Encinitas — 2026-02-25

10A. Public hearing to consider a timely-filed appeal (Case No. APPEAL-008659-\n2026) of the Planning Commission’s denial of a concession and imposition of\nconditions requiring construction of frontage improvements for a 120-unit\nmulti-family apartment development on a 5.23-acre vacant site. The project is\nlocated on the south easterly corner of Sage Canyon Drive and El Camino\nReal.  Environmental Considerations: The project is statutorily exempt from\nCEQA under Government Code Sections 65583.2(h) and (i), which provide\nthat, if a project is located on a site designated for ’by right’ approval, contains\nat least 20 percent of the units affordable to lower income households, and is\nnot requesting a subdivision, the City of Encinitas may only require design\nreview and coastal development permit approval of the project, and approval\nshall not constitute a "project" under CEQA. The State Department of Housing\nand Community Development, in their letter to the City of Encinitas dated\nOctober 8, 2019, stated that the "20 percent calculation is based upon the\ntotal number of units in the development exclusive of additional units provided\nby a density bonus." The Sage Canyon project is statutorily exempt from\nCEQA in that it is located in the R-30 Overlay Zone, which is designated for\n’by right’ approval by Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter 30.09 (Zoning Use\nMatrix, Note 35), proposes that 24 of 120 units (20 percent of base density),\nwill be affordable to lower income households; and is not requesting a\nsubdivision.Contact Person: Senior Planner Bustamante\nRecommended Action: Deny the appeal and adopt the draft City Council\nResolution No. 2026-14 titled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nEncinitas, California Denying An Appeal Filed By Dennis Szuberia and\nAffirming the Planning Commission's Approval of a Density Bonus, Waivers,\nDesign Review Permit and Coastal Development Permit for the Construction\nof 120 Multi-Family Residential Units (24 Low-Income and 96 Market Rate\nUnits) and Amenities Within One Building Including Grading, Landscaping Site\nImprovements and a Temporary Construction Trailer, Denying a Concession\nRequest and Recommending Approval of Reduced Public Improvements on\nEl Camino Real. Located on a Vacant Lot Located East of South El Camino\nReal, South of Sage Drive and North of Manchester Avenue. (APN 260-061-\n85) (CASE NO. MULTI-007196-2024, DR-007229-2024, SRVRQST-007232-\n2024, CDP-007230-2024 and APPEAL-008959-2026)" affirming the Planning\nCommission's decision to adopt Resolution No. PC 2025-36 approving the\ndensity bonus, waivers, design review permit, and coastal development permit\n(Case No. MULTI-007196-2024, DR-007229-2024, CDP-007230-2024) with\nconditions, and denying the requested concession. Based on the City's\nadopted appeal procedures and described further in the "conclusion" section\nof this report, at the public hearing, the City Council shall receive and consider\nthe public hearing staff report, which will include the materials submitted to the\nPlanning Commission, the resolution setting forth proposed findings,\nconclusions and determinative actions; timely filed written positions with\narguments, documents, information, exhibits, letters, photos, charts,\ndiagrams, or videos; and staff responses to material filed. No other materials\nshall be received or considered at the public hearing. The City Council shall\nonly receive and consider the following oral presentations: the oral staff report,\nan oral presentation from the appellant or appellant representative and oral\ncomments from any member of the public present at the hearing. The City\nCouncil may ask questions of City staff or any speaker in order to clarify\ninformation and shall consider an oral rebuttal/summation from the appellant\nand the appellant's representative, if any. The City Council may ask questions\nof the rebuttal/summation speaker in order to clarify information.

10B. Traffic Signal Improvements on Chesterfield Drive at the intersections of San\nElijo Avenue and South Coast Highway 101.  Environmental Considerations:\nThe proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines. This section of\nCEQA exempts projects characterized as minor alterations to public facilities,\ninvolving negligible or no expansion of the existing use such as the creation of\nexisting automobile lanes.  Contact Person: Traffic Engineer II Barr\nRecommended Action: Approve the proposed traffic signal modifications on\nChesterfield Drive at the intersections of San Elijo Avenue and South Coast\nHighway 101.\n2026-02-25 Item 10B Chesterfiled Signal Timing

4A.\nPresentation of Check from The Encinitas Project

4B.\nQuarterly Sheriff’s Update

4C. Quarterly Fire Department 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: Interim City Clerk Weichers\nRecommended Action: Approve.

