San Clemente — 2025-03-18

City Council

#A Closed Session
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code section\n54956.9(a)(d)(2)\nNumber of Cases: 1\nFacts and Circumstances per Government Code section 54956.9(e)(1): Facts\nand circumstances that might result in litigation against the City that the City\nbelieves are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs.
#B Closed Session
B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n1. Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)\nTitle: City Manager\n2. Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(1)&(4)\nTitle: City Attorney\nBUSINESS MEETING (5:30 P.M.)
#A Consent Calendar
A. City Council Minutes\nStaff Recommendation:\n(1) APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF\nMARCH 4, 2025.
#B Consent Calendar
B. Commission/Committee Minutes\nStaff Recommendation:\nReceive and file the following:\n(1) PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF\nFEBRUARY 19, 2025.\n(2) ZONING ADMINISTRATOR REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF\nMARCH 6, 2025.
#C Consent Calendar
C. Warrant Register\n(1) APPROVE WIRE TRANSFER NOS.\n3196 THROUGH 3203 AND WARRANT NOS.\n602658 THROUGH 602821, PAID ON\n2-21-25, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,747,821.65\n(2) APPROVE WARRANT NOS.\n602822 THROUGH 602963, PAID ON\n2-28-25, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,009,262.79\n(3) APPROVE WIRE TRANSFER NOS.\n3204 THROUGH 3211 AND WARRANT NOS.\n602964 THROUGH 603199, PAID ON\n3-7-25, IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,071,256.31\nTOTAL WARRANT REGISTER $9,828,340.75\nPayroll Register\nAPPROVE WARRANT NOS. 969\nTHROUGH 971 AND AUTOMATIC\nDEPOSIT ADVISES 100947\nTHROUGH 101269, FOR THE PERIOD\n2-3-25 THROUGH 2-16-25, PAID\nON 2-21-25, IN THE AMOUNT OF $507,122.24\nAPPROVE WARRANT NOS. 972\nTHROUGH 973 AND AUTOMATIC\nDEPOSIT ADVISES 101270\nTHROUGH 101601, FOR THE PERIOD\n2-17-25 THROUGH 3-2-25, PAID\nON 3-7-25, IN THE AMOUNT OF $528,399.88\nTOTAL PAYROLL REGISTER $1,035,522.12
#D Consent Calendar
D. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2024 GENERAL\nPLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT\nStaff Recommendation\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 25-31 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING\nTHE GENERAL PLAN 2024 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.\n2. Direct staff to submit the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report to the\nState of California as required by law.
#E Consent Calendar
E. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR 2025\nStaff Recommendation\nAdopt Resolution No. 25-32 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, PURSUANT\nTO SECTION 39561 AND 39562 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT\nCODE DECLARING WEEDS, RUBBISH, REFUSE, AND DIRT UPON\nSTREETS, SIDEWALKS, PARKWAYS, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY TO BE\nPUBLIC NUISANCES AND PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT THEREOF.
#F Consent Calendar
F. CONTRACT AWARD - AS-NEEDED GEOTECHNICAL PLAN REVIEW\nSERVICES\nStaff Recommendation\nAdopt Resolution No. 25-33, which will:\n1. Award professional services agreements to LGC Geotechnical, Inc, GMU\nGeotechnical, Inc., and Verdantas, Inc. for on-call as-needed geotechnical\nplan check services.\n2. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C25-13, by\nand between the City of San Clemente and LGC Geotechnical, Inc.,\nproviding for on-call as-needed geotechnical plan check services, for a term\nof three (3) years, in an amount not to exceed $80,000 annually, with two\noptional one-year extensions exercisable in the City Manager's discretion.\n3. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C25-14, by\nand between the City of San Clemente and GMU Geotechnical, Inc.,\nproviding for on-call as-needed geotechnical plan check services, for a term\nof three (3) years, in an amount not to exceed $80,000 annually, with two\noptional one-year extensions exercisable in the City Manager's discretion.\n4. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C25-15, by\nand between the City of San Clemente and Verdantas, Inc., providing for\non-call as-needed geotechnical plan check services, for a term of three (3)\nyears, in an amount not to exceed $30,000 annually, with two optional\none-year extensions exercisable in the City Manager's discretion.
