Chula Vista — 2026-01-20

City Council

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12.1\nCouncilmember Preciado:\nConsider Forming a City Council Subcommittee on Urban Core Specific Plan Updates\n(Districts 2 and 4)\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\nGuidelines Section 15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nConsider forming the subcommittee.
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15.1\nConference with Legal Counsel -- Anticipated Litigation\nInitiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c)\n1. City of Chula Vista CV25108-01 through 05 presented on April 30, 2025.\n2. City of Chula Vista CV25108-06 presented on December 10, 2025.
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4.1\nPresentation of a Proclamation Proclaiming January 20, 2026, as Ben Vallejos Day in the City\nof Chula Vista
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5.1\nApprove Meeting Minutes\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nApprove the minutes dated: January 6, 2026
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5.10\nGrant Award and Appropriation: Accept Grant Funds from FEMA for the Assistance to\nFirefighters Grant Program and Appropriate Funds\nReport Number: 26-0006\nLocation: No specific geographic location\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.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt a resolution accepting the Federal Emergency Management Agency Assistance to\nFirefighters Grant Award of $331,963.63 and appropriating funds for that purpose. (4/5 Vote\nRequired)
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5.11\nEmployee Compensation, Bargaining Agreement and Amended Position Counts: Approve a\nMemorandum of Understanding with POA; Revised Compensation Schedule; Amended\nPosition Counts; and Budget Amendments\nReport Number: 26-0042\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) Approving the Fourth Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding\n(“MOU”) between the City of Chula Vista and the Chula Vista Police Officer’s Association\n(“POA”); (B) Approving the revised Fiscal Year 2025-26 Compensation Schedule effective\nJanuary 23, 2026, as required by the California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5; (C)\nAmending the authorized position count in the Police Department: and (D) Amending the fiscal\nyear 2025-26 budget to appropriate funds, accordingly (4/5 Vote Required).
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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\nAgreements: Approve Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal\nAgreement and Metropolitan Sewerage System Administrative Agreement No. 1 for Unified\nManagement of Industrial Waste Discharge Pretreatment and Enhanced Source Control\nPrograms\nReport Number: 26-0036\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: Engineering\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The proposed action is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378\nof the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State\nGuidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt resolutions: A) Approving the Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater\nDisposal Agreement; and B) Approving the Metropolitan Sewerage System Administrative\nAgreement No. 1 for Unified Management of Industrial Waste Discharge Pretreatment and\nEnhanced Source Control Programs.
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5.4\nSpeed Limit Adjustment: First Avenue between ‘E’ Street and ‘L’ Street and Second Avenue\nbetween ‘C’ Street and ‘L’ Street Decrease from 30 MPH to 25 MPH\nReport Number: 25-0220\nLocation: First Avenue between ‘E’ Street and ‘L’ Street and Second Avenue between ‘C’\nStreet and ‘L’ Street\nDepartment: Engineering\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: This Project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant to California\nEnvironmental Quality Act State Guidelines Section 15301 Class 1 (Existing Facilities) and\nSection 15061(b)(3).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nPlace an ordinance on first reading reducing the speed limits on First Avenue between ‘E’\nStreet and ‘L’ Street and Second Avenue between ‘C’ Street and ‘L’ Street from 30 MPH to 25\nMPH and amending Schedule X of the Register maintained in the office of the City Engineer to\nreflect the amended speed limits. (First Reading)
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5.5\nProfessional Services Agreement: Approve an Agreement with Capuzzi Consulting Group, Inc.\nto Perform Preliminary Engineering, Environmental Analysis, and Final Design Engineering\nServices for Bayshore Bikeway Segment 6A (CIP STL0451)\nReport Number: 26-0005\nLocation: MTS Railroad Corridor parallel and west of Bay Boulevard between E Street and\nLagoon Drive/F Street\nDepartment: Engineering\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The Project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant to California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) State Guidelines Section 15301 Class 1 (Existing Facilities),\nSection 15302 Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction), Section 15303 class 3 (New\nConstruction or Conversion of Small Structures), and Section 15304 Class 4 (Minor Alterations\nto Land). Under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Project is Categorically\nExcluded under 23 USC 327.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt a resolution approving a professional services agreement with Capuzzi Consulting\nGroup, Inc. to perform Engineering Consulting Services for Federal Project ATPL-5203(056):\nCity Project Bayshore Bikeway Segment 6A (STL0451).
