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AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK

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OUR CLERK TO CALL THE RURAL

[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]

COUNCIL MEMBER.

KENDRICK IS ABSENT.

ALL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT.

GREAT.

WOULD YOU PLEASE THEN STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? REMAIN STANDING AFTER THAT FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE.

ONE OF OUR GUESTS ARE BLIND.

DAISHA WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ONE NATION UNDER GOD.

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THANK YOU.

THE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OF A GERMAN

[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the January 14, 2020, Meeting and the Agenda of the January 28, 2020, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]

OF JANUARY 14TH, 2020 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE JANUARY 28TH, 2020 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.

WE HAVE TWO PRESENTATIONS

[ PRESENTATIONS: Presentation: Live Nation & The Magnolia Presentation: Meet Yara - Station Dog for Fire Department ]

ON TODAY'S AGENDA THAT I'D LIKE TO ASK THE CITY MANAGER AND DO INTRODUCE THE LIVE NATION.

CERTAINLY MS MR MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE MAGNOLIA HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE LAST SEPTEMBER.

AND SO WE HAVE A FULL QUARTER UNDER OUR BELT.

UH, SOME OF THE LEADERSHIP FROM LIVE NATION WANTED TO COME DOWN AND GIVE A BRIEF REPORT AND, AND UM, ACTUALLY EXTEND, UH, A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

SO I'M HERE TONIGHT.

WE WERE EXPECTING ERIC BURKE HAMMER, UH, THE VICE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF LIVE NATION AND CLUBS, BUT, UM, FOR CLUBS AND THEATERS, BUT HE GOT CALLED AWAY ON A BUSINESS TRIP.

SO, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE STILL FORTUNATE TO HAVE SEAN.

HI CAMPER.

HE'S VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FOR LIVE NATION AND ACTUALLY OUR LOCAL MANAGER OF THE MAGNOLIA, SEAN MAHER.

SO A GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU COUNCIL.

THANK YOU GRAHAM.

UM, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

I'LL, I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF BECAUSE I KNOW WE WANT TO SEE YARA.

I KNOW.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE OUR, UM, BUT THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US.

UH, AS GRAHAM STATED, WE'VE JUST FINISHED OUT KIND OF OUR FIRST QUARTER.

WE STARTED IN SEPTEMBER.

UM, AND WE HAVE EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS IN MANY WAYS.

UH, AND WE'VE MET ALL OF OUR, OUR BUDGETARY EXPECTATIONS AS WELL.

UM, I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS FOR CLUBS AND THEATERS.

I OVERSEE, UH, THE WEST COAST AND IN SOME OF THE, THE MIDWEST.

UH, IT'S MY JOB TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL TEAM AND TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE HAVE A VENUE THAT REPRESENTS THE COMMUNITY, UH, THAT WE'RE IN A LIVE NATION CLUBS AND THEATERS.

OUR PHILOSOPHY ISN'T SORT OF THIS BIG MONOLITHIC CORPORATE IDEA MATTER OF FACTLY.

OUR JOB IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE BUILD A LOCAL, UH, COMMUNITY VENUES THAT FEEL LIKE THEY COME FROM, UH, THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THEY ACTUALLY DO.

UM, LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THIS, MY SHOOTING THAT SING OVER HERE, MAYBE THE SIDE.

OKAY.

UM, SO OUR FIRST SLIDE HERE, JUST A COUPLE OF HIGHLIGHTS ABOUT GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.

UH, 75% OF OUR, OUR SHOW TEAM ARE FROM HERE IN ELKO HOME.

UH, I KNOW I PERSONALLY HIRED QUITE A FEW OF THEM.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS I'VE EVER ASSEMBLED.

I'M EXCITED.

A LOT OF RETIREES, PEOPLE WHO'VE HAD CAREERS, WHO ARE SEASONED, UH, SOME YOUNG FOLKS AS WELL, UH, LEARNING THEIR WAY AROUND OUR BUSINESS.

UM, ONE OF OUR, OUR GOALS AND CLUBS AND THEATERS IS TO GROW PEOPLE FROM WITHIN.

UM, WE HAVE, UH, JUST SCRATCHED THE SURFACE ON CONNECTING WITH OUR LOCAL PURVEYORS.

UH, CAITLIN'S IS, UH, PROVIDING TAMALES AND TACOS FOR OUR CONCESSIONAIRE.

UH, WE HAVE THE NEW YORK BAKERY ACROSS THE STREET, ONE OF MY FAVORITES, PROVIDING COOKIES AND SWEETS ALSO FOR OUR CONCESSIONAIRE.

AND, UH, YOUR LOCAL BREWERY HERE.

CREATIVE CREATURE IS A, OUR CRAFT BEER PARTNER, UH, FOR OUR EVENTS.

UH, WE OPENED OUR DOORS, UH, FOR A HOT FEST.

UH, WE HAD A COUPLE MOVIES, CASPER AND A, WHAT'S THE OTHER ONE? FOCUS.

FOCUS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

UH, WE HAD SNACKS AND KIDS ALL DRESSED UP.

PHENOMENAL EVENT AS YOU, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

UH, I WAS HERE PERSONALLY FOR MOTHER GOOSE AND WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE TELEVISION WITH A BILL AND DO A LITTLE LIVE.

UH, SIMULCASTS.

UH, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, HANDED OUT TICKETS AND GOT INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT WITH, UH, SOME MERCHANDISE.

UH, WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THE CELEBRATE EAST COUNTY, UH, WITH A SPONSORSHIP.

UH, ONE OF THE TABLES.

WE'VE HOSTED THE HANUKAH LIGHTS EVENT AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THE, UH, AMERICAN MAIN STREET EVENT, UH, WHERE WE'LL BE ACTIVATING OUR PLAZA.

AND THAT NIGHT WE'LL BE PRESENTING, UM, DAVID CROSBY.

THAT'S RIGHT LIVE, UH, DURING, UH, THAT FESTIVAL.

UH, SO AGAIN, SCRATCHING THE SURFACE, BUT WE'RE INVOLVED, WE'RE GOING TO BE MORE AND MORE INVOLVED, UH, AS WE MOVE THROUGH

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THIS YEAR.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM, UH, WHO HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THE, UH, THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS PARTNERS IN THE, IN THE CHAMBER.

UM, ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT TO GO OVER SOMEBODY WHO TO, HERE WE GO.

UM, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN OUR BUSINESS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ARTISTS ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME, ARE HAPPY AND ARE PLEASED WITH THE VENUE AND THE STAFF.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE VENUES WHERE WE'VE HAD RIGHT OUT OF THE GATES.

NOTHING BUT INCREDIBLE FEEDBACK FROM THE ARTISTS AND THE AGENTS AND THE MANAGERS.

UH, IT'S A SNOWBALL EFFECT.

I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS WITH OUR, OUR CITY MANAGER PERIODICALLY.

BUT THE MORE ARTISTS YOU GET INTO THE VENUE THAT HAVE THIS FEELING AND THEY WALK AWAY, OR THE AGENTS COME BY AND CHECK IT OUT, THE MORE YOU'LL BE ABLE TO BOOK BIGGER AND BIGGER ARTISTS.

UM, THEY LOVE THE GREEN ROOMS. THEY LOVE THE HUGE STAGE.

THEY LOVE THE LIGHTING, THEY LOVE THE SOUND SYSTEM.

IT'S ALL STATE OF THE ART.

VERY COMFORTABLE.

UH, WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE LOCAL BUCKBOARDS BARBECUE IN BREW.

UH, I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST FOOD, UH, ON, ON TOUR IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE GOT NOTHING BUT AMAZING FEEDBACK.

THEY'RE LOCAL AND WE'VE ALSO HIRED IN AUDIO DESIGNED TO PROVIDE BACKLINE.

SO WHEN THE TOURISTS ARE NOT BRINGING A PARTICULAR PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH THEM, UH, AUDIO DESIGN, WE'LL PROVIDE THAT.

THEY'RE LOCAL AND THEY'VE GOT NOTHING BUT RAVE REVIEWS.

UH, OUR GUESTS FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT THE LIGHTING, THE SEATING.

THERE'S NOT A BAD SEAT IN THE HOUSE.

THE VIP SECTION IS PHENOMENAL AND WE'RE JUST GETTING COOKING.

THIS YEAR IS GOING TO BE, UH, AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR BECAUSE OF THE WAY YOU GUYS HAVE SET US UP FOR SUCCESS WITH THIS VENUE.

UH, SOME MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS REAL QUICK.

UH, I DON'T MEAN TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME, BUT I'M PROUD OF THIS.

UM, WE'VE HAD THE, UM, FOX FIVE COME BY.

I DID A LIVE, UH, UH, PIECE ON THE MORNING WITH A HEATHER LAKE.

WE'VE HAD THE CALIFORNIA COVERS, EAST COUNTY MAGAZINE.

UH, SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE HAS COVERED US QUITE A FEW TIMES, INCLUDING SOME RECENT WRITE-UPS BY GEORGE VARGA ON THE BEATLES TRIBUTE AND ART GARFUNKEL.

UH, NBC SAN DIEGO HAS, UH, BEEN WITH US A COUPLE OF TIMES, INCLUDING, UH, WE FILMED, UH, THEIR TELEVISION SHOW, UM, ON SATURDAY NIGHTS AS SOUND SAN DIEGO WITH ERIC PAGE, WHICH IS LIKE A MUSIC MAGAZINE.

UM, AND THEN ABC 10 NEWS, UH, HAS BEEN WITH US A COUPLE OF TIMES RECENTLY FEATURING GRAHAM, UH, IN A PIECE CALLED, UH, ALCOHOL AND BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO THE MAGNOLIA THEATER.

IT'S, IT'S BEEN PHENOMENAL IN TERMS OF THE, THE, THE COVERAGE WE'VE BEEN GETTING BECAUSE OF THE SHOWS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF OUR MARKETER.

AND BECAUSE OF JUST THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL, UH, STATE OF THE ART VENUE.

UH, NEXT REAL QUICK, A HEAT MAP HERE.

THIS GREEN MAP WILL SHOW YOU WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM.

75% OF OUR GUESTS ARE COMING FROM THE GREATER SAN DIEGO AREA, 12% FROM MEXICO, ARIZONA AND NEVADA, 10% FROM LA, RIVERSIDE, KERN COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY, 3% FROM NORTHERN AND WESTERN CALIFORNIA.

UH, ALSO INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHT.

WE'VE HAD 25 EVENTS AND 26,000 ATTENDEES.

SO THAT'S OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE A NIGHT ON AVERAGE IN THAT BUILDING.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ON TRACK WITH WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

DEFINITELY IN THE FIRST QUARTER TO BE THERE IS REALLY A TELLTALE SIGN OF WHERE WE'RE HEADED.

UH, ABOUT 50,000 PEOPLE ARE USING OUR WEBSITE ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

WE'VE HAD ABOUT 160,000 PEOPLE VISIT THE SITE.

UM, WE WERE DOING EVERY KIND OF GENRE YOU COULD IMAGINE.

ROCK, SOUL, FAMILY PROGRAMMING.

WE HAVE LOCAL EVENTS BEING BOOKED BY OUR SPECIAL EVENTS DEPARTMENT.

UH, FAMILY PROGRAMMING LAST YEAR INCLUDED PJ MASS AND MASTER CHEF.

UH, WE HAD FIVE SOLD OUT SHOWS, PAT BENNETT, TAR DREAM THEATER, A, UH, THE LIST GOES ON.

UM, AND THEN MUCH MORE TO COME IN.

20, 20.

WE HAVE, THIS IS JUST SCRATCHING THE SURFACE.

IT'S JANUARY.

WE'RE JUST GETTING OUT OF THE GATES.

WE HAVE DAVID CROSBY AND THE MAVERICKS.

ALAN PARSONS, KATHLEEN MADIGAN, SINBAD, AMY GRANT, JUST TO NAME A FEW 10 SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN BOOKED FOR THIS YEAR FROM LOCAL CLIENTS.

10 ADDITIONAL RENTALS, UH, WITH THIRD PARTY, UH, UM, PROMOTERS.

WE'VE GOT SOME MORE FAMILY PROGRAMMING.

WE LOVE THE FAMILY STUFF WITH A PEPPA PIG AND SESAME STREET LIVE.

UM, AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF IHEARTRADIO CELEBRATION COMING AS WELL.

PLUS A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER REALLY COOL, UNIQUE EVENTS THAT DON'T QUITE ALWAYS FIT INTO JUST THE CONCERT.

UM, I CAN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THE TEAM.

UM, THE LOCAL STAFF.

WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, HIRED, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SUCCESS STORIES I'VE SEEN AND I'M OVERSEEING QUITE A FEW VENUES AT THIS TIME.

I'VE JUST, I'VE OPENED UP SEVEN VENUES IN THE LAST YEAR.

UM, AND THIS IS ABSOLUTELY THE HIGHLIGHT.

UM, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING ME.

I KNOW I WENT THROUGH IT REAL QUICK, BUT WE GOT TO SEE THE DOG AND

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I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

UM, BUT PLEASE COME BY, UH, YOU KNOW, THE GREATER COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS JOIN US FOR CONCERTS.

THIS IS SEAN MAHER IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

UM, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAND OUT A FEW GIFTS.

OH, THANK YOU.

SO COUNCIL, I'D RECOMMEND YOU COME ON DOWN AND REFUTE THOSE GIFTS.

WELL, WOW, THAT IS SUCH GOOD NEWS THAT THE MAGNOLIA IS DOING SO WELL.

I KIND OF EXPECT THAT IT'S GOING TO GET BETTER AND BETTER.

ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR MARISSA, MARISSA MARCEL THORN TO INTRODUCE YARA TO SHAMIR AS SHE'S COMING UP.

I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT, UM, WE, WE GAVE A PRESENTATION A FEW MONTHS AGO ABOUT A PILOT PROGRAM THAT CAME ABOUT ABOUT GETTING A FIRESTATION DOG.

UH, YARRA HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR NOW ABOUT THREE MONTHS AND WE WANTED TO INTRODUCE HER TO THE CITY COUNCIL.

UH, OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, MARTY SOLD THORN.

WE'LL GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND OR AN UPDATE.

AND THEN TRAVIS TIMMINS, OUR, OUR FIRE ENGINEER WITH OUR DEPARTMENT WHO'S REALLY BECOME THE MAIN POINT CONTACT AND ACTUALLY OUR, OUR LOCAL RESIDENT EXPERT IN, UH, THIS, THIS PROGRAM.

WE'LL CONCLUDE AND THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY LIKE TO BRING YOU BACK DOWN AGAIN.

I KNOW YOU'RE, WE'RE MOVING YOU A LOT TONIGHT, BUT COME ON DOWN AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO ACTUALLY MEET YARRA.

SO WITH THAT STORY, HEY, MR MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AND INTRODUCTION TO YARRA FOR THE PAST THREE MONTHS.

THE COMMITTEE, ALONG WITH ALL THE CREW MEMBERS AT STATION SIX, HAVE WORKED COUNTLESS HOURS TO INTEGRATE YARA INTO THEIR FIRE FAMILY.

SOME OF THEM ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.

AS YOU ARE AWARE, YARA CAME TO US AS A THERAPY DOG AND SHE'S A CERTIFIED FIRE STATION DOG.

I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT YARA HAS ALREADY POSITIVELY AFFECTED THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING.

CAN YOU HIRE FOR IN FRONT OF YOU? THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

BEFORE I TURN OVER THE FLORIDA TRAVIS, WHO WILL PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

I WANT TO SHARE A STORY THAT I HEARD SO THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE STRENGTH OF YOURS.

PRESENCE AT STATION SIX, WE RECENTLY ONE OF OUR FIRE ENGINEERS, UM, IN THE STRUCTURE FIRE, THE STRUCTURE FIRE WAS A FUNCTIONING DOG.

KENDALL, AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE WERE NUMEROUS DOGS WHO DID NOT SURVIVE THE FIRE.

OUR ENGINE WHO WAS DISPATCHED, THEIR MAIN JOB WAS TO RETRIEVE THOSE DOGS FROM THE SEED.

AFTER THEY LEFT THE SCENE, THEY WENT ON ANOTHER CALL AND THEN THEY RETURNED TO STATION.

UPON RETURN, ONE OF THE CREW MEMBERS HAD A CUDDLE SESSION WITH YARA.

WHAT HAD STARTED AS AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT FILLED WITH TEARS, TURNED INTO LAUGHTER AS YAR LICKED THE TEARS OFF HIS CHEEK.

THE REASON I TELL THIS STORY IS BECAUSE THIS MOMENT ISN'T NECESSARILY A CRITICAL INCIDENT.

IT'S A MOMENT THAT IS A REASON WHY WE NEED A FIRE DOG AT THE STATION 24 HOURS A DAY.

IN THIS INSTANCE, OUR CREW MEMBER WAS ABLE TO BENEFIT FROM THE NATURAL THERAPEUTIC IMPACT THAT Y'ALL ARE BROUGHT TO STATION.

THIS MOMENT IS A TRUE TESTAMENT AS TO WHY WE NEED THIS TYPE OF PROGRAM.

AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TRAVIS.

HI TRAVIS.

WELCOME.

HI.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

UM, I WAS HERE FIVE MONTHS AGO, UM, FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WEREN'T HERE, WE WERE PRESENTING THIS, UM, PROGRAM AND UH, MY NAME IS TRAVIS TIMMINS.

I'M A ENGINEER PARAMEDIC WITH THE, UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE IN .

UH,

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IT'S OKAY.

UM, SO I'M ALSO THE A STATION DOG COORDINATOR FOR THE A STATION DOG PROGRAM.

SO, UH, LAST WE SPOKE, WE WERE WAITING FOR HER ARRIVAL.

YARA ARRIVED TO THE CITY OCTOBER 18TH AND WE PUT ON THREE DAYS OF TRAINING, A MORNING AND AFTERNOON SESSIONS FOR, UH, ALL THE CREW MEMBERS TO MEET HER, UH, WORK ON HER OBEDIENCE, UH, GO OVER THE POLICY, THE DAY TO DAY, UM, BASICALLY THE DAY TO DAY, HOW TO TAKE CARE OF HER.

UM, SO THAT IF THEY DID COME TO STATION SIX, THEY WOULD KNOW HOW TO, HOW TO DO THAT.

UM, SO YARA AND THE CREW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTING WELL TO HER ARRIVAL.

UM, I BET YOU CAN IMAGINE SHE'S IN A BRAND NEW HOME.

UM, SHE'S USED TO ONE PERSON, A ONE TRAINER TELLING HER WHAT TO DO AND NOW SHE'S GOT 24 DIFFERENT, UM, PEOPLE ON A THREE SHIFT ROTATING BASIS THAT IS TELLING HER WHAT TO DO.

SO THERE'S A BIT OF AN ADJUSTMENT FOR HER AND SHE'S DOING WELL.

UM, WE'VE ALSO HAD, UH, AN ADJUSTMENT WITH THE CREW MEMBERS AT THE STATION.

UH, SOME GUYS HAVE HAD DOGS THEIR ENTIRE LIVES AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO WITH HER.

AND WE HAVE OTHER GUYS WHO JUST KNOW A DOG IS SOMETHING YOU THROW A BALL AT AND YOU HAVE TO PICK UP POOP EVERY SO OFTEN.

LIKE THEY, THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND, UH, REALLY WHAT IT TAKES TO, SO WE'VE HAD A BIG LEARNING CURVE WITH SOME OF IT, BUT IT'S ALL WORKED OUT WELL.

UM, PER THREE MONTHS IN BOTH THE CREWS AND HER ARE SETTLING IN.

