Encinitas — 2026-03-25

10A. Public hearing to consider the introduction of City Council Ordinance No.\n2026-07 to adopt a native plant ordinance and to provide staff direction on\nnative plant incentive programs.  Environmental Considerations: The action\nbeing considered by the City Council is exempt from environmental review in\naccordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines\nSection 15307 (Class 7), Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of\nNatural Resources; Section 15308 (Class 8), Actions by Regulatory Agencies\nfor Protection of the Environment and Section 15300.2, Exceptions. Section\n15307 provides a categorical exemption for actions taken by regulatory\nagencies, as authorized by State law or local ordinance, to assure the\nmaintenance, restoration, or enhancement of a natural resource where the\nregulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment.\nSection 15308 provides a categorical exemption for actions taken by\nregulatory agencies, as authorized by State or local ordinance, to assure the\nmaintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment\nwhere the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the\nenvironment. Section 15300.2 identifies a series of exceptions, that if\napplicable, prohibit the application of a categorical exemption and therefore\npreclude a project from being found categorically exempt. The proposed\nproject is not identified as a prohibited exception; and therefore, the\nexemption applies.  Contact Person: Senior Planner Cadona\nRecommended Action: 1) Planning Commission recommends the City\nCouncil introduce City Council Ordinance No. 2026-07 titled "An Ordinance of\nthe City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, adding Chapter 23.27\n(PLANTS AND TREES) to Title 23 (Building and Construction) of the Encinitas\nMunicipal Code"; and 2) Provide staff direction on potential native plant\nincentive programs.\n2026-03-25 Item 10A  Native Plant Ordinance\n2026-03-25 Item 10A  Native Plant Ordinance - Public Comment

10B. 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 being considered by the City\nCouncil 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: Senior Management Analyst Gilliam\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 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.\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute\na Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Encinitas and\nEncinitas Environment Day (EEDAY) in substantial form in consultation with\nthe Interim City Attorney to host the EcoFest event on Sunday, June 28, 2026,\nat Encinitas Community Park from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.\n2026-03-25 Item 10B 2026 EED Mou Agenda Report

10C. Updated Plan for an Economic Development Strategic Plan.  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 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can\nbe seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question\nmay have a significant effect on the environment. The action is also exempt\nfrom CEQA under Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it\ninvolves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not\nresult in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.  Contact\nPerson: Management Analyst III Welnick\nRecommended Action: Receive a presentation on the revised plan for\ndeveloping the Economic Development Strategic Plan and provide feedback\nand direction on the proposed process, timeline, and potential use of\nconsultant support.\n2026-03-25 Item 10C Updated Plan for Economic Development Strategic Plan

10D. Consider and adopt Amendment No. 1 to the City Manager’s Employment\nAgreement with Jennifer Campbell, effective March 5, 2026.  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:\nMayor Ehlers and Assistant City Manager Schwarm\nRecommended Action: 1) Consider and adopt Resolution 2026-27 titled "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Authorizing\nAmendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement for the City Manager"\nauthorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to the City Manager's\nEmployment Agreement, effective March 5, 2026, at an annual base salary of\n$327,022 along with other increases as defined; and 2) Consider and adopt\nResolution 2026-28, titled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nEncinitas, California, Approving and Adopting the City's Pay Schedule"\napproving and adopting effective March 5, 2026, the City's Pay Schedule in\nthe amount of $327,022.\n2026-03-25 Item 10D City Manager Campbell Amendment #1

12A. Council Member Initiated Item by Deputy Mayor O’Hara for Direction to Staff\nto Evaluate Methodologies, Tools, and Technologies for AB 747 Evacuation\nImpact\nAnalysis\nand\nRelated\nObjective\nStandards.\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.\nRecommended Action: Direct staff to evaluate available methodologies,\ntools. And technologies for performing AB 747 evacuation impact analyses\nand developing related objective standards, and return to City Council with\nfindings and recommendations within 120 days.\n2026-03-25 Item 12A Council Member Initiated Item O’Hara - AB 747 Fire\nEvacuation

4A.\nPresentation in Recognition of Outgoing Commissioners

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 Wiechers\nRecommended Action: Approve.

8B.\nApproval of the Minutes of the March 11, 2026, Special-Closed Session\nMeeting, March 11, 2026, Special Meeting, and March 11, 2026, Regular\nMeeting.  Contact Person: Interim City Clerk Weichers\nRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes.\n2026-03-25 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.\n2026-03-25 Item 08C Approval of Warrants List

8D. Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Encinitas and San Diego\nRescue Mission (SDRM) to allow SDRM to issue rental assistance checks for\nqualified persons experiencing homelessness in the Encinitas community.\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 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 Persons: Homeless Programs Coordinator Pugh and\nPlanning Manager Anders\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager, in coordination with the\nCity Attorney, to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in\nsubstantial form, between the City of Encinitas and San Diego Rescue Mission\n(SDRM) to allow SDRM to issue rental assistance checks for qualified persons\nexperiencing homelessness. The City would reimburse SDRM and no\nadditional funds would be added to their existing contract.\n2026-03-25 Item 08D San Diego Rescue Mission

