Escondido — 2025-12-17

1.\nAFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION, MAILING, AND POSTING (COUNCIL/RRB)

10. FISCAL YEAR 2024 OPERATION STONEGARDEN GRANT AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-159 to (1) accept Fiscal Year 2024 Operation\nStonegarden Grant Funds in the amount of $10,000 from the California Office of Emergency services\nthrough the County of San Diego and (2) authorize the Chief of Police or his designee to execute grant\ndocuments on behalf of the city and approve budget adjustments needed to spend grant funds.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Police Department: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police)\nPresenter: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police\na) Resolution No. 2025-159

11. PERATON - COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH (CAD) FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER MAINTENANCE\nAGREEMENT\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-169 authorizing the Mayor to execute a First\nAmendment to the Maintenance Agreement with Peraton, Inc. for the Police Department’s existing\nComputer Aided Dispatch (“CAD”) System in the amount of $244,395 for the period of January 1, 2026\nthrough December 31, 2026.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Police Department: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police)\nPresenter: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police\na) Resolution No. 2025-169

12. COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH (CAD) CONTRACT AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-170 (1) authorizing the purchase of a new Computer\nAided Dispatch (“CAD”) system; (2) authorizing the Mayor to execute a Public Service Agreement with\nTyler Technologies, Inc.; and (3) establishing a project budget adjustment.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Police Department: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police)\nPresenter: Erik Witholt, Police Captain\na) Resolution No. 2025-170

13. FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 REGIONAL REALIGNMENT RESPONSE GRANT AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-171 (1) authorizing the Chief of Police to accept a\nFiscal Year 2025-26 Regional Realignment Response Grant in the amount of $80,000 from the State of\nCalifornia Board of Community Corrections; (2) authorizing the Chief of Police or his designee to execute\ngrant documents on behalf of the City; and (3) approving budget adjustments needed to spend grant\nfunds.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Police Department: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police)\nPresenter: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police\na) Resolution No. 2025-171

14. APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LIBRARY SYSTEMS\n& SERVICES LLC. TO OPERATE THE ESCONDIDO PUBLIC LIBRARY THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-172 authorizing the Mayor to execute, on behalf of\nthe City, a First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Escondido and\nLibrary Systems and Services extending the Agreement until June 30, 2028.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (City Manager’s Office: Sean McGlynn, City Manager)\nPresenter: Joanna Axelrod, Deputy City Manager\na) Resolution No. 2025-172

15. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING\nESCONDIDO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 31, SECTION 200 THROUGH 203, INCLUSIVE, PERTAINING TO\nCROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL REGULATIONS\nApproved on December 3, 2025 with a vote count of 5/0.\na) Ordinance No. 2025-08 (Second Reading and Adoption)

16. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER\n6 OF THE ESCONDIDO MUNICIPAL CODE, TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL,\nPLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, HISTORICAL BUILDING, EXISTING BUILDING AND ENERGY\nCODES, AND THE GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE\nApproved on December 3, 2025 with a vote count of 5/0.\na) Ordinance No. 2025-09 (Second Reading and Adoption)

17. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER\n11 OF THE ESCONDIDO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND THE\nWILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE AND LOCAL AMENDMENTS\nApproved on December 3, 2025 with a vote count of 5/0.\na) Ordinance No. 2025-10 (Second Reading and Adoption)

18. CONTINUED FROM NOVEMBER 12, 2025 MEETING - SHORT-FORM RENT INCREASE APPLICATION FOR\nCAREFREE RANCH MOBILE HOMEPARK\nRequest the City Council sitting as the Escondido Rent Review Board hold a public hearing to review and\nconsider Carefree Ranch Mobilehome Park Short-Form Application and adopt Resolution No. RRB 2025-\n131.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Development\nServices Director)\nPresenters: Carlos Cervantes, Management Analyst and Stephen Jacobson, Code Compliance Officer II\na) Resolution RRB No. 2025-131

19. PL24-0091/PL24-0092/PL24-0093/PL24-0094/PL24-0095/PL25-0324 – THE MAPLE – DOWNTOWN\nSPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT, AND\nDESIGN REVIEW PERMIT\nRequest the City Council adopt the following Resolutions and Ordinance, approving the Project: adopt\nOrdinance No. 2025-13, (a) approving a Specific Plan Amendment, Development Agreement, Planned\nDevelopment Permit (Master and Precise Plan) to facilitate construction of a 128 multi-family\ndevelopment, and (b) adoption of a Fifth Addendum to the FEIR 2012 General Plan Update, Downtown\nSpecific Plan Update, and Climate Action Plan, including the revised Mitigation Monitoring and\nReporting Program; (c) adopt Resolution No. 2025-168, approving a Design Review Permit for\nconstruction of a 128 multi-family development project.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, AICP, Director of\nDevelopment Services)\nPresenter: Ivan Flores, AICP, Principal Planner\na) Resolution No. 2025-168\nb) Ordinance No. 2025-13 (First Reading and Introduction)\n10\nCURRENT BUSINESS

2.\nAPPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTER\nRequest the City Council approve the City Council and Housing Successor Agency warrants issued\nbetween December 01, 2025 to December 07, 2025.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Finance Department: Christina Holmes, Director of Finance)

20. COUNCIL COMPENSATION\nRequest the City Council consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-12 amending Escondido Municipal\nCode section 2-28(a) and section 2-28(b), after making findings supporting a salary increase for\ncouncilmembers and/or the mayor, respectively, to be effective in December 2026, pursuant to state\nlaw and the Escondido City Council Rules of Procedure.\nStaff Recommendation: Provide Direction (Human Resources Department: Jessica Perpetua, Director of\nHuman Resources)\nPresenter: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human Resources\na) Ordinance No. 2025-12 (First Reading and Introduction)

