Carlsbad — 2025-07-15

City Council

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1. REPORT ON CITY INVESTMENTS AS OF MAY 31, 2025 – Accept and file Report on City Investments as\nof May 31, 2025. (Staff contact: Christian Peacox, City Treasurer and Zach Korach, Administrative\nServices)
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10. FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FINAL ENGINEER’S REPORT AND ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS IN STREET\nLIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NO. 1 – 1) Hold a public hearing, and\n2) Adoption of a resolution confirming the diagram and assessment amounts of Street Lighting and\nLandscaping District No. 1, a special assessment district, and authorizing the levy of the district’s\nannual assessment for fiscal year 2025-26. (Staff contact: Katie Schroeder, Administrative Services)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the\nresolution.
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11. FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FINAL ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS WITHIN\nSTREET LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING DISTRICT NO. 2 – 1) Hold a public hearing, and\n2) Adoption of a resolution confirming the diagram and assessment amounts for Street Lighting and\nLandscaping District No. 2, a special assessment district, and authorizing the levy of the district’s\nannual assessment for fiscal year 2025-26. (Staff contact: Katie Schroeder, Administrative Services)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the\nresolution.
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12. UPDATED SAN DIEGO HUMANE SOCIETY USER FEES FOR ANIMAL CONTROL AND REGULATION\n1) Hold a public hearing; and\n2) Adoption of a resolution adopting the San Diego Humane Society’s updated user fees for the\nrecovery of costs related to animal control and regulation services. (Staff contact: Ryan Opeka and\nReid Shipley, Police)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the\nresolution.\nDEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS:
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13. PROCESSING PRIVATELY INITIATED APPLICATIONS TO AMEND THE CITY’S GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING\nDESIGNATIONS TO ALLOW FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON PROPERTIES NOT INCLUDED IN\nTHE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONING PROGRAM – Adoption of a resolution directing the City Manager\nto process privately initiated applications that amend the city’s General Plan and/or zoning\ndesignations to allow for new residential development on properties not included in the city’s 20212029 Housing Element rezoning program following the city’s standard processes (Staff contact: Jeff\nMurphy, Community Services)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution.
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14. TRAFFIC SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 – Adoption of a\nresolution approving the Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission Work Plan for fiscal year 2025-26. (Staff\ncontact: Nathan Schmidt, Public Works)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution.
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15. TYLER STREET SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 6103 – Adoption of a resolution\napproving the conceptual plan for Capital Improvement Program Project No. 6103, renaming the\nproject title to the Tyler Street Sidewalk Improvement Project and authorizing the City Manager or\ndesignee to proceed with its final design and engineering. (Staff contact: Nathan Schmidt, Public\nWorks)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution.
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2. ESTABLISH FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 SPECIAL TAXES FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 1\nAdoption of a resolution establishing the fiscal year 2025-26 special taxes for Community Facilities\nDistrict No. 1. (Staff contact: Roxanne Muhlmeister, Administrative Services)
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3. DONATION FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY – Adoption of a resolution accepting a\ndonation of $100,000 from the Friends of the Carlsbad Library to the City of Carlsbad’s Library &\nCultural Arts Department. (Staff contact: Suzanne Smithson, Community Services)
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4. DONATION FROM THE CARLSBAD FRIENDS OF THE ARTS – Adoption of a resolution accepting a\ndonation of $25,000 from the Carlsbad Friends of the Arts to the City of Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural\nArts Department. (Staff contact: Suzanne Smithson, Community Services)
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5. LOAN AGREEMENT AND LEASE AMENDMENT WITH NEW VILLAGE ARTS – Adoption of a resolution\napproving a loan agreement in the amount of $500,000 and a first amendment to the lease agreement\nwith New Village Arts, Inc. for the city-owned property at 2787 State Street, authorizing the City\nManager to execute the loan agreement and first amendment to the lease agreement, and\nappropriating $500,000 from the General Fund Reserve. (Staff contact: Curtis Jackson, Community\nServices)
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6. AGREEMENT WITH MAN-K9 INC. FOR POLICE CANINE MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING SERVICES\nAdoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to approve an agreement with\nMan-K9 Inc. for police canine maintenance and training services in an amount not to exceed $45,000\nper agreement year. (Staff contact: Gary Marshall and Amanda Simpson, Police)
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7. ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR PHASE 2 OF THE BARRIO STREET LIGHTING PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 4013\nAdoption of a resolution adopting the plans, specifications and contract documents and authorizing\nthe City Clerk to advertise for bids for Phase 2 of the Barrio Street Lighting Project. (Staff contact:\nBrandon Miles, Public Works)
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8. TERMINATION OF THE DECLARATION OF EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY CONDITION IN THE KELLY\nDRIVE CHANNEL, CIP PROJECT NO. 6606 – Adoption of a resolution terminating 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: None.\nORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION:
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9. ORDINANCE NO. CS-497 – INSTALLING STOP SIGNS ON KELLY DRIVE AT THE INTERSECTIONS AT PARK\nDRIVE AND HILLSIDE DRIVE – Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-497 amending Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of\nthe Carlsbad Municipal Code to amend Sections 10.28.993 and 10.28.994 and add Section 10.28.998\nto establish all-way stop control on Kelly Drive at the intersections at Park Drive and Hillside Drive.\n(Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. CS-497.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS:
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PRESENTATIONS:\nRecognition of a donation from the Friends of the Carlsbad Library\nRecognition of a donation from the Carlsbad Friends of the Arts\nProclamation in Recognition of the 250th Anniversary of the United States Army\nPUBLIC REPORT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: