El Cajon — 2024-05-28

10. Adoption of the 2024-2028 Five Year Consolidated Plan and FY 2024-2025 One Year\nAnnual Action Plan\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council:\n1. Finalizes and approves the HUD allocations of CDBG and HOME for FY\n2024-2025; and\n2. Adopts the next Resolution, in order:\na. Approving and adopting the 2024-2028 Five Year Consolidated Plan and\nFY 2024-2025 One Year Annual Action Plan in the form presented, with\nsuch monetary and non-monetary changes as approved by the City\nManager, and authorizes the City Manager or designee to submit the Plan\nto HUD, to make any necessary or needed corrections, including\nadjustments to allocations and to execute all affiliated documents; and\nb. Accepting, appropriating, and expending HUD’s annual allocations for FY\n2024-2025 ($1,282,473 in CDBG and $620,392 in HOME funds) and\n$37,086 in CDBG prior year unallocated funds.

11. Encroachment Agreement with Zayo Group, LLC., for the Installation and Operation of\nFiber Optic Network in the City's Right-of-Way\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, authorizing an\nEncroachment Agreement with Zayo Group, LLC., for the installation and operation of\na fiber optic telecommunications network within the City's right-of-way.

12. Award of RFP No. 014-25 – Professional Auditing Services\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to enter into an agreement\nwith Rogers, Anderson, Malody & Scott, LLP. (RAMS), in an amount not to exceed\n$208,805 for the initial three-year term, with up to two additional one-year terms.

13. San Diego State University Graduate Students Study of the City's Digital Permit\nSystems and Protocols\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council receives the report and provides feedback or direction to staff.

14. Speeding Enforcement Review and Review of Speed Hump Policy\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council receives the report as an informational item and provides\nfeedback to staff.

15. Compensation for Executive and Unrepresented Employees (A-29) and City Manager\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the Mayor provides an oral report summarizing recommended changes in\ncompensation for the City’s “local agency executives” and, following the report, that the\nCity Council:\n1. Approves the changes to City Council Policy A-29 described below and reflected\nin the attachment; and\n2. Adopts the next Resolution, in order, to approve the amendment to the\nemployment contract with the City Manager, and authorizing the Mayor to\nexecute the amendments, substantially in the forms as presented.

16. Adopt Resolution for Certification of Disclosures for Interim Funding for East County\nAdvanced Water Purification Program and Related CEQA Exemption\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to:\n1. Authorize staff to prepare disclosure information in connection with the issuance\nof obligations by the East County Advanced Water Purification Joint Powers\nAuthority and authorize other actions;\n2. Certify the disclosures for interim notes for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$400,000,000; and\n3. Authorize the City Clerk to attest to the accuracy of the Resolution and take such\nother actions as may be necessary to demonstrate the Council's adoption of the\nResolution in support of the issuance of debt by the East County Advanced\nWater Purification JPA.\nCOMMISSION REPORTS:\nACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF MAYOR WELLS\nSANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) Board of Directors.

17. Council Activity Report\nACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS:

18. COUNCILMEMBER STEVE GOBLE\nMTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board); East County Advanced Water Purification\nJoint Powers Authority Board; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs\nCommittee; SANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate; SANDAG Public Safety\nCommittee – Alternate.

19. COUNCILMEMBER GARY KENDRICK\nMETRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire\nTraining JPA.

2. Warrants\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council approves payment of Warrants as submitted by the Finance\nDepartment.

20. COUNCILMEMBER MICHELLE METSCHEL\nHarry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA –\nAlternate; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA –\nAlternate.

21. DEPUTY MAYOR PHIL ORTIZ\nLeague of California Cities, San Diego Division; East County Economic Development\nCouncil; MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board) – Alternate; East County Advanced\nWater Purification Joint Powers Authority Board – Alternate; Chamber of Commerce –\nGovernment Affairs Committee – Alternate.

22. Zoning Code Update\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title.\nAn Ordinance Approving Zoning Code Amendment No. 2024-0001 for Amendment of\nTitle 17 of the El Cajon Municipal Code for Economic Development, Housing, and\nother Minor Technical Changes, Revisions, and Edits.\nThis project is exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA")\nin accordance with State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3), the “Common Sense”\nexemption. The common sense exemption applies where it can be seen with certainty\nthat there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on\nthe environment. The proposed amendment does not result in any development or\nchanges to the physical environment and does not raise this project to a level of\nsignificance that warrants CEQA analysis.\nCLOSED SESSIONS:

23. Closed Session - Conference with Real Property Negotiators - pursuant to\nGovernment Code section 54956.8:\nProperty:\nAPN 487-331-22-00\n425 W. Main Street\nNegotiating Party:\nJala, Inc.\nHitesh C. Patel, CEO\nCity Negotiators:\nCity Manager\nAssistant City Manager\nCity Attorney\nUnder Negotiation:\nPrice and terms of payment for acquisition of property

4. El Cajon Police Officers' Association Pay Rate Cleanup Language\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council approves and authorizes the terms and conditions of the Limited\nSide Letter Agreement between the City and the El Cajon Police Officers' Association\n(ECPOA).

5. El Cajon Police Officers' Association Management Group Pay Rate Cleanup Language\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council approves and authorizes the terms and conditions of the Limited\nSide Letter Agreement between the City and the El Cajon Police Officers' Association\nManagement Group.

6. Award of Bid No. 001-25 – HVAC Maintenance & Repair Services\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolutions, in order, to:\n1. Approve the Plans and Specifications for HVAC Maintenance & Repair Services,\nBid No. 001-25; and\n2. Award the bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Countywide\nMechanical Systems, Inc., in the amount of $97,786.

7. Award of Bid No. 002-25 – San Diego River Watershed Water Quality Improvement\nProject (Phase 2)\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolutions, in order, to:\n1. Approve Plans and Specifications for the San Diego River Watershed Water\nQuality Improvement Project (Phase 2), Bid No. 002-25; and\n2. Award the bid to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, Downstream Services,\nInc., in the amount of $130,118.

8. Reject & Re-Bid of Bid No. 008-25 – Marquee Installation\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to:\n1. Find the sole bidder non-responsive for the reasons set forth in the agenda report;\nand\n2. Reject all bids and authorize re-bidding of the project with revised plans and\nspecifications.

9. Continuation of Emergency for Storm Damage Repairs to Public Facilities\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, proclaiming the Continuation\nof Emergency for Storm Damage Repairs to Public Facilities.