#A New Business
A. WARWICK GROUP CONSULTANTS PROJECT UPDATE\nPresentation by Howard Marlowe, President and Dan Ginolfi, Senior Vice\nPresident, Warwick Group Consultants, concerning an update on funding for\nbeach nourishment and related projects.
#B New Business
B. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION ABOUT PAST CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE\nMARINE UNIT SUPPORT BUDGET ITEM AND POTENTIAL INCREASE IN\nCURRENT AND FUTURE ALLOCATIONS\n(Agendized by Mayor Knoblock, with the support of Councilmember Loeffler and\nCouncilmember Cabral at the March 4, 2025 City Council meeting.)\nStaff Recommendation\nReceive and file the Administrative Report dated March 18, 2025 with\ndirection to the City Manager to:\n1. Reimburse the owner of the Bella Collina golf course for the shortfall for\nthe activity for the 2nd Battalion 1st Marines.\n2. Initiate a supplemental budget appropriation in the amount of $7,500 to\nincrease the allocation to the Marine Unit Support to $25,000 with further\ndirection to work to identify alternative funding and if no funding is\navailable, to use the increase in the allocation for Marine Unit Support, but\nin no case shall expenditures exceed the allocation without additional\napproval by the City Council.
#A Public Hearings
A. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE FAILURE OF\nBROADMOOR SAN CLEMENTE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION TO ENFORCE\nCERTAIN COVENANTS, CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS (CC&RS)\nContinued public hearing to address non-compliance with the Covenants,\nConditions, and Restrictions (CC&Rs) specific to the Broadmoor\ncommunity.\nStaff Recommendation\n1. Open the public hearing, receive public testimony and comment, close the\npublic hearing.\n2. Following the public hearing, determine that the Broadmoor Association\nhas initiated enforcement of its Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions\n(CC&Rs), and continue the public hearing to September 16, 2025, to allow\nthe Broadmoor Association’s process to continue according to their\nspecified timelines, and direct the Broadmoor Association to abate\nviolations prima facie, not subject to a determination that a Felicidad\nhomeowner’s view is obstructed.
#B Public Hearings
B. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING ON CONSIDERATION OF IMPLEMENTING A\nNON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT FEE FOR GOLF TEE TIME BOOKINGS\nContinued public hearing to consider the implementation of a booking\ndeposit fee for the reservation of tee time at the San Clemente Municipal\nGolf Course. The proposed booking deposit fee of $10 per tee time aims\nto enhance reservation efficiency, reduce no-shows, and improve access\nfor golfers seeking tee times. The deposit fee is proposed to be applied\ntowards the total green fee at the time of golfer check-in with the Starter\nOffice.\nStaff Recommendation\nTable the public hearing and take no further action at this time.
#A Reports
A. Commissions and Committees
#B Reports
B. Council Subcommittee Updates
#C Reports
C. City Attorney
#D Reports
D. City Manager
#A Unfinished Business
A. INTRODUCTION (FIRST READING) OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING\nCHAPTERS 2.28, 2.29, 2.40, 2.45, AND 2.46 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF\nTHE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, RELATING TO THE BEACHES, PARKS AND\nRECREATION COMMISSION, COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, HUMAN\nAFFAIRS COMMITTEE, ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, AND PUBLIC\nSAFETY COMMITTEE\nStaff Recommendation\nConduct the first reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1789 entitled AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTERS 2.28, 2.29, 2.40, 2.45, AND 2.46 OF\nTHE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, RELATING TO\nTHE BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION, COASTAL\nADVISORY COMMITTEE, HUMAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, ARTS AND\nCULTURE COMMITTEE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,\nRESPECTIVELY.