Chula Vista — 2025-07-08
City Council
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11.1\nBoards and Commissions: Consider Annual Reappointments\nREAPPOINTMENTS TO FIRST TERMS (Initial term less than two years)\n•\nRita Beyers, Board of Library Trustees\n•\nIsabella Glinsky, Board of Library Trustees\n•\nFelix Sablan, Cultural Arts Commission\n•\nMorgan Murphy, Health, Wellness, and Aging Commission\n•\nTiffany Hecklinski, Human Relations Commission\n•\nMarlano Batson, Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission\n•\nRichard Pulido, Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission\nREAPPOINTMENTS TO SECOND TERMS\n•\nWilliam Gersten, Board of Ethics\n•\nMonica Montano, Health, Wellness, and Aging Commission\n•\nVikki Robinson Opeodu, Housing and Homelessness Advisory Commission\n•\nChristian Gomez, Human Relations Commission\n•\nMopelola Olaoye, Human Relations Commission\n•\nJim Combs, Planning Commission\n•\nJohn Knox, Sustainability Commission\n•\nChristos Korgan, Sustainability Commission\n•\nArnold Luke, Traffic Safety Commission\n•\nFrancia Castro, Veterans Advisory Commission\n•\nLynne Pine, Veterans Advisory Commission\nReport Number: 25-0113\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: City Clerk\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines\nSection 15060(C)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nMake the reappointments as appropriate.
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12.1\nCouncilmember Inzunza: Ratify an Appointment to the Measure A Citizens' Oversight\nCommittee\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under\nSection 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines;\ntherefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review\nis required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nRatify the appointment of Jennifer Carbuccia to the Measure A Citizens' Oversight Committee\n(District 3 Representative).
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15.1\nConference with Legal Counsel Regarding Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code\nSection 54956.9(d)(1)\nA) Name of case: Just Construction, Inc. v. City of Chula Vista, San Diego Superior Court,\nCase No. 37-2023-44536-CU-BC-CTL\nB) Name of case: American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California v. Chula Vista Police\nDepartment, San Diego Superior Court, Case No. 37-2024-20320-CU-WM-CTL\nC) Name of case: Eric Crockett v. City of Chula Vista, et al., San Diego Superior Court, Case\nNo. 37-2024-12828-CU-OE-CTL\nD) Name of case: Snow v. City of Chula Vista, et al., San Diego Superior Court, Case No.\n24CU029358C
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5.1\nApprove Meeting Minutes\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nApprove the minutes dated: June 17, 2025.
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5.2\nWaive Reading of Text of Resolutions and Ordinances\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nApprove a motion to read only the title and waive the reading of the text of all resolutions and\nordinances at this meeting.
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5.3\nConsider Requests for Excused Absences\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nConsider approving a request to excuse Councilmember Inzunza from the June 17, 2025, City\nCouncil meeting.
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5.4\nCommunity Facilities Districts: Approve the Levy of Special Taxes and Collectibles for Fiscal\nYear 2025-26\nReport Number: 25-0132\nLocation: The Community Facilities Districts are located throughout the City, for specific District\nlocations please see Attachment 1\nDepartment: Finance\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: This activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines\nSection 15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt resolutions: A) Levying special taxes to be collected to pay the costs of facilities and\nservices for Community Facilities Districts 97-3, 98-3, 99-2, 2000-1, 2001-1, 2001-2, 07-I, 08-I, 08-M, 09-M, 11-M, 12-I, 12-M, 13-I, 13-M, 14-M, 14-M2, 16-I, 18-M and 19-M within the City of\nChula Vista and designating the Director of Finance to file a list of taxes to be levied on each\nparcel with the County auditor each year; B) Levying special taxes to be collected to pay the\ncost of facilities and services for Community Facilities Districts 06-I and 07-M within the City of Chula Vista and designating the Director of Finance to file a list of taxes to be levied on each parcel with the County auditor each year; and C) Levying special taxes to be collected to pay the cost of facilities and services for Community Facilities Districts 97-1, 97-2, and 99-1 within the City of Chula Vista and designating the Director of Finance to file a list of taxes to be levied on each parcel with the County auditor each year.
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5.5\nAgreement: Approve a Consultant Services Agreement with Hinderliter, De Llamas &\nAssociates (“HdL”) to Provide Sales and Use Tax and Transactions and Use Tax Auditing and\nInformation Services\nReport Number: 25-0151\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: Finance\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines\nSection 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt a resolution approving a consultant services agreement for sales and use tax and\ntransactions and use tax audit services between the City of Chula Vista and HdL for Fiscal\nYears 2025-26 through 2029-30.
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5.6\nMillenia Library Building: Approve a Letter of Intent with Sweetwater Union High School District\nfor Tenancy\nReport Number: 25-0175\nLocation: 1775 Millenia Avenue\nDepartment: City Manager\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes\nEnvironmental Notice: The Project is adequately covered in a previously certified Final Second\nTier Environmental Impact Report (EIR-07-01; SCH #2007041074, Millenia/Eastern Urban\nCenter, dated September 15, 2009), and incorporated by reference in Resolution No. 2009-223\non September 15, 2009.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt a resolution approving a Letter of Intent with Sweetwater Union High School District for\nan approximate 8,420 square foot tenancy in the Millenia Library Building to support\neducational programs, primarily the Launch Virtual Academy.
