City Council

12B. Council initiated item from Council Members Jim O’Hara and Luke Shaffer regarding supporting Our Neighborhood Voices, a grassroots nonprofit sponsoring a ballot initiative to restore local authority over housing. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Recommended Action: Request Council to vote to support Our Neighborhood Voices by adopting Resolution 2025-61 attached to this report endorsing the efforts to restore local control through ballot measures in the 2026 election, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, in Support of the "Our Neighborhood Voices" Ballot Initiative to Amend Article IX of the Constitution of the State of California to Make Zoning, Development, and Land Use Matters of Local Authority." 2025-05-14 Item 12B Council Initiated Item from O’Hara and Shaffer Our Neighborhood Voices 2025-05-14 Item 12B Council Initiated Item from O’Hara and Shaffer Our Neighborhood Voices Public Comment