Joint Meeting: El Cajon City Council/Housing Authority/ February 22, 2022 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency - 36 - 7:00 p.m.
JOINT MEETING OF THE
EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL/HOUSING
AUTHORITY/SUCCESSOR AGENCY
TO THE EL CAJON
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
MINUTES
CITY OF EL CAJON
EL CAJON, CALIFORNIA
February 22, 2022
An Adjourned Regular Joint Meeting of the El Cajon City Council/Hou sing Authority/ Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency, held Tuesday, February 22, 2022, was called to order by Mayor/Chair Bill Wells at 7:0 3 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, California. This meeting was adjour ned from the Adjourned Regular Joint Meeting held at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 22 , 2022, by order of the El Cajon City Council/Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency.
R O L L C A L L
Council/Agencymembers present: Goble, and Kendrick
Council/Agencymembers absent: Ortiz
Deputy Mayor/Vice Chair present: Metschel
Mayor/Chair present: Wells
Other Officers present: Mitchell, City Manager/Executive Director DiMaggio, Assistant City Manager
Foley, City Attorney/General Counsel
Cortez, City Clerk/Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG led by Mayor Wells and MOMENT OF SILENCE. (The Courts have concluded that sectarian prayer, as part of City Council Meetings, is not permitted under the Constitution).
Joint Meeting: El Cajon City Council/Housing Authority/ February 22, 2022 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency - 37 - 7:00 p.m.
AGENDA CHANGES: None
PUBLIC COMMENT: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. FY 2022 -23 CDBG and HOME Allocations for One Year Action Plan and First Amendment to FY 2021-22 One Year Action Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council:
1. Opens the public hearing and accepts public testimony for the FY 2022 -23 CDBG and HOME Allocations for One Year Action Plan and First Amendment to FY 2021-22 One Year Action Plan;
2. Closes the public hearing;
3. Allocates funds to projects and programs that will be funded from the FY 2022-23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME grant programs; and
4. Adopts the next Resolution, in order, amending the FY 2021 -22 One Year Action Plan to allocate $1,100,000 in HOME funds and $64,588 in CalHome fun ds to the San Diego Housing Commission for the administration of the City’s First Time Homebuyer (FTHB) Program, and authorizing the City Manager to modify the allocation deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with direction given by the City Council.
Staff will prepare a preliminary funding schedule reflecting the City Council's decisions from this public hearing relative to the FY 2022 -23 One Year Action Plan and will present it for final adoption at the second public hearing scheduled for April 2 6, 2022. If approved by the City Council, staff will submit the First Amendment to the FY 2021 -22 One Year Action Plan to HUD upon the conclusion of the required 30 -day public review period.
DISCUSSION
Housing Specialist, Deyanira Pelayo -Brito, and Housin g Manager, Jamie Van Ravesteyn provided a summary of the Item.
Discussion ensued among Council and Staff concerning the following:
Total of funds available; and
Oversight of funds allocated.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Item 1 – Continued)
Mayor Wells opened the Public Hearing.
Kelly Douglas, representing Voices for Children, spoke to advocate for her organization.
Tim Ray, representing Meals on Wheels, spoke to advocate for his organization.
MOTION BY WELLS, SECOND BY KENDRICK, to CLOSE the Public Hearing.
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
OF THOSE PRESENT (Ortiz – Absent).
Discussion ensued among Council and Staff concerning the following:
Most programs being considered for CDBG and HOME funds benefit the senior population;
Children in emergency shelters; and
Voices for Children not being considered as they are receiving funding from other organizations.
Mayor Wells re-opened the Public Hearing.
Kelly Douglas, representing Voices for Children, returned to the podium to provide more information on the number of local children receiving assistance.
MOTION BY WELLS, SECOND BY KENDRICK, to CLOSE the Public Hearing.
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
OF THOSE PRESENT (Ortiz – Absent).
MOTION BY WELLS, SECOND BY GOBLE, to APPROVE the proposed FY 2022-23 CDBG allocations.
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
OF THOSE PRESENT (Ortiz – Absent).
MOTION BY WELLS, SECOND BY GOBLE, APPROVE the proposed FY 2022-23 HOME allocations, and ADOPT Resolution No. 014 -22 to Amend FY 2021 -22 One Year Action Plan and approve it’ s submission to HUD upon conclusion of the 30-day public comment period.
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE
OF THOSE PRESENT (Ortiz – Absent).
Joint Meeting: El Cajon City Council/Housing Authority/ February 22, 2022 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency - 39 - 7:00 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Wells adjourned the Adjourned Regular Joint Meeting of the El Cajon City Council /Housing Au thority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency, held this 22nd day of February, 20 22, at 7:41 p.m., to Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 3:00 p.m.
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ANGELA L. CORTEZ, CMC
City Clerk/Secretary