Encinitas — 2025-04-23
City Council
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10A. Approval of the Proposed Bike Route Design Plans along San Elijo Avenue\nfrom Chesterfield Drive to Dublin Drive, along Dublin Drive from San Elijo\nAvenue to Manchester Avenue, and along Manchester Avenue from Dublin\nDrive to the San Elijo Nature Center/San Elijo Water Reclamation Plant.\nEnvironmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines.\nThe action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government\nthat will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.\nContact Person: City Traffic Engineer Bandegan\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve the plans for the Implementation of a\nBike Route along San Elijo Avenue from Chesterfield Drive to Dublin Drive,\nalong Dublin Drive from San Elijo Avenue to Manchester Avenue and, along\nManchester Avenue from Dublin Drive to the San Elijo Nature Center/San Elijo\nWater Reclamation Plant; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-37, titled\n"Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas Approving Engineering\nDesign and Plans for Bike Route Implementation Along San Elijo Avenue from\nChesterfield Drive to Dublin Drive, Along Dublin Drive from San Elijo Avenue\nto Manchester Avenue, and Along Manchester Avenue from Dublin Drive to\nthe San Elijo Nature Center/San Elijo Water Reclamation Plant, Pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 830.6."\n2025-04-23 Item 10A Approval of Bike Route Design Plans in Cardiff Area\n2025-04-23 Item 10A Approval of Bike Route Design Plans in Cardiff Area -
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10B. Updates to the City of Encinitas Permit Parking Program and Municipal Code\nChapter 14.41 and Introduction of Ordinance 2025-06. Environmental\nConsiderations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a\n"project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves\nan organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in\nthe direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person:\nTraffic Engineer Bandegan\nRecommended Action: 1) Conduct a public hearing regarding amending\nChapter 14.41, Permit Parking Zones, of the Encinitas Municipal Code; 2)\nReceive the report by Dixon Resources Unlimited, Inc. on City of Encinitas'\nPermit Parking Program; and 3) Introduce Ordinance No. 2025-06, titled "An\nOrdinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, amending\nChapter 14.41, Permit Parking Zones, of the Encinitas Municipal Code."\n2025-04-23 Item 10B Updates to Permit Parking Program & EMC 14.41\nRevisions
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10C. Presentation of the Encinitas Fire Department’s Wildfire Gap Analysis Report\nand the Public Health & Safety Commission’s prioritized recommendations for\nenhancing wildfire preparedness, prevention, and response. Environmental\nConsiderations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a\n"project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves\nan organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in\nthe direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person:\nFire Chief Gordon\nRecommended Action: 1) Receive and discuss the Fire Department Wildfire\nGap Analysis Report; and 2) Receive and discuss the Public Health & Safety\nCommissions Prioritization of Recommendations.\n2025-04-23 Item 10C Public Health and Safety Recommendations\n2025-04-16 Item 10C Legislative Policy and Priorities and Letters of Opposition
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10D. Emergency Declaration: D Street Staircase Beach Access Closure and\nRepairs. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the\nCity Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause it is an Emergency Project as defined under Section 15269(b) of\nCEQA Guidelines. The action involves emergency repairs to publicly owned\nfacilities necessary to maintain service essential to public health and safety.\nContact Person: Senior Engineer Stryker\nRecommended Action: Receive the Emergency Declaration for the D Street\nStaircase Beach Access Closure and Repairs.
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12A. Council Initiated Item by Council Member Jim O’Hara aimed at creating a\nsafer and affordable solution to public concerns at Intersection at Hygeia Ave\nand Leucadia Blvd. Environmental Considerations: The action being\nconsidered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) because it is not a “project” under Section 15378(b)(5) of\nCEQA Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative\nactivity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical\nchange in the environment.\nRecommended Action: Explore a redesign the intersection at Hygeia Ave\nand Leucadia Blvd as a four way stop that includes 4 new crosswalks with the\nEast & West Crosswalks (across Leucadia Blvd) designed to include RRFB\nlighted crosswalks, and Pedestrian Refuge Islands.\n2025-04-23 Item 12A Council Initiated Item O’Hara - Hygeia Leucadia\nIntersection Improvements
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4A. Environmental Commission Awards
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4B. Proclamation in Recognition of Fair Housing Month\n2025-04-23 Item 04B Proclamation in Recognition of Fair Housing Month
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8A. Approval to waive the full reading of the text of all ordinances and resolutions\nintroduced/adopted at this meeting. Ordinances and resolutions shall be\nintroduced/adopted by title only. Contact Person: City Clerk Hollywood\nRecommended Action: Approve.
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8B. Approval of the Minutes of the April 9, 2025, Special Joint Meeting with San\nDieguito Water District. Contact Person: City Clerk Hollywood\nRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes.\n2025-04-23 Item 08B Minutes
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8C. Approval of the Warrants List (Register of Demands). Contact Person:\nFinance Manager Dinh\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review and\napprove the warrants.\n2025-04-23 Item 08C Approval of Warrants
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8D. 2024-2025 Commission for the Arts Work Plan Final Outcomes and 2025-\n2026 Proposed Commission for the Arts Work Plan. Environmental\nConsiderations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt\nfrom the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a\n"project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves\nan organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in\nthe direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person: Arts\nDivision Manager Murphy\nRecommended Action: 1) Review and receive the 2024-2025 Commission\nfor the Arts Work Plan final outcomes; and 2) Review and approve the 2025-\n2026 proposed Commission for the Arts Work Plan.\n2025-04-23 Item 08D Commission for the Arts Work Plan 2024-25 and 2025-26
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8E. Request to waive city fees for the Silver Age Yoga Community Outreach\n(SAYCO) Program held at the Encinitas Library Community Room and Cardiff\nSports Park. Contact Person: Recreation Services Manager Hamer\nEnvironmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause it is not a “project” under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines.\nThe action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government\nthat will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve waiving room rental and staffing fees for\nSAYCO to offer a one-hour senior yoga class at the Encinitas Library\nCommunity Room one day a week for a period of one year beginning July 1,\n2025, and ending June 30, 2026; and 2) Approve waiving commercial use\npermit fees for SAYCO, for one calendar year 2026, to offer a one-hour senior\nyoga class at the Cardiff Sports Park Expansion area two days a week.\n2025-04-23 Item 08E Fee Waiver Request for Silver Age Yoga Community\nOutreach
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8F. Extend use of temporary lights at Leo Mullen Sports Park for Encinitas\nExpress. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the\nCity Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines.\nThe action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government\nthat will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.\nContact Person: Recreation Services Manager Hamer\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 10, extending\nthe compliance agreement for one additional year between the City of\nEncinitas and Encinitas Express for use of temporary lights at Leo Mullen\nSports Park, in substantial form.\n2025-04-23 Item 08F Leo Mullen Light Use Amendment 10
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8G. Approval of proposed improvements in the Cardiff area, including a disabled\nparking stall, designation of short-term parking spaces on San Elijo Avenue\nnorth of Chesterfield Drive, and the addition of decorative stencil markings.\nEnvironmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines.\nThe action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government\nthat will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.\nContact Person: City Traffic Engineer Bandegan\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve the proposed improvements on San Elijo\nAvenue north of Chesterfield Drive, including the installation of a disabled\nparking stall on the west side, the designation of short term parking spaces on\nthe east side, and the addition of decorative stencil markings on the white bars\nof the existing marked crosswalks; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-40, titled\n"A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas Approving the\nEngineering Design and Plans for the Implementation of a Disabled Parking\nStall and Designation of Short-Term Parking Spaces on San Elijo Avenue\nNorth of Chesterfield Drive, and the Addition of Decorative Stencil Markings on\nthe Existing Marked Crosswalks at South Coast Highway 101 at Chesterfield\nDrive, San Elijo Avenue at Chesterfield Drive, San Elijo Avenue at Liverpool\nDrive, Chesterfield Drive at San Elijo Avenue, and Chesterfield Drive at\nNewcastle Avenue, Pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6."\n2025-04-23 Item 08G Approval of Cardiff Area Improvements (Parking Stall,\nShort-Term Parking on San Elijo Ave, Decorative Stencil Markings)
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8H. Renewal of the Encinitas Landscape and Lighting District for FY 2025-26.\nEnvironmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines.\nThe action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government\nthat will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.\nContact Person: Senior Management Analyst Lisenbee\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025-41, titled\n"A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Declaring\nIts Intention to Order the Renewal of the Encinitas Landscape and Lighting\nDistrict for FY 2025-26 and Setting of a Public Hearing on May 21, 2025,\nPursuant to the Provisions of Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways\nCode of the State of California"; and 2) Set the Encinitas Landscape and\nLighting District renewal public hearing for May 21, 2025.
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8I. Authorization of SANDAG Smart Growth Incentive Program (SGIP) Cycle 6\nGrant Applications Resolution. Environmental Considerations: The action\nbeing considered by the City Council is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a "project" under Section\n15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or\nadministrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect\nphysical change in the environment. Contact Person: Management Analyst\nBrown\nRecommended Action: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025-46, titled "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Authorizing\nthe Filing of an Application for Grant Funds from the San Diego Association of\nGovernments and Accepting the Terms of the Grant Agreement."\n2025-04-23 Item 08I Authorization of SANDAG SGIP Grant Apps Resolution