San Diego — 2026-06-23

Item 10: Approval of Council Minutes.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: Approval of Council Minutes for March 9, 2026, Minutes.\nSubitem-B: Approval of Council Minutes for March 10, 2026, Minutes.

Item 100: Appointments to the Homelessness Revenue Account Citizens Oversight Committee.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThere is no City expenditure being approved with this action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 1, 2, 5.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-524)\nResolution confirming the Mayor's appointment of Stefanie Benvenuto, John Ford, Tyler\nMartin, and Tiffany McDaniel to the Homelessness Revenue Account Citizens Oversight\nCommittee for terms ending February 28, 2030.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nOffice of Boards and Commissions: Chida Warren, (858) 298-1124\nCity Attorney Contact: Kathy Steinman

Item 101: Appointment 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: Outside of City limits.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-526)\nResolution confirming the Mayor's appointment of Tom Harmon, for a term ending March\n1, 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

Item 30: Pollinator Week 2026.

Item 31: Shawna Anderson Day.

Item 330: City-Provided Residential Solid Waste Management Services Implementation\nUpdate.\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: N/A\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nThis item is for information only.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nEnvironmental Services: Kirby Brady, (619) 249-2735\n2:00 P.M. ADOPTION AGENDA, DISCUSSION ITEMS:

Item 331: Fiscal Year 2027 Tax Rate Ordinance for the Maintenance of Zoological Exhibits.\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:\nFunding is appropriated in the Fiscal Year 2027 Adopted Budget for Zoological Exhibits\nMaintenance in the amount of $22,801,395.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(O-2026-133)\nIntroduction and adoption of an Ordinance fixing the rate of taxation to maintain\nzoological exhibits in Balboa Park for Fiscal Year 2027.\nThis item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nDepartment of Finance: Vanessa Montenegro, (619) 533-6169\nCity Attorney Contact: Bret A. Bartolotta

Item 332: Fiscal Year 2027 Tax Appropriations Limit (Gann Limit).\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 item is to establish a Tax Appropriations Limit (Gann Limit) of $7,027,534,709 for\nFiscal Year 2027.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-509)\nResolution approving the establishment of the Fiscal Year 2027 Tax Appropriations Limit\n(Gann Limit).\nThis item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nDepartment of Finance: Vanessa Montenegro, (619) 533-6169\nCity Attorney Contact: Bret A. Bartolotta

Item 333: Collection of Solid Waste Management Fee on County Tax Roll.\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 estimated per year cost for the County to collect the fee is $22,517.70 per year and\nwill be available in the Solid Waste Management Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-516)\nResolution adopting written report identifying solid waste management fees to be charged\nto each parcel receiving City-provided solid waste management services for Fiscal year\n2027 and authorizing those fees to be collected on the County tax roll.\n6 votes required pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 5473.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Environment Committee meeting on May 21, 2026.\nACTION: Motion by Council President LaCava, second by Vice Chair Campbell, to\nrecommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-0 Elo-Rivera-yea, Campbell-yea, LaCava-yea.\nEnvironmental Services: Kirby Brady, (619) 249-2735\nCity Attorney Contact: Nicole M. Denow

Item 50: Ordinance Approving Contract with AskReply, Inc. dba B2Gnow for Contract and\nLabor Compliance Software (RFP 10090221-25-V).\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nTotal Estimated Cost: $1,303,899.88, General Fund.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduction on 6/8/2026, Item 604, (Council\nvoted 8-1, Councilmember Foster III-nay):\n(O-2026-130)\nOrdinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into an Agreement with\nAskReply, Inc. dba B2Gnow, in an amount not to exceed $1,303,899.88 for the initial five\nyear term, with five additional one-year options resulting in a total potential contract\namount not to exceed $2,923,635.05 over ten years, to provide contract and labor\ncompliance software.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee meeting on\nApril 8, 2026.\nACTION: Motion by Committee Member Elo-Rivera, second by Council President Pro\nTem Lee, to recommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-1; Moreno-yea, Lee-yea, Elo-Rivera-yea, Foster III-nay.\nOffice of the City Treasurer: Erin Lea-Endrelunas, (619) 541-1946\nCity Attorney Contact: Mark Imada

Item 51: Authorization of the First Amendment to Contract H2426362-M with Brown and\nCaldwell for Design and Construction Services for the PS 2 Improvements and\nModernization Project.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe total cost for this request is $2,294,011.00. Funds will come from the Metro Sewer\nUtility CIP.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 2.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 6/8/2026, Item 630 (Council\nvoted 9-0):\n(O-2026-126)\nOrdinance authorizing the First Amendment to the Contract with Brown and Caldwell for\nadditional design and construction support services in an amount not to exceed\n$2,294,011, and extending the Contract through June 10, 2032 in connection with the\nPump Station 2 Improvements and Modernization project and related actions.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nEngineering & Capital Projects: Shadi Sami, (619) 980-0008\nCity Attorney Contact: Bonny Hsu

