Carlsbad — 2026-03-10

City Council

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1. REPORT ON CITY INVESTMENTS AS OF JAN. 31, 2026 – Accept and file Report on City Investments as\nof Jan. 31, 2026. (Staff contact: Christian Peacox, City Treasurer and Zach Korach, Administrative\nServices)
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10. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MONITORING REPORT – 1) Hold a public\nhearing; and\n2) Adoption of a resolution accepting the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Growth Management Program\nMonitoring Report and finding that it satisfies the city’s monitoring requirements (Staff contact:\nJennifer Jesser, Community Services)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the\nresolution.\nDEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS:
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11. AGREEMENT WITH EVARI CONSULTING, INC. FOR THE PREPARATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PARKING\nSTUDY OF THE VILLAGE, BARRIO AND BEACH AREA – Adoption of a resolution approving a professional\nservices agreement with Evari Consulting, Inc. to provide services to prepare the Village, Barrio and\nbeach area comprehensive parking study in an amount not to exceed $142,900. (Staff contact: Shelley\nGlennon, Community Services)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution.
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12. GRAND AVENUE: PROPOSED ADDITIONAL PARKING AND LANE REDUCTION BETWEEN TYLER STREET\nALLEY AND JEFFERSON STREET AND CITY COUNCIL POLICY ON TRAFFIC LANE REDUCTIONS, CIP\nPROJECT NO. 6079 – 1) Adoption of a resolution approving the preliminary layout of diagonal parking\nand associated reduction from two lanes to one lane on westbound Grand Avenue between the Tyler\nStreet Alley and Jefferson Street, revising the scope of Capital Improvement Program Project No. 6079\nto include implementation of the parking improvements on Grand Avenue and authorizing a budget\ntransfer from the General Capital Construction Fund to the Parking-in-Lieu Fees Fund; and\n2) Adoption of a resolution approving a City Council policy statement on traffic lane reductions. (Staff\ncontact: John Kim, Public Works)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolutions.
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13. FORMATION OF AD-HOC CITY COUNCIL VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK VETERANS RECOGNITION\nSUBCOMMITTEE – Adoption of a resolution authorizing the formation of the Ad-Hoc City Council\nVeterans Memorial Park Veterans Recognition Subcommittee and appointing two members of the City\nCouncil to serve on the subcommittee. (Staff contact: Faviola Medina, City Manager and Kyle\nLancaster, Community Services)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution.
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2. AGREEMENT WITH BIBLIOTHECA, LLC FOR THE PURCHASE, IMPLEMENTATION, ONGOING LICENSING\nAND SUPPORT OF AUTOMATED LIBRARY MATERIAL HANDLING AND RADIO FREQUENCY\nIDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS – Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an\nagreement with Bibliotheca, LLC for the purchase, implementation, ongoing licensing and support of\nautomated library material handling and radio frequency identification systems for an amount not to\nexceed $748,800. (Staff contact: Devin Castel and Suzanne Smithson, Community Services)
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3. AMENDMENTS TO CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 79 – POLICY FOR CORPORATE MARKETING\nPARTNERSHIPS – Adoption of a resolution amending City Council Policy No. 79 on corporate marketing\npartnerships utilizing city-owned assets. (Staff contact: Jeff Murphy, Community Services)
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4. ACQUISITION AND RESALE OF 2682 LEIGHTON CIRCLE AS PART OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESALE\nPROGRAM – Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute all required\ndocuments to complete the purchase and resale of 2682 Leighton Circle as part of the city’s Affordable\nHousing Resale Program for up to $315,000 and to appropriate $315,000 from the Housing Trust Fund\nfor related costs. (Staff contact: Erin Peak, Community Services)
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5. TERMINATING THE DECLARATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR AN EMERGENCY CONDITION\nRESULTING FROM A WATER MAIN BREAK AND SINKHOLE AT CARLSBAD VILLAGE DRIVE AND EL\nCAMINO REAL – 1) Adoption of a City Council resolution terminating the declaration of a local\nemergency for an emergency condition resulting from a water main break and sinkhole at Carlsbad\nVillage Drive and El Camino Real and determining there is no need to continue the emergency\nprocurement action; and\n2) Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution terminating the\ndeclaration of a local emergency for an emergency condition resulting from a water main break and\nsinkhole at Carlsbad Village Drive and El Camino Real and determining there is no need to continue\nthe emergency procurement action. (Staff contact: Tom Frank and Amanda Flesse, Public Works)
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6. TERMINATING THE PROCLAMATION OF A STORM-RELATED LOCAL EMERGENCY TO REPAIR STORM\nDRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE COASTAL BLUFFS NEAR CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND SOLAMAR DRIVE\nAdoption of a resolution terminating the proclamation of a storm-related local emergency to repair\nstorm drain infrastructure in the coastal bluffs near Carlsbad Boulevard and Solamar Drive and\ndetermining there is no need to continue the emergency procurement action. (Staff contact: David\nEdwards, Public Works)
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7. AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH INVOICE CLOUD, INC FOR ONLINE PAYMENT SERVICES\nTO ADD A THREE-YEAR EXTENSION – Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute\nAmendment No. 3 to an Agreement with Invoice Cloud, Inc for online payment services for a three-\nyear extension beyond the original agreement’s allowed extensions for an amount not to exceed\n$630,000. (Staff contact: Doug Kappel, Administrative Services)\nBOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENTS: None.\nORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION:
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8. ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL AT THE INTERSECTION OF GRAND AVENUE AND\nMADISON STREET – Introduction of an ordinance amending Section 10.28.810 of the Carlsbad\nMunicipal Code to establish all-way stop control at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Madison\nStreet. (Staff Contact: John Kim, Public Works)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Introduce the ordinance.\nORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION:
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9. ORDINANCE NO. CS-510 AMENDING PORTIONS OF CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 3.28\nPURCHASING – Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-510 amending Sections 3.28.040, 3.28.050, 3.28.060,\n3.28.070, 3.28.080 and 3.28.120 of Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 3.28 – Purchasing to streamline\nprocurement, including by increasing the City Manager’s awarding authority for the procurement of\ngoods and services to $250,000. (Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk)\nCity Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. CS-510.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS:
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PRESENTATIONS:\nProclamation in Recognition of National Women’s History Month\nPUBLIC REPORT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: