San Clemente — 2026-03-17

10A. STATE OF THE BEACH PRESENTATION\nPresentation by Leslea Meyerhoff, Coastal Administrator, and Greg Hearon,\nPrincipal Engineer, Coastal Frontiers, concerning the state of the beach.

10B. OFFSHORE SAND SOURCE INVESTIGATION RESULTS AND\nCONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING PHASE 2, ACCEPTING\nFUNDING FROM AND APPROVING A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH\nMETROLINK/SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILROAD AUTHORITY,\nAUTHORIZING AN EXEMPTION TO THE FORMAL SOLICITATION\nPROCESS, AWARDING A CONTRACT TO COASTAL FRONTIERS FOR\nPHASE 2 FIELDWORK, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE\nRELATED AGREEMENTS, MAKING RELATED SUPPLEMENTAL\nAPPROPRIATIONS AND FINDING THE ACTIONS EXEMPT FROM THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nRecommended Action\nAdopt Resolution 26-48, which will:\n1. Approve Phase 2 of the Offshore Sand Source Investigation project to further\nstudy the San Onofre/Agra, Santa Ana River and potentially other sites.\n2. Approve, and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C26-23,\nthe Cooperative Agreement, by and between the City of San Clemente and\nMetrolink/Southern California Railroad Authority, to accept $300,000 in\nmitigation fees to fund Phase 2 of the Offshore Sand Source Investigation\nproject (Attachment 2).\n3. Accept revenues contributed by Metrolink/Southern California Railroad\nAuthority to mitigate impacts on sand supply from a past project on the\nbeach in San Clemente in the amount of $300,000 to Account No. 001-000-\n33490.\n4. Authorize a supplemental appropriation of $300,000 (mitigation funds) to\nAccount No. 001-433-43695.\n5. Reassign $100,000 in the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget in Account No. 001-\n636-45900-000-35807 (previously assigned to SCOUP permitting) to support\nPhase 2 of the Offshore Sand Source Investigation study to account 001-433\n-43695.\n6. Re-program $49,000 in unused funding from California Coastal Commission\nLCP Planning Grant 21-07 to LCP Grant 24-01.\n7. Award a contract to Coastal Frontiers in an amount not to exceed $449,000\nto complete the fieldwork portion of the Offshore Sand Source Investigation\nstudy.\n8. Approve, and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C26-24,\nby and between the City of San Clemente and Coastal Frontiers, providing\nthe fieldwork portion of the Offshore Sand Source Investigation study, in an\namount not to exceed $449,000 (Attachment 3), following execution of the\nCooperative Agreement with Metrolink/Southern California Railroad\nAuthority.\n9. Authorize an exemption to the formal solicitation process under City policy\n201-2-1 Section XI.A.1.2.\n10.Determine that the actions are categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Class 6, Section 15306 of the state\nCEQA Guidelines (14 CCR 15306 - Information Collection).

10C. CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE SHORELINE MONITORING PROGRAM,\nAUTHORIZING AN EXEMPTION TO THE FORMAL SOLICITATION\nPROCESS, AND FINDING THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nRecommended Action\nAdopt Resolution No. 26-49, which will:\n1. Find the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15306\n(Information Collection, 14 CCR 15306).\n2. Award, approve, and Authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No.\nC26-25, by and between the City of San Clemente and Coastal Frontiers,\nproviding for the continuation of the Shoreline Monitoring Program, in an\namount not to exceed $190,913 over a three-year period.\n3. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to\nthe Professional Services Agreement with Coastal Frontiers Corporation\nfor the Shoreline Monitoring Program to adjust the pricing for the survey\ntasks in a cumulative sum not to exceed $8,605 in the event that OCTA\ndoes not participate in funding some or all of the six surveys.\n4. Approve an exemption to the formal solicitation process in accordance\nwith City Purchasing Policy 201-2-1 Section XI.A.1.2.

10D. GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR COASTAL PROJECTS\nRecommended Action\nCity Council consider the ramifications of the grant applications and move to\nadopt the appropriate resolution(s):\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-49 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING\nTHE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA\nSTATE PARKS DIVISION OF BOATING AND WATERWAYS SHORELINE\nEROSION CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE SECOND PHASE OF THE\nNATURE BASED ADAPTATION PROJECT.\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-50 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA,\nAPPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE\nCALIFORNIA STATE PARKS DIVISION OF BOATING AND\nWATERWAYS PUBLIC BEACH RESTORATION PROGRAM FOR THE\nPED PHASE OF STAGE TWO OF U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS\nBEACH SAND REPLENISHMENT PROGRAM.

10E. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE 2025 GENERAL\nPLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT\nRecommended Action\n1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-51 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING\nTHE GENERAL PLAN 2025 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.\n2. Direct staff to submit the 2025 Annual Progress Report to the State as\nrequired by law.

10F. DISCUSSION CONCERNING CONTENT OF COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS\nAND PLACEMENT ON THE AGENDA\n(Agendized by Councilmember Enmeier, with the support of Councilmember Wu\nat the March 3, 2026 City Council meeting.)

11D. ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1802 (SECOND READING) ADOPTING THE CITY\nSEAL AND CITY LOGO AND ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS WITH\nREGARD TO THEIR USAGE\nRecommended Action\nAdopt Ordinance No. 1802 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 2.58\nTO THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE\nADOPTION OF THE OFFICIAL CITY SEAL AND OFFICIAL CITY LOGO AND\nESTABLISHING REGULATIONS WITH REGARD TO THEIR USE.

