS A RECREATIONAL FACILITY IN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE.

SO, UH, BACK IN 1980, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL REZONED MOST PROPERTIES TO BE CONSISTENT, UH, WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

UH, BUT IT DID MAKE AN EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTIES THAT WERE DEVELOPED, UH, WITH NON-CONFORMING USES OR USES THAT DIDN'T, UH, THAT WEREN'T CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

SO ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS DID IS IT ALLOWED, UH, THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO CONTINUE, UH, THE USE OF THE PROPERTIES UNDER THE RESIDENTIAL ZONES.

UH, BUT THEN IT ALSO ALLOWED THEM TO COME BACK IN THE FUTURE, UH, TO PROPOSE TO REZONE TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, UH, WHEN THE PROPERTIES WERE READY TO BE, UH, REDEVELOPED OR USED IN A DIFFERENT MANNER.

SO THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN.

IT WILL ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER IN THE SHORT TERM TO, UH, REPURPOSE THE RACKETBALL CLUB, UH, BUILDING INTO NEW USES THAT WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE.

UH, THE REQUIRED FINDINGS ARE SHOWN HERE ON THIS SLIDE.

UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID, UH, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE REZONING TO THE OFFICE PROFESSIONAL ZONE.

UH, THE ZONE CHANGE IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OR CQA, UH, AS A SUBSEQUENT ACTION, UH, TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE EXISTING GENERAL PLAN.

SO, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE COUNCIL CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING, ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER APPROVING THE CA DETERMINATION, AND THEN INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE FOR THE ZONE RECLASSIFICATION.

SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.

HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS?

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UM, AND I FORGOT TO ASK DR. JOHNSON ABOUT THIS.

WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR THE VACANT LOT BEHIND, UH, NO STATED PLANS YET FROM DR. JOHNSON? UH, THIS WOULD ALLOW IT TO BE REDEVELOPED FOR THE OPERAS PROFESSIONAL ZONE.

UM, DR. JOHNSON IS IN THE, UH, AUDIENCE, UH, AND HE CAN TESTIFY.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY.

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

UH, COUNSEL, UH, THEN, UH, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MOTION TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING POINT OF ORDER, I THINK IS A PUBLIC HEARING ALREADY OPEN? AND THERE ARE NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

OKAY.

SO, OKAY.

SO THEN MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES.

MAY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

OKAY.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION YOU WANNA MAKE A MOTION? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UM, ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING, WHOOPS.

I'M ON THE WRONG ONE.

SORRY.

SORRY.

UH, TO ACCEPT THE, UH, ZONING RECLASSIFICATION FOR 6 28 THROUGH SIX 30 AND 7 0 2 BROADWAY AND MAKE IT SO SECOND, PLEASE VOTE BEFORE, BEFORE YOU VOTE, WE NEED TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION OF APPROVING THE SE DETERMINATION FOR DO YOU WANNA STRIKE YOUR, YOU WANNA STRIKE YOUR MOTION? YOU'RE ACTUALLY MIXING THE TWO MOTIONS.

ONE IS TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR APPROVING A SE DETERMINATION.

SECOND WILL BE INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE.

STRIKE YOUR MOTION.

I'LL STRIKE MY MOTION.

I'LL RESCIND MY SECOND THEN.

OKAY.

I'LL MAKE, UM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING SE, THE SE QA DETERMINATION, UH, UNDER SE QL GUIDELINES.

OKAY.

SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

I'LL GET IT.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE WITH, UM, MAYOR PRO TEM KENDRICK.

COUNCIL MEMBER MITCHELL AND ORTIZ VOTING? YES.

MAYOR WELLS AND COUNCIL MEMBER GOBEL DISQUALIFIED.

OKAY.

AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE ZONE RECLASSIFICATION FOR THIS PROPERTY.

IS THAT CORRECT? YOU'LL BE APPROVING FOR FIRST READING THE ORDINANCE TO RECLASSIFY INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE.

JUST GO AHEAD.

YOU, YOU NEED TO STRIKE YOUR, OKAY.

STRIKE MY MOTION.