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5.6\nContract: Award a Progressive Design-Build Contract with BNBuilders, Inc. for the Design and\nConstruction of the Civic Center Library Infrastructure Renovation and South Library\nInfrastructure Renovation Projects (CIP Nos. GGV0271 & GGV0272)\nReport Number: 26-0018\nLocation: Civic Center Library, 365 F Street, Chula Vista, CA 91910, and South Library, 389\nOrange Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91911\nDepartment: Engineering\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes\nEnvironmental Notice: The Project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant to the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines Section 15301 Class 1 (Existing\nFacilities).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt a resolution awarding a Progressive Design-Build contract between the City and\nBNBuilders, Inc. for design and construction of Civic Center Library Infrastructure Renovation\nand South Library Infrastructure Renovation Projects (CIP Nos. GGV0271 & GGV0272).
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5.7\nAgreement: Approve a Third Amendment to the Agreement with Liebert Cassidy Whitmore to\nProvide Legal Services\nReport Number: 26-0037\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: City Attorney\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 (“CEQA”) State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State\nGuidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nAdopt a resolution approving an amendment to the Legal Services Agreement (LSA) with\nLiebert Cassidy Whitmore to increase the not-to-exceed amount from $50,000 to $100,000 and\nto extend the LSA to January 16, 2027.
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5.8\nAnnual Report: Fiscal Year 2024-25 Development Impact Fees, the Parkland Acquisition and\nDevelopment In-Lieu Fees, Trunk Sewer Capital Reserve Fee, and Parking In-Lieu Fee\nReport Number: 25-0291\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: Development Services\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 (“CEQA”) State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State\nGuidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nReceive the annual report regarding Development Impact Fees, the Parkland Acquisition and\nDevelopment In-Lieu Fees, Trunk Sewer Capital Reserve Fee, and Parking In-Lieu Fee for\nfiscal year 2024-25.
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5.9\nGrant Application: Authorize the Submittal of a Grant Application for the 2025-2026 Whale Tail\nGrants Program\nReport Number: 23-0334\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: Parks and Recreation\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 authorizing (1) staff to submit a grant application for the 2025-2026 Whale\nTail Grants Program; and (2) the City Manager to execute related grant documents.
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7.1\nCondominium Density Bonus Project: Approve a Right-of-Way Vacation, Exempt Surplus Land\nDeclaration, and Tentative Map for an 11-Unit Condominium Density Bonus Project at Main\nStreet and Maple Drive\nReport Number: 25-0095\nLocation: Northwest corner of the intersection of Main Street and Maple Drive (APN 624-042-\n11)\nDepartment: Development Services\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes\nEnvironmental Notice: The Project qualifies for a Class 32 Categorical Exemption pursuant to\nSection 15332 (In-Fill Development Projects) of the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) State Guidelines for the Tentative Map. The right-of-way vacation is not a “Project”\npursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION:\nConduct the public hearing and adopt resolutions:\nA.\nApproving a vacation of the portion of Walnut Drive between Main Street and Spruce\nRoad and approving a tentative map (TM22-0004) creating an 11-unit condominium\ndensity bonus project with site improvements; and\nB.\nDeclaring the City-owned real property located between Main Street and Spruce\nRoad consisting of a 4,552-square foot portion of Walnut Drive, exempt surplus land.
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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\nPresentation: Hear a Presentation from Stradling Yocca Carlson and Rauth, Bond and\nDisclosure Counsel, Regarding Federal Securities Law Matters Related to Disclosure\nResponsibilities\nReport Number: 26-0014\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: Finance\nG.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No\nEnvironmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined in 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:\nReceive the presentation.
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8.3\nCity Boards and Commissions: Hear a Presentation and Provide Direction Regarding Board\nand Commission Opportunities for District-Based Representation\nReport Number: 26-0047\nLocation: No specific geographic location\nDepartment: City Clerk & City Attorney\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:\nHear a presentation and provide direction to staff, as appropriate, regarding opportunities for\ngreater district-based representation on City boards and commissions.