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WELCOME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN TO THE
[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.UH, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING AND BEING WITH US, UH, THROUGH SKYPE AND RESUME AND, UH,
BUT I, WE'RE, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE AND BEING PART OF GOVERNMENT.
AS WE CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF ATTEND THE MEETING TELEPHONICALLY WHILE THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER.
CAN YOU CAN YOU CONTINUES TO BE IN EFFECT DUE TO THE COVEN 19 PANDEMIC.
AND LET'S REMIND OUR CITIZENS, THEY CAN SUBMIT QUESTIONS FOR ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA AS WE DID IN PREVIOUS MEETING.
PUBLIC COMMENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED AT THIS TIME AND THEY WILL BE READ AT THE APPROPRIATE TIME DURING THE SPEEDING COMMENTS CAN BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE CITY OF ALCOHOL ON HIS WEBSITE, UNDER AGENDAS AND MINUTES.
GO TO THE VIDEO STREAMING AND YOU'LL SEE A BUTTON TO SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS.
AND I WOULD ASK YOU TO GO AHEAD AND START SUBMITTING COMMENTS NOW IF POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY AND OF COURSE THERE'S A BIT OF A TECHNOLOGY OR LEARNING CURVE HERE.
SO YEAH, THE SOONER THAT WE HAVE YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS, THE BETTER THE MEETINGS.
I'LL CALL THE ORDER AND I LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE.
COUNSEL MEMBERS, WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE THAT YOU ARE PRESENT.
MAYOR WILLS, COUNCIL MEMBER COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL.
CAN YOU HEAR US?
CAN YOU HEAR US ALL RIGHT HERE.
WHERE'S THE ZOOM APP? ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOOD.
WE'RE, WE'RE, WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THIS COUNCIL MEMBER? KENDRICK? I THINK HE'S HAD A TECHNICAL PROBLEM.
WHAT ABOUT, ARE THERE, WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ALREADY DONE? OKAY.
SEE, I TOLD YOU THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS. UM, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? REMAIN STEADY FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
[ POSTINGS: The City Clerk posted Orders of Adjournment of the March 24, 2020, Meeting and the Agenda of the April 14, 2020, Meeting in accordance to State Law and Council/Authority/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Policy.]
THE CITY CLERK POSTED ORDERS OR A GERMAN OF THE MARCH 24TH, 2020 MEETING AND THE AGENDA OF THE APRIL 14TH, 2020 MEETING IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICY.THERE ARE NO PRESENTATIONS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? MR MAYOR? WE HAVE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES THAT YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE? SO I'M NOT ABLE TO HEAR THEM HERE.
COUNCILMEMBERS PLEASE SIGNAL US IF THAT'S NOT TRUE.
UM, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE, ACTUALLY WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT.
[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.]
THAT BRINGS US TO CONSENT ITEMS. CONSENT I AM WAS ROUTINE MATTERS AND ACTED BY ONE MOTION ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMENDATION LISTED BELOW WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL.A COUNCIL MEMBER OR PERSON AT ATTENDANCE MAY REQUEST.
DISCUSSION OF A CONSENT ITEM AT THIS TIME.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU WISH TO PULL YOU THE CONSENT ITEMS?
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NO.I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. OH, LET ME STOP BEFORE I DO THAT THOUGH.
ANGELA, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THEIR CONSENT ITEMS? YOU HAVE NO COMMENT, SIR.
ALL RIGHT THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS IS SOMEBODY WANTED THE SECOND.
THE SECOND CALCIFY WAS PLEASE VOTE.
DEPUTY MAYOR OR TEASE YOUR VOTE.
COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL BOBO TIE COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLELLAN.
POP GENTLEMEN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
SO WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL PROBLEMS WITH KELSEY
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THOUGH.
SO THAT MOTION CARRIES BY A FOUR ZERO VOTE WITH COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK.
ABSENT FOR THIS VOTE, CAN YOU ASK CARRIE WHAT HIS VOTE IS? MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WE WILL, UH, WE WILL BE FLEXIBLE.
WE WILL DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
[ 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.]
WE ARE NOW PUBLIC HEARINGS.I WOULD LIKE ONCE AGAIN TO REMIND THE PUBLIC SMITH OR COMMENTS VIA THE C'S WEBSITE.
AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ALCON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY.
ARE GONNA BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THE AD WAS HEARD, STATE LAW PREY WAS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS AND AN ITEM MAY BE PLACED OFF YOUR TRAJENTA.
ANGELA, DID YOU RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AT THIS TIME? I HAVE ONE COMMENT, SIR, AND IT'S FOR MR HUMBERT CAVERA AND HIS COMMON IS THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CITY.
IT'S CITY COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES FOR ALL THE WORK DURING THIS IMPORTANT TIME.
HE SAID WE APPRECIATE HOW THE, WE APPRECIATE HOW DIFFICULT THE SITUATION IS AND HE ASKED A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS SO I'LL READ THEM BOTH.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF DOING FULL SUBMISSIONS OF PLANS AND RECEIVING RED LIGHT COMMENTS THROUGH PRODUCTS SUCH AS BLUEBEAM.
IN ADDITION, WE UNDERSTAND THAT MOST ENTITIES ARE WORKING HARD TO DEFER MORTGAGE PAYMENTS, CREDIT CARDS DURING THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR FAMILIES.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE STILL GOING OUT AND SENDING BILLS DURING THIS TIME.
AND HE GOES ON TO SAY WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OVERTIME AND THE HARD WORK THAT THE CITY BUILDING DIVISION IS DOING.
WE ARE WONDERING ABOUT A GRACE PERIOD DURING THIS TIME FOR BUSINESSES.
WE ARE ASKING IF A CALMING FOR ALL BLANKET CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT IS BEING CONSIDERED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
SO I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND WEIGH IN ON THIS.
SO I'M GOING TO PASS THIS OFF TO OUR CITY MANAGER AND LET HIM ANSWER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS.
SO I KNOW I'M, I, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT MR. CABRERA MENTIONED, BUT WE ARE S UH, ACCEPTING FULL PLANS THROUGH OUR PAKO PROGRAM, WHICH WAS ANNOUNCED A FEW COUNCIL MEETINGS AGO.
UM, THERE WAS ANOTHER QUESTION ABOUT, UH, LENIENCY ON BUSINESSES.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT THAT ENTAILS, BUT WE ARE GOING TO ADDRESS SOME PROPOSALS THAT WE HAVE FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY DURING THE KOVAC CRISIS.
AND THEN, UH, LASTLY HE ASKED ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT.
UM, FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE, WE ACTUALLY ARE RECEIVING MO MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS RIGHT NOW DURING THIS, UM, SORT OF, UH, FOLKS BEING ASKED TO STAY AT HOME THAN WE'VE EVER RECEIVED BEFORE.
I WORRY THAT, UM, WE WOULD BE DOING OUR PUBLIC A DISSERVICE UNLESS THE
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COUNCIL WANTED TO GIVE DIRECTION, SOME POLICY DIRECTION TO STAFF ABOUT THAT WE ARE BEING LENIENT ON FINES.UH, I KNOW THAT THERE IS A FINE OF A CLIENT THAT HE REPRESENTS THAT, UM, HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE A WHILE AND SO THAT FINE IS PROCEEDING, BUT, UM, WE ARE BEING CAREFUL ABOUT, UM, NOT OVERBURDENING OUR RESIDENTS WITH, WITH BILLS OR ADDITIONAL FINES AT THIS TIME.
I HAVE NO PUBLIC COMMENT TO MAKE.
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? I HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT TO MAKE.
I'M ADDRESSING THIS ITEM REGARDING THE SEWER FEES.
THAT WAS ON OUR END LAST MONTH ITEM DISCUSSED PUT INTO HER FEES ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL.
THE PROPERTY TAX BILL WOULD BE SENT OUT ON TIME PER YEAR TO BE PAID IN TWO PAYMENTS.
CURRENTLY THE SEWER BILLS ARE ARE ALL SIX TIMES A YEAR AT A HIGHER COST OF A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR.
BILLING FEES, THE TAX PAYERS OF OKLAHOMA OTHER CITIES INCLUDE THE TWO HERPES ON THEIR PROPERTY TAX BILL PUT IN THE SEWER FEES ON THE PROPERTY TAX BILL WILL TELL YOU THE CITIZENS OF ALCOHOL AND A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE EACH YEAR.
13 CITIZENS SPOKE ON THIS ITEM LAST MONTH.
THREE OF OUR FIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS VOTED TO LET THE BILLING STAND SIX TIMES A YEAR.
DON'T YOU FEEL THAT 999,887 CITIZENS MIGHT FEEL THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE SAVED.
THAT ONE HALF MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR AND SEWER BILLING FEES.
OUR CITY STAFF DID A DETAILED STUDY ON PAYING THIS BILL THE CURRENT WAY IT IS BEING BUILT.
WHEN I RAN THIS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL I TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THE TENDONS.
IT'S AVAIL CAHONE COURAGE IS WHAT WE AS ACCOUNTANTS COUNCIL NEED TO HAVE IT SERVE IT.
I REMEMBER WHEN EL CAHONE TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER VOTE CAME UPON THE CITY COUNCIL AND IT WAS A THREE TO DO VOTE FOR ALCOHOL, TRANSITIONAL LIVING, ET CETERA.
THREE OF US HAD THE CRUISE IN SPITE OF THE NUMEROUS BUSINESS PEOPLE SPEAKING AGAINST IT AND THEN THE BUSINESS PEOPLE SUED THE CITY.
THIS COUNCIL HAD THE COURAGE TO FIGHT THE SUIT INSTEAD OF BACKING DOWN.
A FEW YEARS AGO, CHATTO MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL CHURCH ASKED FOR THE GENERAL PLAN CHANGE AMENDMENT.
NUMEROUS PEOPLE SPOKE AGAINST AND IT WAS A THREE TO TWO VOTE AND PAPER.
THAT'S 56 SIGNERS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE HAD THE COURAGE TO SIGN THE DECLARATION THAT VERY GEORGE WASHINGTON HAD THE COURAGE TO LEAD A VERY INEXPERIENCED MILITIA.
IF I EVER INDEPENDENCE AGAINST THE BEST MILITARY IN THE WORLD.
HARRY TRUMAN HAD THE COURAGE TO DROP THE A BOMB TO STOP THE WAR WITH JAPAN.
RONALD REAGAN HAD THE COURAGE TO TELL THE SOVIETS TO TEAR DOWN THIS WALL.
WE AS A COUNCIL NEED TO HAVE THE COURAGE TO PUT THE SEWER FEE.
SO ACC ON THE NEXT AGENDA SO WE CAN SAVE THE TAXPAYERS OFL CONE HALF A MILLION OR MORE DOLLARS PER YEAR AND POSSIBLY MORE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT ON THE AGENDA FOR THE NEXT MEETING AND HAVE IT BROUGHT UP AGAIN AND HAVE IT DO WHAT I FEEL IS RIGHT.
GRAHAM, DO YOU WANT TO COME ON THIS? CERTAINLY.
UM, TO ANSWER MR MCCOLLINS REQUEST, UH, WE, OUR STAFF IS PREPARING TO BRING BACK, UM, A SERIES OF, OF CONTRACTS TO CONTRACT OUT THE SEWER BILLING SOON.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE NEXT MEETING OR THE MEETING AFTER.
PART OF THAT WILL INCLUDE SOME PREFERRED PROPOSED FEE RATES, UM, CHANGES.
AND SO AT THAT POINT, ONE OF THE ALTERNATIVES COULD ALWAYS BE TO RECONSIDER THE SEWER BILLING, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO IT UNLESS THE COUNCIL DIRECTS ME OTHERWISE TO BRING IT BACK AS A SOLO ITEM.
BOB, WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT? OKAY.
I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT X AMOUNT X MEETING.
I THINK THE, I JUST GOT A TEXT FROM, UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR.
WE'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK THE FIRST MEETING OF MAY AS A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE IF THAT'S OKAY.
A COUNSELOR WAS ANYBODY ELSE WANNA COMMENT ON THAT? DON'T SEE ANYBODY.
LET'S MOVE ON TO, TO OUR NEXT TRAUMA THEN.
UH, BRINGS US TO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS AND THERE ARE NONE.
[10. Public Hearing for the Adoption of the Annual Adjustment to the SANDAG Regional Transportation Congestion Improvement Program (RTCIP) Development Impact Fee RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Opens the Public Hearing and receives testimony; Closes the Public Hearing; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, approving an adjustment to the Regional Transportation Congestion Improvement Program Fee to the new amount of $2,583.82 for each newly-constructed residential unit.]
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THAT'S THE S SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS.
WE USUAL TRANSPORTATION CONGESTION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
AND I WILL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.
MR MAYOR, WHILE WE GET TO SET UP, UH, MARIO SANCHEZ, OUR CITY, OUR TRAFFIC CITY CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER WILL BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'RE LOOPING HIM IN RIGHT NOW.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M MARIO SANCHEZ, CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
THIS ITEM IS SANDAG ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE RPC IP FEE.
THE RTC IP FEE IS COLLECTED FOR EACH NEW HOUSING UNIT CONSTRUCTED IN THE CITY.
THIS FEE EXCLUDES LOW AND MODERATE INCOME AND SENIOR HOUSING.
UH, EVERY YEAR SANDAG IS REQUIRED TO ADJUST THEM AND BE, UH, JULY 1ST, AND IT'S BASED ON THE LATEST CONSTRUCTION COSTS INDEX AND THAT INDEX WILL BE INCREASED.
UH, THE FEE WILL BE INCREASED BY 2% THIS YEAR AGAIN IN JULY 1ST.
AND THE PROPOSED FEE AMOUNT IS A 2000, $183 AND 82 SETS FOR EACH NEW SINGLE FENCE BLOWN IN IT.
UH, UH, THE INCREASE IN THE FEES, $50 AND 67 CENTS.
UH, THESE FEES ARE TO BE USED TO FUND STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS ON OUR REGION, ARTERIALS, UH, WE'VE, WE'VE USED, WE LEVERAGE THE SPEED TO, UH, PAVE, UM, NUMEROUS STREETS, UH, SUCH AS NAVAJO, MAGNOLIA AND OTHER STREETS IN THE CITY.
AND UH, THAT PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES BY ITEM IF I CAN FEEL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR THAT IT, THAT'S CORRECT.
SORRY, I HAD TROUBLE HEARING THAT.
UM, COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SANCHEZ.
YEAH, THAT WAS THE LITTLE CAR I GOT.
ANGELA THE RECEIPT, RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THE SIDE OF NO COMMENT, SIR.
THE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH SOMEBODY SECOND.
DEPUTY
COUNCIL MEMBER GLOBAL COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLELLAN.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WITH SOMEONE THAT I COULD PROCEED WITH A MOTION? I'M GOING TO POINT IT OUT.
UH, JUST, UH, AS A, AS AN ASIDE, I VOTED ON THIS, UH, WHEN I WAS AT THE SANDBAG MEETING, I THINK IT MIGHT'VE BEEN IN JANUARY IN THE CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX WENT UP 0.2% OR THE PRIOR PERIOD, THE MEASUREMENT PERIOD.
SO WE DID HAVE A CHANCE TO, UH, FORGO AN INCREASE.
UH, BUT THE ORDINANCE SAYS IF YOU DO AN INCREASE, IT MUST BE 2%.
SO WE MUST ACCEPT THIS EQUAL TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TRACK.
I WAS JUST, UH, I SAID TO THE GROUP AT THE TIME, THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE COUNTY THAT SAYS THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS ONLY 0.2%.
WE COULD HOLD THE INCREASE FOR A YEAR AND TELL THE COUNTY THAT WE ARE TRULY INTERESTED IN MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BUT, UH, THAT DIDN'T PASS UNFORTUNATELY.
SO I EVER, YOU KNOW, HAS A $50 INCREASE FOR THE COMING YEAR.
STEVE, HOW DID YOU VOTE, UH, ON THE, ON THE SANDAG MEETING ON THIS? UH, THE VOTE WAS 17 TO ONE AND I WAS THE ONLY NO VOTE.
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UM, SO, UH, HOW DO YOU, UH, HOW DO YOU SUGGEST WE GO? WE PROCEED TONIGHT AS YOU WERE THE ONE I HAVE.SANDY, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS? WELL, I THINK WE HAVE TO, UH, APPROVE A FEE INCREASE, OTHERWISE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE TRANSNET FUNDS.
MY POINT AT THE TIME, BUT UH, YOU KNOW, MAJORITY WINS IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
SO I GO WITH, WITH THE VOTE OF THE GROUP.
I THINK YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL.
UM, ANY OTHER COUNSELOR WAS ON THE WAY ON THIS.
WHAT'D YOU GO AHEAD AND, UH, MAKE A MOTION THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE IMPROVE THE UH, THE RTC IP FEE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE.
IS THERE A SECOND? LET ME SEE.
COUNCIL MEMBER GO MCCLELLAN SECOND MAY OR MAY HAVE YOUR VOTE PLEASE.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCCLELLAN? YES.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[11. Fiscal Year 2019-20 Mid-Year Report and Five-Year Business Plan Update RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Receives and accepts the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Mid-Year Report and Five-Year Business Plan update; Authorizes the proposed personnel changes detailed in this report; Increases or modifies Fiscal Year 2019-20 appropriations, and authorizes related interfund transfers, in the net amount of $1,415,000 for additional needs as detailed in this report; and Authorizes the proposed capital expenditures detailed in this report.]
WE HAVE A FEW ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.ITEM 11 IS FOR THE 2019 2020 MID YEAR REPORT AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.
MR MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, CLAY SHANE WILL BE GIVING US THE PRESENTATION TONIGHT OR THIS AFTERNOON.
WELCOME AND THANKS FOR COMING AND TALKING TO US.
HONORABLE MAYOR, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
PRESENTED TODAY IS OUR MIDYEAR REPORT AND FIVE YEAR BUSINESS PLAN AND ASSOCIATED ACTIONS.
FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO PRETTY MUCH FOCUS ON THREE PRIMARY POINTS, THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, CALPERS, AND OF COURSE SOME CLOSING THOUGHTS IN REGARDS TO THE 2021 ANNUAL BUDGET.
THIS IS AN INTERESTING REPORT THIS YEAR AS WE WERE GETTING READY TO FINALIZE IT AND PUBLISH THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS WAS ERUPTING AND WE FIND OURSELVES IN A DIFFICULT POSITION TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEWS.
WE FINALLY GOT TO A POINT WHERE WE HAD TO CALL IT AND PUBLISH SOMETHING AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
UM, WHAT YOU SEE AS PART OF THIS REPORT IS THE WORK, UH, THAT WAS CONDUCTED LEADING UP THROUGH FEBRUARY AND UPDATES THROUGH THAT TIME.
HOWEVER, I'M NOT SURE AT THIS POINT IN THIS RAPIDLY CHANGING, IT'S NOT MUCH MORE THAN A GOOD CHECK IN TO SEE WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WERE AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
THE GOOD NEWS IS AT THAT POINT WE WERE GENERALLY LOOKING PRETTY GOOD ON TRACK AND AS EXPECTED WE HAD MINOR VARIATIONS, A LITTLE BIT OF A SOFTENING IN SALES TAX, A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS, A LITTLE BIT BETTER, A LITTLE BIT WORSE.
BUT FOR MOST PART, WE WERE COMING IN VERY, VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET.
AS WE HAVE WATCHED EVENTS OCCUR, UM, IT'S PRETTY EASY TO DRAW A CONCLUSION THAT WE WILL INDEED BE IMPACTED BY THE CURRENT CRISIS.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF CONFUSING INFORMATION OUT THERE AND A LOT OF OUR PRIMARY DATA SOURCES ARE SLOW TO COME IN.
LIKE I SAID, WE'RE CERTAINLY TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS EVENT.
HOWEVER, THE EXTENT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME TO SET THE STAGE ON WHAT MAY BE.
UM, I WANT HER TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME AND DISCUSS AND REMIND US OF SOME OF THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ALONG WITH THE GREAT RECESSION.
UM, SEVERAL OF YOU ON THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL WERE AT THE HELM DURING THESE EVENTS AND I'M SURE REMEMBER IT WELL, THIS WAS A VERY TRYING TIME FOR THIS CITY AND
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MOST CITIES FRANKLY, UM, THIS GRAPH, AND I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT ON THE SCREEN FOR QUITE SOME TIME, UM, SHOWS THE IMPACT TO CITY OF EL CAHONE REVENUES DURING THAT PERIOD.UM, TO GET US STARTED, I WANTED TO FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THE BLUE LINE, WHICH REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
DURING THAT PERIOD, EVENTS STARTED TO UNRAVEL FOR THE GREAT RECESSION DURING THE COURSE OF FYO SEVEN AND INTO FYO EIGHT AND WE HAD THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF FAIRLY PRONOUNCED REVENUE DOWNTURNS IN THREE CONSECUTIVE YEARS.
GENERAL FUND REVENUES DECLINED CLOSE TO 9% 6% AND 11% BUT THOSE WERE FROM EACH YEAR, FROM THE PRECEDING YEAR.
CUMULATIVELY BY THE TIME WE HIT FYI 10, WE WERE DOWN ALMOST 24% FROM OUR REVENUES IN
THIS WAS A FAIRLY DRAMATIC EVENT.
DURING THAT PERIOD WE PASSED PROPOSITION J, WHICH WAS A VERY CRITICAL ACTION BY THE CITIZENS OF
IT BROUGHT IN AN ADDITIONAL SALES TAX REVENUE THAT HELPS SUPPORT CITY SERVICES KEEP THE CITY OPERATING AT THAT TIME.
AND THOSE REVENUES STARTED TO COME IN FYI 10 WHICH WAS ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE RECOVERY STARTED TO PICK UP.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS YOU SEE SUCH A DRAMATIC INCREASE AT THAT POINT.
UM, TO FURTHER EXACERBATE THE SITUATION, THE STATE WAS NOT STARTING THAT EVENT IN THE BEST OF SHAPE.
AND THE STATE TOOK A NUMBER OF ACTIONS THAT PUT A LOT OF ON CITIES AS WELL.
UM, ONE OF THEM, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU'VE HEARD ME SPEAK ABOUT IT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, IT WAS THE STATE MANDATED REVENUE, UM, SWAP ACTION REFERRED TO AS THE A TRIPLE FLIP.
ALTHOUGH THERE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF IMPACTS.
WHAT'S INTERESTING HERE IS IF YOU LOOK, IT TOOK UNTIL FYI 12, EXCUSE ME, EXCUSE ME.
WE'RE NOT SEEING THE GRAPH ON OUR S ON MY SCREEN.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE AT THIS STAGE IS IF YOU LOOK AT
GETTING BACK TO THE POINT WE WERE IN
BUT AN IMPORTANT THING TO NOTE HERE IS THAT IS AN ABSOLUTE DOLLARS AND NOT ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION.
ONCE YOU TAKE THE IMPACTS OF INFLATION AND DO ACCOUNT, THAT TOOK AN ADDITIONAL TWO OR THREE YEARS TO REBOUND.
THIS WAS A VERY MASSIVE EVENT.
THE ORANGE LINE IS A HYPOTHETICAL GENERAL FUND REVENUE THAT IS PICKING UP AN FYI SEVEN THE LAST QUARTER, QUARTER NORMAL YEAR BEFORE THE GREAT RECESSION AND WE INCREASED AT A VERY MODEST TWO AND A HALF PERCENT EACH YEAR.
UM, I DON'T THINK IF I TOLD THE CITY MANAGER REVENUES WERE INCREASING TWO AND A HALF PERCENT, HE WOULD BE VERY IMPRESSED, BUT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY WITH THAT AT THE TIME.
UM, WHERE THAT'S RELEVANT IS BETWEEN THAT HYPOTHETICAL ORANGE LINE OF WHERE WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
UM, THE AREA UNDERNEATH THAT LINE IN BETWEEN THAT AND THE BLUE LINE IS APPROXIMATELY A $52 MILLION SHORTFALL FOR THE GENERAL FUND SPREAD OUT OVER THOSE SIX YEARS.
THIS WAS A VERY DIFFICULT PERIOD AND I'M SURE IT DOESN'T TAKE A WHOLE LOT OF EXPLAINING ON WHY THAT IS.
ALSO DURING THAT TIME WE HAD, I DON'T WANT TO SAY UNPRECEDENTED, THERE WERE OTHER POINTS IN THE COUNTRY'S HISTORY WHERE UNEMPLOYMENT WAS THIS BAD AND WORSE, BUT IN MODERN TIMES, THIS IS A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT OF THE GREAT RECESSION WAS THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THE TIME.
IT DROPPED TO A LOW ENOUGH WHITE 10 OF ALMOST 12%.
AND I SHARE THIS GRAPH BECAUSE WHILE A LOT OF OUR REVENUE INFORMATION IS VERY SLOW TO COME IN AND TAKE SOME TIME, SIGNIFICANT TIME LEGS, UM, UNEMPLOYMENT INFORMATION IS USUALLY MUCH QUICKER TO BE PUBLISHED.
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UM, AND I BRING THAT UP BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY FEW TELLS OF THE CONDITION OF REVENUE, A HIGHER RATE OF CORRELATION THAN UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ON SALES TAX.UM, THEY TRACK VERY CLOSELY AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS A VERY STRONG PREDICTOR, UM, OF UH, SALES TAX.
AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS GRAPH, AS PART OF THE REPORT ASSOCIATED, WE HAD A SERIES OF FIVE-YEAR PROJECTIONS INCLUDED.
THIS IS WHERE WE THOUGHT WE WERE IN FEBRUARY.
UM, WE WERE PROJECTING, UH, DEFICITS LEADING OUT IN EACH OF THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT BEFORE WE GET TOO INTO THAT, WHAT THIS REPRESENTS, PROJECTIONS ARE KIND OF LIKE A TOP, YOU SAID IT SPINNING AND WHERE IT GOES, IT GOES AND THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY THESE PROJECTIONS WORK.
WE TAKE THE CURRENT YEAR ACTIVITY AND PLAY IT FORWARD FOR FIVE YEARS, WE SPEND THAT TAUGHT WITHOUT MANAGING OR INTERACTING AT ALL WITH HOW THAT, THOSE NUMBERS PLAY OUT AND WHAT THIS IS USED FOR US TO HIGHLIGHT AND, UH, REQUIRES US TO TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT THESE DEFICITS FROM OCCURRING.
SO THIS IS A VERY NORMAL PATTERN TO SEE IT.
IT IS JUST SIMPLY A CALL TO ACTION.
UM, BUT IT DOES DEMONSTRATE WE DO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO IN A NORMAL ENVIRONMENT WHEN WE GRAPH THAT OUT.
THIS IS THAT SHORT A SHORTFALL IN A GRAPHICAL SENSE AND YOU CAN SEE A BUILDING DEFICITS THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.
AS I HAD SAID PREVIOUSLY, UM, A LOT OF INFORMATION WAS STARTING TO EMERGE AS WE WERE STARTING TO PUBLISH.
AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL AT A POINT WHERE THE ULTIMATE IMPACT IS UNKNOWN.
UM, WE INCLUDED AS AN ADDENDUM TO THE REPORT, A COUPLE OF HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIOS THAT ASSUMED A LITTLE BIT OF AN IMPACT, A 2% IMPACT TO GENERAL FUND REVENUES IN THE CURRENT YEAR
AND THOSE ARE DEMONSTRATED BY THE ORANGE AND GRAY LINES.
THESE HYPOTHETICAL IMPACTS WERE INCLUDED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW RELATIVELY MINOR DOWNTURNS IN REVENUE CAN BE OVER A PROLONGED PERIOD.
AND I'VE INCLUDED THOSE JUST TO KIND OF BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT THE LONGER THIS GOES, THE MORE SEVERE IT IS, THE BIGGER THE IMPACT IS OVER A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
NO, I DON'T BRING THIS STUFF AS AN ALARMIST, BUT MORE JUST TRYING TO SHOW SOME THINGS ABOUT HOW UH, THE SITUATION MAY IMPACT THE GENERAL FUND SO THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THESE THINGS WHEN IT COMES TIME TO, UH, SET THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR.
UM, SPEAKING TO THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR THE COVET 19, UH, EVENT, UH, THE MOST CONCERNING FOR ME AT LEAST FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT IS THE RE REDUCTION AND DELAYS IN SALES TAX REVENUE.
AS THE ECONOMY SLOWS DOWN, PEOPLE JUST ARE NOT AS ACTIVE IN THE ECONOMY AS THEY WERE BEFORE.
BUSINESS IS IMPACTED OVERALL SALES TAX REVENUE, WE GENERALLY EXPECT IT TO BE ON THE DECLINE FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME TO FURTHER ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL.
THE GOVERNOR GRANTED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DEFERMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, UM, THAT IN SOME CASES CAN DEFER THEIR SALES TAX PAYMENTS FOR UP TO A YEAR.
UM, THE ULTIMATE IMPACTS ARE YET TO BE DECIDED.
UH, OUR SALES TAX CONSULTANTS ARE WORKING VERY HARD ON THIS RIGHT NOW AND WE EXPECT TO HAVE SOME UPDATES FOR YOU BY THE NEXT TIME WE'RE UP TO SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.
UM, ONE OF THE IMPACTS ON THAT THAT'S MAYBE TROUBLESOME IS NOT NECESSARILY JUST THE DELAY IN GETTING THE REVENUE, BUT IF THERE'S A CORRESPONDING DELAY IN REPORTING, WE MIGHT NOT KNOW HOW BAD THE IMPACT IS FOR SOME TIME.
ADDITIONALLY, WE EXPECT TO HAVE SOME IMPACT ON TOT REVENUE.
UM, OUR, UH, HOTEL MOTEL RESIDENTS ARE LARGER, THE LITTLE MORE PERMANENT THAN SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
UM, WE RELY A LOT LESS ON, UM, TOURISM THAN OTHERS.
UM, I THINK IT'S PRETTY SAFE TO ASSUME THERE WILL BE SOME IMPACT TOT IS NOT A GIGANTIC, UH, CONTRIBUTOR TO GENERAL FUND REVENUES.
UM, HOWEVER, UH, I WOULD EXPECT, UH, AN IMPACT TO BE FELT
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ADDITIONALLY THROUGHOUT THE GENERAL FUND.OTHER REVENUES ARE LIKELY TO BE IMPACTED.
THOSE DRIVEN BY DEVELOPMENT WILL LIKELY SEE AN IMPACT AS WELL.
UM, FROM PERMITS DEFINES TO JUST OTHER ACTIVITIES, UH, MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES.
AND THEN OF COURSE, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BE UP HERE WITHOUT DISCUSSING CALPERS.
WE ADDITIONALLY EXPECT AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT TO SEE ULTIMATELY INCREASED CALPERS CONTRIBUTIONS.
SO AS OF OUR MOST RECENT ACTUARIAL VALUATION WAS AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2018 AND THE BASIS OF THE DISCUSSION IN THE REPORT ARE UNFUNDED ACTUARIAL LIABILITY WAS 204 POINT $1 MILLION.
THIS BALANCE IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR PLAN LIABILITIES, WHICH REPRESENTS WHAT WE OWE CURRENT AND FORMER EMPLOYEES.
THAT LIABILITY IS APPROXIMATELY 560 MILLION AND THE PLAN ASSETS THAT WE HAVE SET ASIDE TO PAY FOR THOSE BENEFITS OF APPROXIMATELY 360 MILLION.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY OF 204 MILLION.
THE RATIO OF ASSETS TO LIABILITIES IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE FUNDED RATIO BETWEEN THE TWO PLANS.
AS OF THE MOST RECENT VALUATION, VERY MUCH THE SAME SONG I SING EVERY TIME I'M ON THE SUBJECT.
CALPERS, UH, CONTRIBUTIONS AS A PERCENTAGE OF EMPLOYEE PAY CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN THE FINAL YEAR OF THESE PROJECTIONS.
UM, MISCELLANEOUS CONTRIBUTIONS WILL AMOUNT TO APPROXIMATELY 52%, UH, FOR EVERY DOLLAR OF PAY.
WHERE AS OUR SAFETY PLANS WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 85.5%.
UM, THAT'S QUITE AN INCREASE IN IT'S REALLY STANDS OUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE THE FIRST YEAR REPORTED IN THE FIVE YEAR, WHICH WAS Y 16, WE STARTED AT A MISCELLANEOUS RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 33.8% AND SAFETY AT 47.5%.
SO WE'VE SEEN THESE RATES DRAMATICALLY INCREASED JUST OVER THAT EIGHT YEAR, NINE YEAR PERIOD.
SECOND VERSE OF THIS SONG IS THE TOTAL PROJECTED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR PERS.
I'LL KEEP IN MIND THIS IS AS OF JUNE 30TH, 2018 BUT ON THIS INFORMATION PROJECTION, PROJECTIONS OF CONTRIBUTIONS INCREASE FROM APPROXIMATELY $21 MILLION NEXT YEAR UP TO ALMOST $25 MILLION IN TOTAL.
AND THAT IS THE COMBINATION OF, UH, THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY AMORTIZATION AS WELL AS THE NORMAL COST.
HOW COVEN 19 IMPACTS PURRS IS I'M NOT GOING TO BE A PLEASANT, UH, MESSAGE.
UM, THIS IS ONE OF THE BIG IMPACTS THAT FRANKLY SCARES ME QUITE A BIT.
UM, WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE UAL DURING THE GREAT RECESSION.
UM, WE SAW OUR UNFUNDED LIABILITY INCREASED DRAMATICALLY AND WE EXPECT IT TO VERY SIMILAR RESULTS.
THIS, THIS EVENT LAST WEEK WE HAD A PRESENTATION FROM CALPERS AND THEY WERE DISCUSSING THEIR OUTLOOK FOR THE REMAINDER OF
WHILE THEY HAD A FAIRLY RESPECTABLE FIRST NINE MONTHS OF THE YEAR, THEY HAVE FALLEN OFF THE CLIFF FOR THE LAST QUARTER AND THEY WERE THROWING OUT AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE OF NEGATIVE 4% ON INVESTMENT RETURNS AND ADVISE THEIR MEMBERS TO PLUG INTO THEIR MODELING TOOLS.
TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, A 0% RETURN AND A NEGATIVE 5% RETURN FOR THE YEAR.
WHEN WE ROLLED THOSE TWO NUMBERS INTO OUR MODELING, THE 0% EVENT WAS APPROXIMATELY A $28 MILLION INCREASE TO OUR UNFUNDED LIABILITY AND AMORTIZED OVER 20 YEARS.
THAT'S ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN ANNUAL PAYMENTS.
AND A NEGATIVE 5% SCENARIO WOULD INCREASE THE LIABILITY SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $48 MILLION AND INCREASE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTIONS BY APPROXIMATELY FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT IS A HANDFUL OF PROPOSED BUDGETED ADJUSTMENTS.
MOST OF THESE ARE HOUSEKEEPING
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IN NATURE, SO I'LL GO THROUGH THEM PRETTY QUICKLY.UM, WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENTS.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS EXCHANGING TWO MECHANIC POSITIONS FOR A SINGLE LEAD MECHANIC POSITION.
THIS IS GENERATED BY A DECREASE IN THE OVERALL VOLUME OF THE WORK.
HOWEVER, THE COMPLEXITY OF THE WORK CONTINUES TO INCREASE.
THE CITY FEELS THAT A LEAD MECHANIC BETTER FITS THE DEMANDS OF THE JOB.
SIMILARLY, WE HAVE A FEW POSITIONS IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE'VE DONE A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING AND CHANGING OF JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
UM, THIS CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REFLECTS THOSE.
UM, NONE OF THESE CHANGES HAVE ASSOCIATED APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS WITH THEM.
THIS IS SIMPLY A JOB CLASSIFICATION CLEANUP.
THERE IS A SINGLE CAPITAL OUTLAY AUTHORIZATION.
UM, OUR GAS TAX AND ENTERPRISE WASTEWATER ENTERPRISE FUND SHARE A DATA LOGGER.
UM, THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS CRITICAL FOR CONDUCTING SURVEYING OPERATIONS.
THE PRICE TAG IS APPROXIMATELY $10,000.
UM, BOTH FUNDING SOURCES HAVE SUFFICIENT APPROPRIATIONS TO COVER THE PER PURCHASE, BUT WE DO NEED TO HAVE THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO PROCEED WITH ITS ACQUISITION.
APPROPRIATION AND ADJUSTMENTS HAVE FOUR ADJUSTMENTS.
THE FIRST OF WHICH IS AN APPROPRIATION FROM GENERAL FUND RESERVES.
UM, THIS IS AN ANTICIPATORY MOVE.
UM, WITH THE MAGNOLIA BEING SHUTTERED DURING THIS, UH, PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, WE'RE ANTICIPATING, UM, THE FUND NEEDING SOME HELP.
UM, WE FRANKLY DON'T THINK IT WILL PROBABLY BE THE FULL $750,000 THAT WAS PROPOSED IN THIS REPORT.
HOWEVER, WE WANT TO BE PREPARED SHOULD, UH, SHOULD WE NEED TO DO THAT.
UM, THE SECOND IS BASICALLY AN ADJUSTMENT FOR A TIMING CHANGE.
UM, DURING THE, UH, PROPERTY AT A HUNDRED FLETCHER OF THE FORMER POLICE STATION, THERE WAS A NUMBER OF, UH, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT THE DEVELOPER WAS GOING TO COMPLETE ON OUR BEHALF.
UM, WE ANTICIPATED THE MAJORITY OF THAT OCCURRING IN FYA 19.
HOWEVER, SOME OF IT, UH, DRAGGED INTO
UM, THEREFORE WE ARE SIMPLY SHIFTING WHAT THE APPROPRIATIONS WE THOUGHT WE WOULD EXPEND AN
UM, IT DOES NOT REPRESENT AN INCREASE IN THE OVERALL EXPENDITURE.
UM, IT'S STILL THE SAME BETWEEN THE TWO YEARS.
THE SIMPLY MOVES IT INTO THE CURRENT YEAR.
THIRDLY, UH, THE REPORT PROPOSES A APPROXIMATELY $300,000 TO ESTABLISH AND BUILD OUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER FOR, UH, INCLUDING THE FIRE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES.
UM, WE DO HAVE SOME RESIDUAL PROPOSITION TO OWE FUNDS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 75 AND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO USE FOR THIS PURPOSE WITH THE REMAINDER OF THAT FUNDING COMING FROM A EXISTING PROJECT, THE SAFETY, UH, EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
AND LASTLY, UH, IN ANTICIPATION OF THE WORLD RETURNING TO NORMAL AND A VERY FESTIVE 4TH OF JULY, THE, UH, KENNEDY PARK PLAYGROUND SURFACE WAS IN FAIRLY BAD SHAPE AND THE REPORT PROPOSES $115,000 IN APPROPRIATIONS, UH, TO REPLACE THE PLAYGROUND.
AND LASTLY, A FEW CLOSING THOUGHTS IN REGARDS TO LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FYA 21, UH, ANNUAL BUDGET.
UM, THERE'S A LOT GOING ON AND EVERYONE TENDS TO BE VERY PROACTIVE IN WANTING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN DURING AN EVENT LIKE THIS.
UH, FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT THOUGH, I THINK WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO BUILD RESERVES TO PUT OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO MAKE METHODICAL AND WELL-INFORMED DECISIONS.
UM, THAT WAS, UH, A QUESTION THAT, UH, MR MAYOR YOU POSED TO ME SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN REGARDS TO RESERVE BALANCES AND WHAT THEY WERE FOR AND WHAT'S ENOUGH.
AND MY ANSWER AT THAT TIME IS STILL THE SAME RESPONSE I HAVE NOW IS THOSE FUNDS ARE THERE.
SO WE CAN SLOW DOWN EVENTS LIKE THIS AND WE CAN MAKE WELL INFORMED DECISIONS.
SO WE SHOULD BE PREVENTING PANIC AND TAKING DRASTIC UNINFORMED AND SPECULATIVE ACTION AT THIS TIME.
WE'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO PUT OURSELVES IN A FINANCIAL POSITION THAT WE HAVE A SAFETY NET AND I THINK GOING INTO
UM, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND IN MY EDITORIAL, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH.UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS ALL ALLUDED TO FIRST YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, WE RECENTLY HAD A CONSULTANT COME BY AND GAVE US SOME GUIDELINES ON OUR PENSION OBLIGATION TO COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN.
AND THEN THIS, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS OCCURRED.
ARE WE GONNA HAVE OUR CONSULTANT CHANGE OUR PROJECTIONS DUE TO THIS OR IS IT OR ARE WE ALREADY ADAPTING? UH, ARE WE ALREADY ADAPTING AND CHANGING OUR PROJECTIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS REPORT WE HAD MAYBE A MONTH AGO OR TWO MONTHS AGO.
I THINK IT CERTAINLY WILL CHANGE THE DIALOGUE MOVING FORWARD.
UM, WE COULD NOT HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT WITHOUT BEING AWARE OF THE LIKELY IMPACT ON THE CALPERS LIABILITY.
UM, WE DO HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEM, WHICH IS ON THAT VERY SUBJECT AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT JOINED US, UH, BACK IN FEBRUARY, HIS NAME IS JULIO MORALES.
HE IS ON THE PHONE WITH US FOR THE NEXT ITEM.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THE SUBJECT, BUT WE CAN DIRECT THEM TO HIM AT THAT TIME AS WELL.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, I THINK ONCE WE GET TO THAT POINT OF TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE PENSION, I THINK WE HAVE TO CONSIDER ALL INFORMATION WE HAVE.
MORE QUESTIONS FOR CLAIRE? I'VE GOT A QUESTION GRANT.
STEVE, WE'RE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE 1.4 MILLION TRANSFERS FROM RESERVES TO LIKE FIVE DIFFERENT AREAS.
IS THAT RIGHT? UM, I WOULD NOT CATEGORIZE A HIT FOR 1.4 MILLION FROM RESERVES.
UM, THERE'S SEVERAL FUNDING SOURCES FOR THOSE APPROPRIATION INCREASES.
I BELIEVE THE ONLY ACTION TAKEN THAT IS A NEW APPROPRIATION FROM GENERAL FUND RESERVES IS THE, UH, MAGNOLIA, THE $750,000 TO SUPPORT MAGNOLIA OPERATIONS.
AND SHOULD THAT NOT BE EXPENDED BY YOUR END, IT WOULD, UH, REVERT BACK TO GERMAN FUND RESERVES.
UM, ARE WE ON THE HOOK FOR THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT FOR LIVE NATION AND WITH MAGNOLIA OR IS A FORCED MEASURE POSSIBLE IN THAT AREA? WE BELIEVE RIGHT NOW WE ARE ON THE HOOK.
THEY ARE STILL DOING WORK FOR US.
I MEAN THEY'RE, THEY'RE STILL WORKING ON BOOKING ACTS OUT INTO THE FUTURE.
SO I'M DOING MARKETING, BUT WE DO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE CONTRACTUAL RESPONSIBILITY AT THIS POINT.
HOWEVER, THE MAJORITY OF OUR COSTS HAVE GONE DOWN.
SO ALTHOUGH WE'RE ALSO BRINGING IN KNOW ADDITIONAL REVENUE, I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND GRAHAM.
IT'S KIND OF COMING THROUGH THE HOUSE.
DID HE SAY WE'RE ON THE HOOK FOR THE CONTRACT? WE BELIEVE THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT FEES AT THIS TIME.
I THINK STEVE, A CLADE JUST ONE QUESTION.
YOU MENTIONED THAT UH, WE MAY SEE AN INCREASE IN OUR CALPERS OBLIGATIONS FROM A $2 MILLION A YEAR TO UPWARDS OF 10.
UH, DID I GET THE RIGHT NUMBER ON THAT? THE SCENARIOS THAT WE RAN IN THIS OBVIOUSLY IS OUR WORK, WHICH IS NOT STRAIGHT FROM THE HORSE'S MOUTH.
UM, THE ACTUAL IMPACT OF THE OFFICIAL IMPACT WON'T BE SEEN UNTIL CALPERS RELEASES ARE JUNE 30TH, 2020 VALUATION.
BUT THE WORK WE'VE DONE UNDER THE TWO SCENARIOS THEY RECOMMENDED, COULD SEE AS A RESULT OF INVESTMENT DECLINES IN THE CURRENT YEAR OF AT THE 0% EARNINGS SCENARIO, AN INCREASE OF $28 MILLION TO THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY, WHICH BRINGS WITH IT APPROXIMATELY A TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR INCREASE OR A NEGATIVE 5% SCENARIO THAT WOULD INCREASE UH, OR UNFUNDED LIABILITY BY SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF $48 MILLION IN TOTAL OR ABOUT FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
AM I, AM I THINKING ABOUT THAT CORRECTLY? YES.
AND THEN ADDING MAYBE ANOTHER TWO TO $5 MILLION TO THAT BECK.
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SO IT'S, IT'S NOT ONE OR THE OTHER.IT'S WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO BOTH.
NO, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
WELL, LET ME GO BACK TO THIS SLIDE HERE.
WE WILL SEE, GIVEN THE TWO SCENARIOS THAT THEY RECOMMENDED, WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN EACH OF THOSE FIVE YEARS OF EITHER TWO AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN ADDITION TO EACH OF THOSE AMOUNTS, OR FOUR AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR FOR EACH OF THOSE AMOUNTS.
BUT THAT'LL BE IN EACH OF THOSE YEARS.
WELL, THANKS FOR A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.
WE MAY CALL YOU BACK IF THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS.
IS THAT OPEN? ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM? UH, YEAH, IT COUNTS FOR THE ITEM.
NO COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED, SIR.
I WILL SAY WE DON'T NEED THE CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING.
SO, UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSIONS? SOBERING INFORMATION, BUT WE'LL GET THROUGH.
WE, UH, GRABBED MULE AFTER REALLY SHARPEN YOUR PENCIL TO MAKE THIS WORK BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BE A, A REAL LIGHT TIME IN THE FUTURE CONSIDERING THE, UH, PENSION OBLIGATION THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE INCREASED, UH, CONSIDERABLY.
AND, UH, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THE, UH, INVESTMENT RETURN IS PRACTICALLY MINUS AS HE SAID.
AND, UH, SO, UH, HOPEFULLY, UH, COMING OUT OF THIS, UH, WE'LL HAVE A BRIGHTER PICTURE ON THE INVESTMENT RETURN, BUT IT'S GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WEATHER THE TIME THAT THEY HAD THEIR NEGATIVE REGARD TO.
UH, SO, UH, YOU'RE BETTER REALLY SHARPEN YOUR PENCIL.
CAUSE, UH, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE, UH, MAYBE YOU'D HAVE SOME LAYOFF.
THANK GOD WE SAVED SOME MONEY IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR THIS GUY WAS A RAINY DAY.
SO ANYBODY ELSE SPEND LIFE TO MAKE A MOTION? YEAH.
JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THIS.
I THINK THE STAFF AND THE CITY COUNCIL, INCLUDING YOU, INCLUDING THE MAYOR, DESERVES TO BE COMMENDED.
I MEAN, YOU GUYS HAVE, EVERYONE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF GETTING A SURPLUS RAINY DAY FUND.
THEY'VE, YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN AROUND THE CORNER, UH, OF, OF A POTENTIAL DOWNTURN AND NOW AS, UH, CLAY SAID EARLIER, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T NEED TO TAKE ANY DRASTIC MEASURES BECAUSE OUR PREVIOUS COUNCILS PLANNED FOR THIS.
SO I THINK I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL AND THE STAFF ARE PREPARING THE CITY, UH, FINANCIAL AID FOR THIS.
UM, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO CUT CITY SERVICES DRASTICALLY.
UH, POLICE, FIRE, SEWER CAN ALL RUN.
WE CAN STILL DO IMPROVEMENTS AS AS SCHEDULED.
SO I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS PEOPLE? ROBIN, I'M GOING TO ASK OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO WEIGH IN.
WE DID RECEIVE A COMMENT A LITTLE WHILE AGO ON A NUMBER OF ITEMS. APPARENTLY IT SAID IT WAS FOR ONE OF THE CONSENT ITEMS, BUT IT TURNS OUT WHEN REVIEWING IT THAT THIS COMMENT ALSO HAS QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.
IF YOU'D LIKE, I'LL TRY READ WHAT THOSE COMMENTS ARE PLEASE.
I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS ON PAGE ONE.
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES PROJECTS FUND.
THE QUESTION IS WHY ARE WE PAYING A $300,000 FOR MORE OFFICE SPACE? IS IT SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO BE USING OR COULD IT NOT BE PUT IN A EMPTY SPACES AT THE POLICE STATION IT SAYS 300,000 IS NEEDED FOR OFFICES.
ARE THEY BUILDING NEW OFFICES? IF NOT, THERE MUST BE SOME SPACE IN THE POLICE STATION THAT CAN BE CONVERTED TO WHAT IS NEEDED AT LOWER COST.
HIS, HIS OR HER FIRST COMMENT.
UM, I'LL GIVE THIS TO OUR CITY MANAGER.
UM, SO THIS COST IS ACTUALLY RELATED TO WHEN WE BUILT THE, UM, POLICE STATION.
IT'S ACTUALLY A PUBLIC SAFETY STATION, SO IT UM, WAS ANTICIPATED THAT A PORTION OF THE OFFICE SPACE WOULD BE USED FOR FIRE STAFF.
SO WE HAVE PORTIONS OF THE THIRD FLOOR THAT ARE CURRENTLY VACANT OF THE BUILDING.
THE GOAL WOULD BE TO ACTUALLY MOVE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT'S AT STATION SIX OVER INTO THAT BUILDING.
SO THIS WOULD PAY FOR THE RENOVATIONS OF THAT SPACE OR THE BUILDING OUT OF THAT SPACE.
IT WOULD ALSO ALLOW US TO THEN RENT THE SPACE WHERE THEY ARE, WOULD BE VACATING TO HEARTLAND COMMUNICATIONS, WHICH THEY NEED MORE SPACE.
SO ACTUALLY THIS WOULD GENERATE REVENUE LONGTERM.
UM, AND AS YOU RECALL, THIS PUBLIC SAFETY MONEY CAN ONLY BE USED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES? NO OTHER USES.
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THAT'S BECAUSE OF PROPOSITION.THE NEXT QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.
FUN ON PAGE OF THE AGENDA PAGE.
I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT PAGE IT IS ON THE REPORT, BUT ONE 77 AND THE COMMENT IS ON PAGE ONE 75, I GUESS MINE'S WRONG, THE CITY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUND, THE WELLS PARK IMPROVEMENT HAS ONLY $86 AND ON IT SO FAR AND NO MONEY SHOWN FOR FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS.
BUT ON PAGE ONE 77 IT SHOWS WE HAVE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS BUDGETED FOR PARKS AND RECS IMPROVEMENTS.
WHY WOULD NO FUNDS BE DESIGNATED FOR THIS PROJECT? DO YOU HAVE FOSSILS? I DON'T KNOW IF I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION.
I HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THE QUESTION.
I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE MONEY ALLOCATED CDBG MONEY ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AT WELLS PARK.
UM, WHETHER MAYBE WE'VE ONLY SPENT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WE STILL HAVE MONEY ALLOCATED TOWARD THAT.
THAT'S PROBABLY THE LIKELY CASE.
BUT UNLESS I ACTUALLY AM LOOKING AT THAT DOCUMENT, IT'D BE HARD FOR ME TO DO A TO DIVINE THE, THE QUESTION.
UM, FOR WHOEVER SENT THAT QUESTION IN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, UH, REWORD THE QUESTION AND ASKED IN A WAY THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND IT, THAT'D BE A, THAT BE TIME TO GO AHEAD AND SEND THAT IN.
AND BESIDES OTHER COMMENTS, I WON'T GO INTO, THERE WAS A QUESTION ON PAGE.
IT SAYS ONE 69, I'M NOT SURE WHETHER MY PAGE NUMBERING IS CORRECT.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE WERE ASKING FOR 750,000 FOR THE MAGNOLIA.
HOW CAN THAT BE WHEN WE HAVE OVER $2 MILLION IN OR 2 MILLION IN OUR FRIENDS? F M THREE, FOUR, SEVEN ONE.
AND ON PAGE ONE 78, WE HAVE $651,434.
WHY ARE WE ASKING FOR MORE? UM, GOOD.
I, I CERTAINLY, THERE'S, I THINK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SOME OF THOSE OTHER NUMBERS RELATE TO, BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT FUNDS PAYING FOR DIFFERENT EXPENSES AT THE MAGNOLIA.
SO THERE'S SOME CAPITAL MONEY THAT WAS WENT INTO HELP PAY FOR JUST CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES THAT OCCURRED THERE.
UM, AND THEN WE HAVE MONEY ALLOCATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH LIVE NATION.
AND THEN WE HAVE MONEY THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR AS PART OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS IT PUTS SOME MONEY IN THERE.
JUST IN CASE WE HAVE SOME OVERRUNS.
WE KNEW THAT WE WOULDN'T BREAK EVEN THE FIRST YEAR.
SO THIS IS JUST A JUST IN CASE WE NEED THOSE EXTRA MONIES.
THANKS GRAHAM, APPRECIATE THAT.
AND ONE IN QUESTION CAME UP FOR AN A CONSENT ITEM THAT WAS ALREADY APPROVED AND HAVING TO DO WITH THE GM GENERAL PLAN, A GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT.
DO YOU WISH ME TO READ THAT ONE OR REOPEN THAT OR WOULD YOU RATHER MOVE ON? I THINK WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND ASK THE QUESTION AND TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTION.
WELL IF YOU'D LIKE, IF YOU WOULD REOPEN THIS TO THE GENERAL, TO THIS ITEM, IT'S ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
WELL NINA MOTION APPROVAL AND BY THE COUNCIL.
WHAT'S THE QUESTION? WELL THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
IT SAYS ON PAGE 80 HAS SHOWS THAT ARE FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS, HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM, 11 PEOPLE.
BUT ON PAGE ONE 47 IT STATES IT ONLY HELPED FIVE IS IT QUESTION MARK? SO I THINK THE QUESTION IS WHICH ONE IS IT IF FIVE PEOPLE OR 11 HOURS, MR CHUTE, UH, HAD BEEN PRESENTED THIS QUESTION AT LEAST AND I THINK HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT THE FIVE OR THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROGRAM, THE 11 WERE OTHER PROJECTS, CORRECT? GRAHAM? YEAH.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE ARE, THESE TWO DIFFERENT PAGES ARE TWO SEPARATE REPORTS.
ONE REPORT IS A REQUESTION ON HOW MANY FIRST, HOW MANY PARTICIPATED IN OUR FIRST HOME BUYER PROGRAM, WHICH IS 11.
THE SECOND REPORT, WHICH IS HAS A REFERENCE TO THE NUMBER FIVE IS HOW MANY NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS WERE BUILT AND THAT'S THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PRO PROJECT, WHICH WAS ALSO PART OF THAT FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROGRAM, SO IT'S ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT REPORTS.
LOOKING AT TWO DIFFERENT NUMBERS DIFFERENTLY.
KELSEY, YOU NEED A NEW VOTE ON THIS.
THEN IT'D BE YOU'RE ACTUALLY, YOU'VE, YOU'VE GOT THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION.
THE PUBLIC HAS THE ANSWER TO QUESTION UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE BASED ON THAT INPUT, I WOULD SAY LET'S PROCEED.
IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO CHANGE THEIR VOTE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT THIS TIME I'M SEEING THAT THERE WAS SHAKING HANDS.
ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GET BACK TO WHERE WE WERE.
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WHERE THE ANGELA, THERE WERE NO MORE UM, QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.SO YOU'VE, YOU'VE HEARD FROM OUR EXPERT, YOU'VE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC AND UM, IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG, HARD ROAD, BUT WE'LL US LIKE EVERY OTHER CITY, WE'LL FIND A WAY TO SURVIVE ANY, BUT I WANT TO MAKE COMMENTS OR SOMETHING LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION MOVE TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 20, 1920 MID YEAR REPORT AND FIVE YEAR BUSINESS PLAN UPDATE.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THREE WARM WATERS, UH, MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE PROPOSED PERSON.
CAN I DO IT ALL AT ONCE? IS THAT OKAY? YEAH.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROAD T OR T'S IF YOU WERE GOING TO MAKE A MOTION, GO AHEAD AND READ ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED TWO, THREE AND FOUR GREAT.
AUTHORIZES THE PROPOSED PERSONNEL CHANGES IN THE DETAIL REPORT INCREASE ON MODIFY FISCAL YEAR 2019 APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZE RELATED IN FUND TRANSFERS AND THEN NET AMOUNT OF ONE POINT 1,415,000 FOR ADDITIONAL NEEDS.
AS DETAILED IN THIS REPORT AND THE PROPOSED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES DETAILED IN THIS REPORT.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
[12. Pension Obligation Bonds Validation Process RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Authorizes the sale of Pension Obligation Bonds (POBs), to refund CalPERS Unfunded Accrued Liability (UAL) in an amount not-to-exceed $205 million; Authorizes Stradling, Yocca, Carlson & Rauth to file and manage the Validation Proceedings, with the San Diego County Superior Court, related to the issuance of such POBs; and Adopts the next Resolution, in order, Good Faith Estimate, and approves as to form, the attached Trust Agreement and Bond Purchase Agreement.]
ITEM 12 IS REGARDING THE PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS VALIDATION PROCESS.I'LL ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.
AGAIN, TODAY'S ACTION IS A KICKOFF OF THE VALIDATION PROCESS FOR THE PROPOSED PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS TO BRING US A UP TO DATE.
ON JANUARY 14TH OF THIS YEAR, THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A CONTRACT WITH URBAN FUTURES TO ACT AS A, UH, PENSION, UH, ADVISORY, UH, TO OUR CURRENT SITUATION.
WE WANTED TO GET AN EXTERNAL INDEPENDENT VOICE, UM, TO HELP GUIDE US THROUGH A POTENTIAL REMEDIES TO OUR PROBLEMS. UM, WE DID SO AND ON FEBRUARY 25TH, UH, THAT WE CONDUCTED A PENSION, UH, WORKSHOP, A GENTLEMAN FROM URBAN FUTURES OR UFI BY THE NAME OF JULIO MORELLA, SO WAS HERE WITH US TODAY.
SHOULD WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THAT DATE WE ASKED THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, FOR DIRECTION.
CITY COUNCIL DIRECTED US TO TAKE FOUR ACTIONS.
THE FIRST WAS TO COMMENCE WITH THE JUDICIAL VALIDATION PROCESS, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TODAY.
SECONDLY, WAS TO DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO HIRE STRADDLING YOKA CARLSON AND RALPH TO ACT AS OUR BOND COUNSEL FOR THE JUDICIAL VALIDATION PROCESS.
I'M BRIAN FOR BETH FROM, UH, STRADDLING JOINS US TODAY BY PHONE IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM.
I THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.
THE VALIDATION PROCESS IS BEST DESCRIBED WITH THE LANGUAGE PROVIDED BY BOND COUNSEL THAT CLARIFIED THAT THE CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION REQUIRES A TWO THIRD APPROVAL FROM THE ELECTORATE
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TO ISSUE NEW DEBT.HOWEVER, THERE'S AN EXCEPTION UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES TO FINANCE OR REFINANCE CERTAIN DEBTS.
IN THIS SCENARIO, UM, THE CITY CAN DO SO WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE PUP PUBLIC.
BUT IT DOES REQUIRE A JUDICIAL DETERMINATION TO BE MADE SPECIFICALLY A FORMAL JUDGMENT DECLARING THAT THE CITY'S OBLIGATION TO CALPERS IS AN OBLIGATION IMPOSED BY LAW AND THEREFORE MAY BE REFUNDED.
SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT PROCESS IN A LITTLE MORE DEPTH.
TALK ABOUT THE TIMELINE INVOLVED AS WELL AS A HANDFUL OF DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTION.
WANTED TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS BEFORE WE GOT INTO THE NITTY GRITTY.
UM, FIRST OFF WE'LL TALK ABOUT PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS AND WHAT THOSE ARE SPECIFICALLY.
THESE ARE BONDS THAT ARE ISSUED WHERE THE PROCEEDS FROM THESE DEBT INSTRUMENTS CAN ONLY BE USED TO PAY FOR THOSE OBLIGATIONS, THE PENSION OBLIGATIONS, UM, THEY CANNOT BE USED FOR OTHER USES.
SECONDLY, THIS ACTION DOES NOT DIRECTLY AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
THIS SIMPLY IS AN AUTHORIZATION AND DIRECTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP TO MOVE INTO THE VALIDATION PROCESS.
THIS IS BASICALLY ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE AUTHORITY TO PRESENT TO THE SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT, OUR CASE FOR WHY WE NEED PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS.
AND IF THEY GRANT THAT JUDGMENT THEN WE CAN HAVE THE DISCUSSION OF HOW MUCH WHEN AND HOW THAT IS STRUCTURED.
THIS IS SIMPLY THE FIRST STEP IN SEEKING THAT AUTHORITY.
UM, AND JUST TO HIT MY LAST POINT THERE, CITY COUNCIL WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A DECISION AT A LATER DATE, WHETHER OR NOT TO ISSUE.
SO I'VE ALREADY DESCRIBED THE VALIDATION PROCESS ITSELF.
UM, THIS IS LARGELY AN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS TYPICALLY TAKES BETWEEN 90 AND 120 DAYS.
THE FIRST ACTION IS INCLUDED WITH TODAY'S REPORT AND IT IS ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE SALE OF
THE APPROVAL OF CERTAIN LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN SUBSTANTIALLY FINAL FORM.
AND AGAIN, WE WILL RETURN TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE FINAL APPROVAL.
THE TIMELINE IS A MULTISTEP PROCESS, FIRST OF WHICH IS RICK ASKS THAT OUR BOND COUNSEL DRAFT DOCUMENTS, WHICH HE HAS DONE AND IS INCLUDED WITH THIS ACTION, THE FIRST OF WHICH IS A RESOLUTION STATING IN THE CITY'S INTENT TO ISSUE
THIS IS WORK DONE BY OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS ON A TYPICAL BUT HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO IF WE WERE ISSUING BONDS RIGHT NOW.
UM, NEXT IN THE PROCESS IS A PRESENTATION AT THE CITY COUNCIL, WHICH IS TODAY I'M ASKING FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION AND AUTHORIZING THE SALES OF
FOLLOWING THAT IF APPROVED, UM, A FILE VALIDATION ACTION WILL BE FILED WITH THE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
FROM THERE, HOPEFULLY WE WILL RECEIVE AN ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS FROM THE COURT.
NEXT IS A PUBLISH, A NOTICE TO PUBLISH IN A LOCAL PUBLICATION OF GENERAL CIRCULATION AND THAT KICKS OFF A MINIMUM 10 DAY WAITING PERIOD TO FILE THE PETITION PETITION.
AFTER THAT, THE COURT CLERK ENTERS AND SCHEDULES THE HEARING FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT AND THEN HOPEFULLY, UH, WE CONDUCT THE HEARING FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT.
FOLLOWING THAT IS A 30 DAY, 30 DAY APPEAL PERIOD.
AND THEN ONCE WE'VE CLEARED THOSE HURDLES, AT THAT POINT WE THEN RETURNED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AUTHORIZATION TO SELL.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF SPECIFICS THAT ARE NOT COMPLETE AT THIS TIME.
UM, BUT THEIR APPROVAL FORM IS WHAT'S REQUIRED AS PART OF THE ACTION.
AND WITH THAT I CONCLUDE MY PRESENTATION AND AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS
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FOR CLAY? I HAVE A QUESTION.UH, CONSIDERING THE TIME OF YEAR AND W AND THE ECONOMY WE'RE IN, I WOULD IMAGINE THE INTEREST RATE WOULD BE VERY, VERY FAVORABLE TO THIS AT THIS TIME.
I THINK, UH, MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY SHARE THAT OPINION.
UM, UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS SOME TIME INVOLVED WITH THE VALIDATION PROCESS.
HOPEFULLY BY THE TIME WE COMPLETE THAT PROCESS, WE'RE IN A SIMILAR ENVIRONMENT, RIGHT.
AS FAR AS INVESTMENT GOES, NOPE, NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'VE GOT A QUESTION, STEVE.
SO IN THIS PROCESS, UH, THE INTEREST RATE, OR I'LL CALL IT THE INTEREST RATE, IS 7%.
THAT'S GOING TO STAY THE SAME.
BUT UNLIKE A HOME MORTGAGE IN WHICH YOUR PRINCIPAL BALANCE NEVER INCREASES IN THIS CASE BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION THAT WE'RE IN, UH, WE COULD ACTUALLY HAVE A SEE OUR PRINCIPAL BALANCE GO UP, CORRECT.
NOT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE BALL BONDS, THE COVEN 19 SITUATION AND THE SHORTAGE OF ERS AND, AND HAVING TO PAY MORE.
THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY IS CALCULATED BY PURS ANNUALLY.
UM, THERE IS ALWAYS A POSSIBILITY THAT WE COULD TAKE ACTION ON MONDAY AND THE FOLLOWING YEAR ON TUESDAY, THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY INCREASES.
AGAIN, THERE IS RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTION THAT IS ONE OF THEM.
UM, IT IS A RISK THAT GOES BOTH WAYS.
THE BENEFIT IS THAT, UM, THE PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS IN A SENSE WOULD BE PAYING DOWN THAT BALANCE AT SOMETHING LOWER THAN 7%.
OH, UH, WE'RE STARTING THE PROCESS FOR THE, FOR PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS IN, IN THE, UH, RAPPORT.
IT'S SAY NOT TO EXCEED 205 MILLION.
AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT WERE WE PROJECTING THAT OUR UAL WAS GOING TO INCREASE BASED OFF OF, UH, THE LAST STAFF REPORT, UH, CLAY THAT YOU JUST GAVE US? SO CAN YOU, ARE WE GOING TO NEED TO ASK FOR MORE DOWN THE ROAD TO COVER THAT SHORT CALL BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR INVESTMENT RETURN, KAL PRISON INVESTED RETURNS OR ARE DECLINING OR ARE IN NEGATIVE? CAN YOU, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT A LITTLE BIT? I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN YOU HAVE WITH THAT AND I THINK THAT'S WELL-FOUNDED.
HOWEVER, I SUSPECT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE ACTUARIAL VALUATION PERFORMED BY CALPERS, I WOULD SUSPECT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN THE AUTHORIZATION FOR A HIGHER AMOUNT WITHOUT THAT WORK TO SUPPORT IT.
I'M CLEARLY, THIS IS BRIAN POUR ABOUT FROM STRADDLING.
I WOULD JUST ADD THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE AUTHORIZATION THAT THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVING TONIGHT IS THE AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE BONDS AT UP TO $266 MILLION IN THIS INITIAL SERIES OF BONDS SHOULD THE UAO BE DETERMINED TO INCREASE AT A FUTURE DATE.
THERE IS THE VALIDATION ACTION VALIDATES NOT ONLY THE ISSUANCE OF THESE BONDS BUT FUTURE BONDS.
SO AT A CERTAIN DATE IN THE FUTURE, IF THE COUNSELOR TO DETERMINE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ISSUE ADDITIONAL PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS TO REFINANCE ADDITIONAL UAL THAT COMES ONLINE, THE VALIDATION ACTION WILL PROVIDE FOR THAT AND THAT WOULD BE AT THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION AT A FUTURE DAY.
SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE ARE WE, ARE WE LOSING ANYTHING BY DOING THIS VALIDATION PROCESS NOW AND MAYBE WAIT TILL JUNE TILL WE GET THAT OR AS FAR AS TIMELINE AND EXECUTION ARE WE GET, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL GAIN SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
WE START THIS TIMELINE SOONER CAUSE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, LOWERING OUR, OUR, OUR PAYMENTS.
BUT, UM, NO, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION IF, IF, WHEN IT COMES TO ASHLEY, WHEN WE WERE GONNA, THE PLAN IS TO COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, THE OFFERING DOCUMENTS FOR THE BONDS AND AT THAT POINT TIME THE COUNCIL DECIDES THAT THEY WANT TO ISSUE MORE THAN $206 MILLION.
WE COULD AMEND THIS RESOLUTION TO DO THAT.
AT THAT POINT IN TIME, HOWEVER, WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE EVIDENCE FROM CAL, HERS THAT WHAT THE UNFUNDED LIABILITY IS ALL WE CAN, ALL THAT WE CAN DO IS, IS REFUND THE UNFUNDED LIABILITIES AS CALPERS A SET FOR OR AN ACTUARY STUFF WORK FOR US.
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OKAY.SO I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW.
OTHER CITIES HAVE GOTTEN IN TROUBLE BY USING PENSION OBLIGATION BONDS FOR THINGS OTHER THAN PENSIONS.
IN OUR CASE, THIS MONEY, CAN SOMEBODY DESCRIBE HOW THIS MONEY IS RESTRICTED ONLY TOWARDS PENSION OBLIGATIONS? YEAH, SO I'M SPRY FOR AFRICANS.
SO WHEN THE BONDS ARE ISSUED ESSENTIALLY AT CLOSING THE, ALL OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THE BONDS MOVE WILL BE DIRECTLY PAID OVER TO CALPERS IMMEDIATELY AT CLOSING.
SO THE MONEY WON'T EVER GO TO THE CITY.
THERE WON'T BE COMA COMMINGLING WITH ANY CITY FUNDS OR ANY OF THAT NATURE OF IT.
IT'LL, IT GOES DIRECTLY TO CALBERT.
AND YOU KNOW, ONE OTHER THING I WANT TO JUST TO MENTION TO MAKE EVERYBODY'S EXPECTATIONS IN LINE, YOU KNOW, THE SAN DIEGO COURTS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED RIGHT NOW AT LEAST THROUGH APRIL 30TH.
SO ALTHOUGH IF THE WORKER AUTHORIZING THIS ACTION TODAY, WE WON'T REALLY BE ABLE TO START THE VALIDATION PROCESS UNTIL THE COURTS REOPEN, WHICH AS OF RIGHT NOW IS MAY 1ST ASSUMING WE CAN GET IN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A BACKLOG IN THE COURTS THAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE BEING DELAYED.
SO IT MAY BE THE SCHEDULE SAID 90 TO 120 DAYS BASED ON THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN.
IT MIGHT BE A MORE PROLONGED SCHEDULE THAN WHAT WAS ANTICIPATED OR WHAT WAS SHOWN YOU.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE EVERYBODY DON'T KNOW THE COUNCIL WHERE I'M AT.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YEP, I'M GOOD.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, CLAY.
ANGELA, DO WE HAVE ANY UH, COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? NO CONSENT FOR THIS ITEM.
ALL RIGHT, WELL GENTLEMEN, UM, SEEMS LIKE A REASONABLE THING TO DO RIGHT NOW AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG AND OF COURSE WE GET ONE MORE BITE AT THE APPLE.
UM, WHEN THIS COMES BACK TO COUNCIL.
UM, BUT I SEEMS TO ME LIKE IT'S A GOOD TIME TO PROCEED AND, AND SEE WHERE WE GO WITH THIS.
UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON IT? THE BIG, BIG EMOTION.
UNFUNDING WHO LIABILITY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED OR BY MILLIE, AUTHORIZES STRADDLING TO FILE AND MANAGE VALIDATION PROCEEDINGS.
ADD OR DROP THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN AN ORDER.
COUNCIL MEMBER MEMBER KENDRICK? YES.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
WE ARE MOVING QUICKLY THROUGH THE PROCESS.
[13. Response to COVID-19 RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receives the report and provides feedback and direction on various recommendations related to COVID-19 responses. ]
THE LAST MINISTRY REPORT.ITEM 13 IS REPORT ANCOVA 19 AND I'LL ASK STAFF TO, IT IS A SOCIETAL, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON MR MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THIS, UH, THIS STAFF PRESENTATION IS A COMPREHENSIVE AGENDA REPORT ABOUT THE CITY'S RESPONSE TO DATE, UH, FOR THE COBIT 19 AND WE'LL BE PRESENTING SOME RECOMMENDATIONS OF HOW UH, WE BELIEVE THE CITY SHOULD CONTINUE TO RESPOND TO THIS PANDEMIC.
UH, IF WE'RE GOING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, THERE ARE THE, THE AGENDA REPORT AND IN OUR PRESENTATION WILL COVER SIX SECTIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO BRIEFLY COVER THESE.
UM, SO WE CAN SPEND THE MAJORITY OF OUR TIME FOCUSED ON THE PROPOSALS THAT ARE IN THE REPORT.
SO AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO ASK OUR FIRE CHIEF, UH, CHIEF STEVE SWAY NEED TO COME UP.
HE IS REALLY OUR RESIDENT EXPERT ON COVEN 19.
HE IS LEADING THE, THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE REALLY OUT IN THE FRONT LINE AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE A STATUS REPORT OF WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, THE CITY LEVEL, AND ALSO, UM, SOME OVER THEIR LOCAL PERSPECTIVES.
GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL.
MR. MITCHELL ASKED ME TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF A UPDATE ON THE GOINGS ON ABOUT COVEN 19 THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND A SAN DIEGO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TAKING THE LEAD ON THE MITIGATION EFFORTS IN DEALING WITH THIS CAL, UH, SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES HAS ITS EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTERS STAFFED
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AND OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME.AND THEY'RE USING WEB EOC TO COMMUNICATE WITH ALL THE, UH, UM, ALL THE, ALL THE CITIES AND THE DISTRICTS IN THE HOSPITALS AND THE PEOPLE THAT PUT IN FOR REQUESTS TO THERE, THEY'RE BEING SUPPORTED BY THE COUNTIES, ALL HAZARDS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SCENE, THE TEAM, AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, THE LOGISTICS NEEDS ARE BEING MET IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY'RE REACHING OUT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRE THE HOSPITALS, THE, UH, SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES AND ALSO DEALING WITH, UH, THE HOMELESS ISSUES.
SO IT'S AN ALL ENCOMPASSING, UH, EFFORT TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND, UH, IN GETTING THAT INFORMATION OUT AND GETTING THE, UH, THE MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES OUT IN FORM OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO THOSE ENTITIES.
UM, AS OF TODAY, UM, THERE WAS 1,930 CONFIRMED CASES, A COVEN IN THE COUNTY.
UM, THAT'S UP 83 SINCE YESTERDAY.
UM, THEY ACTUALLY CAME OUT WITH A NUMBER TODAY THAT'S AN ESTIMATE OF 681 PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED FROM COVEN, SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO RECOVER.
THAT INITIALLY CAME UP WITH IT WHEN WE STARTED THIS JOURNEY 30 DAYS AGO.
UM, WE DO HAVE AN INCREASE IN DEATHS IN THE COUNTY BY 53.
UM, AND UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY DETAILS AS FAR AS THE AGE FACTOR OR IF THEY HAD ANY OTHER UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS.
HEARTLAND FIRE AND RESCUE THROUGH AS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR HAS THE CITY'S EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ACTIVATED A LEVEL THREE AND THERE WE'RE MONITORING THAT VIRTUALLY, UM, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IS AT THESE DAYS.
UM, SO WE'RE KEEPING UP TO DATE ON ALL THE DIFFERENT INFORMATION THAT'S, THAT'S COMING OUT THERE.
AND, UH, WE ASSURE EVERYBODY THAT WE'RE ENDEAVORING TO PERSEVERE, TO, UH, KEEP CURRENT ON THIS FAST CHANGING ENVIRONMENT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES.
UM, IN OKLAHOMA, THE COUNTY SAYS THAT THERE'S A 111 CASES.
UM, THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY ACCURATE BECAUSE IT'S ACCOUNT DONE BY ZIP CODES AND NOT ACTUALLY THE CITY BOUNDARIES.
UM, SO OUR NUMBERS ARE HIGH IN ALCOHOL AND BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT ZIP CODES AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SOME SENIOR CENTERS OR SENIOR LIVING FACILITIES, SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES THAT HAVE SOME HIGH OUTBREAK NUMBERS IN THEM.
SO THAT'S SOME OF THE REASONS THAT OUR NUMBERS ARE, ARE HIGH.
UM, THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS THAT ARE STILL IN PLACE IS THAT THE, UH, THE COUNTY AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAVE ISSUED A STAY AT HOME ORDER.
UM, IF YOU MUST GO OUT AND MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING AND COVER YOUR FACE WITH A CLOTH MASK.
UM, THEY JUST ISSUED SOME NEW ORDERS ON I THINK, BELIEVE APRIL 8TH OR APRIL 9TH, EXTENDING THIS OUT TO UH, APRIL 30TH.
UM, AND THEY'VE CHANGED SOME OF THE RULES.
SO NON ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES SHOULD REMAIN CLOSED.
NO GATHERING OF INDIVIDUALS SHOULD OCCUR OF ANY KIND.
UM, GATHERINGS OF MEMBERS OF THE SAME HOUSEHOLD ARE ALLOWED.
SO IF YOU'RE OUT IN PUBLIC AND YOU'RE FROM THE SAME HOUSEHOLD, THEN YOU CAN, YOU CAN STAY TOGETHER.
UM, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL DISTANCING OF SIX FEET SHOULD BE PRACTICED.
PARKS, IT WILL REMAIN, MAY REMAIN OPEN AS LONG AS THERE'S NO SOCIAL GATHERING THAT'S TAKING PLACE WITHIN THOSE PARKS AND THAT, BUT THE PARKING LOT SHOULD REMAIN CLOSE TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GATHERING IN THE PARKS OR IN THEIR VEHICLES.
ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES THAT REMAIN OPEN, SHELL AND
THE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION MAINTAIN IT.
THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF COVEN 19 IS TO FREQUENTLY WASH YOUR HANDS.
DO NOT TOUCH YOUR FACE, CLEAN FREQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES IN, STAY AT HOME UNLESS YOU NEED TO GO OFF FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
SO THAT IS STILL THE STANCE AS OF NOW.
UM, THE COUNTY, UM, DOES NOT HAVE ANY WIDESPREAD TESTING AVAILABLE, UM, OR ANY REAL RECOMMENDATION OF WHEN THAT'LL TAKE PLACE.
THEY'RE STILL DEVELOPING, UH, DIFFERENT TYPES OF TESTS, WHETHER IT'S SEROLOGY OR WHETHER IT'S THE, THE, UH, THE NASAL SWAB AND LOOKING AT THE ACCURACY OF THAT.
AND THEN WHAT DOES THAT MEAN ONCE THEY GET WIDESPREAD TESTING OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE? UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IF THEY NEED INFORMATION, UM, TO EITHER GO TO THE CITY'S WEBSITE ON THE BIG BANNER ON THE FRONT PAGE AND THEY'LL DIRECT YOU TO THE COVEN SAN DIEGO COVEN WEBSITE OR GO RATE DIRECTLY TO THE, UH, SAN DIEGO COBIT WEBSITE TO GET ACCURATE REAL TIME INFORMATION ON WHAT, WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS I'D LIKE TO DO IS I'D LIKE TO PUT SOME OF THIS IN PERSPECTIVE.
WE HAVE THE FLU GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
IT'S KIND OF ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE.
WE'VE GOT STREP THROAT OUT THERE.
UM, AND WE HAVE A LOT OF FEAR THAT'S BEING, UH, PERPETUATED BY WHEN SOMEONE STARTS HAVING A FEVER, A LITTLE BIT OF A SORE THROAT.
UM, AND WITH ALL THE COBIT NUMBERS THAT ARE, THAT ARE OUT THERE.
SO, UM, TO KIND OF PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE IS THAT THESE NUMBERS THAT COME FROM THE COUNTY IS THAT THEY'RE CUMULATIVE, UM, AND THAT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY REFLECT THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE CASES THAT ARE GOING ON AT THE TIME.
AND SO AS THESE NUMBERS KEEP TICKING UP, IT'S NOT, UM, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE GETTING BETTER ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT AS WELL.
SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT TO PEOPLE.
UM, THERE'S OVER 20,500 FLU CASES RIGHT NOW IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND THERE'S BEEN OVER A HUNDRED DEATHS JUST FROM THE FLU.
UM, SO I JUST DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO THE, UH, THE ANXIETY LEVEL TO BE OUT THERE.
IF THEY GET A LITTLE BIT OF FEVER, DON'T START FEELING GOOD.
UM, BE AWARE OF THE SYMPTOMS AND IF YOU START HAVING MORE SEVERE SYMPTOMS SUCH AS SORENESS OF BREATH, CONTACT YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND THEY WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOU.
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SO WITH THAT, THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM.CHIEF, THANKS VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE CHIEF? I THINK IT'S A VERY PART, THANK YOU.
NEXT, I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP GREG MITCHELL.
SO MR MAYOR, I HEARD THAT I WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR FROM A WHERE I WAS SITTING.
SO I'LL JUST, I'LL JUST SPEAK FROM THE PODIUM IF THAT'S OKAY WITH YOU.
UM, SO W I SHOULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO LAST MONTH IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE U S CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT ADOPTED A, UM, UH, CORONAVIRUS AID RELIEF AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT AS OR REFERRED TO AS CARES.
AND THAT'S REALLY, UM, THE WAY THAT THERE'S A STIMULUS PACKAGE.
IT'S GOING TO AFFECT A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO INCLUDE SOME MONEY THAT WILL BE COMING TO THE CITY OF EL CAHONE.
IT'LL BE COMING TO THE CITY IN THE FORM OF AN AUGMENTATION OF OUR CDBG MONEY OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MONEY.
AND THAT MONEY WILL ALSO HAVE A LOT OF THE SAME PARAMETERS AND REGULATIONS AND RULES THAT OUR CURRENT CDBG MONEY HAS.
AND IN FACT, WE WOULD BE REQUIRED IF WE WERE TO SPEND THIS MONEY ON ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WE'RE CURRENTLY SPENDING IT ON.
WE'LL HAVE TO ACTUALLY GO BACK AND AMEND THE CITY'S, UM, 2000, 19 2020 CDBG ACTION PLAN.
SO WE WILL PLAN ON DOING THAT BASED ON, OR DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF FEEDBACK WE GET FROM THE CITY COUNCIL AT TODAY'S AGENDA ITEM.
SO I JUST WANTED THE COUNCIL TO BE AWARE THAT THERE'S ABOUT $800,000 OF THIS AUGMENTED MONEY THAT WILL COME TO US SPECIFICALLY TO HELP INDIVIDUALS TYPICALLY HAVE LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SINCE THE, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE PANDEMIC.
UM, WE HAVE UPGRADED OUR WEBSITE.
IF YOU GO TO A MR AND CHIEF SWAIN, YOU MENTIONED THIS, BUT IF YOU GO TO THE FRONT OF OUR WEBSITE, THERE'S A RED BANNER, UH, CLICK ON THAT.
WE'VE TRIED NOT TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.
UH, WE DON'T HAVE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK FOR US EXCEPT FOR OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE RELY ON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND CDC DATA.
AND SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE RESOURCES ALL COLD TOGETHER IN ONE LOCATION.
SO WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO GO THERE.
IT HAS THE LATEST AND THE GREATEST AND UM, UH, AVOID ANY RUMORS BY GOING THERE.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE KEPT CITY HALL OPEN.
UH, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL OF OUR LEVELS WITHIN CITY HALL, WE'RE CURRENTLY HELPING CUSTOMERS IN THE LOBBY.
WE HELP A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGH THE INTERNET ON PHONE.
UH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER IN THIS EVENING'S MEETING, UH, WE CAN SUBMIT PLANS OR CONTRACTORS AND HOMEOWNERS CAN SUBMIT PLANS THROUGH OUR PAKO PROGRAM.
AND SO, UH, WE'RE STILL REVIEWING PLANS, PROVIDING ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE BEEN BECAUSE WE CONSIDER OURSELVES IN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
WE ALSO HAVE INSTALLED NINE HAND WASHING STATIONS PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, WE'VE PLACED THOSE IN PLACES THAT ARE OF OF HIGH IMPACT OR HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS.
UH, WE'VE TRIED TO BUOY PEOPLE'S, UH, WELLBEING THROUGH OUR RECREATION SQUAD.
AND IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'VE REALLY BEEN TRYING TO ENGAGE OUR COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, THIS SQUAD DRIVES AROUND IN A, IN A REALLY BRIGHTLY COLORED ORANGE VAN.
WE RECENTLY DID A HOPSCOTCH CONTEST WHERE WE, UM, PUT HOW MANY HOPSCOTCH 108 HOPSCOTCHES IN FRONT OF PEOPLE'S HOMES WHERE THEY COULD GO OUT AND, UH, WITH APPROPRIATE PHYSICAL DISTANCING, DO SOME HOPSCOTCHING.
WE HAVE A PLETHORA OF VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
SO, UH, YOU CAN SEE ONE INDIVIDUAL SHOWING HOW TO PLAY A FRISBEE TIC-TAC-TOE.
AND THEN WE ALSO DID AN ART CLASS OF HOW TO DO WATERCOLOR, SOME BASIC WATERCOLOR.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES SO NO ONE CAN SAY THEY'RE BORED AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO.
JUST GO TO YOUTUBE AND A SEARCH FOR CITY OF ALCOHOL AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND YOU'LL, YOU'LL GET A LOT OF DIFFERENT VIDEOS.
UH, WE'VE, WE'VE TAKEN A LOT OF THE COUNTY VIDEOS THAT ARE IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
HOWEVER, ONE OF THE LANGUAGES THAT THEY WERE NOT IN IS ARABIC.
AND SO USING SOME LOCAL TALENT, WE ACTUALLY DID A, SOME ARABIC VOICEOVER AND THE COUNTIES USE, USE THAT VIDEO VOICEOVER.
SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD ARABIC VIDEO TO THE OTHER VIDEOS, SPANISH TO GARLIC, UM, VIETNAMESE, UM, AND OTHER LANGUAGES ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE.
SO, UH, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THE, OUR, OUR SERVICES THERE.
WE'VE HELD A VIRTUAL TOWN HALL MEETING, HOSTING OUR MAYOR.
WE'VE HAD A, THIS'LL BE OUR THIRD COUNCIL MEETING THAT WE'VE HELD VIRTUALLY.
WE'RE HAVING A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NEXT TUESDAY.
WE'LL BE HOLDING THAT VIRTUALLY.
UH, WE HAVE OFFERED TO BE A, A PLACE WHERE THE COUNTY CAN DO DRIVE THROUGH
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TESTING WHEN THAT COMES AVAILABLE.AND THEN WE'VE ALSO, AND I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE FOR THE REST OF MY PRESENTATION WE'VE CREATED WITHIN OUR CITY ORGANIZATION THREE RESPONSE TEAMS OR HOT TEAMS. ONE IS FOCUSING ON IMPACTS THAT OUR RESIDENTS ARE EXPERIENCING.
WE'RE ALSO FOCUSING ON IMPACTS THAT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S EXPERIENCING AND THEN A TEAM THAT'S FOCUSED ON OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN JUST A MINUTE.
SO I WANTED A GENERAL, A JUST VERY, VERY LIGHTLY TOUCH ON SOME IMPACTS TO THE CITY.
OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR COVERED A LOT OF THAT, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME GENERAL FUND IMPACTS BECAUSE OF COVEN 19 WITH OUR BUSINESSES SHUT DOWN.
WE KNOW IT'LL IMPACT SALES TAX REVENUE.
UH, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR TALKED ABOUT DEFERRED SALES TAX PAYMENTS.
WE THINK THAT THERE'LL BE AN IMPACT THERE.
I READ ONE STUDY THAT THAT COULD BE AS MUCH AS A MILLION DOLLARS.
UH, WE'LL EVENTUALLY GET THAT MONEY, BUT THAT IS, UM, A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE CITY OF EL CAHONE.
UM, WE THINK IT WILL ALSO HAVE A LONGTERM IMPACT ON PROPERTY TAX.
WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE VACANCY RATES IN OUR COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS, POTENTIALLY IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
AND SO THAT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON PROPERTY TAX.
AND OF COURSE OUR TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX.
WE'RE NOTICING A DECLINE IN THAT AS WELL AS OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR ALSO TALKED ABOUT, WE'LL BE SEEING SOME IMPACTS TO OUR PENSION COSTS.
SO WE'RE ANTICIPATING THIS COSTS.
UM, MR MCCLELLAN, UH, ENCOURAGED STAFF TO SHARPEN THE PENCIL.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW, UH, COUNSEL WE'VE DONE SO FAR WE HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING DRASTIC.
WE HAVEN'T HAD AUTHORIZATION TO DO THAT, BUT WE HAVE SLOWED DOWN OR ANY HIRING PROCESS, WE'VE ACTUALLY NOT HIRED ANYBODY UNLESS THEY'RE IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TO LET GO SOME OF OUR TEMPORARY PART TIME STAFF AND WE'VE PUT THEM ON LEAVE.
UH, WE'VE CUT BACK A LOT OF OUR HOURLY STAFF HOURS, UH, IN ANTICIPATION OF SOME BUDGET HARDSHIPS TO COME.
AND AS WE PREPARE THE BUDGET, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE WELL INTO IT.
BUT AS WE CONTINUE TO PREPARE, WE YOU SHOULD EXPECT SOME ADDITIONAL CUTS TO OUR BUDGET.
SO EARLIER I TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT WE'RE DOING INTERNALLY AND PART OF THAT IS CREATING THIS, THESE, THESE, UH, RESPONSE TEAMS AND WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT WHAT ARE, WHAT DO WE THINK ARE SOME OF THE SHORT TERM AND LONGTERM IMPACTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY, TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, TO OUR RESIDENCES.
WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT, UM, WITH OUR NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES CLOSED, THERE IS GOING TO BE A SHORT TERM IMPACT OF COURSE, BUT POTENTIALLY A LONGTERM IMPACT.
AND WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, THE MOM AND POP BUSINESSES, UM, ESPECIALLY THE NONESSENTIAL ONES WILL STRUGGLE IF, IF EVEN COME BACK AT ALL.
WE ALSO WORRY ABOUT THE VIABILITY OF PARKWAY PLAZA.
WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME STRUCTURAL SHIFTS OCCURRING IN THE MARKET PLACE BEFORE THIS OCCURRED.
WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF BIG BOX STORES ARE CLOSING DOWN AND CONSOLIDATING.
WE THINK THAT THIS WILL PROBABLY EXPEDITE SOME OF THOSE MOVEMENTS IN THE MARKET.
UH, THE, I THINK THE LONGER WE STAY IN THE CURRENT STATE THAT WE'RE IN, THE MORE STRUCTURAL CHANGES THAT WE'LL SEE.
I THINK THAT OUR CITY'S PREPARED TO DEAL WITH LONGTERM STRUCTURAL CHANGES, BUT IF THOSE ALL HAPPEN IN ONE FISCAL YEAR, THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE.
SO THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE THINKING ABOUT A LOT OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS.
WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF OUR RESIDENTS ARE EITHER EXPERIENCING UNEMPLOYMENT OR UNDEREMPLOYMENT.
THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE HOURS THAT THEY USED TO HAVE.
AND SO THAT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE ABILITY TO, UM, UH, GENERATE SALES, UH, CONSUMER CONFIDENCE.
AND, UH, POTENTIALLY, UM, IMPACT ON HOMELESSNESS AND ALSO THE ABILITY TO PAY RENT AND TO PAY MORTGAGES.
WE ALSO WORRY ABOUT JUST THE, THE WELLBEING OF OUR, OUR CHILDREN.
AND, UH, WE HAVE AMAZING SCHOOLS THAT ARE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT REPRESENT OUR KIDS, BUT WE KNOW I CAN SPEAK FROM FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE.
UH, MY KIDS DON'T GET IT AS GOOD OF AN EDUCATION FROM ME AND MY WIFE AS THEY DO FROM THEIR TEACHERS AND THEY MISS SCHOOL.
AND I THINK THAT THEIR QUALITY OF EDUCATION WILL BE DECLINING.
AND I THINK THAT WE'LL BE SEEING THAT ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE WORLD OVER THIS NEXT SEMESTER.
SO IT'S A CONCERN THAT WE HAVE AND WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT WHAT ARE, WHAT'S THE CITY'S RESPONSIBILITY IN THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF COORDINATING WITH OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND WE CONTINUE TO DO, WE PLAN ON CONTINUING TO DO THAT.
SO LET ME TALK ABOUT, UM, THESE RESPONSE TEAMS REALLY QUICKLY.
UH, WE'VE ASKED EACH OF THE RESPONSE TEAMS THAT THE RESIDENT RESPONSE TEAM, THE BUSINESS RESPONSE TEAM IN THE HOMELESS RESPONSE TEAM TO IDENTIFY THE TOP THREE CHALLENGES THAT THEY SEE IN THESE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND THEN DEGENERATE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
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GOING TO JUST GO OVER THE CHALLENGES, HIGHLIGHT THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT I'LL DIVE INTO THE RECOMMENDATIONS A LITTLE BIT MORE DEEPER WHEN WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET.SO FOR THE RESIDENT, UH, UM, UH, RESPONSE TEAM, THE, THE THREE BIG CHALLENGES ARE INCOME OF OUR RESIDENTS BEING AFFECTED BY UNEMPLOYMENT, UH, THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLNESS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND ALSO ACCESS TO FOOD AND TO HOUSING.
WE, WE'VE COME UP WITH SIX PROPOSALS THAT WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT.
WE'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE CONSIDER NOT CHARGING LATE FEES ON OUR UTILITY BILLS THROUGH THE END OF 2020.
SO THROUGH ALL THE WAY THROUGH DECEMBER, WE CURRENTLY AREN'T CHARGING LATE FEES RIGHT NOW AND WE PLANNED ON DOING THAT DURING THIS BUILDING TRANSITION, BUT WE WOULD ACTUALLY RECOMMEND EXTENDING THAT OUT THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR.
WE'D ALSO RECOMMEND DELAYING BILLS IN THE MONTHS, THE REMAINDER MONTHS OF APRIL, AND MAY TO NOT BE SENT OUT.
BUT, UH, WE WOULD ADD THOSE BILLS TO FUTURE MONTHS AND IT WOULD EXPECT THOSE FUNDS TO BE PAID, BUT THAT WOULD GIVE OUR RESIDENTS A BIT OF A BREAK DURING THIS PERIOD OF, OF UNDEREMPLOYMENT.
AND UNTIL THIS SUMMER, SIMILAR CHECKS ARRIVE.
UM, WE WOULD ALSO RECOMMEND THAT WE CREATE A UTILITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT COULD HELP WITH ANY UTILITIES.
AND, UH, THE GOAL OF THAT IS TO HELP REALLY PUT MONEY INTO PEOPLE'S HANDS SO THEY CAN PAY RENT AND PAY FOR FOOD.
IT'S JUST A WAY TO DEFRAY SOME OF THE COSTS THAT THEY HAVE.
UH, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FREE ONLINE RECREATION CLASSES.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME PLACES THAT ARE DOING THIS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
UH, THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE MONEY.
WE DON'T THINK THIS IS AN OPERA.
THIS IS A TIME TO LOOK FOR MONEY GENERATION OPPORTUNITIES, BUT TO PUSH FOR MORE FREE ONLINE CLASSES, UH, IN MORE THAN JUST THE VIDEOS WE'VE BEEN DOING NOW, BUT MORE STRUCTURED CLASSES.
UH, WE THINK THAT THERE'S SOME OPPORTUNITIES TO CREATE SOME FOOD DELIVERY FOR OUR SENIORS.
WE KNOW THERE'S SOME PRIVATE SECTOR OR SOME NONPROFIT PROGRAMS OUT THERE THAT WE'D LIKE TO, THAT WE THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING.
WE WERE ABOUT FOR FOOD SECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE ABOUT SIX FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS THAT OCCUR AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
ANY GIVEN TIME, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A MORE ACTIVE ROLE IN PROMOTING THOSE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY AND THROUGH OUR WEBSITE.
AND THEN, UM, AFTER COVEN 19 PANDEMIC IS OVER AND WE RETURNED TO SOME, SOME SEMBLANCE OF NORMALCY, WE KNOW THAT DISPOSABLE INCOME WILL BE A BIT OF A CHALLENGE.
SO WE'D LIKE TO ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT A WAY TO OFFER SOME DISCOUNTS TO RECREATION PROGRAMS AND IF EVEN POSSIBLE TO OTHER YOUTH SPORTS LEAGUES.
IT'S AN AREA THAT WE'RE, WE'RE EXPLORING RIGHT NOW.
UM, THE BUSINESS RESPONSE TEAM IDENTIFY ACTUALLY FOUR CHALLENGES.
ONE IS LOST REVENUE THAT BUSINESSES ARE EXPERIENCING BECAUSE OF THE SHUTDOWN.
ONCE THE DISTANCING LIMITS ARE LIFTED, UH, THE SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES AND, UH, ALSO LAYOFFS, THAT'S GOING TO BE A STRUCTURAL CHANGE.
AND WITH A LOT OF BUSINESSES AND IT'S HARD TO LAY OFF EMPLOYEES.
SO WE THINK THOSE ARE FOUR AREAS OF CHALLENGES THAT WE SEE.
WE DON'T HAVE AS MANY RESOURCES TO HELP BUSINESSES BECAUSE WE CAN'T USE CARE'S FUNDS FOR THOSE.
BUT WE THOUGHT OF THREE DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS.
ONE, WE THINK THAT WE CAN BECOME THIS DEPOSIT OF BUSINESS RESOURCES.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION COMING FROM THE STATE, FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, UM, FROM NONPROFITS.
WE THINK THAT WE COULD BE A PLACE WHERE ALL THAT INFORMATION CAN BE PROVIDED ON A WEBSITE.
WE'D LIKE TO WORK WITH OUR LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE.
AND THEN WE'D ALSO LIKE TO ACTUALLY GO OUT WITH OUR TEAMS AND GO OUT AND DIRECTLY CONTACT BUSINESSES ONE BY ONE.
AND SO THEY, THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE FOR THEM AND DO A LOT OF HANDS ON APPROACH.
WE'D ALSO LIKE TO CONSIDER THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WAIVING BUSINESS OR LATE BUSINESS LICENSE FEES OR ANY, UH, LATE FEES RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSES.
AND THEN WE WOULD ALSO APPLY THE NO LATE FEES FOR SEWER TO BUSINESSES AS WELL.
AND THEN LASTLY, UH, WE'D LIKE TO SOFTEN REGULATIONS RELATING TO BANNERS AND TO TEMPORARY USES.
WE KNOW THAT AS BUSINESSES ARE CURRENTLY OPERATING IN THIS ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE'RE RESTAURANTS ONLY HAVE TAKEOUT, UH, WE THINK THAT HAVING A BANNER WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME.
AND WE KNOW AS BUSINESSES GET BACK INTO GOING, WE PROBABLY NEED TO HAVE SOME RELAXED, UH, REGULATIONS ABOUT THEM TRYING TO GET GOING.
SO WE'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE, UM, WE'D LIKE, WE'D PROPOSE THAT WE ACTUALLY SOFTEN OUR REGULATIONS IN THERE TEMPORARILY.
LASTLY, WE HAVE A HOMELESS RESPONSE TEAM.
WE IDENTIFIED THE THREE BIG CHALLENGES, A SHELTER HYGIENE AND FRANKLY THE RISK OF ADDITIONAL HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE HAVE THREE PROGRAMS THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT.
ONE IS WE'D LIKE TO ALLOCATE SOME FUNDING FROM THE CARES MONEY FOR ADDITIONAL
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SHELTER SPACE THAT COULD BE IN THE FORM OF, OF SECURED SHELTERS.IT COULD BE IN THE FORM OF HOTEL VOUCHERS OR MOTEL VOUCHERS AND IT COULD ALSO INCLUDE A SAFE PARKING PROGRAM TEMPORARILY DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS PUT A LOT OF RESOURCES INTO HOMELESS SERVICES.
THOSE RESOURCES ARE BEING MANAGED BY THE SAN DIEGO REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS.
UH, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THOSE FUNDS.
WE KNOW A LOT OF THOSE RESOURCES ARE BEING ALLOCATED TO AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF EL CAHONE AND WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A HOMELESS COMMUNITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS.
SO WE THINK THERE'S SOME VALUE IN US BEING A CONDUIT TO GET SOME OF OUR POPULATION THAT WOULD LIKE TO ACCESS THOSE SERVICES TO THOSE SERVICES THROUGH TRANSPORTATION.
UM, AND IN TO, IN ORDER TO ADDRESS OUR FEAR OF PEOPLE BECOMING HOMELESS, WE'D LIKE TO ALLOCATE OR RECOMMENDING ALLOCATING MONEY TO EITHER A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM AND A COMBINATION OF SOME RENTAL ASSISTANCE BEFORE PEOPLE DO BECOME HOMELESS.
WE WOULD RECOMMEND WORKING WITH A NONPROFIT TO HELP ADMINISTER THOSE FUNDS TO KEEP PEOPLE INTO THEIR HOMES.
IN ADDITION TO THE UM, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS, WE PRESENTED A BUNCH OF THEM.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ALSO APPROACHED STAFF WITH SOME IDEAS AND I'D LIKE TO PRESENT THOSE AT THIS TIME.
AND AFTER I'M DONE, MAYBE WITH THIS SLIDE IF COUNCIL MEMBERS WANT TO CHIME IN AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF, MAYBE ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
UM, THE MAYOR HAS, HAS EXPRESSED SOME CONCERNS ABOUT FOOD SECURITY IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE FOOD PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN.
WE HAVE FOOD PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS, BUT THERE'S A BIG GAP IN THE MIDDLE.
AND SO WE THOUGHT THAT, UM, THE CITY HELPING TO HELPING SOME EXISTING PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY HELP TO PROVIDE MORE FOOD FOR COMMUNITY WOULD BE A WORTHWHILE THING.
AND WE WOULD RECOMMEND SUPPORTING SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THIS FANTASTIC WORK, UM, AND CONTINUE TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE FUNDING TO HELP OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOBEL AND KENDRICK EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN ABOUT RENT INCREASES AND ALSO THE IMPACT THAT LANDLORDS ARE GOING TO HAVE DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME, ESPECIALLY UNTIL THE STIMULUS CHECKS ARRIVE.
AND SO THEY HAVE PRESENTED A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD, UM, STRONGLY DISCOURAGED LANDLORDS FROM INCREASING RENT DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME FROM APRIL UNTIL TILL MAY, BUT ALSO ENCOURAGE TENANTS TO BE PROACTIVE IN REACHING OUT TO LANDLORDS AND EXPRESSING THEIR, THEIR FINANCIAL STRUGGLES AND CHALLENGES.
SO LANDLORDS CAN PREPARE FOR, UM, MAKE SOME CONTINGENCY PLANS SO THEY CAN ALSO ENSURE THAT THEIR BILLS ARE PAID, THAT THEIR MORTGAGES ARE PAID.
UM, LASTLY, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER OR T'S HAS CONTACTED US ABOUT HIS WORK THAT HE'S BEEN DOING WITH THE EAST COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
THERE'S CURRENTLY NOT A REQUEST FOR FUNDING OR, OR SPECIFICALLY A CITY ACTION AT THIS TIME, BUT, UM, HE'S WORKED WITH THEM TO GET A SURVEY OUT THAT WILL ASK A LOT OF OUR BUSINESSES, UM, WHAT THEIR STATUS IS.
UH, HOW ARE THEY DOING? DID THEY PLAN ON REOPENING? AND IF HE, I THINK, PRUDENT FOR THIS COUNCIL TO HAVE A LOOK AT THAT DATA ONCE IT'S AVAILABLE.
AND SO I WOULD ACTUALLY RECOMMEND THAT WE BRING THAT AS A SEPARATE AGENDA ITEM BACK WHERE, OR COBBLED TOGETHER WITH OTHER ITEMS IN THE FUTURE AS THAT DATA'S AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ABOUT THE, THE THREE, UH, COUNCIL DIRECTED PROPOSALS? YES.
I, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING ABOUT CODE COMPLIANCE.
UH, WE LOOSENED THAT UP A LITTLE BIT TO WHERE WE AREN'T THREATENING PEOPLE AND FINDING THEM AND UM, MAYBE JUST ASKING FOR THEIR COOPERATION ABOUT COMPLIANCE ISSUES UNLESS IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, UM, WHERE THEY NEED TO ADDRESS IT IMMEDIATELY AND MAYBE WE COULD HELP THEM FIND A SOLUTION FOR THOSE ISSUES.
SO CERTAINLY MR MCCLELLAN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE'D, WE'D LOOK FOR SOME COUNCIL DIRECTION ON.
I THINK I SAID THIS EARLIER, JUST FROM A POLICY PERSPECTIVE, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WE ARE GETTING MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT COMPLAINTS NOW THAN WE HAVE RECEIVED TYPICALLY.
AND SO WE DO NEED A BALANCE BEING RESPONSIVE TO THOSE THAT ARE MAKING THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE NEEDS OF THOSE THAT ARE RECEIVING THE COMPLAINTS.
I THINK WE CAN, AND I THINK STAFF HAS ALREADY DONE THIS.
UM, I THINK WE DO THIS ALREADY, BUT I THINK WE CAN EVEN DO IT MORE.
TAKE A NOT A HEAVY HANDED APPROACH.
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NOT OUR GOAL.THE GOAL IS TO LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS AND NOT FOR FINES.
SO IF THE COUNCIL IS OKAY WITH THAT APPROACH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
OUR COUNCIL SEND THEM A LETTER AND ASK THEM TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO COMPLY WITH THE CODE PLANTS.
AND WHEN THE PEOPLE DO CALL IN, YOU MIGHT TELL THEM WE WERE OVERWHELMED WITH EVERYBODY STAYING HOME WITH A LOT OF THESE COMPLAINTS AND WE'LL PUT IT ON THE LIST AND WE'LL GET TO IT IN THE ORDER THAT WE RECEIVED.
LIKE YOU DO WHEN YOU CALL END AND THEY SAY, WELL YOUR B YOU WON'T LOSE YOUR PLACE.
BUT UH, WE'LL ADDRESS IT AS WE HAVE TIME TO ADDRESS THAT ITEM SO THAT UH, IT WILL RELAX IT A LITTLE BIT AND THEY UNDERSTAND WHY.
COUNSEL, I'VE BEEN HAPPY WITH THE WAY THE CITY'S BEEN HANDLING IT.
UM, WE'VE, WE, I'M SURE YOU HAVE, LIKE I HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER TALKING ABOUT ALL THESE VARIOUS ISSUES OF WHO SHOULD STAY OPEN AND SHOULD NOT BE OPEN AND WHAT PEOPLE ARE DOING.