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5.7\nEmployee Compensation and Positions: Approve Classification Plan and Compensation\nSchedule; Position Counts; Revised Compensation Schedule; Updated Conflict of Interest\nCode; and Budget Amendments\nReport Number: 25-0152\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: Human Resources\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines\nSection 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt resolutions: A) Amending the Classification Plan and Compensation Schedule to reflect\nthe addition and deletion of position titles and amending the authorized position count in\nvarious departments; B) Approving the revised Fiscal Year 2025-26 Compensation Schedule\neffective July 11, 2025, as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section\n570.5; (C) Modifying the appendix to the local Conflict of Interest Code to revise the list of\ndesignated employees who are required to file Statements of Economic Interest (Form 700);\nand (D) Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget. (4/5 Vote Required)
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7.1\nOpen Space Maintenance Districts: Approve Levying the Assessments and Collectibles for\nFiscal Year 2025-26\nReport Number: 25-0133\nLocation: The Open Space Districts are located throughout the City, for specific District\nlocations please see Attachment 3\nDepartment: Finance\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines\nSection 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nConduct the public hearing and adopt the following resolutions: A) Levying the Assessments\nand Collectibles for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for Open Space Districts 2 through 11, 14, 15, 17, 18,\n20 (Zones 1 through 4, 6, 8, and 9), 23, 24, 26, 31, 33, Eastlake Maintenance District No 1,\nTown Centre Maintenance District, and Bay Boulevard Maintenance District; B) Levying the\nAssessments and Collectibles for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for Open Space District 1; C) Levying\nthe Assessments and Collectibles for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for Open Space District 20 Zone 5;\nand D) Levying the Assessments and Collectibles for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for Open Space\nDistrict 20 Zone 7.
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7.2\nVacation of Easements: Vacate an Easement at 318 Fourth Avenue and a Portion of an\nEasement at 434 F Street\nReport Number: 25-0125\nLocation: 318 Fourth Avenue and 434 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910\nDepartment: Development Services\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes\nEnvironmental Notice: The proposed project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant to\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines Section 15305 Class 5 (Minor Alterations\nin Land Use Limitations).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nConduct the public hearing and adopt the following resolutions: A) Vacating an easement for\ningress and egress for driveway purposes and directing the City Clerk to cause a certified copy\nof the resolution of vacation; and B) Vacating a portion of an easement for drainage purposes\nand directing the City Clerk to cause a certified copy of the resolution of vacation.
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7.3\nMunicipal Code Update: Repeal and Adopt Updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones, Special\nVegetation Management Areas, Resilience Measures, and Defensible Space Program\nReport Number: 25-0168\nLocation: Areas within the City designated as Fire Hazard Severity Zones as defined by the\nOffice of the State Fire Marshal and/or Special Designated Vegetation Management Areas as\ndetermined by the Chula Vista Fire Chief.\nDepartment: Fire\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines\nSection 15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the\nactivity qualifies for an Exemption pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act State Guidelines.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nConduct the public hearing and place the following ordinances on first reading: A) Amending\nChula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 15.34 (Fire Zones) to adopt revised Fire Hazard Severity\nZones as identified by the State Fire Marshal and pursuant to Government Code Section\n51178, along with a Special Designated Vegetation Management Area and Wildfire Resilience\nMeasures (First Reading); and B) Amending Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 8.32 (Weed\nAbatement) to adopt revised Defensible Space and Vegetation Management requirements for\nareas within the newly mapped Fire Hazard Severity Zones, and Citywide. (First Reading)
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8.1\nConsider Items Removed From the Consent Calendar, if Any\nConsider items removed from the consent calendar by the Mayor or a City Councilmember, if\nany. If no items were removed from the consent calendar, this item will be withdrawn.
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8.2\nAgreement: Approve an Agreement with Macias Gini & O’Connell, LLP to Provide Internal\nAudit Services\nReport Number: 25-0130\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: Finance\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes\nEnvironmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines\nSection 15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt a resolution approving an agreement with Macias Gini & O’Connell, LLP to provide\ninternal audit services.
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8.3\nElectric Micromobility Vehicles: Adopt an Electric Micromobility Vehicle Ordinance\nReport Number: 25-0173\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: City Manager, City Attorney, Police, & Engineering\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines\nSection 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nPlace an ordinance on first reading adding Chapter 10.73 (Electric Micromobility Vehicles) and\namending Chapters 10.08 (Definitions) and 5.67 (Shared Micro-Mobility Device Pilot Program)\nof the Chula Vista Municipal Code, addressing rules governing the use of electric micromobility\nvehicles within the City. (First Reading)
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8.4\nPlanning Commission Vacancy: Nominate Applicants to be Interviewed, Determine a Date and\nTime for an Open Meeting to Conduct Interviews of All Qualified Applicants Who Receive Two\nor More Nominations to Fill One Vacancy on the Planning Commission\nReport Number: 25-0185\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: City Clerk\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under\nSection 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant\nto State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nA) Discuss and nominate applicants who submitted qualified applications during the application\nperiod to be interviewed. The qualified applicants are: Judy Alvarez-Gallardo, Tim P. Jones,\nJanet Knowlton, Tomas Ortiz, and James Smyth; and B) Select a date and time for an open\nCity Council meeting to conduct interviews for applicants who receive two or more\nnominations.