21. UNCLASSIFIED AND MANAGEMENT SALARY AND BENEFITS PLAN, PART-TIME SALARY PLANS, AND\nFULL-TIME COMPENSATION SCHEDULE\nRequest the City Council take the following actions: adopt Resolution No. 2025-165 amending the Salary\nand Benefits Plan for the Unclassified and Management Groups; adopt Resolution No. 2025-166\namending the Part-time Salary Plan and Part-Time Classification and Benefits Plan; and adopt Resolution\nNo. 2025-167 amending the full-time compensation schedule for all employee groups.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Human Resources Department: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human\nResources)\nPresenter: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human Resources\na) Resolution No. 2025-165\nb) Resolution No. 2025-166\nc) Resolution No. 2025-167

22. LETTER IN SUPPORT OF TRANSFERRING THE SAN PASQUAL BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK TO THE SAN\nPASQUAL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS\nRequest the City Council approve sending a letter to City of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria expressing\nsupport for the transfer of San Pasqual Battlefield State Park to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians.\nStaff Recommendation: None (City Clerk’s Office: Zack Beck, City Clerk)\nPresenter: Zack Beck, City Clerk\n11

23. APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY MAYOR\nRequest the City Council appoint Councilmember Joe Garcia to serve as Deputy Mayor in accordance\nwith Ordinance No. 2020-28.\nStaff Recommendation: None (City Clerk's Office: Zack Beck, City Clerk)\nPresenter: Zack Beck, City Clerk

24. REVIEW AND UPDATE OF CITY COUNCIL SUBCOMMITTEE AND INTERAGENCY ASSIGNMENTS\nRequest the City Council ratify members to serve on Interagency Boards and Council Subcommittees.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (City Clerk's Office: Zack Beck, City Clerk)\nPresenter: Zack Beck, City Clerk\nFUTURE AGENDA

25. FUTURE AGENDA\nThe purpose of this item is to identify issues presently known to staff or which members of the City\nCouncil wish to place on an upcoming City Council agenda. Council comment on these future agenda\nitems is limited by California Government Code Section 54954.2 to clarifying questions, brief\nannouncements, or requests for factual information in connection with an item when it is discussed.\nStaff Recommendation: None (City Clerk's Office: Zack Beck)\nCOUNCILMEMBERS SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND OTHER REPORTS\nCITY MANAGER’S REPORT\nThe most current information from the City Manager regarding Economic Development, Capital Improvement\nProjects, Public Safety, and Community Development.

3.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular meeting of December 3, 2025

4.\nWAIVER OF READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

5.\nBENEFITS CONSULTING AND BROKERAGE SERVICES\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-155, authorizing the Mayor to execute, on behalf of\nthe City, a Consulting Agreement with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. for employee benefits and\ninsurance brokerage services.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Human Resources Department: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human\nResources)\nPresenter: Patrice Russell, Human Resources Manager\na) Resolution No. 2025-155

6.\nDISPATCH STANDBY PROGRAM\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-173, approving the implementation of a Dispatch\nStandby program with the Escondido Police Officers’ Association (“POA”) – Non-Sworn (“NSP”)\nBargaining Unit.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Human Resources Department: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human\nResources)\nPresenter: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human Resources\na) Resolution No. 2025-173

7.\nAWARD OF CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WINDSOR GARDENS FENCE PROJECT, SECOND\nAMENDMENT TO CONSULTANT CONTRACT WITH JPW COMMUNICATIONS, INC., AND A BUDGET\nADJUSTMENT\nRequest the City Council (1) adopt Resolution No. 2025-151 awarding a construction contract to Dash\nConstruction Company, Inc. and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City, to execute a Public\nImprovement Agreement in the amount of $681,985.00 for construction of the Windsor Gardens Fence\nProject, (2) adopt Resolution No. 2025-152 approving a Second Amendment to the existing consultant\ncontract with JPW Communications, Inc. in the amount of $21,265; and (3) approve a budget\nadjustment in the amount of $890,000 to fund the construction contract and related expenses, and the\nconsultant contract amendment.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Director of\nDevelopment Services)\nPresenters: Matt Souttere, Principal Engineer and Jason Christman, Interim City Engineer\na) Resolution No. 2025-151\nb) Resolution No. 2025-152

8.\nCONTINUING THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE ESCONDIDO TRUNK SEWER MAIN\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-164, declaring that pursuant to the terms of Section\n22050 of the California Public Contract Code, the City Council finds there is a need to continue the emergency repair of the Escondido Trunk Sewer Main.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Utilities Department: Kyle Morgan, Interim Director of Utilities)\nPresenter: Kyle Morgan, Interim Director of Utilities\na) Resolution No. 2025-164

9.\nFISCAL YEAR 2025-26 STATE OF CALIFORNIA CITIZEN’S OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM GRANT\nAND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-160 authorizing the Escondido Police Department to\naccept a Fiscal Year 2025-26 Citizens’ Option for Public Safety Program Grant in the amount of $229,884;\napproving grant expenditures consistent with guidelines in AB1913; authorizing the Chief of Police or\ntheir designee to execute grant documents on behalf of the City; and approving budget adjustments\nneeded to spend grant funds. Grant Funds will cover salary expenses for part-time Police Department\nemployees.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Police Department: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police)\nPresenter: Ken Plunkett, Chief of Police\na) Resolution No. 2025-160