Carlsbad — 2025-06-17

1. REPORT ON CITY INVESTMENTS AS OF APRIL 30, 2025 – Accept and file Report on City Investments as\nof April 30, 2025. (Staff contact: Christian Peacox, City Treasurer and Zach Korach, Administrative\nServices)

10. 2025 ANNUAL WATER SHORTAGE ASSESSMENT REPORT – Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water\nDistrict Board of Directors resolution approving the 2025 Annual Water Shortage Assessment Report\nand authorizing the submittal of the assessment tabular report to the California Department of Water\nResources and granting authority to the Executive Manager to incorporate any requested revisions\nmade by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors into the report before its\nsubmission. (Staff contact: Keri Martinez, Public Works)

11. CONTINUING THE DECLARATION OF EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY CONDITION IN THE KELLY DRIVE\nCHANNEL, CIP PROJECT NO. 6606 – Adoption of a resolution continuing the declaration of the\nexistence of an emergency condition in the Kelly Drive Channel. (Staff contact: Hossein Ajideh, Public\nWorks)\nBOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENTS: None.\nORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION:

12. AMENDING CHAPTER 2.15 AND REPLACING CHAPTER 2.34 ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL\nSUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION – Introduction of an ordinance amending Chapter 2.15 – Boards and\nCommissions and repealing and replacing Chapter 2.34 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, establishing\nthe Environmental Sustainability Commission. (Staff contact: James Wood, Public Works)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Introduce the ordinance.\nORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION:

13. ORDINANCE NO. CS-495 – FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES – Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-495\namending the Carlsbad Municipal Code by adding Chapter 17.05 Fire Hazard Severity Zones,\ndesignating fire hazard severity zones by map to comply with the requirements of California\nGovernment Code Section 51179. (Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. CS-495.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS:

14. ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 OPERATING BUDGET, STRATEGIC DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION\nINVESTMENT PROGRAM AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26\nAPPROPRIATION LIMIT AND REVISION OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR SERVICES – 1) Hold a public hearing;\nand\n2) Adoption of a resolution adopting the final Operating Budget, Strategic Digital Transformation\nInvestment Program and Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the City of Carlsbad\nand establishing controls on changes in appropriations for budget funds; and\n3) Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution adopting the water\ndistrict’s final Operating Budget, Strategic Digital Transformation Investment Program and Capital\nImprovement Program for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and establishing controls on changes in appropriations\nfor budget funds; and\n4) Adoption of a Community Development Commission resolution adopting the final Operating Budget\nof the Carlsbad Housing Authority for FY 2025-26 and establishing controls on changes in\nappropriations for budget funds; and\n5) Adoption of a Public Financing Authority Board of Directors resolution adopting the final Operating\nBudget and Capital Improvement Program of The Crossings at Carlsbad Municipal Golf Course for Fiscal\nYear 2025-26 and establishing controls on changes in appropriations for budget funds; and\n6) Adoption of a City Council of the City of Carlsbad, acting as the Successor Agency for the Carlsbad\nRedevelopment Agency resolution adopting the final Operating Budget of the Successor Agency and\nthe enforceable debt obligations of the City of Carlsbad’s Redevelopment Obligation Retirement Fund\nfor Fiscal Year 2025-26 and establishing controls on changes in appropriations for budget funds; and\n7) Adoption of a resolution establishing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 appropriation limit as required by\nArticle XIIIB of the California State Constitution and state law; and\n8) Adoption of a resolution adopting changes to the Master Fee Schedule; and\n9) Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution adopting changes to\nthe Master Fee Schedule; and\n10) Adoption of a Community Development Commission resolution adopting changes to the Master\nFee Schedule; and\n11) Adoption of a resolution reducing the city’s Asset Replacement Reserve by $7 million and\nincreasing the unassigned fund balance in the General Fund by the same amount as of July 1, 2025;\nand\n12) Adoption of a resolution approving the City of Carlsbad’s share of the Fiscal Year 2025-26\nOperating and Capital Budgets of the Encina Wastewater Authority; and\n13) Adoption of a resolution determining that the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program\nis consistent with the General Plan and applicable Climate Action Plan measures and actions; and\n14) Adoption of a resolution adopting a list of projects and authorizing the allocation of Road\nMaintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds to the pavement management and concrete\nreplacement programs for Fiscal Year 2025-26. (Staff contact: Laura Rocha and Zach Korach,\nAdministrative Services)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the\nresolutions.\nDEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS:

15. OPTIONS FOR THE KELLY DRIVE AND PARK DRIVE COMPLETE STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT – 1)\nAdoption of a resolution confirming the project scope for the Kelly Drive and Park Drive Complete\nStreet Improvements Project that includes roundabouts and directing the City Manager to proceed\nwith final design, environmental studies and permitting; or\n2) Adoption of a resolution directing the City Manager to provide alternate options for the Kelly Drive\nand Park Drive Complete Street Improvements Project that do not include roundabouts for City\nCouncil consideration at a future meeting and amending the proposed Capital Improvement Program\nfive-year plan to move the forecasted construction budget request to fiscal year 2026-27 for Capital\nImprovement Program Project No. 6075; and\n3) Adoption of a resolution removing interim traffic circles comprised of yellow ceramic domes from\nthe intersections of Kelly Drive/Park Drive and Kelly Drive/Hillside Drive, slurry sealing, restriping to\nthe city’s current standard operating procedure, and adding all way stops on Kelly Drive at the\nintersections with Park Drive and Hillside Drive by adopting the plans and specifications for a change\norder to the 2023 Slurry Seal Project and transferring $195,000 from Capital Improvement Program\nProject No. 6075 to the Pavement Management Program, Capital Improvement Program Project No.\n6001. (Staff contact: Tom Frank, Public Works)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Consider options and adopt corresponding resolution.

16. COUNCIL MEMBER REQUEST: CONSIDER RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES\nBALLOT INITIATIVE – Consider a request from Council Member Burkholder to review and discuss\nwhether to support the resolution for the Our Neighborhood Voices Ballot Initiative that was initially\npresented to the Legislative Subcommittee on May 13, 2025. (Staff contact: Faviola Medina, City\nManager)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Consider the request.

2. CARLSBAD TOURISM BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26\nAccept and file the Carlsbad Tourism Business Improvement District Annual Report for fiscal year 202526. (Staff contact: Matt Sanford, Administrative Services)

3. AGREEMENT WITH CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO TO PROVIDE HOUSING-FOCUSED\nSHELTER SERVICES AT THE LA POSADA DE GUADALUPE HOMELESS SHELTER – Adoption of a resolution\napproving a professional services agreement with Catholic Charities Diocese of San Diego to provide\nhousing-focused shelter services at the La Posada de Guadalupe homeless shelter to assist individuals\nexperiencing homelessness in the City of Carlsbad in an amount not to exceed $200,000. (Staff contact:\nChris Shilling, Community Services)

4. CORPORATE MARKETING PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES\nADVISORS, INC FOR THE 2025 TGIF CONCERTS IN THE PARKS SEASON – Adoption of a resolution\napproving a $10,000 Corporate Marketing Partnership Agreement with Raymond James Financial\nServices Advisors, Inc. for the 2025 TGIF Concerts in the Parks season. (Staff contact: Craddock Stropes,\nCommunity Services)

5. LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO FOR USE OF THE COUNTY’S EMERGENCY\nVEHICLE OPERATIONS CENTER – Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to\napprove a license agreement with the County of San Diego for use of the county’s Emergency Vehicle\nOperations Center. (Staff contact: Christie Calderwood, Police)

6. COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR ANNUAL FIRE INSPECTIONS – Adoption of a resolution accepting a\ncompliance report on the status of all state-mandated annual fire inspections in the City of Carlsbad.\n(Staff contact: Darcy Davidson, Fire)

7. AGREEMENT WITH SCA OF CA, LLC FOR CITYWIDE STREET SWEEPING SERVICES – Adoption of a\nresolution authorizing execution of an agreement with SCA of CA, LLC to provide citywide street\nsweeping services in an amount not to exceed $1,221,676 for the first agreement year. (Staff contact:\nMichael O’Brien, Public Works)

8. AGREEMENT WITH THE REGIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLD\nHAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM SERVICES – Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City\nManager to execute an agreement with the Regional Solid Waste Association for residential household\nhazardous waste collection program services for a five-year term. (Staff contact: Avecita Jones, Public\nWorks)

9. AGREEMENT WITH MIKHAIL OGAWA ENGINEERING, INC. FOR THE CARLSBAD WATERSHED\nMANAGEMENT AREA PROGRAM – Adoption of a resolution authorizing a professional services\nagreement with Mikhail Ogawa Engineering, Inc. to provide services to prepare an annual Water\nQuality Improvement Plan report for the Carlsbad Watershed Management Area program in an\namount not to exceed $218,910. (Staff contact: James Wood, Public Works)

PRESENTATIONS:\nProclamation in Recognition of Juneteenth Day\nPUBLIC REPORT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: