El Cajon — 2025-05-13

10. Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the period ended March 31, 2025\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council receives the Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the period ended\nMarch 31, 2025.

11. Delinquent Refuse/Recycling Collection Charges\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council:\n1. Opens the Public Hearing and receives public testimony;\n2. Closes the Public Hearing;\n3. Adopts the next Resolution, in order, to confirm the list of property owners as\ndelinquent in the payment of their mandatory refuse/recycling service bills; and\n4. Authorizes the City Clerk to record the amount owed for each account as a lien\non the respective property and forward the list to the County Tax Assessor for\nbilling on the next property tax bill.\nADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

12. Legislative Report - Spring 2025\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThis is an informational item. No action is required by the City Council.

13. American Rescue Plan Act: Acceptance of Final Obligations\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council:\n1. Appropriates and de-appropriates American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding in\naccordance with the funds not captured, as outlined in the report; and\n2. Grants City Manager authority to return funds as required under ARPA.\nCOMMISSION REPORTS:\nACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF MAYOR WELLS\nSANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) Board of Directors.

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

15. 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.

16. MAYOR PRO TEM GARY KENDRICK\nMETRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire\nTraining JPA.

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

18. COUNCILMEMBER 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.

19. Zoning Code Update\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title.\nAn Ordinance Approving an Amendment to Title 17 of the El Cajon Municipal Code\n(Zoning Code) for Housing, Permit Streamlining, and other Minor Technical Changes,\nRevisions, and Edits.\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:\nThe proposed Zoning Code Amendment is exempt from the provisions of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act ("CEQA") according to the common sense exemption (State\nCEQA Guidelines, section 15061(b)(3)). The common sense exemption applies where\nit can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may\nhave a significant effect on the environment. The proposed amendment does not result\nin any development or changes to the physical environment and does not raise this\nproject to a level of significance that warrants CEQA analysis.

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

20. Amendment of the CalPERS Contract for El Cajon Police Officers' Association and\nPolice Officers' Association Management Group.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title.\nAn Ordinance of the City Council of the City of El Cajon Approving an Amendment to\nthe Contract between the City of El Cajon and the Board of Administration, California\nPublic Employees' Retirement Systems.\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:\nThe proposed ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) and (5). Government\nfiscal and administrative activities are not subject to CEQA.

21. Implementation of a fee for Non-Emergent Lift Assistance at Licensed Care Facilities.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title.\nAn Ordinance of the City Council of the City of El Cajon Enacting Chapter 8.09 of the\nEl Cajon Municipal Code to Implement a Fee for Non-Emergency Lift Assistance at\nLicensed Care Facilities.\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:\nThe proposed ordinance for a non-emergent lift assist fee is not subject to the\nrequirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to section\n15273(a), Rates, Tolls, Fares, and Charges, of the State CEQA Guidelines, which state\nthat "CEQA does not apply to the establishment, modification, structuring,\nrestructuring, or approval of rates, tolls, fares, and other charges by public agencies\nwhich the public agency finds are for the purpose of meeting operating expenses,\nincluding employee wage rates and fringe benefits."

22. Designation of Fire Hazard Severity Zones\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat Mayor Wells requests the City Clerk to recite the title.\nAn Ordinance of the City Council of the City of El Cajon to Designate Fire Hazard\nSeverity Zones.\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:\nThe proposed ordinance amendment is not subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5) as it is an\norganizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in direct or\nindirect physical changes in the environment.\nCLOSED SESSIONS:

23. Closed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - pursuant\nto paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9: City of El\nCajon vs. Jessica Deddeh and Bessmon Kalasho, et al.;\nSuperior Court of California, County of San Diego;\nCase No.: 37-2023-00052718-CU-OR-CTL

24. Closed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - pursuant\nto paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9: Timothy\nHowell v. City of El Cajon, et al.;\nSuperior Court of California, County of San Diego;\nCase No. 25CU018855C

25. Closed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - pursuant to\n25. Closed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation - pursuant to\nparagraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9: Kenneth Harris\nv. City of El Cajon; WC Claim No. 10006037

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

5. Resolution Authorizing the Consolidation of the City’s 457(b) Recordkeeping Service\nand Administration from Two Different Providers to a Single Recordkeeping Service and\nAdministration with Nationwide\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, authorizing staff to\nconsolidate the City’s 457(b) recordkeeping service and administration from two different\nproviders to a single recordkeeping service and administration with Nationwide, and\nauthorizing the City Manager to sign all required provider agreements on behalf of the\nCity.

6. Police Officers' Association and Police Officers' Association Management Group\nEducational Incentive Side Letters as a Result of CalPERS Compliance Review\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council approves and authorizes the terms and conditions of the\nEducational Incentive Limited Side Letter Agreement between the City and the Police\nOfficers' Association and Police Officers' Association Management Group.

7. City Council Policy A-29 Unrepresented Police Executive Management Group Cost\nShare (Government Code section 20516)\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to approve the submittal of\nthe Cost Share CalPERS contract amendment request for City Council Policy A-29,\nunrepresented Police Executive Management group under Government Code section\n20516.

8. Amendment to the Voucher Agreement for the El Cajon On-Demand Micro-transit\nProject\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, to:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Voucher Agreement\nwith CALSTART, Incorporated, for an additional amount of $300,000 in State\nFunded Clean Mobility Options (CMO) grant funds;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment to the Professional\nServices Agreement with Nomad Transit, LLC (DBA Via Transportation) in the\namount of $300,000; and\n3. Accept, appropriate, and expend $300,000.00 in State Funded Clean Mobility\nOptions (CLMOBVOUCH) grant funds.

9. Acceptance of San Diego River Watershed Water Quality Improvement Project (Phase\n1)\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council:\n1. Accepts the San Diego River Watershed Water Quality Improvement Project\n(243819PWCP) Phase 1, Bid No. 021-24; and\n2. Authorizes the City Clerk to record a Notice of Completion (Phase 1, Bid 021-24)\nand release the bonds in accordance with the Contract Terms