Agenda packet, first session — El Cajon City Council, June 23, 2026 (part 2 of 2)

RESOLUTION NO. -26

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

EL CAJON APPROVING THE NINTH AMENDMENT TO

CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

WHEREAS, on April 24, 2018, the City of El Cajon (the "City") and the City Manager entered into that certain "City Manager Employment Agreement Between the City of El Cajon and Graham Mitchell" (the "Agreement"), which established the terms and conditions for employment as the City Manager for the City, and provides, among other things, benefits and compensation payable to the City Manager; and

WHEREAS, on January 14, 2020, the City Council approved the First Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the "First Amendment") to more accurately describe the City Manager's Base Salary as part of his Compensation and Required Employer Costs in paragraph (1)(a) of subsection (A) of Section 4 of the Agreement, effective January 1, 2020; and

WHEREAS, on June 23, 2020, the City Council approved the Second Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the "Second Amendment") to increase benefits and compensation to the City Manager consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees effective the pay period of June 13, 2020 through June 26, 2020; and

WHEREAS, on June 22, 2021, the City Council approved the Third Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the "Third Amendment") to increase benefits and compensation to the City Manager consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees effective the pay period of June 12, 2021 through June 25, 2021, and to extend the one-time benefit of moving expenses if the City Manager were to relocate his household within 15 miles of City Hall to April 24, 2026; and

WHEREAS, on May 10, 2022, the City Council approved the Fourth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the "Fourth Amendment") to more accurately describe the City Manager's Base Salary as part of his Compensation and Required Employer Costs in par agraph (1)(a) of subsection (A) of Section 4 of the Agreement, effective April 13, 2022; and

WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the City Council approved the Fifth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment") to increase benefits and compensation to the City Manager consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees that became effective the pay period of June 11, 2022 through June 24, 2022; and

WHEREAS, on June 27, 2023, the City Council approved the Sixth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the "Sixth Amendment") to increase benefits and compensation to the City Manager consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees that becomes effective on the first paycheck in July 2023, and to provide for

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an increase of $20,000 in employer -provided annual contribution to deferred compensation; and

WHEREAS, on May 28, 2024, the City Council approved the Seventh Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the "Seventh Amendment") to increase benefits and compensation to the City Manager consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees that became effective on the first paycheck in July 2024; and

WHEREAS, on June 26, 2025, the City Council approved the Eighth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement (the "Eighth Amendment") to increase benefits and compensation to the City Manager consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees that became effective on the first paycheck in July 2025, and approved an annual technology equipment allowance in an amount not to exceed $1,500; and

WHEREAS, the parties now desire to enter into a Ninth Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement (the "Ninth Amendment") to increase compensation and benefits to the City Manager consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees adopted by the City Council on June 23, 2026 that becomes effective on the first paycheck in July 2026; and

WHEREAS, these changes are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") in accordance with section 15378(b)(4) and (5) of the State CEQA Guidelines as government fiscal and administrative activities are not subject to CEQA.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON AS FOLLOWS:

1. The City Council hereby approves the execution of the Ninth Amendment substantially in the form as presented to the City Council in this meeting, with such changes as may be approved by the City Council.

2. The City Council finds that these changes are exempt from CEQA in accordance with section 15378(b)(4) and (5) of the State CEQA Guidelines as government fiscal and administrative activities are not subject to CEQA.

3. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute said Ninth Amendment on behalf of the City of El Cajon.

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1 NINTH AMENDMENT TO

CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This NINTH AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective the 23rd day of June, 2026, by and between the City of El Cajon, California, a charter city and municipal corporation (the " CITY") and Graham Mitchell, an individual (the "CITY MANAGER").

RECITALS

1. CITY and CITY MANAGER entered into that certain "City Manager Employment Agreement Between the City of El Cajon, a charter city and municipal corporation and Graham Mitchell," dated April 24, 2018 (the " AGREEMENT"), by which the CITY and the CITY MANAGER established the terms and conditions for the employment of the CITY MANAGER as the CITY MANAGER for the CITY.

2. The terms of the AGREEMENT provide, among other things, benefits and compensation payable to the CITY MANAGER.

3. The AGREEMENT provides that it may amended at any time by mutual agreement of the CITY and the CITY MANAGER , with any amendments to be in writing, and adopted by the City Council following negotiations between the parties.

4. On January 1, 2020, the CITY and the CITY MANAGER instituted that certain "First Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement " (the "First Amendment") to more accurately describe the CITY MANAGER’s Base Salary as part of his Compensation and Required Employer Costs in paragraph (1) of subsection (A) of Section 4 of the AGREEMENT.

5. On July 1, 2020, the City and the CITY MANAGER instituted that certain "Second Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement " (the "Second Amendment ") to more accurately describe the CITY MANAGER’s Base Salary as part of his Compensation and Required Employer Costs in paragraph (1)(a) of subsection (A) of Section 4 of the AGREEMENT.

6. On July 1, 2021, the City and the CITY MANAGER instituted that certain "Third Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement " (the "Third Amendment ") to more accurately describe the CITY MANAGER’s Base Salary as part of his Compensation and Required Employer Costs in paragraph (1)(a) of subsection (A) of Section 4 of the AGREEMENT , and to extend the term for relocation compensation as listed in paragraph (6) of subsection (B) of Section

4. 7. On May 10, 2022, the City and the CITY MANAGER instituted that certain "Fourth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement " (the "Fourth Amendment ") to more accurately describe the CITY MANAGER ’s Base Salary as part of his Compensation and Required Employer Costs in paragraph (1)(a) of subsection (A) of Section 4 of the AGREEMENT, effective April 13, 2022.

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2 8. On June 14, 2022, the City and the CITY MANAGER instituted that certain "Fifth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement" (the "Fifth Amendment") to increase benefits and compensation to the CITY MANAGER consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees that became effective the pay period of June 11, 2022 through June 24, 2022.

9. On June 27, 2023, the City and the CITY MANAGER instituted that certain "Sixth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement" (the "Sixth Amendment") to increase the cost-of-living compensation to the CITY MANAGER consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees that became effective on the first paycheck in July 2023, and to provide for an increase of $20,000 in employer provided annual contribution to deferred compensation.

10. On May 28, 2024, the City and CITY MANAGER instituted that certain "Seventh Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement" (the "Seventh Amendment") to increase the cost-of-living compensation to the CITY MANAGER consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees that became effective on the first paycheck in July 2024.

11. On June 26, 2026, the City and CITY MANAGER instituted that certain "Eighth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement" (the "Eighth Amendment") to increase the cost-of-living compensation to the CITY MANAGER consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees that became effective on the first paycheck in July 2025, and to approve an amendment to the technology equipment allowance.

12. This "Ninth Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement " (the "Ninth Amendment") is necessary to i ncrease the cost-of-living compensation and benefits to the CITY MANAGER consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees adopted by the City Council on June 23, 2026 that becomes effective on the first paycheck in July 2026.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Paragraph (1)(a) of subsection (A) of Section 4 of the AGREEMENT is hereby amended to read as follows:

A. Compensation & Required Employer Costs

(1) Base Salary

(a) The salary for the position of CITY MANAGER ,
effective the first pay period that compensates the
CITY MANAGER by paycheck issued on or after
July 1, 2026, shall be $13,125.40 every two (2)
weeks (i.e., bi-weekly).

SECTION 2. Except as otherwise a mended by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, the Seventh Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, and this Ninth Amendment, all remaining terms and conditions of the AGREEMENT not in conflict herewith remain in full force and effect.
3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Ninth Amendment to be executed the day and year first above written.

CITY CITY MANAGER

CITY OF EL CAJON, a charter city GRAHAM MITCHELL
and municipal corporation

By By
Bill Wells, Mayor Graham Mitchell

ATTEST:

By
Angela L. Cortez, CMC, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

By
Jennifer M. Lyon, City Attorney

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RESOLUTION NO. -26

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

EL CAJON APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE CITY OF EL CAJON, THE EL CAJON HOUSING

AUTHORITY, AND THE CITY OF EL CAJON AS

SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EL CAJON

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
McDOUGAL BOEHMER FOLEY

LYON MITCHELL & ERICKSON

WHEREAS, on January 1, 2026, the City Council approved the Amended and Restated Agreement Between the City of El Cajon, the El Cajon Housing Authority, and the City of El Cajon as the Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency and McDougal Boehmer Foley Lyon Mitchell & Erickson (the "Agreement") for retention of attorneys as the office of the city attorney (the "City Attorney") and general counsel; and

WHEREAS, the parties now desire to enter into a First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement Between the City of El Cajon, the El Cajon Housing Authority, and the City of El Cajon as the Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency and McDougal Boehmer Foley Lyon Mitchell & Erickson (the "First Amendment") to increase the compensation and benefits to the City Attorney consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees adopted by the City Council on June 23, 2026 that becomes effective on the first paycheck in July 2026; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON AS FOLLOWS:

1. The City Council hereby approves the execution of the First Amendment substantially in the form as presented to the City Council in this meeting, with such changes as may be approved by the City Council.

3. The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized and directed to execute said First Amendment on behalf of the City of El Cajon.

1 FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED

AGREEMENT BETWEEN

THE CITY OF EL CAJON, THE

EL CAJON HOUSING AUTHORITY,

AND THE CITY OF EL CAJON AS SUCCESSOR

AGENCY TO THE EL CAJON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AND
McDOUGAL BOEHMER FOLEY

LYON MITCHELL & ERICKSON

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT is made this 23rd day of June, 2026, by and between the City of El Cajon, a charter city and municipal corporation of the State of California (the " CITY"); the City of El Cajon as Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency (the " SUCCESSOR AGENCY"); and the El Cajon Housing Authority (the " AUTHORITY") (the CITY , the SUCCESSOR AGENCY and the AUTHORITY, hereinafter collectively referred to as the " CLIENT") and McDougal Boehmer Foley Lyon Mitchell & Erickson, a professional c orporation, and the undersigned individual attorneys, sometimes hereinafter collectively referred to as " ATTORNEYS." This AGREEMENT is intended to maintain the relationship between the ATTORNEYS and the CLIENT existing prior to the date hereof.

RECITALS

1. ATTORNEYS and the CLIENT entered into that certain "Amended and Restated Agreement Between the City of El Cajon, the El Cajon Housing Authority, and the City of El Cajon as Successor Agency to the El Cajon Redevelopment Agency and McDougal Boehmer Foley Lyon Mitchell & Erickson," dated December 2026 (the "AGREEMENT"), by which the CLIENT and the ATTORNEYS established the terms and conditions for the retention of ATTORNEYS as the office of city attorney and general legal counsel for the CLIENT.

2. The terms of the AGREEMENT provide, among other things, compensation payable to the ATTORNEYS , and the employment of one of the ATTORNEYS , Jennifer M.

Lyon, as the City Attorney and General Counsel for the CLIENT (the "CITY ATTORNEY").

3. City's City Council has previously approved the compensation payable to the CITY ATTORNEY under the AGREEMENT.

4. This "First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Agreement" (the " FIRST AMENDMENT ") is necessary to approve an increase in compensation and benefits consistent with the Compensation Plan for Executive Employees adopted by the City Council on June 23, 2026
that becomes effective on the first paycheck in July 2026.

2 NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Paragraph one of Section 5 of the AGREEMENT is hereby amended to read as follows (underlined text shows change):

Section 5. Compensation.

CITY shall pay to the CITY ATTORNEY, as salary, the total sum of $213,627.96 per year , effective July 1, 2026. Said sum shall fully compensate for those duties set forth in Paragraphs A.1 through A.6 of Exhibit "A," ("Attorney Services") attached hereto. Said sum may be increased by agreement of the CITY ATTORNEY and City Council, from time to time, which increases shall be contained in a resolution adopted by the City Council. Said increases may be part of increases granted to all other Department Directors for the CITY.

SECTION 2. Except as otherwise amended by this FIRST AMENDMENT , all remaining terms and conditions of the AGREEMENT , including but not limited to paragraphs two, three, and four in Section 5, not in conflict herewith remain unchanged and in full force and effect.

[Signatures to follow on next page.]

3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this FIRST AMENDMENT to be executed the day and year first above written.

CITY OF EL CAJON, EL CAJON HOUSING AUTHORITY,
California charter city a public body corporate and politic and municipal corporation

By By
Bill Wells, Mayor Bill Wells, Chair

ATTEST: ATTEST:

Angela L. Cortez, CMC, City Clerk Angela L. Cortez, CMC, City Clerk

CITY OF EL CAJON IN ITS CAPACITY

AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EL

CAJON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY,
a public body corporate and politic

By
Bill Wells, Chair

ATTEST:

Angela L. Cortez, CMC, City Clerk

McDOUGAL BOEHMER FOLEY LYON

MITCHELL & ERICKSON,
a professional corporation

By ___________________________
Steven E. Boehmer, President

CONCURRENCE:

By ___________________________
Jennifer M. Lyon

CITY OF EL CAJON

CITY COUNCIL POLICY

SUBJECT: Compensation Plan for Executive and Unrepresented Employees

POLICY
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REFERENCE:

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PURPOSE

To outline in one document the salary and benefits of employees who work in positions not represented by a recognized bargaining group.

A. SALARY – Effective pay period beginning on January 3June 20, 2026.

The order of application of salary increases, outside of step increases and when applicable, will be market adjustment then cost of living adjustment.

EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM:

This section is adopted to encourage employees to complete specified educational degree, certificates, or designations that enhance the ability to do their jobs.

1. Unrepresented Management, Information Technology Specialist, and Senior Accounting Technician are eligible for five percent (5.0%) additional compensation when possessingfor one of the following reasons:

 Five percent (5%) incentive if the employee has a Master’s degree directly related to the position with the City, but not required by the classification specification applicable to position; or
 Ten percent ( 10%) incentive if the employee has a c Current California registration certificate as a Professional Civil or Traffic Engineer which is directly related to the position, but not required by the classification specification applicable to the position ; or
 Ten percent (10%) incentive if the employee has a cCurrent California designation as a Certified Public Accountant, which is directly related to the position, but not required by the classification specification applicable to the position.

2. Fire Division Chie f is eligible five percent (5.0%) additiona l compensation when possessing a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

3. Information Technology Specialist and Senior Accounting Technician are eligible to receive two and one half percent (2.5%) additional compensation when possessing a Bachelor’s degree directly related to the position with the City, but not required by the classification specification applicable to position . The incentive does not carry over to a Formatted: Font: (Default) Arial
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POLICY
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classification that already requires a Bachelor’s degree, but will be used in determining the promotional rate to the new classification.

EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SALARIES TO BE PAID AT EQUIVALENT HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Assistant City Manager $117.0116
$114.1577
$122.8621
$119.8655

$129.0053
$125.8588

$135.4556
$132.1518

$142.2283
$138.7593

City Clerk $74.8387
$73.0134

$78.5807
$76.6641

$82.5098
$80.4974

$86.6353
$84.5222

$90.9671
$88.7484

Deputy City Manager

$109.4343
$106.7652

$114.9060
$112.1034

$120.6513
$117.7086

$126.6839
$123.5940

$133.0180
$129.7737

Director of Community
Development
$97.8563
$95.4696

$102.7492
$100.2431

$107.8866
$105.2552

$113.2810
$110.5180

$118.9448
$116.0437

Director of Development
Services
$104.5655
$102.0151
$109.7938
$107.1159
$115.2835
$112.4717
$121.0476
$118.0952
$127.1000
$124.0000
Director of Finance/City
Treasurer
$94.1508
$91.8544

$98.8582
$96.4470

$103.8011
$101.2694

$108.9913
$106.3330

$114.4407
$111.6495

Director of Engineering $96.1577
$93.8124

$100.9656
$98.5030

$106.0138
$103.4281

$111.3145
$108.5995

$116.8804
$114.0297

Director of Human Resources $94.0945
$91.7995

$98.7991
$96.3894

$103.7392
$101.2090

$108.9261
$106.2694

$114.3724
$111.5828

Director of Information
Technology
$93.4025
$91.1244

$98.0724
$95.6804

$102.9762
$100.4646

$108.1251
$105.4879

$113.5313
$110.7622

Director of Parks and
Recreation
$93.6798
$91.3949

$98.3637
$95.9646

$103.2820
$100.7629

$108.4460
$105.8010

$113.8684
$111.0911

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CITY COUNCIL POLICY

SUBJECT: Compensation Plan for Executive and Unrepresented Employees

POLICY
A-29

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Director of Public Works $93.8124
$91.5243

$98.5029
$96.1004

$103.4281
$100.9055

$108.5996
$105.9508

$114.0296
$111.2484

Fire Chief $104.6910
$102.1376

$109.9255
$107.2444

$115.4219
$112.6067

$121.1929
$118.2370

$127.2526
$124.1489

Police Chief $132.5937
$126.8839

$139.2234
$133.2281

$146.1846
$139.8896

$153.4937
$146.8839

$161.1684
$154.2281

UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT SALARIES TO BE PAID AT EQUIVALENT HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Administrative Analyst (City
Manager/Human Resources)
$38.6054
$37.6638

$40.5358
$39.5471

$42.5623
$41.5242

$44.6904
$43.6004

$46.9250
$45.7805

Assistant to the City Manager $60.5603
$59.0832

$63.5884
$62.0375

$66.7679
$65.1394

$70.1062
$68.3963

$73.6115
$71.8161

UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT SALARIES TO BE PAID AT EQUIVALENT HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Building Official $71.4302
$69.6880

$75.0018
$73.1725

$78.7520
$76.8312

$82.6896
$80.6728

$86.8241
$84.7064

City Engineer/Deputy Director
of Engineering
$78.6669
$76.7482

$82.6002
$80.5856

$86.7302
$84.6148

$91.0666
$88.8455

$95.6200
$93.2878

Deputy City Clerk $44.1687
$43.0914

$46.3772
$45.2460

$48.6961
$47.5084

$51.1308
$49.8837

$53.6876
$52.3781

Deputy Director of Community
Development
$81.1526
$79.1733

$85.2102
$83.1319

$89.4708
$87.2886

$93.9445
$91.6532

$98.6417
$96.2358

Deputy Director of
Development Services
$83.4837
$81.4475
$87.6579
$85.5199
$92.0408
$89.7959
$96.6428
$94.2857
$101.4750
$99.0000
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CITY COUNCIL POLICY

SUBJECT: Compensation Plan for Executive and Unrepresented Employees

POLICY
A-29

REFERENCE:

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Deputy Director of Parks and
Recreation
$72.0588
$70.3013

$75.6617
$73.8163

$79.4448
$77.5071

$83.4171
$81.3825

$87.5879
$85.4516

Deputy Director of Public
Works
$76.7427
$74.8709

$80.5796
$78.6142

$84.6087
$82.5451

$88.8391
$86.6723

$93.2812
$91.0060

Deputy Director – Special
Projects (6 mo. limited term)
$71.6369
$69.8897

$75.2187
$73.3841

$78.9797
$77.0534

$82.9288
$80.9061

$87.0750
$84.9512

Deputy Fire Chief $88.7120
$86.5483
$93.1476
$90.8757
$97.8050
$95.4195
$102.6953
$100.1905
$107.8300
$105.2000

Financial Operations Manager $65.8746
$64.2679

$69.1682
$67.4812

$72.6265
$70.8551

$76.2580
$74.3980

$80.0708
$78.1179

Fire Division Chief $82.0114
$80.0111

$86.1121
$84.0118

$90.4177
$88.2124

$94.9387
$92.6231

$99.6855
$97.2541

Human Resources Analyst $45.4848
$44.3754

$47.7591
$46.5942

$50.1471
$48.9240

$52.6544
$51.3701

$55.2871
$53.9386

Human Resources Manager $63.7229
$62.1687

$66.9090
$65.2771

$70.2544
$68.5409

$73.7673
$71.9681

$77.4556
$75.5664

Information Technology
Analyst
$46.1912
$45.0646

$48.5006
$47.3177

$50.9258
$49.6837

$53.4722
$52.1680

$56.1456
$54.7762

Principal Fiscal Analyst $54.8583
$53.5203

$57.6013
$56.1964

$60.4814
$59.0062

$63.5054
$61.9565

$66.6807
$65.0543

Management Analyst (City
Clerk/City Manager/ Human
Resources)
$43.8439
$42.7745

$46.0361
$44.9133

$48.3380
$47.1590

$50.7547
$49.5168

$53.2926
$51.9928

Marketing and Engagement
Manager
$65.8746
$64.2679

$69.1682
$67.4812

$72.6265
$70.8551

$76.2580
$74.3980

$80.0708
$78.1179

Network Administrator $52.2526
$50.9781

$54.8650
$53.5268

$57.6084
$56.2033

$60.4888
$59.0135

$63.5133
$61.9642

CITY OF EL CAJON

CITY COUNCIL POLICY

SUBJECT: Compensation Plan for Executive and Unrepresented Employees

POLICY
A-29

REFERENCE:

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UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT SALARIES TO BE PAID AT EQUIVALENT HOURLY PAY RATES:

Parks and Recreation Manager $59.5630
$58.1102

$62.5412
$61.0158

$65.6683
$64.0666

$68.9514
$67.2697

$72.3993
$70.6335

Senior Human Resources
Analyst
$57.8036
$56.3938

$60.6938
$59.2135

$63.7287
$62.1743

$66.9150
$65.2829

$70.2609
$68.5472

Senior Management Analyst
(City Manager/ Finance/Human
Resources)
$52.8177
$51.5295

$55.4587
$54.1060

$58.2316
$56.8113

$61.1431
$59.6518

$64.2004
$62.6345

Systems Accountant $47.5498
$46.3900

$49.9270
$48.7093

$52.4236
$51.1450

$55.0449
$53.7023

$57.7969
$56.3872

CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Confidential Secretary
(City Manager/Human
Resources/Police Chief )
$31.0575
$30.3000

$32.6105
$31.8151

$34.2409
$33.4058

$35.9530
$35.0761

$37.7506
$36.8299

Executive Assistant to the
City Manager/City
Attorney/Police Chief
$38.2534
$37.3204

$40.1662
$39.1865

$42.1743
$41.1457

$44.2831
$43.2030

$46.4974
$45.3633

Information Technology
Specialist
$34.6266
$33.7820

$36.3579
$35.4711

$38.1759
$37.2448

$40.0846
$39.1069

$42.0888
$41.0622

Senior Accounting Technician $34.1161
$33.2840

$35.8220
$34.9483

$37.6131
$36.6957

$39.4938
$38.5305

$41.4683
$40.4569

UNREPRESENTED GENERAL CLASSIFICATION HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Fire Recruit (Non-Safety, 40
hour work week)

$36.5712
$35.6792

$38.3998
$37.4632

$40.3197
$39.3363

$42.3357
$41.3031

$44.4525
$43.3683

Police Recruit (Non-Safety) $38.5493
$37.6091
$40.4768
$39.4896
$42.5005
$41.4639
$44.6256
$43.5372
$46.8570
$45.7141
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PART-TIME / SEASONAL / TEMPORARY (PST) CLASSIFICATIONS HOURLY RATES:

PST classifications do not receive any benefits described in this policy with the exception of the City contribution to the appropriate retirement plan in lieu of CalPERS/Social Security and sick leave benefits required by Labor Code §233. All PST step increases are 2.5% unless noted otherwise; step increases are not automatic and based on merit.

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Administrative Intern $19.6548

$20.1462

$20.6497

$21.1661

$21.6952

Public Safety Aide $18.1394

$18.5930

$19.0578

$19.5343

$20.0226

Recreation Specialist I $18.1394

$18.5930

$19.0578

$19.5343

$20.0226

Recreation Specialist II $20.4893

$21.0015

$21.5266

$22.0647

$22.6163

Recreation Specialist III $23.1575

$23.7365

$24.3298

$24.9381

$25.5615

Recreation Specialist IV $26.1661

$26.8203

$27.4908

$28.1780

$28.8824

Recreation Specialist V $29.5810

$30.3205

$31.0784

$31.8554

$32.6518

Weed Abatement
Inspector
$30.0861

$30.8382

$31.6091

$32.3994

$33.2095

Retired Annuitants Only: The salary for a Retired Annuitant must be an hourly pay rate that falls within the regular salary schedul e for th e position being filled . Per California Public Employee Retirement Law, a Retired Annuitant cannot receive any other compensation or benefits in addition to the hourly pay rate. Without exception, a maximum of 960 hours may be worked within a fisca l year (July 1 to June 30). Nonpaid or volunteer hours can not be used in order to exceed 960 hours in a fiscal year. A Retired Annuitant cannot accrue service credit or any additional retirement rights or benefits.

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B. HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS

1. Cafeteria Plan
The City’s cafeteria plan allotment is for enrollment in any of the City’s CalPERS’ health plans or other eligible benefit programs (e.g., dental, vision, etc.). The cost of the premium for the City’s health plan will be deducted from the employee's cafeteria plan allotment. If there is a difference, the employee will be responsible for the remainder of the premium amount to be paid through payroll deductions. Unused cafeteria plan allotment will be paid out as “cash in lieu”, up to a maximum of $1,150 per month (excludes Police Recruit and Fire Recruit). For Police Recruit the maximum “cash in lieu” is $287.50 per month. For Fire Recruit the maximum “cash in lieu” is $1,000 per month. Cash in lieu payments are taxable income and not PERSable.

Any employee who is not enrolled in a City CalPERS health insurance plan, and does not provide proof of enrollment in another group health insurance plan (e.g., coverage under a spouse’s employer plan) within 30 days from the beginning of the new plan year will no t be eligible to receive cash in lieu.

All benefitted employees must enroll in an available City health program unless they opt out.

An employee may receive cash in lieu for opting out of the City’s health program if he/she:
(1) Provides proof that the employ ee and all individuals for whom the employee intends to claim a personal exemption deduction for the taxable year or years that begin or end in or with the City’s plan year to which the opt out applies (“ tax family”), have or will have minimum essential c overage through another source (other than coverage in the individual market, whether or not obtained through Covered California) for the plan year to which the opt out arrangement applies (“opt out period”); and

(2) Signs an attestation that the employee an d his/her tax family have or will have such minimal essential coverage for the opt out period. An employee must provide the attestation every plan year at open enrollment or within 30 days after the start of the plan year. The opt out payment cannot be mad e and the City will not in fact make payment if the employer knows or has reason to know that the employee or tax family member doesn’t have such alternative coverage, or if the conditions in this paragraph are not otherwise satisfied.

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The City may modify health insurance benefits or cafeteria plan (including, as to both, but not limited to, plan benefits or structure, City or employee contributions and/or opt out amount or requirements) in order to avoid penalties or taxes under the ACA or other statutory scheme that may result from an interpretation of the ACA or other statutory scheme by the Internal Revenue Service or other federal agency (including, but not limited to, a revenue ruling, regulation or other guidance) or state agency, or a ruling by a court of competent jurisdiction.

From July 1, 20265 through December 31, 20265, the allotment for the cafeteria plan for all classifications, except Fire Recruit and Police Recruit, shall be $1,5501,700 per month. For Fire Recruit, the allotment for the cafe teria plan shall be $1,8001,900 per month. For Police Recruit, the allotment for the cafeteria plan shall be $1,7001,750.

Effective January 1, 20276, the allotment for the cafeteria plan for all classifications, except Fire Recruit and Police Recruit, will increase to $1,7001,850 per month. For Fire Recruit, the amount will be $1,900 per month. For Police Recruit, the amount will increase to $1,7501,800 per month.

2. Medical Insurance

The City is continuing the CalPERS’ Health Benefits program that was adop ted on January 1, 1986. From the total cafeteria plan allotment, the City will pay to CalPERS the statutorily required minimum employer contribution per month toward the cost of any CalPERS’ health plan that the employee chooses to enroll. The employee agrees to be liable for the difference between the total cost of the health plan chosen and the City’s contribution if he/she elects to obtain coverage under the CalPERS’ health program. This amount shall be included in the total amount of the City’s contribution to the employee’s Section 125 Cafeteria Plan.

Employees who elect not to be covered under the City’s medical insurance plan must have on file with the City a sign ed waiver of medical benefits. Employees will be provided an opportunity to enroll in the City’s medical insurance plan during the designated open enrollment period.

3. Retirement Benefits

All Executive, Unrepresented, and Confidential employees are members of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS). Those employees who are “classic members” as defined under the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) pay the employee’s share of the retirement cost (8% for Miscellaneous and 9% for Safety

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Employees), and receive the following contracted benefits:

Miscellaneous Employees
“Classic” Members
Local Safety Employees
“Classic” Members Hired on or before March 10, 2011
A. 3% at 60 Benefit Formula (§21354.3) A. 3% at 50 Benefit Formula (§21362.2) B. Final Compensation: One Year (§20042) B. Final Compensation: One Year (§20042) Miscellaneous Employees
“Classic” Members
Local Safety Employees
“Classic” Members Hired on or before March 10, 2011
C. Prior Service (§20055) C. Prior Service (§20055)
D. [Reserved] D. [Reserved]
E. Additional Service Credit 2 Years (§20903) E. [Reserved] Miscellaneous Employees
“Classic” Members
Local Safety Employees
“Classic” Members Hired on or before March 10, 2011
F. Unused Sick Leave Credit (§20965) F. Unused Sick Leave Credit (§20965) G. Military Service Credit as Public Service
(§21024) G. Military Service Credit as Public Service (§21024) H. 2% Annual Cost of Living Allowance
Increase (§21329)
H. 2% Annual Cost of Living Allowance Increase
(§21329)
I. Pre-Retirement Death Benefits to Continue
After Remarriage of Survivor (§21551)
I. Pre -Retirement Death Benefits to Continue After
Remarriage of Survivor (§21551)
J. 1959 Survivor Benefit Level Four (§21574) J. 1959 Survivor Benefit Level Three (§21573) K. $5,000 Retired Death Benefit (§21623.5) K. $500 Retired Death Benefit (§21620) L. [Reserved]
L. Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance §21624/26/28)
M. [Reserved]

M. Post -Retirement Surviv or Allowance to Continue
After Remarriage (§21635)
Local Safety Employees
Hired on or after March 11, 2011
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A. 3% at 55 Benefit Formula (§21362.2)
B. Final Compensation: Three Years – Career Average
(§20042)

Local Safety Employees – Police Chief Only
“Classic” Members regardless of hire date
A. Contribute 21% of compensation earnable toward
the employe r contribution to CalPERS via payroll
deductions pursuant to Government Code section
20516(a) effective upon the adoption of the CalPERS
contract amendment.

Those employees who are “new members” as defined under the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) pay the employee contributions equal to 50% of normal cost (currently 7.25% for Miscellaneous and 13.75% for Safety Employees , however member contribution rates can change each fiscal year based on CalPERS's annual actuarial valuations), and receive the above listed benefits with the exception of the following:

Miscellaneous Employees
“New” Members Hired on or after January 1, 2013
Safety Employees
“New” Members Hired on or after January 1, 2013
A. 2% at 62 Benefit Formula (§7522.20) A. 2.7% at 57 Benefit Formula (§7522.25(d)) B. Final Compensation: Three Years – Career
Average (§20037)
B. Final Compensation: Three Years – Career
Average (§20037)

PST Employees: In lieu of enrollment in the CalPERS’ retirement program, PST employees will be enrolled in an IRS §457 retirement plan. The City contributes 7.5% of the employee’s salary to the IRS §457 plan in lieu of CalPERS and Social Se curity. PST employees who qualify for membership will be enrolled in the CalPERS retirement program and City contributions to the IRS §457 plan will terminate.

4. Deferred Compensation

All Executive, Unrepresented and Confidential employees are eligible to participate in any of the City’s Internal Revenue Code Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plan(s). Participation is handled through payroll deductions.

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Assistant City Manager. Amounts contributed by the City shall be to the benefit of the Assistant City Manager in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan participation agreement.

5. Disability Insurance

The City provides Executive Management employees and Unrepresented Management employees with fully paid short-term and long-term disability plans.

Exclusion: Confidential employees, PST employees, Fire Recruit(s) and Police Recruit(s) participate in the State Disability Insurance (SDI) Program at their expense.

6. Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance [Applies to City Attorney]

The City provides fully paid life insurance and AD&D to Executive and Unrepresented Management employees in the amount of one and one half times the employee’s annual salary plus $25,000.

The City provides fully paid life insurance and AD&D to Confidential and benefitted employees in the amount of $25,000.

C. LEAVES

1. Vacation Accrual

All Executive, Unrepresented and Confidential employees shall accrue vacation in accordance with the schedule below. With the exception of interrupted service not covered by any other provision, rule or law, the full accrual rates will commence the first pay period of employment, with no proration. Additionally, when the accrual rate progresses to the next tier, the new accrual rate will be given in full in the pay period which coincides with the employee’s hire anniversary date. A dditionally, there will be no proration between the prior accrual rate and new accrual rate regardless of where in the pay period the hire anniversary date falls in.

a. 3.07 hours of vacation accrued and credited bi -weekly from the date of hire until completion of the 35th month;

b. 4.60 hours of vacation accrued and credited bi-weekly following the start of the 36th month through the completion of the 107th month;
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c. 5.52 hours of vacation accrued and credited bi -weekly following the start of the 108 th month through the completion of the 155th month;

d. 6.14 hours of vacation accrued and credited bi -weekly following the start of the 156 th month.

New hires in Executive and Unrepresented Management classifications may accrue vacation leave at a rate greater than the entry rate at the di scretion of the City Manager. Vacation accrual shall be capped at 620 hours for all executive and unrepresented management employees, and 560 hours for all confidential employees. No employee shall accrue vacation beyond the established cap unless specifi cally authorized by the City Manager. Employees have the option of 100% cash reimbursement for unused paid vacation at any time provided that they have used at least 30 hours of vacation/administrative leave during the preceding year (26 pay periods).

2. Administrative Leave

Executive Management (excludes Police Chief and Fire Chief) employees receive eighty (80) hours administrative leave per year accrued as vacation leave.

The Police Chief, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, and Fire Division Chief receive one hundred forty (140) hours administrative leave per year accrued as vacation.

Unrepresented Management employees receive sixty (60) hours administrative leave per year accrued as vacation leave.

3. Holidays

Executive and Unrepresented Management and Confidential employees (excluding the City Attorney) receive the following paid holidays:

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Admissions Day* September 9 (floating holiday)
Columbus Day* Second Monday in October (floating holiday) Veterans Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November
Day after Thanksgiving Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve December 24
Christmas Day December 25
New Year’s Eve December 31
And every day proclaimed by the City Council as a public holiday.

*Two (2) floating holidays in lieu of celebrating Columbus Day and Admissions Day . City facilities shall remain open on both days.

Vacation shall accrue and be credited bi-weekly to compensate for the two floating holidays based on regularly scheduled work shift (permanent shift):

5-8 Schedules: 0.62 hours; 9/80 Schedules: 0.69 hours; 4/10 Schedules: 0.77 hours

City Hall will be closed between the observed Christmas Eve holiday in 20265 and the observed New Years’ Day holiday in 20276. Employees who take this time off must use paid leave for December 28, 29, and 30, 2026 26, 29, and 30, 2025.

An EMPLOYEE whose day off falls on an observed City holiday (e.g., Friday holiday) will accrue their regularly scheduled hours of vacation leave.

4. Sick Leave

Executive, Unrepresented and Confidential employees accrue sick leave at the rat e of 3.68 hours per bi -weekly pay period. Accrual is unlimited. Part -Time/Seasonal/Temporary employees accrue and use sick leave upon commencement of employment at the rate prescribed by Labor Code § 246. PST employees are entitled to no other leave ben efits under this policy.

Sick leave with pay shall be granted to all EMPLOYEES covered by this Policy in accordance with this section. Sick leave shall not be considered as a right which an EMPLOYEE may use at his/her discretion, but shall be allowed only in case of necessity and actual personal sickness or disability or (2) to attend to an illness or injury, including time for scheduled doctor or dentist appointment, of a person who is in the relationships to the employee as described

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in the California Labor Code §233, which currently includes:

Child Parent Spouse
Grand Child Foster Child Adopted Child
Step Child Legal Ward Child of Domestic Partner
Step Parent Legal Guardian Adoptive Parent
Foster Parent Sibling Parent-in-Law
Grand Parent Registered Domestic Partner Child of Person Standing in Loco Parentis

a. Sick Leave Conversion Privileges

Any EMPLOYEE who has taken 40 hours sick leave or less during the calendar year ending December 30 of each year shall be entitled to either convert up to 40 ho urs of unused sick leave to vacation or receive a cash payment for up to 24 hours, based upon the current compensation rate on an hour-for-hour basis.

In no event may an EMPLOYEE select a combination of two options or reduce the accumulated sick leave ba lance below 192 hours. No prorations shall be made for EMPLOYEES terminating on or before December 30 of the calendar year.

b. Unused Sick Leave at Retirement for Health Insurance

For employees hired before July 1, 2013, upon retirement from City employ ment within 120 days of separation, for service or disability, an employee may elect to use unused sick leave at its dollar value at retirement (hourly base rate plus any regularly recurring bi-weekly premium pay, i.e., differential pay for Master’s Degrees) to pay health insurance premiums in retirement according to the following schedule:

10 through 14 years of service: 25% of the sick leave balance at retirement;

15 through 19 years of service: 50% of the sick leave balance at retirement;

20 + years of service: 75% of the sick leave balance at retirement.

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benefits. The supplem ental benefits described above shall be used to pay health insurance premiums for the retiree and dependents, if applicable. However, if the employee is deceased before the funds are exhausted, the supplemental benefits shall cease and the remaining funds shall be the City’s property.

The City elects to self -administer this plan at this time. The City will pay the annualized dollar equivalent of the Kaiser two -party health insurance premium once per year in January of each year.

This benefit may be used in combination with service credit for unused sick leave as described in Section C – Health and Welfare Benefits – Retirement Benefits.

5. Bereavement Leave

All employees covered under this policy shall be entitled to the bereavement leave of absence and employment rights and privileges provided by state and federal laws and regulations. Up to three (3) regularly scheduled working days will be paid by the City, as bereavement leave, to EMPLOYEES in order to discharge the customary obligations arising from the death of a relative as defined by the state. Employees may also request the use o f an additional two (2) regularly scheduled working days to be charged to sick or vacation leave accruals. The d esignated representative must approve requests for suc h leave and documentation, as defined by the state, requested within 30 days of the leave.

6. Military Leave

Any employee who is or becomes a member of the Armed Services, Militia or Organized Reserves of California or the United States shall be entitled to the leaves of absence and employment rights and privileges provided by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act ( USERRA) and the Military and Veterans Code of the State of California.

7. Jury and Witness Leave

All Executive, Unrepresented and Confidential employees are entitled to be absent from duty when called to serve as a trial juror or as a witness called by a subpoena before a court of law. Under such circumstances, the EMPLOYEE is paid the difference between full salary and any payment received by them, except travel pay, for such duty.

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The Fire Division Chief shall receive eight (8) hours of vacation leave for every week he/she is required to participate in the back-up duty chief rotation for Heartland Fire & Rescue. For each holiday occurring during the assign ed week, (Saturdays and Sundays are not considered holidays), an additional four (4) hours of vacation will be credited.

D. UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE

The Police Chief , Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, and Fire Division Chief receive an annual uniform and equipment allowance of $ 1,000. Yearly distribution will be issued the second paycheck in July.

Newly Hired Police Recruits: The annual uniform and equipment allowance for newly hired Police Recruits shall be $775 per year. The uniform allowance shall be prorated over the twelve month period beginning from the actual hire date to the following July 1st. Yearly distribution will be issued the second paycheck in July.

Newly Hired Fire Recruits: The annual uniform and equipment allowance for newly hired Fire Recruits shall be $1,000 per year. The uniform allowance shall be prorated over the twelve month period beginning from the actual hire date to the following July 1st. Yearly distribution will be issued the second paycheck in July.

E. TUITION AND BOOK REIMBURSEMENT

The City provides an allowance of $ 1,500 per fiscal year for Executive, U nrepresented Management and Confidential employees to use to defray the cost of attendance at seminars, worksho ps, conferences and/or classes, which promote professional growth.

Executive and Unrepresented Management employees may use this allowance for lodging, meals, and other travel expenses.

Executive and Unrepresented Management employees may also use the allowance to cover the costs of membership fees for job-related professional associations.

F. OTHER CERTIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL COMPENSATION

1. Notary Public Pay

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Positions designated by the department director shall receive Notary Public Pay in the amount of $75/month if he/she is a Notary Public in the State of California. The City shall also pay the cost of bonding of this employee while he/she is serving as Notary Public for the benefit of the City. Employees in designated positions shall perform notary services only as directed by his/her supervisor.

2. Bilingual Pay

Positions designated by the department director shall receive Bilingual Pay in the amount of $120/month if he/she is certified by a language professional, designated by the City, as having suitable skills to provide translation service.

3. Automobile Allowance

Executive Management employees shall be provided a monthly automobile allowance of $300 in exchange for making a vehicle available for his/her own use and for City -related business and/or functions during, before, and after normal work hours.

The Assistant City Manager and Deputy City Manager shall be provided a monthly automobile allowance of $400.

4. Cellular Telephone Allowance

The Assistant City Manager and Deputy City Man ager shall receive, as compensation, the sum of $120 per month for use as an allowance for his/her cellular telephone service (this is in lieu of a City issued phone).

5. Technology Reimbursement

The Assistant City Manager shall be provided with an amou nt not to exceed $2,500 every two years, beginning with the year of his/her initial appointment, for use to purchase technology equipment such as a personal laptop computer, etc. The payment shall be made upon submission of receipts documenting the purcha se(s). The equipment purchased shall become the property of the Assistant City Manager.

6. Non-PERSable Stipend

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Division Chief. Yearly distribution will be split an d issued: o ne-half of s tipend payment the second paycheck in July and one-half of the stipend payment the first paycheck in December.

G. RELOCATION ALLOWANCE

The City Manager may authorize an allowance up to $10,000 for relocation expenses to the San Diego area.

Approved by City Council December 9, 2025.

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PURPOSE

To outline in one document the salary and benefits of employees who work in positions not represented by a recognized bargaining group.

A. SALARY – Effective pay period beginning on June 20, 2026.

The order of application of salary increases, outside of step increases and when applicable, will be market adjustment then cost of living adjustment.

EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PROGRAM: This section is adopted to encourage employees to complete specified educational degree, certificates, or desig nations that enhance the ability to do their jobs.

1. Unrepresented Management, Information Technology Specialist, and Senior Accounting Technician are eligible for additional compensation for one of the following reasons:

 Five percent (5%) incentive if the employee has a Master’s degree directly related to the position with the City, but not required by the classification specification applicable to position; or
 Ten percent ( 10%) incentive if the employee has a c urrent California registration certificate as a Professional Civil or Traffic Engineer which is directly related to the position, but not required by the classification specification applicable to the position ; or
 Ten percent (10%) incentive if the employee has a current California designation as a Certified Public Accountant, which is directly related to the position, but not required by the classification specification applicable to the position.

2. Fire Division Chie f is eligible five percent (5.0%) additiona l compensation when possessing a Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

3. Information Technology Specialist and Senior Accounting Technician are eligible to receive two and one half percent (2.5%) additional compensation when possessing a Bachelor’s degree directly related to the position with the City, but not required by the classification specification applicable to position . The incentive does not carry over to a classification that already requires a Bachelor’s degree, but will be used in determining the promotional rate to the new classification.

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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT SALARIES TO BE PAID AT EQUIVALENT HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Assistant City Manager $117.0116

$122.8621

$129.0053

$135.4556

$142.2283

City Clerk $74.8387

$78.5807

$82.5098

$86.6353

$90.9671

Deputy City Manager

$109.4343

$114.9060

$120.6513

$126.6839

$133.0180

Director of Community
Development
$97.8563

$102.7492

$107.8866

$113.2810

$118.9448

Director of Development
Services
$104.5655

$109.7938

$115.2835

$121.0476

$127.1000

Director of Finance/City
Treasurer
$94.1508

$98.8582

$103.8011

$108.9913

$114.4407

Director of Engineering $96.1577

$100.9656

$106.0138

$111.3145

$116.8804

Director of Human Resources $94.0945

$98.7991

$103.7392

$108.9261

$114.3724

Director of Information
Technology
$93.4025

$98.0724

$102.9762

$108.1251

$113.5313

Director of Parks and
Recreation
$93.6798

$98.3637

$103.2820

$108.4460

$113.8684

Director of Public Works $93.8124

$98.5029

$103.4281

$108.5996

$114.0296

Fire Chief $104.6910

$109.9255

$115.4219

$121.1929

$127.2526

Police Chief $132.5937

$139.2234

$146.1846

$153.4937

$161.1684

UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT SALARIES TO BE PAID AT EQUIVALENT HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Administrative Analyst (City
Manager/Human Resources)
$38.6054

$40.5358

$42.5623

$44.6904

$46.9250

Assistant to the City Manager $60.5603

$63.5884

$66.7679

$70.1062

$73.6115

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UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT SALARIES TO BE PAID AT EQUIVALENT HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Building Official $71.4302 $75.0018 $78.7520

$82.6896

$86.8241

City Engineer/Deputy Director
of Engineering
$78.6669

$82.6002 $86.7302

$91.0666

$95.6200

Deputy City Clerk $44.1687

$46.3772

$48.6961

$51.1308

$53.6876

Deputy Director of Community
Development
$81.1526

$85.2102

$89.4708

$93.9445

$98.6417

Deputy Director of
Development Services
$83.4837

$87.6579

$92.0408

$96.6428

$101.4750

Deputy Director of Parks and
Recreation
$72.0588

$75.6617

$79.4448

$83.4171

$87.5879

Deputy Director of Public
Works
$76.7427

$80.5796

$84.6087

$88.8391

$93.2812

Deputy Director – Special
Projects (6 mo. limited term)
$71.6369

$75.2187

$78.9797

$82.9288

$87.0750

Deputy Fire Chief $88.7120

$93.1476

$97.8050

$102.6953

$107.8300

Financial Operations Manager $65.8746

$69.1682

$72.6265

$76.2580

$80.0708

Fire Division Chief $82.0114

$86.1121

$90.4177

$94.9387

$99.6855

Human Resources Analyst $45.4848

$47.7591

$50.1471

$52.6544

$55.2871

Human Resources Manager $63.7229

$66.9090

$70.2544

$73.7673

$77.4556

Information Technology
Analyst
$46.1912

$48.5006

$50.9258

$53.4722

$56.1456

Principal Fiscal Analyst $54.8583

$57.6013

$60.4814

$63.5054

$66.6807

Management Analyst (City
Clerk/City Manager/ Human
Resources)
$43.8439

$46.0361

$48.3380

$50.7547

$53.2926

Marketing and Engagement
Manager
$65.8746

$69.1682

$72.6265

$76.2580

$80.0708

Network Administrator $52.2526

$54.8650

$57.6084

$60.4888

$63.5133

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UNREPRESENTED MANAGEMENT SALARIES TO BE PAID AT EQUIVALENT HOURLY PAY RATES:

Parks and Recreation Manager $59.5630

$62.5412

$65.6683

$68.9514

$72.3993

Senior Human Resources
Analyst
$57.8036

$60.6938

$63.7287

$66.9150

$70.2609

Senior Management Analyst
(City Manager/ Finance/Human
Resources)
$52.8177

$55.4587

$58.2316

$61.1431

$64.2004

Systems Accountant $47.5498

$49.9270

$52.4236

$55.0449

$57.7969

CONFIDENTIAL CLASSIFICATION HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Confidential Secretary
(City Manager/Human
Resources/Police Chief )
$31.0575

$32.6105

$34.2409

$35.9530

$37.7506

Executive Assistant to the
City Manager/City
Attorney/Police Chief
$38.2534

$40.1662

$42.1743

$44.2831

$46.4974

Information Technology
Specialist
$34.6266

$36.3579

$38.1759

$40.0846

$42.0888

Senior Accounting Technician $34.1161

$35.8220

$37.6131

$39.4938

$41.4683

UNREPRESENTED GENERAL CLASSIFICATION HOURLY PAY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Fire Recruit (Non-Safety, 40
hour work week)

$36.5712

$38.3998

$40.3197

$42.3357

$44.4525

Police Recruit (Non-Safety) $38.5493

$40.4768

$42.5005

$44.6256

$46.8570

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PART-TIME / SEASONAL / TEMPORARY (PST) CLASSIFICATIONS HOURLY RATES:

CLASSIFICATION 1 2 3 4 5
Administrative Intern $19.6548

$20.1462

$20.6497

$21.1661

$21.6952

Public Safety Aide $18.1394

$18.5930

$19.0578

$19.5343

$20.0226

Recreation Specialist I $18.1394

$18.5930

$19.0578

$19.5343

$20.0226

Recreation Specialist II $20.4893

$21.0015

$21.5266

$22.0647

$22.6163

Recreation Specialist III $23.1575

$23.7365

$24.3298

$24.9381

$25.5615

Recreation Specialist IV $26.1661

$26.8203

$27.4908

$28.1780

$28.8824

Recreation Specialist V $29.5810

$30.3205

$31.0784

$31.8554

$32.6518

Weed Abatement
Inspector
$30.0861

$30.8382

$31.6091

$32.3994

$33.2095

B. HEALTH AND WELFARE BENEFITS

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City’s health plan will be deducted from the employee's cafeteria plan allotment. If there is a difference, the employee will be responsible for the remainder of the premium amount to be paid through payroll deductions. Unused cafeteria plan allotment will be paid out as “cash in lieu”, up to a maximum of $1,150 per month (excludes Police Recruit and Fire Recruit). For Police Recruit the maximum “cash in lieu” is $287.50 per month. For Fire Recruit the maximum “cash in lieu” is $1,000 per month. Cash in lieu payments are taxable income and not PERSable.

All benefitted employees must enroll in an available City health program unless they opt out.

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From July 1, 202 6 through December 31, 202 6, the allotment for the cafeteria plan for all classifications, except Fire Recruit and Police Recruit, shall be $1,700 per month. For Fire Recruit, the allotment for the cafe teria plan shall be $ 1,900 per month. For Police Recruit, the allotment for the cafeteria plan shall be $1,750.

Effective January 1, 2027, the allotment for the cafeteria plan for all classifications, except Fire Recruit and Police Recruit, will increase to $1,850 per month. For Fire Recruit, the amount will be $1,900 per month. For Police Recruit, the amount will increase to $1,800 per month.

2. Medical Insurance

3. Retirement Benefits

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SUBJECT: Compensation Plan for Executive and Unrepresented Employees

POLICY
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Miscellaneous Employees
“Classic” Members
Local Safety Employees
“Classic” Members Hired on or before March 10, 2011
C. Prior Service (§20055) C. Prior Service (§20055)
D. [Reserved] D. [Reserved]
E. Additional Service Credit 2 Years (§20903) E. [Reserved] F. Unused Sick Leave Credit (§20965) F. Unused Sick Leave Credit (§20965) G. Military Service Credit as Public Service
(§21024) G. Military Service Credit as Public Service (§21024) H. 2% Annual Cost of Living Allowance
Increase (§21329)
H. 2% Annual Cost of Living Allowance Increase
(§21329)
I. Pre-Retirement Death Benefits to Continue
After Remarriage of Survivor (§21551)
I. Pre -Retirement Death Benefits to Continue After
Remarriage of Survivor (§21551)
J. 1959 Survivor Benefit Level Four (§21574) J. 1959 Survivor Benefit Level Three (§21573) K. $5,000 Retired Death Benefit (§21623.5) K. $500 Retired Death Benefit (§21620) L. [Reserved]
L. Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance §21624/26/28)
M. [Reserved]

M. Post -Retirement Surviv or Allowance to Continue
After Remarriage (§21635)

Local Safety Employees
Hired on or after March 11, 2011
A. 3% at 55 Benefit Formula (§21362.2)
B. Final Compensation: Three Years – Career Average
(§20042)

Local Safety Employees – Police Chief Only
“Classic” Members regardless of hire date
Contribute 2% of compensation earnable toward the
employer contribution to CalPERS via payroll
deductions pursuant to Government Code section
20516(a) effective upon the adoption of the CalPERS
contract amendment.

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4. Deferred Compensation

The City shall contribute $300 per month ($3,600 per year) in deferred compensation on behalf of the Assistant City Manager to one of the City approved plans as selected by the Assistant City Manager. Amounts contributed by the City shall be to the benefit of the Assistant City Manager in accordance with the Deferred Compensation Plan participation agreement.

5. Disability Insurance

The City provides Executive Management employees and Unrepresented Management employees with fully paid short-term and long-term disability plans.

Exclusion: Confidential employees, PST employees, Fire Recruit(s) and Police Recruit(s) participate in the State Disability Insurance (SDI) Program at their expense.

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6. Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance [Applies to City Attorney]

The City provides fully paid life insurance and AD&D to Executive and Unrepresented Management employees in the amount of one and one half times the employee’s annual salary plus $25,000.

The City provides fully paid life insurance and AD&D to Confidential and benefitted employees in the amount of $25,000.

C. LEAVES

1. Vacation Accrual

a. 3.07 hours of vacation accrued and credited bi -weekly from the date of hire until completion of the 35th month;

b. 4.60 hours of vacation accrued and credited bi-weekly following the start of the 36th month through the completion of the 107th month;

c. 5.52 hours of vacation accrued and credited bi -weekly following the start of the 108 th month through the completion of the 155th month;

d. 6.14 hours of vacation accrued and credited bi -weekly following the start of the 156 th month.

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beyond the established cap unless specifi cally authorized by the City Manager. Employees have the option of 100% cash reimbursement for unused paid vacation at any time provided that they have used at least 30 hours of vacation/administrative leave during the preceding year (26 pay periods).

2. Administrative Leave

Executive Management (excludes Police Chief and Fire Chief) employees receive eighty (80) hours administrative leave per year accrued as vacation leave.

The Police Chief, Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, and Fire Division Chief receive one hundred forty (140) hours administrative leave per year accrued as vacation.

Unrepresented Management employees receive sixty (60) hours administrative leave per year accrued as vacation leave.

3. Holidays

Executive and Unrepresented Management and Confidential employees (excluding the City Attorney) receive the following paid holidays:

New Years’ Day January 1
Martin Luther King's Birthday Third Monday in January
Presidents’ Day Third Monday in February
Memorial Day Last Monday in May
Independence Day July 4
Labor Day First Monday in September
Admissions Day* September 9 (floating holiday)
Columbus Day* Second Monday in October (floating holiday) Veterans Day November 11
Thanksgiving Day Fourth Thursday in November
Day after Thanksgiving Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve December 24
Christmas Day December 25
New Year’s Eve December 31
And every day proclaimed by the City Council as a public holiday.

*Two (2) floating holidays in lieu of celebrating Columbus Day and Admissions Day . City

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facilities shall remain open on both days.

Vacation shall accrue and be credited bi-weekly to compensate for the two floating holidays based on regularly scheduled work shift (permanent shift):

5-8 Schedules: 0.62 hours; 9/80 Schedules: 0.69 hours; 4/10 Schedules: 0.77 hours

City Hall will be closed between the observed Christmas Eve holiday in 2026 and the observed New Years’ Day holiday in 2027. Employees who take this time off must use paid leave for December 28, 29, and 30, 2026.

An EMPLOYEE whose day off falls on an observed City holiday (e.g., Friday holiday) will accrue their regularly scheduled hours of vacation leave.

4. Sick Leave

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a. Sick Leave Conversion Privileges

b. Unused Sick Leave at Retirement for Health Insurance

10 through 14 years of service: 25% of the sick leave balance at retirement;

15 through 19 years of service: 50% of the sick leave balance at retirement;

20 + years of service: 75% of the sick leave balance at retirement.

This benefit will be in addition to the monthly contribution the City makes, as determined by PERS, to the Public Employees’ Retirement System for ret iree health insurance benefits. The supplem ental benefits described above shall be used to pay health insurance premiums for the retiree and dependents, if applicable. However, if the employee is deceased before the funds are exhausted, the supplemental benefits shall cease and the remaining funds shall be the City’s property.

The City elects to self -administer this plan at this time. The City will pay the annualized dollar equivalent of the Kaiser two -party health insurance premium once per year in January of each year.

This benefit may be used in combination with service credit for unused sick leave as described in Section C – Health and Welfare Benefits – Retirement Benefits.

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5. Bereavement Leave

All employees covered under this policy shall be entitled to the bereavement leave of absence and employment rights and privileges provided by state and federal laws and regulations. Up to three (3) regularly scheduled working days will be paid by the City, as bereavement leave, to EMPLOYEES in order to discharge the customary obligations arising from the death of a relative as defined by the state. Employees may also request the use of an additional two (2) regularly scheduled working days to be charged to sick or vacation leave accruals. The d esignated representative must approve requests for suc h leave and documentation, as defined by the state, requested within 30 days of the leave.

6. Military Leave

7. Jury and Witness Leave

D. UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT ALLOWANCE

The Police Chief , Fire Chief, Deputy Fire Chief, and Fire Division Chief receive an annual uniform and equipment allowance of $ 1,000. Yearly distribution will be issued the second paycheck in July.

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E. TUITION AND BOOK REIMBURSEMENT

Executive and Unrepresented Management employees may use this allowance for lodging, meals, and other travel expenses.

Executive and Unrepresented Management employees may also use the allowance to cover the costs of membership fees for job-related professional associations.

F. OTHER CERTIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL COMPENSATION

1. Notary Public Pay

2. Bilingual Pay

3. Automobile Allowance

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The Assistant City Manager and Deputy City Manager shall be provided a monthly automobile allowance of $400.

4. Cellular Telephone Allowance

5. Technology Reimbursement

The Assistant City Manager shall be provided with an amou nt not to exceed $2,500 every two years, beginning with the year of his/her initial appointment, for use to purchase technology equipment such as a personal laptop computer, etc. The payment shall be made upon submission of receipts documenting the purchase(s). The equipment purchased shall become the property of the Assistant City Manager.

6. Non-PERSable Stipend

A non-PERSable stipend of $6,300 for the Fire Chief and $4,410 for Deputy Fire Chief/Fire Division Chief. Yearly distribution will be split an d issued: o ne-half of s tipend payment the second paycheck in July and one-half of the stipend payment the first paycheck in December.

G. RELOCATION ALLOWANCE

The City Manager may authorize an allowance up to $10,000 for relocation expenses to the San Diego area.

