Special Joint Meeting: El Cajon City Council/Housing Authority/ March 21, 2023 Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency - 49 - 3:00 p.m.
JOINT SPECIAL 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
March 21, 2023
A Joint Special Meeting of the El Cajon City Council/Housing A uthority/ Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency, held Tuesday, March 21, 2023 , was called to order by Mayor/Chair Bill Wells at 2:15 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, California.
R O L L C A L L
Council/Agencymembers present: Kendrick, Metschel, and Ortiz Council/Agencymembers absent: None
Deputy Mayor/Vice Chair present: Goble
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.
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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT:
1. Regulating the Use of El Cajon Lodging Establishments for Regional Homeless Solutions
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council provide direction to staff.
DISCUSSION
City Manager Mitchell provided detailed information of the Item.
Faithe St. Clair shared her experience living at Mot el 6, where she shares a room with her two teenage children and a friend. Ms. St. Clair also spoke about holding two jobs and not having enough resources to rent permanent housing for her family.
Discussion ensued among Council and Staff concerning the following:
Options to prevent sex offenders from renting hotel/motel rooms in the city; Hotel/motel vouchers provided by the County of San Diego; Re-housing options for people like Ms. St. Clair, who have jobs and need assistance with first and last month deposits;
Considerations of options provided by staff;
Consequences for hotels/motels renting to known offenders; Lack of assistance from the County in dealing with crimes committed by those using vouchers issued by the County; and
City Council going into c losed session to consider anticipated litigation from measures the city may enforce.
CLOSED SESSION:
2. Closed Session - Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation - Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code section 54956.9: One potential case
MOTION BY WELLS, SECOND BY METSCHEL, to ADJOURN to Closed Session at 3:06 p.m.
MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE.
RECONVENED to Open Session at 3:39 p.m.
City Attorney Foley reported the following actions:
The City Council gave direction to the Legal Counsel.
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CLOSED SESSION: (Continued)
City Manager Mitchell stated that the City Council provided direction to staff to provide a report on how the Planning Commission could revoke the deemed approve d status for motels if violations occur. Staff will also provide more information on the different options suggested to the City Council to Regulate the Use of El Cajon Lodging Establishments for homeless citizens.
Adjournment: The Joint Special Meeting of the El Cajon City Council/El Cajon Housing Authority/Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency held this 21 st day of March, 2023 was adjourned at 3:41 p.m.
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ANGELA L. CORTEZ, CMC
City Clerk/Secretary