8E.\nProfessional Service Agreement between the City of Encinitas and Granicus,\nLLC. for proactive identification, monitoring, documenting and compliance\noutreach (courtesy noticing) of Short-Term Rentals.  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 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be\nseen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may\nhave a significant effect on the environment. The action is also exempt from\nCEQA under Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it involves\nan organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in\nthe direct or indirect physical change in the environment.  Contact Person:\nCode Enforcement Manager Jemison\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to enter into\na Professional Service Agreement between the City of Encinitas ("City") and\nGranicus, LLC for proactive identification, monitoring, and documenting for the\nenforcement of Short-Term Rentals, not to exceed the amount of $120,600\nover the five-year life of the Agreement.\n2026-03-25 Item 08E TR Monitoring - Granicus Host Compliance

8F.\nAmendment No. 2 to Martha Massey’s Independent Contractor Agreement.\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 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: Recreation Services Manager Goodsell\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager in\nconsultation with the Interim City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 2 in\nsubstantial form as with Martha Massey, increasing the instructor\ncompensation, not to exceed amount from the initial agreement to the\nprojected amount in Amendment No. 2 and to extend for one additional term of\n12 months for a total agreement of 6 years.\n2026-03-25 Item 08F Amendment to Martha Massey Agreement

8G. Amendment No. 2 to CLHK Incorporated DBA Encinitas Beach Kids\nIndependent Contractor Agreement. 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\n15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that\nthere is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect\non the environment. The action is also exempt from CEQA under Section\n15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it 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 Goodsell\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager in\nconsultation with the Interim City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 2 in\nsubstantial form with CLHK Incorporated DBA Encinitas Beach Kids (CLHK),\nincreasing the instructor compensation, not to exceed amount from the initial\nagreement to the projected amount in Amendment No. 2.\n2026-03-25 Item 08G Amendment to CLHK Beach Kids Agreement

8H. Amendment No. 2 to Brent Stephens, DBA Concept Creative LLC\nIndependent Contractor Agreement. 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\n15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that\nthere is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect\non the environment. The action is also exempt from CEQA under Section\n15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it 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 Goodsell\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager in\nconsultation with the Interim City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 2 in\nsubstantial form with Brent Stephens, DBA Concept Creative LLC (Concept\nCreative), increasing the instructor compensation, not to exceed amount from\nthe initial agreement to the projected amount in Amendment No. 2, and to\nextend for one additional term of 12 months for a total agreement of 6 years.\n2026-03-25 Item 08H Amendment to Concept Creative Agreement

8I.\nRequest to waive city fees for the Silver Age Yoga Community Outreach\n(SAYCO) Program held at the Encinitas Library Community Room and Cardiff\nSports Park. 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 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: Recreation Services Manager Goodsell\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve waiving room rental and staffing fees for\nSAYCO to offer a one-hour senior yoga class at the Encinitas Library\nCommunity Room one day a week for a period of one year beginning July 1,\n2026, and ending June 30, 2027; and 2) Approve waiving commercial use\npermit fees for SAYCO to offer a one-hour senior yoga class at the Cardiff\nSports Park Expansion area one day a week for a period of one year\nbeginning January 1, 2027, and ending December 31, 2027.\n2026-03-25 Item 08I Fee Waiver Request for Silver Age Yoga Community\nOutreach

8J.\nSummary vacation of two adjacent Irrevocable Offers of Dedication (IOD)\ngranted to the County of San Diego over Lot 4 and Lot 5 of Block 103 of Map\n1547, along Sheffield Ave (449 Sheffield Avenue).  Environmental\nConsiderations: The project is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the common sense exemption in Section\n15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that\nthe activity will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the\nenvironment. The project is also exempt under Section 15301 (Existing\nFacilities), as it involves only minor administrative action related to existing\nfacilities and does not include any expansion of use or physical modification.\nContact Person: Senior Engineer McDowell\nRecommended Action: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2026-08 titled, "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Approving the\nSummary Vacation of 8-Foot and 10-Foot Irrevocable Offers of Dedication\n(IOD) for Public Right-of-Way Over Lot 4 and Lot 5 of Block 103 of Map 1547,\nAlong Sheffield Ave. (CASE NO. SUB-008074-2025); APNs: 260-282-20 &\n260-282-24."\n2026-03-25 Item 08J 449 Sheffield Summary Vacation

8K.\nRequest to accept a Minor Special Event Application from the American\nLegion after the submittal deadline of 45 days in advance of the event date per\nEncinitas Municipal Code 6.11.060.  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\n15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that\nthere is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect\non the environment. The action is also exempt from CEQA under Section\n15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it 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: That the City Council approve the late submittal of\nthe Minor Special Event Application for the American Legion to be held on\nSunday, March 29, 2026.\n2026-03-25 Item 08K Minor Event Late Submittal

8L.\nLetter of Support to AB 1667 (Boerner) Serious Felonies: Furnishing Fentanyl\nto a Minor.  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: Deputy City Manager James\nRecommended Action: Ratify the Letter of Support to AB 1667 (Boerner)\nSerious Felonies: Furnishing Fentanyl to a Minor.\n2026-03-25 Item 08L Ratify Letter of Support AB 1667 (Boerner)