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OCTOBER 21ST, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO ORDER. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER BLAINE? THE RECORD WILL REFLECT. COUNCIL MEMBER BLAINE IS ABSENT.
COUNCIL MEMBER MAITA HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PIKUS. THE RECORD WILL REFLECT COUNCIL MEMBER PIKUS ABSENT. DEPUTY MAYOR DEHOFF HERE AND MAYOR VOSS HERE. DEPUTY MAYOR DEHOFF, PLEASE LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. BEFORE WE HAVE OUR MOMENT OF SILENCE, I WANT TO MENTION A TRAGEDY IN THE EAST COUNTY OVERNIGHT. LA MESA PD OFFICER LAUREN CRAVEN, WHO WAS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY WHILE TAKING AN ACCIDENT REPORT 25 YEARS OLD, JUST 20 MONTHS ON THE FORCE. SO WE'LL BE THINKING ABOUT HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS IF YOU KEEP HER IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AT THIS MOMENT, I'D APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE.
THANK YOU. FIRST UP IS PUBLIC COMMENT AND WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON
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PUBLIC COMMENT, SO WE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT CALENDAR. WHERE WE ALSO HAVE NO SPEAKERS. I'M HAPPY TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. LOOKING FOR A SECOND SECOND FROM DEPUTY MAYOR DE HOFF IS A ROLL CALL VOTE. WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER MAEDA, A DEPUTY MAYOR DE HOFF I AND MAYOR VOS. AYE. ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU.[8. Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Community Development Block Grant Program ]
MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT. FISCAL YEAR 25 TO 27, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.I WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. SENIOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST AARON DEMERJIAN WILL PRESENT THE ITEM ALONG WITH A POWERPOINT. DARIAN, WELCOME TO YOUR FIRST TIME IN THE TORTURE CHAMBER. TAKE IT AWAY. THANK YOU. MAYOR. HAPPY TO BE HERE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THIS ITEM REQUEST YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 2027. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR THE CITY OF POWAY. THESE FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO THE CITY AND ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. AS FUNDING ALLOWS, THE CITY'S ANTICIPATED GRANT ALLOCATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627 IS $199,261.14. COUNCIL APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR THE CITY TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS. IT IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION THAT POWAY'S ALLOCATION CONTINUE TO FUND THREE LONG TERM SERVICE PROGRAMS. THOSE THREE PROGRAMS ARE THE NORTH COUNTY BRIDGE TO HOUSING SHELTER NETWORK PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES SHELTER, MEALS AND CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE NORTH COUNTY UNHOUSED POPULATION. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THEY SERVED 465 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT NORTH COUNTY AND PROVIDED 157 SHELTER BEDS. THE SECOND ONE IS TWO ON ONE SAN DIEGO, TWO ON ONE IS AN INFORMATION AND REFERRAL HOTLINE THAT RESIDENTS CAN REACH BY DIALING 211211. PROVIDES INFORMATION AND APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR MORE THAN 6000 SERVICES AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, UTILITY ASSISTANCE, AND DISASTER SERVICES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, THEY SERVED 1000 AND 220 LOW INCOME RESIDENTS. AND THE LAST ONE IS THE HOME SHARING COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAM WITH ELDER HELP OF SAN DIEGO. THIS INCLUDES A PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS SEEKING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH HOMEOWNERS WHO HAVE A ROOM TO RENT THROUGH SHARED HOUSING MATCHING SERVICES. AT LEAST ONE PARTICIPANT WITHIN THE MATCH MUST BE A SENIOR. THEY ALSO PROVIDE A VARIETY OF OTHER SERVICES FOR SENIORS, SUCH AS REFERRAL SERVICES AND TRANSPORTATION TO HEALTH APPOINTMENTS. LAST YEAR, THEY SERVED 78 LOW INCOME RESIDENTS, AND POWAY CURRENTLY HAS EIGHT ONGOING SHARED HOUSING MATCHES.