UM, THE GUYS DID GET TO LEARN THAT IF YOU LEAVE OUT A, SOMETHING TEMPTING FOR A PUPPY AND YOU'RE NOT WATCHING HER, THEN SHE'LL FIND HER WAY UP TO THE KITCHEN TABLE AND, AND SOMEHOW GET ON THERE, EITHER JUMP ON OR SNEAK ON AND EAT AN ENTIRE BOX OF DONUTS.

UH, YARRA LOVES HER DONUTS, SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE COPS.

SO, UH, THEY WON'T, THEY CAN'T COME AROUND WHEN SHE'S AROUND, BUT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, SO THAT EVERYONE'S ADAPTING WELL AND SHE'S, SHE'S DOING WELL.

SO THERE'S 24 EL CAHONE FIRE EMPLOYEES IN THREE SHIFTS, UH, AT STATION SIX, AND SHE'S, WE'RE CONSIDERING HER NOW OUR 25TH EMPLOYEE.

SO SHE TAKES CARE OF US, UM, AND WE TAKE CARE OF HER.

HER JOB IS TO PLAY AND HAVE FUN.

UM, GREET US AT THE DOOR WHEN WE COME BACK FROM CALLS.

ALSO, YOU KNOW, LICK OUR FACES ARE PUT UPON OUR LAP WHEN WE'RE FEELING DOWN.

AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB THAT, UH, ALL THAT SO FAR.

UM, SHE ATTENDS A WEEKLY TRAINING CLASS IN MIRA MESA.

WE TAKE HER THERE ON SATURDAYS.

UH, SHE GETS TO WORK OUT HER MIND.

SHE RUNS OBSTACLE COURSES WITH OTHER DOGS, GET IT'S INTERACTION.

WE TYPICALLY WILL WASH HER, UM, GIVE HER, UH, GIVE HER A PEDICURE, CLEAN HER NAILS UP AND BRING HER BACK TO THE STATION AFTER THAT.

UM, SO BESIDES THE STRESS RELIEF THAT THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS, THERE'S BEEN ALSO SOME NOTICEABLE OTHER POSITIVE SIDE EFFECTS OF HAVING HER AT THE STATION.

I NOTICE THAT THEY GOT, THE GUYS ARE COMMUNICATING A LOT BETTER WITH HER AROUND THERE.

THERE'S ALSO A LARGE SENSE OF OWNERSHIP THAT YOU CAN FEEL WITH THE GUYS AT THE STATION.

UM, EVERY TIME I SHOW UP TO THE STATION, SHE'S GOT FIVE MORE TOYS THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY CAME FROM.

THE GUYS ARE BUYING WITH THEIR OWN MONEY.

UH, THOSE TRAINING SESSIONS ON THE OCCASIONAL TIMES THAT EITHER I'M ON SHIFT OR ONE OF THE GUYS ON THE COMMITTEE'S ON SHIFT AND WE CAN'T TAKE HER.

WE HAVE NO PROBLEM FINDING A GUY TO STEP UP AND TAKE FOUR HOURS HOURS OUT OF THEIR SATURDAY MORNING TO TAKE HER TO THE TRAINING THAT SHE NEEDS EVERY WEEK.

AND WE'VE, WE'VE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE GETTING HER THERE BECAUSE OF THAT AND THESE GUYS ARE DOING ON THEIR OWN TIME.

UM, WE RECENTLY HAD A CRATE MALFUNCTION AND SO SHE WAS, IF SHE WANTED TO ABLE TO PUSH HER WAY OUT BECAUSE OF A LATCH BEING BROKEN ON THE CRATE, WHAT I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED TO HAPPEN WAS THEY CALL ME AND ASK TO ASK THE CITY TO BUY A NEW CRATE OR THE UNION TO BUY A NEW CRATE.

INSTEAD THE GUYS WORKED TOGETHER, FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM, REALIZED IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN BUY ON AMAZON.

THEY FABRICATED THE METAL PIECES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE AND DID IT ON THEIR OWN TIME AND WITH THEIR OWN MONEY.

SO SEEING THE BUY IN AND THE PROGRAM IS, IS REALLY, REALLY A COOL THING TO SEE.

UM, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE ONLY THREE MONTHS INTO THE PROGRAM, UH, WE WANTED TO PUT OUT OUR FIRST INFORMATIONAL GATHERING SURVEY, ANONYMOUS SURVEY TO SEE IF SHE'S DOING THE JOB THAT THE PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR.

UM, SO I'LL SHARE SOME OF THE, UH, RESPONSES BACK WE GOT.

UM, WHEN ASKED IF YARA, OR, I'M SORRY, WHEN ASKED OF HAVING OUR AT THE STATION WAS AN OVERALL POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE, 95% RESPONDED WITH THAT.

SHE'S A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE AT THE STATION WITH ONE PERSON REMAINING NEUTRAL.

UM, WE ASKED IF YARD'S PRESENCE REDUCES OVERALL STRESS.

AGAIN, 95% SAYS YES.

UH, WE ASKED IF THE WORK ENVIRONMENT HAS IMPROVED WITH HER PRESENCE IN 90% SAID WORK ENVIRONMENT HAS IMPROVED.

WE ADDED A ROOM FOR COMMENTS SO PEOPLE CAN GIVE SUGGESTIONS.

I'LL SHARE JUST A COUPLE.

UH, ONE PERSON SAYS, THE OVERALL MORALE IS BETTER.

ANOTHER PERSON WROTE, SHE TURNS EVERYONE'S MOOD POSITIVE.

YOU CAN'T HELP BUT SMILE WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE STATION AND SHE GREETS YOU AT THE DOOR.

SO WHEN ELSE SAYS SHE IMPROVES MORALE CREATES RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERSONNEL, SHE INCREASED, INCREASES POSITIVITY

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AND OPTIMISM.

UM, AND I'LL JUST SHARE ONE MORE.

THIS IS THE BEST ONE SHE MAKES.

GETTING TO WORK IN THE MORNING, SOMETHING TO REALLY LOOK FORWARD TO.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL.

YOU KNOW, BUSINESS BUSINESSES SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TRY TO FIND SOMETHING FOR THEIR BUSINESS TO MAKE THEIR EMPLOYEES FEEL THAT WAY AND WE CAN DO IT WITH THE DOG.

SO I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY COOL THING TO TALK ABOUT.

SO, UH, THE PROGRAM IS STILL VERY NEW, BUT IT APPEARS AS IF WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK AND, AND WE'RE ACCOMPLISHING WHAT WE'VE SET FOR THIS PROGRAM.

UM, AND LET'S SEE, SO WITH THAT, UH, I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY INTRODUCE THE STATION DOG COMMITTEE AND THE STATION DOG.

UM, I GUESS DID YOU GUYS WANT THEM TO COME UP HERE AND I'LL INTRODUCE HIM AND THEN IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME ON UP, ALL THAT'D BE FOR INTRODUCE YOU BEFORE WE DO THAT, I THINK WE HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

YEAH.

YEP.

GO AHEAD TRAVIS.

HI.

AH, VERY FEW FIRE STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY HAVE A FULL TIME THERAPY DOG.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.

A PROGRAM LIKE OURS, THERE'S THEIR STATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO WILL HAVE A PERSON WHO WORKS THERE, MAYBE BRINGS THEIR OWN DOG IN OR THEY'VE HAVE A STRAY, BUT THERE'S NO POLICIES BEHIND IT.

THERE'S NO, YOU KNOW, WHAT IF THE DOG GETS AWAY OR WHAT IF THE DOG GETS AGGRESSIVE, THERE'S NOTHING, NONE OF THAT, NO TRAINING.

UM, AND THEN THERE ARE OTHER PROGRAMS WHERE, UM, TYPICALLY A CHIEF WILL TAKE THE THERAPY DOG HOME WITH THEM AND THEY'LL BRING IT IN.

NOT MANY THAT HAVE A THERAPY DOG THAT'S LIVING AT THE STATION FULL TIME WITH POLICIES BACKING AND TRAINING BACKING THE PROGRAM.

SO I BELIEVE WE WERE THE SIX THAT WE COULD FIND, UM, ALL FROM THE SAME TRAINER.

SO NOW FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T AWARE OF HEARTLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT IS WHAT'S CALLED A CLASS ONE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

THERE ARE OVER 30,000 FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THEY'RE RATED BY A COMPANY CALLED ISO AND THEY'RE RANKED FROM ONE TO 10 BASED ON THINGS LIKE EQUIPMENT TRAINING, PERFORMANCE SCALE, UH, ACCESS TO WATER, THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND, UH, VERY FEW GET A RATING OF CLASS ONE.

BUT, UH, I THINK IT'S LESS THAN 1% OF THOSE 30,000 PLUS STATIONS IN THE COUNTRY GET RANKED AS CLASS ONE.

TRAVIS, WHAT IS HEARTLAND'S RANK? WHERE CLASS ONE? IT'S A CLASS ONE FOLKS.

SO WE COULD SAY YARA IS A CLASS ONE STATION DOG TALKING.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

OH WELL WHY DON'T WE COME DOWN AND YOU CAN EITHER DO THIS, THOSE TWO YARDS.

SOUNDS GOOD.

YOU GUYS WANT TO HEAD ON UP THERE? HEY, RELAX.

SO, UH, CAPTAIN EXTRAORDINARY BEN JENKINS HAS YARA AND WHAT YOUR SE YOU GUYS WANNA GOT, WE GOT FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC, ERWIN SANCHEZ, FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC, MATT GODDARD ENGINEER, JOSH STEWART AND BRANDON GRILLER.

AND I'LL HEAD UP THERE TOO FOR A PICTURE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

IT'S WORKING OUT SO WELL.

I THINK WE NEED A CITY COUNCIL.

I DO THINK SO.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

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LOTS OF FUN STUFF.

LET'S GET BACK TO WORK AND UM, WELL MEET SOME OF THE, SOME OF OUR GUESTS ARE, WE ARE 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 OR 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 MEMBERS, DO YOU WISH TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? IT LOOKS LIKE NO STAFF.