UH, I'LL, I'LL MOVE TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT ORDINANCE IN ORDER APPROVING THAT ZONE RECLASSIFICATION IS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.

PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY A THREE ZERO VOTE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM KENDRICK.

COUNCIL MEMBERS MITCHELL ORTIZ VOTING YES.

MAYOR WELLS AND COUNCIL MEMBER GOUL DISQUALIFIED.

AND THE TITLE FOR THE ORDINANCE READS, AN ORDINANCE REZONING A PORTION OF PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY BETWEEN MALLON AVENUE AND VALENTINE STREET.

FROM RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY R SIX TO OFFICE PROFESSIONAL OP 6 2 9 DASH SIX THREE BROADWAY, APN 4 8 3 1 3 0 2 1 0 0.

AND PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF BROADWAY BETWEEN MALL AVENUE AND VALENTINE STREET FROM RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY 2 2200 SQUARE FEET RM 22 0 0 7 0 2 BROADWAY A PN 4 8 3 1 3 0 4 7 0 TO OFFICE PROFESSIONAL OP ZONE, GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION OFFICE, NON-RETAIL OH SLASH NR.

WELL, DR. JOHNSON, I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A RECORD IN THE QUICKEST, UH, PUBLIC HEARING EVER.

I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYBODY INVOLVED FROM THE CITY, UM, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN JUST A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.

WELL, WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THE COMMUNITY.

DR. JOHNSON.

AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, I'VE BEEN, I HAD GOTTEN YOUR SERVICES AND I AM SURE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, UH, THROUGHOUT OVER THE DECADES, , YOU HAD ASKED WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING FORWARD.

YEAH.

AND THE FIRST THING WE'RE DOING, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING IT RIGHT NOW, IS A, UH, TRAINING, DOG TRAINING, UH, PROGRAM FOR SERVICE, UH, VETERANS.

AND, UM, WE

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SO THAT'S, WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH ON THE, ON THE ROAD .

THANK YOU SO MUCH, DR. JOHNSON.

AND THANK YOU TO DR.

HAMPEL FOR ALL THE SERVICE THAT YOU'VE DONE TO EL CAJON.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

AND NOW, UH, BILL AND STEVE CAN COME BACK.

OKAY.

WE HAVE TWO

[10. Faces of Freedom Banner Program – Honoring Local Military Heroes RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the report and provides feedback regarding implementation of the Faces of Freedom Banner Program.]

ITEM 10 IS REGARDING THE FACES OF FREEDOM BANNER PROGRAM AND STAFF WILL TELL US ABOUT THIS.

THANK YOU.

HI, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY, MAYOR COUNCIL STAFF.

MY NAME IS JULIE ALON AND I AM YOUR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION.

I AM HERE TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR FACES OF FREEDOM BANNER PROGRAM.

THE CITY OF EL CAJON HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROUD TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE DEDICATION AND SERVICE OF OUR MILITARY VETERANS AND ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW THAT PRIDE THROUGH A BANNER PROGRAM THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED OR ARE CURRENTLY SERVING IN THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.

OUR VETERANS COALITION HAS PROUDLY BEEN A DRIVING FORCE TO GET THIS PROGRAM UP AND RUNNING.

AND WE HAVE ONE OF OUR MEMBERS HERE TODAY WITH US AS PART OF THIS PILOT INITIATIVE.

THE BANNERS WILL BE DISPLAYED ON SOULS FIELD AND RAYA RIGHT IN FRONT OF CITY HALL AND OUR PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.

YOU CAN SEE ON THE MAP THE LOCATION OF WHERE THOSE EXISTING POLES ALREADY ARE LOCATED.

THIS AREA IS ALSO IN THE LINE OF SIGHT OF THE PROPOSED, UM, LOCATION FOR THE NEW VETERANS MEMORIAL.

ALSO IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM, THE HONOREE MUST BE A VETERAN OR ACTIVE DUTY US ARMED FORCES MEMBER WITH A LOCAL CITY OF EL CAJON RESIDENCY CONNECTION, MEANING THAT THE HONOREE, THE APPLICANT, OR A DIRECT FAMILY MEMBER MUST RESIDE IN THE CITY OF EL CAJON OR HAVE AN ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP IN A 5 0 1 C 19 MILITARY ORGANIZATION BASED HERE IN THE CITY.