Approved by City Council December 9, 2025.

City Council
Agenda Report
Agenda Item 11.

DATE: 06/23/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Angela Cortez, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Acceptance of Report and Information Regarding Future Public Meetings as Required by Senate Bill 707 and Adoption of Resolution Approving Technology Disruption Policy
RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council receives the report with the City's intended actions to comply with Senate Bill 707 in regards to the requirement for hybrid meetings (through a two-way telephonic service or video platform), and adopts the next Resolution, in order, approving the Technology Disruption Policy (attached).

BACKGROUND:

Senate Bill 707 (SB 707) (2025) amended the Brown Act to require Eligible Legislative Bodies, such as the City Council, to increase public engagement during local government meetings through two-way telephonic service or a video platform. SB 707 requires the City Council to adopt, on or before July 1, 2026, a policy addressing how the agency will respond to disruptions in telephonic or internet service that prevent members of the public from attending, or observing, a City Council meeting remotely. The proposed policy would comply with said requirement and ensure transparency and continuity of public participation during technical disruptions. The definition of 'eligible legislative bodies' does not include boards and commissions. The City's board and commissions would continue offering in-person public meetings.

For City Council meetings conducted after July 1, 2026, staff will operate the two-way telephonic system or video platform in such a way to allow for the business of the Council meeting to be conducted with the least amount of disruption while allowing for remote participation. Staff will mute all remote participants until it is time for public comments; the Mayor can then allow each speaker the allotted time to speak. Any disruptive speakers (both in person and via remote participation) that have been warned and continue to disrupt the meeting can be handled pursuant to applicable laws. If necessary, staff may remove remote participants when the allotted time is complete or when a continued disruption occurs.

Staff presents a Technology Disruption Policy (attached) that meets State requirements and provides guidance to the City Council in its compliance with SB 707.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:

This action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because it is an organizational activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.

FISCAL IMPACT:

On January 13, 2026, the City Council authorized the appropriation of $400,000 for the implementation and maintenance of the required technology upgrades to comply with SB 707.

Prepared By: Angela Cortez, City Clerk
Reviewed By: Sara Diaz, Director of Information Technology Approved By: Graham Mitchell, City Manager
Attachments
Resolution
Draft Tech Disruption Policy

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RESOLUTION NO. -26

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL CAJON AMENDING CITY COUNCIL POLICY A-2 - IMPLEMENTING

NEW BROWN ACT AMENDMENTS REGARDING MEETING TECHNOLOGY
DISRUPTION PROCEDURES PURSUANT TO SENATE BILL 707

WHEREAS, on October 3, 2025, Governor Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 707 (SB 707), which amends the Brown Act with the intent to diversify and increase public engagement during local government meetings of legislative bodies, such as the City of El Cajon (the "City") City Council; and

WHEREAS, City Staff is working to implement that aspect of the law by the July 1, 2026 deadline; and

WHEREAS, in addition, SB 707 requires the City Council to approve in an open session a policy regarding disruption of two-way remote attendance and efforts to restore service; and

WHEREAS, the policy shall address the procedures for recessing and reconvening a meeting in the event of disruption and the efforts that the City shall make to attempt to restore the service; and

WHEREAS, if a disruption prevents the public from attending a meeting, the body must take a recess and make good faith attempts to try to restore service for at least one hour; and

WHEREAS, the eligible legislative body may meet in closed session during this period; and

WHEREAS, upon reconvening the open session, if telephonic or internet service has not been restored, the City Council must adopt a finding by roll call vote confirming that good- faith efforts were made to fix the issue and that resuming the meeting serves the publi c interest more than delaying it further; and

WHEREAS, the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA") in accordance with section 15378(b)(5) of the State CEQA Guidelines, as it involves an administrative activity of government that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON AS FOLLOWS:

1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are the findings of the City Council.

2. The City Council hereby determines that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA") under section 15378(b)(5) of the State CEQA Guidelines.

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3. The City Council hereby amends City Council Policy A -2 to include the Technology Disruption Policy, attached hereto as Exhibit A (“Policy”).

4. The City Clerk is directed to implement the Policy and ensure it is publicly available on the City’s website and through the City Clerk’s Office.

5. The Policy is adopted in compliance with Government Code Section § 54953.4(b)(1)(A) and (B) and shall guide City Council meeting procedures when remote access disruptions occur.

6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption, and the Policy shall become operative on July 1, 2026.

DRAFT Technology Disruption Policy Required by SB 707
To be added to City Council Policy A-2 – City Council Meetings and Agenda Note: SB 707 requires eligible legislative bodies to adopt a technology disruption policy at a noticed public meeting on or before July 1, 2026. It may not be placed on the consent calendar and must be considered in open session.

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Policy: Disruption of Telephonic or Internet Service During Public Meetings

1. Background
Senate Bill 707 (2025) amended the Brown Act to require eligible legislative bodies to adopt, on or before July 1, 2026, a policy addressing how the agency will respond to disruptions in telephonic or internet service that prevent members of the public from attending or observing a meeting remotely. This policy is adopted to comply with that requirement and to ensure continuity of public participation during technical disruptions.

2. Purpose
This policy establishes procedures for responding to a disruption in the telephonic or internet services that provide two-way remote public access to meetings of the City of El Cajon, as required by the Brown Act (Gov. Code § 54953.4). The policy ensures transparency, public participation, and continuity of government during technology disruptions.

3. Definitions
For purposes of this policy:
 “Disruption” means any failure, outage, or other interruption that prevents members of the public from attending or observing the meeting via these remote access services.  “Remote access services” means the two-way telephonic service and/or two-way audiovisual platform used to provide real-time remote public attendance and observation of meetings.

4. Applicability
This policy applies to all open and public meetings of the City of El Cajon at which remote public participation is offered or required under the Brown Act.

5. Procedures in the Event of a Service Disruption

5.1.Response to Service Disruption
If the Presiding Officer or Clerk becomes aware of a disruption to the agency’s remote access services that prevents members of the public from attending or observing the meeting remotely:

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1. The Presiding Officer or Clerk shall immediately announce the disruption to the public.

2. The Presiding Officer may then call for a recess of the open session or convene the legislative body in closed session, consistent with the Brown Act.

3. Staff shall begin efforts to diagnose and restore the disrupted service.

4. The meeting shall remain in recess for at least one hour or until service is restored, whichever is sooner. The recess period may be extended if restoration efforts are ongoing.

5.2.Efforts to Restore Service
The agency shall make good faith efforts to restore remote access services, which may include:
 Troubleshooting platform or teleconferencing software  Resetting or replacing audiovisual equipment
 Attempting alternative connection methods
 Contacting necessary support staff or service providers  Switching to back-up equipment or platforms, if available  Moving the meeting to a backup location with remote access, if available The agency staff shall document the restoration efforts undertaken.

6. Reconvening the Open Session

6.1.Timing
The open session may be reconvened after at least one hour has elapsed from the time of disruption or as soon as service is restored, whichever occurs earlier.

6.2.If Service Is Restored
If the remote access service is restored before or at the time the meeting reconvenes, the meeting shall continue as normal.

6.3.If Service Is Not Restored
If service has not been restored after one hour, the City of El Cajon may reconvene and:

1. Adjourn the meeting; or

2. Continue the meeting in open session by adopting, by roll call vote, the following, or a substantially similar, finding:
“The City of El Cajon has made good faith efforts to restore telephonic or internet service in accordance with its adopted policy, and the public interest in continuing the meeting outweighs the public interest in remote public access.” DRAFT Technology Disruption Policy Required by SB 707

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Upon adoption of the finding, the legislative body may continue the open session despite the fact that remote access services have not been restored.

7. Recordkeeping
The Clerk shall enter a brief statement into the meeting minutes, including the following:
 The nature and time of the disruption
 The restoration efforts undertaken
 The time the meeting was reconvened (if applicable)
 Any finding adopted pursuant to Section 6.3

8. Review and Updates
This policy may be amended by the El Cajon City Council at a noticed public meeting in open session, not on the consent calendar.

City Council
Agenda Report
Agenda Item 12.

DATE: 06/23/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Nate Prescott, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT: Consideration to Approve Resolution of Intent to Establish a Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District (CBD); Authorization for City Manager or Designee to vote “Yes” on the ballot; and Acceptance of the Management District Plan and the Engineer’s Report.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council:

Receives report and petition drive results;1.

Adopts the next Resolution, in order, to approve the Resolution of Intent to set a public hearing and direct the ballots to be mailed to affected property owners, and authorize the City Manager or designee to vote “Yes” on the City’s ballot in support for the creation of the Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District; and

2. Accepts the Management District Plan and the Engineer’s Report for the Proposed CBD.3.

BACKGROUND:

The Downtown El Cajon Property-Based Improvement District (PBID) was formed in 2011 to improve the economic well-being of businesses in downtown El Cajon. In 2024, the City Council adopted the Community Benefit District Ordinance to allow for the creation of a Community Benefit District in 2026-2027 in the event the PBID did not intend to renew the PBID.

The Downtown District, led by their governing board, the Downtown El Cajon Business Partners (DECBP), has a strong history of well attended events and activities in Downtown El Cajon, and with their 2025 hiring of New City America to manage and administrate the existing district, services have drastically increased and improved.

On April 23, 2026, the City Council heard a presentation from City Staff and DECBP Staff outlining this process to form a proposed new Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District (“CBD”). DECBP initiated the first step to mail out petitions to form the CBD in late April.

Because the City owns land within the proposed CBD, the City Council voted on April 23, 2026 to authorize the City Manager or designee to vote “Yes” in the petition in support of the creation of the CBD.

Management District Plan
In order to form a community benefit district, there must be a Management District Plan (“MDP”) prepared. The MDP, which is referenced in the Resolution of Intent and attached in this agenda packet as Attachment 2, outlines the priorities and services of the proposed CBD.

The MDP outlines the extent of the proposed services, the proposed cost of the various services, and explains the assessment methodology applied to each property. Per State law, the MDP must also include a detailed engineer’s report prepared by a registered professional engineer in California that supports all the proposed assessments in the MDP. The engineer’s report is included as Attachment 3. The DECBP approved the MDP in 2026.

The MDP proposes services and cost breakdowns as follows:

Total Budget $793,225 Civil Sidewalks/Safety and Cleanliness $476,000 (rounded) Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping
Periodic sidewalk steam cleaning
Beautification of the Downtown El Cajon CBD
Enhanced trash emptying (over and above city services)
Timely graffiti removal, within 72 hours as necessary
Maintenance of existing and new public spaces
Maintenance of the Prescott Promenade
Set up and take down of special events
Installation and maintenance of flowers throughout the Downtown El Cajon CBD (outside of medians)
Personnel to manage in-house or contracted maintenance and any security teams District Identity and Placemaking $119,000 (rounded) Website development and updating
Traditional events done by the GDECIA (new 501 c3)
Social media, public relations firm
Enhancing current City holiday and seasonal decorations Branding of Downtown El Cajon properties so a positive image is promoted to the public Activation of Prescott Promenade
Banner programs
Public art displays and promotion of the Rea Street Art District Public space design and improvements
Personnel to manage in-house or contracted public relations, website maintenance, or social media contractors
Administration/Program Management $174,000 (rounded) Staff and administrative costs, contracted or in-house
Directors and Officers and General Liability Insurance
Office-related expenses
Office and equipment rent
Financial reporting and accounting
Legal work
Contingency $24,225 (rounded) Delinquencies, City/County fees, reserves.

Petition and Balloting
In April 2026, DECBP mailed a petition to the affected property owners concerning the creation of the new CBD. As of June 23, 2026, DECBP will submit petitions to the City signed by property owners in the proposed CBD who will pay more than thirty percent of the assessments proposed to be levied in connection with such CBD as required by El Cajon Municipal Code section 2.90.100 which petitions will be on file with the City Clerk and available for public inspection.

Upon submission of the petition with the required number of signatures, the City Council may consider initiating proceedings to start the formation of the proposed CBD by approving the Resolution of Intent found in Attachment 1. If approved, the Resolution of Intent would set a noticed public hearing for August 11, 2026, and authorize the City Clerk to initiate the ballot process for the affected property owners. The property owners will have no less than 45 days in which to return the ballots. The ballots will be mailed out by the City Clerk no later than June 26, 2026, and must be returned by the conclusion of the public hearing scheduled for the August 11, 2026 City Council meeting. At the public hearing, the City will tabulate the votes and determine if there is a majority protest against the imposition of the assessment in connection with the CBD, in which case the CBD will not be formed. A majority protest exists if the assessment ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in opposition to the proposed assessment exceed the assessment ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in its favor, weighting those assessment ballots by the amount of the proposed assessment to be imposed upon the identified parcel for which each assessment ballot was submitted. If no majority protest exists, then the Council could consider forming the CBD at that time.

It is important to note, however, that if the election to create the Community Benefit District fails, the current iteration of the PBID will expire on December 31, 2026, with no mechanism to replace it. As such, while the City would realize a savings of approximately $98,000 in assessment fees, it would also assume total responsibility for the maintenance of the now-former PBID district. The City would also have to determine if downtown events (i.e. car show, concerts, and Holiday Lights on Main) would be viable given current budget constraints.

City Owned Properties
Because the City of El Cajon owns land within the proposed CBD, if the Council approves the Resolution of Intent today, the City will also receive a ballot to consider approval of the formation of the CBD. The City would pay approximately 12.37% of the total assessment based on its ownership of properties. The increase in enhanced services that the proposed CBD would provide downtown would be much greater than what the City is able to provide on its own. The proposed services for the CBD would benefit the City, business owners, and its residents. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Council authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to vote yes on the ballots for any City-owned properties in the CBD in favor of the proposed CBD.

The City has historically paid approximately $80,000 per year for its portion of the assessments. The creation of the Community Benefit District will increase services provided by the District and the City's portion of the assessments will be $98,148.80. The intent of the District is to increase property values; if successful, this will have a positive impact on General Fund revenues.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT:

The proposed action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), as it is an organizational activity of government that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Any future actions directed by the City Council related to the PBID will be assessed in accordance with CEQA.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The creation of the Community Benefit District will increase the City’s portion of the assessment by an estimated $19,000 for a total cost of about $98,148.80, to be paid from the City Manager's 101112 account. Sufficient funds are included in the proposed FY 26-27 Annual Budget.

Prepared By: Nate Prescott, Senior Management Analyst
Reviewed By: Vince DiMaggio, Assistant City Manager
Approved By: Graham Mitchell, City Manager
Attachments
Resolution of Intent
Management District Plan
Engineer's Report
1 RESOLUTION NO. -26

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON DECLARING

ITS INTENTION TO FORM THE DOWNTOWN EL CAJON COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT PURSUANT TO THE EL CAJON MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.90 “COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICTS”; SETTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; AND DIRECTING THE MAILING OF

BALLOTS TO IDENTIFIED PROPERTY OWNERS
WHEREAS, El Cajon Municipal Code Chapter 2.90 “Community Benefit Districts” (“Chapter 2.90”) incorporates most of the provisions of the Parking and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (Streets & Highways Code Section 36600 et seq.) (the "PBID Law") and authorizes the City of El Cajon (“City”) to form Community Benefit Districts; and
WHEREAS, as of June 23 , 2026, the City Council has received a petition (the "Petition") requesting the formation of a Community Benefit District to be designated the "Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District" (the "CBD"); and WHEREAS, the Petition, which has been signed by property owners in the proposed CBD who will pay more than thirty percent of the assessments proposed to be levied in connection the CBD, meets all of the requirements of Section 36621 of the PBID Law, as modified by Chapter 2.90; and
WHEREAS, the amount of assessment attributable to property owned by the same property owner that exceeds twenty percent of the amount of all assessments proposed to be levied, was not included in determining whether the petition is signed by property owners who will pay more than thirty percent of the total amount of assessments proposed to be levied; and
WHEREAS, the Petition is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for public inspection as of June 23, 2026, and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to conduct proceedings to form the CBD.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL CAJON AS FOLLOWS:

1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are the findings of the City Council.

2. The City Council hereby determines this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(2).
2 3. The City Council declares its intention to form the Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District.

4. The boundaries of the Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District are generally described as follows:

• The northern boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes all parcels on Magnolia Avenue that border the Interstate 8 freeway and includes parcels 483-330-022 and 483-330-034 on the northeast side of the Downtown El Cajon CBD as well as parcel 482- 301-006, on the northwest corner.
• The western boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes the parcels at the intersection of Marshall Avenue and Main Street, including the three corner parcels at that intersection. The three parcels at the intersection of Marshall Avenue and Main Street do NOT include the parcel at the northwest corner of the intersection, as it is a new car dealership which will not benefit from the services of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD. The three most western parcels of the Downtown El Cajon CBD shall include parcels 487- 121-041, 487- 281-028 and the entire Metropolitan Transit Station Trolley stop which includes parcels 487- 262-004, 487-262- 009 and 487-273-006.
• The southern boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes the following parcels that includes the expansion parcels on both sides of El Cajon Boulevard, ending at the roundabout, ending at parcels 487- 321- 026 and 487-323-017. The southern boundary then continues on the south side of Douglas Avenue from parcel 487-342-029 continuing along the south side of Douglas ending at parcel 487-342-019 ending at the intersection of Douglas and Van Houten Avenues. The southern boundary then jogs southward along the east side of Van Houten Avenue ending at parcel 487- 331-009. The southern boundary continues along the south side of Lexington Avenue, running eastward to include all of the parcels on the south side of the street, ending at parcel 488 -241-041. The Downtown El Cajon CBD southern boundary then runs northward along the west side of Avocado Avenue and includes the parcels running eastward on the north side of Douglas Avenue including parcels ending at parcel 488- 233-047 at northwestern intersection of South Lincoln Avenue and Douglas Avenue. • The eastern boundary of the Downtown El Cajon CBD starts at the western side of the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Main Street, parcel 488-233- 047 and crosses Main Street northward to include parcel 488-113-010. The eastern boundary of the Downtown El Cajon CBD then continues northward and includes parcel 488-113-024 and 488-024-025 and then runs northward 3 on the west side of Ballantyne Street including parcel 488- 040-002. The eastern boundary then runs northwest to include the eastern side of parcels 488-040-011, 488-040-014 on the west side of Connecticut Avenue. The eastern boundary then crosses northward to Wells Avenue including parcels at the northwestern intersection of Wells Avenue and Graves Avenue including parcels 488-010-013. The eastern boundary then continues in a northwestern direction including the eastern side of the parcels fronting Magnolia Avenue from parcel 488- 010-025 ending at parcel 483- 330-022 ending at the intersection of Interstate 8 and Magnolia Avenue. • A map of the proposed CBD boundaries and an appendix of all included parcels can be found in the Management District Plan.

5. The proposed activities of the CBD are briefly described as follows:

• Safety, petty criminal, and homeless/vacancy problems • Sidewalk cleanliness
• Increase tree trimming and replacement of damaged trees and landscaping • Install/improve decorative amenities such as street furniture, fixtures, equipment, and lighting
• Promote and enhance the brand image of Downtown El Cajon • Manage events in and around the Downtown El Cajon CBD, particularly at the Prescott Promenade
• Create a strong social media presence, and facilitate public relations for Downtown El Cajon businesses
• Promote public space development and placemaking

6. The activities of the CBD will be funded through an annual benefit assessment against lots and parcels of real property within the boundaries of the CBD.

The amount of the proposed assessment is $793,225.00 for the First Year (FY27).

7. The initial duration of the CBD is proposed to be 20 years.

8. No bonds will be issued in connection with the CBD.

9. For a complete description of the CBD, and its boundaries, activities, and proposed real property assessment, reference is made to the Management District Plan entitled the "Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District Management District Plan" and dated April 23, 2026, and to the Engineer's Report entitled the "Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District Assessment Engineer’s Report" prepared by Edward V.

Henning a California registered Professional Engineer and dated April 23, 2026, each of which is on f ile in the Office of the City Clerk, available for public inspection, and incorporated herein by reference.
4 10. On August 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the City Council Chambers located at 200 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, CA, the City Council will hold a public hearing on the establishment of the CBD and the levy of assessments. At the public hearing, the City shall consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed assessment. At the public hearing, any person shall be permitted to present written or oral testimony. The public hearing may be continued from time to time.

11. The City Clerk is directed to mail notice of the public hearing, including an assessment ballot, to affected property owners in the manner required by Section 53753 of the Government Code and Article XIII D, Section 4 of the California Constitution.

12. Assessment ballots will be accepted and tabulated by the City in the manner set forth in the attached "Procedures for the Completion, Return, and Tabulation of Assessment Ballots", which is incorporated herein by reference and attached as Exhibit A.

13. A majority protest exists if the assessment ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in opposition to the proposed assessment exceed the assessment ballots submitted, and not withdrawn, in its favor, weighting those assessment ballots by the amount of the proposed assessment to be imposed upon the identified parcel for which each assessment ballot was submitted. If there is a majority protest against the imposition of the assessment in connection with the CBD, the CBD will not be formed.

14. If the CBD is formed, funds may (at the sole discretion of the City Council) be advanced, pursuant to Chapter 2.90, from the City's general fund to permit the operation of the CBD prior to the City's collection of the assessment. Any such advance may not exceed the total anticipated assessment proceeds for the first year of the assessment. Any such advance will be recovered from assessment proceeds, along with interest calculated at the rate set by the State Controller for funds invested in the Local Agency Investment Fund. The duration of any such advance shall not exceed five years. 5 Exhibit A
CITY OF El CAJON PROCEDURES FOR THE COMPLETION, RETURN, AND

TABULATION OF ASSESSMENT BALLOTS
I. Completion of Ballots
• Who may complete a ballot
An assessment ballot may be completed by the owner of the parcel to be assessed. As used in these Procedures, the term "owner" includes the owner's authorized representative. If the owner of the parcel is a partnership, joint tenancy, or tenancy in common, a ballot may be completed by any of the general partners, joint tenants, or tenants in common. Except as set forth below, only one ballot may be completed for each parcel.
• Proportional assessment ballots
If a parcel has multiple owners, any owner may request a proportional assessment ballot.

If the ownership interest of the owner is not shown on the last equalized secured property tax assessment roll, such request must include evidence, satisfactory to the City, of the owner's proportional rights in the parcel. The City will provide the proportional ballot to the owner at the address shown on the assessment roll. Any request for a ballot to be mailed to another location must be made in writing and must include evidence, satisfactory to the City, of the identity of the person requesting the ballot. Each proportional ballot will be marked to show the date on which the ballot was provided, to identify it as a proportional ballot and to indicate the owner's proportional rights in the parcel. The City will keep a record of each proportional ballot provided to an owner. • Duplicate ballots
If an assessment ballot is lost, withdrawn, destroyed or never received, the City will mail or otherwise provide a duplicate ballot to the owner upon request. The duplicate ballot will be marked to show the date on which the ballot was mailed or provided and to identify it as a duplicate ballot or a duplicate proportional ballot. The same procedure applies to duplicate ballots or duplicate proportional ballots which are lost, withdrawn, destroyed, or never received.
• Marking and signing the ballot
To complete an assessment ballot, the owner of the parcel must (1) stamp or mark the appropriate box supporting or opposing the proposed assessment, and (2) sign, under penalty of perjury, the statement on the ballot that the person completing the ballot is the owner of the parcel or the owner's authorized representative. Only one box may be 6 stamped or marked on each ballot. Ballots must be completed in ink and include the original signature of the signer.
• Only assessment ballots provided by the City will be accepted The City will only accept ballots mailed or otherwise provided to owners by the City.

Photoduplicated, facsimile, and electronic copies of completed ballots will not be accepted. II.

II. Return of Ballots
• Who may return ballots
An assessment ballot may be returned by the owner of the parcel or by anyone authorized by the owner to return the ballot.
• Where to return ballots
Ballots may be mailed to the address indicated on the ballot.

Ballots may also be delivered in person to the Office of the City Clerk located at 200 Civic Center Way, El Cajon, CA 92020 (prior to noon/12:00 p.m. on the date scheduled for the public hearing on the proposed assessment), or delivered to the City Clerk at the public hearing on the proposed assessment.

The City will not accept ballots returned to the City via email, facsimile machine, or other electronic method.
• When to return ballots
All returned ballots must be received by the City prior to the time the City Council closes the public input portion of the public hearing on the proposed assessment. The public input portion of the public hearing may be continued from time to time. • Withdrawal of assessment ballots
After returning an assessment ballot to the City, the person who signed the ballot may withdraw the ballot by submitting a written statement to the City directing the City to withdraw the ballot. Such statement must be received by the City prior to the close of the public input portion of the public hearing on the proposed assessment. When ballots for the assessment are tabulated, the City will segregate withdrawn ballots from all other returned ballots. The City will retain all withdrawn ballots and will indicate on the face of such withdrawn ballots that they have been withdrawn.

If any ballot has been withdrawn, the person withdrawing the ballot may request a duplicate ballot.
• Changes to assessment ballots
7 In order to change the contents of a ballot that has been submitted, the person who has signed that ballot may (1) request that such ballot be withdrawn, (2) request that a duplicate ballot be issued, and (3) return the duplicate ballot fully completed. Each of these steps must be completed according to the procedures set forth above.

III. Tabulation of Ballots
• Which assessment ballots will be counted
Only ballots which are completed and returned in compliance with these procedures will be counted. Ballots received by the City after the close of the public input portion of the public hearing on the proposed assessment will not be counted. Ballots which are not signed by the owner will not be counted. Ballots with no boxes marked, or with more than one box marked, will not be counted. Ballots withdrawn in accordance with these procedures will not be counted.

The City will keep a record of each proportional or duplicate ballot mailed or otherwise provided to an owner and will ensure that only one ballot is tabulated for the parcel (or for the owner in the case of proportional ballots).

The following rules will apply if more than one countable ballot for a parcel (or owner) has been returned. If a non- duplicate ballot has been returned, the City will count the non- duplicate ballot and disregard all duplicate ballots. If only duplicate ballots have been returned, the City will count the last duplicate ballot and disregard the earlier duplicate ballots. If an owner returns both a non- proportional ballot and a proportional ballot, the City will count the proportional ballot and disregard the non-proportional ballot. • When and where ballots will be tabulated
The tabulation of ballots will be performed, in view of those present, at the public hearing following the close of the public input portion of the public hearing. The public hearing may be continued from time to time for the purpose of tabulating ballots. Ballots will not be unsealed until the tabulation begins.
• How ballots will be tabulated
Ballots may be counted by hand, by computer or by any other tabulating device.

Ballots will be tabulated by adding the ballots submitted in opposition to the assessment and adding the ballots submitted in favor of the assessment. Ballots shall be weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected property; provided, however, that proportional ballots shall be weighted in accordance with the respective ownership interests of each proportional ballot submitted. If one or more proportional ballots are returned for a parcel and a non- proportional ballot is returned for the parcel, the non-proportional ballot will either disregarded (if the same owner has returned a 8 proportional ballot) or treated as a proportional ballot (if the same owner has not returned a proportional ballot).
• Who will tabulate ballots
Ballots will be tabulated by an employee of the City or by some other impartial person designated by the City Council who does not have a vested interest in the outcome of the proposed assessment. The tabulator may be assisted by any of the staff and consultants of the City.
• Results of tabulation
The results of the tabulation will be announced following the completion of the tabulation and entered in the minutes of a City Council meeting. If ballots submitted in opposition to the proposed assessment exceed the ballots submitted in favor of the proposed assessment (as tabulated above), the assessment will not be imposed.

IV. Resolution of Disputes
In the event of a dispute regarding whether the signer of a ballot is the owner of the parcel to which the ballot applies, the City will make such determination from the last equalized assessment roll and any evidence of ownership submitted to the City prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. The City will be under no duty to obtain or consider any other evidence as to ownership of property and its determination of ownership will be final and conclusive.

In the event of a dispute regarding whether the signer of a ballot is an authorized representative of the owner of the parcel, the City may rely on the statement on the ballot signed under penalty of perjury that the person completing the ballot is the owner's authorized representative and any evidence submitted to the City prior to the conclusion of the public hearing. The City will be under no duty to obtain or consider any other evidence as to whether the signer of the ballot is an authorized representative of the owner and its determination will be final and conclusive.

V. Public Record
During and after tabulation, all ballots are public records.

VI. Further Information
For further information, contact Angela Cortez, City Clerk, at (619) 441-1763. 1 The Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District (CBD) Management District Plan
Final Plan -
April 23, 2026
Prepared pursuant to the City of El Cajon’s Community Benefit Ordinance, Chapter 2.90 added to Title 2 of the El Cajon Municipal Code.

Prepared for:

The Downtown El Cajon Business Partners
the Greater Downtown El Cajon Improvement Association
Property Owners in Downtown El Cajon
City of El Cajon
Prepared by:

New City America, Inc.

Greater El Cajon Improvement Association
NEW·CITV
2 Table of Contents
Section Number

1. Management Downtown El Cajon CBD Plan Summary 3

2. Downtown El Cajon CBD Boundaries 10

3. Downtown El Cajon CBD Improvement and Activity Plan 15

4. Assessment Methodology 21

5. Downtown El Cajon CBD Rules, Regulations and Governance 32

6. Implementation Timetable 32

7. Assessment Roll of Properties Included 33
Attachment:

A. Engineer’s Report
3 Section 1
Management Downtown El Cajon CBD Plan Summary
The name of this (“CBD”) is the Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District. The Downtown El Cajon CBD is being formed under the City of El Cajon’s Community Benefit Ordinance, Chapter

2.90, added to Title 2 of the El Cajon Municipal Code.

