Del Mar — 2023-10-16

10. Continued from October 2, 2023: Adoption of a City Council Policy to\nImplement Housing Element Program 2B (Accessory Dwelling Unit\nAmnesty Program to Create Affordable Units)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a\nResolution (Attachment A) establishing a new City Council Policy (Exhibit A to\nAttachment A) to implement a new amnesty program to create moderate and\nlow-income affordable dwelling units as identified in Housing Element Program\n2B.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 304-7

11. Undergrounding Program Update and Approval of Task Order\nAmendments with Utility Specialists Southwest, Inc. for Utility\nUndergrounding Districts 1A - Stratford Court South and X1A - Crest\nCanyon Pre-Construction Services\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Receive an\nupdate regarding the City’s Undergrounding Program; 2) Approve a $32,800\nTask Order Amendment (Attachment A) with Utility Specialists Southwest, Inc.\nfor additional pre-construction services for the Utility Undergrounding District 1A\n(Stratford Court South) Project; 3) Approve a $67,100 Task Order Amendment\n(Attachment B) with Utility Specialists Southwest, Inc. for additional pre-\nconstruction services for the Utility Undergrounding District X1A (Crest Canyon)\nProject; and 4) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Task Order\nAmendments.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1, 1001-2

12. Adoption of the 2024 City Council Meeting Schedule\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the\nResolution (Attachment A) approving the 2024 City Council Meeting Schedule\n(Exhibit A to Attachment A) or provide direction to staff regarding changes to the\nproposed schedule.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-1

13. Council Discussion Regarding Expectations for Councilmember\nCommunications Related to Public Expression of Personal Views\nRecommended Action: Councilmembers Druker and Gaasterland request that\nthe City Council: 1) Discuss the City Council’s expectations with regard to City\nCouncilmember expression of personal views versus the City’s official position;\nand 2) Authorize Councilmembers Druker and Gaasterland to send a letter to the\nSan Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board confirming that the\nCity has not taken an official position on an alignment alternative for the LOSSAN\nRail Realignment Project; is not advocating for the rail to be discontinued; is not\naccusing SANDAG or its staff of illegal activity or fraud; and that the City Council\nstrongly supports SANDAG’s public outreach and engagement efforts for the\nproject.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-1, 1506-1

2. Ratification of List of Demands, dated October 16, 2023\nRecommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3

3. Waiver of Reading of Ordinances on Agenda\nRecommended Action: Waive Reading of Ordinances.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4

4. Appointment to the Finance Committee and Amendment to Committee\nCharter Related to Membership\nRecommended Action: The Council liaisons to the Finance Committee\nrecommend that the City Council: 1) Reappoint Jeff Sturgis as a voting member\nto the Committee to serve a partial term of eighteen (18) months effective\nNovember 10, 2023, and ending on May 30, 2025; and 2) Adopt a Resolution\n(Attachment A) amending the Finance Committee Charter (Exhibit A to\nAttachment A) to reduce the Committee’s membership size from nine to seven\nmembers, which will be accomplished over time through attrition.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5

5. Agreement with SCI Consulting Group for Assessment Engineering\nServices for San Dieguito Drive Improvements\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Approve a $41,500\nAgreement with SCI Consulting Group (SCI) to perform assessment engineering\nservices for improvements to San Dieguito Drive (Attachment A); and 2) Authorize\nthe City Manager to execute the Agreement.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 405-3, 406-1

6. Continued from October 2, 2023: Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend\nthe City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations and Certified Local Coastal\nProgram\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council introduce the\nproposed Ordinance (Attachment A) to repeal and replace the City’s Accessory\nDwelling Unit (ADU) regulations within Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Chapter\n30.91 and amend related code regulations in the City’s Zoning Code and certified\nLocal Coastal Program (LCP) via Zone Code Amendment (ZA22-001) and LCP\nAmendment (LCPA22-001) as required to demonstrate compliance with State law\n(California Government Code and California Coastal Act) and implement various\nhousing programs in the City’s certified Housing Element, including Programs 2A\n(ADU Incentive Program), 2B (ADU Amnesty Program), and 2F (Tiny Homes).\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 304-7, 401-4, 401-9

7. Continued from October 2, 2023: Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend\nthe Accessory Dwelling Unit Incentive Program to Implement Housing\nElement Program 2A (Incentives to Create Low Income Units) and Program\n5A (Preservation of Existing Multi-Unit Housing)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council introduce an\nOrdinance (Attachment A) amending the existing Accessory Dwelling Unit\nIncentives Program to implement the certified Housing Element to create at least\nfifteen low-income units and preserve existing multi-unit housing throughout the\nCity.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 304-7, 401-4

8. Resolution Designating Utility Undergrounding District (UUD) 1B –\nStratford Court North\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Conduct a public\nhearing and adopt the Resolution (Attachment A) designating a certain portion of\nthe City between 11th Street to just north of 15th Street (L’Auberge Del Mar), west\nof Camino Del Mar to the coast, identified as Underground Utility District (UUD)\n1B (Stratford Court North) subject to California Public Utilities Commission\n(CPUC) Rule 20 in accordance with Del Mar Municipal Code Section 23.54.030;\n2) Allocate $445,000 in funding from the Measure Q Fund for the pre-construction\nactivities for UUD 1B (Stratford Court North); 3) Approve a $439,747 Task Order\n(Attachment B) with Utility Specialists Southwest, Inc. to perform pre-construction\nservices for UUD 1B (Stratford Court North); and 4) Authorize the City Manager\nto execute the Task Order.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1, 1001-2

9. Initial Consideration of an Appeal of the City Manager’s Approval of\nEncroachment Permit EP22-101\nEP Appellant: Tanya Young and Michael McManus\nAppellant’s Address: 919 Klish Way (APN: 300-263-20)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council uphold the City\nManager’s approval of Encroachment Permit EP22-101 (Attachment A) and not\nset the appeal for a de novo hearing.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1