ADDITIONALLY, THE HONOREE SHALL NOT HAVE A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE OR ANY VIOLENT FELONY CONVICTIONS TO APPLY.

THE APPLICANT WILL COMPLETE AN ONLINE APPLICATION, SUBMIT A MILITARY PHOTO OF THEIR HONOREE, PROOF OF THE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY, AND PAY A $200 FEE, WHICH WILL COVER THE DESIGN, PRINTING, INSTALLATION AND REMOVAL OF THE BANNER.

ONCE EVERYTHING IS APPROVED, THE BANNERS WILL BE DISPLAYED FOR A 12 MONTH PERIOD AND THEN BE RETIRED EITHER GIVEN TO THE HONOREE OR RECYCLED.

ADDITIONALLY, WE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED PAGE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE TO INCLUDE PICTURES OF OLIVER, OUR HONOREES WITH THEIR DETAILS, THEIR NAME, RANK, BRANCH, AND SERVICE DATES.

AND THIS WILL REMAIN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE EVEN AFTER THE BANNER CYCLE ENDS ON THIS PAGE.

WE ALSO CAN ACKNOWLEDGE IF ANY OF OUR HONOREES HAVE BEEN PASSED, EL CAJON VETERANS OF THE YEAR.

ADDITIONALLY, WE CAN INCLUDE INFORMATION ON THIS CITY'S VETERAN MEMORIAL AND HOW TO DONATE TO THAT FUND IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE.

AND HERE'S MY FAVORITE PART.

WE HAVE OUR BANNER DESIGN THAT WAS CHOSEN BY OUR VETERANS COALITION.

OUR BANNERS WILL BE 30 BY 72 INCHES, EXCUSE ME, FULL COLOR AND DOUBLE-SIDED.

THE BANNERS WILL INCLUDE THE PHOTO, THE HONOREE'S NAME, AND THEIR BRANCH OF SERVICE.

AND HERE YOU CAN ALSO SEE IT PHOTOSHOPPED ON ONE OF OUR, UM, POLLS IN THE ROUNDABOUT, AS AN EXAMPLE.

LITTLE FUN FACT HERE.

OUR MODEL SHOWN ON THE SAMPLES, ACTUALLY, MY BROTHER AND HIS LOVELY WIFE WHO ARE ACTIVE DUTY IN THE COAST GUARD CURRENTLY, THEY'RE VERY PROUD TO VIEW MY MODELS .

AND WITH THAT STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT COUNCIL RECEIVES THIS REPORT AND PROVIDES FEEDBACK REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FACES OF FREEDOM BANNER PROGRAM.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM, QUESTIONS ON COUNCIL MICHELLE? UM, HI.

THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WHAT IS THE FUNDING FOR THIS? SORRY, WHAT? THE FUNDING?

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EVERYTH.

PERFECT.

MM-HMM .

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU.

UM, ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS ITEM? NO SPEAKER CARDS, SIR.

OKAY.

UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? WOULD SOME, UH, LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, MOVE TO RECEIVE THE REPORT? MOVE AND SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.

THANKS.

UH, THE LAST

[11. City Council Action Plan (2025) Quarterly Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the report and provides feedback.]

UPDATE, CITY MANAGER, MITCHELL, WILL YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.

UM, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO PROVIDE A QUARTERLY UPDATE ON WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE CITY COUNCIL ACTION PLAN.

AS YOU RECALL, LAST JANUARY, THE CITY COUNCIL MET AT IN A PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND TOOK FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPED, UM, THE WORK PLAN FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

THAT WORK PLAN INCLUDED SIX SPECIFIC PRIORITIES, INCLUDING CITY BEAUTIFICATION, CITY INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, HOMELESSNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THEN THE, THE LITTLE CATCHALL MISCELLANEOUS, UM, PRIORITIES.

