City Council

Item 200: Authorization of a Ten-Year Corporate Partnership Agreement with One, Five-Year\nExtension Option Among the City of San Diego, Downtown San Diego Partnership,\nInc. and IKE Smart City, LLC for a Digital Wayfinding System in Downtown San\nDiego, an Exemption from the City’s Prohibition Against Signs in the Right of Way\nand Off-Premises Messages, an Exemption from Certain Automatic Copy\nRegulations, an Exemption from Public Right of Way Permit Requirements, and\nRelated Actions.\nNOTE: It is anticipated that the City Council will consider a motion to temporarily\nsuspend Rule of Council 2.2 concerning the Order of Business so this item may be heard\ntoday, consistent with the public notice for the item, and if approved, the item will be\ntrailed to the afternoon session at 2pm or soon thereafter. A vote to suspend Rule of\nCouncil 2.2 will only apply to this item and must be passed by a vote of two-thirds of the\nCouncilmembers.\nTotal Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:\nNo costs associated with this proposed action.\nCouncil District(s) Affected: 3.\nProposed Actions:\nSubitem-A: (R-2023-844)\nResolution of the Council of the City of San Diego determining that certain discretionary\napprovals, including the authorization of a Corporate Partnership Agreement among the\nCity of San Diego, Downtown San Diego Partnership, Inc., and IKE Smart City, LLC\nrelated to a digital wayfinding system, and the authorization of limited exceptions to the\nCity's signage and off-premises messaging regulations, automatic changing copy\nregulations, and permit procedures, are categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines sections 15301, 15303, and 15304.\nSubitem-B: (O-2023-208)\nIntroduction of an Ordinance of the Council of the City of San Diego approving a\nCorporate Partnership Agreement Among the City of San Diego, Downtown San Diego\nPartnership, Inc., and IKE Smart City, LLC for the Financing, Implementation,\nManagement, and Operation of a Digital Wayfinding System with City Marketing Rights\nand Benefits, authorizing a limited exception to the signage and off-premises messaging\nregulations contained in Chapter 14, Article 2, Division 12 of the San Diego Municipal\nCode, authorizing a limited exception to the automatic changing copy regulations\ncontained in Chapter 14, Article 1, Division 11 of the San Diego Municipal Code, and\napproving related actions.\nCommittee Actions Taken: N/A\nEconomic Development: Christina Bibler, (619) 236-6421\nCity Attorney Contact: William W. Witt