Encinitas — 2025-10-15

City Council

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10A. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-14 amending Encinitas Municipal Code\n§18.08.080 regarding sewer service charge calculations for customers with\nsubmeters. 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 Stratakis\nRecommended Action: 1) Hold a public hearing; and 2) Introduce Ordinance\nNo. 2025-14, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Amending Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter 18.08 Regarding\nSewer Service Charge Calculations for Customers with Submeters."\n2025-10-15 Item 10A Ord 2025-14 Ch. 18.08 Sewer Code Amendment
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10B. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-12 approving a Sewer Reimbursement\nDistrict on behalf of property owner Tavares and adding Section 18.12.470 to\nthe Encinitas Municipal Code. 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 the 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 Zielke\nRecommended Action: Introduce Ordinance No. 2025-12, titled "An\nOrdinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Adding\nSection 18.12.470 to the Encinitas Municipal Code to Provide for\nReimbursement for Construction Costs of a Sewer Main Extension on Rancho\nSanta Fe Road to Property Owner Tavares."\n2025-10-15 Item 10B Tavares Sewer Reimbursement District
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10C. Youth Commission Amendment Recommendation for Ordinance No. 202509. Environmental Considerations: The action considered by the City Council\nis exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is\nnot a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action\ninvolves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not\nresult in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact\nPerson: Recreation Supervisor Camarena\nRecommended Action: Receive recommendation from Youth Commission.\n2025-10-15 Item 10C Ordinance No. 2025-09 Amendment Recommendation\nYouth Commission
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10D. Youth Commission Work Plan Outcomes for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and\nProposed Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-26. Environmental Considerations:\nThe action 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: Recreation Supervisor\nCamarena\nRecommended Action: 1) Receive final outcomes for the Fiscal Year 202425 Youth Commission Work Plan; and 2) Approve the proposed Fiscal Year\n2025-26 Youth Commission Work Plan.\n2025-10-15 Item 10D Youth Commission Work Plan
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11A. Encinitas Habitat Stewardship Program Annual Update. Contact Person: Park\nOperations Manager Norgard\nRecommended Action: Receive the oral report.\n2025-10-15 Item 11A Encinitas Habitat Stewardship Program - Presentation
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4A. Presentation of Proclamations for Red Ribbon Week
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4B. Presentation of Quarterly Sheriff’s Update
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4C. Presentation of Quarterly Fire Department Update
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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 September 16, 2025, Special-Closed Session\nMeeting; September 17, 2025, Regular Meeting; September 24, 2025,\nSpecial-Closed Session Meeting, and September 24, 2025, Regular Meeting.\nContact Person: City Clerk Hollywood\nRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes.\n2025-10-15 Item 08B Minutes
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8C. Approval of the Warrants List (Register of Demands). Contact Person: Finance\nManager Dinh\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review and\napprove the warrants.\n2025-10-15 Item 08C Approval of Warrants
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8D. Approve Plans for the Installation of Proposed Guardrails on the Southwest\nand Northeast Corners of the North Coast Highway 101 and El Portal\nRoundabout. Environmental Considerations: The project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Sections 15311 of\nthe CEQA Guidelines. Section 15311 exempts the construction and\nreplacement of minor structures. The project is consistent with the CEQA\nexemption criteria. In addition, none of the exceptions listed in Section\n15300.2 apply to the proposed project. Contact Person: City Traffic Engineer\nBandegan\nRecommended Action: Approve the plans for the installation of guardrails on\nthe Southwest and Northeast Corners of the North Coast Highway 101 and El\nPortal Roundabout.\n2025-10-15 Item 08D El Portal Guardrail
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8E. Amend the La Costa Avenue Pedestrian Path Project (CS24C) budget based\nupon the tentative award of a SANDAG SGIP Cycle 6 Grant for the Project.\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: Principal Engineer Widelski\nRecommended Action: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025-99 titled "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending the\nFiscal Year 2025-26 Budget" to increase the La Costa Avenue Pedestrian Path\nProject (CS24C) by $1,337,238 for a revised budget of $1,438,878.\n2025-10-15 Item 08E La Costa Pedestrain Path Extra Funding
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8F. A Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Encinitas and Encinitas\nEnvironment Day for a community special event at Encinitas Community\nPark. Environmental Considerations: The action 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 Gilliam\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Encinitas and\nEncinitas Environment Day (EEDAY) in substantial form in consultation with\nthe City Attorney to host the EcoFest event on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at\nEncinitas Community Park from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.\n2025-10-15 Item 08F 2026 EcoFest Environment Day
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8G. Dish Wireless LLC Land Lease Agreement. Environmental Considerations:\nThe action being 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 Management\nAnalyst Gilliam\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager, in consultation with\nthe City Attorney, to execute the Land Lease Agreement in substantial form\nwith Dish Wireless LLC for an existing telecommunications facility at Cardiff\nSports Park; and 2) Approve the dedication of lease revenue, estimated at\n$270,766 during the initial term, for the Park Improvement Project (CP04G).\n2025-10-15 Item 08G Dish Wireless Lease
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8H. T-Mobile West Tower LLC Land Lease Agreement.\nEnvironmental\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:\nSenior Management Analyst Gilliam\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager, in consultation with\nthe City Attorney, to execute the Land Lease agreement in substantial form\nwith T-Mobile West Tower LLC for an existing telecommunications facility at\nCardiff Sports Park; and 2) Approve the dedication of lease revenue,\nestimated at $270,766 during the initial term, forthe Park Improvement Project\n(CP04G).\n2025-10-15 Item 08H T-Mobile Wireless Lease
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8I.\nApproval of the Plans and Authorization to Advertise the Cottonwood Creek\nSewer Improvements project (Project CE04H). Environmental Considerations:\nThe action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (b) and (d) Class 1 of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts the minor alternation,\nrestoration, and rehabilitation of existing public utility facilities and Section\n15302 (c) - Class 2 of the CEQA Guidelines, which exempts the replacement\nor reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or facilities involving negligible\nor no expansion. Contact Person: Principal Engineer Alex\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve the plans for the Cottonwood Creek\nSewer Improvements project (Project CE04H); 2) Authorize the advertisement\nof the Cottonwood Creek Sewer Improvements project for construction bids;\nand 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-103 titled, "A Resolution of the City Council\nof the City of Encinitas, California, Approving the Design and Plans for\nConstruction of the Cottonwood Creek Sewer Improvements Project, Pursuant\nto Government Code Section 830.6."\n2025-10-15 Item 08I Cottonwood Creek Request to Advertise
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8J. Authorization to enter into a Master License Agreement for Small Wireless\nFacility Attachment Installation with Ubicquia, Inc.\nEnvironmental\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\na direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person Senior\nManagement Analyst Elmore\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt Resolution 2025-106 titled, "A Resolution of\nthe City Council of the City Of Encinitas, California, Amending the Authorized\nMaximum Site License Fee for Small Wireless Facilities and Other\nInfrastructure Deployments in the Public Rights-of-Way;" and 2) Authorize the\nCity Manager, or designee, in consultation with the City Attorney, to execute a\nMaster License Agreement for Small Wireless Facility Attachment Installation\nwith Ubicquia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in substantial form, for an initial\nten-year term, with three (3) automatic five (5)-year extensions, for a not-toexceed twenty-five year term, with options to cancel by either party, and for a\ntotal agreement value to be determined in the manner set forth therein.\n2025-10-15 Item 08J Master License Agreement for Small Wireless Facility\nAttachment Installation with Ubicquia Inc
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8K. Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Encinitas and the\nEncinitas Chamber of Commerce for the Retirement and Senior Expo to\nbenefit the Encinitas community. 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: Recreation Services\nManager Hamer\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager in\ncoordination with the City Attorney, to execute a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) in substantial form, between the City of Encinitas and\nthe Encinitas Chamber of Commerce to provide a Retirement and Senior Expo\nscheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the Encinitas Community and\nSenior Center.\n2025-10-15 Item 08K Chamber MOU Retirement and Senior Expo
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8L. Authorize Agreement for Downtown Sidewalk Cleaning Services.\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: Management Analyst Horn\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager or her designee, in\nconjunction with the City Attorney, to execute an agreement for Sidewalk\nCleaning Services with SCA of CA, LLC. for an initial three (3) year term and\nannual contract amount of $221,568, with a total three (3) year contract\namount of $664,707, and authorize the City Manager or her designee to\nextend the agreement for up to two (2) one-year renewal options with mutual\nconsent for a total contract term not exceeding five (5) years, and a total\ncontract amount not-to-exceed $1,121,223 with applicable CPI increases\nincluded.\n2025-10-15 Item 08L Downtown Sidewalk Cleaning Services Contract Award
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8M. Agreement for Encinitas Gateway Sign LED Conversion Project (CF26F) and\nOngoing Maintenance. 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. Contact Person: Management Analyst Horn\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Historic\nEncinitas Gateway Sign LED Conversion Agreement in substantial form in\nconsultation with City Attorney, with YESCO LLC for an initial four (4) year\nterm and agreement amount not-to-exceed $199,804 with a 20% contingency\nof $34,201, and authorize the City Manager or her designee to extend the\nagreement for up to two (2) one-year renewal options for a total agreement\nterm not exceeding six (6) years, with $19,780 for maintenance included over\nthe last two year period, and a total agreement amount not-to-exceed\n$253,785 with applicable CPI increases included; and 2) Adopt Resolution\n2025-101 titled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget" to appropriate $205,205\nto the Historic Encinitas Sign Project (CF26F).\n2025-10-15 Item 08M Encinitas Gateway Sign LED Conversion Contract Award