UM, UH, STAFF WENT BACK LISTENING TO THE COUNCIL'S COMMENTS AND THE PUBLIC'S COMMENTS AND DEVELOPED 26 GOALS, WHICH THE COUNCIL, UH, EVENTUALLY ADOPTED LATER IN FEBRUARY OF EARLIER THIS YEAR.

SO THERE'S 26 SPECIFIC GOALS RELATED TO THOSE DIFFERENT TOPICS.

UM, THIS LAST YEAR WE'VE BEEN USING AS A PILOT PROGRAM, UH, ONLINE PROGRAM CALLED STRATA GAUGE.

AND STRATA GAUGE ALLOWS US TO POST WHERE WE'RE AT AND KIND OF TRACK WHERE WE'RE AT AGENDA OR, UM, PROGRESS WISE ON OUR GOALS.

AND SO I'M JUST PULLING SOME OF THE IMAGES OFF IT, THAT THE RESIDENTS CAN ACTUALLY GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, PAGE AND FIND ALL THESE GOALS.

SO YOU CAN DIVE IN A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AND GET MORE INFORMATION.

BUT THIS, THIS SHOWS WHERE WE'RE AT FROM A PROGRESS PERSPECTIVE.

AND I'LL GO THROUGH EACH OF THESE SPECIFIC PRIORITIES.

UM, JUST HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE ITEMS, BUT ALWAYS ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT A VERY SPECIFIC, UH, ITEMS. SO IN THE CITY BEAUTIFICATION, UH, THE ILLEGAL DUMPING PROGRAM OR, UM, CAMPAIGN IS COMPLETED, WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH APARTMENT COMPLEX OWNERS AND OTHER AREAS WHERE WE'RE SEEING ILLEGAL DUMPING OCCUR.

AND WE'LL CONTINUE THE EDUCATION PROCESS THAT WE STARTED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

AS YOU RECALL, THE CITY COUNCIL EARLIER THIS YEAR, DURING THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS OPTED TO PUSH OFF THE VOLUNTEER CON, UM, CONNECTIONS WEBPAGE, UH, WHERE WE WOULD HELP CONNECT SENIORS WITH VOLUNTEERS.

SO THAT'S ON HOLD FOR RIGHT NOW.

UH, YOU'LL BE RECEIVING A REPORT IN THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO ABOUT THIRD PARTY VENDORS AND HOW WE'RE MANAGING THOSE CONTRACTS.

AND WE'VE ESTABLISHED SOME INTERNAL CONTROLS TO HELP US ENSURE THAT THOSE THAT WE'RE PAYING VALUABLE TAX DOLLARS TO ARE DOING WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GONNA DO AND, AND THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE GETTING THE BENEFIT OF, OF THOSE SERVICES.

UM, AND THEN IN TERMS OF LAND, THIS LANDSCAPING STREET, UH, PROJECTS, AND THEN THE SIDEWALK PANEL, UH, PROJECT, THOSE ARE GONNA BE COMING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AGAIN IN THE NEXT FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS.

UH, MOVING ON TO CITY INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED THE, THE ONE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.

WE ARE WORKING ON, UH, WE HAVE AN INTERNAL COMMITTEE THAT'S LOOKING AT MORE OF A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK AT ALL OF OUR CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM A FIVE YEAR PERSPECTIVE.

AND WE HOPE TO BRING THAT TO YOU BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND THEN ALSO WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON OPPORTUNITIES TO INFUSE A SPECIFIC CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS WAS AN IDEA THAT CAME ABOUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND SO WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD SOME IDEAS AND A PROJECT FOR THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER AT A UPCOMING MEETING.

AND I THINK THE NEXT ONE OR TWO MEETINGS AS WELL.

UH, MOVING ON TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IN THIS AREA.

UH, PARKWAY PLAZA IS TAKING UP A LOT OF TIME.

IT DOESN'T SHOW, UH, ONLY 20% OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT WE HAVE, UH, AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE FROM THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE THAT ARE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT RIGHT NOW.

AND, UH, IT'S PROBABLY THE, BESIDES HOMELESSNESS, PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE THING WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW.

SO THERE IS A LOT OF PROGRESS HAPPENING BEHIND THE SCENES.

