San Diego — 2025-03-25

Item 10: Approval of Council Minutes.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: Approval of Council Minutes for January 27, 2025.\nSubitem-B: Approval of Council Minutes for January 28, 2025.\nSubitem-C: Approval of Council Minutes for February 3, 2025.\nSubitem-D: Approval of Council Minutes for February 4, 2025-Adj.

Item 100: Appointments and Reappointments to the Mobility Board.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere are no City expenditures being authorized with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9. (Rev. 3/19/25)\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2025-445 Cor.Copy) (Rev. 3/19/25)\nResolution confirming the Mayor's Appointments and Reappointments of members to the\nMobility Board. (Rev. 3/19/25)\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of Boards and Commissions: Chida Warren-Darby, (619) 533-3940\nCity Attorney Contact: Valerie Silverman Massey

Item 101: Appointment to the Community Reinvestment Review Advisory Committee.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere are no City expenditures being authorized with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Outside of City Limits.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2025-419)\nResolution confirming the Mayor's appointment of Karina Velazquez to the Community\nReinvestment Review Advisory Committee for a term ending June 30, 2028.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of Boards and Commissions: Chida Warren-Darby, (619) 533-3940\nCity Attorney Contact: Kathy Steinman

Item 30: Transgender Day of Visibility.

Item 31: Jeffrey Jordon Day.

Item 32: San Diego Housing Federation Day.

Item 33: Sarod Maestro Amjad Ali Khan Day.

Item 330: 2025 Council Work Plan.\nThis item will be considered in the morning session which is scheduled to begin at\n10:00 a.m.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source: N/A\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions: This item is informational only.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil District 1: Abbey Reuter, (619) 236-7762

Item 34: Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego 18th Annual Music & Dance Festival Week

Item 50: Ordinance Approving a Six-Month Extension to an Agreement with NEOGOV.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nAmount not-to-exceed $57,606.58 from 200610, SAP Support Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(O-2025-98)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance approving a six-month extension of an employee\nrecruitment and applicant tracking contract with NEOGOV.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee meeting on\nMarch 5, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Vice Chair Moreno, second by Committee Member Elo-Rivera, to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Foster III-yea, Lee-yea, Moreno-yea, Elo-Rivera-yea.\nPersonnel: Christia Davis, (619) 236-6665\nCity Attorney Contact: Thomas J. Brady

Item 51: Approval of an Ordinance Authorizing an Extension of the End-of-life Computer\nHardware Donation Program with the San Diego Futures Foundation to Refurbish\nand Distribute to San Diegans in Need and\nAuthorizing Execution of the First Amendment to the Contract with the San Diego\nFutures Foundation for End-of-Life Computer Hardware Donation Project.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThis is a net neutral ordinance; there are no costs associated with it.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (O-2025-102)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor or his designee to continue a\nprogram administered by the City’s Chief Information Officer or his designee that donates\nused computer equipment to the San Diego Futures Foundation (SDFF) for SDFF to make\navailable to nonprofit organizations, low-income individuals, and other eligible\nparticipants, that the program will have its term extended by up to five (5) years, and that\nthe program will be exempt from the provisions of Section 22.0506 of the San Diego\nMunicipal Code regarding the disposal of Obsolete or Depreciated property.\nSubitem-A: 6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nSubitem-B: (O-2025-103)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to execute the First\nAmendment to the Contract with the San Diego Futures Foundation for the End-of-Life\nComputer Hardware Donation Program, , extending the Contract for an additional three\n(3) year term, effective September 4, 2025 through September 3, 2028, with two (2)\nadditional one-year option periods, for a total contract term of ten (10) years, in\nconnection with the End-of-Life Computer Hardware Donation Program.\nSubitem-B: 6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee meeting on\nMarch 5, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Vice Chair Moreno, second by Committee Member Elo-Rivera, to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Foster III-yea, Moreno-yea, Lee-yea, Elo-Rivera-yea.\nDepartment of Information Technology: Jonathan Behnke, (619) 533-3637\nCity Attorney Contact: Steven Lastomirsky

Item 52: Increase the Current Tax Rate for Cannabis Businesses in the City of San Diego,\nExcluding Cannabis Production Facilities, from 8% to 10%.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nAssuming taxable gross receipts remain consistent, the proposed tax rate increase would\ngenerate approximately $3.97 million in additional annual tax revenue.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 3/10/2025, Item S400 (Council\nvoted 8-1, Councilmember Foster III-nay):\n(O-2025-91)\nOrdinance amending Chapter 3, Article 4, Division 1 of the San Diego Municipal Code by\namending section 34.0112 regarding the City’s Cannabis Business Tax.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Treasurer: Elizabeth Correia, (619) 236-7157\nCity Attorney Contact: David Powell