NO SIR.

ANGELA, DO YOU HAVE ANY STRICT CARDS FOR CONSENT ITEMS? YES SIR.

WE HAVE ONE CARD FOR ITEMS SEVEN.

OKAY.

AND FROM BONNIE PRICE.

HI BONNIE.

YOU LIKE DOGS? BONNIE, WHAT DO YOU LIKE DOGS? OH YES, YES, ESPECIALLY LABS.

THE QUESTION I HAVE IS, UM, IT SEEMED TO ME LIKE YOU HAVE A PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE PLAN IN PLACE TO REPAIR REPAIR PIPES ON A REGULAR BASIS.

WHY DID THIS HAPPEN? WAS THERE SOMETHING UNUSUAL ABOUT IT? NUMBER SEVEN, UM, YOU HAD THE RIGHT PLACE IN AMERICA.

I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION PLEASE.

YEAH, SO, UM, THE CITY HAS A LOT OF, UH, METAL CORRUGATED PIPES THAT ACT AS STORM DRAINS UNDER OUR ROADWAYS.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OLDER ONES.

WE ARE IN A MULTI YEAR PROCESS OF REPLACING THOSE PIPES AND WE ASSESS THEM AND WE FOCUS ON THE PIPES THAT ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO GIVE.

THERE ARE TIMES WHERE PIPES ERODE OR CORRODE FASTER THAN OUR STUDY SAYS.

AND WE HAD TWO WHERE THERE WAS A PIPE COLLAPSE AND AS A RESULT, SOME SINKHOLES, I'M NOT IN THE, IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY, BUT NOT IN A STREET.

SO STREETS WERE BLOCKED.

SO, UM, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT A DECLARATION OF AN EMERGENCY OCCUR SO WE CAN GET THOSE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY.

THEY ARE A LITTLE BIT UNIQUE.

THERE ARE SOME NUANCES TO THESE PROJECTS.

SO IT'S NOT A MATTER OF JUST HAVING AN ON CALL COMPANY TO DO THESE BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THEIR REPAIRS.

OKAY.

EXCELLENT.

OKAY, SO THERE IS A PLAN IN PLACE.

YEAH, THERE'S THE ONGOING PLAN, BUT UM, SOMETIMES THINGS MOVE THEMSELVES TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

NO MORE SPEAKER, SIR.

THANK YOU.

I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. BOONE.

SECOND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENTS.

BRING IT.

THAT BRINGS US TO PUBLIC

[ 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.]

COMMA.

BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT, BOB, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UH, TALK TO OUR GUESTS? YES, I SEE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN THE AUDIENCE AND I BELIEVE YOU'RE ALL FROM BAHA ALLAH AND YOU'RE PROBABLY ALL SENIORS AND YOU PROBABLY HAVE A DESIRE THAT YOU WANT TO DO AFTER COLLEGE.

SO WHAT WE'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU DO WITHOUT EXCEPTION, NO EXCEPTIONS, EVERYBODY COME DOWN TO THE MICROPHONE HERE IN FRONT.

INTRODUCE YOURSELF BY YOUR NAME AND TELL US WHAT YOU'D LIKE TO DO AFTER YOU FINISH HIGH SCHOOL AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE A TEACHER AT THE SCHOOL.

I'M SURE WE'LL BE WATCHING THIS TO SEE IF ANY OF YOU DO NOT SHOW UP SO THAT, UH, THERE'S NO EXCEPTIONS.

NO, NO.

GO AHEAD.

UH, MY NAME IS VINCENT YUSUF AND UH, I WANT TO STUDY BUSINESS AND HOPEFULLY GO INTO BUSINESS.

GREAT.

GOOD.

MY NAME IS AND I WANT TO BE COUNTED AND COUNTED.

OKAY, GREAT.

MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER GAMMA.

WANT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

HERE WE GO.

WONDERFUL.

I'M RAMI AND I'M TRYING TO GET A BUSINESS.

MY NAME'S AND I WANT TO STUDY PSYCHOLOGY.

HELLO.

MY NAME IS .

CAN I ASK EVERYBODY TO BE QUIET SO WE CAN HEAR? THANKS.

HELLO.

MY NAME IS AND I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER.

GOOD.

ARE YOU GUYS DOING, I'M JOE TO NOT ON, I WANT TO BE A SPORTS BROADCASTER.

ALL RIGHT, WONDERFUL.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS BRADEN KANE.

I WANT TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE.

WONDERFUL.

HI, MY NAME IS YUSUF.

I WANNA OWN A BUSINESS.

I'M AN MS. DANIEL CROFT AND I'M GOING TO BE AN ACTOR.

OKAY.

AFTER, HI, MY NAME IS OMAR.

I WAS SHAM AND I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER.

HI, MY NAME IS JESSICA ZUKI.

I WANT TO BE A BASKETBALL PLAYER OR A COACH.

HI, MY NAME IS MALIKA RUIZ.

I WANT TO BE A RADIOLOGIST.

OH, HI.

MY NAME IS YUSUF.

I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER.

OKAY.

HI, MY NAME IS TAYLOR AND I WANT TO BE A PHYSICAL THERAPIST.

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HI, MY NAME IS MIRIAM AND I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR.

OKAY.

HI, MY NAME IS AZRA AND I WANT TO BE IN THE BUSINESS MAJOR.

CAN YOU SPEAK UP A LITTLE LOUDER? HI, MY NAME IS INA AND I WANT TO BE A MAJOR BUSINESS MAJOR IN BUSINESS.

OKAY.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ANTHONY HERNANDEZ AND I WOULD LOVE TO BE A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER.

HI, MY NAME IS AARON AND I WANT TO BECOME A GAME DEVELOPER.

HI, MY NAME'S ZOE AND I WANT TO BE A MARINE BIOLOGIST.

HI, MY NAME IS JONATHAN.

I WANT TO BE LAW ENFORCEMENT.

OKAY, NICE.

WELL, MY NAME IS BRANDON.

I WANT TO BE A MECHANIC.

MY NAME IS ERIN LOPEZ AND I WANT TO BE A PERSONAL TRAINER.

MY NAME'S RAYMOND SANCHEZ.

I WANT TO BECOME A DOCTOR.

MY NAME IS DANNY MATTI AND I WANT TO BE A MECHANICAL ENGINEER.

UH, MY NAME IS ABRAHAM BETO AND I WANT TO BE AN AIR FORCE PET RESCUE MAN.

MY NAME IS MIRIAM AND I WANT TO BE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT.

HI, MY NAME IS SAFINA GONZALEZ AND I WANT TO BE A MICROBIOLOGIST.

HI, MY NAME IS LADY AND I WANT TO BE PET NUTRITION.

HER NAME IS JENNA AND I WANT TO BE A PHARMACIST.

HELLO, MY NAME IS ERIC BRIAN SKIN.

I WANT TO BE A HISTORY TEACHER.

MY NAME IS JOCELYN GARDNER.

I WANT TO BE A PEDIATRICIAN.

.

HI, MY NAME IS MELVIN ISAAC AND I WANT TO BECOME AN ENGINEER.

HI, MY NAME IS MINA HANCO AND I WANT TO BE A NURSE.

OKAY.

HI, MY NAME IS RACHEL FOR COREY.

I WANT TO BE AN ANESTHESIOLOGIST.

HI, MY NAME IS NATHAN YUSUF.

I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER.

MY NAME IS ANTHONY.

I WANT TO BE A FARMER.

HI, MY NAME IS SABA AND I WANT TO BE A DENTAL HYGIENIST.

HELLO, MY NAME IS OCTAVIA TODA CINE AND I WANT TO BE MARINE BIOLOGIST.

HI, MY NAME IS LINDSAY DAVID AND I WANT TO STUDY REAL ESTATE IN BUSINESS.

MY NAME IS JOSHUA AND I WANT TO BECOME A DENTIST.

UH, MY NAME IS ROMEO SOD AND I WANT TO BE A LAWYER.

MY NAME IS JENNIFER AND I WANT TO GO INTO FORENSICS.

HI, MY NAME IS SENNA AND SO FAR THE PLAN IS TO GO TO MED SCHOOL.

GOOD.

HI, MY NAME IS AND I WANT TO BE A DENTIST.

GOOD.

HI, MY NAME IS TANYA MAROTTA.

WANT TO BE A MEDICAL AESTHETICIAN? HI, MY NAME IS RONNIE NOW I WANT TO MAJOR IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING.

OKAY.

HI, MY NAME IS NORA AND I WANNA MAJOR IN A PEDIATRIC NURSE.

HI, MY NAME IS MELODY.

I WANT TO BE A NURSE.

HI, MY NAME IS AND I WANT TO BE A BUSINESS.

I'M AN ILLUSTRATOR.

HI, MY NAME IS AND I WANT TO BE A FILM DIRECTOR.

HI, MY NAME IS ALEXIS AND I WANT TO BE A VET.

HI, MY NAME IS FNRL GARBY AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A SOFTWARE ENGINEER.

HI, MY NAME IS SIERRA AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE A CONCEPT ARTIST.

HI, MY NAME IS TORI AND I WANT TO BE A MUSIC EDUCATOR.

HI, MY NAME IS CORINA.

I'D LIKE TO BE A NURSE.

MY NAME IS ADRIA AND I'D LIKE TO BE A MINERALOGIST.

MY NAME IS COLIN.

I WANT TO BECOME A PILOT.

MY NAME IS NORRIS.

I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR.

MY NAME IS ZACHARY.

I WANT TO BECOME A TEACHER.

HI, MY NAME IS LUKE.

I WANT TO BE A PERSONAL TRAINER.

MY NAME IS DON.

I WANT TO BE A PSYCHIATRIST.

HEY, MY NAME IS JUAN HORTON, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BE A DENTIST.

MY NAME IS ALEX HORN AND I WANT TO BE AN AUTOMOTIVE CANDIDATE.

HI, MY NAME IS BRIAN.

I WANT TO BE A DENTIST.

HEY MAN.

HEY, MY NAME IS YUSUF.

I WANT TO BE A DENTIST.

HEY, MY NAME IS NORRIS AND I WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER.

HI, MY NAME IS SARAH AND I WANT TO BE A FASHION DESIGNER.

MY NAME IS FADI.

I WANNA BE A, UH, ENGINEER.

HI, MY NAME IS KYLER MOORE AND, UH, IT LOOKS LIKE I'M GOING TO BE DOING VOLLEYBALL FOR THE MEN'S NATIONAL SITTING TEAM AND A BEACH PARALYMPIC TEAM.

GOOD.

THANK YOU.

HI, MY NAME IS MARIO JOHNSON.

I'LL BECOME A LAWYER.

HI, MY NAME IS BEN SERRANO AND I'M BE A SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHER.

GOOD.

MY NAME IS TYLER AND I'LL BE A PARAMEDIC.

VERY GOOD.

WELL THAT'S GOOD.

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AND I'M, I'M SURE THE PEOPLE FROM LIVE NATION TOOK A NOTE OF THOSE THAT WANT TO BE ACTORS AND MUSIC TEACHERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR THEIR, UH, PRODUCTIONS THAT THEY HAVE.

SO, UH, TAKE A NOTE OF THAT STUDENTS IN YOU, UH, ARE IN FRONT OF SOMEBODY THAT, UH, I OR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY TO DO DIFFERENT VENUES.

AND UH, I CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU FOR COMING UP AND SPEAKING IF I ASKED TO BE DONE TO DO THAT, BUT MY, MY, AT YOUR AGE, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN SHAKING IN MY, UH, IN MY CLOTHES AND UH, NOT WANTING TO DO IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.

THAT'S A VERY GOOD SELF ESTEEM LESSON FOR YOU TO COME UP IN FRONT OF ALL THESE PEOPLE AND EXPLAIN WHAT YOU WANT TO DO AND ALL.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.

AND UM, TOO BAD YOU'D IN THE STATE FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL MEETING.

PRETTY EXCITING.

ESPECIALLY TONIGHT WHEN WE HAVE OUR STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AT THE REAGAN CENTER.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOUR MOM.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCOHOL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ARE TO BE TAKEN AT THE TIME OF THE ATOM 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 CARDS AND A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR.

WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS.

THE FIRST ONE IS SUNSHINE HORTON.

HI SUNSHINE.

HI, MY NAME IS SAM CHANG.

HORTON AND I WANT TO BE A SPIRIT LIFTER.

OKAY.

UM, I'M HERE TO TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO ME LAST YEAR.

MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY IN OCTOBER AND MY COUSIN AND I WISH SPEND A DAY TOGETHER AND MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL, HEALTHY LADY WITH KIDS AND GRANDKIDS AND THAT FIVE DAYS LATER HER DAUGHTER CALLS ME, SHE PASSED OVER.

SO I WAS SO STRESSED AND MY SUGAR SHOT UP ALMOST 600 SO I ENDED UP IN THE HOSPITAL AND I SAID, GOD, I KNOW THEY COME IN THREE BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE THE THIRD ONE CAUSE THE WORLDLY TELLER LOVE BECAUSE WE'VE TIED INTO MUCH.

ANYWAY, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE HUMAN RACE.

OKAY, I SEE.

WHEN I WAS YOUNG WITH THIS GUY 45 YEARS AGO OR SO, CAUSE I BE 75 THIS YEAR I'VE GOT ALLOWS ME, WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THIS, YOUR PRESSURES, YOUR DISH, YOU THAT WE DID HAVE IT BUT NOT AS MUCH AND NOW WE HAVE IT TOO MUCH.

AND TO ME THERE'S ONLY ONE RACE.

THE HUMAN RACE.

I SEE EVERYBODY EQUAL BECAUSE WE'RE ALL, IF YOU CUT US OPEN LIKE THE SONG'S HEAD, WE ALL BLEED THE SAME.

LISTEN TO THAT SONG AND IT WOULD SHOW YOU HOW WE ALL ARE THE SAME.

SO WE SHOULDN'T BE POINTING FINGERS BECAUSE THREE POINT YOUR WAY.

WHEN YOU DO THAT, WE SHOULD BE MORE LOVABLE.

LIKE, LIKE THE RAINBOW.

OKAY.

WHAT WOULD THE RAINBOW LOOK WITH ONE COLOR.

YOU KNOW, SO WE'VE GOT TO DO A RAINBOW HUMAN RACE, COME TOGETHER, TALK ABOUT A TRADITIONAL DRESSES, TRADITIONAL DANCES, OUR FOODS SHOW EACH OTHER WHERE WE CAN MAKE, I MEAN THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER ON AND AND JOIN THE WONDERFUL WORLD WE HAVE LIKE THE RAINBOW.

I KNOW I CANNOT HAVE HEAVEN ON EARTH, BUT EVER SINCE MY MOTHER PASSED ON IN MY COUSIN RIGHT AWAY, SPENDING THE DAY, I SAID, I KIND OF DO SOMETHING.

TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE HATING PEOPLE WHEN THEY LOOK AT PEOPLE.

I LOOK AT THE SPIRIT AND SOUL.

I DON'T LOOK IF HIS MEXICAN, AMERICAN, CHINESE, WHATEVER.

I'M DEALING WITH THE INSIDE OF THE PERSON.

AND IF THAT PERSON IS NOT WHAT I REALLY APPROVE OF, GOD BLESS THAT PERSON AND GO ON HER LIFE, BUT I DON'T DISCRIMINATE BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DISCRIMINATE ON, IT CAN COME TO ME.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING TO EVERYBODY JUST TO LOOK AT EACH OTHER.

WHEN YOU GO TO THE STORE, IF YOU SEE A LADY THAT NEEDS HER DOLLAR, GIVE IT TO HER, HIDE THEM, THEN ME, EVERYTHING THAT YOU HEAR ON THE RADIO DIFFER.

I'D DONE EVERYTHING, I'D DONE EVERYTHING AND I DON'T GO WITH A BIG BETTER.

I DID THIS, I DID THAT.

I SHOULDN'T DO IT BECAUSE HE MAKES ME HAPPY AND HE MAKES THE OTHER PERSON HAPPY.

I MEAN WHEN PEOPLE GO IN HIS SPINE, GROCERIES AND THEY'RE PUTTING THE COOKIES AWAY, THEY'RE PUTTING SOMETHING AWAY.

YOU SAY, OH MY GOD, THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY TO BUY THE GOODIES.

PAY FOR THEM.

I DONE AND MANY TIMES AND IT MAKES ME FEEL

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SO HAPPY CAUSE I WAS THERE ONE TIME.

OKAY.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING EVERYBODY LOVE EACH OTHER WITHOUT SEEING EACH OTHER FROM THE OUTSIDE.

SEE SOUTHERN FROM THE INSIDE AND IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, ENJOY THAT PERSON.

SO I'M JUST ASKING EVERYBODY TO COME TOGETHER AS A HUMAN RACE IMPEDE THE RAINBOW AND LET'S MAKE ONE BETTER OURSELVES, SO, OKAY, THANK YOU.

OKAY, BONNIE PRICE.

HI BOBBY AGAIN.

I SECOND WHAT SHE SAID WHEN I SAW THESE YOUNG PEOPLE COMING UP HERE AND I REMEMBERED THAT THERE WAS JUST A SUPREME COURT CASE THAT WILL NOW KEEP PEOPLE OUT BECAUSE THEY'RE POOR.

I JUST THOUGHT, I BET SOME OF THESE KIDS' PARENTS COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN IN UNDER THE NEW RULING BY THE SUPREME COURT.

THAT'S JUST OUTRAGEOUS.

ON A BETTER NOTE, UH, I DID WANT TO SAY AS ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT THE KEITH, THE EAST COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS BUILDING IN ONE PIECE, I WAS DELIGHTED TO HEAR THE REPORT TODAY FROM LIVE NATION.

IT WAS A VINDICATION OF THE WORK OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO HAVE THAT THEATER BE HERE AND SERVE THE PUBLIC.

AND IT CERTAINLY IS DOING THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE A COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD SUGGESTING ACTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT I THINK YOU COULD FILL THE THEATER FOR MONTHS IF YOU COULD GET SUSAN BOYLE TO COME TO SING.

SHE, SHE IS WELL KNOWN AROUND THE WORLD EVER SINCE 2009, SHE BECAME AN OVERNIGHT STAR AND SHE HAS TRAVELED THE GLOBE SINGING TO PEOPLE AND CLEAR BEAUTIFUL TONES THAT THEY APPRECIATE.

AND I KNOW SHE UH, SANG AT THE, UH, HOUSTON LAKERS COMMUNITY CHURCH AND HAD THE WHOLE PLACE FILLED UP AND NOT SEE 17,000.

I DID VISIT, I DID ATTEND HER FIRST TOUR IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT I DO THINK SHE WOULD BE A GREAT, UH, DRAW FOR THIS LOCAL POPULATION.

AND THAT'S MY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR, UH, YOUR WORK IN SUPPORTING THE MAGNOLIA AND THANKS TO LIVE NATION FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

HEY, IS SHE, SHE SEEMS LIKE THE RIGHT KIND OF ACT FOR MAYBE SHE'LL COME.

ALL RIGHT.

SO IS THAT THE END OF THAT NUMBER OF CARDS HERE? RIGHT.

THAT BRINGS US TO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OF WHICH THERE ARE NONE.

TODAY.

WE'RE NOW AT PUBLIC

[10. Lexington Senior Apartments - Termination of Existing DDA and Sale of Leasehold Interest RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council/El Cajon Housing Authority continues the Public Hearing to the February 11, 2020 meeting at the request of the Developer/Operator.]

HEARINGS.

ITEM 10 IS REGARDING THE LEXINGTON SENIOR APARTMENTS AND STAFF.

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THOSE? OH, EXCUSE ME.

YES.

MAYOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE, THE REQUEST AT THIS TIME IS TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM UNTIL FEBRUARY 11TH, 2020.

AT WHICH TIME YOU'LL RECEIVE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ON THIS ITEM.

UH, IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE NEED YOU TO, UM, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, RECEIVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE WILL CONTINUE THE ITEM TO A DATE CERTAIN, WHICH IS FEBRUARY, 1120 20.

DO VOTE FOR THAT.

UH, JUST TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND NOT TO CONTINUE.

NOT, NOT, NOT TO COMPETE.

NO, WE DIDN'T.

WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AS SEE, DETERMINE IF ANYBODY'S HERE TO SPEAK TO IT AND THEN NOT CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

JUST SIMPLY VOTE TO CONTINUE IT TO FEBRUARY 11TH AT 3:00 PM.

SOUNDS GREAT.

WELL, DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE NO.

CARTER.

OKAY.

THEN I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE IT TO THE FEBRUARY 11TH MEETING.

MOVING SECOND PLEASE.

VOTE MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENTS.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MINISTRY REPORTS WITH TODAY'S AGENDA.

ITEM

[11. Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019, and Other Written Communication from the City's Independent Auditor RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives and accepts the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and other written communication from the independent accounting firm of Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.]

11 IS AN ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE STAFF.

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THAT? I CLI.

WELCOME.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

HONORABLE MAYOR, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS PLAY SHANE.

I'M THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE FOR THE CITY OF EL CAHONE.

OUR TOPIC TODAY, TOPIC FOR TODAY IS OUR FISCAL YEAR 2019 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT OR KHAFRE FOR SHORT.

THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH THE TWO PRECEDING YEARS.

THIS DOCUMENT IS ONE THAT IS NOT TALKED ABOUT VERY, VERY OFTEN BUT IT IS VERY

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IMPORTANT, FREQUENTLY OVERSHADOWED BY SISTER DOCUMENT, THE ANNUAL BUDGET DOCUMENT.

THE ANNUAL BUDGET DOCUMENT IS A POLICY TOOL THAT'S LARGELY OF OUR OWN DESIGN.

UM, THE CAFFER HOWEVER, IS A HIGHLY PRESCRIBED TECHNICAL DOCUMENT THAT SERVES AS AN OFFICIAL RECORD AND RESOURCE IN THE ACADEMIC WORLD.

THE BUDGET WOULD BE THE SYLLABUS, THE CAFFER WOULD BE THE REPORT CARD.

OUR PRESENTATION FOR TODAY IS BROKEN UP INTO THREE MAIN PARTS.

THE FIRST PART IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THE CAFFER.

THE SECOND WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR OUTSIDE AUDIT FIRM, ROGERS, ANDERSON, MELODY AND SCOTT HERE TO DISCUSS THE ROLE OF THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS IN THE PROCESS.

AND EVENTUALLY WE WILL ASK THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE REPORT.

AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCED ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS, PRIMARY AUTHORS, SENIOR ACCOUNTANT IN THE, UH, CITY OF OKLAHOMAN'S FINANCE DEPARTMENT, LUCA GONZALEZ.

HELLO.

HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU? I'M GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD AFTERNOON.

UM, SO I'LL JUST REAL QUICK, I'M LUCA.

I'VE BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR TWO YEARS.

TOMORROW MY ANNIVERSARY.

SO THIS WILL BE JUST A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF WHAT A CAPPER IS.

SO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENT KHAFRE EVERY FISCAL YEAR.

WE PREPARE IT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GAP, WHICH ARE GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.

AND WE UPDATE EACH YEAR FOR ANY NEW GATSBY.

PRONOUNS MEANS GATSBY IS THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD AND THEY DICTATE THE PRESENTATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE CAFFER.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THE CAPITOL IS BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE SECTIONS.

THERE'S AN INTRODUCTORY SECTION, THE FINANCIAL SECTION, AND THE STATISTICAL SECTION.

THIS STRUCTURE WAS ESTABLISHED BY GATSBY STATEMENT NUMBER 34.

UM, THE GOAL WAS TO STANDARDIZE THE CAPPER FOR COUNTRIES, FOR CALPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR COMPARISON PURPOSES.

A FIRST IN THE INTRODUCTORY SECTION IS THE TABLE OF CONTENTS.

AND YOU'LL ALSO FIND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.

AND THIS IS JUST A LETTER FROM MANAGEMENT THAT PROVIDES A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF THE AUDIT PROCESS, THE CITY, SOME LOCAL ECONOMIC FACTORS, AND SOME HIGHLIGHTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

UH, IN THE INTRODUCTORY SECTION, ALSO FIND OUR G FOA AWARD FOR LAST YEAR'S KHAFRE, A LIST OF THE CITY'S OFFICERS AND THE ORGANIZATION CHART FOR THE CITY.

NEXT WILL BE THE FINANCIAL SECTION.

THIS IS THE BIGGEST SECTION OF THE, UH, THIS INCLUDES THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT IN WHICH THEY EXPRESS THEIR OPINION, THE MDA, WHICH IS THE MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS.

THIS IS A NARRATIVE PORTION THAT INTRODUCES THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

IT GIVES AN ANALYTICAL OVERVIEW OF EVERYTHING IN THEM AND ALSO INCLUDES A YEAR OVER YEAR COMPARISON WITH EXPLANATIONS FOR VARIANCES.

UH, NEXT WILL BE THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, WHICH STARTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT WIDE STATEMENTS.

IT'S A, THE CITY AS A WHOLE.

AND THEN WE GO A LEVEL LOWER FOR THE FUND.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE BROKEN DOWN BY FUN TYPE.

NEXT WOULD BE THE BASIC FINANCIAL, I'M SORRY, THE NOTES TO THE BASIC FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND THIS JUST GIVES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NARRATIVE OR NUMBERS WITHIN THE STATEMENTS.

UM, THERE'S ALSO REQUIRED SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AND THIS IS WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE BUDGETARY COMPARISON FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND ALSO SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, WHICH IS MORE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, UM, LOWER LEVEL AT THE FUND LEVEL AND ALSO INCLUDES BUDGETARY COMPARISONS FOR SPECIFIC FUNDS.

LAST WOULD BE THE STATISTICAL SECTION.

UH, THIS JUST GIVES GENERAL INFORMATION OVER OF THE CITY, A MORE DETAILED, GENERALLY WE HAVE ABOUT 10 YEARS OF HISTORICAL DATA IF APPLICABLE.

AND THAT'S ALSO BROKEN DOWN TO FIVE CATEGORIES.

THERE'S FINANCIAL TRENDS, REVENUE CAPACITY, DEBT CAPACITY, UM, DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION AND OPERATING INFORMATION.

SO OVERALL THAT'S THE, THE CAPPER IS THE NEXT IS OUR AUDITORS.

THERE'LL BE EXPLAINING THEIR PROCESS.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, WELCOME.

HELLO.

WELCOME.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS LAURA BIZU AND HELLO, MY NAME IS LOUIS FERNANDEZ AND LIKE LUCA MENTIONED WITH WARWORTH ROGERS, ANDERSON AND SCOTT LEWIS HERE IS ACTUALLY THE ONE, UH, THE LEAD IN CHARGE FOR THIS AUDIT.

UM, AND THEN WE JUST HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION FOR YOU.

SO I'M LIKE, LOOK, I ALREADY MENTIONED OUR AUDIT IS CONDUCTED WITH AN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING, AUDITING PRINCIPLES AND THEN THE GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.

UM, SO THIS IS BASICALLY DICTATES THE WAY THAT WE PLAN AND WE PERFORM OUR AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND OUR GOAL HERE IS TO EXPRESS

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AN OPINION ON THE FINANCIAL SPACE STATEMENTS THAT ARE PREPARED BY YOUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

AND OUR GOAL HERE IS TO PROVIDE REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS AND WE JUST WANT TO STATE THAT IT'S REASONABLE.

IT'S NOT POSSIBLE FOR US TO GIVE YOU AN ABSOLUTE ANSWER BECAUSE THAT WOULD REQUIRE US TO BE HERE EVERYDAY LOOKING AT EVERY TRANSACTION.

SO WE LOOK AT TRANSACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BASED ON MATERIALITY ON A, LIKE THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE LOOK AT THEM.

SO WE JUST LIKE TO STATE THAT IT'S REASONABLE ASSURANCE THAT THERE IS NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS WITHIN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND THEN, UM, THE CLEANEST OPINION OR THE OPINION THAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET IS THE UNMODIFIED OPINION IS, WHICH IS, UM, WHEN YOU GO TO OUR REPORT, IT IS THE UNMODIFIED OPINION THAT WE PRESENT FOR THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AND SO OUR AUDIT IS USUALLY CONDUCTED AND TWO SEPARATE TIMES.

SO WE USUALLY COME OUT TWICE A YEAR FOR THE AUDIT.

AT THE BEGINNING, WE LOOK AT THE INTERNAL CONTROLS OF THE CITY.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT CONTROLS THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SET UP TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ADEQUATE ENOUGH, THAT THEY ARE ASSESSING THE RISK OF ANY POTENTIAL MISTAKES AND IF THERE IS MISTAKES THAT YOU'RE CORRECTING THEM.

UM, THERE'S ALSO THE SECOND PART OF THE AUDIT, WHICH IS THE YEAR END.

WE DO A LITTLE BIT MORE OF AN ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES TRYING TO LOOK AT THE TRANSACTIONS, UH, VERIFYING ANY PURCHASES.

AND UM, WE ALSO DO THIRD PARTY CONFIRMATIONS IN WHICH WE GO THROUGH, UH, YOUR THIRD PARTIES AND CONFIRM BANK STATEMENTS AND MAKE SURE THAT THE BALANCES THAT ARE PRESENTED IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ACCURATE.

