Encinitas — 2026-01-21

10A. Presentation of the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for\nthe Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2025.  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: Finance Manager Attili\nRecommended Action: Accept and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial\nReport for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025.\n2026-01-21 Item 10A Presentation of the Annual Comprehensive Financial\nReport Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025

10B. Annual Report Concerning the Mitigation Fee Act for Fiscal Year 2024-25.\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: Finance Analyst Ramos\nRecommended Action: Review and file the Annual Development Impact\nMitigation Fee Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2025.\n2026-01-21 Item 10B Annual Report Concerning the Mitigation Fee Act for FY\n2024-25

12A. Council Initiated Item from Council Member Jim O’Hara to create business\nhours (hour of operation) for the City of Encinitas. 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.\nRecommended Action: Direct staff to collaborate with the Sheriff's\nDepartment, Chamber of Commerce, and City Attorney to create hours of\noperation for business in the City of Encinitas.\n2026-01-21 Item 12A Council Initiated Item O’Hara - Business Hours

4A.\nProclamation in Recognition of Certified Green Businesses: Surfdog’s; Java\nHut; Encinitas Periodontics and Dental Implants; Solana Center for\nEnvironmental Innovation; Encinitas Public Library; and Pacific View Arts\nCenter

4B.\nPresentation of CERT Program Update

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 Minutes of the December 10, 2025, Regular Meeting;\nDecember 17, 2025, Special-Closed Session Meeting; and December 17,\n2025, Regular Meeting.  Contact Person: City Clerk Hollywood\nRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes.\n2026-01-21 Item 08B Minutes

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.\n2026-01-21 Item 08C Approval of Warrants List

8D. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Encinitas and\nArt Can’t Hurt You to host the Arts Alive Banner Program.  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\nSupervisor Roberts\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a\nMemorandum of Understanding with Art Can't Hurt You in conjunction with the\nCity Attorney in substantial form, between the City of Encinitas and Art Can't\nHurt You to host Arts Alive Banner Program.\n2026-01-21 Item 08D Arts Cant Hurt You MOU

8E.\nAdoption of Ordinance 2025-19 amending Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter\n6.13 Special Operations Permit: Use of Public Beaches for Professional Surf\nInstruction.  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: Adopt Ordinance 2025-19 titled, "An Ordinance of the\nCity Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending Encinitas Municipal\nCode Chapter 6.13 Special Operations Permit: Use of Public Beaches for\nProfessional Surf Instruction."\n2026-01-21 Item 08E EMC 6.13 Amendment Second Reading Ordiance - Surf\nPermits

8F.\nAdoption of Ordinance No. 2025-22 Amending Encinitas Municipal Code\nSection 2.35.030 Regarding Public Health and Safety Commission Meetings.\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: Fire Chief Gordon\nRecommended Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-22, titled "An Ordinance\nof the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending Encinitas\nMunicipal Code Section 2.35.030 Regarding Public Health and Safety\nCommission Meetings."\n2026-01-21 Item 08F Adoption of Ordinance 2025-22 Re PHSC Meetings

8G. Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-18 adding Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter 2.42\nEstablishing a Business Commission.  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: Management Analyst III\nWelnick\nRecommended Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-18 titled "An Ordinance of\nthe City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Adding Encinitas Municipal\nCode Chapter 2.42 to Establish a Business Commission."\n2026-01-21 Item 08G Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-18 to Establish a Business\nCommission

8H. Adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-15 for City Council initiated amendments to\nEncinitas Municipal Code Chapter 9.01 (General Offenses).  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" pursuant to 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: Associate Planner Brenner\nRecommended Action: Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2025-15, titled "An\nOrdinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Adopting\nAmendments to Chapter 9.01 (General Offenses) of the Encinitas Municipal\nCode Relating to Camping and Sleeping in Vehicles."\n2026-01-21 Item 08H Title 9 Amendments Staff Report and Ordinance

8I.\nAmendment No. 6 to the Civic Solutions, Inc. contract agreement for continued\ncontractual planner support through the end of Fiscal Year 2025-26.\nEnvironmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it is not a\n"project" as defined in Section 15378(b)(5). The action involves an\norganizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in\ndirect or indirect physical change in the environment.  Contact Person:\nPlanning Manager Maynard\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager in consultation with the\nCity Attorney to amend the Professional Servies Agreement with Civic\nSolutions, Inc., (Contract# 24300094) to increase funds authorized by\n$80,000, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $430,199 for Fiscal Year 2025-26\nand a total not-to-exceed contract amount of $2,078,986 over the five-year life\nof the Agreement.\n2026-01-21 Item 08I  Civic Solutions Amendment

8J.\nAuthorization of Amendment No. 2 to the General Services and Beach\nMaintenance Agreement with Whillock Contracting, Inc. associated with the\nOpportunistic Beach Fill Program(OBFP)/Sand\nCompatibility and\nOpportunistic Use Program (SCOUP), using available budget in Capital\nImprovement Project No. WB08C, to increase the current service contract\nagreement amount by $350,000, to support the sediment deposit effort of the\nGreystar SCOUP permit, which consists of placement of approximately 9,400\ncubic yards of compatible sand sediment material at Leucadia State Beach\n(adjacent to Beacons Beach).  Environmental Considerations: An existing\nMitigated Negative Declaration (MND; SCH No. 2013111057) is certified and in\nplace as it relates to the existing development permit for the OBFP/SCOUP\nProgram (WB08C). However, the contract amendment action being\nconsidered by the City Council is not subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines\nbecause the additional funding being requested as part of this is existing\ncontract is not a "project" pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5). The action\nauthorizes staff to implement an organizational or administrative activity of\ngovernment that by itself will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in\nthe environment.  Contact Person: Coastal Zone Program Administrator\nMierau\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the\nGeneral Services and Beach Maintenance Agreement with Whillock\nContracting, Inc. to facilitate the installation of the Greystar SCOUP sediment\nplacement at Leucadia State Beach, in substantial form with proposed scope\nand cost.\n2026-01-21 Item 08J Whillock Contract Amendment

8K.\nAcceptance of the 444 El Camino Real Drainage Channel Repair Project\n(CD25B). Environmental Considerations: The actions being considered by the\nCity Council are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause they are not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA\nGuidelines. The actions involve organizational or administrative activities of\ngovernment that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the\nenvironment.  Contact Person: Senior Engineer Stryker\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. 2026-001, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the\nCity of Encinitas, California, Accepting the Public Improvements for the 444 El\nCamino Real Drainage Channel Repair Project (CD25B)".\n2026-01-21 Item 08K El Camino Real Drainage Channel Repair NOC

8L.\nAcceptance of the FY 2024-25 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (CS25A).\nEnvironmental Considerations: The actions being considered by the City\nCouncil are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause they are not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA\nGuidelines. The actions involve an organizational or administrative activity of\ngovernment that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the\nenvironment.  Contact Person: Engineer II Suleiman\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for\nthe subject project; 2) Authorize the release of the Payment Bond in full upon\nthe recording of the Notice of Completion; 3) Authorize the release of the\nPerformance Bond in full one (1) year after the recording of the Notice of\nCompletion; and 4). Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2026-04, titled "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Accepting the\nFY 2024-25 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (CS25A)."\n2026-01-21 Item 08L NOC FY 2024-25 Pavement Rehabilitation Project

8M. Award Professional Services Contract to Kleinfelder, Inc. to provide structural\nengineering services for the Bridge Structure Condition Assessment Report\n(WC26B). Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the\nCity Council is exempt from the California Environmental Protection 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 Engineer Stryker\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute\na contract in substantial form and any necessary amendments and time\nextensions, in consultation with the City Attorney, with Kleinfelder, Inc. in the\namount of $231,940 plus an 18.5% contingency of $43,060 for a total contract\nnot-to-exceed amount of $275,000 to evaluate the City's bridges and develop\na comprehensive condition assessment report and a 10-year capital\nmaintenance program for the Bridge Structure Condition Assessment Report\n(WC26B).\n2026-01-21 Item 08M Contract Award for bridge Structure Condidtion\nAssessment Report

8N. Authorize the award of a Professional Services Contract to RICK for the Storm\nDrain System Condition Assessment (CD26B). Environmental Considerations:\nThe action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Protection Act (CEQA) because it is not a "project" under\nSection 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves an\norganizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the\ndirect or indirect physical change in the environment.  Contact Person:\nEngineer I Esteller\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to\nexecute a contract in substantial form 1 and any necessary amendments and\ntime extensions, in consultation with the City Attorney, with RICK in the\namount of $750,455 plus contingency of $49,545 for a total contract not-to-\nexceed amount of $800,000 to evaluate the City's underground drainage\ninfrastructure and develop a comprehensive condition assessment report and\na five-year capital maintenance program for the Storm Drain System Condition\nAssessment Project (CD26B); and 2) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2026-\n05, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California,\nAmending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget" to increase the Storm Drain\nSystem Condition Assessment Project (CD26B) by $300,000 for a revised\nbudget of $800,000.\n2026-01-21 Item 08N Award Drainage Condition Assessment Contract

8O. Letter of Opposition to SB 677 (Wiener) Housing Development: Transit-\nOriented Development.  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: Deputy City Manager James\nRecommended Action: Ratify the Letter of Opposition to SB 677 (Wiener)\nHousing Development: Transit-Oriented Development.\n2026-01-21 Item 08O Ratify Letter of Opposition to SB 677