Encinitas — 2026-06-17

City Council

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10B. Introduction of AB 2011 and SB 6 citywide implementing ordinance and\nobjective design standards for the Downtown Encinitas and North 101\nCorridor Specific Plans. Contact Person: Senior Planner Cadona\nThis Public Hearing has been continued to the August 12, 2026, City\nCouncil Meeting, which begins at 6:00 p.m., (date certain). It only appears\non this agenda because it was legally noticed.

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10C. Updates to the City of Encinitas Permit Parking Program and Municipal Code\nChapter 14.41 and Introduction of Ordinance No. 2026-12 and Updates to\nCity of Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter 14.42 and Introduction of\nOrdinance No. 2026-13. 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)\n(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it involves an organizational or\nadministrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or\nindirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person: City Traffic\nEngineer Bandegan\nRecommended Action: 1) Conduct a public hearing regarding amending\nChapter 14.41, Permit Parking Zones, and Chapter 14.42 Parking Violation\nEnforcement of the Encinitas Municipal Code; 2) Receive the report by Dixon\nResources Unlimited, Inc. on City of Encinitas' Permit Parking Program; 3)\nIntroduce Ordinance No. 2026-12, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of\nthe City of Encinitas, California, Amending Chapter 14.41, Permit Parking\nZones, of the Encinitas Municipal Code"; and 4) Introduce Ordinance No.\n2026-13, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Amending Chapter 14.42, Parking Violation Enforcement, of the\nEncinitas Municipal Code".\n2026-06-17 Item 10C Updates to Permit Parking Program and EMC Chapters\n14.41 & 14.42

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10D. Second reading and final adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-06 to amend the\nCity of Encinitas’ contract with the California Public Employees’ Retirement\nSystem to change the retirement classification of the Fire Marshal positions\nfrom Local Miscellaneous to Fire Safety. 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 CEQA Guidelines because it can be seen with certainty that\nthere 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\ndirect or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person:\nHuman Resources Manager Wecker\nRecommended Action: Second reading and final adoption of Ordinance\nNo. 2026-06, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract Between the City\nCouncil of the City of Encinitas and the Board of Administration of the\nCalifornia Public Employees' Retirement System."\n2026-06-17 Item 10D Fire Marshal PERS Amendment

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10E. Urban Forest Advisory Committee (UFAC) Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26\nAccomplishments Report and FY 2026-27 Annual Work 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\nnot result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact\nPerson: Street Maintenance Operations Superintendent Tobin\nRecommended Action: 1) Receive a presentation on the UFAC FY 2025-26\nAccomplishments, and 2) Approve the UFAC FY 2026-27 Annual Work Plan.\n2026-06-17 Item 10E UFAC Accomplishments & Work Plan

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10F. Approval of FY 2026-27 Operating Budget and FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31\nCapital Improvement Program (CIP) and Financial Plan; Adoption of\nResolution 2026-48, Approving Operating and CIP Appropriations for FY\n2026-27; Adoption of Resolution 2026-49, Determining the Appropriations\nLimit for FY 2026-27 and Adoption of Resolution 2026-50, Approving Position\nTitles and Pay Ranges 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\nthe direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person:\nFinance Manager Sanders\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-48 titled, "A\nResolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Adopting the\nFiscal Year 2026-27 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Program\nAppropriations"; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-49 titled, "A Resolution of the\nCity Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Determining and Adopting the\nAppropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2026-27 in Accordance with Article XIII-B\nof the Constitution of the State of California"; and 3) Adopt Resolution No.\n2026-50 titled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Approving Titles and Pay Ranges for the City of Encinitas for\nFiscal Year 2026-27."\n2026-06-17 Item 10F Adopting FY27 Operating and CIP Budget

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10G. A Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Encinitas and The\nEncinitas Project.\nEnvironmental 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)\n(5) of the CEQA Guidelines because it involves an organizational or\nadministrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or\nindirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person: Parks,\nRecreation and Cultural Arts Director Knopp\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Encinitas Project, in\nconjunction with the City Attorney in substantial form, as attached, to actively\nsupport and work together to supplement traditional sources of a City funding\nto enrich the lives of Encinitas residents and visitors through June 30, 2027.\n2026-06-17 Item 10G The Encinitas Project MOU\n2026-06-17 Item 10G The Encinitas Project MOU - Public Comment

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10H. Approve changes to City Council Policy C003 - Policies and Protocols for\nCity Council Meetings (Time Donations and Digital Speakers). 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\nnot result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.\nContact Person: City Clerk Weichers\nRecommended Action: City Council to approve updates to City Council\nPolicy C003 - Policies and Protocols for City Council Meetings pertaining to\ntime donations and Digital Speakers with an effective date of July 1, 2026, to\nalign with the provisions of Senate Bill 707 (SB 707).\n2026-06-17 Item 10H City Council Policy C003 Updates

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4A. Presentation of Proclamation declaring June Pride Month

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8A. Approval 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 Weichers\nRecommended Action: Approve.

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8B. Approval of the Minutes of the May 20, 2026, Regular Meeting; and May 27,\n2026, Regular Meeting. Contact Person: City Clerk Weichers\nRecommended Action: Approve the Minutes.\n2026-06-17 Item 08B Minutes

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8C. Approval of the Warrants List (Register of Demands). Contact Person:\nFinance Manager Dinh\nRecommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review and\napprove the warrants.\n2026-06-17 Item 08C Approval of Warrants List

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8D. Completion of Emergency Replacement of Sewer Manhole at 2524 San Elijo\nAvenue (Project CC26D). Environmental Considerations: The action being\nconsidered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15269(b) of CEQA Guidelines. The\naction involves emergency repairs to publicly owned facilities necessary to\nmaintain service essential to public health and safety. Contact Person:\nPrincipal Engineer Elmer Alex\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-51, titled "A Resolution\nof the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending the Fiscal\nYear 2025-26 Budget"; amend the FY 2025-26 budget by appropriating\n$164,267 to Project CC26D Emergency San Elijo Manhole Replacement; 2)\nAuthorize the City Manager, or designee, in consultation with the City Attorney,\nto execute Amendment No. 5 to the Agreement with Burtech Pipeline\nIncorporated for emergency sewer repair services in substantial form, for the\nEmergency San Elijo Manhole Replacement Project (CC26D), to add\n$271,367 of capacity to the agreement, for a new not-to-exceed amount of\n$310,736 over the duration of the agreement.\n2026-06-17 Item 08D Completion of San Elijo Emergency Manhole\nReplacement

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8E. Adoption of Ordinance 2026-09 amending Articles II and III of City of Encinitas\nMunicipal Code, Chapter 14.40, to provide updated code regulations for time-\nlimited parking zones in the City of Encinitas. Environmental Considerations:\nThe action 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: City Traffic Engineer\nBandegan\nRecommended Action: 1) Adopt Ordinance No. 2026-09, titled "An\nOrdinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending\nArticles II And III of Encinitas Municipal Code, Chapter 14.40 Stopping,\nStanding, and Parking, to Create Time-Limited Parking Zone Regulations";\nand 2) Approve the City of Encinitas On-Street Time-Limited Parking Policy\nC038, establishing a consistent methodology for evaluating and implementing\ntime-limited parking within the City.\n2026-06-17 Item 08E Amending EMC Chapter 14.40 - Time-Limited Parking\nZones

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8F. Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with\nRailPros, Inc. for the Final Engineering Phase of the Leucadia At-Grade Rail\nCrossings Project (CS24B). 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\nadministrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect\nphysical change in the environment. Contact Person: Senior Engineer\nBaldenegro\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager, or designee, in\nconsultation with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 3 to the\nAgreement with RailPros, Inc. for design professional consultant services in\nsubstantial form, to add $299,880 of capacity for a new not-to-exceed total of\n$944,705 over the duration of the agreement for the Final Engineering of the\nLeucadia At-Grade Rail Crossings Project (CS24B).\n2026-06-17 Item 08F AMD#3 to PSA with RailPros for Design of the Leucadia\nAt-Grade Rail Crossings Project (CS24B)

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8G. Acceptance of the Citywide Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) Project\n(CS22B). 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 Barr\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. 2026-15, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the\nCity of Encinitas, California, Accepting the Public Improvements for the\nCitywide Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI) Project (CS22B)".\n2026-06-17 Item 08G Acceptance of Citywide LPI Project (CS22B) - Notice of\nCompletion (NOC)

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8H. Approve the Design for the La Costa Avenue Pedestrian Path Project\n(CS24C), Authorize Advertisement for Construction, and appropriate\ndeveloper fair share and in lieu fees. Environmental Considerations: The\naction being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (c) of the CEQA\nGuidelines. This exempts minor alterations to existing public streets,\nsidewalks, gutters, and similar facilities including the replacement or\nreconstruction of existing structures and facilities. The project meets the\ncriteria of this CEQA Guidelines section. No historic resources are affected by\nthe construction and grading proposed with the project and no other\nexceptions in Section 15300.2 of the CEQA Guidelines are applicable to the\nproject. Contact Person: Engineer I DeWhite\nRecommended Action: 1) Approve the design and plans for the La Costa\nAvenue Pedestrian Path Project (CS24C); 2) Adopt City Council Resolution\nNo. 2026-42 titled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas,\nCalifornia, Approving the Design and Plans for Construction of the La Costa\nAvenue Pedestrian Path Project (CS24C), Pursuant To Government Code\nSection 830.6"; 3) Authorize the advertisement of the La Costa Avenue\nPedestrian Path Project (CS24C) for construction bids; and 4) Adopt City\nCouncil Resolution No. 2026-43, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the\nCity of Encinitas, California, Amending the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget" to\nincrease the La Costa Avenue Pedestrian Path Project (CS24C) by $29,300.\n2026-06-17 Item 08H Design Approval for the La Costa Ave Pedestrian Path\nProject (CS24C)

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8I. Recruitment to empanel Board of Appeals. 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: City Clerk Weichers,\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Clerk to recruit candidates for\nappointment to the Board of Appeals.\n2026-06-17 Item 08I Authorization to Recruit for Board of Appeals Members

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8K. Letter of Opposition for AB 1294 (Haney, Wicks) Planning and zoning: housing\ndevelopment: standardized application form. Environmental Considerations:\nThe action 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: Deputy City Manager\nJames\nRecommended Action: Approve a Letter of Opposition for AB 1294 (Haney,\nWicks) Planning and zoning: housing development: standardized application\nform.\n2026-06-17 Item 08K Letter of Opposition for AB 1294

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8L. Letter of Support for AB 1448 (Hart, Stern) Coastal resources: California\nCoastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged lands: oil and gas development.\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: Deputy City Manager James\nRecommended Action: Approve a Letter of Support for AB 1448 (Hart, Stern)\nCoastal resources: California Coastal Sanctuary: tidelands and submerged\nlands: oil and gas development.\n2026-06-17 Item 08L Letter of Support for AB 1448