A LOT OF, A LOT OF LEGWORK THAT'S OCCURRING BACK AND FORTH.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SHARE THE LAND USE PLAN.

WE'VE, UM, WE'VE, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A, AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LAND USE PLANNER AND SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.

THAT LAND USE PLANNER IS GONNA BE FUNDED WITH A SANDAG GRANT, WHICH WE SHOULD BE GETTING AWARDING AWARDED

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THE NOTICE OF AWARD WENT OUT ALREADY.

SO ONCE THAT AWARD OCCURS, THEN WE'LL START THAT PLANNING PROCESS.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

UM, WE ARE ALSO DOING SOME GOOD WORK IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

AS YOU KNOW, NEW CITY AMERICA HAS TAKEN OVER THE MANAGEMENT OF IT.

UH, OUR STAFF ACTUALLY HAD A TOUR WITH NEW CITY AMERICA AND THE MAINTENANCE CREWS TO LOOK AT AREAS OF AIR DEFICIENCY AND UNDERSTANDING AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY.

AND WE'RE ALREADY SEEING SOME NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCES IN THAT AREA AS WELL.

UH, THE VACANT LOT INCENTIVE PROGRAM, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, UH, DEPARTMENT HAS ACTUALLY, UH, DONE ALL OF THEIR WORK AND IT IS SITTING NEATLY ON MY DESK, WHICH I HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO.

SO I AM THE HOLD UP THERE.

SO THAT 20% IS A HUNDRED PERCENT MY FAULT.

SO THAT WILL BE SOMETHING WORKED ON IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

UH, WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON IDENTIFYING BUSINESSES AROUND THE AIRPORT AREA.

UM, KIND OF, WE'D ALMOST CALL THEM INFLUENCER BUSINESSES, KIND OF KEY BUSINESSES.

UM, MY STAFF HAS ACTUALLY IDENTIFIED THOSE FIVE NOW.

WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO THEM.

WE'LL PROBABLY BE REACHING OUT TO THE CITY COUNCIL 'CAUSE I THINK SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE SOME CONNECTIONS WITH SOME OF THOSE BUSINESSES.

SO, UH, WE'D LOVE TO USE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE BUSINESSES.

AND THEN THE IDEA IS HOW CAN WE HELP THOSE BUSINESSES GROW, BUT ALSO MAYBE ATTRACT OTHER BUSINESSES THAT SUPPORT THEIR BUSINESSES OR THAT THEY SUPPORT.

AND SO TO CREATE THIS SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THOSE CORE BUSINESSES AROUND THE AIRPORT.

AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE E-C-E-D-C AND THIS AREA AS WELL.

UM, AND THEN LASTLY, WE ARE, UH, WE'VE DONE ALL OF OUR INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SOME IDEAS OF PROGRAMMING THE LAND AND THE SPACE AROUND THE MAGNOLIA.

WE'RE CURRENTLY SOCIALIZING SOME OF THOSE IDEAS WITH THE DOWNTOWN, WITH THE P BID AND WITH SOME OTHER STAKEHOLDER GROUPS.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BRINGING THAT TO THE CITY COUNCIL SHORTLY.

UH, MOVING ON TO HOMELESSNESS.

AS YOU RECALL, WE, WE REVAMPED THE IDEA OF CREATING A VIDEO, UM, WITH SOME STAFFING CHANGES AND SOME BUDGET ISSUES.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE CONTINUING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO REPACKAGE SOME OF THE MATERIALS THAT WE'VE ALREADY PUT OUT IN THE PAST.

UM, WE'VE INCREASED OUR QUALITY OF LIFE, UH, TEAM TASK FORCE, AND I SENT AN EMAIL TO THE CITY COUNCIL EARLIER THIS MONTH ABOUT SOME EVENTS COMING UP LATER THIS MONTH.

AND WE'LL SEE WHAT THOSE LOOK LIKE AND WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THAT THOSE, UH, ACTIVITIES CAN HAVE.

WE'LL BE PRESENTING OUR ANALYSIS ON PROP 36 TO THE CITY COUNCIL AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR AFTER WE HAVE A FULL YEAR'S WORTH OF DATA AVAILABLE.

