Del Mar — 2025-07-07

1.\nProclamation Honoring Jan McMillan for her Service to the Del Mar\nCommunity\nRecommended Action: Mayor Terry Gaasterland will present a proclamation to\nJan McMillan.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 1201-5

10. Amendment to Agreement with Southwest Traffic Signal Service, Inc. for\nTraffic Signal Maintenance and Repair Services\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Approve the First\nAmendment to the Agreement with Southwest Traffic Signal Service, Inc\n(Attachment A) for traffic signal maintenance and repair services extending the\nAgreement term for an additional two-year period ending June 30, 2027, and\namending the service fee schedule; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe First Amendment.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1

11. Appointments to the Sustainability Advisory Committee\nRecommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Sustainability Advisory\nCommittee recommend that the City Council 1) Appoint Ann Feeney as a voting\nmember to serve a full three-year term beginning August 1, 2025, and ending on\nAugust 31, 2028; 2) Reappoint Jennifer Anderson as a voting member to serve a\nfull three-year term beginning August 1, 2025, and ending on August 31, 2028;\nand 3) Reappoint Nilmini Silva-Send as an ex-officio non-voting member to serve\na full three-year term beginning August 1, 2025, and ending on August 31, 2028.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5

12. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Eliminate the Design\nReview Board Ex-Officio Membership\nJuly 7, 2025\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Ordinance\n(Attachment A) amending Section 2.38.020 of the Del Mar Municipal Code\neliminating the two Design Review Board ex-officio membership seats.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4, 401-5, 401-9

13. Consideration of the 2025-2028 Memorandum of Agreement between the\nCity of Del Mar and the Del Mar City Employees Association\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Adopt the\nResolution (Attachment A) approving the Memorandum of Agreement between\nthe City of Del Mar and the Del Mar City Employees Association (Exhibit A to\nAttachment A); 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of\nAgreement; 3) Adopt the Resolution (Attachment B) approving the related revised\ncompensation plan for General Employees; and 4) Adopt the Resolution\n(Attachment C) amending the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations Manual.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1, 502-3

14. Proposed Changes to the CSA-17 Advisory Board Alternate Appointment\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council amend the 2025\nLocal and Regional Appointments (Attachment A) to remove the City’s CSA-17\nAdvisory Board alternate representative appointment.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5

15. 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 one resident\nto serve as a voting member on the Design Review Board for a full four-year term\neffective July 7, 2025, and expiring on July 31, 2029.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5

16. A De Novo Public Hearing of an Appeal of the Design Review Board’s\nDecision to Approve a Design Review Permit DRB24-006, a major remodel\nof an existing 1,578 square-foot, one-story residence that would include\nconstruction of a 689 square-foot addition and various improvements to the\nproject site\nProject Applicant:\nAppellants:\nProject Location:\nZoning:\nJuly 7, 2025\nLisa Parnell, Footer Residence Trust\nJulie and David Fouquet\n483 Avenida Primavera; (APN# 299-290-04-00)\nR1-10 (Low Density Residential)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review the\nproposed project for conformance with applicable standards of the Del Mar\nMunicipal Code Chapter 23.08 – Design Review Ordinance and conditionally\napprove the project as proposed.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 301-5

17. Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend Municipal Code Chapters 23.50 and\n23.51 Related to Trees, Scenic Views, and Sunlight Regulations (A25-001)\nand Amendments to Chapters 30.04 and 30.86 Establishing a Maximum\nAllowed Height for Hedges (ZA25-001)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an\nOrdinance (Attachment A) to: 1) Repeal and replace the City’s Trees, Scenic\nViews, and Sunlight (TSVS) regulations within Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC)\nChapter 23.51 and amend related code regulations of the City’s Tree regulations\nwithin DMMC Chapter 23.50 (A25-025); and 2) Amend DMMC Chapters 30.04\n(Definitions) to define the “Hedge” and 30.86 (Supplemental Regulations) to limit\nthe maximum allowed height of hedges.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4, 401-9

18. Resolution Supporting a 2026 State Ballot Initiative Sponsored by Our\nNeighborhood Voices to Restore Local Authority Over Land Use Planning\n& Zoning Law Related to Housing\nRecommended Action: Mayor Gaasterland and Deputy Mayor Martinez\nrecommend the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) in support of a\n2026 State ballot initiative sponsored by Our Neighborhood Voices to restore local\ncontrol over land use planning and zoning law primarily related to housing.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 401-14

3.\nRatification of List of Demands dated July 7, 2025\nRecommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3

5.\nApproval of a Professional Services Agreement with West Coast Arborists\nfor As-Needed Citywide Tree Management and Maintenance Services\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve an\nAgreement between the City of Del Mar and West Coast Arborists, Inc.\n(Attachment A) for as-needed citywide tree management and maintenance\nservices for a three-year term beginning on September 9, 2025, and ending on\nSeptember 9, 2028, with an option to extend the agreement for an additional twoyear period; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement and\nany subsequent term extension amendments provided for under the Agreement\ncontingent upon satisfactory performance by the vendor.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1

6. Adoption of an Ordinance to Regulate Bicycles, Including Electric Bicycles,\nin the City of Del Mar\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the\nordinance (Attachment A) amending Chapter 8.12, San Dieguito Lagoon and\nRiver, and adding Chapter 14.54, Bicycles, to the Del Mar Municipal Code\n(DMMC) regulating the use of bicycles, including e-bikes, in the City of Del Mar.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4, 401-9, 1405-1

7.\nCommunity Support Program Funding Requests and Agreements for Fiscal\nYears 2025-2026 and 2026-2027\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve the\nrecommended Community Support Program Funding Agreements for Fiscal\nYears (FY) 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 (Attachments A and B); and 2) Authorize\nthe City Manager to execute the Agreements and related documents.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1, 1202-3, 1202-9

8.\nJuly 7, 2025\nTraffic and Parking Advisory Committee Reappointment\nRecommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Traffic and Parking\nAdvisory Committee recommend that the City Council reappoint Ajit Venkatraman\nas a voting member to the committee to serve a second full three-year term\neffective July 7, 2025, and ending July 31, 2028.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5

9.\nFinance Committee Reappointment\nRecommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Finance Committee\nrecommend the City Council reappoint Laura DeMarco as a voting member to the\nFinance Committee to serve a second full three-year term effective July 7, 2025,\nand ending on July 31, 2028.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5