San Diego — 2026-01-27
City Council
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Item 100:\nAgreement Between the City of San Diego and the San Diego Municipal Employees\nAssociation to Amend Article 21 of the Memorandum of Understanding Related to\nSpecial Assignment Pay for Building Maintenance Supervisors in the Department of\nGeneral Services.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe anticipated General Fund (100000) fiscal impact in FY 2026 is $13,016 total - $6,179\nfor one Building Maintenance Supervisor and $6,837 for one Senior Building\nMaintenance Supervisor.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-274)\nResolution approving an Agreement between the City of San Diego and the San Diego\nMunicipal Employees Association, to amend Article 21 of the Memorandum of\nUnderstanding related to special assignment pay for Building Maintenance Supervisors in\nthe Department of General Services.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter section 11.2.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nHuman Resources: Jonnabelle Domingo, (619) 846-0495\nCity Attorney Contact: Miguel Merrell
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Item 101:\nFY 2026 Community Projects, Programs, and Services Funding Allocations from\nCouncil District 7 to 36 Nonprofit Organizations.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nPreviously budgeted Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project, Programs, and Services\n(CPPS) funding allocations for all nine Council Districts total $799,787.94. Of those\npreviously budgeted funds, this item allocates $100,000.00 of Council District 7’s CPPS\nfunds to various nonprofit and public agencies organizations pursuant to Council Policy\n100-06.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 7.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2026-276)\nResolution determining that the approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Community Projects,\nPrograms, and Services funding allocations, pursuant to Council Policy 100-06,\nrecommended by Council District 7 to certain nonprofit organizations is categorically\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA\nguidelines section 15301.\nSubitem-B: (R-2026-275)\nResolution approving Fiscal Year 2026 Community Projects, Programs, and Services\nfunding allocations, pursuant to Council Policy 100-06, recommended by Council District\n7 to 36 nonprofit organizations in the aggregate amount of $100,000.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil Administration: Malachi Bielecki, (619) 236-7709\nCity Attorney Contact: Alma Robbins
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Item 102:\nSettlement of Nancy Laughead v. City of San Diego, San Diego Superior Court No.\n37-2022-00028144-CU-PO-CTL, Claim No. 29131.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nSettlement amount of $98,500.00 will be paid from Public Liability Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 3.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-250)\nResolution authorizing the settlement of Nancy Laughead v. City of San Diego, San\nDiego Superior Court Case No. 37-2022-00028144-CU-PO-CTL, related to a claim for\npersonal injury damages from a trip and fall while walking on the sidewalk behind the\nDowntown San Diego Post Office located at F Street and 8th Avenue on September 14,\n2021. Claim No. 29131.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Attorney: Robert J. Rice, (619) 533-5629
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Item 103:\nSettlement of Riikka Kantonen v. City of San Diego, San Diego Superior Court No.\n37-2024-00017853-CU-PO-CTL, Claim No. 34828.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nSettlement amount of $100,000.00 will be paid from Public Liability Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 1.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-229)\nResolution authorizing the settlement of Riikka Kantonen v. City of San Diego, San\nDiego Superior Court Case No. 37-2024-00017853-CU-PO-CTL, related to a claim of\npersonal injuries arising out of an alleged dangerous condition of public property. Claim\nNo. 34828.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Attorney: Erin Benler-Ward, (619) 533-4732
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Item 104:\nAppointment to the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, Inc., Board of\nDirectors.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no City expenditure being approved with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 5.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-280)\nResolution confirming the Mayor’s appointment of Shawn Dixon to the Board of\nDirectors of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation for a term ending December 1,\n2028.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of Boards and Commissions: Chida Warren, (858) 298-1124\nCity Attorney Contact: Alma Robbins
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Item 105:\nAppointment to the Board of Building Appeals and Advisors.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no City expenditure being approved with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 3.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-257)\nResolution confirming the Mayor's appointment of Soheil Nakhshab, for a term ending\nMarch 1, 2027, to the Board of Building Appeals and Advisors.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of Boards and Commissions: Chida Warren, (858) 298-1124\nCity Attorney Contact: Valerie Silverman Massey
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Item 106:\nThis item has been removed from the Agenda. (Rev. 1/22/26)
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Item 107:\nAppointment and Reappointments to the Resiliency Advisory Board.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no City expenditure being approved with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-278)\nResolution confirming the Mayor's appointment of Grace Jones, for a term ending August\n1, 2026, and reappointments of Cynthia Rose Harris, Stan Williams, Eric Lardy, and A-bel\n(Annabel) Yee Gong, for a terms ending August 1, 2027, to the Resiliency Advisory\nBoard.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of Boards and Commissions: Chida Warren, (858) 298-1124\nCity Attorney Contact: Valerie Silverman Massey
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Item 108:\nResolution Excusing Councilmember Jennifer Campbell From Attending City\nCouncil and Committee Meetings Due to Personal and Medical Leave Reasons.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source: N/A\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-227)\nResolution excusing Councilmember Jennifer Campbell's absences from Council and\nCommittee meetings due to medical reasons.\nThis item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil District 2: Venus Molina, (619) 236-6622\nCity Attorney Contact: David J. Karlin
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Item 109:\nResolution Excusing Council President Joe LaCava From Certain City Council\nMeetings.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source: N/A\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-269)\nResolution excusing the Council President from Council meetings on May 13, 2025,\nSeptember 22, 2025, and October 6 & 7, 2025.\nThis item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil District 1: Emily Lynch, (619) 236-6159\nCity Attorney Contact: David J. Karlin
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Item 30:\nRobert Cronk Day.