AND THEN I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT OUR IT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WITH MEMBERS OF THE CITY TEAM TO DEVELOP A NEW HOMELESS DASHBOARD THAT HAS A LOT OF DATA, MAYBE MORE DATA THAN MOST PEOPLE WANT, BUT I KNOW DATA THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WOULD LOVE TO DIG INTO.

SOME REALLY COOL MAPS THAT SHOW DATA OVER TIME.

SO YOU CAN KIND OF SCROLL THE MAP AND SEE PROGRESSION OR, OR IN SOME CASES, WORSENING OF ISSUES.

UM, HAS REAL TIME DATA.

SO AS, AS WE GO OUT AND DO A, UH, AN ENCAMPMENT CLEANUP AND THAT DATA'S RECORDED, IT AUTOMATICALLY UPDATES THE DASHBOARD.

SO IT'S LIVE DATA THAT'S GOING INTO THE DASHBOARD ALL THE TIME WITH NOT ONLY THE CLEANUP, BUT ALSO THE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE OFFERING AS WELL, AND THOSE THAT WE'RE HELPING.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE PRESENTING THAT DASHBOARD TO THE CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK, AND THEN WE'LL GET YOUR FEEDBACK AND INPUT.

AND ONCE WE'VE IMPLEMENTED THAT INPUT, THEN WE WILL LAUNCH THAT TO THE PUBLIC.

UM, TWO MORE TO GO PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE ARE 100% DONE WITH THE PRE-WORK RELATED TO THE STAFFING OF ENGINE 2 0 8.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE APPLIED FOR THE SAFER GRANT.

WE'RE HOPING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SOON ON WHETHER WE RECEIVE THAT.

ONCE WE KNOW THAT, WE'LL KNOW HOW TO PAY FOR THE FUNDING.

IF WE DON'T RECEIVE IT, THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND AND SEEK SOME ALTERNATIVES FOR HOW WE WOULD FUND THOSE POSITIONS.

BUT THE ENGINE IS OPERATIONAL RIGHT NOW.

IT'S, IT'S UP AND RUNNING.

IT'S JUST NOT FULLY STAFFED UNTIL WE HAVE, UM, THOSE STAFF MEMBERS ON BOARD.

UH, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE CONVALESCENT HOMES AND CONGREGATE CARE FACILITIES.

WE'VE ACTUALLY SEEN A REDUCTION IN THE CALLS FOR SERVICE SINCE WE'VE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS.

AND WE'VE IMPLEMENTED SOME POLICIES.

WE'RE, WE'RE COLLECTING SOME MORE RECENT DATA.

THEN I'LL BE ACTUALLY SETTING UP A MEETING WITH THOSE FOLKS TO TALK ABOUT, UH, WHAT'S WORKING, WHAT'S NOT WORKING, GET THEIR INPUT, THEIR IDEAS, AND I'LL BE PRESENTING SOME POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM THAT.

UH, CITY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTINUES, UM, A A REALLY PROACTIVE COMMUNITY POLICING EFFORT WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY MORE FROM NOT ONLY SENIORS, BUT TO YOUTH AND, UH, CHIEFS ADVISORY BOARD.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT WORK HAPPENING IN THAT AREA.

UH, WE'RE WORKING ON FIGURING OUT WAYS TO INTEGRATE ALL THE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW INTO ONE, ONE CENTRAL LOCATION RELATED TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS.

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AND WHAT HAPPENED THERE.

UH, THE, THE REALITY IS ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT CAME OUT OF THE LA FIRES WAS THAT THE FIRE HYDRANTS JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE PRESSURE TO FIGHT THE FIRE.

THE REALITY IS, WITH THE WEATHER THAT WAS OCCURRING AND THE CONDITIONS OCCURRING, NO AMOUNT OF PRESSURE COULD HAVE HELPED IN THAT SITUATION.

BUT IT'S A GOOD LESSON TO LEARN AND TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE OUR VULNERABILITIES AND WHAT ARE OUR WEAKNESSES, AND HOW CAN WE MITIGATE SOME OF THOSE WEAKNESSES.

SO WE'LL BE BRINGING, WE'LL BE BRINGING A REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL ABOUT THAT SHORTLY.