The levy of assessments on real property within the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD will fund physical and maintenance improvements to individual properties, attract new customers, tenants, and increase business sales, resulting in stabilized rents for property owners throughout Downtown El Cajon. The assessments will fund maintenance, special events and activities, and other special benefits within the Downtown El Cajon CBD, revitalizing Downtown El Cajon and, creating jobs, attracting and retaining businesses, and reducing crime.

Downtown El Cajon CBD Steering Committee
For the past two decades, downtown stakeholders have worked to improve and enhance their experience and overall ambiance of working, visiting, shopping, and residing in Downtown El Cajon.

Since the initiation of work last Spring, the current Property Business Improvement District Board (formerly the Downtown El Cajon Business Partners, now the Greater Downtown El Cajon Improvement Association, GDECIA), has worked diligently to outreach to property owners, simultaneously building a level of support for improvements to in Downtown El Cajon as well as commencing the expansion of the property assessment district – now known as the new Downtown El Cajon CBD. The Downtown El Cajon CBD Steering Committee has met multiple times, has reviewed multiple versions of a management plan and finalized the boundaries, services, costs, and term at its January 2026 Board of Directors meeting.

During this process, the Board of Directors of the Greater Downtown El Cajon CBD and its staff shall hold meetings with property owners in large meeting sessions as well as one-on-one discussions to be held to explain the purpose of the Downtown El Cajon CBD.

How can a new CBD benefit property owners in Downtown El Cajon? In summary, a Downtown El Cajon CBD is a Special Benefits Assessment District whereby property owners vote, through a mail ballot procedure, to supplement their property tax bills to pay for and control the assessments they generate through the new CBD. The CBD will not replace current City services, but it can fund solutions to supplement City services in the areas, including:
 Safety, petty criminal, and homeless/vacancy problems  Sidewalk cleanliness
 Increase tree trimming and replacement of damaged trees and landscaping  Install/improve decorative amenities such as street furniture, fixtures, equipment, and lighting
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4  Promote and enhance the brand image of Downtown El Cajon  Manage events in and around the Downtown El Cajon CBD, particularly at the Prescott Promenade
 Create a strong social media presence and facilitate public relations for Downtown El Cajon businesses
 Promote public space development and placemaking

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THESE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT FUNDS WILL NOT REPLACE EXISTING CITY

SERVICES IN DOWNTOWN EL CAJON AND W ILL BE MANAGED BY THE PROPERTY AND BUSINESS OWNERS, AFTER THE DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD IS VOTED IN.

Special Benefit B udget Category Analysis
The Downtown El Cajon CBD Management District Plan gives the property owners greater flexibility in determining the type and frequency of special benefit services that will be allocated on a year-to-year basis.

The proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD, will fund special benefit services, over and above what the City of El Cajon is currently providing. Special benefits are supplemental to the general benefits paid for out of the City and County budgets. Those categories of special benefit services include the following:

All services listed below are special benefits and supplemental to current City services.

Year 1 – PROPOSED BUDGET (ASSESSMENT REVENUES/SPECIAL BENEFIT COSTS) CIVIL SIDEWALKS - $ 476,000 (ROUNDED) 60%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited to:
 Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping
 Periodic sidewalk steam cleaning
 Beautification of the Downtown El Cajon CBD
 Enhanced trash emptying (over and above city services)  Timely graffiti removal, within 72 hours as necessary  Maintenance of existing and new public spaces
 Maintenance of the Prescott Promenade
 Set up and take down of special events
 Installation and maintenance of flowers throughout the Downtown El Cajon CBD (outside of medians)
 Personnel to manage in-house or contracted maintenance and any security teams 5 DISTRICT IDENTITY AND PLACEMAKING – $119,000 (ROUNDED) 15% Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited to:
 Website development and updating
 Traditional events done by the GDECIA (new 501 c3)
 Social media, public relations firm
 Enhancing current City holiday and seasonal decorations  Branding of Downtown El Cajon properties so a positive image is promoted to the public  Activation of Prescott Promenade
 Banner programs
 Public art displays and promotion of the Rea Street Art District  Public space design and improvements
 Personnel to manage in-house or contracted public relations, website maintenance, or social media contractors
ADMINISTRATION/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - $174,000 (ROUNDED) 22% Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but is not limited to:
 Staff and administrative costs, contracted or in-house  Directors and Officers and General Liability Insurance  Office-related expenses
 Office and equipment rent
 Financial reporting and accounting
 Legal work
CONTINGENCY/CITY AND COUNTY FEES/RESERVE - $24,225 (ROUNDED) 3% Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs include, but are not limited to:
 Delinquencies, City/County fees, reserves
The proposed improvements, maintenance, and activities that comprise the categories of special benefit services listed above are the same improvements, maintenance, and activities that comprise the categories of special benefit services for subsequent years.

Proposed First Year for the Downtown El Cajon CBD Budget * Category of Services Percentage of budget 1st Year Allocation Civil Sidewalks/Safety and Cleanliness 60% $476,000
District Identity and Placemaking 15% $119,000
Administration/Program Management 22% $174,000
Contingency/Fees/Reserve 3% $24,225
Total 1st year Budget 100% $793,225
*Numbers are rounded.
6 For years subsequent to the first year, the budget will be similar to the proposed budget above.

METHOD OF FINANCING
The financing of the Downtown El Cajon CBD is based upon the levy of special assessments on real properties that receive special benefits from the improvements and activities based upon which Benefit Zone they are located within . See Section 4 for assessment methodology and compliance with Article XIII D of the California State Constitution . The five factors used to determine proportional costs to the parcels in the Downtown El Cajon CBD:
 Linear frontage, on all sides of the parcel (excluding alleys)  Lot square footage
 Building square footage
 Current and future residential condominiums
 Location within one of the two geographic benefit zones of the Downtown El Cajon CBD Cost s
The costs per parcel are based upon the five factors listed above. The Benefit Zones are determined by the anticipated special benefits that a parcel will receive based upon its proximity to the core of the Downtown El Cajon CBD along Main Street, as well as the frequency of special benefit services that the parcel will receive. All assessments must be proportional to the special benefits received.

First Year Annual Costs Per Benefit Zone
Property Variable Benefit Zone 1 Benefit Zone 2
Building Square Footage $0.10 $0.09
Lot size (sq ft) $0.07 $0.06
Linear Frontage (ft) $4.00 $3.50
Residential Condos Unit Sq.

Ft.
$0.10 $0.09
In addition, other factors will be used to determine assessments based upon the anticipated benefit of the current land uses:
 Residential condominiums will be assessed for unit building square footage only.  Private parking structures or major retail parking lots may be lowered for their gross building square footage and/or lot size assessments unless they are open to the public in general, and that parking serves the needs of visitors other than direct customers.  All publicly owned and operated parcels will be assessed for linear frontage, lot size, and building square footage.
7 Data and Benefit Zones
There are 427 individual parcels owned by 284 property owners in the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD. The data was obtained by San Diego County Tax Assessors, ParcelQuest, as well as verification from property owners in the Downtown El Cajon. The following data is used as the basis for the generation of the CBD assessments.

Property Data by Benefit Zone
Benefit
Zone
Building
Square Feet
Lot
Square Feet
Linear
Frontage
Residential
Condos/Apt
1 1,196,243 sq. ft 2,759,670 sq. ft. 24,466 linear feet 0 sq. ft. 2 909,719 sq. ft. 3,311,496 sq. ft. 25,204 linear feet 153,129 sq. ft.

Total 2,105,962 sq. ft 6,071,166 sq. ft 49,670 linear feet 153,129 sq. ft.

Boundaries
The proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD consists of approximately 44 square blocks (blocks vary in size on each side of both Main Street and Magnolia Street), consisting of 427 parcels (374 currently assessed) owned by 284 property owners. A list of all parcels included in the proposed DECCBD is shown as Appendix 1, attached to this Report with their respective San Diego County assessor parcel number. The boundary of the proposed DECCBD and parcels within it are shown on the map of the DECCBD attached as Appendix 2 to this Report, which shall govern for the purposes of identifying assessed parcels.

Benefit Zones There are two benefit zones in the proposed DECCBD.

Zone 1: Core Area:

In general, Zone 1 includes Main Street from the intersection of El Cajon Boulevard and Main Street on the west and Roanoke Street and Avocado Avenue on the east. Additionally, Zone 1 includes parcels from the intersection of Interstate 8 and Magnolia Avenue on the north and all parcels fronting along Magnolia Avenue southward to the north side of the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Magnolia Avenue on the south.

Zone 2: All Other Areas
In general, Zone 2 includes the peripheral parcels of the Downtown El Cajon CBD that do not front along Main Street and Magnolia Avenue and are not included in Zone 1.

Downtown El Cajon CBD Formation
Under the local enabling ordinance, Downtown El Cajon CBD formation requires submission of petitions from private and public property owners in the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD representing at least 30% of the total assessments to be paid into the first year of the Downtown El Cajon CBD.
8 Once the City verifies the petitions totaling a minimum of 30%, ($237,968) of the first-year annual budget which is projected to be $793,225 in first-year annual assessments, the El Cajon City Council may adopt a Resolution of Intention to mail out ballots to all affected property owners.

The City will then hold a public hearing and tabulate the ballots. The Downtown El Cajon CBD will be formed if the weighted majority of all returned mail ballots support Downtown El Cajon CBD formation and when the City Council adopts a Resolution of Formation to levy the assessments on the benefiting parcels. The date for that public hearing has not been scheduled but it is assumed that it will be held in late June 2026, based upon the successful completion of the petition drive.

Term
Under the El Cajon local enabling ordinance, the Downtown El Cajon CBD may be established for up to 20 years and shall not exceed 20 years. State law and the local enabling ordinance permits this annual disestablishment of the Downtown El Cajon CBD based upon petition and vote of the property owners. The threshold needed to trigger the balloting for the formation of the Downtown El Cajon CBD is the same as the process for disestablishment of the Downtown El Cajon CBD.

Time and Manner for Collecting Assessments
The Downtown El Cajon CBD assessments will appear as a separate line item on annual property tax bills prepared by the San Diego County Tax Assessor. The assessments are collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes paid to the County. The assessments have the same lien priority and penalties for delinquent payments as ad valorem property taxes. Any delinquent assessments owed for the first year will be added to the property tax roll for the following year together with any applicable interest and penalties. The “property owner” means any person shown as the owner/taxpayer on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner/taxpayer by the City. Publicly owned properties of the City, County and MTS and tax-exempt parcels shall not be collected by the County Tax Assessor, but rather by a manual billing by the City of El Cajon. The first assessments of the new Downtown El Cajon CBD will appear in December 2026 property tax bills.

Government Assessments
The Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Plan assumes that any public or tax-exempt parcels shall be assessed in proportion to their specific special benefit services. There are currently City, County and MTS properties in the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD. The Civil Sidewalks, District Identity and Placemaking and Administrative special benefit services will provide a clean and an attractive working environment for those publicly owned and operated buildings in the core of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. This will allow the City and County to attract new employees and provide visitors with an additional benefit of dealing with City and County business as well as reap the benefits of a full-service business Downtown El Cajon CBD. 9 Governance
Pursuant to Section 366 50 of the California Streets and Highway Code, the Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Corporation or current Owners’ Association, (Management Corporation) will review Downtown El Cajon CBD budgets and policies annually within the limitations of the Management District Plan. The Management Corporation must file Annual Reports with the City of El Cajon and will oversee the day-to-day implementation of services as defined in the Management Downtown El Cajon CBD Plan. The current Management Corporation, the Greater Downtown El Cajon Improvement Association, shall continue to serve as the Management Corporation.

Disestablishment
Under the local enabling ordinance, the Downtown El Cajon CBD property owners will have an annual period in which to submit petitions to the City Council to disestablish the CBD. If the property owners vote by weighted majority to disestablish the Downtown El Cajon CBD, assessments will be removed from the parcels the following fiscal year. Unexpended surplus funds will be returned to property owners based upon a parcel’s percentage contribution to the previous fiscal year’s assessments.

Exemptions or Reductions in Rates
Under this Management Downtown El Cajon CBD Plan and consistent with Proposition 218 and Article XIII D of the State Constitution, no parcel receiving special benefits from the establishment of a property assessment Downtown El Cajon CBD is exempt from the full payment of the annual assessment.
10 Section 2
Downtown El Cajon CBD Boundaries
Boundaries
The proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD consists of approximately 44 square blocks (blocks vary in size on each side of both Main Street and Magnolia Street), consisting of 427 parcels owned by 284 property owners. See the Downtown El Cajon proposed CBD map in Section 2, pages 13 and 14, which shall govern for the purposes of identifying assessed parcels. The Downtown El Cajon CBD is generally bound by:

Benefit Zones There are two benefit zones in the proposed DECCBD.

Zone 1: Core Area:

Zone 2: All Other Areas
In general, Zone 2 includes the peripheral parcels of the Downtown El Cajon CBD that do not front along Main Street and Magnolia Avenue and are not included in Zone 1.

Downtown El Cajon CBD Boundary Rationale
The Downtown El Cajon CBD boundaries are comprised of parcels that highlight restaurants, retailers, services, office buildings, market rate and residential condominiums apartment units, hotels, industrial and civic buildings. Benefit Zone 1 properties front along Main Street from Roanoke Street on the east to El Cajon Boulevard/Main Street intersection on the west. Benefit Zone 1 parcels represent the core of the Downtown El Cajon CBD and are expected, due to the nature of the land uses, to derive the greatest benefit from the establishment of the Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit Downtown El Cajon CBD.

Benefit Zone 2 parcels are to be found west of the intersection of El Cajon Boulevard and Main Street running westward up to the Metropolitan Transit System Station as well as parcels, that by and large, do not front along Magnolia Avenue north of Lexington Avenue on the south and Interstate 8 on the north. Benefit Zone 2 parcels will derive special benefits like Benefit Zone 1; however, the frequency of Benefit Zone 2 services shall be approximately 4 - 5 days per week as compared to 6 - 7 days a week for Benefit Zone 1 parcels.

Northern Boundary -
The northern boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes all parcels on the border 11 along the Interstate 8 freeway and includes parcels 483-330-022 and 483-330-034 on the northeast side of the Downtown El Cajon CBD as well as parcel 482-301-006, on the northwest corner. Please refer to the map on page 13 for a view of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. No Downtown El Cajon CBD special benefit services shall be provided north of the northern boundary of the Downtown El Cajon CBD which ends at the southern side of Interstate 8.

Western Boundary
The western boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes the parcels at the intersection of Marshall Avenue and Main Street, including the three corner parcels at that intersection. The three parcels at the intersection of Marshall Avenue and Main Street do NOT include the parcel at the northwest corner of the intersection, as it is a new car dealership which will not benefit from the services of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD.

The three most western parcels of the Downtown El Cajon CBD shall include parcels 487-121-041, 487-281-028 and the entire Metropolitan Transit Station Trolley stop which includes parcels 487- 262-004, 487-262-009 and 487-273-006. No Downtown El Cajon CBD programs and services will be provided west of the western Downtown El Cajon CBD boundary.

Southern Boundary:

The southern boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes the following parcels that includes the expansion parcels on both sides of El Cajon Boulevard, ending at the roundabout, ending at parcels 487-321-026 and 487-323-017. The soutthern boundary then continues on the south side of Douglas Avenue from parcel 487-342-029 continuing along the south side of Douglas ending at parcel 487-342-019 ending at the intersection of Douglas and Van Houten Avenues. The southern boundary then jogs southward along the east side of Van Houten Avenue ending at parcel 487-331-009. The southern boundary continues along the south side of Lexington Avenue, running eastward to include all of the parcels on the south side of the street, ending at parcel 488- 241-041. The Downtown El Cajon CBD southern boundary then runs northward along the west side of Avocado Avenue and includes the parcels running eastward on the north side of Douglas Avenue including parcels ending at parcel 488-233-047 at northwestern intersection of South Lincoln Avenue and Douglas Avenue. No Downtown El Cajon CBD programs and services will be provided south of the southern Downtown El Cajon CBD boundary Eastern Boundary:

The eastern boudary of the Downtown El Cajon CBD starts at the western side of the intesection of Lincoln Avenue and Main Street, parcel 488-233-047 and crosses Main Street northward to include parcel 488-113-010. The eastern boundary of the Downtown El Cajon CBD then continues northward and includes parcel 488-113-024 and 488-024-025 and then runs northward on the west side of Ballantyne Street including parcel 488-040-002. The eastern boundary then runs northwest to include the eastern side of parcels 488-040-011, 488-040-014 on the west side of Connecticut Avenue. The eastern boundary then crosses northward to Wells Avenue including parcels at the northwestern intersection of Wells Avenue and Graves Avenue including parcels 488-010-013. The eastern boundary then continues in a northwestern direction including the eastern side of the parcels fronting Magnolia Avenue from parcel 488-010-025 ending at parcel 12 483-330-022 ending at the intersection of Interstate 8 and Magnolia Avenue. No Downtown El Cajon CBD programs and services will be provided east of the eastern Downtown El Cajon CBD boundary.

Summary
A list of all parcels in the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD are shown as Appendix 1, the report includes the San Diego County assessor parcel numbers and assessments per parcel. All identified assessed parcels within the above-described boundaries shall be assessed to fund supplemental special benefit programs, services and improvements as outlined in this Management Downtown El Cajon CBD Plan. All Downtown El Cajon CBD funded services, programs and improvements provided within the above-described boundaries shall confer special benefit to identified assessed parcels inside the Downtown El Cajon CBD boundaries and no services will be provided outside of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. The frequency of services to Benefit Zone 1 and 2 are based upon the proportional benefits they will receive based upon their location in the Downtown El Cajon CBD. 13 DOW1'TOWJS
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Downtown El Cajon CBD Improvement and Activity Plan
Explanation of Special Benefit Services
All of the improvements and activities detailed below are provided only to properties within the boundaries of the Downtown El Cajon CBD, as the improvements and activities will provide special benefits to the owners of these properties.

The City of El Cajon will continue to provide general benefit services in Downtown El Cajon Downtown El Cajon CBD which will include public safety programs, street sweeping, and tree trimming, etc. The frequency of these general benefits may change from year to year and time to time based upon budget constraints. However, City general benefits will not be withdrawn from Downtown El Cajon CBD unless they are withdrawn by an equal frequency City wide. The CBD funded special benefits will not replace City funded general benefits but rather will provide enhanced special benefits to parcel owners over and above the general benefits provided by the City of El Cajon.

All services funded by the assessments outlined in the Management District Plan are intended to directly benefi t the properti es within the Downtown El Cajon CBD to support increased commerce, business attraction and retention, to retain and increase commercial property rentals, attract new residential developments, enhance safety and cleanliness in Downtown El Cajon, improve its public identity, and eventually fund specialized beautification and enhanced services for the property owners, businesses, visitors and residents within the Downtown El Cajon CBD.

Special Benefit B udget Category Analysis
This Plan gives property owners greater flexibility in determining the type and frequency of special benefit services that will be allocated on a year-to-year basis. As El Cajon’s Downtown evolves, services that are needed one year may not be needed the next. Therefore, “bundles” or categories of special benefit funding have been created and divided into four broad categories – Civil Sidewalks, District Identity and Placemaking, Administration, and Contingency. The bundles are allocated funding percentages with the flexibility to prioritize or minimize a service within each bundle.

The bundles or categories of services and their percentages represent the service plan the Downtown El Cajon CBD property owners will be voting on when the Downtown El Cajon CBD comes up for a mail ballot later this spring.

The proposed “bundles” of special benefit services are listed below and are supplemental to current City services.
16 Year 1 – PROPOSED BUDGET (ASSESSMENT REVENUES/SPECIAL BENEFIT COSTS) CIVIL SIDEWALKS - $ 476,000 (ROUNDED) 60%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited to:
 Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping
 Periodic sidewalk steam cleaning
 Beautification of the Downtown El Cajon CBD
 Enhanced trash emptying (over and above city services)  Timely graffiti removal, within 72 hours as necessary  Maintenance of existing and new public spaces
 Maintenance of the Prescott Promenade
 Set up and take down of special events
 Installation and maintenance of flowers throughout the Downtown El Cajon CBD. (outside of medians)
 Personnel to manage in-house or contracted maintenance and any security teams.

DISTRICT IDENTITY AND PLACEMAKING – $119,000 (ROUNDED) 15% Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited to:
 Website development and updating
 Traditional events done by the DECIA (new 501c3)
 Social media, public relations firm
 Enhancing current City holiday and seasonal decorations  Branding of Downtown El Cajon properties so a positive image is promoted to the public  Activation of Prescott Promenade
 Banner programs
 Public art displays and promotion of the Rea Street Art Downtown El Cajon CBD;  Public space design and improvements
 Personnel to manage in-house or contracted public relations, web site maintenance or social media contractors.

ADMINISTRATION/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - $174,000 (ROUNDED) 22% Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but is not limited to:
 Staff and administrative costs, contracted or in-house  Directors and Officers and General Liability Insurance  Office related expenses
 Office and equipment rent
 Financial reporting and accounting
 Legal work
CONTINGENCY/CITY AND COUNTY FEES/RESERVE - $24,225 (ROUNDED) 3% Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs include, but is not limited to:
 Delinquencies, City/County fees, reserves
17 PROPOSED FIRST YEAR DOWNTOWN EL CAJON DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD BUDGET* Category of Services Percentage of budget 1st Year Allocation Civil Sidewalks/Safety and Cleanliness 60% $476,000
District Identity and Placemaking 15% $119,000
Administration 22% $174,000
Contingency/Reserve 3% $24,225
Total 1st year Budget 100% $793,225
*Numbers are Rounded

METHOD OF FINANCING
The financing of the Downtown El Cajon CBD is based upon the levy of special assessments upon real properties that receive special benefits from the improvements and activities based upon which Benefit Zone they are located within . See Section 4 for assessment methodology and compliance with Article XIII (d) of the California State Constitution . The five factors used to determine of proportional costs to the parcels in the Downtown El Cajon CBD:

1. Linear frontage on all sides excluding alleys

2. Lot square footage

3. Building square footage

4. Current and future residential condominiums that currently exist or will be constructed

5. Location within one of the two geographic benefit zones of the Downtown El Cajon CBD In addition, other factors will be used to determine assessments based upon the anticipated benefit of the current land uses:
 Residential condominiums will be assessed for unit building square footage only.  Private parking structures or major retail parking lots will not be included for building square footage assessments unless they are open to the public in general and serve the parking needs of visitors other than direct customers.
 All publicly owned and operated parcels will be assessed for linear frontage, lot size and building square footage.

Data and Benefit Zones
There are 427 individual parcels owned by 284 property owners in the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD. The data was obtained by San Diego County Assessors, ParcelQuest as well as verification from property owners in the Downtown El Cajon Downtown El Cajon CBD. The following data is used as the basis for the generation of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. 18 Property Data by Benefit Zone
Benefit
Zones
Building
Square Feet
Lot
Square Feet
Linear
Frontage
Residential
Condos/Apt
1 1,196,243 sq. ft 2,759,670 sq. ft. 24,466 linear feet 0 sq. ft. 2 909,719 sq. ft. 3,311,496 sq. ft. 25,204 linear feet 153,129 sq. ft.

Total 2,105,962 sq. ft 6,071,166 sq. ft 49,670 linear feet 153,129 sq. ft.

Cost s
The costs per parcel are based upon the five factors listed on this page. The Benefit Zones are determined by the anticipated special benefits that a parcel will receive based upon its proximity to the core of the Downtown El Cajon CBD, as well as the frequency of special benefit services that that parcel will receive. All assessments must be proportional to the special benefits received so we have agreed upon the following Benefit Zones.

Proposed First Year Downtown El Cajon Downtown El Cajon CBD Budget Category of Services Percentage of budget 1st Year Allocation Civil Sidewalks/Safety and Cleanliness 60% $476,000
District Identity and Placemaking 15% $119,000
Administration 22% $174,000
Contingency/Reserve 3% $24,225
Total 1st year Budget 100% $793,225
First Year Annual Costs Per Benefit Zone -
Property Variable Benefit Zone 1 Benefit Zone 2
Building Square Footage $0.10 $0.09
Lot size $0.07 $0.06
Linear Frontage $4.00 $3.50
Residential Condos Unit Sq. Ft. $0.10 $0.09
(A property owners’ annual assessment will be based upon the sum of the parcel(s) building square footage, lot size and linear frontage. That sum will constitute the property owners’ “weight” in the petition and balloting phase of the formation process).

In addition, other factors will be used to determine assessments based upon the anticipated benefit of the current land uses:
19  Residential condominiums will be assessed for parcel unit building square footage only.  Private parking structures or major retail parking lots will not be included for building square footage assessments unless they are open to the public in general and serve the parking needs of visitors other than direct customers.
 All publicly owned and operated parcels will be assessed for linear frontage, lot size and building square footage.

Annual Assessment Cap
The Downtown El Cajon CBD budget and assessments may be subject to annual increases not to exceed 7% per year. Increases will be determined by the Owners’ Association /Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Corporation and will vary between 0% and 7% annually. Changes in land uses, the development of vacant parcels, the demolition of buildings, building improvements that increase square footages, and new building construction or residential condominium development, may alter the Downtown El Cajon CBD’s budget and individual property assessments. Linear frontage and parcel size are normally not altered in the redevelopment of a site. Changes to assessments are more likely to occur upon increases to building square footages.

Changes may also occur upon the conversion of single parcels to multiple parcels due to the construction of residential and/or commercial condominiums.

Bonds
The Downtown El Cajon CBD will not issue any bonds related to any program.

Operating Budget
A projected operating budget, based upon the local enabling ordinance, has an initial 5 -year term and may be renewed for up to 20 years more. This Management District Plan has listed the maximum percentage of allowable annual increases based upon the current data within the Downtown El Cajon CBD, with the following assumptions:
 Assessments may be subject to annual increase , based upon the action of the Greater Downtown El Cajon Improvement Association Board, not to exceed 7% per year.  Changes in land use, demolition of existing buildings, and new development will occur and will change the improvements to that parcel, normally due to redevelopment of the site and the addition of new building square footage which shall be assessed based upon the provisions laid out in this Management District Plan.

The budget for specific programs listed may be reallocated within each budget category by up to 10% during the term of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. The Management Corporation Board may alter the budget based upon service needs and such changes shall be included in the Annual report and submitted to the El Cajon City Council for review and approval. 20 Five-Year Projection of Maximum Assessment for the
Downtown El Cajon CBD

Civil
Sidewalks
District
Identity Administration Contingenc
y TOTAL
Y1 $ 476,000 $ 119,000 $ 174,000 $ 24,225 $ 793,225 Y2 $ 509,320 $ 127,330 $ 186,180 $ 25,921 $ 848,751 Y3 $ 544,972 $ 136,243 $ 199,212 $ 27,735 $ 908,163 Y4 $ 583,120 $ 145,780 $ 213,157 $ 29,676 $ 971,734 Y5 $ 623,939 $ 155,985 $ 228,078 $ 31,753 $ 1,039,755 Notes:
 Assumes a possible 7% maximum yearly increase on all budget items, if approved annually by the Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Corporation Board of Directors  Any accrued interest or delinquent payments will be expended in the above categories. 21 Section 4
Assessment Methodology
The proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD is a property-based special benefit assessment district being established pursuant to the El Cajon local enabling ordinance, Chapter 2.90 added to Title 2 of the El Cajon Municipal Code, as well as sub-sections of Section 36600 of the California Streets and Highway Code. Due to the special benefit nature of assessments levied within a CBD, program costs are to be distributed amongst all identified specially benefited properties based on the proportional amount of special program benefits each property is expected to derive from the assessments collected.

The state constitution refers to the requirement that relative benefit received from CBD funded programs and activities be used to determine the amount of assessment paid. Only those properties expected to derive special benefits from CBD funded programs and activities may be assessed, and only in an amount proportional to the relative special benefits expected to be received.

General vs. Special Benefits
As provided by Proposition 218, assessment of Downtown El Cajon CBD programs and activities confer a combination of general and special benefits to properties, but the only program benefits that can be assessed are those that provide special benefit to the assessed properties. “Special Benefit” as defined by the California State Constitution, Article XIII (d), means “ a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in the Downtown El Cajon CBD or to the public at large.” For the purposes of this analysis, “General Benefits” are benefits provided within the Downtown El Cajon CBD that are not special in nature, are not "particular and distinct," and are not over and above the benefits that other city parcels receive.

General benefits are not restricted to benefits conferred only on persons and property outside the assessment district but can include benefits both conferred on real property located in the Downtown El Cajon CBD or to the public at large. “At large” means not limited to any person and means all members of the public, including those who live, work, and shop within the Downtown El Cajon CBD, and not simply transient visitors.

The property uses within the boundaries of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD, which will receive special benefits from CBD funded programs and services are currently a mix of retail, service, office, religious, residential, public visitor related, cultural, and parking.

