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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
Present:
Others Present:
June 12, 2023, 4:00 p.m.
City Council Chamber 1243 National City Boulevard
National City, CA
Mayor Morrison
Vice -Mayor Molina
Councilmember Bush
Councilmember Rodriguez (arrived at 4:08p.m.)
Councilmember arcane
Armando erara, Interim City Manager
As h l i n Lutes , Deputy City Attorney
Shelley Chapel, City Clerk
Carlos Aguirre, Housing uth rity Director
Molly Brennan, Administrative Services Director
Paul Valade, Budget Manager
Ben Martinez, Acting Community Development Director
Sergio Mora, Fire Battalion Chief
Joyce Ryan, Director of Library and Community Services
Jose Tellez, Chief of Police
Roberto Yam, Director of Public Works and City Engineering
1. CALL TO ORDER
A Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of National City was called to order at
4:06 p.m. via teleconference and in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243
National City Boulevard, National City, California.
2. ROLL CALL
C un ilmember present: Bush, Rodriguez (arrived at 4:08 p.m.), Yamane, Molina,
Morrison
Interpretation in Spanish provided by Carlos Diaz and Luisa Diaz de Leon.
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. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember ber Bush led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Morrison summarized the process for acceptance of live public comment allowing
three 3 minutes per comment and introduced City Clerk Chapel.
Five speakers provided in -person comments and two written comments. There
were no registrants for virtual comment.
In -person comments:
Larry Emerson
Sherry Gogue
Edward Nieto
Daniel Perez
Joan Rincon
. STAFF REPORT
Fiscal Year 2013-2024 Preliminary Budget Workshop
Interim City Manager Armando Vergara introduced Molly Brennan, Administrative
Services Director who presented the item utilizing a PowerPoint Presentation.
Recommendation: Review, receive presentation, and provide direction.
ACTION: Motion by Councilmember Bush, seconded by Councilmember Rodriguez to
move forward with the City Council District Budgeting in the amount of $100,000.
Motion carried by 3-2 vote.
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane
Nays: Molina, Morrison
ACTION: Motion by Councilmember Bush, Seconded by Councilmember Yamane to
direct staff to look at rehabilitation of the Las Palmas Wellness Center and Restrooms and
to defer spending any additional design money on the new wellness center.
Councilmember Rodriguez asked for a friendly amendment to include within the proposal
the splash pad as well as two 2 restrooms. The maker of the motion and seconder
agreed with the friendly amendment. Also, to include the option to ask assistance from
A.R.T.S. with rehab project.
Vice -Mayor Molina requested clarification from Deputy City Attorney Lutes regarding the
consequences of this action, considering the Las Palmas Wellness Center project had
previously been approved with a budget by the City Council.
Mayor Morrison called for recess at 5:45 p.m. and all members present returned to the dais at : 2
m.
Deputy City Attorney Lutes requested point of clarification from Councilmember Bush on
the motion. The maker of the motion confirmed the motion was to postpone the Las
Palmas Wellness Center and the $2.7 million and have staff bring back an option for rehab.
Deputy City Attorney Lutes clarified that the request was to have staff bring back a new
project that would involve a rehab instead of the current project and Councilmember Bush
agreed.
Deputy City Attorney Lutes advised the City Council that as requested, to choose to not
fund the project right now and ask staff to come back with a new project later with the
rehab would require the item to return to a future City Council meeting if included in the
motion.
Motion carried by 3-2 vote.
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane
Nays: Molina, Morrison
ACTION: Motion by Councilmember Bush, to move forward with hiring two (2) police
dispatchers and two officers. Motion withdrawn.
Motion by Councilmember Bush, seconded by Councilmember Rodriguez to hire two (2)
police dispatchers and two police officers, to continue with previous direction to hire
three 3 firefighters with the 4-0 staffing requirement with it, and continue the status quo
on tree trimming.
Councilmember er ber Rodriguez asked the maker of motion to amend the motion to include the
remaining items that were previously discussed and supported, which included: One-time
positions of $25,000 for Street Sign Replacements; $50,000 for Chamber of Commerce;
$250,000 for Civic Center Kimball Rec Master Plan; $100,000 for National City Blvd and
Harbison; Quality of Life Overtime; Storm Drain Rehab; and, the on -going enhancement
decisions that were also supported that include PD and Fire, after -school program, tree
trimming, amortization, and district budgeting. Additionally requested staff to look at
overtime.
Vice -Mayor Molina asked for clarification of the motion.
Councilmember Bush restated the motion: Approve the on -going enhancement decision
items which include the four new police staff (2 dispatchers and 2 police officers), three
(3) new firefighters and the 4-0 staffing, the after -school programs, tree -trimming,
engineering permit tech, amortization, City Council District Budgets, reduced recreation
fee and approve the one-time enhancement decision items, Street Sign Replacement,
Chamber of Commerce, Granger Hall Relocation, Civic Center Kimball Rec Master Plan,
Clean-up at National City Blvd and Harbison, Public Works Quality of Life Overtime,
Pavement Rehab, Storm Drain Rehab, and for staff to look at further overtime reductions.
Motion carried by 3-2 vote.
Ayes: Bush, Rodriguez, Yamane
Nays: Molina, Morrison
In -person comments:
Ed Nieto
Thelma
Geoffrey Schrock
Joan Rincon
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Morrison adjourned to the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of National
City, Tuesday, June 20, 2023, 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located in City Hall, 1243
National City Boulevard, National City, California.
The meeting adjourned 6:51 p.m.
The foregoing minutes were approved at th lar . eeting of August 1, 2023,
Ron Morrison, Mayor