Encinitas — 2025-08-27

City Council

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10A. Updates to the City of Encinitas Permit Parking Program and Municipal Code\nChapter 14.41 and Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-06 and Updates to\nCity of Encinitas Municipal Code 14.42 and Introduction of Ordinance No.\n2025-13. 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\nenvironment. Contact Person: City Traffic Engineer Bandegan\nRecommended Action: 1) Conduct a public hearing regarding amending\nChapter 14.41, Permit Parking Zones, and Chapter 14.42 Parking Violation\nEnforcement of the Encinitas Municipal Code; 2) Receive the report by Dixon\nResources Unlimited, Inc. on City of Encinitas' Permit Parking Program; 3)\nIntroduce Ordinance No. 2025-06, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of\nthe City of Encinitas, California, amending Chapter 14.41, Permit Parking\nZones, of the Encinitas Municipal Code"; and 4) Introduce Ordinance No.\n2025-13, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Amending Chapter 14.42, Parking Violation Enforcement, of the\nEncinitas Municipal Code."\n2025-08-27 Item 10A Permit Parking Ordinance Intro
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10B. Proposed Public Health & Safety Commission Work Plan for Fiscal Year\n2026. 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\nenvironment. Contact Person: Fire Chief Gordon\nRecommended Action: Approve the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Public\nHealth and Safety Commission Work Plan.\n2025-08-27 Item 10B Public Health and Safety Commission Work Plan\n2025-08-27 Item 10B Public Health and Safety Commission Work Plan Corrected Work Plan Posted 08-25-2025
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10C. Leucadia Oaks Native Plant Demonstration Garden Design Concepts.\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\nenvironment. Contact Person: Park Operations Manager Norgard\nRecommended Action: Receive a presentation from staff on the Leucadia\nOaks Native Plant Demonstration Garden and select a preferred design\nconcept.\n2025-08-27 Item 10C Leucadia Oaks Demonstration Garden\n2025-08-27 Item 10C Leucadia Oaks Demonstration Garden - Public Comment
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12A. Council initiated item from Council Member Jim O’Hara regarding Clark\nAvenue Apartments - Fire Apparatus Access Compliance and SB 35\nEligibility. Environmental Considerations: This action is exempt from CEQA\nas it is not a "project" under CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b)(5). It directs staff to\nevaluate and enforce existing code requirements and does not itself\nauthorize construction or a physical change to the environment. Contact\nPerson: Council Member O’Hara\nRecommended Action: 1) Place the residents' August 6, 2025 demand\nletter into the official record and agendize it for full Council review; 2)\nSuspend further permit processing for the Clark Avenue Apartments until full\ncompliance with Encinitas Municipal Code § 321.3 is demonstrated, or a\nlawful modification under California Fire Code § 104.8 is produced with the\nrequired findings; 3) Evaluate the project's eligibility under SB 35 in light of\nthe fire code deviations and AMMR requirement; 4) Initiate CEQA review of\nthe project, consistent with its discretionary status; and 5) Report back to\nCouncil on corrective steps and the potential legal exposure if the City\ncontinues ministerial processing despite these deviations from both the\nprocedural requirements and the substantive provisions of the Encinitas\nMunicipal Code and California Fire Code.\n2025-08-27 Item 12A Council Initiated item from CM O’Hara regarding Clark\nAvenue\n2025-08-27 Item 12A Council Initiated item from CM O’Hara regarding Clark\nAvenue - Public Comment
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12B. Council initiated item from Deputy Mayor Lyndes to approve a Resolution\n(2025-95) to acknowledge our long-standing support for traffic calming and\ndeclare ongoing support for traffic calming in our city. 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 the government that will not\nresult in direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact\nPerson: Deputy Mayor Lyndes\nRecommended Action: Approve the Resolution No. 2025-95 to\nacknowledge long standing community support for traffic calming and ratify to\ncontinue to improve and support traffic calming in Encinitas, titled "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas Acknowledging Long\nStanding Community Support and Ratifying Continued City Support for\nTraffic Calming."\n2025-08-27 Item 12B Council Initiated item Deputy Mayor Lyndes Traffic\nCalming\n2025-08-27 Item 12B Council Initiated item Deputy Mayor Lyndes Traffic\nCalming - Public Comment
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4A. Presentation of Proclamation honoring the life and legacy of Robert “Bob”\nBonde\n2025-08-27 Item 04A Proclamation Honoring the Life and Legacy of Robert\nBob Bonde
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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 Warrants List (Register of Demands). Contact Person:\nFinance Manager Dinh\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review and\napprove the warrants.\n2025-08-27 Item 08B Approval of Warrants
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8C. Reject all bids for the El Camino Real and Via Molena Storm Drain\nReplacement Project (CD25A). 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: Engineer I Esteller\nRecommended Action: 1) Reject all bids received for construction of the El\nCamino Real and Via Molena Storm Drain Replacement Project (CD25A); and\n2) Direct staff to value engineer the scope of work for the compromised\nCorrugated Metal Pipe (CMP) beneath El Camino Real near Via Molena and\nre-bid the project.\n2025-08-27 Item 08C ECR & Via Molena Bid Rejection
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8D. Approve Design and Plans and Request to Advertise for the Glen Park ADA\nImprovements Project (CF18A). 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: Senior Engineer\nBaldenegro\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve the plans for the Glen Park ADA\nImprovements Project (CF18A); 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-90 titled, "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Approving\nthe Design and Plans for Construction of the Glen Park ADA Improvements\nProject (CF18A), Pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6."; and\n3)Authorize the advertisement of the Glen Park ADA Improvements Project\n(CF18A) for construction bids.\n2025-08-27 Item 08D Glen Park ADA Improvements Design Immunity and\nAdvertise
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8E. Acceptance of the Olivenhain Trail Enhancements Project (CP23E).\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 Engineer Baldenegro\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for\nthe subject project; 2) Authorize the release of the payment bond for the\nsubject project in full upon the recording of the Notice of Completion; 3)\nAuthorize the release of the performance bond for the subject project in full,\none (1) year after the recording of the Notice of Completion; and 4) Adopt City\nCouncil Resolution No. 2025-85, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the\nCity of Encinitas, California, Accepting the Public Improvements for the\nOlivenhain Trail Enhancements Project (CP23E)."\n2025-08-27 Item 08E NOC Olivenhain Trail Enhancements
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8F. Award Construction Contract to HSCC Inc. for the Grandview Stairs Repair\nProject (CP23A) and Adopt Resolution No. 2025-80 to Fund Repairs to the\nGrandview Beach Access Stairway. Environmental Considerations: This\nproject is Categorically Exempt (CE) from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (d) of the CEQA Guidelines. This\nsection exempts rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures to meet\ncurrent standards of public health and safety. Contact Person: Senior\nEngineer Stryker\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract in substantial form and any necessary amendments and\ntime extension, in consultation with the City Attorney, with HSCC, Inc. in the\namount of $640,102 plus 15 percent contingency of $96,015 for a total\nconstruction contract not-to-exceed amount of $736,117 for construction of the\nGrandview Stairs Repair Project (CP23A); and 2) Adopt City Council\nResolution No. 2025-80, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nEncinitas, California, Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget" to increase\nthe Grandview Stairs Project (CP23A) by $468,237.\n2025-08-27 Item 08F Grandview Stairs Award and BUA
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8G. Annual Holiday Banners and Downtown Lighting MOU with Encinitas 101\nMainstreet Association (E101). 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\nHorn\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the new\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Encinitas 101 Mainstreet\nAssociation for Annual Holiday Banners and Downtown Lighting, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, in substantial form as set forth in\nAttachment 1 of the agenda report.\n2025-08-27 Item 08G 2025 Annual Holiday Banners and Downtown Lighting\nMOU
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8H. Acceptance of a donation from Encinitas Community Emergency Response\nTeam (CERT), Inc.\nEnvironmental 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. Contact Person: Fire Chief Gordon\nRecommended Action: 1) City Council to accept the monetary donation from\nEncinitas CERT, Inc. which will be used to purchase equipment and supplies\nto support the City's Encinitas CERT program; and 2) Approve Resolution No.\n2025-93, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget."\n2025-08-27 Item 08H Acceptance of a donation from Encinitas CERT, Inc
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8I. Authorize to enter into a Professional Services Agreement with Bureau Veritas\nTechnical Assessment LLC to provide a citywide Facilities Condition\nAssessment. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by\nthe City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) because it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA\nGuidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of\ngovernment that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the\nenvironment. Contact Person: Senior Management Analyst Elmore\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute an agreement with Bureau\nVeritas Technical Assessments LLC for professional services in substantial\nform, in the amount of $339,377.66, plus a five percent (5%) contingency, for a\none-year-term, with an option to extend upon mutual consent, for one\nadditional one-year term, for a not-to-exceed two-year term and for a total\nagreement cost not to exceed $356,346.54; and 2) Adopt Resolution No.\n2025-49 titled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget."\n2025-08-27 Item 08I Award Facilities Condition Assessment Agreement