11E. CONTRACT AWARD - ARTERIAL PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROGRAM\nFOR SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL (W. AVE. GAVIOTA TO W. AVE. SAN\nANTONIO) AND FINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM\nTHE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nRecommended Action\nAdopt Resolution No. 26-52, which will:\n1. Find the Arterial Pavement Preservation Program for South El Camino\nReal (W. Ave. Gaviota to W. Ave. San Antonio), CIP Project No. 12303,\ncategorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) under Class 1 (Existing Facilities, 14 CCR section 15301) of the\nState CEQA Guidelines.\n2. Waive the minor irregularity in All American Asphalt’s bid documentation\nand consider All American Asphalt to be the lowest responsive and\nresponsible bidder, with a total bid amount of $332,218.\n3. Award the Arterial Pavement Preservation Program for South El Camino\nReal (W. Ave. Gaviota to W. Ave. San Antonio) contract to All American\nAsphalt.\n4. Approve, and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C26-\n26, by and between the City of San Clemente and All American Asphalt,\nproviding for the Arterial Pavement Preservation Program for South El\nCamino Real (W. Ave. Gaviota to W. Ave. San Antonio), in an amount not\nto exceed $332,218, in a form substantially similar to Contract No. 26-26\n(Attachment 2).

11F. CONTRACT AWARD - RESERVOIR 12 SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND FINDING\nTHE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nRecommended Action\nAdopt Resolution 26-53, which will:\n1. Find the Reservoir 12 Site Improvements, CIP Project No. 23403,\ncategorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nunder Sections 15301 and 15302 of the state CEQA Guidelines, Class 1\nand Class 2, respectively (repair and replacement of existing structures).\n2. Award the Reservoir 12 Site Improvements construction contract to GCI\nConstruction, Inc., as the lowest responsible and responsive bidder.\n3. Approve, and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C26-\n27, by and between the City of San Clemente and GCI Construction, Inc.,\nproviding for the Reservoir 12 Site Improvements, in an amount not to\nexceed $161,445, in a form substantially similar to Contract No. 26-27.

11G. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR 2026\nRecommended Action\nAdopt Resolution No. 26-54 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.

11H. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORTING CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL AB\n2517 (CALDERON) FIRE SAFETY: FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES\nRecommended Action\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the letter in support of Assembly Bill 2517\n(Calderon) Fire Safety: Fire Hazard Severity Zones.

11I. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORT ASSEMBLY BILL 1569 (DAVIES):\nELECTRIC BICYCLES (E-BIKE) TRAINING\nRecommended Action\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the letter of support of Assembly Bill 1569.

8A. PUBLIC HEARING TO INTRODUCE (FIRST READING) OF ORDINANCE NO.\n1803 TO AMEND VARIOUS PORTIONS OF SAN CLEMENTE MUNICIPAL\nCODE TITLE 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL, TITLE 12 - STREETS,\nSIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC SPACES, TITLE 16 - SUBDIVISIONS, AND TITLE\n17 - ZONING ORDINANCE, FOR STREAMLINING AND CLEANUP\nPURPOSES, AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM THE\nREQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\nContinued public hearing to consider amendments to the City of San\nClemente Municipal Code Title 2, Title 12, and Title 17, to streamline\nreview processes for various types of projects, and be consistent with\nState Law, and clarify code sections. This includes a reworked Zoning\nAdministrator review process that allows the City Planner to make\ndecisions if a notice of future decision is sent to property owners within\n300 feet of a site and there is not a request a hearing.\nThe City Council will also consider whether the zoning amendments are\nnot a “project” as defined by the State CEQA Guidelines Sections\n15378(b)(2) and 15378(b)(5), because the revisions relate to the ongoing\nadministrative or discretionary activities and organizational or\nadministrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or\nindirect physical changes in the environment, and therefore do not\nconstitute a “project” as defined by the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal.\nCode Regs., title 14, § 15000 et seq.).\nRecommended Action\n1. Opening the public hearing to receive and consider public comment, and\nclose the public hearing following the public portion of the hearing.\n2. Introduce, and conduct a first reading of Ordinance No. 1803 entitled AN\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE,\nCALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING AMENDMENT 25-547 AMENDING\nCERTAIN SECTIONS AND TABLES OF TITLE 2 - ADMINISTRATION AND\nPERSONNEL, TITLE 12 - STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC SPACES,\nTITLE 16 - SUBDIVISIONS, AND TITLE 17 - ZONING OF THE SAN\nCLEMENTE MUNICIPAL CODE; TO STREAMLINE REVIEW PROCESSES\nFOR VARIOUS TYPES OF PROJECTS, AND CLARIFY CODE SECTIONS;\nAND FINDING THIS ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) UNDER STATE CEQA\nGUIDELINES SECTIONS 15378(B)(2) AND 15378(B)(5).\n3. Provide direction to staff on code amendments related to Temporary Parklet\nDining and streamlining the grading permit review process.

8B. PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO REDUCE THE SC\nRIDES PROGRAM SUBSIDY RATE, AND FINDING THE PROJECT\nCATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT\nPublic hearing to consider adjustments to City/Orange County\nTransportation Authority (OCTA) subsidy rates related to the SC Rides\ntransit program.\nPursuant to California Government Code Section 66018, a public hearing\nis required prior to the adoption of new or increased fees. The proposed\nadjustments pertain solely to the subsidy rate that the City and the OCTA\nshare to help offset rider costs. A reduction in the City/OCTA subsidy may\nincrease the overall fee that SC Rides users are charged per ride. These\nfees are not mandatory taxes or assessments, but rather per-use fees to\ncover a portion of the operating and maintenance costs of the City and\nOCTA.\nRecommended Action\n1. Opening the public hearing to receive and consider public comment, and\nclose the public hearing following the public portion of the hearing.\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-47 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A\nREDUCTION IN THE SC RIDES PROGRAM SUBSIDY RATE, AND\nFINDING THE PROJECT CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.