UM, WE GO THROUGH YOUR MINUTES AND READ THROUGH THAT.

UM, THIS YEAR WE ALSO DID AN ADDITIONAL DATA ANALYTICS, WHICH WE TOOK ALL OF YOUR CASH DISBURSEMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND USED A NEW SOFTWARE TO ANALYZE IT IN A WAY THAT WE NORMALLY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO.

IT WOULD BE TOO TIME CONSUMING AND IT ESSENTIALLY LOOKS AT ALL OF THE CHECKS, GIVES US AN IDEA IF THERE IS ANY CHECKS THAT ARE MISSING FROM UM, THE CHECKS THAT WERE DISPERSED.

IT LOOKS AT THE AMOUNTS OF THE CHECKS THAT WERE WRITTEN AND DIFFERENT AREAS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY POTENTIAL FOR ANY DISCREPANCIES THAT WE MAY FIND.

AND IF ANYTHING COMES UP THEN WE WOULD HAVE GONE TO YOUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT, UM, TO CLARIFY AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THAT.

SO WE, THERE IS SOME COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE HAVE WITH THE BOARD EVERY YEAR.

UM, SO THOSE ARE YOUR SAS ONE 14 LETTERS.

THOSE ARE ESSENTIALLY LETTERS THAT WE SENT OUT AT THE BEGINNING.

AT THE END OF OUR AUDIT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AUDIT IS JUST TO PRESENT OUR, UH, WHAT OUR GOAL IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO START THE AUDIT, THE, OUR RESPONSIBILITIES, RESPONSIBILITIES WITH MANAGEMENT AS FAR AS MAINTAINING CONTROLS.

AND THEN WE HAVE ONE AT THE END OF THE YEAR THAT ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT YES WE DID FOLLOW THE, THE PLAN OF THE AUDITS AND IF THERE IS ANY ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE MIGHT NEED TO HAVE WITH YOU, THAT WOULD BE IF THERE WERE ANY SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES.

WE NOTED DURING OUR TESTING, UM, WE DID NOT HAVE ANY OF THOSE THIS, UM, OR I CAN SAY IN THE PAST YEAR OR SO WE WOULDN'T HAVE SENT THAT.

BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE OTHER REQUIRED LETTERS.

AND LASTLY IS OUR AUDIT REPORT.

OUR REPORT IS INCLUDED IN YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THIS ESSENTIALLY SAYS THAT WE LOOKED AT YOUR STATEMENTS LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE AND THEN THERE WAS NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS AND YOU GOT A CLEAN OPINION LETTER FROM US AND THAT IS ALL I HAVE FOR US.

I JUST LIKE TO MENTION THAT FINANCE DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS VERY HELPFUL AND VERY, UM, THEY RESPOND VERY QUICKLY.

SO THEY MAKE THE AUDIT PROCESS A LOT MORE EFFICIENT AND THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL WITH ANY QUESTIONS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.

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

COUNSEL.

STEVE, WHAT'S THE VALUE OF HAVING AN UNMODIFIED OPINION OF ACHIEVING A CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT AND EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING? WHAT'S THE VALUE TO TAXPAYERS IN OKLAHOMA? THAT KIND OF EXCELLENCE? WELL, WHEN YOU GET THAT GEOPHONE AWARD, COMMON IS ESSENTIALLY SAYING THAT YOU, YOU HAVE, YOU'RE TRANSPARENT, YOU ARE DOING YOUR BEST TO GIVE YOUR, THE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY, UM, A BETTER IDEA, A CLEAR OPINION OF WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CITY.

SO IT'S JUST SAYING THAT YOU ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE PERFORMING GREAT, YOU'RE TRANSPARENT WITH THE PEOPLE OVER THE CITY.

DOES IT HAVE VALUE? FOR INSTANCE, WHEN WE APPLY FOR GOVERNMENT GRANTS IN DIFFERENT PLACES,

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I WOULD DIRECT YOU TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT AND UM, I'M NOT VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE PROCESS IS FOR APPLYING FOR GRANTS.

UM, SO THEY WOULD BE BETTER EQUIPPED AT ANSWERS.

SOUNDS GOOD.

THANKFULLY I, YOU KNOW WHAT, I WILL ASK STAFF THAT QUESTION, I'LL DIRECT IT TO THE CITY MANAGER WHO CAN DEAL WITH IT IS, SO IN MY HISTORY, I DON'T, I DON'T RECALL EVER FILLING OUT AN UH, GRANT APPLICATION FORM WHERE WE HAD TO GIVE, SORT OF CHECK A BOX.

BUT IN A LOT OF GRANT APPLICATION FORMS, THERE IS A REQUIREMENT TO SUBMIT YOUR LATEST AUDIT OR LAST FEW YEARS OF AUDIT.

SO IT IS, IT DOES GO INTO THE OVERALL UNDERSTANDING OF THE FISCAL HEALTH OF THE CITY AND WHETHER WE COULD BE TRUSTED.

IT LOOKS LIKE MR SHANE MAY HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY AS WELL, LIKE TO ADD TO THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? WELL I, I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT IN A GRANT APPLICATION AS WELL, BUT A RATING AGENCIES FOR DEBT ISSUANCES LOOK FAVORABLY ON THESE KINDS OF STATUS.

SYMBOLS OF THE QUALITY OF YOUR FINANCIAL RECORDS AND FREQUENTLY WILL RESULT IN A BETTER BOND RATING AND WILL LOWER THE COST OF MONEY SHOULD WE BE ISSUING DEBT.

SO THERE IS A BENEFIT FOR MAINTAINING THIS LEVEL OF EXCELLENCE.

SO TO THE TAXPAYER, THE, THE BETTER THE RECORDS AND THE MORE TRANSPARENT, THE BETTER THE CONTROLS, THE BETTER THE AUDIT.

LOWER INTEREST RATES MEANS LOWER INTEREST EXPENSE ON MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO BORROW THAT THE TAXPAYERS HAVE TO PAY.

THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WELL DONE.

OKAY.

ANY MORE QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? ALL RIGHT.

ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPIRIT CARDS ON THE SIDE OF NO SPEAKER, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

UM, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH SOMEBODY LIKE THE PROCEED WITH THE MOTION? I'D RECOMMEND THAT THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES AND ACCEPTS THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

SECOND.

MOVING SECOND AND PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.

THANK YOU CLAY AND PLEASE THANK YOUR STAFF FOR US FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.

WE KNOW THAT A LOT WENT INTO THIS ITEM.

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[12. Debris Collection Services with the East County Transitional Living Center RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to execute an agreement for debris collection services with the East County Transitional Living Center in the not-to-exceed amount of $39,000. ]

REPORT ON DEBRIS COLLECTION SERVICES AND STAFF.

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL US ABOUT THIS MR MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AT THE LAST, AT YOUR LAST MEETING, THE CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO BRING BACK AN AGREEMENT WITH ECE, TLC, UH, TO EXTEND ITS CONTRACT TO CLEAN UP DEBRIS IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN PARKS TO AUGMENT WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

UH, WE ARE BRINGING BACK A ABOUT A SIX MONTH AGREEMENT WITH A, A COST OF $6,500 PER MONTH.

AS YOU RECALL, THIS IS A BIT OF A PILOT PROGRAM.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS, UM, IN, IN SOME SEGMENTED SECTIONS.

SO WE DID A HALF A YEAR, IT'S PROVING TO BE WORTHWHILE.

SO WE'RE GOING TO, UH, WE'D RECOMMEND GOING ANOTHER HALF A YEAR, BUT BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THIS CONTRACT, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT TO BID, UM, FOR NEXT YEAR SERVICE AND WE COULD NOT EXTEND THIS FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

SO WE'LL BE PREPARING SOME BID DOCUMENTATION, SENDING THAT OUT ON THE STREET AND SEEING IF THERE'S OTHER ENTITIES THAT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

SO WITH THAT STAFF CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, BUT IF THERE ARE NONE, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER THE REVISED RESOLUTION THAT YOU SEE ON THE DIOCESE THAT WOULD, UH, APPROVE THE AGREEMENT UP TO SIX MONTHS TO, UM, FOR THE AMOUNT OF $6,500 PER MONTH FOR THE CLEANING UP OF DEBRIS WITH ECE, TLC.

OKAY.

AND, UH, GREAT.

HEY, QUESTIONS, COUNSEL, ANY CARDS OR THEIR HISTORY CARDS? THIS NO CARD, SIR? WELL, I SEE THAT THIS, UH, SHOULD SAVE US BY $81,000.

SHE WAS LIKE, UH, NOW LIKE GOOD THING TO DO, BUT A GOOD FINANCIAL DECISION.

I RECOMMEND THAT, UH, WE TAKE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS ON THIS SECOND.

I MOVED THE SECOND PLEASE.

VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PERSON.

ALRIGHT, THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS TODAY.

ITEM 30 IS MY ACTIVITY REPORT.

THERE'S NO LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON TODAY'S AGENDA.

UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK'S,

[14. ACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS:]

UH, AT HIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED.

COUNCILOR MCCALL.

YES.

UH, AS REPORTED.

HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, SUGGEST TO THE COUNCIL.

UH, THERE WAS AN ARTICLE IN UNION TRIBUNE NOT TOO LONG AGO ABOUT AN ARTICLE ABOUT SMART STREET, UM, LIGHTS, PROGRAM, TRIES PRAISE AND CRITICISM.

WELL, I THINK THE PRAISE IS OVERWHELMINGLY ABOVE THE CRITICISMS. UM, WE HAVE

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IN THIS COUNTRY, WHEN I GREW UP, KIDS COULD GO OUT IN THE STREET AND PLAY AND THEIR PARENTS DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT THEM.

THEY'D ALL BE IN WHEN IT WAS DARK AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS, UH, COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IN THIS WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN.

AND, UM, WITH THE STREETLIGHTS, THE CAMERAS, UH, WE COULD SEE IMMEDIATE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR CITY THAT NEED ATTENTION.