Item 53: Second Amendment to the As-Needed Landscape Architectural Services with\nSpurlock Landscape Architects (H166715), to Extend the Contract Duration.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThis is no-cost extension for 2nd Amendment.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 3/11/2025, Item 50 (Council\nvoted 9-0):\n(O-2025-93)\nOrdinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to execute the Second Amendment to\nthe Contract with Spurlock Landscape Architects, extending the Contract through May\n23, 2028, in connection with as-needed landscape architecture services.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99\nThis item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non February 20, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Chair Whitburn, second by Committee Member Foster III, to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Whitburn-yea, Lee-yea, Foster III-yea, von Wilpert-yea.\nEngineering & Capital Projects: Carrie Purcel, (619) 533-5124\nCity Attorney Contact: Dana Fairchild

Item 54: Award Second Amendment to Contract H207152 with Blue Lake Civil with a Time\nExtension for the Purpose of Providing Engineering Services.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe total cost of this amendment to provide Engineering Services for AC Water and\nSewer Group Job 1033 is $2,354,733.00.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 2, 3.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 3/11/2025, Item 60, Subitem-B\n(Council voted 9-0):\n(O-2025-94)\nOrdinance approving the second amendment to contract H207152 with Blue Lake Civil\nfor design of the AC Water and Sewer Group Job 1033 project and related actions.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non February 20, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Chair Whitburn, second by Committee Member Foster III., to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Whitburn-yea, Lee-yea, Foster III-yea, von Wilpert-yea.\nEngineering & Capital Projects: Catherine Dungca, (619) 992-9777\nCity Attorney Contact: Adam Wander

Item 55: Seventh Amendment to Cooperative Agreement Contract Between the City of San\nDiego and Herc Rentals, Inc. for Equipment Rental and Related Products and\nServices.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nExpenditure of the funds is contingent upon the adoption of the Annual Appropriation\nOrdinance for the applicable fiscal year and sufficient funding being available in each\nparticipating department’s budget each fiscal year. This contract is as needed; funds and\navailable budget will be encumbered through the purchase requisition process.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 3/11/2025, Item S503 (Council\nvoted 9-0):\n(O-2025-97)\nOrdinance authorizing the Mayor, or designee, to execute, for and on behalf of the City, a\nSeventh Amendment to the As-Needed Citywide Cooperative Procurement Contract with\nHerc Rentals, Inc., to increase the not to exceed amount for the rental of various light to\nheavy equipment from $32,325,000 to $41,325,000, and otherwise modify the Contract\npursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Seventh Amendment to the Contract.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee meeting on\nMarch 5, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Committee Member Elo-Rivera, second by Council President Pro\nTem Lee, to request staff work with IBA and potentially impacted REOs to develop a\nfinancial and operational cost-benefit analysis comparing leasing versus purchasing of\nlight-to-heavy duty vehicles and equipment, and offer a presentation of that analysis to\nBudget and Government Efficiency Committee by December 2025.\nVOTE: 4-0; Foster III-yea, Lee-yea, Moreno-yea, Elo-Rivera-Yea.\nPurchasing & Contracting: Claudia C. Abarca, (619) 236-5921\nCity Attorney Contact: Mark M. Imada

Item 56: Ordinance Repealing San Diego Municipal Code Section 56.27 for Disorderly\nConduct.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no City expenditure being approved with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 3/11/2025, Item 330 (Council\nvoted 9-0):\n(O-2025-92)\nOrdinance amending Chapter 5, Article 6, Division 00 of the San Diego Municipal Code\nby repealing section 56.27, relating to disorderly conduct.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nParks & Recreation: Michael Ruiz, (619) 235-1153\nCity Attorney Contact: Catherine Morrison

Item S500: Driver Day at UC San Diego. (Added 3/19/25)

Item S501: 80th Anniversary of San Diego Civic Youth Ballet Day. (Added 3/19/25)

Item S502: 14th Annual San Diego Arab Film Festival Week. (Added 3/19/25)

Item S503: Approval of an Affordable Housing Loan Agreement with Glacier LP, in an Amount\nof $4,000,000 for the Goodwin on Glacier Affordable Housing Project. (Added\n3/19/25)\nThis item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at\n2:00 p.m.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe cost of this loan agreement is not to exceed $4,000,000.00. The loan agreement will\nbe funded by Low and Moderate Income Housing Asset Funds.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 7.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2025-457)\nResolution authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a Loan Agreement with\nGlacier LP, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000, to develop the Goodwin on Glacier\naffordable senior housing project which includes approximately 131 residential\napartments.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nEconomic Development: Christina Bibler, (619) 236-6421\nCity Attorney Contact: Daphne Z. Skogen

Item S504: FY 2025 Community Projects, Programs, and Services Funding Allocation(s) from\nCouncil District 4 to 27 Nonprofit Organizations and Public Agencies. (Added\n3/20/25)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nPreviously budgeted Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project, Programs, and Services\n(CPPS) funding allocations for all nine Council Districts total $900,000.00. Of those\npreviously budgeted funds, this item allocates $88,100.00 of Council District 4’s CPPS\nfunds to various nonprofit organizations and public agencies pursuant to Council Policy\n100-06.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 4.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2025-462)\nResolution determining that the approval of Fiscal Year 2025 Community Projects,\nPrograms, and Services (CPPS) funding allocations, pursuant to Council Policy 100-06,\nrecommended by Council District 4 to certain nonprofit organizations and public agencies\nis categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant\nto CEQA guidelines sections 15301 and 15311(a).\nSubitem-B: (R-2025-461)\nResolution approving Fiscal Year 2025 Community Projects, Programs, and Services\n(CPPS) funding allocations, pursuant to Council Policy 100-06, recommended by Council\nDistrict 4 to 27 nonprofit organizations and public agencies in an aggregate amount of\n$88,100.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil Administration: Abigail Edwards, (619) 236-5918\nCity Attorney Contact: Justin Bargar

Item S505: De-Federalization of the San Diego Region Revolving Loan Fund.\n(Added 3/20/25)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThis action is for the release of the federal interest in the San Diego Region RLF with\ntotal current assets of $3,628,441.66 and reallocation of approximately $1,600,000 from\nthe San Diego Region RLF to the EDA Defederalized fund. There is no fiscal impact to\nthe City’s General Fund related to the decision on defederalization.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2025-459)\nResolution authorizing a request to the United States Department of Commerce Economic\nDevelopment Administration to defederalize the San Diego Region Revolving Loan Fund\nand approving a memorandum of understanding with the City of Chula Vista for the\noperation of the Revolving Loan Fund.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations\nCommittee meeting on February 5, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Chair Campillo, second by Committee Member Lee, to recommend\nCouncil approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-0; Campillo-yea, Foster III-yea, Lee-yea, Campbell-not present.\nEconomic Development: Christina Bibler, (619) 236-6421\nCity Attorney Contact: Marguerite Middaugh

Item S506: Approval of an Affordable Housing CDBG Loan Agreement with the Metropolitan\nArea Advisory Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County, Inc., in an Amount\nNot to Exceed $15,275,000 for the Mercado Apartments Affordable Housing\nProject. (Added 3/21/25)\nThis item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at\n2:00 p.m.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe cost of this affordable housing loan agreement is not-to-exceed $15,275,000. The\nloan agreement will be funded by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 8.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2025-458)\nResolution approving the loan agreement for the Mercado Apartments affordable housing\nproject within the Barrio Logan Community Plan Area and authorizing a related loan in\nan amount not-to-exceed $15,275,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to\nthe project developer, Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee on Anti-poverty of San\nDiego County, Inc.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nEconomic Development: Christina Bibler, (619) 236-6421\nCity Attorney Contact: Marguerite Middaugh

Item S507: Approval of an Affordable Housing CDBG Loan Agreement with Swift Avenue\nHousing Associates, L.P., in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,700,000 for the Swift\nAvenue Apartments Affordable Housing Project. (Added 3/21/25)\nThis item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at\n2:00 p.m.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe cost of this loan agreement is not to exceed $5,700,000. The agreement will be\nfunded by Community Development Block Grant funds.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 9.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2025-424)\nResolution approving the loan agreement for the Swift Avenue Apartments affordable\nhousing project within the City Heights Mid-City Community Plan Area and authorizing a\nrelated loan in an amount not-to-exceed $5,700,000 in Community Development Block\nGrant funds to the project developer, Swift Avenue Housing Associates, LP.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nEconomic Development: Christina Bibler, (619) 236-6421\nCity Attorney Contact: Marguerite Middaugh

Item S508: Authorization to Award and Execute a Construction Contract to OHLA USA, Inc.\nfor the Morena Pipeline, Morena Improv 3 (Sewer), Morena Improv 3A (Water),\nMorena Pipeline (BL), and Morena Bl Median Projects (K-25-2169-DBB-3-A-\nC). (Added 3/21/25)\nThis item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at\n2:00 p.m.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nSee Staff Report for fiscal considerations.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 2, 7.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2025-469)\nResolution determining that authorizing the award of a contract to OHLA USA, Inc. for\nconstruction of the Morena Improv 3, Morena Improv 3A, and Morena Bl Median\nprojects is categorically exempt from California Environmental Quality Act under Title 14\nCalifornia Code of Regulations sections 15301, 15302, and 15304.\nSubitem-B: (R-2025-470)\nResolution approving the award of a contract to OHLA USA, Inc. for construction of the\nMorena Pipeline, Morena Improv 3, Morena Improv 3A, Morena Pipeline (BL), And\nMorena Bl Median projects and related actions.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non March 20, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Committee Member Foster III, second by Committee Member von\nWilpert, to recommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Whitburn-yea, Lee-yea, Foster III-yea, von Wilpert-yea.\nEngineering & Capital Projects: Akram Bassyouni, (619) 533-3616\nCity Attorney Contact: Adam Wander

Item S509: UC San Diego Women’s Basketball Month. (Added 3/21/25)

Item S510: UC San Diego Men’s Basketball Month. (Added 3/21/25)

Item S511: SDSU Women’s Basketball Month. (Added 3/21/25)