Encinitas — 2025-12-17

10A. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-18 adding Encinitas Municipal Code\nChapter 2.42 Establishing a Business Commission.  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:\nManagement Analyst III Welnick\nRecommended Action: Introduce Ordinance No. 2025-18 titled "An\nOrdinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Adding\nEncinitas Municipal Code Chapter 2.42 to Establish A Business Commission."\n2025-12-17 Item 10A Introduction of Ordinance No. 2025-18 adding Encinitas\nMunicipal Code Chapter 2.42

10B. Overview of the Urban Forest Advisory Committee 2024 Accomplishments,\nCommittee Structure, Committee Effectiveness, and Review of Encinitas\nMunicipal Code Chapter 15.02 - Municipal Tree Ordinance.  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:\nEnvironmental Services Manager Steenblock\nRecommended Action: Receive the report and provide direction to staff on\nany desired changes to the current structure and function of the Urban Forest\nAdvisory Committee (UFAC), including revisions to Encinitas Municipal Code\n(EMC) Chapter 15.02.\n2025-12-17\nItem\n10B\nUrban\nForest\nAdvisory\nCommittee\nStructure,\nEffectiveness, and EMC Review

10C. Legislative\naffairs\nupdate\nfrom\nJGC\nGovernment\nRelations,\nInc.\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: Deputy City Manager James\nRecommended Action: Receive the Legislative Affairs Update from JGC\nGovernment Relations, Inc. and provide direction regarding City's legislative\nactions.\n2025-12-17 Item 10C Legislative Affairs Update

10D. Adoption of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of\nEncinitas and the Encinitas Firefighter’s Association (EFFA) effective January\n1, 2026 through December 31, 2029.  Environmental Considerations: The\naction 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 direct or indirect\nphysical change in the environment.  Contact Person: Human Resources\nDirector von Kalinowski\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-123 titled, "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Adopting the\nMemorandum of Understanding Between the City of Encinitas and Encinitas\nFirefighter's Association, IAFF 3787 Dated January 1, 2026" adopting a\nmemorandum of understanding between the City of Encinitas and the\nEncinitas Firefighter's Association and authorizing the City Manager or\ndesignee(s) to execute the memorandum of understanding on behalf of the\nCity of Encinitas, and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-124 titled, "A Resolution\nof the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Adopting the Pay\nRanges for the Encinitas Firefighter's Association, IAFF 3787, Effective\nJanuary 1, 2026" approving the Pay Ranges for the Encinitas Firefighter's\nAssociation effective January 1, 2026.\n2025-12-17 Item 10D EFFA MOU

11A. Encinitas\nCommunity\nPark\nAmenities\nAssessment.\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:\nPark Operation Manager Norgard\nRecommended Action: This is an informational item with no staff\nrecommendation.\n2025-12-17 Item 11A Encinitas Community Park Amenities Assessment

8A.\nApproval 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.

8B.\nApproval 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.\n2025-12-17 Item 08B Approval of Warrants

8C. Agreement for the Encinitas Habitat Stewardship Program with the San Diego\nBotanic Garden Amendment No. 1 to add Additional Services.  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:\nPark Operation Manager Norgard\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 1 in substantial\nform to the contract with the Quail Botanical Gardens Foundation dba San\nDiego Botanic Garden for the Encinitas Habitat Stewardship Program in the\namount of $100,000 for a total not to exceed $200,000 for additional services\nand extra work.\n2025-12-17 Item 08C Habitat Stewardship Program with San Diego Botanic\nGarden

8D. Authorization to Participate in SD EnergyLink Incentive Program and Accept\n$143,000 in Assets and Installation Services.  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 Elmore\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute an agreement with San Diego\nWindustrial CO, DBA Winsupply of San Diego CA Co, (WinSupply) for\nprofessional services in substantial form, in the amount of $0, for a one-year\nterm; and 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, in consultation with the\nCity Attorney, to execute a Letter of Authorization for SD EnergyLink\nApplication by WinSupply, in substantial form.\n2025-12-17 Item 08D Agreement to Accept Tankless Water Heaters and\nInstallation

8E.\nFile a Public Comment supporting a petition to modify California Public Utility\nCommission Electric Rule 45 related to electrical infrastructure upgrades for\nelectric vehicle charging stations.  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: Sustainability Manager\nNajera\nRecommended Action: Direct the City Manager, or designee, to file a public\ncomment for California Public Utility Commission (CPUC) Proceeding\nA2205016 in support of the Petition for Modification of Decision 24-12-074 of\nthe Joint Petitioners, supporting the request to strike the funding cap for\nElectric Rule 45 "Rule 45" which has the potential to impact the cost of\ninstalling electric vehicle charging station infrastructure for public and private\nentities.\n2025-12-17 Item 08E City Comment on CPUC Rule 45

8F.\nLetter of support for grant application being submitted by the University of San\nDiego to complete a study assessing the potential future impacts of sea level\nrise on surfing resources, regionally.  Environmental Considerations: The\naction 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: Sustainability Manager\nNajera\nRecommended Action: Approve a letter of support for University of San\nDiego to complete a study assessing the potential future impacts of sea level\nrise on surfing resources, regionally, to be submitted as part of a grant\nproposal for California Ocean Protection Council's Senate Bill 1 Sea Level\nRise Adaptation Planning Grant Program.\n2025-12-17 Item 08F LOS Surf Study