National City — 2023-06-20

8.1 Approval of Reading by Title Only and Waiver of Reading in Full of Ordinance on this\nAgenda

8.10 Authorize the Acceptance of the California Automated Permit Processing Program Grant\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Accept the California Automated\nPermit Processing Program Grant in the Amount of $60,000 from the California Energy\nCommission to Fund the National City Building Division’s Implementation of an Online Solar\nPage 3 of 8\nPermitting Platform and Authorizing the Establishment of a Community Development\nReimbursable Grant Fund Appropriation of $60,000 and Corresponding Revenue Budget.”

8.11 Approval of a Second Amendment to the Agreement between the City and Devaney Pate\nMorris & Cameron LLP for legal services in the specialized area of General Civil Litigation\nDefense arising from Government Claims.\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Approving a Second Amendment to the Agreement Between the City and\nDevaney Pate Morris & Cameron LLP for Legal Services in the Specialized Area of General\nCivil Litigation Defense Arising from Government Claims by 1) Increasing the Not-to-Exceed\nAmount by $50,000 for a New Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $250,000 Pertaining to\nLitigation Titled Bhandari v. City and 2) Increasing the Not-to-Exceed Amount by $50,000 for\na New Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $200,000 Pertaining to Litigation Titled Cummins v.\nCity.”

8.12 First Amendments to On-Call Consultant Agreements for City’s Capital Improvement\nProgram (CIP)\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Authorizing the Mayor to Execute First Amendments to Extend Agreements by\nOne-Year with the Following On-Call Consultants: a) Atlas Technical Consultants, LLC; b) D-\nMAX Engineering, Inc.; c) Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.; d) Leighton Consulting, Inc.; e) Ninyo\n& Moore Geotechnical & Environmental Sciences Consultants; and, f) Randall Lamb\nAssociates, Inc.”

8.13 First Amendment with San Diego Mechanical Energy, Inc. for Facilities Maintenance\nServices\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with San\nDiego Mechanical & Energy, Inc., Extending the Agreement by One-Year to June 30, 2024.”

8.14 First Amendment to the Agreement with Southwest Traffic Signal, Inc., for Traffic Signal and\nStreetlight Maintenance\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Authorizing the Mayor to Execute a First Amendment to the Agreement with\nSouthwest Traffic Signal Service, Inc., Extending the Agreement by One-Year to June 30,\n2024.”

8.15 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the San Diego Unified Port District and the\nCity of National City to Contribute Funds for the Free Ride Around National City (FRANC)\nProgram.\nPage 4 of 8\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution Entitled, "Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City 1)\nAuthorizing the Mayor to Execute a Memorandum Of Understanding Between the San Diego\nUnified Port District and the City of National City to Contribute Funds from the Maritime\nIndustrial Impact Fund for the Funding of the Free Ride Around National City (FRANC)\nProgram; and 2) Authorizing the Establishment of $400,000 in Appropriations and a\nCorresponding Revenue Budget.”

8.16 Sole Source Purchase of a Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Waiving the Formal Bid Process Pursuant to National City Municipal Code Section\n2.60.220 (B) Regarding the Sole Source Purchase of the Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting\nSystem for the National City Fire Department, from US Digital Designs (USDD) for a Not-To-\nExceed Amount of $158,504.85.”

8.17 Sole Source Installation of the Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting System by Bergelectric\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution, Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Waiving the Formal Bid Process Pursuant to National City Municipal Code Section\n2.60.220 (B) Regarding the Sole Source Installation of the Phoenix G2 Fire Station Alerting\nSystem for the National City Fire Department by Bergelectric for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of\n$86,150.00 and Authorizing Additional Budget Appropriations of $74,654.85 from General\nFund Unassigned Fund Balance for Said Installation.”

8.18 Annual Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2024\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Approving and Adopting the Annual Appropriations Limit of $80,226,080 for Fiscal\nYear 2024”

8.19 Successor Agency Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Proposed Budget for the Successor Agency for Fiscal Year 2023-24.

8.20 Investment Report for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2023.\nRecommendation:\nAccept and File the Investment Report for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2023.

8.21 Investment transactions for the month ended April 30, 2023.\nRecommendation:\nAccept and file the Investment Transaction Ledger for the month ended April 30, 2023.\nPage 5 of 8

8.22 Warrant Register #45 for the period of 5/5/23 through 5/11/23 in the amount of\n$1,380,114.63.\nRecommendation:\nRatify Warrants Totaling $ 1,380,114.63

8.23 Warrant Register #46 for the period of 5/12/23 through 5/18/23 in the amount of\n$2,374,502.87.\nRecommendation:\nRatify Warrants Totaling $ 2,374,502.87

8.3 Agreement Between City of National City and Chandler Asset Management, Inc.\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the Agreement By and Between the City of\nNational City and Chandler Asset Management, Inc. for Investment Management and\nAdvisory Services.”

8.4 Agreement between the City of National City and the Pun Group, LLP.\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia authorizing the Mayor to execute an agreement with The Pun Group, LLP For\nProfessional Independent Audit Services”.

8.5 Amending the Confidential Group Salary Schedule to Revise the Salary of the Senior\nInformation Technology Analyst for 2023 and 2024.\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Amending the Confidential Group Salary Schedule.”

8.6 Approval of Amendment to Agreement with San Diego County for Senior Nutrition Services\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Authorizing the Mayor to Execute the Amendment to County Contract 561763\nExtending the Contract Term for Six (6) Additional Months Through December 31, 2023.”