8B.\nApproval of the Minutes of the February 11, 2026, Special-Closed Session\nMeeting; and February 11, 2026, Special Meeting.  Contact Person: Interim\nCity Clerk Weichers\nRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes.\n2026-02-25 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.\n2026-02-25 Item 08C Approval of Warrants List

8D. Authorization to award a Five-Year lease renewal for Kyocera Printer Fleet\nand Managed Print Services.  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 15061(b)(3) of\nthe CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no\npossibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the\nenvironment. The action is also exempt from CEQA under Section 15378(b)(5)\nof the CEQA Guidelines because it involves an organizational or administrative\nactivity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical\nchange in the environment.  Contact Person: IT Operations and Engineering\nSupervisor O’Connor\nRecommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager to renew the Kyocera\nDocument Solutions lease agreement with US Bank in the amount of $29,152\nannually. FY 2025-26 includes a onetime origination fee of $125. For a total\nnot to exceed amount of $145,885; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to\nrenew the Kyocera Maintenance and Supply Agreement for the annual amount\nof $30,000 from FY 2025-26 through FY 2030-31 for a total not to exceed\namount of $150,000.\n2026-02-25 Item 08D Kyocera Lease Renewal 2026

8E.\nAcceptance of the D Street Staircase Emergency Repair Project (CX25A).\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 the CEQA\nGuidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility\nthat the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.\nThe actions are also exempt from CEQA under section 15378(b)(5) of the\nCEQA Guidelines because it involves an organizational or administrative\nactivity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical\nchange in the environment.  Contact Person: Senior Engineer Ben 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; 4) Adopt City\nCouncil Resolution No. 2026-11, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the\nCity of Encinitas, California, Accepting the Public Improvements for the D\nStreet Staircase Emergency Repair Project (CX25A)"; and 5) Adopt City\nCouncil Resolution No. 2026-12, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the\nCity of Encinitas, California, Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget" to\nappropriate $1,007,419 to the D Street Staircase Emergency Repair Project\n(CX25A).\n2026-02-25 Item 08E D Street NOC Agenda Report

8F.\nAuthorize the award of a professional services contract to Michael Baker\nInternational, Inc. for the Santa Fe Drive Western Phase Modification Project\n(CS19E).  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 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA\nGuidelines because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility\nthat the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.\nThe action is also exempt from CEQA under Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA\nGuidelines because it involves 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: Authorize the City Manager or designee, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute a contract in substantial form\nand any necessary amendments and time extensions with Michael Baker\nInternational, Inc. for $417,634, plus a 10 percent contingency of $41,764 for a\ntotal cost not-to-exceed $459,398 for the design of the Santa Fe Drive\nWestern Phase Modification Project (CS19E).\n2026-02-25 Item 08F Contract Award for Santa Fe West Revision Project\nCS19E

8G. Off-cycle Fiscal Year\n2025-26 Budget Appropriation\nfor Equipment\nReplacement Fund 623, Authorization to Purchase a Rodder Truck Outfit, and\nRequest for Letter of Intent to Purchase a Sewer Vacuum Truck.\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 Elmore\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt City Council Resolution Number 2026-18,\ntitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California,\nAmending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget" approving an off-cycle\nappropriation to the Fiscal Year 2025-26 operating budget for the Machinery &\nEquipment Replacement Fund (Fund 623); and 2) Authorize the purchase and\ninstallation of a new rodder truck outfit on an existing chassis in accordance\nwith the attached quote, for an amount of $115,792, plus a 10 percent\ncontingency of $11,580, for a total amount not to exceed $127,372; and 3)\nAuthorize the City Manager, or her designee, to provide a letter of intent to\npurchase a vacuum truck from identified vendor, to be purchased in Fiscal\nYear 2026-27.\n2026-02-25 Item 08G Off-Cycle Appropriation, Authorize Vehicle Purchase and\nLetter of Intent