Encinitas — 2026-04-22

10A. Public hearing to introduce and consider amendments to the City’s Short-term\nRental Ordinance as modified by the California Coastal Commission.\nEnvironmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nunder Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen\nwith certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have\na significant effect on the environment. This project is also categorically\nexempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 Class 1 (Existing\nFacilities), in that the short-term rental Municipal Code amendments relate to\nthe licensing, permitting, and operation of a short-term rental within an existing\nprivate structure that involves negligible or no expansion of use. Contact\nPerson: Associate Planner Brenner\nRecommended Action: Introduce City Council Ordinance No. 2026-08 titled\n"An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California,\nAmending Subsection 30.50.030 (Special Regulations) of Chapter 30.50\n(Short-Term Rental) of Title 30 (Zoning) and Subsection 9.38.050 (Permit\nOperating Requirements) of Chapter 9.38 (Regulating Short-Term Rentals) of\nTitle 9 (Public Safety, Peace, and Welfare) of the Encinitas Municipal Code\nand Amending the Local Coastal Program to Incorporate Required\nModifications by the California Coastal Commission Pertaining to Short-Term\nRental Uses."\n2026-04-22 Item 10A Introduction of Ordinance 2026-08 Short-term Rentals\n2026-04-22 Item 10A Introduction of Ordinance 2026-08 Short-term Rentals -\nPublic Comment

10B. Public Hearing to consider amendments to the Encinitas Municipal Code and\nLocal Coastal Program pertaining to Program 2G of the City’s Certified\nHousing Element and for compliance with State law adopted in 1994\n(California\nGovernment\nCode\nSection\n65852.3).\nEnvironmental\nConsiderations: The action before the City Council is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines\nSection 15061(b)(3). This exemption applies because it can be determined\nwith certainty that adoption of the proposed amendments will not result in a\nsignificant effect on the environment. Contact Person: Associate Planner\nBrenner\nRecommended Action: Introduce City Council Ordinance No. 2026-03 titled\n"An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California,\nAmending Section 30.04.010 (Definitions) of Chapter 30.04 of Title 30\n(Zoning) of the Encinitas Municipal Code and the Local Coastal Program to\nRevise the Definition of "Dwelling Unit" to Include Manufactured Housing in\nCompliance with the Sixth Cycle Housing Element Program 2G and State\nLaw."\n2026-04-22 Item 10B Introduction of Ordinance 2026-03 Manufactured Housing

10C. Design Options for the S. Coast Highway 101 Pedestrian Crossing at Solana\nBeach Project (CS25F) Within Encinitas City Limits. 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: City Traffic Engineer Bandegan\nRecommended Action: Provide direction to staff on the preferred project\nconfiguration for the S. Coast Highway 101 Pedestrian Crossing at Solana\nBeach Project (CS25F) within Encinitas city limits.\n2026-04-22 Item 10C Design Options S. Coast Highway 101 Pedestrian\nCrossing at Solana Beach\n2026-04-22 Item 10C Design Options S. Coast Highway 101 Pedestrian\nCrossing at Solana Beach - Public Comment

10D. Introduction of Ordinance No. 2026-05, amending Ordinance No. 2024-10,\ncertifying speed limits in the City of Encinitas (City) by adopting all 2025\nEngineering and Traffic Surveys (E&TS) and establishing a comprehensive\nstreet list for lower speed limits, pursuant to provisions of Assembly Bill 43\n(AB 43) and Assembly Bill 382 (AB 382). 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: City\nTraffic Engineer Bandegan\nRecommended Action: Introduce Ordinance No. 2026-05, titled "An\nOrdinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending\nOrdinance No. 2024-10, Certifying Speed Limits in the City of Encinitas By\nAdopting All Engineering and Traffic Surveys (E&Ts) and Establishing a\nComprehensive Street List for Lower Speed Limits, Pursuant to Provisions of\nAssembly Bill 43 (AB 43) and Assembly Bill 382 (AB 382)."\n2026-04-22 Item 10D AB43 Street List\n2026-04-22 Item 10D AB43 Street List - Public Comment

10E. Leucadia Oaks Native Plant Demonstration Garden Design Approval.\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 15304(b) which exempts\nnew gardening or landscaping, including the replacement of existing\nconventional landscaping with water efficient or fire resistant landscaping.\nContact Person: Parks Operations Manager Norgard\nRecommended Action: Receive a presentation from staff and approve the\ndesign for the Leucadia Oaks Native Plant Demonstration Garden.\n2026-04-22 Item 10E Leucadia Oaks Native Demonstration Garden\n2026-04-22 Item 10E Leucadia Oaks Native Demonstration Garden - Staff\nPresentation

12A. Council initiated item from Councilmember Joy Lyndes to consider the\nremoval of Steven Houbeck from the Urban Forest Advisory Committee\n(UFAC). 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 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.\nRecommended Action: No direction to staff is needed.\n2026-04-22 Item 12A Councilmember Initiated Item April 2026 - Committee\nmember removal UFAC\n2026-04-22 Item 12A Councilmember Initiated Item April 2026 - Committee\nmember removal UFAC - Public Comment

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 March 18, 2026, Special Meeting; March 18,\n2026, Regular Meeting; March 25, 2026, Regular Meeting; April 8, 2026,\nSpecial Meeting; and April 8, 2026, Regular Meeting. Contact Person: Interim\nCity Clerk Weichers\nRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes.\n2026-04-22 Item 08B Minutes

