1. CALL TO ORDER
Public Comments:
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Public Comments:
City Clerk Bigelow called the roll.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE Public Comments:
Led by Councilmember Preciado.
4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
Public Comments:
4.1 Oaths of Office for the Cultural Arts Commission:
Public Comments:
Lisa Brannen, Cultural Arts Commission
City Clerk Bigelow administered the oath of office.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 5.1 through 5.3)
Public Comments:
The following members of the public spoke regarding various topics related to the consent calendar:
John Acosta, Chula Vista resident
Robert
Moved by
Mayor McCann
Seconded by
Councilmember Chavez
To approve t
he recommended actions
appearing below consent calendar Items 5.1 through 5.3. The headings were read, text waived
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The motion was carried by the following vote:
Yes (5)
Councilmember Chavez, Deputy Mayor Fernandez, Councilmember Inzunza, Councilmember Preciado, and Mayor McCann Result, Carried (5 to 0)
5.1 Waive Reading of Text of Resolutions and Ordinances Public Comments:
Approve a motion to read only the title and waive the reading of the text of all resolutions and ordinances at this meeting.
5.2 Wastewater Disposal Agreement: Approval of the Revised “Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement” (SARA) Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Staff Report - Approve Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement SARA - 26-0246.pdf
2. Resolution(1).pdf
3. Attachment 1 - Original SARA (Signed January 20, 2026).pdf
4. Attachment 2 - Council Resolution 2026-009.pdf
5. Attachment 3 - Revised Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement (for signature).pdf
6. Attachment 4 - Original SARA Staff Report (January 20, 2026).pdf Adopt a resolution approving the revised version of the Second Amended and Restated Regional Wastewater Disposal Agreement (SARA).
Item 5.2 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-186 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING THE REVISED SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED WASTEWATER DISPOSAL AGREEMENT, DIRECTING THE METRO JPA REPRESENTATIVE TO SUPPORT THE SAME AT METRO JPA MEETINGS, AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME
5.3 Grant Acceptance and Appropriation: Accept $97,589 from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Adopted Budget by Appropriating the Grant Funds Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Staff Report - ABC Grant FY27 - 26-0273.pdf
2. Resolution - ABC grant.pdf
3. Attachment 1 - ABC Grant Agreement 26-APP04.pdf
Adopt a resolution approving an agreement and accepting $97,589 in grant funds from the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to be used for the Alcohol Policing Partnership Program and amending the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget to appropriate funds to the Police Grants Section of the State Grants Fund for the Alcohol Policing Partnership Program. (4/5 Vote Required)
Item 5.3 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-187 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL FOR THE ALCOHOL POLICING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Item 6 Public Comment – Acosta Received 8_28_26 (3).pdf
2. Item 6 Public Comment – Acosta Received 8_28_26 (2).pdf
3. Item 6 Public Comment – Acosta Received 8_28_26.pdf
4. Written Communications - Acosta - Received 09_01_26.pdf Jeff Shelton
General Public Comment — Flock ALPR Oversight
Mayor and Councilmembers:
I am again asking the Council to place the Chula Vista Police Department’s use of Flock Safety automated license plate readers on a future public agenda.
Through my ongoing California Public Records Act requests, the City continues to search for and review records concerning CVPD’s Flock system, including records involving audits, access controls, interagency data sharing, retention, training, and compliance.
These issues deserve review by the elected City Council in an open meeting—not simply through individual public-records requests.
I am asking the Council to publicly examine who can access Chula Vista ALPR data, which outside agencies have received access, how searches are audited, how long data and associated records are retained, whether deletion is independently verified, what safeguards exist against misuse, and whether the system’s documented public-safety benefits justify its continued operation.
I also ask the Council to consider independent auditing rather than relying exclusively on internal or vendor-generated oversight.
Most importantly, I ask at least one Councilmember to request that Chula Vista’s Flock ALPR program be placed on a future Council agenda so the public can hear the facts, review the safeguards, and participate before the City’s surveillance infrastructure becomes further entrenched.
Respectfully,
Jeff Shelton
Chula Vista Resident
The following members of the public spoke regarding various topics:
John Acosta, Chula Vista resident
Robert
Michael Benoza, Olympian High School student, spoke regarding a UNICEF initiative to support educational opportunities for children in Zambia.