Parcels that receive the special benefit programs, services and improvements outlined in this Management District Plan will attract more customers, employees, tenants, and investors as a result of these programs, services and improvements, thereby increasing business volumes, sales transactions, occupancies, and rental income, and for future residents, make Downtown El Cajon more walkable, attractive, and livable. These benefits are particular and distinct in that they are 22 not provided to non-assessed parcels within or outside of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. Because these programs, services and improvements will only be provided to each individual assessed parcel within the Downtown El Cajon CBD boundaries, these programs, services and improvements will constitute "special benefits.”
Existing City of El Cajon services will not be replaced or duplicated by the Downtown El Cajon CBD funded services . T he purpose of this Downtown El Cajon CBD is to fund supplemental programs, improvements, and services within the CBD boundaries above and beyond what is currently being funded either via normal tax supported methods or other funding sources. The assessments to be levied on parcels within the Downtown El Cajon CBD are for services, programs and improvements directly benefiting each individual parcel within this area and support increased cleanliness, commerce, business attraction and retention, increased commercial property rental income and improved District identity. No CBD funded services, activities or programs will be provided beyond the Downtown El Cajon CBD boundaries.

While every attempt is made to provide CBD services and programs to confer benefits only to those identified assessed parcels within the Downtown El Cajon CBD, the California State Constitution, Article XIII D, was added via Proposition 218 to provide that general benefits exist, either by design or unintentionally, in all assessment Downtown El Cajon CBDs and that a portion of the program costs must be considered attributable to general benefits and assigned a value.

General benefits cannot be funded by assessment revenues. General benefits might be conferred on parcels within the Downtown El Cajon CBD, or “spillover” onto parcels surrounding the Downtown El Cajon CBD, or to the public at large who might be passing through the Downtown El Cajon CBD with no intention of transacting business or residing within the Downtown El Cajon CBD or interest in the Downtown El Cajon CBD itself. Empirical assessment engineering analysis throughout California has found that general benefits within a given similar special benefit Downtown El Cajon CBD tend to range from 1-5% of the total costs.

There are three methods that have been used by the Downtown El Cajon CBD Assessment Engineer for determining general and special benefit values within assessment Downtown El Cajon CBDs:

1. The parcel-by-parcel allocation method

2. The program/activity line-item allocation method, and

3. The composite Downtown El Cajon CBD overlay determinant method.

A majority of PBIDs and CBDs in California for which the Assessment Engineer has provided assessment engineering services since the enactment of Proposition 218, have used Method #3, the composite Downtown El Cajon CBD overlay determinant method, which will be used for this CBD. This method of computing the value of general benefit involves a composite of three distinct types of general benefit – general benefit to assessed parcels within the Downtown El Cajon CBD, general benefit to the public at large within the Downtown El Cajon CBD, and general benefit to parcels outside the Downtown El Cajon CBD.
23 Downtown El Cajon CBD Programs and Improvements
The total special and general benefit program activities and budget allocations that will be provided to each individual parcel assessed in the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD are shown in the chart below:

Total Year 1 – 2026 Special + General Benefit Costs
Category of Special
Benefit Services

Year 1
Annual Amount
(assessments to
fund special
benefits)
Year 1
Non-
Assessment
Costs (general
benefits ratio)
Year 1
Total Costs
(special and
general
benefits)
% of Total
Civil Sidewalks $476,000 $9,713 $485,713 60%
District Identity and
Placemaking
$119,000 $2,428 $121,428 15%
Administration $174,000 $3,561 $177,561 22%
Contingency $24,225 $486 $24,711 3%
Total $793,225 $16,188 $809,413 100%
All program costs associated with general benefits will be derived from sources or credits other than CBD assessments. Sample “other” revenue sources can be derived from special events, grants, volunteer hours, and must simply equal a total of $16,188 per year, which would equal the general benefit cost of 2% of the computed total CBD cost $793,225 from the table above.

Here, program costs are spread among property variables that are common to each parcel include linear frontage, lot or parcel size and building square footage, and residential condominium parcels and benefit zone. Assessed valuation cannot be used as the basis for revenue generation in the state of California since Proposition 13 sets the assessed valuation at the time of purchase of the parcel, therefore adjacent parcels may be similar in size, but have different assessed valuations. We must therefore spread the assessments among the consistent factors of each parcel, based upon 2025 data.

Explanation of Difference in Benefit Zone Assessments
Benefit Zone 1 parcels will be assessed at a higher rate since they will have the highest frequency of Civil Sidewalks and District Identity services due to the amount of foot traffic in and around the parcels fronting along Main Street and Magnolia Avenue, which represents the core area of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. Benefit Zone 1 properties are the historic core of Downtown El Cajon’s Downtown El Cajon CBD dating back almost 120 years, and built around Main Street and Magnolia Avenue. The individual parcels being assessed include high-quality retail, restaurants, services, civic buildings, parking lots and structures, residential, office, hotel, and residential condos and apartments. These parcels will benefit the most from the CBD special benefit services, therefore their assessments have been made to fund the costs of services to these 24 parcels. Civil Sidewalk Services shall be provided approximately 6 – 7 times per week for Benefit Zone 1 parcel owners, based upon a full crew of cleaning and landscaping personnel.

Benefits Zone 2 parcels represent the parcels west of the intersection of El Cajon Boulevard and Main Street, as well as the parcels not fronting along Main Street and Magnolia Avenue to the Interstate 8 freeway. The predominant uses of Benefit Zone 2 parcels are office space, various office and retail, and other commercial uses. Since they will be receiving services 4 - 5 days per week, their annual assessments have been reduced to accommodate this weekly schedule and uses. The costs in Benefit Zone 2 are lower than those of Benefit Zone 1 due to the lack of density in this portion of the Downtown El Cajon CBD and the lack of intense pedestrian activity that is found in Benefit Zone 1 properties, with the core areas around Main Street and Magnolia Avenue.

Linear Frontage Defined
Individual parcels will be assessed for all sides of each parcel fronting a public street. Alley frontage is not assessed. Each side of the parcel (excluding alley areas) will receive Civil Sidewalks special benefit services based upon the frequency of services articulated in this plan, linear front footage data was obtained from the County Assessor’s parcel maps.

Building Square Footage Defined
Building square footage is defined as gross building square footage for any parcel throughout the Downtown El Cajon CBD.

Lot Square Footage Defined
Lot square footage is defined as the total amount of area within the borders of the parcel. The lot square footage of a parcel has been verified by the County Assessor’s parcel maps.

Commercial Condominium Parcels Defined
Ground floor commercial condominiums will be treated as independent “mini” commercial buildings and assessed based on their actual building square footage, the footprint of land they cover or lot size of the commercial condominium , and the amount of direct primary street frontage on the exterior of the building. Ground floor commercial condominiums will pay 100% of the special benefits for the assessment, based upon which benefit zone they are within.

Current and Future Residential Condominium Unit Parcels Defined Current and future residential condominium unit square footage is defined as the livable building square footage within the walls of the condominium residential unit parcel. They are included in a special category to designate their unique special benefits relative to the commercial parcels within the Downtown El Cajon CBD. Unlike the commercial parcels in the Downtown El Cajon CBD, including commercially operated apartment buildings, residential condominium parcels are assessed for building square footage only, and are not assessed for linear frontage and lot square footage.

Current and future residential condominium parcels are assessed as a separate category. These residential condominium individual parcels will be assessed for their unit square footage only at 25 the rate of $0.10 per square foot per year for the fi rst year in Benefit Zone 1 and $0.09 for the first year in Benefit Zone 2. The rationale for assessing future residential condominiums only for the unit square footage rate is provided below.

Residential condominium parcels are assessed differently than multi-unit, market rate apartment rental buildings, as well as legally mandated affordable units due to the frequency of special benefit services required by each parcel as described below. The multi-unit apartment buildings are commercial properties in which the tenant and landlord have a n economic relationship as opposed to residential condominium buildings where individual property owners own separate “air space parcels” on a single floor. Future residential apartment buildings can be bought or sold just like commercial buildings, whereas residential condominium individual units are separately owned and must be individually bought and sold.

Distinctions between residential apartment buildings with tenants and residential condominium building with individual parcel owners are explained as follows:

1. The Davis Sterling Act establishes rules and regulations for residential condominium owners based upon “separate interests” (i.e., ownership rights), as opposed to renters who only have a possessory interest.

2. Generally, residential condominium unit owners demonstrate greater care for their property and concerns about quality-of-life issues due to their investment in real estate.

3. Residential owners and have the right to vote in a Proposition 218 hearing, tenants do not have that right.

4. Residential condominium owners are required to contribute to legally established Homeowners Associations to oversee building maintenance, tenants are not.

5. Residential tenants may have their dwelling units sold or have their rent raised arbitrarily due to the lack of ownership of their residential units.

The assessment methodology has been written to confer special benefits to current and future residential condominium individual assessed parcels since future residential condominium owners have unique expectations about the care and maintenance of the building and its surroundings compared to the interest of residential tenants who have a possessory not an ownership interest.

Exemptions or Reductions in Rates
Under this Management District Plan and consistent with Proposition 218 and Article XIII (D) of the State Constitution, no parcel receiving special benefits from the establishment of a property assessment Downtown El Cajon CBD is exempt from payment of the assessment. There may be adjustments to the special benefits and related assessments based upon non-functional building square footage or large private parking lots to the lot size of a specific parcel. Those adjustments would be made on a case-by-case basis based upon the determination that lot size, linear frontage and building square footage may not be accessible to the public at large and therefore could not benefit from the services provided by the new Downtown El Cajon CBD. It is up to each parcel owner to inform the Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Corporation of any proposed 26 reduction in annual lot size assessments due to exclusive use of parcel parking lots for their customers, and which are not open to non-customers.

Calculation of Assessments
The proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel shall be determined in relationship to the entirety of the improvement or the maintenance and operation expenses of an improvement, or for the cost of property service being provided. Per California Constitution Article XIII D, Section 2(i), “Special Benefit,” means a particular and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on a real property located in the Downtown El Cajon CBD or to the public at large. No assessment will be imposed on any parcel that exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefits conferred upon that parcel. Only special benefits are assessable, and these benefits must be separated from any general benefits. Properties are assessed as defined on the County Assessor’s most current parcel maps. The preceding methodology is applied to the database of parcels within the boundaries of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. The process in compiling the property database includes the following steps:
 A report was generated from data obtained from the San Diego County Tax Assessor’s office.
 A list of properties to be included within the Downtown El Cajon CBD is provided in Section

7. First Year Parcel Assessment Calculation
The annual assessment method to calculate all parcels for Benefit Zone 1 will be:

Total Linear Frontage x $4.00 per foot
+
Total Building Square footage X $0.10 per sq. ft.
+
Total Lot Size x $0.07 per square foot
= TOTAL PARCEL ASSESSMENT
The annual assessment method to calculate the residential condominiums in Benefit Zone 1:

Total Residential Condo Unit Square footage X $0.10 per square foot= Total Parcel Assessment The annual assessment method to calculate all parcels for Benefit Zone 2 will be:

Total Linear Frontage x $3.50 per square foot
+
Total Building Square footage x $0.09 per square foot
+
Total Lot Size x $0.06 per square foot
=

TOTAL PARCEL ASSESSMENT
27 The annual assessment method to calculate the residential condominiums in Benefit Zone 2:

Total Residential Condo Unit Square footage X $0.09 per square foot= Total Parcel Assessment Future Development
As a result of continued new development, the Downtown El Cajon CBD will experience the addition or subtraction of assessable commercial and residential buildings or the conversion of vacant parcels into new commercial and residential units. The Management District Plan assessment methodology will reflect all land use changes in the Downtown El Cajon CBD with annual adjustments being submitted to the City, as these assessment calculations and property variable alterations occur. Undeveloped parcels within the boundaries of the proposed Downtown CBD will pay only for linear frontage and lot size assessments due to the lack of building square footage on the parcel. If that parcel is redeveloped, the building assessments will be levied on that parcel as soon as a certificate of occupancy has been issued to that owner, by the City of El Cajon.

Maximum Annual Assessment Adjustments:

Assessments may be subject to annual increases not to exceed 7% per year. Increases will be determined by the Management Corporation, the Greater Downtown El Cajon Improvement Association, and will vary between 0% and 7% in any given year. The maximum the assessments may be increased is 7% over the previous fiscal year’s base assessments. The absence of increase in any given year does not give the Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Corporation the authority to accumulate increases above 7% in any successive year. The following projections illustrate a potential 7% annual increase.
28 Maximum Assessments by Property Variable
Projected Assessments- Benefit Zone 1
Lot Sq. Ft Linear Frontage Bldg. Sq. Ft. Condo Sq. Ft.

Y1
$

0.07 $

4.000
$

0.10 $

0.10 Y2
$

0.075
$

4.280
$

0.107
$

0.105
Y3
$

0.080
$

4.580
$

0.114
$

0.110
Y4
$

0.086
$

4.900
$

0.123
$

0.116
Y5
$

0.092
$

5.243
$

0.131
$

0.122
Projected Assessments- Benefit Zone 2

Lot Sq. Ft Linear Frontage Bldg. Sq. Ft. Condo Sq. Ft.

Y1 $ 0.06 $ 3.500 $ 0.09 $ 0.09 Y2 $ 0.064 $ 3.745 $ 0.096 $ 0.095 Y3 $ 0.069 $ 4.007 $ 0.103 $ 0.099 Y4 $ 0.074 $ 4.288 $ 0.110 $ 0.104 Y5 $ 0.079 $ 4.588 $ 0.118 $ 0.109 Government Assessments
The Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Plan assumes that any public or tax-exempt parcels shall pay into the Downtown El Cajon CBD in proportion to the assessments paid for services. The City, County, State, MTS, and other tax-exempt owned properties shall be assessed for building square footage, lot size, and linear frontage based upon the rates in their Benefit Zone as outlined in the management Downtown El Cajon CBD plan. Their assessments will primarily be used to fund the Civil Sidewalks/Safety and Beautification special benefit services from which they will benefit. However, the District Identity and Placemaking special benefit services share also apply to these properties since they draw public attention and attendance, and the visitors will benefit from the cleanliness, attractiveness, and order that the visitors and employees experience while working at or conducting public business at these public facilities.

Term
Under the El Cajon local enabling ordinance, the Downtown El Cajon CBD may be established for up to 20 years and shall not exceed 20 years. State law and the local enabling ordinance permits this annual disestablishment of the Downtown El Cajon CBD based upon petition and vote of the 29 property owners. The threshold needed to trigger the balloting for the formation of the Downtown El Cajon CBD is the same as the process for disestablishment of the Downtown El Cajon CBD.

Time and Manner for Collecting Assessments
The Downtown El Cajon CBD assessments will appear as a separate line item on annual property tax bills prepared by the San Diego County Tax Assessor. The assessments are collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes paid to the County. The assessments have the same lien priority and penalties for delinquent payments as ad valorem property taxes. Any delinquent assessments owed for the first year will be added to the property tax roll for the following year, together with any applicable interest and penalties. The “property owner” means any person shown as the owner/taxpayer on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner/taxpayer by the City. Publicly owned properties of the City and County shall not be collected by the County Tax Assessor, but rather by manual billing by the City of El Cajon. The first assessments of the new Downtown El Cajon CBD will appear in December 2026 property tax bills.

Budget Adjustments
Annual budget surpluses, if any, will be rolled into the following year’s budget. Assessments will be set annually. Revenues from delinquent accounts may be expended in the year they are received.

Disestablishment
California Streets and Highways Code section 36670 as well as the local CBD enabling ordinance provides for the disestablishment of a Downtown El Cajon CBD. Provisions for annual disestablishment of the Downtown El Cajon CBD are provided for in the local enabling ordinance. Property owners dissatisfied with the results, management or quality of the services may petition the City Council to disestablish the Downtown El Cajon CBD, in the same method in which they petitioned the City Council to establish it. The same petition threshold needed to establish the Downtown El Cajon CBD will also be needed to trigger a disestablishment of the Downtown El Cajon CBD on an annual basis. Section 36670 of the State Streets and Highway Code states:
(b) The city council shall adopt a resolution of intention to disestablish the Downtown El Cajon CBD prior to the public hearing required by this section. The resolution shall state the reason for the disestablishment, shall state the time and place of the public hearing, and shall contain a proposal to dispose of any assets acquired with the revenues of the assessments levied within the property and business improvement Downtown El Cajon CBD. The notice of the hearing on disestablishment required by this section shall be given by mail to the property owner of each parcel or to the owner of each business subject to assessment in the Downtown El Cajon CBD, as appropriate. The city shall conduct the public hearing not less than 30 days after mailing the notice to the property or business owners. The public hearing shall be held not more than 60 days after the adoption of the resolution of intention. 30 Unexpended surplus funds will be returned to property owners based upon each property owner’s percentage contribution to the previous fiscal year’s assessments.

Governance
Pursuant to Section 36650 of the California Streets and Highway Code, a Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Corporation or Owners’ Association will review Downtown El Cajon CBD budgets and policies annually within the limitations of the Management Downtown El Cajon CBD Plan.

The Management Corporation must file Annual Reports with the City of El Cajon and will oversee the day-to-day implementation of services as defined in the Management Downtown El Cajon CBD Plan. The current Management District Corporation who will continue the oversight and management of the special benefit services shall be the Greater Downtown El Cajon Improvement Association.
“Owners' association" means a private nonprofit entity that is under contract with a city to administer or implement activities and improvements specified in the management Downtown El Cajon CBD plan. An owners' association may be an existing nonprofit entity or a newly formed nonprofit entity. An owners' association is a private entity and may not be considered a public entity for any purpose, nor may its board members or staff be considered to be public officials for any purpose. (Streets & Highway. Code § 36612.) 31 32
Section 5
Downtown El Cajon CBD Rules and Regulations and Governance There are no specific rules and regulations prescribed for the proposed Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Corporation except that it will adhere to the open meeting and open records provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act and will seek to be as open and transparent to the CBD assessees and the public at large as is reasonably possible.

Pursuant to Article V and Section 36650 of the California Streets and Highway Code, the Downtown El Cajon CBD Management Corporation or Owners’ Association, will review CBD budgets and policies annually within the limitations of the Management District Plan. The Management Corporation will file Annual Reports with the City of El Cajon and will oversee the day-to-day implementation of services as defined in the Management District Plan.

Section 6
Implementation Timetable
The Downtown El Cajon CBD is expected to be established and begin assessing benefiting parcels as of the fourth quarter of calendar year 2026. Due to the timing of revenue collection by the City of El Cajon (for the first year of operation) and the need to establish the new contract between the Owners’ Association and the City of El Cajon, implementation of the Management District Plan and the delivery of services is scheduled to commence in or around the winter of 2027 around January 1, 2027.
33 Section 7
Assessment Roll of Properties Included
APN Annual
Assessment
482-282-03-00 $ 1,412.71
482-283-05-00 $ 2,238.61
482-283-06-00 $ 1,785.91
482-283-08-00 $ 1,962.06
482-283-09-00 $ 1,890.88
482-301-03-00 $ 3,442.95
482-301-05-00 $ 2,456.63
482-301-06-00 $ 2,337.52
482-301-09-00 $ 2,035.34
482-301-10-00 $ 12,643.15
482-301-11-00 $ 5,991.11
482-302-01-00 $ 4,004.41
482-302-02-00 $ 2,651.20
482-302-06-00 $ 2,361.22
483-330-22-00 $ 2,606.01
483-330-31-00 $ 2,621.35
483-330-32-00 $ 865.28
483-330-33-00 $ 629.22
483-330-34-00 $ 2,451.48
487-121-24-00 $ 9,882.58
487-121-25-00 $ 2,764.48
487-121-41-00 $ 2,526.34
487-121-50-00 $ 2,111.74
487-121-76-00 $ 6,117.00
487-121-92-00 $ 4,362.54
487-122-40-00 $ 11,669.36
487-122-48-00 $ 8,648.20
487-122-49-00 $ 2,298.55
487-160-04-00 $ 5,023.32
487-160-05-00 $ 1,299.45
487-160-07-00 $ 4,006.78
487-171-37-00 $ 4,401.14
487-171-38-00 $ 4,647.88
487-171-47-00 $ 2,714.36
487-171-50-00 $ 6,098.76
487-172-22-00 $ 3,282.14
487-172-27-00 $ 1,623.50
487-172-49-00 $ 4,079.28
487-172-67-00 $ 3,570.11
487-172-70-00 $ 2,248.18
487-172-75-00 $ 3,894.02
487-173-37-00 $ 3,609.14
487-192-47-00 $ 29,358.42
487-192-48-00 $ 2,119.00
487-192-50-00 $ 2,549.00
487-192-51-00 $ 560.00
487-192-52-00 $ 2,880.50
487-192-53-00 $ 3,838.00
487-192-54-00 $ 1,288.00
487-192-55-00 $ 3,767.70
487-192-56-00 $ 2,031.28
487-262-04-00 $ 4,930.40
487-262-09-00 $ 1,252.86
487-273-06-00 $ 6,185.62
487-281-28-00 $ 699.90
487-281-31-00 $ 973.42
487-281-32-00 $ 1,004.46
487-281-33-00 $ 586.70
487-282-27-00 $ 666.28
487-282-28-00 $ 559.50
487-282-29-00 $ 701.86
487-282-31-00 $ 1,198.42
487-282-32-00 $ 554.46
487-282-33-00 $ 1,364.42
487-301-25-00 $ 1,587.40
487-301-26-00 $ 897.70
487-301-27-00 $ 672.78
487-301-31-00 $ 1,771.31
487-302-29-00 $ 2,522.16
487-302-31-00 $ 3,881.45
487-321-01-00 $ 810.54
487-321-11-00 $ 1,068.57
487-321-12-00 $ 1,562.28
487-321-16-00 $ 1,500.80
487-321-17-00 $ 1,563.34
487-321-24-00 $ 1,176.38
487-321-25-00 $ 1,829.70
487-321-26-00 $ 2,079.62
487-321-27-00 $ 3,969.52
487-321-29-00 $ 1,279.42
487-321-30-00 $ 988.90
487-321-31-00 $ 952.62
487-321-36-00 $ 3,207.78
487-321-38-00 $ 3,814.88
487-321-39-01 $ 130.32
487-321-39-02 $ 130.32
487-321-39-03 $ 153.81
487-321-39-04 $ 130.32
487-321-39-05 $ 153.81
487-321-39-06 $ 130.32
487-321-39-07 $ 130.32
487-321-39-08 $ 153.81
487-321-39-09 $ 153.81
487-321-39-10 $ 130.32
487-321-39-11 $ 153.81
487-321-39-12 $ 130.32
34 487-321-39-13 $ 130.32
487-321-39-14 $ 153.81
487-321-39-15 $ 130.32
487-321-39-16 $ 130.32
487-321-39-17 $ 130.32
487-321-39-18 $ 130.32
487-321-39-19 $ 130.32
487-321-39-20 $ 153.81
487-321-39-21 $ 153.81
487-321-39-22 $ 130.32
487-321-39-23 $ 130.32
487-321-39-24 $ 153.81
487-321-39-25 $ 130.32
487-321-39-26 $ 130.32
487-321-39-27 $ 153.81
487-321-39-28 $ 153.81
487-321-39-29 $ 153.81
487-321-39-30 $ 130.32
487-321-39-31 $ 153.81
487-321-39-32 $ 130.32
487-321-39-33 $ 153.81
487-321-39-34 $ 130.32
487-321-39-35 $ 130.32
487-321-39-36 $ 153.81
487-321-39-37 $ 153.81
487-321-39-38 $ 130.32
487-321-39-39 $ 130.32
487-321-39-40 $ 153.81
487-321-39-41 $ 153.81
487-321-39-42 $ 153.81
487-321-39-43 $ 153.81
487-321-39-44 $ 153.81
487-321-39-45 $ 130.32
487-321-39-46 $ 130.32
487-321-39-47 $ 153.81
487-321-39-48 $ 130.32
487-321-39-49 $ 130.32
487-321-39-50 $ 130.32
487-321-39-51 $ -
487-321-39-52 $ -
487-321-39-53 $ -
487-321-39-54 $ -
487-321-39-55 $ -
487-321-39-56 $ -
487-321-39-57 $ -
487-321-39-58 $ -
487-321-39-59 $ -
487-321-39-60 $ 130.32
487-321-39-61 $ 153.81
487-321-39-62 $ 130.32
487-321-39-63 $ 153.81
487-321-39-64 $ 130.32
487-321-39-65 $ 130.32
487-321-39-66 $ 153.81
487-321-39-67 $ 153.81
487-321-39-68 $ 153.81
487-321-39-69 $ 153.81
487-321-40-01 $ -
487-321-40-02 $ -
487-321-40-03 $ -
487-321-40-04 $ -
487-321-40-05 $ -
487-321-40-06 $ -
487-321-40-07 $ -
487-321-40-08 $ -
487-321-40-09 $ -
487-321-40-10 $ -
487-321-40-11 $ -
487-321-40-12 $ -
487-321-40-13 $ -
487-321-40-14 $ -
487-321-40-15 $ -
487-321-40-16 $ -
487-321-40-17 $ -
487-321-40-18 $ -
487-321-40-19 $ -
487-321-40-20 $ -
487-321-40-21 $ -
487-321-40-22 $ -
487-321-40-23 $ -
487-321-40-24 $ -
487-321-40-25 $ -
487-321-40-26 $ -
487-321-40-27 $ -
487-321-40-28 $ -
487-321-40-29 $ -
487-321-40-30 $ -
487-321-40-31 $ -
487-321-40-32 $ -
487-321-40-33 $ -
487-321-40-34 $ -
487-321-40-35 $ -
487-321-40-36 $ -
487-321-40-37 $ -
487-321-40-38 $ -
487-321-40-39 $ -
487-321-40-40 $ -
487-321-40-41 $ -
487-321-40-42 $ -
487-321-40-43 $ 130.32
487-321-40-44 $ -
487-321-40-45 $ 130.32
487-321-40-46 $ 130.32
487-321-40-47 $ 153.81
487-321-41-00 $ -
487-321-42-00 $ -
487-322-07-00 $ 1,941.00
487-322-26-00 $ 4,841.16
35 487-322-27-00 $ 7,917.42
487-323-17-00 $ 2,887.88
487-323-24-00 $ 2,223.00
487-323-26-00 $ 7,122.42
487-331-02-00 $ 983.44
487-331-03-00 $ 2,041.32
487-331-04-00 $ 433.36
487-331-05-00 $ 5,095.30
487-331-08-00 $ 1,364.60
487-331-09-00 $ 577.08
487-331-19-00 $ 2,842.94
487-331-22-00 $ 3,432.60
487-331-23-00 $ 1,204.66
487-331-24-00 $ 2,732.43
487-331-25-00 $ 2,661.18
487-331-26-00 $ 1,637.30
487-331-29-00 $ 1,574.22
487-331-30-00 $ 928.76
487-331-33-00 $ 3,373.72
487-331-35-00 $ 5,303.73
487-341-04-00 $ 2,536.54
487-341-05-00 $ 5,741.20
487-341-06-00 $ 1,950.39
487-342-07-00 $ 12,185.97
487-351-13-00 $ 1,585.18
487-351-18-00 $ 3,647.32
488-010-13-00 $ 1,916.20
488-010-23-00 $ 2,262.80
488-010-24-00 $ 2,034.26
488-010-25-00 $ 3,857.83
488-010-27-00 $ 2,231.43
488-010-36-00 $ 2,966.16
488-010-38-00 $ 2,580.52
488-010-40-00 $ 4,593.44
488-040-02-00 $ 2,409.47
488-040-07-00 $ 3,854.31
488-040-08-00 $ 5,694.12
488-040-11-00 $ 10,334.60
488-040-13-00 $ 14,197.88
488-040-14-00 $ 6,323.11
488-072-38-00 $ 5,642.12
488-072-43-00 $ 14,082.48
488-072-44-00 $ 724.58
488-072-45-00 $ 16,075.98
488-083-01-00 $ 1,571.06
488-083-02-00 $ 935.51
488-083-03-00 $ 696.26
488-083-04-00 $ 513.08
488-083-05 $ 826.60
488-083-08-00 $ 468.49
488-083-09-00 $ 1,050.00
488-083-11-00 $ 433.76
488-083-12-00 $ 915.80
488-083-13-00 $ 916.50
488-083-14-00 $ 324.00
488-083-15-00 $ 257.50
488-083-16-00 $ 257.50
488-083-17-00 $ 875.00
488-083-18-00 $ 468.00
488-083-19-00 $ 748.70
488-083-20-00 $ 720.00
488-083-21-00 $ 470.00
488-083-22-00 $ 603.49
488-083-23-00 $ 733.49
488-083-24-00 $ 1,925.79
488-083-26-00 $ 1,575.80
488-083-27-00 $ 2,502.02
488-111-24-00 $ 1,704.30
488-111-28-00 $ 13,711.74
488-111-30-00 $ 18,822.65
488-111-31-00 $ 11,338.00
488-111-32-00 $ 21,734.51
488-111-34-00 $ 1,875.07
488-111-35-00 $ 1,750.38
488-111-36-00 $ 1,375.57
488-112-19-00 $ 1,066.89
488-112-20-00 $ 1,039.22
488-112-21-00 $ 2,277.43
488-112-22-00 $ 3,767.30
488-112-23-00 $ 2,786.71
488-112-24-00 $ 1,679.72
488-112-25-00 $ 1,219.62
488-112-43-00 $ 2,256.88
488-112-67-00 $ 1,877.59
488-113-10-00 $ 2,876.92
488-151-02-00 $ 700.50
488-151-12-00 $ 2,263.44
488-151-14-00 $ 1,515.16
488-151-15-00 $ 767.50
488-151-16-00 $ 655.00
488-151-17-00 $ 1,385.86
488-151-21-00 $ 1,476.56
488-151-22-00 $ 4,472.13
488-152-18-00 $ 172.89
488-152-19-00 $ 168.84
488-152-20-00 $ 168.84
488-152-21-00 $ 168.84
488-152-22-00 $ 168.84
488-152-23-00 $ 168.84
488-152-24-00 $ 172.89
488-152-25-00 $ 172.89
488-152-26-00 $ 168.84
488-152-27-00 $ 168.84
488-152-28-00 $ 168.84
488-152-29-00 $ 168.84
488-152-30-00 $ 168.84
488-152-31-00 $ 172.89
488-152-32-00 $ 172.89
36 488-152-33-00 $ 168.84
488-152-34-00 $ 168.84
488-152-35-00 $ 168.84
488-152-36-00 $ 168.84
488-152-37-00 $ 168.84
488-152-38-00 $ 172.89
488-152-39-00 $ 172.89
488-152-40-00 $ 168.84
488-152-41-00 $ 168.84
488-152-42-00 $ 168.84
488-152-43-00 $ 168.84
488-152-44-00 $ 168.84
488-152-45-00 $ 172.89
488-152-47-00 $ 5,287.18
488-152-48-00 $ 512.42
488-152-49-00 $ 1,321.74
488-152-50-00 $ 2,214.54
488-161-01-00 $ 1,148.29
488-161-02-00 $ 559.10
488-161-15-00 $ 2,060.58
488-161-17-00 $ 1,603.94
488-162-13-00 $ 1,340.63
488-162-15-00 $ 2,116.00
488-162-16-00 $ 1,373.08
488-162-17-00 $ 5,056.41
488-162-18-00 $ 1,937.40
488-171-16-00 $ 1,716.34
488-172-01-00 $ 1,780.24
488-172-18-00 $ 924.10
488-172-20-00 $ 1,156.33
488-191-01-00 $ 4,585.62
488-191-02-00 $ 1,279.12
488-191-03-00 $ 582.06
488-191-04-00 $ 5,626.12
488-191-05-00 $ 1,393.06
488-191-06-00 $ 1,016.06
488-191-07-00 $ 1,608.06
488-191-08-00 $ 1,578.26
488-191-09-00 $ 1,147.42
488-191-11-00 $ 1,310.00
488-191-12-00 $ 638.96
488-191-13-00 $ 638.96
488-191-14-00 $ 2,065.34
488-191-15-00 $ 217.20
488-191-16-00 $ 1,454.90
488-192-08-00 $ 8,962.55
488-192-09-00 $ 17,001.12
488-200-01-00 $ 1,311.44
488-200-02-00 $ 1,026.50
488-200-56-00 $ 2,419.06
488-211-01-00 $ 2,894.12
488-211-02-00 $ 692.26
488-211-03-00 $ 378.80
488-211-04-00 $ 1,697.76
488-211-05-00 $ 2,285.12
488-211-06-00 $ 598.56
488-211-07-00 $ 1,291.90
488-211-15-00 $ 888.86
488-211-18-00 $ 1,451.65
488-211-20-00 $ 2,026.71
488-211-21-00 $ 1,435.82
488-211-22-00 $ 2,434.50
488-212-17-01 $ 64.62
488-212-17-02 $ 69.75
488-212-17-03 $ 65.61
488-212-17-04 $ 118.53
488-212-17-05 $ 69.75
488-212-17-06 $ 74.88
488-212-17-07 $ 77.49
488-212-17-08 $ 69.75
488-212-17-09 $ 118.53
488-212-17-10 $ 75.60
488-212-17-11 $ 69.75
488-212-17-12 $ 102.87
488-212-17-13 $ 76.50
488-212-17-14 $ 56.61
488-212-17-15 $ 56.61
488-212-17-16 $ 76.50
488-212-19-00 $ 212.50
488-212-20-00 $ 546.38
488-212-21-00 $ 11,122.74
488-212-22-00 $ 3,508.84
488-221-30-00 $ 2,726.66
488-221-31-00 $ 933.63
488-221-32-00 $ 717.71
488-221-33-00 $ 1,693.86
488-222-01-00 $ 2,469.42
488-222-21-00 $ 5,099.34
488-231-03-00 $ 931.96
488-231-04-00 $ 322.22
488-231-05-00 $ 1,086.60
488-231-10-00 $ 1,649.78
488-231-12-00 $ 995.20
488-231-17-00 $ 1,500.00
488-231-18-00 $ 2,811.84
488-231-19-00 $ 1,500.00
488-231-22-00 $ 2,040.90
488-231-23-00 $ 7,948.44
488-231-24-00 $ 1,250.00
488-231-25-00 $ 1,082.98
488-231-26-00 $ 4,318.63
488-232-03-00 $ 1,836.80
488-232-04-00 $ 1,386.40
488-232-31-00 $ 1,701.00
488-232-34-00 $ 1,633.56
488-233-02-00 $ 2,091.65
488-233-03-00 $ 665.50
488-233-04-00 $ 917.70
37 488-233-05-00 $ 945.50
488-233-06-00 $ 795.30
488-233-07-00 $ 665.50
488-233-08-00 $ 769.50
488-233-47-00 $ 6,324.19
488-233-53-00 $ 577.80
488-233-55-00 $ 9,745.53
488-241-41-00 $ 3,422.92
1 ATTACHMENT 1

