San Diego — 2026-02-23

City Council

#200 Item
Item 200:\nFiscal Year 2026 Mid-Year Budget Monitoring Report.\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 attached Fiscal Year 2026 Mid-Year Budget Monitoring Report.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-316)\nResolution amending appropriations in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget in accordance with\nrecommendations in the Fiscal Year 2026 Mid-Year Budget Monitoring Report.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee meeting on\nFebruary 4, 2026.\nACTION:  Motion by Chair Foster III, second by Council President Pro Tem Lee, to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-0; Foster III-yea, Lee-yea, Elo-Rivera-yea, Moreno-not present.\nDepartment of Finance: Ambar Gutierrez, (619) 533-6297\nCity Attorney Contact: Bret A. Bartolotta
#201 Item
Item 201:\nCreation of an Annual Allocation for the Convention Center Modernization Projects\nand Approval of the FY26 Itemized Budget for the Convention Center Revenue\nAccount Under Measure C.\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:\nAuthorizes adding CIP A-BT.00009 (Convention Center Improvements) to the CIP;\ntransferring $21,402,788 from Citywide Expenditures to this CIP in Fund 200824 to begin\nproject work; approving the FY 2026 Convention Center Revenue Account budget per\nMunicipal Code; and authorizing the Mayor or designee to execute a reimbursement\nagreement up to $10,000,000 for project purposes.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  3.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-308)\nResolution allocating Measure C funds for eligible San Diego Convention Center projects\nand approving an itemized budget for the Convention Center Revenue Account Under\nMeasure C for Fiscal Year 2026 and related actions.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non January 29, 2026.\nACTION:  Motion by Chair Whitburn, second by Committee Member Lee, to recommend\nCouncil approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Whitburn-yea, Foster III-yea, von Wilpert-yea, Lee-yea.\nEngineering & Capital Projects: Rania Amen, (619) 371-6723\nCity Attorney Contact: Melissa D. Ables
#202 Item
Item 202:\nThird Addendum to the Third Amended and Restated Management Agreement\nBetween the City of San Diego and the San Diego Convention Center Corporation,\nInc., and the Designation of Specific Future Convention Center Capital\nImprovement Projects as “Covered Projects” Under the Project Labor Agreement.\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:\nAuthorizing the Chief Financial Officer to make any necessary transfers from Fund\n200824 TOT Convention Center,  to SDCCC, as necessary to allow SDCCC to carry out\nany budgeted CIP Projects if determined appropriate by the Mayor.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  3.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-309)\nResolution approving the Third Addendum to the Third Amended and Restated\nManagement Agreement between the City of San Diego and the San Diego Convention\nCenter Corporation, Inc., and the designation of certain Convention Center Capital\nImprovement Projects as Covered Projects under the City of San Diego's Project Labor\nAgreement.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non January 29, 2026.\nACTION:  Motion by Chair Whitburn, second by Committee Member Lee, to recommend\nCouncil approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0; Whitburn-yea, Foster III-yea, von Wilpert-yea, Lee-yea.\nEngineering & Capital Projects: Rania Amen, (619) 371-6723\nCity Attorney Contact: Melissa D. Ables
#250 Item
Item 250:\nSubmission of Ballot Proposals for the June 2, 2026 Ballot.\nCity Council Policy 000-21 establishes a procedure for submittal of ballot proposals to the City Council, by members of the public, Councilmembers, the\nMayor or mayoral departments, independent department directors or a public agency. Ballot proposals may be submitted to the Office of the City\nClerk.  The City Clerk shall then transmit them promptly to Rules Committee Consultant. The Office of the City Clerk has established the following\ncalendar for the ballot proposals for the June 2, 2026 election.\nPlease submit all proposals to cityclerk@sandiego.gov\nDate
#251 Item
Item 251:\nSubmission of Ballot Proposals for the November 3, 2026 Ballot.\nCity Council Policy 000-21 establishes a procedure for submittal of ballot proposals to the City Council, by members of the public, Councilmembers, the\nMayor or mayoral departments, independent department directors or a public agency. Ballot proposals may be submitted to the Office of the City\nClerk.  The City Clerk shall then transmit them promptly to Rules Committee Consultant. The Office of the City Clerk has established the following\ncalendar for the ballot proposals for the November 3, 2026 election.\nPlease submit all proposals to cityclerk@sandiego.gov\nDate
#252 Item
Item 252:\nExamination Period of Election Materials.\nPursuant to San Diego Municipal Code Section 27.0402,  ballot materials for the municipal primary election of June 2, 2026 for the City of San Diego,\nwill be available for public examination for ten (10) calendar days immediately following the filing deadline for submission of ballot material in the\nOffice of the City Clerk. During the examination period, any voter registered in the City may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all\nof the ballot or sample ballot materials be amended or deleted. Materials can be viewed online at sandiego.gov/2026elections or during business hours at\nthe Office of the City Clerk, 202 C Street, San Diego, CA 92101.\nThe following public examinations periods have been determined:\nDocument\nStart date \nEnd date\nCandidate Statement of Qualification\nand Designation of Principal Profession,\nVocation, or Occupation (or Designation of\nTitle)\nMarch 6, 2026\nMarch 16, 2026\nOrdinances calling the election\nand Ordinances placing measures on\nthe ballot*\nMarch 9, 2026\nMarch 19, 2026\nCity Attorney’s impartial\nanalysis, ballot title and summary,\nand Mayor/IBA/City Auditor’s\nfiscal analysis\nMarch 10, 2026\nMarch 20, 2026\nBallot arguments\nMarch 12, 2026\nMarch 22, 2026\n*At the time of publishing, San Diego Municipal Code section 27.0403(a) states “The examination period for ordinances calling any regularly scheduled\nmunicipal election and ordinances placing measures on the ballot commences eighty-five calendar days prior to the election and ends on the seventy-fifth\ncalendar day prior to the election.” Ordinance 22028 amended this section to state “The examination period for ordinances calling any regularly\nscheduled election commences the next calendar day after Council adopts the ordinance calling that election and ends ten calendar days thereafter.”\nFor additional information regarding this notice, please contact the Office of the  City Clerk at cityclerk@sandiego.gov or (619) 533-\n4000.
#S400 Item
Item S400:\nHearing for Public Input on the Development of the Fiscal Year 2027\nBudget.  (Added 2/18/26)\nThis item will be considered in the evening session which is scheduled to begin at\n6:00 p.m.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nNone associated with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nThis item is informational only.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil District 1: Brian Elliott, (619) 236-6611