UM, I'M COMFORTABLE WITH KEEPING IT THE WAY IT IS AND LETTING IT STAY THE COURSE.
BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, UH, THOUGHTS ON THIS.
IN A, I THINK CITY STAFF DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB IN WEIGHING, UH, WHAT'S FAIR BECAUSE IT'S ONE THING FOR SOMEBODY TO UH, FILE A CODE.
COMPLIANCE COMPLAINT IS NOTHING FOR A BUSINESS THAT'S TRYING TO DO THEIR VERY BEST TO SURVIVE.
YEAH, I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL AND UM, I THINK THE CITY IS DOING A GOOD JOB HAVING THAT BALANCE IN THE APPROACH, UH, DURING THESE ON REALLY CRAZY TIME.
SO I THINK YOU KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND GRAHAM, UM, WITH CODE COMPLIANCE AND THE WAY THAT YOU HAVEN'T, THIS IS A REMINDER, WE ARE FIRST WARNING ACTUALLY IS A LETTER.
IT'S NOT EVEN A CITATION AND IT REALLY IS A LETTER.
WE'LL, WE'LL CONTINUE THAT PROCESS AND I THINK WE JUST NEED TO BE SENSITIVE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
I REALLY LIKED THE IDEA OF EASING UP ON THE REGULATIONS REGARDING THE
IT COULD MAKE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BUSINESS SURVIVING AND NOT SURVIVING.
AND I'VE READ THAT THERE ARE SOME RESTAURANTS IN THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY WERE, THE WAY THEY'RE SURVIVING IS THERE, THEY'RE LIKE GROCERY STORES NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME SUPPLIES COMING IN FROM THEIR SUPPLIERS AND MAYBE THEY NEED TO SELL, YOU KNOW, AVOCADOS AND MEAT THAT ARE IN OTHER THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF HARD TO GET IN THE REGULAR GROCERY STORES AND THEY'RE SMALLER TO THE BE LESS CROWDED.
SO OUR ORDINANCE ALLOWS IT, MAYBE THEY CAN PUT UP A BANNER THAT SAYS NOW SELLING GROCERIES.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP THE PEOPLE STAY IN BUSINESS.
WELL GRAHAM, SO YOU'VE HEARD FROM EVERYBODY.
I THINK THAT OVERALL FEELING IS THAT YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB.
WE LIKED THE WAY THINGS ARE GONE.
WE'D LIKE TO KEEP ABREAST OF THINGS.
ON A PRETTY QUICK BASIS IF, IF YOU START SEEING CHANGES IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT, UM, AND I'M SURE THE CASTLE WILL QUICKLY WEIGH IN IF WE SEE SOMETHING HAPPENING AND THAT WE FEEL IS ON TOWARD.
BUT FOR RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE, I LIKE YOUR PLAN.
I LIKE THE WAY YOU'VE APPROACHED IT.
I LIKED THE WAY THE POLICE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE APPROACHING THINGS IN THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND SO, UM, OKAY.
UH, MR BARON AND, UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS, GOEBEL AND KENDRICK AND ORTIZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEIGH IN ON YOUR, YOUR SUGGESTIONS AT THIS TIME? ALL WEIGH IN ON THE, UH, THE, UH, RESOLUTION AT COUNCILMAN KANGAROO FIRE SPONSORING.
UH, ALTHOUGH MOST LANDLORDS ARE PROBABLY FIGHTING, UH, TENANTS BEING ABLE TO PAY RENT, UM, AT ALL.
I HAVE SEEN INSTANCES WHERE LANDLORDS HAVE INCREASED RENT PERHAPS TO MAKE UP FOR THOSE THAT MIGHT BE, UH, FALLING UNDER, WHICH IS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY AT ALL.
SO, UH, IT'S NOT AN ORDINANCE, NOT AN URGENCY ORDINANCE.
THERE'S A OF BELIEF THROUGH A RESOLUTION THAT WE ASK LANDLORDS NOT TO RAISE RENT FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS.
A WHILE THE RESIDENTS ARE GETTING THEIR STIMULUS, SEND SUPPORT CHECKS, BUT BY THE SAME TIME, WE DON'T WANT LANDLORDS, UH,
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GOING OUT OF BUSINESS AND, AND BEING FORECLOSED ON.THAT JUST REDUCES THE HOUSING SUPPLY IN OKLAHOMA.
SO WE ARE URGING TENANTS WHO MIGHT FEEL THE STRESS OF MAKING A PAYMENT TO CONTACT THEIR LANDLORD BEFORE THE RENT COMES THROUGH BEFORE THERE'S A PROBLEM.
SO, UH, OUR, OUR RESOLUTION IS A STATEMENT OF BELIEF ON BOTH SIDES, LANDLORDS, UH, HELP OUT THE TENANTS AND TENANTS COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR LANDLORD.
YEAH, I'LL ADD A LITTLE BIT TO THAT.
UH, I'VE BEEN A LANDLORD FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS AND UH, WE'RE LANDLORDS ARE IN THE RENTAL BUSINESS, NOT IN THE VACANCY BUSINESS.
SO I, I ACTUALLY THINK IT'S A REALLY BAD IDEA TO RAISE RENT RIGHT NOW.
UH, IT'S NOT GOOD BUSINESS SENSE.
SO I TRIED TO DISCOURAGE THE LANDLORD FROM DOING THAT.
AND AGAIN, ALSO A LOT OF LANDLORDS DID THIS MOM AND POP OPERATIONS.
IT'S REALLY HELPFUL IF THE TENANT LET THE LANDLORD KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BUT IF THEY CAN'T PAY ALL THE RENT OR CAN'T PAY ANY OTHER RENT, IT'S REALLY TO EVERYBODY'S BENEFIT TO, UH, WORK TOGETHER ON THIS LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.
WELL LET ME, LET ME SUM UP, LET ME CONCLUDE WITH, UM, CAN I SAY SOMETHING REAL QUICK BEFORE YOU FINISH GRAHAM? I WANTED TO, OH YEAH.
AND MS
UM, SO YEAH, WE, WE CREATED THIS SURVEY TO GO OUT TO ALL OF THE EAST COUNTY CHAMBER MEMBERS, UH, WHICH ARE, MOST OF THEM ARE SMALL BUSINESSES AND WE'VE ACTUALLY JOINED FORCES WITH, UH, OTHER EAST COUNTY CHAMBERS AS WELL TO GET MORE, UH, UM, THE SURVEY OUT INTO MORE BUSINESS OWNERS EMAIL BOXES.
SO IF YOU'RE A BUSINESS OWNER AND YOU'RE LISTENING, PLEASE GO TO OUR EAST COUNTY CHAMBER WEBSITE AND FILL IT OUT.
UM, JUST TO GET A PULSE ON HOW WE'RE DOING.
UM, ON, ON TOP OF THAT, I KNOW THAT THERE'S, UH, ANOTHER BUSINESS ORGANIZATION BLINKING CLUB IS, UM, WORKING WITH A COUPLE OF, UH, COUNTY SUPERVISORS TO COME UP WITH A COMMITTEE, UH, TO WHEN THE ECONOMY OPENS UP.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? UM, SO WE'RE ENCOURAGING FEEDBACK THROUGH REACHING OUT TO, TO THE BUSINESSES, UH, TO SHOW SOLIDARITY AND SUPPORT TO SAY, HEY, LET'S GET SOME FEEDBACK, UM, TO OUR, UH, OUR POLICY MAKERS.
UM, WHEN WE DO OPEN UP THE ECONOMY, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO IF THERE IS FEEDBACK IN THAT RESPECT TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THE, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? SO, UM, WE'VE HAD A HUGE, UH, RESPONSE AND THE SURVEY ALREADY WENT OUT TODAY AND I THINK WE HAD OVER 200 RESPONSES IN, IN AN HOUR OR SO.
UM, SO I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE DATA, BUT I'LL BE BRINGING THAT BACK SHORTLY.
SO ARE YOU DONE? ALL RIGHT, SO HARD HERE.
UM, RIM, THE ONE THING I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT, UM, YOU
AND THE REASON I BROUGHT THAT UP WAS I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A COLLEGE KID AND I WAS WAITING TABLES.
UM, IF I WENT PROBABLY THREE DAYS, I'D GO INTO WORK, I'D RAN OUT OF MONEY.
AND I THINK THAT IT'S PRETTY COMMON FOR YOUNGER PEOPLE TO BE LIVING FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK OR EVEN TIP TIP NIGHT TO TIP NIGHT IF THEY'RE IN THAT KIND OF AN INDUSTRY.
AND I WOULD JUST WORRY ABOUT THEM HAVING ONE GOOD MEAL A DAY.
I, UM, I THINK THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE THEIR, THEIR APARTMENTS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PROBABLY HAVE THE CARS REPOSSESSED, BUT THAT THERE MAY NOT BE ENOUGH MONEY TO BUY A DECENT MEAL.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT AND YEAH, YOU'VE GOT SOME IDEAS ABOUT THAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY CONCEPT OF HOW MUCH THAT BIKE COSTS? UM, YOU KNOW, ON A PER WEEK BASIS TO PROVIDE THAT KIND OF SYSTEMS TO WE, WE HAD ACTUALLY A COMMITTEE THAT LOOKED AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS AND THEY RANGED FROM RESTAURANT VOUCHERS, SO THAT WOULD HELP KEEP RESTAURANTS IN BUSINESS AND ALSO PROVIDE A MEAL.
BUT THERE'S A, THERE'S AN ADMINISTRATOR, IT'S, IT'S NOT EASY TO ADMINISTER A PROGRAM LIKE THAT.
UM, SECOND IS IT WON'T GO FAR.
SO IF YOU, IF YOU WERE ALLOCATING $100,000 AND IT'S
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COSTING $7 AND 50 CENTS A MEAL, THAT THAT GOES PRETTY QUICKLY.AND SO, UM, WE ALSO LOOKED AT US JUST CONTRACTING WITH SOMEONE TO DO MEALS ON THEIR OWN.
UM, WE HAVE SOME FOLKS IN TOWN THAT HAVE THAT CAPACITY.
I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE KNOW THAT ORGANIZATIONS LIKE THE SALVATION ARMY AND THE FOOD BANK, UH, ARE ABLE TO TAKE A FEW DOLLARS AND SPREAD THOSE DOLLARS OUT MUCH FURTHER THAN WE PROBABLY COULD AS A GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
AND SO IN OUR MINDS, IT PROBABLY MADE SENSE TO UTILIZE THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EXISTS OR THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT EXISTS, ALLOCATE MONEY TO THEM AND ENSURE THAT THAT MONEY'S BEING USED IN OKLAHOMA TO AUGMENT OR TO EXPAND WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING.
YOU KNOW, A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT IS A EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER.
I THINK THEY'VE SHAVED THEIR COST OF THE 500,000 MEALS THEY SERVE EVERY YEAR TO ABOUT 17 CENTS A MEAL.
NOW THAT'S, THAT'S BECAUSE THEY DO IT IN SUCH VOLUME AND THEY HAVE A WHOLE LIST OF PARTNERS THAT DONATE TO THEIR, TO THEIR FOOD DRIVE EVERY DAY.
BUT THE CONCEPTS STILL THE SAME.
UM, WE, THERE'S PROBABLY NOT NO WAY THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A MEAL FOR LESS THAN $10 A MEAL.
WHEREAS, UH, AN ORGANIZATIONAL, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MAYBE OTHER PROVIDER FOR TWO OR $3 PER MEAL.
AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T GET LOST INTO THE, TO THE BLACK HOLE OF, OF, OF, OF NEED, THAT'S, THAT'S THERE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS AND I, IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANT TO HELP THOSE PEOPLE.
WE'RE HELPING THOSE PEOPLE IN MANY, MANY WAYS.
BUT I WANT A SPECIFICALLY A KNOWLEDGE, THE WORKING POOR RIGHT NOW, THE, THE, THE PEOPLE THAT NORMALLY WOULD NOT ACCESS ANY KIND OF PROGRAM, BUT MAYBE FOR THE SIX WEEKS OR 12, 12 WEEKS OR 15 WEEKS ARE LEFT IN THIS, THEY HAVE NEED FOR ONE MEAL A DAY.
AND SO IT IS, HERE'S A WAY WE COULD, WE COULD DO THAT.
WE COULD MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE AREN'T LOST IN THE SHUFFLE.
SO WE THINK THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ACCESSING THE EXISTING FOOD PROGRAMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, WE WOULD, WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND
WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND ALLOCATING ALL THE FUNDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO PROPOSE TO ONE ORGANIZATION.
WE'D ACTUALLY RECOMMEND SPREADING IT OUT TO SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS.
UM, AND I THINK WE SHOULD GO AS FAR TO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH SOME EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT WE WANT THAT MONEY TO BE USED FOR.
AND SO, UM, THERE'S PROBABLY NOT, UM, TIME TO REVISIT THIS MEETING AFTER MEETING AFTER MEETING AND NOW BECAUSE, BECAUSE IT'D BE DIFFICULT FOR ANY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THE FOLKS THAT ARE RECEIVING THIS, THIS FOOD WOULD BE CDBG ELIGIBLE.
I'M ACTUALLY RECOMMENDING THAT THIS POT OF MONEY COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, IT WOULD JUST MAKE IT EASIER TO DO.
UM, IF THE COUNCIL AS PART OF YOUR FEEDBACK TONIGHT OR DIRECTION YOU CAN GIVE ME DIRECTION JUST TO CONTRACT WITH AGENCIES AND REPORT BACK TO YOU RATHER THAN BRING BACK A CONTRACT WITH THESE DIFFERENT AGENCIES.
UM, MY FEAR IS WE COULD SPEND A LOT OF TIME, UH, DOING TYPICAL GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRACY AND NOT GETTING MONEY OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, WHY MY FEELING IS I WOULD LIKE THE DIRECTOR YOU JUST TO DO IT, GET IT DONE.
UM, I MEAN THE COUNSELING, WE WANT TO PUT SOME PARAMETERS ON THAT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE COULD DECIDE TONIGHT? I THINK SO.
AND WHAT I'M GOING TO GET TO MY RECOMMENDATIONS RIGHT NOW.
I THINK WE CAN GO THROUGH ONE BY ONE AND THAT'S WHERE YOU CAN GIVE ME SOME SPECIFIC FEEDBACK OF YOU LIKE IT.
HOW, HOW DO YOU WANT US TO ADMINISTER THAT? WHAT ARE SOME PARAMETERS FOR THAT? I THINK THAT'S THE TIME TO DO THAT.
WHY DON'T WE GO THROUGH THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND THEN THE COUNSELOR WEIGH ON EACH ONE.
SO I'M ABOUT SIX OF THE PROPOSALS OR SUGGESTIONS THAT WE'VE MADE REALLY HAVE NOMINAL FISCAL IMPACT, A SEWER BILLING DELAY, NOT A BIG IMPACT.
WE THINK PROMOTING OUR FOOD OPPORTUNITIES JUST AS A MATTER OF ENSURING THAT THE DATA'S OUT THERE, OUR BUSINESS OUTREACH EFFORT, USING EXISTING STAFF, SOFTENING CODE ENFORCEMENT ON BANNERS.
I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT WE'VE NOT DONE ANY CODE ENFORCEMENT ON BANNERS SINCE THE OUTBREAK HAS OCCURRED.
AND THEN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR HOMELESS, WE DON'T THINK THAT'S EXPENSIVE.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THAT IS.
SO IT'S HARD FOR US TO REALLY SAY, BUT THESE ARE SORT OF ALL REALLY LOW HANGING CHEAP OPPORTUNITIES.
I SHOULDN'T SAY CHEAP, BUT INEXPENSIVE THINGS THAT WE AS A CITY CAN DO TO BENEFIT OUR COMMUNITY AND WE THINK IT CAN HAVE SOME, SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS.
IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THIS IS WHERE THE MORE MONEY IS.
WE'VE AL, WE'VE IDENTIFIED EIGHT DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT WE'VE, WE'VE BROKEN
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THAT UP INTO WHETHER IT WOULD BE GENERAL FUNDED, WHETHER IT BE FUNDED THROUGH CARE'S FEDERAL MONEY OR SOME OTHER SOURCE.UH, WE THINK THAT IF WE ALLOCATED $300,000 FOR UTILITY ASSISTANCE IN $200,000 FOR RAPID REHOUSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, THIS REALLY GETS TO THOSE THAT ARE ON THE BUBBLE OF POTENTIALLY BECOMING HOMELESS.
AND I THINK THAT'S IT FOR STAFF.
THAT'S A BIG PRIORITY AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE MAJORITY OF YOUR CARE'S FUNDS SHOULD PROBABLY GO TO WITH SOME GENERAL FUND MONEY TOWARDS THE FOOD, UH, TO SENIORS PROGRAM.
UH, WE WOULD THEN ALSO RECOMMEND THAT $250,000 BE ALLOCATED FOR ADDITIONAL HOMELESS SHELTER.
UM, AND THAT WOULD BE SPLIT UP AMONGST VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, UM, TO, TO REALLY MEET OUR ULTIMATE NEED.
W WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND PUTTING THE MONEY ALL IN ONE ITEM.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND PROBABLY A FEW MOTEL VOUCHERS.
WE PROBABLY RECOMMEND SOME MONEY FOR THE PARKING LOT AND WE HAD CONTRACT WITH AN EXISTING HOW HOMELESS, UM, SHELTER PROVIDER FOR SOME GUARANTEED SPACES.
UM, THE OTHER OTHER RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS LIKE THE DISCOUNT OF REC PROGRAM, UH, FRANK CARSON'S CURLING, WORKING ON SOME, MAYBE SOME FUNDING FOR THAT INTO THE FUTURE.
WE HAVE TIME TO WORK ON THAT, UH, WEAVING BUSINESS LICENSE, LATE FEES AND SEWER LATE FEES.