AND THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T NEED TO SEE, WHICH THEY WOULD BE IGNORED, OF COURSE.

BUT, UM, GRAFFITI, UH, ACCIDENTS HIT AND RUNS, UH, OTHER CRIMES, UM, HOSTILITY AMONG CITIZENS, UH, THAT BEGIN WITH FIGHTS AND MAYBE EVEN DEATH IN SOME CASES.

UH, THESE THINGS COULD BE MAYBE MINIMIZED IF WE HAVE CAMERAS ON OUR STREETLIGHTS.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE, UM, THE STAFF TO STUDY THIS AND BRING IT FORWARD.

AND, UM, WE MIGHT, I'VE BEEN READING LATELY ABOUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAYING IN THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT, CAUSE I READ THE PAPER EVERY DAY ABOUT, UM, RED LIGHT CAMERAS AND, UH, THERE WAS A BIG CRY ABOUT NO MORE RED LIGHT CAMERAS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A NUISANCE.

WE DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE.

NOW I SEE PEOPLE SAYING BRING 'EM BACK BECAUSE THERE'S ACCIDENTS, THERE'S PEOPLE RUNNING RED LIGHTS, UM, MORE THAN WHAT THERE WERE BEFORE.

SO PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S NO RED LIGHT CAMERAS, SO THEY DON'T BOTHER TO STOP WHEN THE RED, UH, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS RED AND WE HAVE ACCIDENTS AND THINGS.

AND I'D BE INTERESTED TO SEE A REPORT FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHAT OUR HIGHEST ACCIDENT RATE, UM, WHERE WE ADD THE CAMERAS, WHAT IT WAS WHEN WE ADD THE CAMERAS AND NOW WHAT IT IS WITHOUT THE CAMERAS AND SEE IF IT'S MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

BECAUSE I THINK THAT PEOPLE WOULD BE MORE COMPLIANT IF THEY KNEW THERE WERE THINGS OUT THERE.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, RED LIGHT CAMERAS OR CAMERAS ON STREET LIGHTS COULD ALSO CONTROL SPEEDING IN SOME AREAS.

LIKE IF YOU'RE GOING FIVE MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BOTHER YOU.

BUT IF YOU'RE GOING 15, 10, 15, 20 MILES OVER THE SPEED LIMIT, ESPECIALLY IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS, UM, THE CAMERAS COULD, UH, NOTIFY THE POLICE AND ADULT ETR, MAYBE EVEN, UM, GIVE THEM A WARNING AND, UH, MAYBE CALM THINGS DOWN ON OUR STREETS.

BECAUSE I KNOW ROAD RAGE AND EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM IN OUR WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN TODAY, WHICH IT DIDN'T OCCUR 60 YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS FIRST DRIVING OR BEFORE I WAS, AFTER I WAS DRIVING.

SO, UH, IT'D BE, UH, IT'D BE A WELCOME, A HELP TO OUR, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TO OUR, UM, MORE MORALITY OF OUR CITIES.

THANK YOU.

MR MAYOR.

I CAN COMMENT ON THAT BRIEFLY.

UM, THIS IS NOT AN AGENDA ITEM SO WE REALLY CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION BUT I, I SHOULD LET THE COUNCIL BE AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMPLICATED, COMPLEX ISSUE.

UM, A LOT OF TIMES THE CITY OF EL CAHONE LIKES TO BE FIRST IN SOME INNOVATION BUT THERE'S, THERE'S SOME VALUE OF NOT BEING FIRST SOMETIMES BECAUSE I THINK WE'VE LEARNED SOME, SOME OF THE MISTAKES OF SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORING CITIES THAT HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS TECHNOLOGY MAYBE IN NOT THE BEST WAY TO ROLL IT OUT.

I THINK A LOT OF THAT COMES DOWN TO WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE REALLY WELL DEFINED THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM WE ARE, AND THIS IS WHY I WANT TO DISCLOSE, WE ARE AT A STAFF LEVEL HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH QUALCOMM THAT WOULD LIKE TO USE AS TO DO SOME PILOT PROGRAMMING TO USE SOME SMART TECHNOLOGY.

AND IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A CAMERA'S ON, ON STREETLIGHTS, BUT IT'S USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO JUST BE SMARTER ABOUT STREETLIGHTS.

ACTUALLY DIMMING STREETLIGHTS WHEN THERE'S NO TRAFFIC, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S NO REASON TO HAVE A, A LIT UP STREET WHEN THERE'S NOBODY ON THE STREET.

OTHER TIMES THERE'S WAYS TO TRIGGER A CAMERA TO COME ON, UH, UNDER CERTAIN PRESET DESIGNATED MOMENTS.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT WE AT THE STAFF LEVEL ARE KIND OF FIGURING OUT AND, AND WANTING TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL AT SOME POINT AS PART OF A BIGGER PILOT PACKAGE.

BUT, UM, I WANT JUST THE COUNCIL TO KNOW THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT HOW TO BEST UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS, BUT ALSO TO PROTECT THEIR PRIVACY AS WELL.

THANK YOU GRAHAM.

STEVE? UH, MY ITEMS ARE AS REPORTABLE ATTIC.

I WILL ADD A COMMENT AS WELL.

I THINK THE PEOPLE OF ELKA HONES SHOULD REALLY KNOW THAT OUR CITY STAFF IS FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS, ALL DEPARTMENTS.

IT'S YOU, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT MAKING HEADLINES FOR THE WRONG REASONS.

WE'RE MAKING HEADLINES FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS, INCLUDING LIVE NATION AND MAGNOLIA AND THINGS.

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PEOPLE WANT TO COME HERE TO OKLAHOMA AND THEY WANT TO COME SPEND MONEY IN OKLAHOMA.

THEY WANT TO BUILD A NEW HOME IN OAK HONED.

AND WE'VE GOT GREAT THINGS GOING ON.

UH, AT THE SAME TIME THAT WE'RE PLAYING OFF OFFENSE WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WE'RE PLAYING DEFENSE AND KEEPING THE CITY CLEAN.

UH, YESTERDAY MORNING I HAD BREAKFAST WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND UH, WE FINISHED AT EIGHT 30, I MENTIONED A COUPLE OF HOT SPOTS OF ENCAMPMENTS AROUND AND BY LESS THAN FOUR HOURS LATER, THOSE TWO HOTSPOTS WORK WERE CLEANED UP.

UH, THE POLICE HAD COME AND THEY HAD ARRESTED INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST FROM THE SAN DIEGO SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO WE GOT A, UH, A PROBLEM, UH, SOMEBODY WHO WAS WANTED FOR A WARRANT FOR ARREST OFF THE STREET AND WE GOT THE STREET CLEANED UP, PUBLIC WORKS POLICE.

WE HEARD SOME GREAT WORK FROM OUR, OUR FINANCE TEAM TODAY.

WE'VE GOT A GREAT EVENT TONIGHT THAT IT AND, AND UH, OUR PARKS AND REC AND ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE DO.

ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS ARE FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS AND THAT'S GOOD FOR THE TAXPAYERS OF ALCOHOL WHEN THEY KNOW THAT OUR CITY IS REALLY MOVING IN A GREAT DIRECTION.

THANKS.

THANK YOU STEVE.

PHIL, HOW'S YOUR 40 YOU ADD TO THAT? ALL RIGHT.

THERE ARE NO JOINT COUNCIL.

MY REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM 19

[19. El Cajon Animal Shelter Donations for December 2019 RECOMMENDATION: In accordance with City Council Policy B-2, staff informs the City Council about receiving the following donations for the El Cajon Animal Shelter for the month of December: Anonymous Person - $200]

IS A DONATION TO THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER.

YEAH.

WE HAVE NO FIRST OR SECOND READINGS OR ORDINANCE AND ON TODAY'S AGENDA AND THAT BRINGS US TO

[23. CLOSED SESSIONS:]

CLOSED SESSION IN OUR CITY.

ATTORNEY WILL RECITE THE TITLE AND LEAD US IN THE CLOSED SESSION.

THANK YOU MAN.

CITY COUNCIL BE MEETING AND CLOSE SESSION ON ONE ITEM.

IT'S AN ITEM OF EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH ONE OF SUBDIVISION D OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION FIVE FOUR NINE FIVE 6.9.

UH, THE NAME OF THE CASE IS THE OKLAHOMA POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION VERSUS CITY OF VALE GO HOME.

RIGHT.

WELL THAT'S A BIG EMOTIONAL.

WE GO TO CLOSE SESSION SECOND.

WAIT A SECOND, PLEASE VOTE.

OKAY.

MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PERSON IS JIM.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CLOSE SESSION.

WE'LL BE BACK VERY QUICKLY AND FINISH THE MEETING.

THANK YOU.

WELL GENTLEMEN, WE'RE BACK FROM CLOSED SESSION.

I'LL HAVE OUR CITY RETURNEE REPORT ON THE ACTIONS TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION.

YOU NOW THAT WE HAVE A QUORUM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND IT'S FOR THE CITY COUNCIL.

HER TO REPORT ON THE LITIGATION DESCRIBED IN THE AGENDA AND THAT IS THE CASE OF ELGON POLICE OFFICER'S ASSOCIATION VERSUS CITY OF OKLAHOMA.

IT WAS, UH, DISCUSSED THAT THE CITY HAS REACHED A SETTLEMENT WITH THE MEDIA RE, UH, INTERVENERS WHO FILED THE MOTION AND COMPLAINT AND INTERVENTION IN THAT CASE.

UM, THE TERMS OF WHICH WILL BE CONTAINED IN A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW.

THANK YOU, MORGAN.

THIS BRINGS US THEN TO THE GERMAN, THE ADJOURNED RAILROAD JOINT MEETING OF THE ALCOHOL CITY COUNCIL AND ALCOHOL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY HELD THIS 28TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2020 IS THE CHURN UNTIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 2020 AT 3:00 PM THANK YOU.