Escondido — 2026-02-18
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1.\nAFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION, MAILING, AND POSTING (COUNCIL/RRB)
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10. APPROVAL OF CALPERS INDUSTRIAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT FOR POLICE OFFICER EDWARD BUSTIN\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-10 amending and superseding Resolution No. 2025-\n51 approving the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Industrial Disability\nRetirement for Police Officer Edward Bustin.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Human Resources Department: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human\nServices)\nPresenter: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human Services\na) Resolution No. 2026-10
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11. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, RETAINING THE\nEXISTING SPEED LIMIT ON ONE STREET SEGMENT\nApproved on January 28, 2026 with a vote of 5/0.\na) Ordinance No. 2026-01 (Second Reading and Adoption)
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12. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A\nSPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT\n(MASTER AND PRECISE PLAN) TO FACILITATE CONSTRUCTION OF A 128 MULTI-FAMILY PROJECT AND\nADOPTING A FIFTH ADDENDUM TO THE FEIR PREPARED FOR THE 2012 GENERAL PLAN UPDATE,\nDOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE, AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN REVISED MITIGATION\nMONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM\nApproved on January 28, 2026 with a vote of 4/1 (Martinez - No).\na) Ordinance No. 2026-02 (Second Reading and Adoption)\nPUBLIC HEARING
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13. 2025-2029 HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (“HUD”) CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND ALLOCATION\nPROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR (“FY”) 2026-2027 FUNDING\nRequest the City Council conduct a Public Hearing to (1) review and reaffirm the priorities adopted in\nthe 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan; (2) approve an allocation process for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 utilizing\nthe maximum allowable allocations for public services and the maximum allowable allocations for\nadministration of the Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program; and (3) authorize the\nrelease of a Request for Proposals ("RFP") for public services and community development activities.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Director of\nDevelopment Services)\nPresenters: Danielle Lopez, Housing & Neighborhood Services Manager and Dulce Salazar, Management\nAnalyst
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14. SENATE BILL 707 OVERVIEW, IMPACTS ON CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, AND ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION\nNO. 2026-25 ESTABLISHING A TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION POLICY\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-25 establishing a Technology Disruption Policy for\nCity Council meetings in compliance with Senate Bill 707 and the Ralph M. Brown Act and receive and\nfile this report.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (City Clerk's Office: Zack Beck, City Clerk)\nPresenter: Zack Beck, City Clerk\na) Resolution No. 2026-25
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15. CALIFORNIA VOTER’S CHOICE ACT OVERVIEW AND NOVEMBER 4, 2025 VOTE CENTER ANALYSIS\nReceive and file this report providing an overview of the California Voter’s Choice Act, a detailed\nsummary of activities prohibited on Election Day, an analysis of Vote Center operations during the\nNovember 4, 2025 Special Election, and an update on intergovernmental coordination and\nrecommended advocacy actions to strengthen voter experience and election administration.\nStaff Recommendation: Receive and File (City Clerk's Office: Zack Beck, City Clerk)\nPresenter: Zack Beck, City Clerk
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16. BOARD AND COMMISSION TERM EXTENSIONS AND RE-APPOINTMENTS\nRequest the City Council (1) extend the terms of certain Board and Commission members until May 31,\n2026; and (2) ratify Mayor White’s re-appointments of certain Planning and Building Advisory and\nAppeals Board members to full term.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (City Clerk’s Office: Zack Beck, City Clerk)\nPresenter: Zack Beck, City Clerk\nFUTURE AGENDA
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17. 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)
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2.\nAPPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTER\nApproval for City Council and Housing Successor Agency warrants issued between January 19, 2026 to\nFebruary 08, 2026.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Finance Department: Christina Holmes, Director of Finance)\n4
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3.\nAPPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular meeting of January 28, 2026
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4.\nWAIVER OF READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
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5.\nTREASURER’S INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025\nRequest the City Council approve the Quarterly Investment Report for the quarter ended December 31,\n2025.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Finance Department: Douglas Shultz, City Treasurer)\nPresenter: Douglas Shultz, City Treasurer
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6.\nALLOCATION OF LIBRARY TRUST FUNDS\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-13 to approve the allocation of $40,000 in Library\nTrust Funds to supplement the collections budget for the remainder of fiscal year 2026.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Community Services Department: Joseph Goulart, Director of Public\nWorks)\nPresenter: Robert Rhoades, Assistant Director of Community Services\na) Resolution No. 2026-13
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7.\nTENTH AMENDMENT TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH SCS ENGINEERING, INC.\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-22 authorizing the Mayor to execute a Tenth\nAmendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with SCS Engineering, Inc. for engineering and\ncontractor services in support of the remediation of the former Orange Glen Market Site.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Director of\nDevelopment Services)\nPresenter: Matt Souttere, Principal Engineer\na) Resolution No. 2026-22\n5
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8.\nFIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSULTING AGREEMENT WITH STC TRAFFIC, INC.\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-14 authorizing the Mayor to execute a First\nAmendment to the Consulting Services Agreement with STC Traffic, Inc. for On-Call Traffic Engineering\nServices.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Director of\nDevelopment Services)\nPresenter: Megan Crooks, Management Analyst II\na) Resolution No. 2026-14
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9.\nCONTINUING REPAIR OF THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE ESCONDIDO TRUNK SEWER MAIN\nRequest the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-19 declaring that pursuant to the terms of Section\n22050 of the California Public Contract Code, the City Council finds that there is a need to continue the\nemergency repair of the Escondido Trunk Sewer Main.\nStaff Recommendation: Approval (Utilities Department: Daniel Peterson, Director of Utilities)\nPresenter: Kyle Morgan, Assistant Director of Utilities, Wastewater\na) Resolution No. 2026-19