8C. Renewal of the Encinitas Landscape and Lighting District 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 Guidelines\nbecause it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the\nactivity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The\naction 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 Lisenbee\nRecommended Action: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2026-29, titled "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Declaring Its\nIntention to Order the Renewal of the Encinitas Landscape and Lighting\nDistrict for FY 2026-27 and Setting of a Public Hearing on May 27, 2026,\nPursuant to the Provisions of Division 15, Part 2 of the Streets and Highways\nCode of the State of California."\n2026-04-22 Item 08C Renewal of the Encinitas Landscape and Lighting District\nFY27

8D. Adoption of City Council Resolutions for the Approval of the Saxony Road\nDesign and Designation of Intersection Control at Saxony Road and YMCA\nDriveway Intersection as All-Way Stop Control (AWSC). Environmental\nConsiderations: The proposed action is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (c) of the CEQA\nGuidelines. This section exempts projects characterized as minor alterations\nto public facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of the existing use.\nContact Person: Engineer II Barr\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2026-31 titled,\n"A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California,\nEstablishing All-Way Stop Control at the Intersection of Saxony Road and\nYMCA Driveway" and 2) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2026-32 titled, "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Approving the\nDesign and Plans for the Striping of Saxony Road, Pursuant to Government\nCode Section 830.6."\n2026-04-22 Item 08D Saxony YMCA All Way Stop Control

8E.\nAmendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Michael\nBaker International (MBI) for additional professional civil engineering\nconstruction support services for the Leucadia Streetscape Segment C West\nProject (CS23D) and North Coast Highway 101 Drainage Improvements\nProject (CD23A) (together referred to as "Project"). Environmental\nConsiderations: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act,\nenvironmental clearance for the project was provided under the Final\nEnvironmental Impact Report for the North Coast Highway 101 Streetscape\nImprovement Project (10-035 DR/CDP/EIR and 10-036 GPA/SPA/LCPA) and\nthe Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Report (SUBC-005527-\n2022) and NEPA was completed (HUD Grant No. B-23-CP-0159, SCH No.\n2015091084) for the North Highway 101 Drainage Improvements Project\n(CD23A). Contact Person: Interim Assistant Director of Engineering Widelski\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 2 to the\nAgreement with MBI for professional civil engineering construction support\nservices in substantial form, for the Leucadia Streetscape Segment C West\nProject (CS23D) and North Highway 101 Drainage Improvements Project\n(CD23A), to add $200,000 of capacity to the professional services agreement,\nfor a new not-to-exceed amount of $581,369 over the duration of the\nagreement.\n2026-04-22 Item 08E MBI Streetscape Contract Amendment 2

8F.\nAmendment No. 3 to Agreement for Professional Consultant Services between\nthe City of Encinitas and Tory R. Walker Engineering, Inc. to add $120,000 for\nas-needed engineering services for private development projects and to\nextend the term through June 30, 2027. 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 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 Engineer Zielke\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager or her designee, in\ncoordination with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 3 to the\nAgreement with Tory R. Walker Engineering, Inc. in substantial form as\nAttachment 1, to add $120,000 of capacity to the Agreement, resulting in a\nnew not-to-exceed amount of $275,500, and to extend the term of the\nagreement through June 30, 2027.\n2026-04-22 Item 08F Tory Walker As-Needed Engineering Services Contract\nAmendment 3

8G. Approval of Design and Plans and Authorization to Advertise for Construction\nof the Wiro Park Improvements Project (CP23D). Environmental\nConsiderations: This project has been determined to be exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines\nSections 15301 and 15302. The project is exempt from environmental review\nper CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 - Existing\nFacilities, which is a Class 1 exemption. Class 1 exemptions, "consist of the\noperation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor\nalteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical\nequipment, or topographic features, involving negligible or no expansion of\nexisting or former use." The proposed scope of work includes the removal and\nreplacement of existing playground equipment, safety surfacing and drainage\nimprovements for the existing community park. This work is expected to take\nplace within the general vicinity of the existing playground and would involve\nnegligible expansion of the existing use of the facility and would not affect the\nuse or function of the existing park. The project is exempt from environmental\nreview per CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15302 -\nReplacement or Reconstruction, which is a Class 2 exemption. Class 2\nexemptions, "consist of replacement or reconstruction of existing structures\nand facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as the\nstructure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity\nas the structure replaced." Furthermore, within State CEQA Guidelines\nSection 15302, CEQA Guidelines Section 15302(b) would apply, for the\n"replacement of a commercial structure with a new structure of substantially\nthe same size, purpose and capacity." This exempts the replacement of\ncommercial structures with new structures of substantially the same size,\npurpose, and capacity for environmental review. The proposed scope of work\nincludes the removal and replacement of existing playground equipment,\nsafety surfacing and drainage improvements for the existing community park.\nContact Person: Senior Engineer Baldenegro\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve the design and plans for the Wiro Park\nImprovements Project (CP23D); 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-22 titled, "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Approving the\nDesign and Plans for Construction of the Wiro Park Improvements Project\n(CP23D), Pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6"; and 3) Authorize the\nadvertisement of the Wiro Park Improvements Project (CP23D) for\nconstruction bids.\n2026-04-22 Item 08G Wiro Park Improvements Immunity