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT THAT FISCAL IMPACT WILL BE.
MOST BUSINESSES PAY THEIR BUSINESS LICENSE ALREADY, SO THERE'S NOT A LOT OF NEW COMING IN.
SO THAT'S PROBABLY NOMINAL BUT A LITTLE BIT UNKNOWN.
BUT WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FOR COUNSEL RECOMMENDATIONS ON THESE BIG ITEMS AND ALSO THOSE OTHER LESS EXPENSIVE ITEMS AS WELL.
WE CAN GO BACK AND FORTH FROM THAT LIST.
AND THEN JUST TO CONCLUDE, UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR FEEDBACK ON THESE.
WE WOULD RECOMMEND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PROGRAMS AND THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, WE WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS GOEBEL AND KENDRICK.
SO WITH THAT STAFFS HERE, TAKE ANY FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION.
UM, ARE WE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, WITH THE UTILITY ASSISTANCE, THE RAPID REHOUSING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, ARE WE ABLE TO, UH, PUT CONDITIONS ON THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, THESE, THE MONEY THAT WE'RE HANDING OUT IS GOING TO BE DIRECTLY GIVEN TO, UH, THE RESIDENTS THEY'RE IN NEED.
IF WE END UP CONTRACTING WITH A NONPROFIT TO FACILITATE IT, I DON'T WANT IT TO GO TO ADMIN COSTS.
I WANT IT TO GO TO AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE TO GO DIRECTLY TO OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE ON THE BUBBLE AND BECOME, YOU KNOW, LOSING THEIR HOUSING.
AS YOU RECALL, WHEN WE DO, UM, OUR HOMELESS PROGRAMMING, WE ALLOCATE ALMOST A HUNDRED PERCENT OF IT.
I CAN'T SAY 100%, BUT AS MUCH OF AS MUCH OF IT AS WE CAN TO ACTUAL PROGRAMS. UM, IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE OR THROUGH THE REGIONAL TASK FORCE ON HOMELESSNESS, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
WE WOULD EXPECT THAT SOME OF THIS MONEY DOES HAVE TO COVER SOME ADMIN COSTS.
THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME COSTS TO ADMINISTER THESE PROGRAMS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'LL BE DOING IS WE HAVE A CON AS WE HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, IS TO GET A REAL GOOD COMFORT THAT, UM, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE EXPECT AT LEAST 90% OF THIS MONEY TO GO TO THE PUBLIC, UM, WITH VERY LITTLE GOING TOWARDS OVERHEAD.
AND WE DO THINK THAT 10% IS PROBABLY AN ACCURATE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT SH THAT IS JUSTIFIABLE TO OVERHEAD.
IN FACT, I MEAN, A LOT OF FEDERAL CONTRACTING IS BETWEEN 12 TO 20%.
WE'D LIKE TO PUSH ORGANIZATIONS TO 10%.
I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE, PHIL, OR ANY WAY TO DIRECT ANY OF THIS MONEY, UH, TO THE ELK ON TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THEY AREN'T ABLE TO GO OUT AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE PRETTY WELL LOCKED DOWN, SO THEY HAVE NO INCOME COMING IN.
BUT BASICALLY THEY STILL HAVE EXPENSES WITH YOUR UTILITIES AND EVERYTHING, AND THEIR MEAL COSTS ARE PRACTICALLY NIL.
BUT IS IF WE COULD GIVE THEM, UM, A PORTION OF THIS FUNDING, IT WOULD REALLY HELP THEM GET THROUGH THIS PERIOD.
UH, THEY REALLY NEED, UH, ASSISTANCE AND ALSO THE SALVATION ARMY.
THEY'RE, UM, THEY'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD FOOD BANK AND, UH, USE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS.
THE LABOR COSTS ARE PRACTICALLY NEAL AND, UH, FOR BOTH OF THESE.
SO IT WOULD BE I DIRECTION TO TRY AND GIVE SOME OF THIS MONEY TO BOTH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THEY, UH, ARE REALLY, UM, UH, WATCH THEIR PENNIES VERY CLOSELY.
SO THAT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION, SURELY.
SO FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE THIS IS CDBG MONEY, WE DO HAVE
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TO GO THROUGH HUD REGULATIONS.SO WE JUST CAN'T RIGHT NOW DECIDE WE WANT MONEY FOR HERE, HERE AND HERE, BUT WE CAN CLEARLY REACH OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH US.
ECE, TLC HAS BEEN A LONGTERM PARTNER.
WE WOULD EXPECT THEM TO CONTINUE TO BE A PARTNER WITH US ON THIS AND WE CERTAINLY COULD ALLOCATE MONEY FOR THEM FOR SHELTER, UM, LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THEY STILL, THEY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH US TO DO A TRASH PICKUP THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, THAT'S AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE.
SO THEY STILL ARE, UH, OPERATING UNDER THAT CONTRACT RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.
BUT UM, THAT'S CLEARLY ONE OF OUR RECOMMENDED PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
DEPENDING ON THE FEEDBACK WE GET FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, THE S THE SEAT THIS AFTERNOON, UM, THERE'LL BE ONE OF THE ENTITIES WE CALL, OH, ONE OF THEIR BIG UH, SOURCES OF INCOME IS THE, UH, ADRIA GAMES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND UH, GOING OUT AND UH, THE COMMUNITY AND DOING OTHER THINGS AND THEY JUST CAN'T DO THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO, UH, IT WOULD REALLY, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THEM GET A GOOD STIPEND.
YEAH, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HELP THEM WITH THAT SPECIFICALLY, BUT WE COULD RENT SHELTER SPACE FROM THEM, WHICH WOULD BE AN ELIGIBLE ALLOCATION OF THESE, THESE FUNDS.
HEY GRANDMA, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THEM GETTING PART OF THIS.
HAVE YOU BATHED? THEY'VE SHOWN TO BE GOOD PARTNERS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING IS THAT WE HAVE A TENDENCY SOMETIMES IN GOVERNMENT TO HAVE MULTIPLE GOALS AND SOMETIMES YOU GET STUCK ON ONE OF THOSE GOALS AND THEN THE WHOLE OPERATION GETS DELAYED BY SIX WEEKS OR SIX MONTHS.
I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TIME FOR THAT.
WELL, WE ARE GOING TO BE DELAYED BY FOUR WEEKS.
UM, BECAUSE IN ORDER TO AMEND THE, UH, FYI, 1920 CDBG ACTION PLAN WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO PUBLIC NOTICING IN THOSE FEDERAL REGULATIONS WILL ALLOW US TO GET TO THE NEXT MEETING.
SO WHAT WE WOULD RECOMMEND IS IF WHATEVER FEEDBACK'S GIVEN TODAY, WE COULD HAVE EVERYTHING READY TO GO FOR A PUBLIC HEARING THE FIRST MEETING OF MAY AND WE COULD ISSUE CONTRACTS THE DAY AFTER.
THAT WOULD BE WEEK, THAT'D BE OUR GOAL.
WE COULD DO THE GENERAL FID FOOD PROGRAMS, WE CAN DO THE GENERAL FUND STUFF IMMEDIATELY.
BUT THE HUD OR THE CARES RELATED PROGRAMS THAT WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THIS MONEY GETS ON THE STREET.
ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, MORE COMMENTS.
UM, IS THIS CARE, IS THAT MONEY USE IT OR LOSE IT? YES.
AND IT CAN ONLY REALLY BE RELATED TO COVEN 19 RELATED IMPACTS.
SO IF WE WERE TO BANK IT AND USE IT FOR A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT, WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE THAT.
AND SO WE WON'T BE GETTING A CHECK.
WE'LL ACTUALLY BE EXPENDING AND THEN SUBMITTING REIMBURSEMENT.
SO, YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
ARE WE ABLE TO ALLOCATE SOME OF THE MONEY TO PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR CDBG MONEY, UH, AND EITHER DIDN'T GET ANY OR INCREASED WHAT THEY GOT IF THEY FIT WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF WHAT WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT? SO FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WAS ONE ORGANIZATION, THE UM, THAT DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY FUNDING.
THEY HAD APPLIED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WE DON'T THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A DIRECT COVEN 19 RELATED ISSUE WITH THAT.
WHAT'S THE IMPACT? FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU INCREASE THE ALLOTMENT TO MEAL, UH, THE MEALS ON WHEELS? YES.
THAT THAT WOULD BE A POSSIBILITY.
DOES THAT SET A PRECEDENT THAT NEXT YEAR BECAUSE THEY GOT EXTRA, IT CREATES A PROBLEM EXTRA? I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD SET AN EXPECTATION JUST BECAUSE THIS IS ONE TIME MONEY IN AND THIS WON'T BE COMING BACK AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
MY FINAL QUESTION IS, YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE MIGHT BE GETTING $1,200 SIMILAR STIMULUS CHECK.
WHAT'S THAT? DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HOW MANY HOMELESS PEOPLE, PEOPLE, TRANSIENTS OR PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS MIGHT BE GETTING $1,200 STIMULUS CHECKS? WELL, IF, UM, I KNOW IF THEY'VE SUBMITTED TAXES, YES, THERE'LL BE RECEIVING IT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR HOMELESS POPULATION HAS, AND I KNOW THERE'S A WAY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE NOT, UM, APPLY FOR OUR, OUR PAY TAXES OR FILE A TAX RETURN TO REGISTER.
WHAT PERCENTAGE? I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I KNOW THERE IS A WAY TO DO THAT.
I'LL SAY THE REST OF MY COMMENTS FOR THE COUNCIL WHEN WE DECIDE ON HOW WE ALLOCATE THIS MONEY, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UH, WHEN BILL SPEAKS AND THIS MICROPHONE, IT'S NOT HERE'S CLEARER AS IT IS ON GRAHAM.
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MAYBE WE COULD GET A NEW MICROPHONE PREVAIL BECAUSE IT'S JUST, IT SOUNDS REAL GARBLED.BUT THE WAY I'M HEARING IT, WE THINK THIS MIKE AT THE PODIUM JUST PICKS UP BETTER.
SO I'LL ASK THE MAYOR TO SPEAK UP.
UH, FIRST OF ALL BECAUSE EAST COUNTY TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER IS SO INCREDIBLY EFFICIENT, I'D LIKE TO SEE THEM A MAJOR PLAYER IN THIS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
AND THE SECOND IS, I KNOW MANY OF THE STAFF MEMBERS FOR 20 YEARS, I HAVE COMPLETE COMPETENCE.
THEY'LL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER AS MUCH RESPONSIBILITY AS POSSIBLE FOR ALLOCATING THIS MONEY.
I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT HAGGLING OVER IT AND DELAYING THINGS.
I'D RATHER SEE HIM, UH, JUST MAKE THE DECISIONS AND IT'S QUICK AND CASSETTE.
ALL THE RED TAPE, THE BUREAUCRACY.
THE ONLY ONE CONCERN I HAVE IS ON THE ADDITIONAL SHELTER CORE.
GOLEAN UH, I WOULD LIKE THE CITY STAFF TO BE MINDFUL.
WE DON'T NECESSARILY WANT TO CREATE PROGRAMS THAT BECOME A MAGNET FOR PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE CITY.
SO I THINK YOU'RE SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW, UH, WE DON'T WANT TO BECOME A MAGNET.
AND I TRUST GRAEME TO MAKE THAT DECISION.
I THINK HE'S VERY WELL AWARE OF THAT ISSUE.
SO IS COUNCIL OKAY WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE'VE PRESENTED THUS FAR WITH, WITH THE PARAMETERS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN? UH, THIS IS GARY.
I AM, YEAH, I AM WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE JUST EXPRESSED.
YEAH, I'M, I'M HAPPY WITH, UH, THE PLAN.
THANK YOU GRAHAM AND ALL THIS STUFF THAT I PUT IN THE EXTRA TIME TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ADDRESSING OUR CITIZENS, UM, NEEDS AT THIS TIME.
I THINK IT'S A HUGE, HUGE BOOST AND UH, I THINK IT'S GOING TO GO A LONG WAY.
I AM WITH THE, THE TRANSITIONAL LIVING CENTER, THE SALVATION ARMY, GETTING A GOOD STIPEND BECAUSE UH, THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB AT VERY MINIMAL COST.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING.
AND I DON'T THINK YOU NEED A, UM, TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE WRECK, THE FEEDBACK CAUSE WE HAVE TO BRING MOST OF THAT BACK ANYWAY.
AND THERE IS A P THERE'S A PUBLIC COMMENT BY THE WAY.
SO BEFORE WE GET TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU DON'T NEED A VOTE ON THIS.
WHAT I'D RECOMMEND YOU TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK TO THE VOTING PART.
LET'S DO THE PUBLIC CONFERENCE.
UH, THIS COMMON IS FROM MUHAMMAD TUAMA IN REFERENCE TO THE HIGH COVANCE 19 INFECTION NUMBERS IN THE CITY OF OAK.
CAN THE CITY PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS WITH SOME DETAIL ABOUT THE OUTBREAKS AND CLUSTERS OR AT LEAST WHY THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING? CAN YOU REPEAT THAT AGAIN? UH, IN REFERENCE TO THE HIGH CODE 19 INFECTION NUMBERS IN THE CITY OF OKLAHOMA, CAN THE CITY PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS WITH SOME DETAIL ABOUT THE LOCAL OUTBREAKS AND CLUSTERS OR AT LEAST WHY THE NUMBERS ARE INCREASING? YOU DON'T THINK I'LL ASK HER A FIRE CHIEF TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
GREG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE, TAKE THAT? LET ME TAKE A QUICK STAB AT THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, UM, WE DO HAVE HIGH NUMBERS, BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS GOING ON.
UM, WE CURRENTLY HAVE 113 CASES OR WE HAVE HAD AT LEAST SINCE THE COMMENCEMENT, 113 CASES IN THE CITY.
WE KNOW THAT OVER 50 OF THOSE CASES ARE OUT ONE CONVALESCENT HOME.
SO, SO ABOUT ALMOST HALF OF THE CASES ARE AT ONE LOCATION.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT 12 OF THEM ARE AT A CONVALESCENT HOME OR A LOCATION THAT IS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
SO THAT'S ALMOST 10% THAT ARE CURRENTLY OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS.
AND WE THINK THAT THE NUMBER IS ACTUALLY HIGHER BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO FIND ADDITIONAL CLUSTERS AS THEY GET REPORTED TO US OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS.
UM, WE, UM, THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS THE AGENCY THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO DISSEMINATE THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT MR TUOMAS REQUESTED.
IT'S NOT OUR, OUR INFORMATION TO, TO,
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UM, DISSEMINATE, UH, WE WISH WE COULD DO THAT.WE DO KNOW THAT WE ARE SETTING UP WITH THE COUNTY, A TOWN HALL SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR ARABIC SPEAKING COMMUNITY, AND THOSE WOULD BE REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY FOR COUNTY HEALTH OFFICIALS THAT WILL BE ON THAT, UH, TOWN HALL.
ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? NO MORE COMMENTS, SIR.
SO WHAT WE'D RECOMMEND IS THAT THE COUNCIL CONSIDER FOR A VOTE THE ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTION THAT'S INCLUDED WITH THE AGENDA.
UH, THE GENDER REPORT AND THEN, UM, I THINK WE'VE RECEIVED ENOUGH FEEDBACK TO, TO ACTUALLY IMPLEMENT WHAT YOU'VE ASKED US TO DO.
KELSALL HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? IT MOVED UP THE RECOMMENDATION.
GRAHAM, DO YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THIS? DO YOU WANT TO VOTE ON THIS? IT DOESN'T HURT TO VOTE, BUT YOU NEED A VOTE SPECIFICALLY ON THE RESOLUTION FOR SURE.
LET'S, LET'S START WITH RESOLUTION THEN.
UM, W STEVE, THIS IS YOUR RESOLUTION.
WE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO RESOLUTION.
I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOU.
SEE IF WE ADOPT THE RESOLUTION.
IS THERE A SECOND FOR THAT? OKAY.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
AND THEN, UM, THE SECOND PART OF THAT FOR THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, I DON'T THINK HE NEEDS A VOTE ON THIS.
HE JUST NEEDS DIRECTION FROM THE COUNCIL.
I, I THINK THAT IT'S GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
UH, COUNSEL, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH, UH, WITH THE DIRECTION THAT IT'S GOING? IT WILL COME BACK TO US, UH, AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH TO, UH, TO VOTE ON IT.
GRANDMA'S, UH, LET'S DO THIS FAST.
THAT'S, YOU KNOW, I, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE CITY.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
WE'RE AT COMMISSIONER REPORTS.
THERE ARE NO COMMISSIONER REPORTS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
MY ACTIVITIES ARE AS REPORTED.
WE'RE AT LEGISLATIVE REPORTS OUT COUNCIL MEMBER CATTERICK.
HOW ARE YOUR ACTIVITIES? KAREN, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEP.
THEN, UM,
AND, UH, THE, UH, THE CITY STAFF AND LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT PUBLIC WORKS TO DO ALL SORTS OF PEOPLE REALLY CLEAN THAT UP AND LESS THAN 24 HOURS NOTICE.
SO I, THE PEOPLE OUT IN THAT AREA, I'M SURE APPRECIATE STAFF'S, UH, WORK.
I ACTIVITIES REPORT ARE THERE AS REPORTERS REPORTED.
THERE ARE NO JOINT COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS TODAY AND THERE ARE NO GENERAL INFORMATION ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION.
THERE ARE NO FIRST OR SECOND READINGS OR ORDINANCES AND THERE ARE NO CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ON DAY'S AGENDA.
SO THIS BRINGS US TO A GERMAN OF THE REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE OIC ON CITY COUNCIL AND ALCOHOL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY HELD THIS 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 2020.
HE IS NOW ADJOURN TILL TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH, 2020 AT 3:00 PM.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND FOR GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS WITH US.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO GET THIS DONE.
AND WE WILL SEE YOU ALL AT THE END OF APRIL.