UM, AND THEN LASTLY, UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE WORKING FURIOUSLY ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL.

THE CITY COUNCIL RECENTLY APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH THE ARCHITECT, THE DESIGNER.

SO THAT WORK IS OCCURRING RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE DOING SOME GREAT WORK WITH THE VETERANS COALITIONS AND TO GET THEIR INPUT.

SO WE'RE HOPING TO BRING FORWARD A DESIGN TO EARLY NEXT YEAR.

UM, WE ARE CONTINUING TO HAVE SOME EARLY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE EARLY OR ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR RESIDENTS BEYOND SOCIAL MEDIA AND BEYOND OTHER ELECTRONIC VERSIONS.

YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, I DUNNO IF YOU'VE NOTICED, BUT WE, WE'VE ACTUALLY PUT A, A LOT MORE BANNERS THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST.

SO WE'RE HOPING THOSE GET SOME TRACTION.

UH, MS. THORN IS LEADING A TEAM THAT'S WORKING ON SOME OF THOSE EFFORTS THERE.

WE'VE ALSO INC WE HAVE INCREASED THE USAGE OF THE EL CAJON APP.

WE HAVE RUN INTO SOME, UM, CHALLENGES.

THE QR CODE THAT WE HAVE PRINTED ON A LOT OF DATA WAS DELETED FROM THE SYSTEM.

AND SO THAT'S PUT US BACK A LITTLE BIT, BUT WE'VE ACTUALLY MAKING SOME REALLY GOOD PROGRESS ON GETTING MORE USERS.

WE DO THINK AT SOME POINT WE'RE GONNA HIT A SATURATION POINT.

I MEAN, YOU CAN GROW AT A, TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, BUT AT SOME POINT, NO, NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO GET IT.

SO AT, AT SOME POINT WE'LL HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT THE DATA TRENDS TO SEE WHERE THAT, THAT PLATEAU IS OCCURRING RIGHT NOW.

AND THEN, UM, IN TERMS OF THE MAGNOLIA, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A REALLY BUSY FALL SEASON.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERTS COMING TO THE MAGNOLIA THIS FALL.

AND WE ARE PREPARING TO HAVE A, ONCE WE HAVE A FEW MORE DATA POINTS, WE'RE GONNA DO SOME ONE-ON-ONE BRIEFINGS WITH THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, ALONG WITH LIVE NATION STAFF.

SO YOU CAN SORT OF PEEK BEHIND THE, THE CURTAIN TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE AND GET SOME INPUT.

AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A, A OPEN, MORE OPEN CONVERSATION ABOUT OTHER IDEAS TO MAKE THE MAGNOLIA MORE PROFITABLE.

UM, AND WITH THAT, STAFF'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT A SPECIFIC GOAL OR ANY GENERAL FEEDBACK YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE TO STAFF COUNSEL.

ANY QUESTIONS? PHIL? UH, THANK YOU GRAHAM.

AND, UH, FOR ALL THE STAFF WORKING ON THEIR, UH, PROJECTS, I KNOW THE PAST COUPLE OF COUNCIL MEETINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT BUDGET CUTS.

HOW IS THAT AFFECTING THE GOALS? ARE WE GONNA HAVE TO ADJUST COURSE CORRECT GIVEN WE'RE MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, I, I THINK WHEN WE WERE HAVING OUR BUDGET CONVERSATIONS, WE DID PUSH BACK SOME OF THOSE GOALS AND, AND DELAY SOME.

SO THAT'S OCCURRING.

UM, WE ARE, WE'RE HAVING TO DO THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK WITH A FEW LESS EMPLOYEES, SO THAT IS SLOWING SOME THINGS DOWN AS WELL.

SO THEY'LL, THERE'LL BE SOME AREAS THERE, BUT I THINK WE'VE MADE SOME GOOD PROGRESS BEFORE BUDGET CUTS OCCURRED WHERE WE WERE, WE GOT THE BALL ROLLING ON A LOT OF THINGS.

AND SO I, I FEEL PRETTY BULLISH THAT WE'RE GONNA GET A LOT OF THIS DONE.

