San Diego — 2026-03-02

Item 200:\nAnnual Update from San Diego City Port Commissioners.\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:\nNone associated with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nThis item is for information only.

Item 201:\nDam Safety Program-Annual Update (2024-2025).\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:\nThere is no cost associated with this item.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nThis item is for information only.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nPublic Utilities: Tiffany Kirk, (619) 533-5362

Item 202:\nAward of the As-Needed Dam Design Services Agreements with HDR Engineering,\nInc. (H2426347-M) and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (H2426348-M).\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 these two (2) agreements is not-to-exceed $150,000,000 for a term of 120\nmonths.  The agreement will be funded by the Water Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A:  (O-2026-86)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance approving an Agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc. for\nAs-Needed Dam Design Services in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000 over ten years\nand related actions.\nSubitem-A:  6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nSubitem-B: (O-2026-87)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance approving an Agreement with Stantec Consulting Services,\nInc. for As-Needed Dam Design Services in an amount not to exceed $75,000,000 over\nten years and related actions.\nSubitem-B:  6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting\non January 29, 2026.\nACTION:  Motion by Committee Member Lee, second by Chair Whitburn, to move the\nitem to full Council without recommendation by the Committee.\nVOTE: 3-1; Whitburn-yea, Foster III-yea, Lee-yea, von Wilpert-nay.\nPublic Utilities: Tiffany Kirk, (619) 675-8784\nCity Attorney Contact: Bonny Hsu

Item 203:\nNaming an Existing Alley in the Cabrillo Heights Neighborhood Within the Serra\nMesa Community Plan Area "Itay Way" PRJ-1130276.\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:\nThis action is anticipated to result in the placement of new street signs at four\nintersections, or as determined necessary by the Street Division. Implementation of this\naction is estimated to cost $3,400 for material, labor, and equipment, to be funded from\nthe Street Division operating budget under the general fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected:  7.\nProposed Actions:\nThis application is to name an existing, unnamed alley to Itay Way between Macawa\nAvenue to the south and Larkdale Avenue to the north, and extending between Larkdale\nAvenue to the west and to the eastern terminus of the alley just beyond Murray Ridge\nRoad. The existing alley is in the residential RM-1-1 and RS-1-7 zones in the Cabrillo\nHeights neighborhood within the Serra Mesa Community Plan area of Council District 7.\nSubitem-A:  (R-2026-217)\nResolution determining that the approval of naming an existing alley in the Cabrillo\nHeights neighborhood within the Serra Mesa Community Plan area Itay Way is\ncategorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under section 15301\nand 15311 of the CEQA Guidelines.\nSubitem-B:  (R-2026-216)\nResolution approving naming an existing alley in the Cabrillo Heights neighborhood\nwithin the Serra Mesa Community Plan area Itay Way.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nDevelopment Services: Daniel Neri, (619) 687-5967\nCity Attorney Contact: Justin Bargar

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

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

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.

Item S400:\nBallot Proposals Forwarded for Council Review.  (Added 2/25/26)\nThe following ballot proposals have been referred from the February 25, 2026 Rules Committee meeting to the City Council for consideration for\nplacement on the June 2, 2026 ballot.\nProposal\nTarget Ballot\nEmpty Homes Tax\nJune 2, 2026\nThe City Council is expected to consider measures for the June 2, 2026 ballot at its meetings in March 2026.

Item S401:\nArguments In Favor or Against Measures.  (Added 2/25/26