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April 1, 2025
ITEM TITLE
Measure P Citizens Oversight Committee: Amend the Municipal Code Related to Measure P Citizens Oversight Committee Terms, Ratify the Changes to Member Terms, and Accept the Revised Local Appointments List Report Number: 25-0050
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: City Manager/City Clerk
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice : The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(C)(3) no environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
A) Place an ordinance on first reading amending Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.61.070 related to the terms of the Measure P Citizens Oversight Committee members ; B) Adopt a resolution ratifying changes to seated members’ terms; and C) Adopt a resolution accepting the revised Local Appointments List for board, commission, and committee terms expiring in calendar year 2025.
SUMMARY
In 2016, the Measure P Citizens Oversight Committee (COC) was established to oversee the 10-year duration of the original transactions and use tax, with all members’ terms set to expire in the same year. With Measure P extended by voters in 2024, the COC’s work must continue. Unlike other Chula Vista boards and commissions, whose members’ terms expire in staggered years as required by the Charter, the Measure P COC requires an amendment to align its terms with this structure. Adoption of the proposed ordina nce will amend the Municipal Code to establish staggered terms for both current and future COC members. Adopting Resolution B, ratifying the changes to seated members' terms, will implement the staggered terms for current members. Additionally, the adoption of Resolution C is the City Council’s acceptance of the revised 2025 Local Appointments List to reflect the updated list of terms expiring in 2025.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that this activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change to the environment.
Therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
Thus, no environmental review is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
At the January 23, 2025 meeting, the Measure P Citizens Oversight Committee voted 5-0 to recommend the City Council adjust the term dates for seated COC members due to Measure P's extension and the continued necessity for the Committee to meet. The COC was presented with the City Clerk’s prop osed term reassignments as presented in this report.
DISCUSSION
The Measure P Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) was established in 2016 to oversee the 10-year duration of the original transactions and use tax. The ordinance implementing Measure P set the initial terms for committee members to expire on June 30, 2021 ( CVMC 2.61.070(A) ), which resulted in all members’ subsequent terms expiring in the same year, 2025.
Unlike other Chula Vista boards and commissions, which have staggered terms with members’ terms ending over a four-year cycle, the COC’s terms were not staggered. Typically, one to three members’ terms expire each year, with the City Clerk facilitating the process of determining initial terms for all members of a new board or commission in accordance with Charter section 602(B).
Charter Sec. 602(B). “Initial Classification of Appointees. The members appointed to such boards and commissions shall so classify themselves by lot so that the first day of July of every year, the term of one of their number shall expire. If the total number of members of such body to be appointed exceeds four, the classification by lot shall provide for the grouping of terms to such an extent as is necessary in order that the term of at least one member shall expire on the first day of July of every year.” As voters approved the extension of Measure P for another 10 years in 2024, the COC’s work must continue.
To prevent an abrupt change from multiple members' terms expiring in the same year, staff recommends adjusting the term dates for the currently seated COC members.
Proposed Adjustments:
The City Clerk has proposed the following term reassignments based on the Charter’s process, while minimizing disruption for the COC and its members:
Committee Member Appointment Date Current Term
Ends
Proposed
Term End
Eligible For
Another Term
Member Garcias March 2017 2025 2025 No
Member Freels March 2017 2025 2025 No
Member Redo March 2017 2025 2025 No
Member Martinez December 2018 2025 2026 No
Member Enriquez April 2021 2025 2026 Yes
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Committee Member Appointment Date Current Term
Ends
Proposed
Term End
Eligible For
Another Term
Member Illyas April 2021 2025 2027 Yes
Member Clark September 2024 2025 2027 Yes
Member Korgan September 2024 2025 2028 Yes
Member Rahimzadeh September 2024 2025 2028 Yes
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the ordinance related to COC members’ terms.
2. Adopt a resolution ratifying the term changes specified above to implement staggered term dates for the seated COC members.
3. Adopt a resolution accepting the revised 2025 Local Appointments List.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site-specific and consequently, the real property holdings of the City Councilmembers do not create a disqualifying real property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov't Code § 87100, et seq.).
Staff is not independently aware, and has not been informed by any City Councilmembers , of any other fact that may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
There is no current-year fiscal impact as a result of this action.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
There is no ongoing fiscal impact as a result of this action.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Municipal Code Revisions in Redline
2. Revised 2025 Local Appointments List
Staff Contact: Courtney Chase, Deputy City Manager
Kerry Bigelow, City Clerk