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2627. STAFF RECOMMENDS CONDUCTING ADA ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PALEY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON INSTALLING HANDRAILS TO RAMPS AND STAIRCASES THROUGHOUT THE PCPA. THIS WILL CONTINUE OUR GOAL OF
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MAKING POWAY'S PUBLIC FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. YOU CAN FIND THE REQUESTED FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FOR THESE FOUR ITEMS LISTED ON THE SCREEN AND IN THE STAFF REPORT. STAFF RECOMMENDS MAINTAINING THE SAME FUNDING AMOUNTS FOR EACH OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS AS THEY ARE CURRENTLY FUNDED. THE CITY MUST FIRST APPROPRIATE FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, AND IS THEN REIMBURSED BY THE COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF FOUR APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY 2627 CDBG PROGRAM. AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF THE ALLOCATED AMOUNT TO THE CDBG FUND FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS A LOAN, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. WELL DONE.WE HAVE NO SPEAKERS ON THIS ITEM EITHER, SO I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING COUNCIL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. COUNCILMEMBER ADA, NO. ANYBODY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? I'LL JUST BRIEF COMMENTS OKAY. JUST WANT TO SAY EXCELLENT PRESENTATION DARIAN. THAT'S IT'S VERY SIMILAR. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS. IT'S JUST KIND OF AMAZING TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S ACTUALLY A FAIRLY LARGE NEED WE HAVE IN POWAY FOR, FOR THESE TYPES OF FUNDS. AND I'M GLAD WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO THEM. AND ALSO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, I WAS IMPRESSED THAT THE STAFF WAS ABLE TO PIVOT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE THE FUNDING PROGRAM HERE TO HELP, YOU KNOW, OUR DISABLED POPULATION, YOU KNOW, AT THE PCPA. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I WILL ACTUALLY MOTION MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. THANK YOU. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO SECOND THAT. I WAS A LITTLE SURPRISED THAT THE COST OF THE ADA IMPROVEMENTS AT PCPA $140,000. IT'S LIKE, WOW, A LOT OF MONEY, BUT AN IMPORTANT PROJECT. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DEPUTY MAYOR DAYHOFF TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF FOUR APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY 2627 CDBG PROGRAM. NUMBER TWO, AUTHORIZE THE APPROPRIATION OF $199,261.14 TO THE CDBG FUND FROM THE GENERAL FUND AS A LOAN TO FUND THE PROPOSED FY 2627 CDBG PROGRAM UPON APPROVAL BY THE COUNTY, AND THREE AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY. THAT WAS A MOTION BY DEPUTY MAYOR HOFFMAN, A SECOND BY THE MAYOR. THIS IS ROLL CALL VOTE. WILL THE CITY CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COUNCIL MEMBER MAEDA I, DEPUTY MAYOR DAYHOFF I AND MAYOR VOS. AYE. ITEM PASSES. THANK YOU. MOVING
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ON TO COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS. OPPORTUNITY TO BRIEFLY SHARE REGIONAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT UPDATES AND OR BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT CITY AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. COUNCIL MEMBER MAEDA.THIS SATURDAY, THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ONCE UPON A HALLOWEEN EVENT AT OLD POWAY PARK. IT STARTS AT 4 P.M. AND FEATURES A HAUNTED HOUSE, CARNIVAL GAMES, TRAIN RIDES AND TRUNK OR TREAT WITH OVER 50 CARS. SO BRING YOUR KIDS OUT AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. DEPUTY MAYOR HOFF, COUNCIL MEMBER MEAD I'VE LEFT OUT THE IMPORTANT PART THAT THERE'S A PARADE TO BEGIN, AND SHE AND I WILL BE THERE TO KICK OFF THE PARADE. AND SHE'S GOING TO BE MAKING A SPEECH. SHE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET, BUT. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE NEWS. NO, COME ON OUT TO THAT. THAT'S THAT'S GOING TO BE FUN. COMMUNITY SERVICES REALLY DOES A BANG UP JOB WITH ALL THESE SPECIAL EVENTS. AND AUDREY, I HOPE YOUR WHOLE TEAM KNOWS HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE IT. CHRIS. ANYTHING. ALAN. YES, WE JUST HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON FOR
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CLOSED SESSION AS REFLECTED ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.