El Cajon — 2026-04-28

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10.\nCouncil Activity Report\nACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS:

11.\nCOUNCILMEMBER STEVE GOBLE\nMTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board); East County Advanced Water Purification\nJPA Board; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee; SANDAG –\nBoard of Directors – Alternate; SANDAG – San Diego Military Working Group\n(non-voting member).

12.\nCOUNCILMEMBER GARY KENDRICK\nMETRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire\nTraining JPA.

13.\nDEPUTY MAYOR MICHELLE METSCHEL\nHarry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA\n– Alternate; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA –\nAlternate.

14.\nCOUNCILMEMBER PHIL ORTIZ\nLeague of California Cities, San Diego Division; East County Economic Development\nCouncil; MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board) – Alternate; East County\nAdvanced Water Purification JPA Board – Alternate; Chamber of Commerce –\nGovernment Affairs Committee – Alternate; SANDAG – Board of Directors –\nAlternate.

15.\nIntroduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.56.030 and\nVarious Sections of Chapter 9.42 of Title 9 of the El Cajon Municipal Code\nAddressing Regulations for Bicycles, Electric Bicycles, Motorized Scooters,\nScooters, Dockless Vehicles, and Skateboards.\nThat the City Council introduces and conducts the first reading of an Ordinance, by\ntitle only, to amend Section 2.56.030 and various sections of Chapter 9.42 of the El\nCajon Municipal Code, regarding regulations for electric bicycles and motorized\nscooters in City Parks; and directs the City Clerk to read the title of the Ordinance.\nORDINANCES: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION\nCLOSED SESSIONS:

16.\nClosed Session - Conference with Labor Negotiators pursuant to Government Code\nsection 54957.6\nAgency Designated Representatives:\nJennifer Lyon, City Attorney\nVince DiMaggio, Assistant City Manager\nMarisol Thorn, Deputy City Manager\nClay Schoen, Director of Finance\nEmployee Organizations:\nEl Cajon Municipal Employees Association\nEl Cajon Mid-Management and Professional Employees Group\nEl Cajon Professional Firefighters International Association of Fire Fighters Local\n4603

17.\nClosed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation - Initiation of\nlitigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of section 54956.9: One (1)\npotential case

18.\nClosed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation - Significant\nexposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d)(2) (1\ncase); Existing facts and circumstances pursuant to Government Code section\n54956.9 (e)(1)

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

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4.\nApproval of Resolution to Accept, Appropriate, and Expend SANDAG Grant for\nParkway Plaza Specific Plan\nRECOMMENDATION:\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, authorizing the acceptance,\nappropriation, and expenditure of $650,000 of SANDAG Transnet SGIP Grant funds to\nfund the Parkway Plaza Land-Use Plan.

5.\nApproval of Resolution to Accept, Appropriate, and Expend The Clean California\nCommunity Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant\nThat the City Council adopts the next Resolution, in order, authorizing the City\nManager or designee to:\nExecute any documents and agreements necessary for receipt of the\nCommunity Cleanup and Employment Pathway Grant; and\n1.\nAccept, appropriate, and expend the Community Cleanup and Employment\nPathway Grant for $470,000 for graffiti and trash pickup.\n2.

6.\nFinancial Considerations of Increased Claims Activity\nThat the City Council:\nIncreases Self-Insurance Fund (610) appropriations by $4.0M funded by\nestimated revenue ($3.0M) and fund balance ($1.0M); and\n1.\nIncreases General Fund (101/ $1.6M), Gas Tax Fund (211/ $286,896), and\nWastewater Fund (650/ $85,354) appropriations from fund balance and transfer\nfor purposes described in this report.\n2.

7.\nPublic Hearing to Consider an Adjustment to the SANDAG Regional Transportation\nCongestion Improvement Program (RTCIP) Fee\nThat the City Council:\nOpens the Public Hearing and receives testimony;\n1.\nCloses the Public Hearing; and\n2.\nAdopts the next Resolution, in order, approving an adjustment to the Regional\nTransportation Congestion Improvement Program (RTCIP) Fee to the new\namount of $3,109.88, for each newly-constructed residential unit.\n3.\nADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:

8.\nConsideration of Petition to Create a Downtown Community Benefit District and\nAuthorization of City Manager to Sign Petition\nThat the City Council Authorizes the City Manager, or their designee, to vote “Yes”\non the Downtown Community Benefit District petition.

9.\nConsideration of Resolution to Approve the Mayor's Execution of a Special Counsel\nLegal Services Agreement\nThat the City Council consider the next Resolution, in order, to:\nApprove a legal services agreement with Reden Riddell; and\n1.\nAuthorize the Mayor's execution of a legal services agreement.\n2.\nCOMMISSION REPORTS:\nACTIVITIES REPORTS/COMMENTS OF MAYOR WELLS\nSANDAG (San Diego Association of Governments) Board of Directors.