The following members of the public spoke regarding matters related to District 2:
Angelica Martinez, Chula Vista resident
Joseph Raso, Chula Vista resident
David Whatley spoke regarding improving public education.
Madison Rapp spoke in opposition to teen usage of disposable vape cigarettes.
Jeff Shelton submitted written comments regarding oversight and transparency of the City’s automated license plate reader program.
7. ACTION ITEMS
Public Comments:
7.1 Consider Items Removed From the Consent Calendar, if Any Public Comments:
There were none.
7.2 Community Benefit District: Preliminary Approval of the Final Assessment Engineer’s Report; Expressing Intention to Establish the Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District for Twenty Years; and Setting the Public Hearing on Such Establishment Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Staff Report - Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District - 26-0227.pdf
2. Resolution of Intent - Community Benefit District.pdf
3. Attachment 1 - DCV CBD Engineers Report.pdf
4. Written Communications - Limandri - Received 09_01_26.pdf
5. Written Communications - Richie - Received 09_01_26.pdf
6. Written Communications - Thomas de Mercado - Received 09_01_26.pdf
7. 9-1-26 Parker 7.2 Handout.pdf
8. 7.2 - Community Benefit District - Intent to Establish Chula Vista CBD.pdf Economic Development Director Graham and Lutfi Kharuf, representing Best Best & Krieger gave a presentation on the item.
The following members of the public spoke in support of the item:
John Acosta, Chula Vista resident
S
ylvia Chairez, representing C+C Flats
Joseph Raso
Kevin O'Neill
Daisy Romero
Joe Warren
Stephanie Arechiga spoke in opposition to the item.
Robert spoke, expressing a neutral position on the item.
Moved by
Councilmember Preciado
Seconded by
Councilmember Inzunza
To adopt Resolution No. 2026-188, the heading was read, text waived. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Yes (5)
Councilmember Chavez, Deputy Mayor Fernandez, Councilmember Inzunza, Councilmember Preciado, and Mayor McCann Result, Carried (5 to 0)
Item 7.2 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-188 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PROVIDING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT; EXPRESSING ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH THE DOWNTOWN CHULA VISTA COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY YEARS; AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SUCH ESTABLISHMENT The meeting was recessed at 6:42 p.m. and reconvened at 7:00 p.m.
7.3 Agreement: Approve an Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement with California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”) for Encampment Removal Activities Along Interstate 5 from Main Street to E Street Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Staff Report - Enter into an Encampment Delegated Maintenance Agreement with CA DOT - 26-0208.pdf
2. Resolution.pdf
3. Attachment 1 - Exhibit A - Caltrans EDMA.pdf
4. Item 7.3 - Caltrans EDMA 2026.09.01.pdf
Westside CV
This item needs to be postponed until the State of California announces the Agencies who will be receiving Encampment Resolution Funding. Otherwise, the City's General Fund is on the hook for the cost of not covered by the CalTrans funding including City staff time for CVPD and for the Homeless Outreach Team. If you read the UT articles regarding the City of San Diego's (City) participation with this same CA DOT EDMA, the City had to use General Fund to pay the additional costs not covered by the Grant.
The City should not be signing any agreements for these types of agreement until it has adopted its Homeless Strategic Plan as outlined in the overall City of Chula Vista Strategic Plan.
Director of Housing and Homeless Services Kurz gave a presentation on the item.
The following members of the public spoke regarding the item:
John Acosta, Chula Vista resident
Robert
Westside CV submitted written comments in opposition to the item.
Moved by
Mayor McCann
Seconded by
Deputy Mayor Fernandez
To adopt Resolution No. 2026-189, the heading was read, text waived. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Yes (5)
Councilmember Chavez, Deputy Mayor Fernandez, Councilmember Inzunza, Councilmember Preciado, and Mayor McCann Result, Carried (5 to 0)
Item 7.3 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-189 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN ENCAMPMENT DELEGATED MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A REIMBURSABLE AMOUNT IN FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 OF UP TO $200,000 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
The meeting was recessed at 7:47 p.m. and reconvened at 7:52 p.m.