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Item 31:\nJoel Craddock Day.
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Item 32:\nPatrick Henry High School Girls’ Flag Football Team Day.
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Item 330:\nThis item has been removed from the Agenda.
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Item 331:\nEstablishment of a Residential Parking Permit Program for Sundays in the\nDowntown, Uptown, and Mid-City Parking Meter Zones.\nThis item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at\n2:00 p.m.
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Item 332:\nPRJ-1059329 - 3823 Ingraham Street (Ava Pacific Beach) Project.\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:\nNo City expenditures are being approved with this action. All costs associated with\nprocessing of this project are paid through a deposit account by the applicant.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 1.\nProposed Actions:\nThe project proposes an amendment to the General Plan and Pacific Beach Community\nPlan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan to redesignate a 12.96-acre site located at\n3823, 3863, and 3913 Ingraham Street and 3952 Jewell Street (AVA Pacific Beach),\nwithin the Pacific Beach Community Plan Area, from Medium-High residential (29-43\ndwelling units per net residential acre (du/nra)) to High Residential (15-54 dwelling unit\nper acre (du/ac)); a rezone from RM-3-7 (Residential – Multiple Unit) to RM-3-8; and a\nCoastal Development Permit and Public Sewer Easement Vacation to redevelop 4.35 acres\nof the 12.96-acre site with an additional 138 multiple-dwelling units, including seven\naffordable units, a surface parking lot, and two new parking structures within an existing\n564 multiple-dwelling unit development.\nSubitem-A: (R-2026-260)\nResolution certifying Environmental Impact Report No. 1059329/SCH No. 2022120345\nand adopting Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation,\nMonitoring, and Reporting Program for the AVA Pacific Beach project.\nSubitem-A: This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nSubitem-B: (R-2026-261)\nResolution approving an amendment to the General Plan and the Pacific Beach\nCommunity Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan for the AVA Pacific Beach\nproject.\nSubitem-B: This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nSubitem-C: (O-2026-71)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance approving a rezone changing 12.96 acres located at 3823,\n3863, and 3913 Ingraham Street and 3952 Jewell Street, within the Pacific Beach\nCommunity Plan Area, in the City of San Diego, California, from RM-3-7 (Residential –\nMultiple Unit) to RM-3-8 for the AVA Pacific Beach project.\nSubitem-C: This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nSubitem-D: (R-2026-262)\nResolution approving a Coastal Development Permit for the AVA Pacific Beach project.\nSubitem-D: This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nSubitem-E: (R-2026-263)\nResolution approving the Public Sewer Easement Vacation granted per Map No. 6264 for\nthe AVA Pacific Beach project.\nSubitem-E: This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nDevelopment Services: Sara Osborn, (619) 446-5381\nCity Attorney Contact: Justin Bargar
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Item 333:\nAuthorization for Energy Savings Performance Contract with Willdan Energy\nSolutions and Related Financing Agreement with Webster Bank.\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:\nProject cost is $111,778,000 and will be funded via a 25-year Equipment Lease Purchase\nAgreement. Avoided energy costs resulting from retrofits are projected to completely\noffset financing payments.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(O-2026-72)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance approving the forms of and authorizing the execution of the\nEnergy Savings Performance Contract with Willdan Energy Solutions and other related\nfinancing documents including an Equipment Lease Purchase Agreement and Escrow\nAgreement.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nDepartment of General Services: Lindsey Hawes, (858) 627-3352\nCity Attorney Contact: William Smith
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Item 50:\nAuthorization to Extend the Current Sole Source Agreement with Hyland Software,\nInc. for Two (2) One (1) Year Options.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThis Sole Source medication will increase the total NTE by $391,908.23 , increasing the\nNTE of the agreement to $1,456,572.23 from the Department of Information\nTechnology’s Non-Discretionary Application Development & Maintenance (ADM)\nbudget. (Rev. 1/23/26)\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(O-2026-75)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to execute\nAmendment No. 2 to the Contract with Hyland Software, Inc., extending the Contract\nthrough May 2028 in connection with OnBase workflow, agenda preparation and\ndocument retention software services.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee meeting on\nJanuary 14, 2026.
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Item 51:\nThird Amendment to the Consulting Agreement with Christian Moeller Studio LLC\nfor Artist Consulting Services for Creation of an Original, Site-Specific Public\nArtwork for the Pure Water North City Public Art Project (H166774).\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe total amount not to exceed for the Third Amendment is $171,570 and is available in\nCIP A-LA.00001, Pure Water Program Ph 1.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 6.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 1/13/2026, Item 50, (Council\nvoted 7-1, Councilmember von Wilpert-nay, Councilmember Campillo-not present):\n(O-2026-26)\nOrdinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to execute the Third Amendment to the\nContract with Christian Moeller Studio LLC, to increase the amount of the Contract by\n$171,570 to a total amount not-to-exceed $1,146,570, and extending the Contract through\nDecember 1, 2027, in connection with the Pure Water North City Public Art Project.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations\nCommittee meeting on December 10, 2025.\nACTION: Motion by Chair Campillo, second by Vice Chair Foster lll, to recommend\nCouncil approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-0; Campillo-yea, Foster III-yea, Campbell-yea.\nEconomic Development: Christina Bibler, (619) 236-6421\nCity Attorney Contact: Ken So
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Item 52:\nFifth Amendment to Agreement with Buchalter APC to Provide Continuing Legal\nServices as Outside Counsel.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThis fifth Amendment with Buchalter is to increase the not-to-exceed $1,000,000.00, for a\ntotal not-to-exceed amount of $3,500,000.00.\nApproximately $750,000.00 is estimated for FY 2026 from Public Liability Fund 720045.\nFunds expended under this Fifth Amendment to the Agreement will be sourced from the\nPublic Liability Fund No. 720045, enterprise department funds, or the General Fund,\ndepending on the matter.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 1/13/2026, Item S500, (Council\nvoted 8-0, Councilmember Campillo-not present):\n(O-2026-62 Cor. Copy)\nOrdinance of the council of the City of San Diego authorizing the fifth amendment to the\nlegal services agreement between the City of San Diego and Buchalter APC.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Attorney: Jim McNeill, (619) 533-5860
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Item 53:\nClarifying Ordinance for Measure C Approved by Voters March 2020.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere are no costs associated with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 1/13/2026, Item 331, (Council\nvoted 8-0, Councilmember Campillo-not present):\n(O-2026-69)\nOrdinance amending Chapter 3, Article 5, Division 2 of the San Diego Municipal Code by\namending sections 35.0201 through 35.0211 relating to an increase in the transient\noccupancy tax for specified purposes and the issuance of associated bonds.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of the City Treasurer: Elizabeth Correia, (619) 236-7157\nCity Attorney Contact: Kevin Reisch
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Item 54:\nAmendments to the San Diego Municipal Code to Establish the Homelessness\nRevenue Account Citizens Oversight Committee.
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Item S500:\nFY 2026 Community Projects, Programs, and Services Funding Allocations from\nCouncil District 3 to 61 Nonprofit Organizations.\n(Added 1/21/26)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nPreviously budgeted Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project, Programs, and Services\n(CPPS) funding allocations for all nine Council Districts total $799,787.94. Of those\npreviously budgeted funds, this item allocates $100,000.00 of Council District 3’s CPPS\nfunds to various nonprofit and public agencies organizations pursuant to Council Policy\n100-06.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 3.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2026-271)\nResolution determining that the approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Community Projects,\nPrograms, and Services funding allocations, pursuant to Council Policy 100-06,\nrecommended by Council District 3 to certain nonprofit organizations is categorically\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA\nguidelines sections 15301, 15303, and 15304.\nSubitem-B: (R-2026-268)\nResolution approving Fiscal Year 2026 Community Projects, Programs, and Services\nfunding allocations, pursuant to Council Policy 100-06, recommended by Council District\n3 to 61 nonprofit organizations in the aggregate amount of $100,000.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil Administration: Malachi Bielecki, (619) 236-7709\nCity Attorney Contact: Alma Robbins
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Item S501:\nPaige Folkman Day. (Added 1/21/26)
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Item S502:\nInternational Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Added 1/21/26)
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Item S503:\nFY 2026 Community Projects, Programs, and Services Funding Allocation(s) from\nCouncil District 4 to 36 Nonprofit Organizations.\n(Added 1/21/26) (Rev. 1/22/26)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nPreviously budgeted Fiscal Year 2026 Community Project, Programs, and Services\n(CPPS) funding allocations for all nine Council Districts total $799,787.94. Of those\npreviously budgeted funds, this item allocates $87,000.00 of Council District 4’s CPPS\nfunds to various nonprofit organizations pursuant to Council Policy 100-06.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 4.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2026-289 Cor. Copy) (Rev. 1/22/26)\nResolution determining that the approval of Fiscal Year 2026 Community Projects,\nPrograms, and Services funding allocations, pursuant to Council Policy 100-06,\nrecommended by Council District 4 to certain nonprofit organizations is categorically\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA\nguidelines sections 15301 and 15304.\nSubitem-B: (R-2026-288 Cor. Copy) (Rev. 1/22/26)\nResolution approving Fiscal Year 2026 Community Projects, Programs, and Services\nfunding allocations, pursuant to Council Policy 100-06, recommended by Council District\n4 to 36 nonprofit organizations in the aggregate amount of $87,000.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil Administration: Abigail Edwards, (619) 236-5918\nCity Attorney Contact: Alma Robbins