Del Mar — 2025-05-19

City Council

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1. Presentation on the 2025 San Diego County Fair\nRecommended Action: Receive the presentation from Del Mar Fairgrounds Chief\nExecutive Officer Carlene Moore.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 1502-10
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10. Design Review Board Interviews and Appointment\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review the Citizen\nInterest Forms (Attachment A), interview the applicants, and appoint up to two\nresidents to serve as a voting member(s) on the Design Review Board for a full\nfour-year term effective June 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2029.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5\nX. PUBLIC HEARING
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11. Introduction of an Ordinance to Accept California Coastal Commission\n(CCC) Modifications to the Senate Bill 9 Implementation Ordinance No. 996\nAdopted by the City Council on June 19, 2023, to Amend the Del Mar\nMunicipal Code and Local Coastal Program for Consistency with the April\n9, 2025, Coastal Commission Conditional Certification Decision Relating to\nTwo-Unit and Urban Lot Split Development in Single Dwelling Unit\nResidential Zones\nRecommended Action: 1) Confirm staff’s determination that this action is exempt\nfrom review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nCEQA Guidelines Section 15378 and Government Code Sections 65852.21(j)\nand 66411.7(n) because the adoption of an ordinance to implement SB 9 is not\nconsidered a project under Division 13 of the Public Resources Code; and 2)\nIntroduce an Ordinance (Attachment A) to accept changes required by the CCC\nas a condition of final certification of the Local Coastal Program Amendment\n(LCPA), which amends the California Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) Implementation\nOrdinance No. 996 (Attachment B) previously adopted by the City Council on June\n19, 2023, that added new Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Chapters 23.07,\n24.66, and 30.93 and amended DMMC Chapters 30.10, 30.11, 30.12, 30.13,\n30.14, 30.15, and 30.75. The proposed Ordinance would further amend DMMC\nChapters 23.07, 24.66, 30.13, 30.15, and 30.93 for consistency with the April 9,\n2025, CCC conditional certification decision.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4, 401-9
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12. Continued from April 21, 2025: Request to Adopt a Mitigated Negative\nDeclaration and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program;\nand to Approve Revision Map RM22-001 and Coastal Development Permit\nCDP24-012 related to amending recorded Parcel Map (TPM-77-03) for\npurposes of reducing the area of an existing Scenic Easement on the\nProperty located at 1201 Cuchara Drive, Del Mar.\nApplicant/Owner: Mark and Laura Weber Trust dated April 4, 2009\nAssessor Parcel Number (APN): 300-143-38-00\nProperty Location: 1201 Cuchara Drive, Del Mar\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a\nResolution (Attachment A) to: 1) Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND)\n(State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2024080103) and associated Mitigation\nMonitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and 2) Approve Revision Map\nRM22-001 and Coastal Development Permit CDP24-012 to amend a recorded\nParcel Map No. 9174 (TPM-77-03) for purposes of reducing the area of an existing\nscenic easement on property located at 1201 Cuchara Drive (Property).\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 301-18\nXI. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS\nXII. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
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13. Initial Consideration of an Appeal of the Design Review Board’s Approval of\nDesign Review Permit (DRB24-006)\nProject Applicant/Property Owner: Lisa Parnell, Footer Residence Trust\nProject Appellants: Julie and David Fouquet\nProject Location: 483 Avenida Primavera (APN: 299-290-04-00)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council uphold the Design\nReview Board’s approval of application Design Review Board Permit DRB24-006\nand not set the appeal for a de novo hearing.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 301-5
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14. Council Goals and Priorities Recap\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council receive this report,\nwhich includes the approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 and FY 2026-27 City Work\nPlan reflecting Council feedback from the 2025 City Council Goals and Priorities\nSetting Workshop, and provide direction to staff as appropriate.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-1
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15. Initial Recommendations from the Committee Streamlining Taskforce\nRecommended Action: The Committee Streamlining Taskforce (Taskforce)\nrecommends that the City Council: 1) Adopt the Resolution (Attachment A)\nimplementing changes to the committee structure related to membership\ncategories and committee size; 2) Adopt the Resolution (Attachment B) dissolving\nthe Arts Advisory Committee; 3) Approve bi-annual and otherwise as-needed\nmeeting schedule for the Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee; 4) Direct staff\nto return to the City Council with an Ordinance to eliminate ex-officio positions on\nthe Design Review Board; and 5) Provide additional feedback and direction to\nstaff as appropriate.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
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16. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Advisory Committee Work Plans\nRecommended Action: Staff requests that the City Council: 1) Review the\nproposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 work plans for the City’s advisory\ncommittees (Attachment A); 2) Consider the work plan recommendations\nprovided by staff included in Attachment B; and 3) Provide direction to staff as\nmay be needed to approve the FY 2025-2026 advisory committee work plans.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
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3. Ratification of List of Demands dated May 19, 2025\nRecommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3
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5. Approval of Task Order with Michael Baker International for Citywide Capital\nImprovement Program-Level Environmental Impact Report\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Approve a\n$267,028 Task Order (Attachment A) with Michael Baker International (MBI) to\nprepare a Program-Level Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) for the City’s\nCapital Improvement Program (CIP); and 2) Authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the Task Order.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1
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6. Continued from May 5, 2025: Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance\nto Accept California Coastal Commission (CCC) Modifications to Ordinance\nNo. 1002 Adopted by the City Council on December 18, 2023, to Amend Del\nMar Municipal Code (DMMC) Chapters 30.91 (Accessory Dwelling Unit\nRegulations) and 30.75 (Coastal Development Permits) in the Local Coastal\nProgram (LCP) for Consistency with the March 13, 2025, CCC Conditional\nCertification Decision\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Ordinance\n(Attachment A) to accept changes required by the CCC as a condition of final\ncertification of the Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA), which amends the\nAccessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations in DMMC Chapter 30.91 and Coastal\nDevelopment Permit regulations in DMMC Chapter 30.75.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 401-4, 401-9
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7. Appointment to the Sustainability Advisory Committee\nRecommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Sustainability Advisory\nCommittee recommend that the City Council reappoint Valerie Dufort-Roy as a\nvoting member to serve a full three-year term beginning on May 19, 2025, and\nending on May 31, 2028.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
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8. Title VI of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 Implementation Plan\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council 1) Adopt the\nResolution (Attachment A) establishing the City of Del Mar Title VI Implementation\nPlan; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to amend the Title VI Implementation\nPlan as-needed to ensure continued future compliance with statutory\nrequirements.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-8
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9. Acceptance of 2024 State Homeland Security Program Grant Funds\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Accept $5,851 in\ngrant funds from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 State Homeland Security Program\n(SHSP) for the purchase of individual thermal imaging cameras and rescue\nequipment for the Del Mar Fire Department; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to\nexecute the necessary grant documents.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 201-13\nIX. COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS