Encinitas — 2026-04-15

City Council

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10A. Continued public hearing from March 11, 2026 to consider and approve\nResolution No. 2026-24 approving the FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan (AAP)\nfor\nthe\nCommunity\nDevelopment\nBlock\nGrant\n(CDBG)\nProgram.\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 Schubert\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-24, titled "A Resolution\nof the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Approving the\nCommunity Development Block Grant Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Annual Action\nPlan, and Authorizing Submission of the FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan and\nApplicable Certifications to the United States Department of Housing and\nUrban Development (HUD)"; 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to\ntransmit the approved FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan and execute all\nrequired certifications to HUD; and 3) Authorize the City Manager, or\ndesignee, to be the designated official representative of the City as a CDBG\ngrantee and execute all necessary funding agreements and documents\nconsistent with the FY 2026-27 Annual Action Plan.\n2026-04-15 Item 10A CDBG Annual Action Plan 26-27
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10B. Community Grant Program North County Health Project Inc dba True Care\nApplication Request for FY 2026-27. 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\n15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty\nthat there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant\neffect on the environment. The action is also exempt from CEQA under\nSection 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it involves an\norganizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the\ndirect or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person:\nManagement Analyst Lewis\nRecommended Action: Review and approve the recommended funding\nallocation and make any desired additional allocations to the grant applicant,\nNorth County Health Project Inc dba True Care.\n2026-04-15 Item 10B CGP FY26-27 TrueCare Application Request
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10C. Community Grant Program Application Requests for FY 2026-27.\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: Management Analyst Lewis\nRecommended Action: Review and approve the recommended funding\nallocations and make any desired additional allocations to the grant\napplicants.\n2026-04-15 Item 10C CGP FY26-27 Application Requests
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10D. Senate Bill 707 (SB 707) compliance. 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\n15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty\nthat there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant\neffect on the environment. The action is also exempt from CEQA under\nSection 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it involves an\norganizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the\ndirect or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Persons:\nInformation Technology Director Contreras and Interim City Clerk Weichers\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve the Meeting Disruption Policy (Policy\nNumber G007), and 2) Approve public instructions for hybrid meeting\nparticipation.\n2026-04-15 Item 10D SB 707 Compliance
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4A.\nState of the City Presentation
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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.
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8B.\nApproval 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.\n2026-04-15 Item 08B Approval of Warrants List
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8C. Adoption of the Native Plant Ordinance, City Council Ordinance No. 2026-07.\nEnvironmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is exempt from environmental review in accordance with California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15307 (Class 7),\nActions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources; Section\n15308 (Class 8), Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the\nEnvironment and Section 15300.2, Exceptions. Section 15307 provides a\ncategorical exemption for actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized\nby State law or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, or\nenhancement of a natural resource where the regulatory process involves\nprocedures for protection of the environment. Section 15308 provides a\ncategorical exemption for actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized\nby State or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration,\nenhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process\ninvolves procedures for protection of the environment. Section 15300.2\nidentifies a series of exceptions, that if applicable, prohibit the application of a\ncategorical exemption and therefore preclude a project from being found\ncategorically exempt. The proposed project is not identified as a prohibited\nexception; and therefore, the exemption applies. Contact Person: Senior\nPlanner Cadona\nRecommended Action: Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2026-07 titled "An\nOrdinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Adding\nChapter 23.27 (Plants and Trees) to Title 23 (Building and Construction) of the\nEncinitas Municipal Code."\n2026-04-15 Item 08C Native Plant Ordinance- Adoption
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8D. Review and approve the execution of Memorandums of Understanding for\nMaster Crime Insurance Program, Cyber Liability Program, Optional Excess\nLiability Program and Pollution Liability Insurance Program between the City\nand Public Risk Innovation, Solutions, and Management (PRISM).\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 direct or indirect physical change in the\nenvironment. Contact Person: Administrative Services Manager Chapman\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute the\nMemorandums of Understanding for Master Crime Insurance Program, Cyber\nLiability Program, Optional Excess Liability Program and Pollution Liability\nInsurance Program between the City and Public Risk Innovation, Solutions,\nand Management (PRISM).\n2026-04-15 Item 08D PRISM MOU’s
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8E.\nExtend use of temporary lights at Leo Mullen Sports Park for Encinitas\nExpress. 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: Recreation Supervisor II Anderson\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 11, extending\nthe compliance agreement for one additional year between the City of\nEncinitas and Encinitas Express for use of temporary lights at Leo Mullen\nSports Park, in substantial form.\n2026-04-15 Item 08E Leo Mullen Light Use Agreement