City Council

12B. Council initiated item from Council Members Jim O’Hara and Luke Shaffer\nregarding supporting Our Neighborhood Voices, a grassroots nonprofit\nsponsoring a ballot initiative to restore local authority over housing.\nEnvironmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City\nCouncil is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nbecause it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines.\nThe action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government\nthat will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.\nRecommended Action: Request Council to vote to support Our\nNeighborhood Voices by adopting Resolution 2025-61 attached to this report\nendorsing the efforts to restore local control through ballot measures in the\n2026 election, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City Council of the\nCity of Encinitas, California, in Support of the "Our Neighborhood Voices"\nBallot Initiative to Amend Article IX of the Constitution of the State of California\nto Make Zoning, Development, and Land Use Matters of Local Authority."\n2025-05-14 Item 12B Council Initiated Item from O’Hara and Shaffer Our\nNeighborhood Voices\n2025-05-14 Item 12B Council Initiated Item from O’Hara and Shaffer Our\nNeighborhood Voices Public Comment