THE QUESTIONS.

THANKS, GRANT.

THANK YOU.

OH, GRANT, ONE, ONE LAST QUESTION ABOUT THE MAGNOLIA.

YES.

WHEN'S THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE GONNA BE GIVING US A, AN UPDATE ON THE, THE REVENUE STREAM? SO WE'LL, WE'LL DO SOME BEHIND THIS, UM, SOME ONE-ON-ONE BRIEFINGS WITH THE COUNCIL, BUT WE SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE SOMETHING BY, BY THE BEGINNING OF FOURTH QUARTER, SO PROBABLY NOVEMBER OR MAYBE EVEN LATE OCTOBER, WHERE WE'LL HAVE SOME REVENUE PROJECTIONS FOR THE COUNCIL.

SEEM LIKE OUR PROGRESS IS GOING WELL SO FAR.

SO FAR.

I MEAN, WE HAD, THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A SLOWDOWN WITH, AS THE ECONOMY HAS SLOWED DOWN, THERE HAS BEEN A SLOWDOWN IN CONCERTS LAST YEAR.

UM, WE WERE RECEIVING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF REVENUE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY WERE DOING SOME PROGRAMMING DURING THE SUMMER USING THEIR VERSION OF ARPA MONEY, UM, THAT THOSE FUNDS HAVE DRIED UP SO THAT, THAT'S A REVENUE SOURCE THAT'S GONE AWAY.

SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT AS MUCH AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST, BUT LIKE I SAID, IT'S A VERY BUSY FALL SEASON.

THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERTS THAT ARE COMING TO THE MAGNOLIA THIS FALL.

UM, THEY'RE WORKING ON SOME, SOME WAYS TO INCREASE BEVERAGE SALES AND FOOD SALES AS WELL.

AND SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE SOME, SOME GOOD DATA TO SHARE WITH THE COUNCIL.

SOUNDS GOOD.

ALRIGHT, THANKS GRAHAM.

APPRECIATE THAT.

OKAY.

BILL FEEDBACK? YEAH, UH, STEVE, PLEASE.

UH, SOME FEEDBACK ON THE, UH, EL CAJON APP.

UH, THE AVERAGE RETAIL

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YOU, YOU LOSE ABOUT 13% A YEAR.

PEOPLE MOVE AWAY.

THEY A VARIETY OF REASONS WHY THEY LEAVE THAT HOUSE, WHICH MEANS NEW PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE CITY WHERE WE HAVE MORE APARTMENTS THAN WE HAVE, OR MORE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS THAN WE HAVE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.

I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY IN THAT COMMUNICATION TO EITHER WORK WITH THE CHA OR HAVE THE CHAMBER TAKE THE LEAD OR THE ECONOMIC, THE EDC TAKE THE LEAD, UH, TO TARGET PEOPLE WHO ARE MOVING INTO THE CITY, UH, PACIFIC SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOUSING RENTAL ASSOCIATION.

THEY WOULD KNOW WHO'S COMING IN AND IF WE HAD A PACKAGE TO GIVE THEM OF, HERE'S INFORMATION ON THE APP, HERE'S INFORMATION ON CITY EVENTS, HERE'S INFORMATION ON CONCERTS.

HERE ARE ALL THE, HERE'S THE CATALOG FOR THE RECREATION CLASSES.

THAT'S A PACKAGE TO GIVE SOMEBODY.

UH, THAT ITSELF CAN BE AN ECONOMIC ENGINE, UH, TO REFRESH SOMEBODY NEW COMING IN, UH, THAT THE OLD PERSON DIDN'T TELL ON THEIR WAY OUT.

IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

IN FACT, UH, STAFF AND I MET WITH A, A VENDOR YESTERDAY THAT DOES THIS FOR NEW BUSINESSES, BUT ALSO THEY'RE, THEY'VE OPENED IT UP TO NEW RESIDENTS IN A, IN A COMMUNITY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY THAT DOES THAT EXACT SAME THING.

AND IT'S, IT USES, UH, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BUT IT'S ALMOST LIKE A CHAT GPT FOR A NEW RESIDENT SPECIFICALLY.