DOWNTOWN EL CAJON

COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT
(DECCBD)
ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S
REPORT
Being Established for a 20-year Term Pursuant to the City of El Cajon’s Community Benefit Ordinance, Chapter 2.90 added to Title 2 of the El Cajon Municipal Code Prepared by
Edward V . Henning
California Registered Professional Engineer # 26549
Edward Henning & Associates
April 23, 2026
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DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT
ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT
To Whom It May Concern:

I hereby certify to the best of my professional knowledge and experience that each of the identified benefiting assessed properties located within the proposed Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit District ("DECCBD") being established for 20 years will receive a special benefit over and above the benefits conferred on the public at large and that the amount of the proposed assessment is proportional to, and no greater than the benefits conferred on each respective property. As required by State Law, I have personally prepared this entire Report and hereby attest to all of its contents.

In
troduction
This report serves as the “detailed engineer’s report” required by Section 4 of Article XIII D of the California Constitution to support the benefit property assessments to be levied within the proposed DECCBD in the City of El Cajon, California, being established for 20 years. The discussion and analysis contained within this Report constitute the required “nexus” of rationale between assessment amounts levied and special benefits derived by real properties within the proposed DECCBD.

April 13 2026
3/31/28
2 Prepared by Edward V. Henning, California Registered Professional Engineer # 26549 RPE#26549
Edward V. Henning Date
(NOT VALID WITHOUT SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATION SEAL HERE) DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT
Background
The DECCBD is a property-based benefit assessment type district being established for 20 years, pursuant to the City of El Cajon’s Community Benefit Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), Chapter 2.90 added to Title 2 of the El Cajon Municipal Code. The CBD Ordinance was modeled after Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highways Code (as amended), also known as the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (the “Act”). Due to the benefit assessment nature of assessments levied within a community benefit district (“CBD”), district program costs are to be distributed amongst all identified benefiting properties based on the proportionate amount of special program benefit each property is projected to derive from the assessments levied. Only those properties expected to derive special benefits from CBD-funded programs and activities may be assessed, and only in an amount proportionate to the special benefits expected to be conferred on each assessed property.

Article XIII D Section 4 California Constitution
Procedures and Requirements
Proposition 218, approved by the voters of California in November of 1996, adds a supplemental array of procedures and requirements to be carried out prior to levying a property-based assessment like the DECCBD. These requirements are in addition to requirements imposed by State and local assessment enabling laws. These requirements were “chaptered” into law as Article XIII D Sect of the California Constitution (hereinafter Article XIII D).

Since Article XIII D provisions will affect all subsequent calculations to be made in the final assessment formula for the DECCBD, these supplemental requirements will be taken into account. The key provisions of Article XIII D, along with a description of how the DECCBD complies with each of these provisions, are delineated below.
(Note: All section references below pertain to Article XIII D of the California Constitution):
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Finding 1. From Section 4(a): “Identify all parcels which will have a special benefit conferred upon them and upon which an assessment will be imposed.”
Boundaries
The proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD consists of approximately 44 square blocks (blocks vary in size on each side of both Main Street and Magnolia Street), consisting of 427 parcels (374 currently assessed) owned by 284 property owners. A list of all parcels included in the proposed DECCBD is shown as Appendix 1, attached to this Report with their respective San Diego County assessor parcel number. The boundary of the proposed DECCBD and parcels within it are shown on the map of the DECCBD attached as Appendix 2 to this Report, which shall govern for the purposes of identifying assessed parcels.

Benefit Zones There are two benefit zones in the proposed DECCBD.

Zone 1: Core Area:

Zone 2: All Other Areas
In general, Zone 2 includes the peripheral parcels of the Downtown El Cajon CBD that do not front along Main Street and Magnolia Avenue and are not included in Zone 1.

DECCBD Boundary and Zone Rationale
The Downtown El Cajon CBD boundaries are comprised of parcels that highlight restaurants, retailers, services, office buildings, market rate and residential condominiums apartment units, hotels, industrial and civic buildings. Benefit Zone 1 properties front along Main Street from Roanoke Street on the east to El Cajon Boulevard/Main Street intersection on the west. Benefit Zone 1 parcels represent the core of the Downtown El Cajon CBD and are expected, due to the nature of the land uses, to derive the greatest benefit from the establishment of the Downtown El Cajon Community Benefit Downtown El Cajon CBD.

Benefit Zone 2 parcels are to be found west of the intersection of El Cajon Boulevard and Main Street running westward along Main Street up to the Metropolitan Transit System Station, parcels along both sides of El Cajon Boulevard from Main Street to Johnson Avenue, as well as parcels, that by and large, do not front along Magnolia Avenue north of Lexington Avenue on the south and Interstate 8 on the north.

Benefit Zone 2 parcels will derive special benefits like Benefit Zone 1; however, the frequency of Benefit Zone 2 services shall be approximately 4 - 5 days per week as compared to 6 - 7 days a week for Benefit Zone 1 parcels.

Northern Boundary -
The northern boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes all parcels on the border along the Interstate 8 freeway and includes parcels 483-330-022 and 483-330-034 on the northeast side of the Downtown El Cajon CBD as well as parcel 482-301-006, on the northwest corner. No Downtown El Cajon CBD special benefit services shall be provided north of the northern boundary of the Downtown El Cajon 4 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT
CBD which ends at the southern side of Interstate 8.

Western Boundary
The western boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes the parcels at the intersection of Marshall Avenue and Main Street including the three corner parcels at that intersection. The three parcels at the intersection of Marshall Avenue and Main Street do NOT include the parcel at the northwest corner of the intersection as it is a new car dealership which will not benefit from the services of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD.

The three most western parcels of the Downtown El Cajon CBD shall include parcels 487-121-041, 487- 281-028 and the entire Metropolitan Transit Station Trolley stop which includes parcels 487-262-004, 487- 262-009 and 487-273-006. No Downtown El Cajon CBD programs and services will be provided west of the western Downtown El Cajon CBD boundary.

Southern Boundary:

The southern boundary of the proposed Downtown El Cajon CBD includes the following parcels that includes the expansion parcels on both sides of El Cajon Boulevard, ending at the roundabout, ending at parcels 487-321-026 and 487-323-017. The southern boundary then continues on the south side of Douglas Avenue from parcel 487-342-029 continuing along the south side of Douglas ending at parcel 487-342-019 ending at the intersection of Douglas and Van Houten Avenues. The southern boundary then jogs southward along the east side of Van Houten Avenue ending at parcel 487-331-009. The southern boundary continues along the south side of Lexington Avenue, running eastward to include all of the parcels on the south side of the street, ending at parcel 488-241-041. The Downtown El Cajon CBD southern boundary then runs northward along the west side of Avocado Avenue and includes the parcels running eastward on the north side of Douglas Avenue including parcels ending at parcel 488-233-047 at northwestern intersection of South Lincoln Avenue and Douglas Avenue. No Downtown El Cajon CBD programs and services will be provided south of the southern Downtown El Cajon CBD boundary Eastern Boundary:

The eastern boundary of the the Downtown El Cajon CBD starts at the western side of the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Main Street, parcel 488-233-047 and crosses Main Street northward to include parcel 488-113-010. The eastern boundary of the Downtown El Cajon CBD then continues northward and includes parcel 488-112-024 and 488-112-025 and then runs northward on the west side of Ballantyne Street including parcel 488-040-002. The eastern boundary then runs northwest to include the eastern side of parcels 488-040-011, 488-040-014 on the west side of Connecticut Avenue. The eastern boundary then crosses northward to Wells Avenue including parcels at the northwestern intersection of Wells Avenue and Graves Avenue including parcels 488-010-013. The eastern boundary then continues in a northwestern direction including the eastern side of the parcels fronting Magnolia Avenue from parcel 488-010-025 ending at parcel 483-330-022 ending at the intersection of Interstate 8 and Magnolia Avenue. No Downtown El Cajon CBD programs and services will be provided east of the eastern Downtown El Cajon CBD boundary.

Summary
All identified parcels within the above-described boundaries and zones shall be assessed to fund supple - mental special benefit programs, services and improvements as outlined in the Plan and in this Report. All DECCBD funded services, programs and improvements provided within the above-described boundaries shall confer special benefit to identified assessed parcels inside the DECCBD boundaries and none will be 5 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT
provided outside of the DECCBD. Each assessed parcel within the DECCBD will proportionately specially benefit from the DECCBD funded Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity-Placemaking, Ad - ministration and Contingency-Reserve as described in more detail under “Work Plan”, beginning on page 12 of this Report. These services, programs and improvements are intended to improve commerce, employment, rents and commercial and residential occupancy rates of parcels and businesses within the DECCBD by re- ducing litter and debris , marketing the available goods and services and installing beautification elements, each considered necessary in a competitive properly managed business district . All DECCBD funded ser - vices programs and improvements are considered supplemental, above normal base level services provided by the City of El Cajon and are only provided for the special benefit of assessed parcels within the bound - aries of the DECCBD.

A list of all parcels included in the proposed DECCBD is shown as Appendix 1, attached to this Report with their respective San Diego County assessor parcel number. The boundary of the proposed DECCBD and parcels within it are shown on the map of the DECCBD attached as Appendix 2 to this Report, which shall govern for the purposes of identifying assessed parcels.

Finding 2. From Section 4(a): “Separate general benefits (if any) from the special benefits conferred on parcel(s). Only special benefits are assessable. “

QUANTITATIVE BENEFIT ANALYSIS
As stipulated in Article XIII D, assessment district programs and activities confer a combination of general and special benefits, but the only program benefits that can be assessed are those that provide special benefit to the assessed properties. For the purposes of this analysis, a “general benefit” is hereby defined as: “A benefit to properties in the area and in the surrounding community or benefit to the public in general resulting from the improvement, activity, or service to be provided by the assessment levied”. “Special benefit” as defined by Article XIII D means a distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in the district.

The property uses within the boundaries of the DECCBD that will receive special benefits from DECCBD funded programs and services are currently restaurants, retailers, services, office buildings, market rate and residential condominiums, apartment units, hotels, industrial and civic buildings . No parcels within the DECCBD are zoned solely residential. Services, programs and improvements provided and funded by the DECCBD are primarily designed to provide special benefits as described below to identified assessed parcels and the array of land uses within the boundaries of the DECCBD.

The proposed DECCBD programs, improvements and services and Year 1 – 2027 budget allocation are as follows:

Year 1 – 2027 DECCBD Special Benefit Cost Allocations (Assessment Revenue Only)

BENEFIT
ZONE
CIVIL

SIDEWALKS -

SAFETY -

CLEANLINESS

DISTRICT

IDENTITY -

PLACEMAKIN
G

ADMINISTRATI
ON

CONTINGENC

Y-RESERVE
TOTAL
$
TOTAL
%
% 60.0082% 15.0020% 21.9358% 3.0540% 100.00%
1 $246,433 $61,608 $90,083 $12,542 $410,666

51.7716
%
2 $229,567 $57,392 $83,917 $11,683 $382,559 48.2284
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%
TOTAL $476,000 $119,000 $174,000 $24,225 $793,225 100.00% Assessed parcels are conferred proportionate special benefits from all DECCBD funded programs, services and improvements which are intended to attract more customers, users, visitors, employees, tenants and investors. DECCBD programs, services and improvements are designed to increase business volumes, sales transactions, occupancies and rental income. These programs, services and improvements are designed to improve commerce and aesthetic appeal for owners, tenants, patrons, visitors and employees of these parcels within the DECCBD by reducing litter and debris , marketing the available goods and services and installing beautification elements, each considered necessary in a competitive properly managed business district.

These benefits are particular and distinct to each and every identified and assessed parcel within the DECCBD and are not provided to non-assessed parcels outside of the DECCBD. These programs, services and improvements will only be provided to each individual assessed parcel within the DECCBD boundaries and, in turn, confer proportionate special benefits to each assessed parcel.

In the case of the DECCBD, the very nature of the purpose of this CBD is to fund supplemental programs, services and improvements to assessed parcels within the DECCBD boundaries above and beyond what is being currently funded either via normal tax supported methods or other funding sources. All benefits derived from the assessments to be levied on assessed parcels within the DECCBD are for services, programs and improvements directly and specially benefiting each individual assessed parcel within the DECCBD. No DECCBD funded services, activities or programs will be provided outside of the DECCBD boundaries.

While every attempt is made to provide DECCBD services and programs to confer special benefits only to those identified assessed parcels within the DECCBD, Article XIII D stipulates that general benefits exist (either by design or unintentional) in all assessment districts and that a portion of the program costs must be considered attributable to general benefits and assigned a value. General benefits cannot be funded by assessment revenues.

Empirical assessment engineering analyses throughout California have found that general benefits within a given assessment district tend to range from 2-6% of the total costs. A majority of assessment districts in California for which this Assessment Engineer has provided assessment engineering services in conformance with Article XIII D have used the composite district overlay determinant method of computing general benefits which will be used for the DECCBD. This method of computing the value of general benefit involves a composite of three distinct types of general benefit – general benefit to assessed parcels within the DECCBD, general benefit to the public at large within the DECCBD and general benefit to parcels outside the DECCBD.

General Benefit – Assessed Parcels within the DECCBD
DECCBD funded programs are narrowly designed and carefully implemented to specially benefit the assessed DECCBD parcels and are only provided for the special benefit to each and every assessed parcel within the DECCBD. It is the opinion of this Engineer, based on over 30 years of professional assessment engineering experience, that nearly 100% of benefits conferred on the 374 assessed parcels within the DECCBD are distinct and special. In the case of the DECCBD, it is projected that there are 0.25% general benefits conferred on these parcels. This high ratio of special benefits to general benefits is because the DECCBD funded programs and services are specially geared to the unique needs of each parcel within 7 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT
the DECCBD and are directed specially only to these parcels within the DECCBD. This concept is further reinforced by the proportionality of special benefits conferred on each parcel within the DECCBD as determined by the special benefit assessment formula as it is applied to the unique and varying property characteristics of each parcel and the benefit zone in which it is located. The computed 0.25% general benefit value on the 285 parcels within the DECCBD equates to $1,983 or (.0025 x $793,225).

General Benefits – Spillover to Outside Parcels
While DECCBD programs and services will not be provided directly to parcels outside the DECCBD boundaries, it is reasonable to conclude that DECCBD services may confer an indirect general benefit on parcels adjacent to the DECCBD boundaries. An inventory of the DECCBD boundaries finds that the DECCBD is immediately surrounded by 136 parcels. Of these, 25 are commercial/industrial zoned parcels with commercial/industrial uses and 111 are residentially used parcels or public/non-profit owned parcels with public/non-profit uses.

The 136 parcels directly outside the DECCBD boundaries can reasonably be assumed to receive some indirect general benefit as a result of DECCBD funded programs, services and improvements. Based on over 30 years of assessment engineering experience, it is the opinion of this Engineer that a benefit factor of 1.0 be attributed to the 374 assessed parcels within the DECCBD, a benefit factor of 0.05 be attributed to general benefits conferred on the 25 commercial/industrial parcels and uses located adjacent to or across the street from assessed parcels within the DECCBD, and a benefit factor of 0.010 be attributed to general benefits conferred on the 111 residential or publicly owned/non-profit parcels and uses located adjacent to or across the street from assessed parcels within the DECCBD. The cumulative dollar value of this general benefit type equates to $5,005 ($2,651 + $2,354) as delineated in the following Table:

Parcel Type Quantity Benefit
Factor
Benefit
Units
Benefit
Percent
Benefit
Value
Assessed Parcels Within District 374 1.0000 374.000 99.3729% $793,225 Comm Parcels Out 25 0.0500 1.250 0.3321% $2,651
Other Parcels Out 111 0.0100 1.110 0.2949% $2,354
SUBTOTAL 376.360 100.00% $798,231
General Benefit - Public At Large
While the DECCBD funded programs are narrowly designed and carefully implemented to specially benefit the assessed DECCBD parcels and are only provided for the special benefit to each and every assessed parcel within the DECCBD, these programs also provide general benefits to the public at large within the DECCBD.

For the proposed DECCBD activities, assessment engineering experience in California has found that generally over 95% of people moving about within similar district boundaries are engaged in business related to assessed parcels and businesses contained located within them, while the public at large “just passing through” is typically 5% or less.

Based on the nature of the proposed DECCBD funded programs and over 30 years of assessment engineering experience, it is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that districtwide general benefit factors for each of the DECCBD funded special benefit program element costs that provide a general benefit to the public at large are as shown in the Table below. These factors are applied to each program element cost in order to compute the dollar and percent value of districtwide general benefits to the public 8 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT
at large. The total dollar value of this general benefit type, public at large, equates to $8,726 as delineated in the following Table:

A B C E
Program Element Dollar
Allocation
General
Benefit
Percent
General
Benefit
Factor
General
Benefit Value
(A x C)

CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY -
CLEANLINESS $476,000 1.50% 0.0150 $7,140
DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $119,000 0.50% 0.0050 $595 ADMINISTRATION $174,000 0.50% 0.0050 $870
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $24,225 0.50% 0.0050 $121
TOTAL $793,225 $8,726
Composite General Benefit
Based on the general benefit values delineated in the three sections above, the total value of general benefits conferred on assessed parcels within the DECCBD, the public at large and spillover to parcels outside the ECCBD equates to $15,714 ($1,983 + $8,726 + $5,005). Total program costs are estimated to be $808,939. This Assessment Engineer has determined that the general benefit value portion of this equates to $15,714 or 1.9425% of the total estimated DECCBD program costs. The general benefit percentage will now be conservatively rounded up to 2.0% of the total program costs or $16,188 with the total program costs now at $809,413. Subtracting the composite general benefit value of $16,188 from the total estimated program cost of $809,413 results in a special benefit value of $793,225. This is the total amount of assessments to be levied on the 374 assessed parcels in the proposed DECCBD for Year 1- 2027. General benefit costs of $16,188 will need to be funded by other non-assessment sources.

A breakdown of projected special and general benefit costs for each year of first 10 years of the proposed 20-year term is shown in the following Table:

Year 1-10 Special + Districtwide General Benefits

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 1 - 2027 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $246,433 $5,029 $251,462 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $61,608 $1,257 $62,865 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $90,083 $1,838 $91,921 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $12,542 $257 $12,799 3.0540%
TOTAL $410,666 $8,381 $419,047 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $229,567 $4,685 $234,252 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $57,392 $1,171 $58,563 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $83,917 $1,713 $85,630 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $11,683 $238 $11,921 3.0540%
TOTAL $382,559 $7,807 $390,366 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $476,000 $9,714 $485,714 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $119,000 $2,428 $121,428 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $174,000 $3,551 $177,551 21.9358%
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1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $24,225 $495 $24,720 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $793,225 $16,188 $809,413 100.0000%

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 2 - 2028 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $263,683 $5,381 $269,064 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $65,921 $1,345 $67,266 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $96,389 $1,967 $98,356 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $13,420 $275 $13,695 3.0540%
TOTAL $439,413 $8,968 $448,381 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $245,637 $5,013 $250,650 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $61,409 $1,253 $62,662 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $89,791 $1,833 $91,624 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $12,501 $255 $12,756 3.0540%
TOTAL $409,338 $8,354 $417,692 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $509,320 $10,394 $519,714 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $127,330 $2,598 $129,928 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $186,180 $3,800 $189,980 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $25,921 $530 $26,451 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $848,751 $17,322 $866,073 100.0000%

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 3 - 2029 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $282,141 $5,758 $287,899 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $70,535 $1,439 $71,974 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $103,136 $2,105 $105,241 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $14,359 $294 $14,653 3.0540%
TOTAL $470,171 $9,596 $479,767 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $262,832 $5,364 $268,196 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $65,708 $1,341 $67,049 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $96,076 $1,961 $98,037 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $13,376 $273 $13,649 3.0540%
TOTAL $437,992 $8,939 $446,931 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $544,973 $11,122 $556,095 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $136,243 $2,780 $139,023 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $199,212 $4,066 $203,278 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $27,735 $567 $28,302 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $908,163 $18,535 $926,698 100.0000%

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 4 - 2030 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $301,891 $6,161 $308,052 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $75,472 $1,540 $77,012 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $110,356 $2,252 $112,608 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $15,364 $315 $15,679 3.0540%
TOTAL $503,083 $10,268 $513,351 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $281,230 $5,739 $286,969 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $70,308 $1,435 $71,743 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $102,801 $2,098 $104,899 21.9358%
10 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $14,312 $292 $14,604 3.0540%
TOTAL $468,651 $9,564 $478,215 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $583,121 $11,900 $595,021 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $145,780 $2,975 $148,755 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $213,157 $4,350 $217,507 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $29,676 $607 $30,283 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $971,734 $19,832 $991,566 100.0000%

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 5 - 2031 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $323,023 $6,592 $329,615 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $80,755 $1,648 $82,403 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $118,081 $2,410 $120,491 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $16,439 $337 $16,776 3.0540%
TOTAL $538,298 $10,987 $549,285 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $300,916 $6,141 $307,057 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $75,230 $1,535 $76,765 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $109,997 $2,245 $112,242 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $15,314 $312 $15,626 3.0540%
TOTAL $501,457 $10,233 $511,690 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $623,939 $12,733 $636,672 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $155,985 $3,183 $159,168 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $228,078 $4,655 $232,733 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $31,753 $649 $32,402 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $1,039,755 $21,220 $1,060,975 100.0000%

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 6 - 2032 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $345,635 $7,053 $352,688 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $86,408 $1,763 $88,171 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $126,347 $2,579 $128,926 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $17,590 $361 $17,951 3.0540%
TOTAL $575,980 $11,756 $587,736 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $321,980 $6,571 $328,551 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $80,496 $1,642 $82,138 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $117,697 $2,402 $120,099 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $16,386 $334 $16,720 3.0540%
TOTAL $536,559 $10,949 $547,508 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $667,615 $13,624 $681,239 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $166,904 $3,405 $170,309 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $244,044 $4,981 $249,025 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $33,976 $695 $34,671 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $1,112,539 $22,705 $1,135,244 100.0000%

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 7 - 2033 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $369,829 $7,547 $377,376 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $92,457 $1,886 $94,343 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $135,191 $2,760 $137,951 21.9358%
11 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $18,821 $386 $19,207 3.0540%
TOTAL $616,298 $12,579 $628,877 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $344,519 $7,031 $351,550 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $86,131 $1,757 $87,888 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $125,936 $2,570 $128,506 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $17,533 $357 $17,890 3.0540%
TOTAL $574,119 $11,715 $585,834 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $714,348 $14,578 $728,926 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $178,588 $3,643 $182,231 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $261,127 $5,330 $266,457 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $36,354 $743 $37,097 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $1,190,417 $24,294 $1,214,711 100.0000%

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 8 - 2034 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $395,717 $8,075 $403,792 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $98,929 $2,018 $100,947 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $144,654 $2,953 $147,607 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $20,138 $413 $20,551 3.0540%
TOTAL $659,438 $13,459 $672,897 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $368,635 $7,523 $376,158 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $92,160 $1,880 $94,040 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $134,752 $2,750 $137,502 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $18,760 $382 $19,142 3.0540%
TOTAL $614,307 $12,535 $626,842 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $764,352 $15,598 $779,950 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $191,089 $3,898 $194,987 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $279,406 $5,703 $285,109 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $38,898 $795 $39,693 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $1,273,745 $25,994 $1,299,739 100.0000%

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 9 - 2035 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $423,417 $8,640 $432,057 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $105,854 $2,159 $108,013 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $154,780 $3,160 $157,940 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $21,548 $442 $21,990 3.0540%
TOTAL $705,599 $14,401 $720,000 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $394,439 $8,050 $402,489 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $98,611 $2,012 $100,623 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $144,185 $2,943 $147,128 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $20,073 $409 $20,482 3.0540%
TOTAL $657,308 $13,414 $670,722 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $817,856 $16,690 $834,546 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $204,465 $4,171 $208,636 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $298,965 $6,103 $305,068 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $41,621 $851 $42,472 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $1,362,907 $27,815 $1,390,722 100.0000%
12 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT

YR ZONE PROGRAM CATEGORY

SPECIAL

BENEFITS

GENERAL

BENEFITS
TOTAL

BENEFITS
% OF
TOTAL
YR 10 - 2036 1 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $453,056 $9,245 $462,301 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $113,264 $2,310 $115,574 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $165,615 $3,381 $168,996 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $23,056 $473 $23,529 3.0540%
TOTAL $754,991 $15,409 $770,400 100.0000%
2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $422,050 $8,614 $430,664 60.0082% DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $105,514 $2,153 $107,667 15.0020% ADMINISTRATION $154,278 $3,149 $157,427 21.9358%
CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $21,478 $438 $21,916 3.0540%
TOTAL $703,320 $14,354 $717,674 100.0000%
1&2 CIVIL SIDEWALKS - SAFETY - CLEANLINESS $875,106 $17,859 $892,965 60.0082% 1&2 DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING $218,778 $4,463 $223,241 15.0020% 1&2 ADMINISTRATION $319,893 $6,530 $326,423 21.9358%
1&2 CONTINGENCY-RESERVE $44,534 $911 $45,445 3.0540%
1&2 TOTAL $1,458,311 $29,763 $1,488,074 100.0000%

DECCBD WORK PLAN
Overview
The services, programs and improvements to be funded by the DECCBD include Civil Sidewalks-Safety- Cleanliness, District Identity-Placemaking, Administration and Contingency-Reserve . The property uses within the boundaries of the DECCBD that will receive special benefits from DECCBD funded programs, services and improvements are currently a unique mix of restaurants, retailers, services, office buildings, market rate and residential condominiums, apartment units, hotels, industrial and civic buildings. Services, programs and improvements provided and funded by the DECCBD are primarily designed to provide special benefits as described below to identified assessed parcels within the boundaries of the DECCBD.