Item 52: Honorary Street Name: Honoring Dr. Walter G. Wells on 47th Street from Logan\nAvenue to Imperial Avenue. Pursuant to San Diego Municipal Code Section 125.1\n130 and Council Policy 200-10.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nCouncil Policy 200-10 states that funding for the installation of honorary street title signs\nshall be the responsibility of the sponsoring councilmember. The councilmember shall\nidentify, obtain, and make such funds available to the Mayor or designee. Funding for this\nhonorary street title sign will be paid for by Council District 4. The estimated amount for\nseven (7) signs is approximately $_4000.00 - $5,200.00\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 4.\nProposed Actions:\nAdopt the following Ordinance which was introduced on 6/8/2026, Item 638 (Council\nvoted 9-0):\n(O-2026-132)\nOrdinance to designate an honorary street name on 47th Street, between Logan Avenue\nand Imperial Avenue, in the Lincoln Park Community, to be "Dr. Walter G. Wells Street,"\nand waiving the one block limitation in Council Policy 200-10 (3) and San Diego\nMunicipal Code section 125.1130(a).\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nCouncil District 4: Bruce Williams, (619) 236-6644\nCity Attorney Contact: Ryan P. Gerrity

Item S500: Bird Rock Elementary 75th Anniversary Day. (Added 6/17/26)

Item S501: Ordinance Amending Chapter 8, Article 4, Division 0 of the San Diego Municipal\nCode by adding new sections 84.19, 84.20, and 84.21, relating to Electric Bicycle\nSafety. (Added 6/17/26)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nNo City expenditure is being approved with this action. Any costs associated with public\neducation and outreach are anticipated to be minimal and absorbed within existing\ndepartmental budgets. Enforcement would be incorporated into existing public safety\noperations.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(O-2026-142)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance amending Chapter 8, Article 4, Division 0 of the San Diego\nMunicipal Code by adding new sections 84.19, 84.20, and 84.21, relating to Electric\nBicycle Safety.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Public Safety Committee meeting on March 11, 2026.\nACTION: Motion by Vice Chair Campillo, second by Committee Member Campbell, to\ndirect Council District 7 to work with the Office of the City Attorney to draft municipal\ncode amendments consistent with A. B. 2234, and forward to City Council for\nconsideration.\nVOTE: 4-0; von Wilpert-yea, Campillo-yea, Campbell-yea, Whitburn-yea.\nCouncil District 7: Carrie Shah, (619) 533-5906\nCity Attorney Contact: Jill S. Cristich

Item S502: First Amendment of Software License and Maintenance Agreement with REI\nSystems, Inc. (Added 6/17/26)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nApproval of these actions will increase the original not to exceed amount of this\nagreement by $222,973.76, bringing the total amended not to exceed amount to\n$441,052.76, to be paid by Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(R-2026-530)\nResolution authorizing a First Amendment to Software License and Maintenance\nAgreement with REI Systems, Inc. for the administration of U.S. Department of Housing\nand Urban Development Community Development Block Grant and Emergency Solutions\nGrant Funds.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations\nCommittee meeting on June 10, 2026.\nACTION: Motion by Chair Campillo, second by Vice Chair Lee, to recommend Council\napproval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 4-0 Campillo-yea, Lee-yea, Campbell-yea, Foster lll-yea.\nEconomic Development: Christina Bibler, (619) 236-6421\nCity Attorney Contact: Marguerite Middaugh

Item S503: Cooperative Procurement Contract with Wittman Enterprises LLC for Emergency\nAmbulance Transport Billing and Collection Services. (Added 6/18/26)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThis agreement with Wittman has a total not-to-exceed amount of $47,000,000 for the full\nten-year term, if all renewal options are exercised, which is based on 2.95% of net\ncollections, and assumes annual increases of 4% in call volume and 2.5% in transport fees\nover the term of the contract. Net collections vary given a variety of factors including the\nnumber of transports provided and payor mix.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(O-2026-146)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into an\nAgreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC, in an amount not-to-exceed $47,000,000, to\nprovide Emergency Medical Services billing and collection services.\n6 votes required pursuant to Charter Section 99.\nCommittee Actions Taken:\nThis item was heard at the Public Safety Committee meeting on June 17, 2026.\nACTION: Motion by Committee Member Campbell, second by Committee Member\nWhitburn, to recommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.\nVOTE: 3-0 Campillo-yea, Campbell-yea, Whitburn-yea, von Wilpert-not present.\nFire-Rescue: Willy Melendez, (619) 909-4180\nCity Attorney Contact: Erin D. Kilcoyne

Item S504: Mark Davis Day. (Added 6/18/26)

Item S505: Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriation Ordinance. (Added 6/18/26)\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nThe Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriation Ordinance appropriates the Fiscal Year 2027 Adopted\nBudget\nCouncil District(s) Affected: Citywide.\nProposed Actions:\n(O-2026-135)\nFiscal Year 2027 and appropriating all necessary funds to operate the City.\nThis item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.\nCommittee Actions Taken: Motion by Chair Foster to recommend Council approval of\nstaff's proposed actions. Second by Committee Member Elo-Rivera.\nDepartment of Finance: Benjamin Battaglia, (619) 533-3717\nCity Attorney Contact: Bret A. Bartolotta