8.7 Approval of Agreement Between the City of National City and the National City Host Lions\nClub\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with the National City\nHost Lions Club in the Not-to-Exceed Amount of $7,750 to Facilitate the Fourth of July\nCarnival from Friday, June 30, 2023 to Tuesday, July 4, 2023.”\nPage 2 of 8

8.8 Approval of Agreements with San Diego Gas and Electric Company, BNSF Railway\nCompany, San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, and the San Diego Unified Port District\nfor Segment 5 of the Bayshore Bikeway in National City.\nRecommendation:\nAdopt Resolutions Entitled:\n1) “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City, California, authorizing the\nMayor to Execute the Agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric Company for the Purpose of\nConstruction, Planting Mitigation, Monitoring, Operation, Inspection, Maintenance, Repair\nand Replacement of the Bike Path for Segment 5 of the Bayshore Bikeway in the City of\nNational City;” and,\n2) “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City, California, Authorizing the\nMayor to Execute the Agreement with BNSF Railway Company for the Purpose of\nConstruction, Plant Mitigation, Operation, Inspection, Maintenance, Repair and Replacement\nof the Bike Path for Segment 5 of the Bayshore Bikeway in the City of National City;” and,\n3) “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City, California, Authorizing the\nMayor to Execute the Agreement with San Diego Metropolitan Transit System for the\nPurpose of Construction, Planting Mitigation, Monitoring, Operation, Inspection,\nMaintenance, Repair and Replacement of the Bike Path for Segment 5 of the Bayshore\nBikeway in the City of National City;” and,\n4) “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City, California, Authorizing the\nMayor to Execute the Agreement with the San Diego Unified Port District for the Purpose of\nConstruction, Planting Mitigation, Monitoring, Operation, Inspection, Maintenance, Repair\nand Replacement of the Bike Path for Segment 5 of the Bayshore Bikeway in the City of\nNational City.”

8.9 Approval of a Three (3) year Contract for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $2 Million Dollars with\nCircuit Transit Inc. with an Option for Two (2) One-Year Extensions Depending on Available\nFunds to Provide the Free Ride Around National City (FRANC) Shuttle Prog\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Authorizing the Use of Cooperative Procurement with SANDAG’s Regional\nFlexible Fleet Services Procurement Process to Award a Three (3) Year Contract for a Not-\nto-Exceed Amount of $2 Million Dollars to Circuit Transit Inc. with an Option for Two (2) One-\nYear Extensions Depending on Available Funding to Provide the Free Ride Around National\nCity (FRANC) Shuttle Program.

6.1 National City Brownfields Assessment Project by San Diego State University.\nRecommendation:\nReview the presentation by SDSU staff and provide comments.

5.1 Juneteenth Day

5.2 Employee of the Quarter - Police Sergeant Michael "Scott" Shanahan.

9.1 Public Hearing and Review of the Focused General Plan Update’s Supplemental Program\nEnvironmental Impact Report and California Environmental Quality Act Findings.\nRecommendation:\nHold the Public Hearing, Discuss the Project and the Alternate Project Location Alternative,\nand Consider the National City Planning Commission’s Recommendation In-Favor of the\nAlternate Project Location Alternative.

9.2 Public Hearing and Resolution Confirming the Assessment and Ordering the Levy for the\nLandscape Maintenance District No. 1 (Mile of Cars) for Fiscal Year 2023-24.\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution entitled “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Confirming the Assessment and Ordering the Levy for the Landscape\nMaintenance District No. 1 (Mile of Cars) for Fiscal Year 2023-24.”

9.3 Public Hearing and adoption of a Resolution accepting the National City Fiscal Year 2023-\n2024 Tax Roll Sewer Service Fees Report.\nRecommendation:\nHold a Public Hearing and Adopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of\nthe City of National City, California, Accepting the National City 2023-2024 Tax Roll Sewer\nService Fees Report, Which Identifies by Parcel Number, Each Parcel of Real Property\nReceiving Sewer Services and the Amount of Sewer Charges for Each Parcel for FY 2023-\n24 as Required by the California Health and Safety Code Section 5473 et seq., Pertaining to\nCollection of Sewer Charges on the Tax Roll, Directing the City Clerk to File the Report with\nthe County of San Diego Auditor and Controller, and Directing the City Engineer to Submit a\nCertification of the Sewer Service Charges to the County of San Diego Auditor and\nController.”

10.1 Verbal Report-Out of Salary and Benefits in the Employment Agreement of the Interim City\nPage 6 of 8\nManager as required by the Brown Act\nRecommendation:\nConsider Adoption of the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nNational City, California, Appointing Armando Vergara as Interim City Manager and\nAuthorizing the Mayor to Execute an Employment Agreement Between the City of National\nCity and Armando Vergara with the Effective Date of June 1, 2023.”

10.2 Cannabis Business Development Agreements\nRecommendation:\nAdopt the Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Approving the Cannabis Business Development Agreements with Mr. Nice Guy,\nElement 7 and NC Investment Group.”

10.3 City of National City Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year\nEnded June 30, 2022.\nRecommendation:\nAccept and File the Report.

10.4 Fiscal Year 2023 Third Quarter Budget Review\nRecommendation:\nAccept and File this Report, and Adopt a Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council\nof the City of National City, California, Authorizing Various Fiscal Year 2023 3 rd Quarter\nBudget Adjustments.”

10.5 Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City Adopting a Budget for Fiscal Year\n2024\nRecommendation:\nAdopt a Resolution Entitled, “Resolution of the City Council of the City of National City,\nCalifornia, Adopting a Budget for the Fiscal Year 2024.”

10.6 City Council Discussion and Direction Regarding Revisions to City Council Policy No. 104:\nRules of Procedural and Order for City Council Meetings\nRecommendation:\nDiscuss and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Revisions to the City Council Policy No.\n104: Rules of Procedural and Order for City Council Meetings; XIV Procedural Matters, E\n(Proclamations).