These special benefits are particular and distinct to each and every identified assessed parcel within the DECCBD and are not provided to non-assessed parcels outside of the DECCBD. These programs, services and improvements will only be provided to each individual assessed parcel within the DECCBD boundaries and, in turn, confer proportionate "special benefits” to each assessed parcel.

The very nature of the purpose of the DECCBD is to fund supplemental programs, services and improvements to assessed parcels within the DECCBD boundaries above and beyond the baseline services provided by the City of El Cajon. The City of El Cajon does not provide these supplemental programs and services. All benefits derived from the assessments to be levied on assessed parcels within the DECCBD are for services, programs and improvements directly benefiting each individual assessed parcel within the DECCBD. No DECCBD funded services, activities or programs will be provided outside of the DECCBD boundaries.

The program special benefit cost allocations of the DECCBD assessment revenues for Year 1-2027 are shown in the Table on page 15 of this Report. The projected program special benefit cost allocations of the DECCBD assessment revenues for the first 10 years of the proposed 20-year term of the DECCBD, 13 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT assuming a 7% maximum annual assessment rate increase, are shown in the Table on page 16 of this Report.

WORK PLAN DETAILS
The services to be provided by the DECCBD (i.e. Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity- Placemaking, Administration and Contingency-Reserve) are all designed to contribute to the cohesive mixed-use urban fabric to ensure economic success and vitality of each assessed parcel within the proposed DECCBD. The assessed parcels in the DECCBD will specially benefit from the DECCBD programs in the form of increasing commerce and improving economic success and vitality through meeting the DECCBD Goals: to improve cleanliness, beautification, landscaping and to attract and retain businesses and services, generate more pedestrian and visitor traffic and to increase commerce and improve the economic viability of each individual assessed parcel for businesses, patrons and residents.

Assessed parcels are conferred proportionate special benefits from all DECCBD funded programs, services and improvements which are intended to attract more customers, users, visitors, employees, tenants, residents and investors. DECCBD programs, services and improvements are designed to increase business volumes, sales transactions, occupancies and rental income. These programs, services and improvements are designed to improve commerce and aesthetic appeal for owners, business and residential tenants, patrons, visitors and employees of these parcels within the DECCBD by reducing litter and debris , marketing the available goods and services and installing beautification elements, each considered necessary in a competitive properly managed mixed-use business district.

The following programs, services and improvements are proposed by the DECCBD to specially benefit each and every individually assessed parcel within the DECCBD boundaries. DECCBD services, programs and improvements will not be provided to parcels outside the DECCBD boundary.

CIVIL SIDEWALKS - $ 476,000 (ROUNDED) 60%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited to:
 Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping
 Periodic sidewalk steam cleaning
 Beautification of the Downtown El Cajon CBD
 Enhanced trash emptying (over and above city services)  Timely graffiti removal, within 72 hours as necessary  Maintenance of existing and new public spaces
 Maintenance of the Prescott Promenade
 Set up and take down of special events
 Installation and maintenance of flowers throughout the Downtown El Cajon CBD. (outside of medians)
 Personnel to manage in-house or contracted maintenance and any security teams.

DISTRICT IDENTITY-PLACEMAKING – $119,000 (ROUNDED) 15%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited to:
 Website development and updating
14 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT  Traditional events done by the DECIA (new 501c3)
 Social media, public relations firm
 Enhancing current City holiday and seasonal decorations  Branding of Downtown El Cajon properties so a positive image is promoted to the public  Activation of Prescott Promenade
 Banner programs
 Public art displays and promotion of the Rea Street Art Downtown El Cajon CBD;  Public space design and improvements
 Personnel to manage in-house or contracted public relations, web site maintenance or social media contractors.

ADMINISTRATION - $174,000 (ROUNDED) 22%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but is not limited to:
 Staff and administrative costs, contracted or in-house  Directors and Officers and General Liability Insurance  Office related expenses
 Office and equipment rent
 Financial reporting and accounting
 Legal work
CONTINGENCY- RESERVE - $24,720 (ROUNDED) 3%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs include, but is not limited to:
 Delinquencies, City/County fees, reserves
In summary, all DECCBD funded services, programs and improvements described above confer special benefits to identified assessed parcels inside the DECCBD boundaries and none will be provided outside of the DECCBD. Each assessed parcel within the DECCBD will proportionately specially benefit from Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity-Placemaking, Administration and Contingency- Reserve. These services, programs and improvements are intended to improve commerce, employment, rents and occupancy rates of assessed parcels within the DECCBD by reducing litter, marketing the available goods and services and installing physical improvements, each considered necessary in a competitive properly managed mixed-use business district. All DECCBD funded services programs and improvements are considered supplemental, above normal base level services provided by the City of El Cajon and are only provided for the special benefit of each and every assessed parcel within the boundaries of the DECCBD.

WORK PLAN BUDGET

Each identified assessed parcel within the DECCBD will be assessed the full amount of the proportionate special benefit conferred upon it based on the level of DECCBD funded services provided. The projected DECCBD program special benefit (assessments) allocation budget for Year 1-2027 is shown in the following Table:

DECCBD Year 1-2027 Special Benefit Assessment Budget by Zone

BENEFIT
ZONE

CIVIL SIDEWALKS -

SAFETY -

CLEANLINESS

DISTRICT

IDENTITY -

PLACEMAKING

ADMINISTRATIO
N

CONTINGENCY
-RESERVE TOTAL $ TOTAL %
% 60.0082% 15.0020% 21.9358% 3.0540% 100.00%
15 I I I I
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1 $246,433 $61,608 $90,083 $12,542 $410,666 51.7716%
2 $229,567 $57,392 $83,917 $11,683 $382,559 48.2284%
TOTAL $476,000 $119,000 $174,000 $24,225 $793,225
100.0000
%
In order to carry out the DECCBD programs outlined in the previous section, a Year 1-2027 assessment budget of $793,225 is projected. Since the DECCBD is being proposed for a 20-year term, projected program costs for future years (Years 2-20) are set at the inception of the DECCBD. While future inflationary and other program cost increases are unknown at this point, a maximum increase of 7% per year, commensurate to special benefits conferred on each assessed parcel, is incorporated into the projected program costs and assessment rates for the DECCBD.

Funding carryovers, if any, may be reapportioned the following year for related programs, services and improvements in accordance with the Management District Plan. Detailed annual budgets will be prepared by the Property Owners’ Association Board and included in the Annual Report for the City Council’s review and approval.

It is recognized that market conditions may cause the cost of providing goods and services to fluctuate from year to year for the proposed DECCBD. Accordingly, the Owners’ Association shall have the ability to reallocate any budget line item within the budget categories up to 10% of total budget from each year’s percentage in the Management District Plan subject to the review and approval by the Owners’ Association Board. Any proposed variation that exceeds 10% of the total budget shall be subject to review and approval from the City Manager’s Office. Any surplus or unspent funds, per category, shall be accumulated year to year over the life of the DECCBD. Such reallocation will be included in the Annual Report for approval by the City of El Cajon City Council pursuant to related City policies.

Any accrued interest or delinquent payments may be expended in any budget category in accordance with the Management District Plan.

The projected DECCBD special benefit budget for the first 10 years of the proposed 20-year DECCBD term is shown in the following Table:
16 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT YEAR 1-10 PROJECTED DECCBD ASSESSMENT BUDGET SUMMARY (Special Benefits) (Assumes 7% max rate increase per year)

YEA
R
BENEFI
T ZONE

CIVIL SIDEWALKS
- SAFETY -

CLEANLINESS

DISTRICT

IDENTITY -

PLACEMAKIN
G

ADMINISTRATIO
N

CONTINGENCY-
RESERVE TOTAL $
TOTAL
%
% 60.0082% 15.0020% 21.9358% 3.0540% 100%
1 1 $246,433 $61,608 $90,083 $12,542 $410,666 51.7716%
2 $229,567 $57,392 $83,917 $11,683 $382,559 48.2284%
TOTAL $476,000 $119,000 $174,000 $24,225 $793,225 100%
2 1 $263,683 $65,921 $96,389 $13,420 $439,413 51.7716%
2 $245,637 $61,409 $89,791 $12,501 $409,338 48.2284%
TOTAL $509,320 $127,330 $186,180 $25,921 $848,751 100.0000% 3 1 $282,141 $70,535 $103,136 $14,359 $470,171 51.7716% 2 $262,832 $65,708 $96,076 $13,376 $437,992 48.2284%
TOTAL $544,973 $136,243 $199,212 $27,735 $908,163 100.0000% 4 1 $301,891 $75,472 $110,356 $15,364 $503,083 51.7716% 2 $281,230 $70,308 $102,801 $14,312 $468,651 48.2284%
TOTAL $583,121 $145,780 $213,157 $29,676 $971,734 100.0000% 5 1 $323,023 $80,755 $118,081 $16,439 $538,298 51.7716% 2 $300,916 $75,230 $109,997 $15,314 $501,457 48.2284%
TOTAL $623,939 $155,985 $228,078 $31,753
$1,039,75
5 100.0000%
6 1 $345,635 $86,408 $126,347 $17,590 $575,980 51.7716% 2 $321,980 $80,496 $117,697 $16,386 $536,559 48.2284%
TOTAL $667,615 $166,904 $244,044 $33,976
$1,112,53
9 100.0000%
7 1 $369,829 $92,457 $135,191 $18,821 $616,298 51.7716% 2 $344,519 $86,131 $125,936 $17,533 $574,119 48.2284%
TOTAL $714,348 $178,588 $261,127 $36,354
$1,190,41
7 100.0000%
8 1 $395,717 $98,929 $144,654 $20,138 $659,438 51.7716% 2 $368,635 $92,160 $134,752 $18,760 $614,307 48.2284%
TOTAL $764,352 $191,089 $279,406 $38,898
$1,273,74
5 100.0000%
9 1 $423,417 $105,854 $154,780 $21,548 $705,599 51.7716% 2 $394,439 $98,611 $144,185 $20,073 $657,308 48.2284%
TOTAL $817,856 $204,465 $298,965 $41,621
$1,362,90
7 100.0000%
10 1 $453,056 $113,264 $165,615 $23,056 $754,991 51.7716% 2 $422,050 $105,514 $154,278 $21,478 $703,320 48.2284%
TOTAL $875,106 $218,778 $319,893 $44,534
$1,458,31
1 100.0000%
17 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT The DECCBD assessments may increase for each individual parcel each year during the life of the DECCBD, but not to exceed 7% per year, commensurate to special benefits received by each assessed parcel and must be approved by the Owners’ Association Board of Directors, included in the Annual Report and adopted by the City of El Cajon City Council. Any accrued interest and delinquent payments will be expended within the budgeted categories. The Owners’ Association Board of the Directors (“Property Owners’ Association of the DECCBD) shall determine the percentage increase, if any, to the annual assessment, not to exceed 7% per year. The Owners’ Association Executive Director shall communicate the annual increase to the City each year in which the DECCBD operates at a time determined in the Administration Contract held between the Owners’ Association and the City of El Cajon. No bonds are to be issued in conjunction with the proposed DECCBD.

Pursuant to the Ordinance, any funds remaining after each year of operation will be rolled over into the next year’s budget or returned to stakeholders in accordance with the Ordinance. If the DECCBD is terminated for any reason or disestablished, unencumbered/unexpended funds will be returned to the property owners in accordance with the Ordinance.

Finding 3. From Section 4(a): “(Determine) the proportionate special benefit derived by each parcel in relationship to the entirety of the..........cost of public improvement(s) or the maintenance and operation expenses...........or the cost of the property related service being provided.

Each identified assessed parcel within the DECCBD will be assessed based on property characteristics unique only to that parcel. Based on the specific needs and corresponding nature of the program activities to be funded by the proposed DECCBD (i.e. Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity- Placemaking, Administration and Contingency-Reserve ), it is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that the assessment factors on which to base assessment rates relate directly to the proportionate amount of building area, land area and street frontage of each parcel except as note herein within two benefit zones.

The calculated assessment rates are applied to the actual measured parameters of each parcel and thereby are proportional to each and every other identified assessed parcel within the DECCBD as a whole. Larger parcels and those with larger buildings and/or street frontage are projected to impact the demand for services and programs to a greater extent than smaller parcels or smaller buildings or street frontages and thus, are assigned a greater proportionate degree of assessment program and service costs. The proportionality is further achieved by setting targeted formula component weights for the respective parcel by parcel identified property attributes and benefit zone in which it is located.

The proportionate special benefit cost for each parcel has been calculated based on proportionate formula components and is listed in the Management District Plan and this Report. The individual percentages (i.e. proportionate relationship to the total special benefit related program and activity costs) are computed by dividing the individual parcel assessment by the total special benefit program related costs.

Finding 4. From Section 4(a): “No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.” Not only are the proposed program costs reasonable due to the benefit of group purchasing and contracting 18 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT which would be possible through the proposed DECCBD, they are also considerably less than other options considered by the DECCBD Formation Advisory Committee. The actual assessment rates for each parcel within the DECCBD directly relate to the level of service and, in turn, special benefit to be conferred on each parcel based on the respective amount of building area, land area and street frontage of each parcel except as note herein within two benefit zones.

Finding 5. From Section 4(a): “Parcels........that are owned or used by any (public) agency shall not be exempt from assessment..........”
Article XIII D states that “parcels within a District that are owned or used by any agency, the State of California or the United States shall not be exempt from assessment unless the agency can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that those publicly-owned parcels in fact receive no special benefit.” There are currently 26 publicly owned parcels within the boundaries of the proposed DECCBD - they are owned by the City of El Cajon, the County of San Diego, San Diego Gas & Electric, El Cajon Housing Authority, San Diego Metro Transit and the State of California.

For assessed publicly owned parcels and facilities, each of these parcels specially benefit from proposed DECCBD funded programs and services from cleaner facility entrances and perimeters. In addition, the proposed DECCBD funded marketing and district identity programs benefit publicly owned parcels by announcing public events and activities held at these public facilities and apprise employees of important DECCBD news and events. These services and programs are designed to improve the cleanliness and usability of each publicly owned assessed parcel and facility within the DECCBD by reducing litter and debris, marketing the available goods and services in the proposed DECCBD and installing physical improvements, each considered necessary for public facilities within a mixed-use business district.

It is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that there is no clear and convincing evidence that these publicly owned parcels would not receive proportionate special benefits and thus, are not exempt from assessments nor assessed differently than privately owned parcels.

PUBLICLY OWNED PARCELS
APN Legal Owner
Benefit
Zone Site Street
Year 1
Assessment
% of
Total
487-172-67-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 1 326 N MAGNOLIA AVE $ 3,570.11 0.45% 487-321-12-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 2 $ 1,562.28 0.20% 488-072-38-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 1 N MAGNOLIA AVE $ 5,642.12 0.71% 488-072-45-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 2 CIVIC CENTER WAY $ 16,075.98 2.03% 488-083-27-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 2 149 REA AVE $ 2,502.02 0.32% 488-111-28-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 1 $ 13,711.74 1.73% 488-111-30-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 1 $ 18,822.65 2.37% 488-192-09-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 1 E DOUGLAS AVE $ 17,001.12 2.14% 488-211-21-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 1 201 E MAIN ST $ 1,435.82 0.18% 488-211-22-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 2 230 E DOUGLAS AVE $ 2,434.50 0.31% 488-212-19-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 2 E LEXINGTON AVE $ 212.50 0.03% 488-212-20-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 2 E DOUGLAS AVE $ 546.38 0.07% 488-212-21-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 2 250 E LEXINGTON AVE $ 11,122.74 1.40% 19 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT 488-212-22-00 CITY OF EL CAJON 2 PRESCOTT AVE $ 3,508.84 0.44% TOTAL $ 98,148.80 12.37%
488-111-32-00 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 1 MAGNOLIA AVE N $ 21,734.51 2.74% 488-162-17-00 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 1 200 S MAGNOLIA AVE $ 5,056.41 0.64% 488-192-08-00 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 1 PRESCOTT AVE $ 8,962.55 1.13% TOTAL $ 35,753.47 4.51%
488-111-35-00 EL CAJON HOUSING 1 E MAIN ST $ 1,750.38 0.22%

487-121-24-00 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CO 2 W MAIN ST $ 9,882.58 1.25% 487-121-25-00 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CO 2 W MAIN ST $ 2,764.48 0.35% 487-121-76-00 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CO 2 $ 6,117.00 0.77% 487-121-92-00 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC CO 2 W MAIN ST $ 4,362.54 0.55% TOTAL $ 23,126.60 2.92%
487-262-04-00 SD METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DEV BOARD 2 166 S MARSHALL AVE $ 4,930.40 0.62% 487-262-09-00 SD METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DEV BOARD 2 1133 W MAIN ST $ 1,252.86 0.16% 487-273-06-00 SD METROPOLITAN TRANSIT DEV BOARD 2 398 S MARSHALL AVE $ 6,185.62 0.78% TOTAL $ 12,368.88 1.56%

488-111-31-00 STATE OF CALIFORNIA 1 E PARK AVE $ 11,338.00 1.44% Finding 6. From Section 4(b): “All assessments must be supported by a detailed engineer’s report prepared by a registered professional engineer certified by the State of California”.

This report serves as the “detailed engineer’s report” to support the benefit property assessments proposed to be levied within the proposed DECCBD.

Finding 7. From Section 4(c): “The amount of the proposed assessment for each parcel shall be calculated (along with) the total amount thereof chargeable to the entire district, the duration of such payments, the reason for such assessment and the basis upon which the amount of the proposed assessment was calculated.”
The individual and total parcel assessments attributable to special property benefits are shown in Appendix 1 of this Report. The proposed DECCBD and resultant assessment levies will continue for 20 years unless disestablished. The reasons for the proposed assessments are outlined in Finding 2 above as well as in the Management District Plan. The calculation basis of the proposed assessment is attributed to building area, land area and street frontage of each parcel except as note herein within two benefit zones.

Assessment Formula Methodology
Step 1. Select “Benefit Unit(s)”
Background - Assessment Formula Development
The method used to determine special benefits derived by each identified assessed property within a CBD begins with the selection of a suitable and tangible basic benefit unit. For property related services, such as those proposed in the DECCBD, the benefit unit may be measured in linear feet of street frontage or parcel size in square feet or building size in square feet or any combination of these factors. Factor quantities for each parcel are then measured or otherwise ascertained. From these figures, the amount of benefit units to be assigned to each property can be calculated. Special circumstances such as unique geography, land uses, development constraints etc. are carefully reviewed relative to specific programs 20 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT and improvements to be funded by a CBD in order to determine any levels of different benefit that may apply on a parcel-by-parcel or categorical basis.

Based on the factors described above such as geography and nature of programs and activities proposed, an assessment formula is developed which is derived from a singular or composite benefit unit factor or factors. Within the assessment formula, different factors may be assigned different “weights” or percentage of values based on their relationship to programs/services to be funded.

Next, all program and activity costs, including incidental costs, administration and ancillary program costs, are estimated. It is noted, as stipulated in Article XIII D Section 4(b) of the California Constitution, and now required of all property-based assessment districts, indirect or general benefit related costs may not be incorporated into the assessment formula and levied on the district properties; only direct or “special” benefits related costs may be used. Indirect or general benefits, if any, must be identified and, if quantifiable, calculated and factored out of the assessment cost basis to produce a “net” cost figure. In addition, Article XIII D Section 4(b) of the California Constitution also no longer automatically exempts publicly owned property from being assessed unless the respective public agency can provide clear and convincing evidence that their property does not specially benefit from the programs and services to be funded by the proposed special assessments. If special benefit is determined to be conferred upon such properties, they must be assessed in proportion to special benefits conferred in a manner similar to privately owned property assessments. (See pages 18-19 of this Report for discussion regarding publicly owned parcels within the DECCBD).

From the estimated program costs, the value of a benefit unit or “unit cost” can be computed by dividing the total amount of estimated program costs by the total number of benefit units. The amount of assessment for each parcel can be computed at this time by multiplying the Unit Cost times the number of Benefit Units per parcel. This is known as “spreading the assessment” or the “assessment spread” in that all costs are allocated proportionately or “spread” amongst all benefitting properties within the CBD.

The method and basis of spreading program costs varies from one CBD to another based on local geographic conditions, types of programs and activities proposed, and size and development complexity of the district. CBDs may require secondary benefit zones to be identified to allow for a tiered assessment formula for variable or stepped-down benefits derived.

DECCBD Assessment Formula
Based on the specific needs and corresponding nature of the program activities to be funded by the proposed DECCBD (i.e. Civil Sidewalk-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity-Placemaking, Administration and Contingency-Reserve) it is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that the assessment factors on which to base assessment rates relate directly to the proportionate amount of building area, land area and street frontage of each parcel except as note herein within two benefit zones.

The “Benefit Units” will be expressed as a combined function of gross building square footage (Benefit Unit “A”), land area (Benefit Unit “B”), street frontage (Benefit Unit “C”) and interior building pad area for residential condominiums (Benefit Unit “D”). Based on the shape of the proposed DECCBD, as well as the nature of the work program, it is determined that all identified properties will gain a direct and proportionate degree of special benefit based on the respective amount of building area, land area and street frontage. It is noted and explained in more detail on page 21 under “Special Assessment Circumstances” that residential condominiums will be assessed based only on interior building pad square footage of each unit.
21 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT There are two benefit zones within the proposed DECCBD. The targeted weights of assessment revenue for Zones 1 & 2 is about 50% each. The actual assessment revenue projected to be generated by Zone 1 is

51.7716%. The actual assessment revenue projected to be generated by Zone 2 is 48.2284%.

Benefit Zone 1 parcels will be assessed at a higher rate since they will have the highest frequency of Civil Sidewalks and District Identity services due to the amount of foot traffic in and around the parcels fronting along Main Street and Magnolia which represents the core area of the Downtown El Cajon CBD. Benefit Zone 1 properties are the historic core of Downtown El Cajon’s Downtown El Cajon CBD dating back almost 120 years and built around Main and Magnolia Streets. The individual parcels being assessed include high quality retail, restaurants, services, civic buildings, parking lots and structures, residential, office, hotel and residential condos and apartments. These parcels will benefit the most from the CBD special benefit services, therefore their assessments have been made to fund the costs of services to these parcels. Civil Sidewalk Services shall be provided approximately 6 – 7 times per week for Benefit Zone 1 parcel owners, based upon a full crew of cleaning and landscaping personnel.

Benefits Zone 2 parcels represent the parcels west of the intersection of El Cajon Boulevard and Main Street as well as the parcels not fronting along Main and Magnolia Street to the Interstate 8 freeway. The predominant uses of Benefit Zone 2 parcels are office space, various office and retail and other commercial uses. Since they will be getting services 4 - 5 days per week, their annual assessments have been reduced to accommodate this weekly schedule and uses. The costs in Benefit Zone 2 are lower than those of Benefit Zone 1 due to the lack of density in this portion of the Downtown El Cajon CBD and the lack of intense pedestrian activity that is found in Benefit Zone 1 properties with the core areas around Main and Magnolia.

Assessment Factors
The interaction of building area, land area and street frontage quantities is a common method of fairly and equitably spreading special benefit costs to the beneficiaries of CBD funded services, programs and improvements. These factors directly relate to the proportion of special benefit each assessed parcel will receive from DECCBD funded activities, programs and improvements.

Building Area (Benefit Units A+D) is a direct measure of the static utilization of each parcel and its corresponding impact or draw on DECCBD funded activities. The targeted revenue weight of Building Area (Units A+D) is about 25%. Unit A+D will actually generate 27.1398% of the overall assessment revenue
Land Area (Benefit Unit B) is a direct measure of the current and future development capacity of each parcel and its corresponding impact or draw on DECCBD funded activities. The targeted revenue weight of Land Area (Unit B) is about 50%. Unit B will actually generate 49.4016% of the overall assessment revenue.

Street Frontage (Benefit Unit C) is a direct measure of each parcel’s corresponding impact or draw on DECCBD funded activities. The targeted revenue weight of Street Frontage (Unit C) is about 25%. Unit B will actually generate 23.4584% of the overall assessment revenue.

Special Assessment Circumstances

1. Residential Condominiums
22 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT There are currently 94 residential condominium parcels within the boundaries of the DECCBD with many more planned. It is noted that there are 58 condos either under construction or soon to be built for which there is not currently any internal unit building area figures available and thus, no assessment amounts can be calculated. Residential condos will be assessed as a separate category. It is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that residential condominium parcels will proportionately specially benefit from DECCBD funded programs and activities, but differently than commercial parcels and other residential parcels with multiple units on them. As such, based on the development configuration of such units which are generally multi floor buildings with no direct land or street frontage, the assessments for residential condominiums shall be assessed based solely on the internal building area of each residential condominium unit at the rate of $0.10 per square foot of internal building pad area in Zone 1 and $0.09 per square foot of internal building pad area in Zone 2, subject to any approved annual rate increases.

2. Commercial and Mixed-Use Condominiums
While no mixed-use condominiums currently exist within the DECCBD, ground floor commercial condominiums within the DECCBD shall be assessed based on actual land area covered, condominium building area and direct street frontage for each unit. Because such uses are typically developed as part of a multi-floor mixed-use complex, special methodologies are needed to address the levy of assessments on such land uses as follows:

Multi-Floor Commercial Only Condominiums (Upper Floors) - Building area assessed at respective building area rate Multi-Floor Mixed-Use Condominiums
- Commercial condo (See above for ground floor and upper floor locations) - Residential condo (See # 2 above)

3. Private Parking Structures
Private parking structures or major retail parking lots will not be included for building square footage assessments unless they are open to the public in general and serve the parking needs of visitors other than direct customers.

Changes to Building and/or Parcel Size
Any changes in building or parcel size as a result of new construction, demolitions, land adjustments including but not limited to lot splits, consolidations, subdivisions, street dedications, right of way setbacks shall have their assessment adjusted upon final City approval of such building and/or parcel adjustments.

Other Future Development
Other than future maximum rates and the assessment methodology delineated in this Report , future assessments may increase for any given parcel if such an increase is attributable to events other than an increased rate or revised methodology, such as a change in the density, intensity, or nature of the use of land. Any change in assessment formula methodology or rates other than as stipulated in this Report would require a new Article XIII D ballot procedure in order to approve any such changes.

Step 2. Quantify Total Basic Benefit Units
23 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT Considering all identified specially benefiting parcels within the DECCBD and their respective assessable benefit units, the cumulative quantities by factor and zone are shown in the following Table:

Year 1 – 2027- Assessable Benefit Units

BENEFIT
ZONE

BUILDIN
G AREA
(SF)
LAND

AREA (SF)
STREET

FRONTAG
E (LF)

R-CONDO

BUILDING

AREA (SF)
# OF

ASSESSABL

E PARCELS
1 1,196,243 2,759,670 24,466 0 130
2 909,719 3,311,496 25,204 153,129 244
TOTAL 2,105,962 6,071,166 49,670 153,129 374
Considering all identified specially benefiting parcels within the DECCBD and their respective assessable benefit units, the cumulative assessment revenue by factor are shown in the following Table:

Year 1 – 2027 - Assessment Revenue

BENEFIT
ZONE

BUILDING
AREA
AREA
ASSMT

REVENUE

LAND AREA
ASSMT

REVENUE
STREET

FRONTAG

E ASSMT

REVENUE

R-CONDO

BUILDING
AREA
AREA
ASSMT

REVENUE
TOTAL

REVENUE
% OF
TOTAL
1 $119,624.30 $193,176.90 $97,864.00 $0.00 $410,665.20

51.7716
%
2 $81,874.71 $198,689.76 $88,214.00 $13,781.61 $382,560.08

48.2284
%
TOTAL $201,499.01 $391,866.66 $186,078.00 $13,781.61 $793,225.28 100.00% Zone 1 % 15.0807% 24.3533% 12.3375% 0.0000% 51.7715%
Zone 2 % 10.3217% 25.0483% 11.1209% 1.7374% 48.2283%
Total % 25.4024% 49.4016% 23.4584% 1.7374% 100.00%
Step 3. Calculate Benefit Units for Each Property.

The number of Benefit Units for each identified benefiting parcel within the proposed DECCBD was computed from data extracted from County Assessor records and maps. These data sources delineate current land uses, property areas and dimensions of record for each tax parcel. While it is understood that this data does not represent legal field survey measurements or detailed title search of recorded land subdivision maps or building records, it does provide an acceptable basis for the purpose of calculating property-based assessments. All respective property data being used for assessment computations will be provided to each property owner in the DECCBD for their review. If a property owner believes there is an error on a parcel’s assessed quantities, the DECCBD may confirm the data with the San Diego County Assessor’s office. If DECCBD data matches Assessor’s data, the property owner may opt to work with the Assessor’s office to correct the data so that the DECCBD assessment may be corrected.

Step 4. Determine Assessment Formula
24 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT In the opinion of this Assessment Engineer, the general assessment formula for the proposed DECCBD, as shown in the Year 1 Assessment Rate Table on page 25, is as follows, except as noted on page 22 for residential condominiums:

Assessment = Land Area (Unit A) Sq Ft x Unit A Rate, plus Street Frontage (Unit B) Lin Ft x Unit B Rate, plus
Building Area (Unit C) Sq Ft x Unit C Rate
Assessment Formula Unit Rates
Based on figures from the Assessable Benefit Units Table above, the assessment rates for each factor and zone are shown as calculated below:

ZONE 1
Building Area Rate (Unit A-1)
($793,225.28 x 15.0807%/ 1,196,243 assessable building area units = $0.10/sf building area Land Area Rate B (Unit B-1)
($793,225.28 x 24.3533%) / 2,759,670 assessable land area units = $0.07/sf land area Street Frontage Rate (Unit C-1)
($793,225.28 x 12.3375%) / 24,466 assessable frontage units = $4.00/lin ft frontage ZONE 2
Building Area Rate (Unit A-2)
($793,225.28 x 10.3217%) / 909,719 assessable building area units = $0.09/sf building area Land Area Rate B (Unit B-2)
($793,225.28 x 13.8509%) / 3,311,496 assessable land area units = $0.06/sf land area Street Frontage Rate (Unit C-2)
($793,225.28 x 6.0484%) / 25,204 assessable frontage units = $3.50/lin ft frontage It is noted that the assessment rate for residential condominiums in Zone 1 is set at the Year 1 -2027 building area rate of $0.10 per square foot of interior building pad area and $0.09 in Zone 2, each subject to a maximum 7% rate increase per year for the proposed 20-year DECCBD term. 25 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT YEAR 1 –2027 Assessment Rates

BENEFIT
ZONE

BUILDING
AREA
RATE
($/SF)
LAND

AREA RATE
($/SF)
STREET

FRONTAGE
RATE
($/LF)

R-CONDO

BUILDING

AREA RATE
($/SF)
YEAR 1 A B C D
1 $0.1000 $0.0700 $4.0000 $0.1000
2 $0.0900 $0.0600 $3.5000 $0.0900
The complete Year 1 – 2027 assessment roll of all parcels to be assessed by the DECCBD is included in this Report as Appendix I.

Step 5. Estimate Total DECCBD Costs
The total projected DECCBD special benefit costs for the first 10 years (2027-2036) of the proposed 20- year term (2027 – 2046) are shown in the Table on page 16 of this Report assuming a maximum 7% increase per year.

Step 6. Separate General Benefits from Special Benefits and Related Costs (Article XIII D) Total Year 1 special and districtwide general benefit related costs are estimated at $809,413 Districtwide general benefits are factored at 2% of the total benefit value (see Finding 2 of this Report) with special benefits set at 98%. Article XIII D limits the levy of property assessments to costs attributed to special benefits only. The 2% general benefit value is computed to be $16,188 with a resultant 98% special benefit limit computed at $793,225. Based on current property data and land uses, this is the maximum amount of Year 1 - 2027 revenue that can be derived from property assessments from the subject District. All program costs associated with district-wide general benefits will be derived from sources other than DECCBD assessments.

Step 7. Calculate “Basic Unit Cost”
With a YR 1 - 2027 assessment revenue portion of the budget set at $793,225 (special benefit only), the Unit Costs (rates) are shown earlier in Step 4. The DECCBD is proposed for a 20-year term. An annual inflationary assessment rate increase of up to 7%, commensurate to special benefits received by each assessed parcel, may be imposed for future year assessments, on approval by the DECCBD Property Owner’s Association. The maximum assessment rates for years 1-20 (2027-2046) are shown in the Table below. The assessment rates listed constitute the maximum assessment rates that may be imposed for the 20-year DECCBD term.

DECCBD – Maximum Assessment Rates - Years 1-20
(Includes a 7%/Yr. Max Increase)

BENEFIT
ZONE

BUILDING
AREA
RATE
LAND

AREA RATE
($/SF)
STREET

FRONTAGE
RATE

R-CONDO

BUILDING

AREA RATE
26 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT ($/SF) ($/LF) ($/SF)
YEAR 1 A B C D
1 $0.1000 $0.0700 $4.0000 $0.1000
2 $0.0900 $0.0600 $3.5000 $0.0900
YEAR 2
1 $0.1070 $0.0749 $4.2800 $0.1070
2 $0.0972 $0.0648 $3.7800 $0.0963
YEAR 3
1 $0.1145 $0.0801 $4.5796 $0.1145
2 $0.1050 $0.0700 $4.0824 $0.1030
YEAR 4
1 $0.1225 $0.0857 $4.9002 $0.1225
2 $0.1134 $0.0756 $4.4090 $0.1102
YEAR 5
1 $0.1311 $0.0917 $5.2432 $0.1311
2 $0.1225 $0.0816 $4.7617 $0.1179
YEAR 6
1 $0.1403 $0.0981 $5.6102 $0.1403
2 $0.1323 $0.0881 $5.1426 $0.1262
YEAR 7
1 $0.1501 $0.1050 $6.0029 $0.1501
2 $0.1429 $0.0951 $5.5540 $0.1350
YEAR 8
1 $0.1606 $0.1124 $6.4231 $0.1606
2 $0.1543 $0.1027 $5.9983 $0.1445
YEAR 9
1 $0.1718 $0.1203 $6.8727 $0.1718
2 $0.1666 $0.1109 $6.4782 $0.1546
YEAR 10
1 $0.1838 $0.1287 $7.3538 $0.1838
2 $0.1799 $0.1198 $6.9965 $0.1654
YEAR 11
1 $0.1967 $0.1377 $7.8686 $0.1967
2 $0.1943 $0.1294 $7.5562 $0.1770
YEAR 12
1 $0.2105 $0.1473 $8.4194 $0.2105
2 $0.2098 $0.1398 $8.1607 $0.1894
YEAR 13
1 $0.2252 $0.1576 $9.0088 $0.2252
27 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT 2 $0.2266 $0.1510 $8.8136 $0.2027
YEAR 14
1 $0.2410 $0.1686 $9.6394 $0.2410
2 $0.2447 $0.1631 $9.5187 $0.2169
YEAR 15
1 $0.2579 $0.1804 $10.3142 $0.2579
2 $0.2643 $0.1761 $10.2802 $0.2321
YEAR 16
1 $0.2760 $0.1930 $11.0362 $0.2760
2 $0.2854 $0.1902 $11.1026 $0.2483
YEAR 17
1 $0.2953 $0.2065 $11.8087 $0.2953
2 $0.3082 $0.2054 $11.9908 $0.2657
YEAR 18
1 $0.3160 $0.2210 $12.6353 $0.3160
2 $0.3329 $0.2218 $12.9501 $0.2843
YEAR 19
1 $0.3381 $0.2365 $13.5198 $0.3381
2 $0.3595 $0.2395 $13.9861 $0.3042
YEAR 20
1 $0.3618 $0.2531 $14.4662 $0.3618
2 $0.3883 $0.2587 $15.1050 $0.3255
Step 8. Spread the Assessments
The resultant assessment spread calculation results for each parcel within the DECCBD are shown in the Management District Plan and this Report and were determined by applying the DECCBD assessment formula to each identified benefiting property. 28 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT Miscellaneous DECCBD Provisions
Time and Manner of Collecting Assessments:

Assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorum taxes paid to San Diego County. The DECCBD assessments shall appear as a separate line item on the property tax bills issued by San Diego County. The City of El Cajon is authorized to collect any assessments not placed on the County tax rolls, or to place assessments, unpaid delinquent assessments, or penalties on the County tax rolls as appropriate to implement the Management District Plan.

Bonds:

No bonds are to be issued in conjunction with the proposed DECCBD.

Duration:

As allowed by the Ordinance, the DECCBD will have a 20-year operation term, beginning January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2046. At that time, the DECCBD may be renewed again for up to 20 years.
29 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT APPENDIX 1
DECCBD
YR 1 – 2027

ASSESSMENT ROLL
APN Year 1 Assessment
482-282-03-00 $ 1,412.71
482-283-05-00 $ 2,238.61
482-283-06-00 $ 1,785.91
482-283-08-00 $ 1,962.06
482-283-09-00 $ 1,890.88
482-301-03-00 $ 3,442.95
482-301-05-00 $ 2,456.63
482-301-06-00 $ 2,337.52
482-301-09-00 $ 2,035.34
482-301-10-00 $ 12,643.15
482-301-11-00 $ 5,991.11
482-302-01-00 $ 4,004.41
482-302-02-00 $ 2,651.20
482-302-06-00 $ 2,361.22
483-330-22-00 $ 2,606.01
483-330-31-00 $ 2,621.35
483-330-32-00 $ 865.28
483-330-33-00 $ 629.22
483-330-34-00 $ 2,451.48
487-121-24-00 $ 9,882.58
487-121-25-00 $ 2,764.48
487-121-41-00 $ 2,526.34
487-121-50-00 $ 2,111.74
487-121-76-00 $ 6,117.00
487-121-92-00 $ 4,362.54
487-122-40-00 $ 11,669.36
487-122-48-00 $ 8,648.20
487-122-49-00 $ 2,298.55
487-160-04-00 $ 5,023.32
487-160-05-00 $ 1,299.45
487-160-07-00 $ 4,006.78
487-171-37-00 $ 4,401.14
487-171-38-00 $ 4,647.88
487-171-47-00 $ 2,714.36
487-171-50-00 $ 6,098.76
487-172-22-00 $ 3,282.14
487-172-27-00 $ 1,623.50
487-172-49-00 $ 4,079.28
487-172-67-00 $ 3,570.11
487-172-70-00 $ 2,248.18
487-172-75-00 $ 3,894.02
487-173-37-00 $ 3,609.14
487-192-47-00 $ 29,358.42
487-192-48-00 $ 2,119.00
487-192-50-00 $ 2,549.00
487-192-51-00 $ 560.00
487-192-52-00 $ 2,880.50
487-192-53-00 $ 3,838.00
487-192-54-00 $ 1,288.00
487-192-55-00 $ 3,767.70
487-192-56-00 $ 2,031.28
487-262-04-00 $ 4,930.40
487-262-09-00 $ 1,252.86
487-273-06-00 $ 6,185.62
487-281-28-00 $ 699.90
487-281-31-00 $ 973.42
487-281-32-00 $ 1,004.46
487-281-33-00 $ 586.70
487-282-27-00 $ 666.28
487-282-28-00 $ 559.50
487-282-29-00 $ 701.86
487-282-31-00 $ 1,198.42
487-282-32-00 $ 554.46
487-282-33-00 $ 1,364.42
487-301-25-00 $ 1,587.40
487-301-26-00 $ 897.70
487-301-27-00 $ 672.78
487-301-31-00 $ 1,771.31
487-302-29-00 $ 2,522.16
487-302-31-00 $ 3,881.45
487-321-01-00 $ 810.54
487-321-11-00 $ 1,068.57
487-321-12-00 $ 1,562.28
487-321-16-00 $ 1,500.80
487-321-17-00 $ 1,563.34
30 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT 487-321-24-00 $ 1,176.38
487-321-25-00 $ 1,829.70
487-321-26-00 $ 2,079.62
487-321-27-00 $ 3,969.52
487-321-29-00 $ 1,279.42
487-321-30-00 $ 988.90
487-321-31-00 $ 952.62
487-321-36-00 $ 3,207.78
487-321-38-00 $ 3,814.88
487-321-39-01 $ 130.32
487-321-39-02 $ 130.32
487-321-39-03 $ 153.81
487-321-39-04 $ 130.32
487-321-39-05 $ 153.81
487-321-39-06 $ 130.32
487-321-39-07 $ 130.32
487-321-39-08 $ 153.81
487-321-39-09 $ 153.81
487-321-39-10 $ 130.32
487-321-39-11 $ 153.81
487-321-39-12 $ 130.32
487-321-39-13 $ 130.32
487-321-39-14 $ 153.81
487-321-39-15 $ 130.32
487-321-39-16 $ 130.32
487-321-39-17 $ 130.32
487-321-39-18 $ 130.32
487-321-39-19 $ 130.32
487-321-39-20 $ 153.81
487-321-39-21 $ 153.81
487-321-39-22 $ 130.32
487-321-39-23 $ 130.32
487-321-39-24 $ 153.81
487-321-39-25 $ 130.32
487-321-39-26 $ 130.32
487-321-39-27 $ 153.81
487-321-39-28 $ 153.81
487-321-39-29 $ 153.81
487-321-39-30 $ 130.32
487-321-39-31 $ 153.81
487-321-39-32 $ 130.32
487-321-39-33 $ 153.81
487-321-39-34 $ 130.32
487-321-39-35 $ 130.32
487-321-39-36 $ 153.81
487-321-39-37 $ 153.81
487-321-39-38 $ 130.32
487-321-39-39 $ 130.32
487-321-39-40 $ 153.81
487-321-39-41 $ 153.81
487-321-39-42 $ 153.81
487-321-39-43 $ 153.81
487-321-39-44 $ 153.81
487-321-39-45 $ 130.32
487-321-39-46 $ 130.32
487-321-39-47 $ 153.81
487-321-39-48 $ 130.32
487-321-39-49 $ 130.32
487-321-39-50 $ 130.32
487-321-39-51 $ -
487-321-39-52 $ -
487-321-39-53 $ -
487-321-39-54 $ -
487-321-39-55 $ -
487-321-39-56 $ -
487-321-39-57 $ -
487-321-39-58 $ -
487-321-39-59 $ -
487-321-39-60 $ 130.32
487-321-39-61 $ 153.81
487-321-39-62 $ 130.32
487-321-39-63 $ 153.81
487-321-39-64 $ 130.32
487-321-39-65 $ 130.32
487-321-39-66 $ 153.81
487-321-39-67 $ 153.81
487-321-39-68 $ 153.81
487-321-39-69 $ 153.81
487-321-40-01 $ -
487-321-40-02 $ -
487-321-40-03 $ -
487-321-40-04 $ -
487-321-40-05 $ -
487-321-40-06 $ -
487-321-40-07 $ -
487-321-40-08 $ -
487-321-40-09 $ -
487-321-40-10 $ -
487-321-40-11 $ -
487-321-40-12 $ -
487-321-40-13 $ -
487-321-40-14 $ -
487-321-40-15 $ -
487-321-40-16 $ -
487-321-40-17 $ -
487-321-40-18 $ -
487-321-40-19 $ -
487-321-40-20 $ -
487-321-40-21 $ -
487-321-40-22 $ -
487-321-40-23 $ -
487-321-40-24 $ -
487-321-40-25 $ -
487-321-40-26 $ -
487-321-40-27 $ -
487-321-40-28 $ -
31 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT 487-321-40-29 $ -
487-321-40-30 $ -
487-321-40-31 $ -
487-321-40-32 $ -
487-321-40-33 $ -
487-321-40-34 $ -
487-321-40-35 $ -
487-321-40-36 $ -
487-321-40-37 $ -
487-321-40-38 $ -
487-321-40-39 $ -
487-321-40-40 $ -
487-321-40-41 $ -
487-321-40-42 $ -
487-321-40-43 $ 130.32
487-321-40-44 $ -
487-321-40-45 $ 130.32
487-321-40-46 $ 130.32
487-321-40-47 $ 153.81
487-321-41-00 $ -
487-321-42-00 $ -
487-322-07-00 $ 1,941.00
487-322-26-00 $ 4,841.16
487-322-27-00 $ 7,917.42
487-323-17-00 $ 2,887.88
487-323-24-00 $ 2,223.00
487-323-26-00 $ 7,122.42
487-331-02-00 $ 983.44
487-331-03-00 $ 2,041.32
487-331-04-00 $ 433.36
487-331-05-00 $ 5,095.30
487-331-08-00 $ 1,364.60
487-331-09-00 $ 577.08
487-331-19-00 $ 2,842.94
487-331-22-00 $ 3,432.60
487-331-23-00 $ 1,204.66
487-331-24-00 $ 2,732.43
487-331-25-00 $ 2,661.18
487-331-26-00 $ 1,637.30
487-331-29-00 $ 1,574.22
487-331-30-00 $ 928.76
487-331-33-00 $ 3,373.72
487-331-35-00 $ 5,303.73
487-341-04-00 $ 2,536.54
487-341-05-00 $ 5,741.20
487-341-06-00 $ 1,950.39
487-342-07-00 $ 12,185.97
487-351-13-00 $ 1,585.18
487-351-18-00 $ 3,647.32
488-010-13-00 $ 1,916.20
488-010-23-00 $ 2,262.80
488-010-24-00 $ 2,034.26
488-010-25-00 $ 3,857.83
488-010-27-00 $ 2,231.43
488-010-36-00 $ 2,966.16
488-010-38-00 $ 2,580.52
488-010-40-00 $ 4,593.44
488-040-02-00 $ 2,409.47
488-040-07-00 $ 3,854.31
488-040-08-00 $ 5,694.12
488-040-11-00 $ 10,334.60
488-040-13-00 $ 14,197.88
488-040-14-00 $ 6,323.11
488-072-38-00 $ 5,642.12
488-072-43-00 $ 14,082.48
488-072-44-00 $ 724.58
488-072-45-00 $ 16,075.98
488-083-01-00 $ 1,571.06
488-083-02-00 $ 935.51
488-083-03-00 $ 696.26
488-083-04-00 $ 513.08
488-083-05 $ 826.60
488-083-08-00 $ 468.49
488-083-09-00 $ 1,050.00
488-083-11-00 $ 433.76
488-083-12-00 $ 915.80
488-083-13-00 $ 916.50
488-083-14-00 $ 324.00
488-083-15-00 $ 257.50
488-083-16-00 $ 257.50
488-083-17-00 $ 875.00
488-083-18-00 $ 468.00
488-083-19-00 $ 748.70
488-083-20-00 $ 720.00
488-083-21-00 $ 470.00
488-083-22-00 $ 603.49
488-083-23-00 $ 733.49
488-083-24-00 $ 1,925.79
488-083-26-00 $ 1,575.80
488-083-27-00 $ 2,502.02
488-111-24-00 $ 1,704.30
488-111-28-00 $ 13,711.74
488-111-30-00 $ 18,822.65
488-111-31-00 $ 11,338.00
488-111-32-00 $ 21,734.51
488-111-34-00 $ 1,875.07
488-111-35-00 $ 1,750.38
488-111-36-00 $ 1,375.57
488-112-19-00 $ 1,066.89
488-112-20-00 $ 1,039.22
488-112-21-00 $ 2,277.43
488-112-22-00 $ 3,767.30
488-112-23-00 $ 2,786.71
488-112-24-00 $ 1,679.72
488-112-25-00 $ 1,219.62
488-112-43-00 $ 2,256.88
32 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT 488-112-67-00 $ 1,877.59
488-113-10-00 $ 2,876.92
488-151-02-00 $ 700.50
488-151-12-00 $ 2,263.44
488-151-14-00 $ 1,515.16
488-151-15-00 $ 767.50
488-151-16-00 $ 655.00
488-151-17-00 $ 1,385.86
488-151-21-00 $ 1,476.56
488-151-22-00 $ 4,472.13
488-152-18-00 $ 172.89
488-152-19-00 $ 168.84
488-152-20-00 $ 168.84
488-152-21-00 $ 168.84
488-152-22-00 $ 168.84
488-152-23-00 $ 168.84
488-152-24-00 $ 172.89
488-152-25-00 $ 172.89
488-152-26-00 $ 168.84
488-152-27-00 $ 168.84
488-152-28-00 $ 168.84
488-152-29-00 $ 168.84
488-152-30-00 $ 168.84
488-152-31-00 $ 172.89
488-152-32-00 $ 172.89
488-152-33-00 $ 168.84
488-152-34-00 $ 168.84
488-152-35-00 $ 168.84
488-152-36-00 $ 168.84
488-152-37-00 $ 168.84
488-152-38-00 $ 172.89
488-152-39-00 $ 172.89
488-152-40-00 $ 168.84
488-152-41-00 $ 168.84
488-152-42-00 $ 168.84
488-152-43-00 $ 168.84
488-152-44-00 $ 168.84
488-152-45-00 $ 172.89
488-152-47-00 $ 5,287.18
488-152-48-00 $ 512.42
488-152-49-00 $ 1,321.74
488-152-50-00 $ 2,214.54
488-161-01-00 $ 1,148.29
488-161-02-00 $ 559.10
488-161-15-00 $ 2,060.58
488-161-17-00 $ 1,603.94
488-162-13-00 $ 1,340.63
488-162-15-00 $ 2,116.00
488-162-16-00 $ 1,373.08
488-162-17-00 $ 5,056.41
488-162-18-00 $ 1,937.40
488-171-16-00 $ 1,716.34
488-172-01-00 $ 1,780.24
488-172-18-00 $ 924.10
488-172-20-00 $ 1,156.33
488-191-01-00 $ 4,585.62
488-191-02-00 $ 1,279.12
488-191-03-00 $ 582.06
488-191-04-00 $ 5,626.12
488-191-05-00 $ 1,393.06
488-191-06-00 $ 1,016.06
488-191-07-00 $ 1,608.06
488-191-08-00 $ 1,578.26
488-191-09-00 $ 1,147.42
488-191-11-00 $ 1,310.00
488-191-12-00 $ 638.96
488-191-13-00 $ 638.96
488-191-14-00 $ 2,065.34
488-191-15-00 $ 217.20
488-191-16-00 $ 1,454.90
488-192-08-00 $ 8,962.55
488-192-09-00 $ 17,001.12
488-200-01-00 $ 1,311.44
488-200-02-00 $ 1,026.50
488-200-56-00 $ 2,419.06
488-211-01-00 $ 2,894.12
488-211-02-00 $ 692.26
488-211-03-00 $ 378.80
488-211-04-00 $ 1,697.76
488-211-05-00 $ 2,285.12
488-211-06-00 $ 598.56
488-211-07-00 $ 1,291.90
488-211-15-00 $ 888.86
488-211-18-00 $ 1,451.65
488-211-20-00 $ 2,026.71
488-211-21-00 $ 1,435.82
488-211-22-00 $ 2,434.50
488-212-17-01 $ 64.62
488-212-17-02 $ 69.75
488-212-17-03 $ 65.61
488-212-17-04 $ 118.53
488-212-17-05 $ 69.75
488-212-17-06 $ 74.88
488-212-17-07 $ 77.49
488-212-17-08 $ 69.75
488-212-17-09 $ 118.53
488-212-17-10 $ 75.60
488-212-17-11 $ 69.75
488-212-17-12 $ 102.87
488-212-17-13 $ 76.50
488-212-17-14 $ 56.61
488-212-17-15 $ 56.61
488-212-17-16 $ 76.50
488-212-19-00 $ 212.50
488-212-20-00 $ 546.38
488-212-21-00 $ 11,122.74
33 DOWNTOWN EL CAJON CBD – ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT 488-212-22-00 $ 3,508.84
488-221-30-00 $ 2,726.66
488-221-31-00 $ 933.63
488-221-32-00 $ 717.71
488-221-33-00 $ 1,693.86
488-222-01-00 $ 2,469.42
488-222-21-00 $ 5,099.34
488-231-03-00 $ 931.96
488-231-04-00 $ 322.22
488-231-05-00 $ 1,086.60
488-231-10-00 $ 1,649.78
488-231-12-00 $ 995.20
488-231-17-00 $ 1,500.00
488-231-18-00 $ 2,811.84
488-231-19-00 $ 1,500.00
488-231-22-00 $ 2,040.90
488-231-23-00 $ 7,948.44
488-231-24-00 $ 1,250.00
488-231-25-00 $ 1,082.98
488-231-26-00 $ 4,318.63
488-232-03-00 $ 1,836.80
488-232-04-00 $ 1,386.40
488-232-31-00 $ 1,701.00
488-232-34-00 $ 1,633.56
488-233-02-00 $ 2,091.65
488-233-03-00 $ 665.50
488-233-04-00 $ 917.70
488-233-05-00 $ 945.50
488-233-06-00 $ 795.30
488-233-07-00 $ 665.50
488-233-08-00 $ 769.50
488-233-47-00 $ 6,324.19
488-233-53-00 $ 577.80
488-233-55-00 $ 9,745.53
488-241-41-00 $ 3,422.92
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City Council
Agenda Report
Agenda Item 13.

DATE: 06/23/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Mayor Wells
SUBJECT: Council Activity Report
RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council accepts and files the following report of Council/Mayor activities attended during the current agenda period.

BACKGROUND:

Government Code Section 53232.3(d) requires members of a legislative body to provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency at the next regular meeting of the legislative body. This City Administrative Activity is not a project and therefore not subject to CEQA.

REPORT:

Since the last City Council meeting, I have attended the following events on behalf of the City of El Cajon:

June 23, 2026 - City Council Meeting(s)
I am available to answer questions.

Submitted By: Bill Wells, Mayor
City Council
Agenda Report
Agenda Item 14.

DATE: 06/23/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Councilmember Goble
SUBJECT: COUNCILMEMBER STEVE GOBLE
MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board); East County Advanced Water Purification JPA Board; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee; SANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council accepts and files the following report of Council/Mayor activities attended during the current agenda period.

BACKGROUND:

REPORT:

Since the last City Council meeting, I have attended the following events on behalf of the City of El Cajon:

June 12, 2026 - Albertsons Grand Re-Opening Celebration June 26, 2026 - City Council Meeting(s)
I am available to answer questions.

Submitted By: Steve Goble, Councilmember
City Council
Agenda Report
Agenda Item 15.

DATE: 06/23/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Councilmember Kendrick
SUBJECT: COUNCILMEMBER GARY KENDRICK
METRO Commission/Wastewater JPA; Heartland Communications; Heartland Fire Training JPA.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council accepts and files the following report of Council/Mayor activities attended during the current agenda period.

BACKGROUND:

REPORT:

Since the last City Council meeting, I have attended the following events on behalf of the City of El Cajon:

June 18, 2026 - Metro Wastewater JPA Meeting
June 23, 2026 - City Council Meeting(s)
I am available to answer questions.

Submitted By: Gary Kendrick, Councilmember
City Council
Agenda Report
Agenda Item 16.

DATE: 06/23/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Deputy Mayor Metschel
SUBJECT: DEPUTY MAYOR MICHELLE METSCHEL
Harry Griffen Park Joint Steering Committee; METRO
Commission/Wastewater JPA – Alternate; Heartland Communications – Alternate; Heartland Fire Training JPA – Alternate.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council accepts and files the following report of Council/Mayor activities attended during the current agenda period.

BACKGROUND:

REPORT:

Since the last City Council meeting, I have attended the following events on behalf of the City of El Cajon:

June 16, 2026 - San Diego Mormon Temple Re-Opening Tour June 16, 2026 - Bradley Court Groundbreaking Ceremony
June 16, 2026 - Harry Griffen Park JPA Meeting
June 23, 2026 - City Council Meeting(s)
I am available to answer questions.

Submitted By: Michelle Metschel, Deputy Mayor
City Council
Agenda Report
Agenda Item 17.

DATE: 06/23/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Councilmember Ortiz
SUBJECT: COUNCILMEMBER PHIL ORTIZ
League of California Cities, San Diego Division; East County Economic Development Council; MTS (Metropolitan Transit System Board) – Alternate; East County Advanced Water Purification JPA Board – Alternate; Chamber of Commerce – Government Affairs Committee – Alternate; SANDAG – Board of Directors – Alternate.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the City Council accepts and files the following report of Council/Mayor activities attended during the current agenda period.

BACKGROUND:

REPORT:

Since the last City Council meeting, I have attended the following events on behalf of the City of El Cajon:

June 23, 2026 - City Council Meeting(s)
I am available to answer questions.

Submitted By: Phil Ortiz, Councilmember

El Cajon City CouncilJune 23, 2026

El Cajon City Council
June 23, 2026