El Cajon — 2025-01-28

10. Prohibition of Vaping and Electronic Smoking Devices Disguised\nas Other Products\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council:\n1. Reviews a draft Ordinance that prohibits vaping and\nelectronic smoking devices disguised as other products; and\n2. Provides feedback on the draft Ordinance.

11. All-Way Stop Sign on Peach Avenue at Grape Street\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to\nestablish permanent all-way stop signs on Peach Avenue at the\nintersection of Grape Street in order to enhance pedestrian and\ntraffic safety.

12. Veterans Memorial Update\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council provides direction on the size, scope, and\nbudget for the new Veterans Memorial.\nCOMMISSION REPORTS:\nACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF MAYOR WELLS\nSANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) Board of Directors.

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

14. COUNCILMEMBER STEVE GOBLE\nMTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board); East County\nAdvanced Water Purification Joint Powers Authority Board;\nChamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee;\nSANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate; SANDAG Public\nSafety Committee – Alternate.

15. MAYOR PRO TEM GARY KENDRICK\nMETRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland\nCommunications; Heartland Fire Training JPA.

16. COUNCILMEMBER MICHELLE METSCHEL\nHarry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; METRO\nCommission/Wastewater JPA – Alternate; Heartland\nCommunications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA –\nAlternate.

17. COUNCILMEMBER PHIL ORTIZ\nLeague of California Cities, San Diego Division; East County\nEconomic Development Council; MTS (Metropolitan Transit\nSystem Board) – Alternate; East County Advanced Water\nPurification Joint Powers Authority Board – Alternate; Chamber\nof Commerce – Government Affairs Committee – Alternate.

18. Amendments to the El Cajon Municipal Code - Title 16 and Title\n17, and Specific Plan No. 182\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the titles.\nAn Ordinance Amending Chapter 16.12 of the El Cajon Municipal\nCode Addressing Ministerial Approval of Certain Subdivisions.\nAn Ordinance Approving an Amendment to Title 17 of the El Cajon\nMunicipal Code (Zoning Code) for Housing and Commercial Land\nUses, and Other Minor Technical Changes, Revisions, and Edits.\nAn Ordinance Approving an Amendment to Specific Plan No. 182\nto Allow Additional On-Sale Only Alcoholic Beverage\nEstablishments, Adding Requirements for Decorative Lighting, and\nProhibiting Animated or Flashing Signs Including Light Ropes, and\nOther Non-Substantive Changes Including Clarifying Retail\nMerchandise Window Display Requirements.\nThe proposed updates are exempt from the provisions of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) according to the\ncommon sense exemption (State CEQA Guidelines, section\n15061(b)(3)). The common sense exemption applies where it can\nbe seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in\nquestion may have a significant effect on the environment. The\nproposed amendment does not result in any development or\nchanges to the physical environment and does not raise this\nproject to a level of significance that warrants CEQA analysis.

19. Closed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated\nLitigation - Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of\nsubdivision (d) of section 54956.9: One (1) potential case

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

20. Closed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing\nLitigation - pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of\nGovernment Code section 54956.9: Truck and SUV Superstore,\nInc., et al. v. City of El Cajon, et al.;\nSuperior Court of California, County of San Diego;\nCase No. 37-2023-00050319-CU-EI-CTL, consolidated with\nCase No. 37-2024-00011256-CU-EI-CTL

4. Contract Amendment for Bid No. 012-25 – Citywide Street\nBeautification\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to:\n1. Appropriate $470,086 of Transnet EL03 funds for the purpose\nof increasing the Citywide Street Beautification project\n(243833PWCP); and\n2. Amend the scope of work and increase the compensation and\nworking days for the Public Works Contract with Eagle Paving,\nLLC (Eagle) in the not-to-exceed amount of $470,085.03.

5. Award of RFP No. 024-25 – Sewer Master Plan Update\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to enter\ninto an agreement with Ardurra Group, Inc. (AGI), in an amount not\nto exceed $655,732 for the initial one-year term, with the option to\nrenew for one additional one-year period.

6. Contract Amendment for RFP No. 009-25 – Washington Avenue\nSafety Improvements Project Professional Services\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to\nincrease the Agreement for Professional Services with Dokken\nEngineering (DE) for Washington Avenue Safety Improvements\nProject Professional Services in the not-to-exceed amount of\n$15,230.

7. City Attorney Staff Members\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order,\nappointing the professional staff of the City Attorney’s Department\neffective January 28, 2025.

8. Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year\nEnded June 30, 2024, and Other Written Communication from the\nCity's Independent Auditor\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council receives and accepts the Annual\nComprehensive Financial Report and other written communication\nfrom the independent accounting firm of Rogers, Anderson, Malody\n& Scott, LLP, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

9. Conflicts in State and Federal Immigration Laws and Policies\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council considers one of two options:\n1. wait to take action until the Federal and State governments\nresolve inconsistencies in their respective immigration laws\nand policies, or\n2. adopt a Resolution that:\nseeks additional clarification from State and Federal\nofficials on the inconsistencies in their respective\nimmigration laws and policies,\ndeclares the City’s intent to ensure the public safety of all\nresidents, and\nasserts the City’s intent to comply with Federal\nimmigration law to the legal extent permissible under SB\n54 and other applicable laws to remove violent criminals\nfrom our community.