Del Mar — 2026-04-07
City Council
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1. Approval of Minutes: March 11, 2026, Special Meeting and March 17, 2026,\nRegular and Special Meeting\nRecommended Action: Approve Minutes.\nReference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
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10. Adoption of Resolution to Declare the City-Owned 28th Street Vacant Lot\nExempt Surplus Land per Surplus Lands Act (APN 299-030-12)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution\n(Attachment A) to declare that the small City-owned 28th Street vacant lot is\nexempt surplus land in accordance with the Surplus Lands Act (SLA); and\nauthorize the City Manager to file the Resolution with the California Housing and\nCommunity Development Department (HCD).\nAgenda Page 5\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 1306-23
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11. Resolution Approving the Del Mar Projects for Inclusion in the TransNet\nLocal Street Improvement Program of Projects for Fiscal Year 2026-2027\nthrough Fiscal Year 2030-2031 and Amending Fiscal Year 2024-2025\nProgramming to include Carry-Over Funding\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that City Council conduct a public\nhearing and adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) approving Del Mar projects for\ninclusion in the TransNet Local Street Improvement Program of Projects as part\nof the Regional Transportation Improvement Program.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 901-5
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12. Resolution Establishing the Date by Which Overhead Electric and\nCommunication Facilities Shall be Removed in the Underground Utility\nDistrict 1A (Stratford Court South)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public\nhearing to adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) establishing the date by which\noverhead electric and communication facilities shall be removed in the\nUnderground Utility District 1A (Stratford Court South) in accordance with Del Mar\nMunicipal Code (DMMC) Section 23.54.030.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 1001-2
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13. Initial Consideration of an Appeal of Encroachment Permit (EP) 25-049\nEP Appellant and Applicant: Paul Rael\nAppellant’s Address: 1612 Stratford Way (APN: 299-280-47-00)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council uphold the denial\nof Encroachment Permit EP25-049 (Attachment A) and decline to set the appeal\nfor a de novo hearing.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1
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14. Approval of Major Arterial Median Design and Task Order with MW Peltz &\nAssociates for Final Design\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve the\nconceptual design for the Major Arterial Medians Improvements Project; 2)\nApprove a $120,585 Task Order for Final Design Services with MW Peltz &1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us\nAgenda Page 6\nAssociates (Attachment A); 3) Approve a $10,000 contingency; 4) Authorize the\nCity Manager to execute the Task Order and any subsequent amendments within\nthe contingency; and 5) Authorize an amendment to the FY 2025-26 Operating\nand Capital Budget allocating an additional $30,000 from the General Fund to the\nProject.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1, 901-9
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15. Reconsideration of Additional Pension Fund Transfer for FY 2025-26\nRecommended Action: Mayor Martinez and Deputy Mayor/Finance Committee\nLiaison Spelich request that the City Council approve an additional transfer of\n$425,000 to the Pension Reserve Fund, as previously recommended by City staff\nand the Finance Committee, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 502-5
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2. Ratification of List of Demands dated April 7, 2026\nRecommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3\nAgenda Page 3
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3. Waiver of Reading of Ordinances on Agenda\nRecommended Action: Waive Reading of Ordinances.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4
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4. Citywide Landscape Maintenance Services Contract Award\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve an\nagreement with BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. (Attachment A) to provide\ncitywide landscape maintenance services for an initial three-year period effective\nMay 1, 2026, through May 1, 2029; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe agreement, and any subsequent term extension amendments provided for\nunder the Agreement contingent upon satisfactory performance by the vendor.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1
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5. Task Order with NV5 for Initial Design of Utility Undergrounding Districts 2\n(Beach Colony) and 25th Street\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve a\n$141,140 Task Order (TO) with NV5 for Initial Design of the Beach Colony and\n25th Street Utility Undergrounding Districts (Attachment A); 2) Approve a $30,000\ncontingency; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Task Order and\nany subsequent amendments within the contingency.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1, 1001-2
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6. Authorization to Purchase Two New Fire Vehicles and Apply for Del Mar\nFoundation Grant Funds to Support the Purchase\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Authorize the\nCity Manager to execute purchasing documents with National Auto Fleet Group,\nutilizing Sourcewell Contract No. 081325-NAF, for the purchase of one (1) model\nyear 2026 Ford F-250 crew cab pickup truck for a Fire Battalion Chief and one (1)\nmodel year 2026 Ford F-150 crew cab pickup truck for the Fire Marshal, including\noutfitting for both vehicles, in the total amount not to exceed $268,000; 2)\nAuthorize the City Manager to apply for grant funding from the Del Mar Foundation\nto be applied toward the Fire Marshal vehicle cost and to execute all related\ndocuments; and 3) Authorize an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026\nOperating and Capital Budget as described in the Fiscal Impact section of this\nreport.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 201-13, 601-5\nAgenda Page 4
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7. Approval of San Diego Gas & Electric Customer Payment Remittance for the\nJimmy Durante Boulevard Bluff Stabilization Project\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the San\nDiego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Customer Payment Remittance for the Jimmy\nDurante Boulevard Bluff Stabilization Project in an amount up to $148,550\n(Attachment A) and authorize the City Manager to execute any necessary\ndocuments and make the payment.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 1404-2
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8. Consideration of a Second Amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Rights\nAgreement with the 22nd District Agricultural Association Relating to\nFairgrounds Affordable Housing (Housing Element Program 3A)\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Approve the\nSecond Amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement with the 22nd\nDistrict Agricultural Association including renaming the agreement from ENRA to\nthe “Agreement for Affordable Housing Site Due Diligence and Development\nFeasibility Analysis” (Attachment A); and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe agreement.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1
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9. Encroachment Permit (EP) 26-017 to Permit an Existing Wall and Other\nImprovements within the Public Right-of-Way at 1215 Cuchara Drive\nApplicant: Anne Marie Schur and Eduardo Schur\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached\nResolution (Attachment A) conditionally approving Long-term Major EP26-017 to\npermit an existing wall, fence, and vegetation on the east side of the property at\n1215 Cuchara Drive.\nReference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1