Minutes
Santee City Council
Council Chamber - Building 2
10601 Magnolia Avenue
Santee, California
September 14, 2022
This Regular Meeting of the Santee City Council was called to order by Mayor John W.
Minto at 6:31 p.m.
ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor John W. Minto, Vice Mayor Ronn Hall and Council Members Laura Koval, Rob McNelis and Dustin Trotter - 5 Officers present: City Manager Marlene Best, City Attorney Shawn Hagerty, and City Clerk Annette Ortiz
INVOCATION was given by Marshall Masser, Lakeside Christian Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Tim McDermott, Director of Finance ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY: Pam Wilson
Mayor Minto presented the Certificate of Adjournment to Doug Wilson and family.
PRESENTATION: Introduction of 2022 Miss Santee, Miss Teen Santee and Junior Miss Santee
Mayor Minto introduced 2021 Miss Santee Althea Valdez who introduced the 2022 Miss Santee Court: Heather Cantin, Miss Santee; Julianna Abrahan, Miss Teen Santee and Ezrah Collier, Junior Miss Santee. Mayor Minto presented each with a rose, City pin and a personalized pen.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
(1) Approval of Reading by Title Only and Waiver of Reading in Full of Ordinances and Resolutions on the Agenda. (City Clerk - Ortiz) (2) Approval of Payment of Demands as Presented. (Finance - McDermott) (3) Adoption of a Resolution Accepting the City Hall Fiberoptic Cable Replacement Project (CIP 2022-30) as Complete. (Development Services - Engineering) (Reso 118-2022)
(4) Purchase of a Vehicle Lift from Snap-On Industrial, per Sourcewell Contract #013020-SNP in an Amount Not to Exceed $40,101.53. (Fire - Garlow) Santee City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 14, 2022 Page 2 of 4 (5) Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Appropriation and Expenditure of Fiscal Year 2021 State Homeland Security Program Grant Funds in Accordance with All Program Requirements. (Fire - Garlow) (Reso 119-2022) (6) Adoption of a Resolution Accepting the Citywide Concrete Repair and Replacement Program 2021 (CIP 2021-05) Project as Complete. (Development Services - Engineering) (Reso 120-2022)
(7) Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing a Change in the Contracting Officer for Banking Services with Union Bank, N.A. (Finance - McDermott) (Reso 121-2022)
ACTION: Council Member Trotter moved approval of the Consent Calendar.
Council Member McNelis seconded the motion, which carried by the following vote: Mayor Minto: Aye; Vice Mayor Hall: Aye; and Council Members Koval: Aye; McNelis: Aye; and Trotter: Aye. Ayes: 5. Noes: 0.
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT (15 minutes):
(A) Dan Bickford spoke regarding Community Choice Aggregation. (B) Monique Silver spoke regarding the invocation.
(C) Lynda Marrokal spoke regarding a first-time home buyer program in the City.
CONTINUED BUSINESS:
(8) Public Hearing for the Development of Fanita Ranch, to Consider Certifying Final Revised Environmental Impact Report Including Recirculated Sections of the Final Revised Environmental Impact Report (AEIS2017-11 AEIS2022-4), and Approving the Fanita Ranch Development Plan and Development Review Permit (DR2022-4), Vesting Tentative Map (TM2022- 12022. 1), and Conditional Use Permits for Public Parks (P2022-1 And P2022-2), and a Fire Station (P2022-3) (Development Services - Planning) (Resos 112-2022, 113-2022, 114-2022, 115-2022, 116-2022, 117-2022) Council Member McNelis recused himself from the Item and left the dais. The Public Hearing was opened at 6:57 p.m. The Principal Planner introduced the Item and the Associate Planner; Principal Planner; Fire Chief; and Mike Davis, San Diego Sheriff Department, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Council questions.
On behalf of the applicant, Jeff O'Connor, HomeFed Corporation; Michael Huff, Dudek; and Phoung Nguyen, Chen Ryan Associates, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Council questions.
Council recessed at 8:12 p.m. and reconvened in Open Session at 8:24 p.m.
Santee City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 14, 2022 Page 3 of 4 PUBLIC SPEAKER(S):
• Ralph Potter
• Paul Borden, HomeFed
• Lee Shannon
• Michele
• Daniel Twombly (did not speak)
• Lori Scribner
• Theresa McCarthy
• Tyler Martin
• Janet Garvin
• Sherise Stark
Victor Diaz
: Van Colinsworth, Preserve Wild Santee
• Steve Stelman
• Stacie Greene
• Mary Chaparro
• John LaRaia
• Mia Bianchi
• Sean-Paul Chambers
• Frank Landis, California Native Plant Society
• Sandy
• Xiaolong Huang
• Mike Dolan
• Wes Wise
• Steve Coker
• Michael Huse, HomeFed
• Lynda Marrokal
• Justin Schlaefli
• Emilie Cowell
• Kristen Dare, Santee Chamber of Commerce
• Brandon Goldberg
• Adrian Luna, BIA San Diego
• Nicole Marrokal
• Jason Torbett, Shea Homes
• Nichole Weinman, Jaam Electric
• Robert Janica (did not speak)
• Dan Bickford
• Phil Ortiz, City of El Cajon
• Michael Ranson (did not speak)
• Austin Weinman, Jaam Electic (did not wish to speak)
• Timothy Hill, Jaam Electic (did not wish to speak)
ACTION: Council Member Trotter moved approval of staff recommendation.
Santee City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of September 14, 2022 Page 4 of 4 Council Member Koval seconded the motion, which carried by the following vote: Mayor Minto: Aye; Vice Mayor Hall: Aye; and Council Members Koval: Aye; and Trotter: Aye.
Council Member McNelis - Recused. Ayes: 4. Noes: 0. Abstain: 1.
The Public Hearing was closed at 10:35 p.m.
Council Member McNelis rejoined the meeting at 10:36 p.m.
NEW BUSINESS:
(9) Consideration of an Increase in the Fire Benefit Fee. (Finance - McDermott)
The Director of Finance provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to Council questions.
After discussion, direction was given to staff.
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT: (Continued)
None.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
None.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS:
The City Manager reported on the recycling and paper shredding event.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS:
None.
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:01 p.m.
Date Approved: September 28, 2022
Annette Fagan Ortiz, CMC, City Clerk