7.4 Grant Acceptance and Agreements: Accept a Grant and Approve an Agreement with the California Board of State and Community Corrections, Approve Agreements with SBCS Corporation and SANDAG for the Proposition 64 Grant Program, and Appropriate Funds Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Staff Report - BSCC Prop 64 Cohort 4 Grant - 26-0276.pdf
2. Resolution A.pdf
3. Resolution B.pdf
4. Resolution C.pdf
5. Attachment 1 - Grant Agreement.pdf
6. Attachment 2 - Agreement with SBCS.pdf
7. Attachment 3 - Agreement with SANDAG.pdf
8. Item 7.4 - BSCC Prop 64 Grant - PD 090126.pdf
Acting Police Chief Peak and Sergeant White gave a presentation on the item.
Moved by
Councilmember Preciado
Seconded by
Deputy Mayor Fernandez
To adopt Resolution Nos. 2026-190 through 2026-192, the headings were read, text waived. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Yes (5)
Councilmember Chavez, Deputy Mayor Fernandez, Councilmember Inzunza, Councilmember Preciado, and Mayor McCann Result, Carried (5 to 0)
Item 7.4 headings:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-190 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE BOARD OF STATE AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-191 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AGREEMENT NUMBER BSCC 1430-26 WITH THE BOARD OF STATE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FOR THE PROPOSITION 64 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM RESOLUTION NO. 2026-192 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING AGREEMENTS WITH SBCS CORPORATION AND SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS FOR THE PROPOSITION 64 PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY GRANT PROGRAM
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS (CONTINUED)
Public Comments:
David Garcia Ozua spoke regarding a request for district-level sales tax reporting.
9. CITY MANAGER’S REPORTS
Public Comments:
City Manager Allen announced that the City’s ACT Chula Vista app was temporarily unavailable and that staff was working to resolve the issue.
10. MAYOR’S REPORTS
Public Comments:
Mayor McCann reported on attendance at recent events and made community announcements.
11. COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS
Public Comments:
Councilmembers reported on attendance at recent events and made community announcements.
At the request of Councilmember Preciado, there was a consensus of the City Council to request that the City Manager provide an update within six months on the status of the cannabis industry and the City’s progress toward meeting its goals for cannabis retailers and retail establishments.
11.1 Councilmember Preciado: Ratify Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees Attachments
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Public Comments
1. D2 Boards and Commission Recomemdations for Appointment.docx_Redacted.pdf
2. Yagyagan, M PRC 7.21.26_Redacted.pdf
Parks and Recreation Commission
- Matt Yagyagan
Robert spoke regarding the item.
Moved by
Councilmember Preciado
Seconded by
Councilmember Chavez
To ratify the appointment of Matt Yagyagan to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Yes (5)
Councilmember Chavez, Deputy Mayor Fernandez, Councilmember Inzunza, Councilmember Preciado, and Mayor McCann Result, Carried (5 to 0)
11.2 Deputy Mayor Fernandez: Ratify Appointments to Boards, Commissions, Committees Attachments
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Public Comments
1. 2026 Fernandez Commissioner Appointments.pdf
2. Applications Packet_Redacted.pdf
Charter Review Commission
-Dr. Vernon Moore
Measure A Citizens' Oversight Committee
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Aldo Brambila
Sustainability Commission
-Marianna Garcia Diaz
Traffic Safety Commission
-John Rodgers
Veterans Advisory Commission
-Chad Jones
Deputy Mayor Fernandez disclosed that he was employed by the Sweetwater Union High School District, as was Dr. Vernon Moore, and stated that the shared employment did not constitute a conflict of interest regarding the item.
Angelica Martinez spoke in opposition to the ratification of Dr. Vernon Moore’s appointment to the Charter Review Commission.
Robert spoke regarding the item.
Moved by
Deputy Mayor Fernandez
Seconded by
Councilmember Preciado
To ratify the appointments listed above. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Yes (5)
Councilmember Chavez, Deputy Mayor Fernandez, Councilmember Inzunza, Councilmember Preciado, and Mayor McCann Result, Carried (5 to 0)
12. CITY CLERK'S REPORTS
Public Comments:
There were none.
13. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
Public Comments:
There were none.
14. ADJOURNMENT
Public Comments:
The meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Minutes prepared by: Tyshar Turner, CMC, Deputy Director of City Clerk Services