CITY OF DEL MAR
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 20, 2023
City of Del Mar Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar California 92014
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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Martinez called the Regular Meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Tracy Martinez; Deputy Mayor Dan Quirk; Councilmembers Dave Druker, Terry Gaasterland, and Dwight Worden
CITY ATTORNEY CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Leslie Devaney reported that there were no recusals or reportable actions for the March 20, 2023, City Council Closed Session meeting.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Martinez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Martinez opened Public Oral Communications and the following people spoke:
1) Timothy Mills
2) Timothy Bilash
Mayor Martinez closed the item to public comment.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS & COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Worden reported on the gas price increase investigation by the California Public Utilities Commission; and status of the monarch demonstration garden to be located at the Del Mar Civic Center. Councilmember Druker announced an upcoming lecture on 20th and 21st century sculptures.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Ashley Jones reported on the partial road failure in the 1800 block area of San Dieguito Drive; noted that 6
th Cycle Housing Element revisions were posted on the City’s website for public review; introduced the Sheriff’s new North Coastal Station Captain Chris Lawrence; and responded to the public comment.
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Acting City Clerk Nestor Machado read the titles of the items included on the Consent Calendar.
There were no public speakers for the consent calendar items. Consent Calendar items 3, 4, and 7 were pulled by members of the Council for discussion, and item 8 was added to Consent.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER WORDEN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER GAASTERLAND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1, 2, 5, 6 AND 8. (VOTE 5- 0)
Ayes: Mayor Martinez, Deputy Mayor Quirk, and Councilmembers Druker, Gaasterland and Worden; Noes: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
ITEM 1: RATIFICATION OF LIST OF DEMANDS, DATED MARCH 20, 2023 (CLERK’S FILE NO. 201-3)
Council approved the list of demands, on consent.
ITEM 2: WAIVER OF READING OF ORDINANCES ON AGENDA (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401- 4)
Council waived the reading of ordinances, on consent.
ITEM 3: AUTHORIZATION FOR SUBMITTAL OF THE 2022 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (CLERK’S FILE NO. 304-7)
The item was pulled from the consent calendar for a staff presentation and City Council questions. Associate Planner Adriana Jaramishian provided a brief presentation. City Council questions and discussion focused on the number of Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) applications and their status; entitlement and the issuance of building permits; moderate and above moderate criteria; the 6th cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) obligations; whether excess ADU’s can be counted toward the next housing element period; number of protected tree removals associated with the ADUs; Public Facilities (Program 1H) revisions; low, very low and extremely low income level accommodation strategies; number of junior ADUs; and inclusion of the Housing Element update's anticipated timeline.
There were no public speakers for the item.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER WORDEN, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER GAASTERLAND TO AUTHORIZE SUBMITTAL OF THE CITY’S 2022 HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (APR) TO THE
STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD) AND THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH (OPR) BY THE APRIL 1, 2023 DEADLINE. (VOTE 5-0)
Ayes: Mayor Martinez, Deputy Mayor Quirk, and Councilmembers Druker, Gaasterland and Worden; Noes: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
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ITEM 4: AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTION OF A FUNDS TRANSFER AGREEMENT
WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) TO
OBTAIN STATE FUNDING FOR THE CAMINO DEL MAR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT (CLERK’S FILE NO. 406-1, 803-3, 1502-23)
The item was pulled from the Consent Calendar for City Council discussion and questions. Public Works Director Joe Bride provided a brief presentation. City Council discussion focused on factors related to the increased cost of the project over time; current user data and different funding sources for the project.
There were no public speakers for the item.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DRUKER, SECONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER GAASTERLAND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-8, “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE FUNDS TRANSFER
AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE CAMINO DEL MAR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT”, AND ANY
RELATED DOCUMENTS NECESSARY, WITH CALTRANS IN ORDER TO
RECEIVE $2.2 MILLION IN STATE FUNDS FOR THE CAMINO DEL MAR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT. (VOTE 5-0)
Ayes: Mayor Martinez, Deputy Mayor Quirk, and Councilmembers Druker, Gaasterland and Worden; Noes: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
ITEM 5: APPROVAL OF SAN DIEGUITO DRIVE WATER PIPELINE REPAIR EMERGENCY FUNDING (CLERK’S FILE NO. 907-8)
Council approved a $50,000 emergency time-and-materials task order with Southland Paving, Inc. (Southland); approved $10,000 in miscellaneous construction support services; authorized the City Manager to execute the Southland Task Order and any other necessary documents to facilitate the emergency repairs; and amended the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023 Operating and Capital Budget as described in the Fiscal Impact section of this report to fund the emergency repair work, on consent.
ITEM 6: LAGOON COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401-5) Council re-appointed Donna Shaw as an at-large, non-voting member of the Lagoon Committee to serve a second full three-year term starting April 1, 2023, and ending on April 30, 2026, on consent.
CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
ITEM 7: COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 ADVISORY COMMITTEE WORK PLANS (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401-5)
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A presentation was provided by Assistant City Manager Clem Brown. City Manager Ashley Jones provided additional comments and answered questions related to staff’s recommendations and related lack of staff capacity to accommodate any additional Work Plan items.
Council discussion and questions focused on Work Plan item rankings.
Mayor Martinez opened the item to public comment and the following people spoke:
1) Don Mosier
2) Ann Feeney
3) Dolores Davies Jamison
4) Mark O’Connor
5) John Goodkind
6) Anne Farrell
7) Valerie Dufort-Roy (remote speaker)
8) Frank Chisari (remote speaker)
Mayor Martinez closed the item to public comment.
Council questions and discussion focused on the Sustainability Advisory Committee’s request to work on an Urban Tree Planting Program in Fiscal Year 2023-24; the ability for committees to voluntarily work on items outside of their Council approved work plan that do not require City’s resources; appropriate Committee to complete a Measure Q cash flow analysis; additional committee meeting requests; adding an additional meeting for administration purposes; including review of a community garden proposal at Shores Park on the Parks & Recreation Committee work plan; new ordinance for single use plastics and a balloon ban to be considered during a future goal setting/budget process; Sustainability Advisory Committee’s involvement in the preparation of a future balloon ban ordinance; process for City arborist review of requests for removal of protected trees at homeowner’s expense; staff mapping out the required scope and timing for development of an Urban Tree Planting Program and returning to Council; and potential consideration of a Climate Action Plan update during the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. Council further provided feedback on the new annual work plan process.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER WORDEN, SECONDED BY MAYOR MARTINEZ TO
APPROVE THE COMMITTEE WORK PLANS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE
DIRECTIVE UNDER THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS PERTAINING TO SAC FOR STAFF TO
COME BACK IN THE FUTURE WITH AN OUTLINE OF WHAT WOULD BE INVOLVED INCLUDING COST AND SCHEDULE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE TREE REVIEW PROCESS;
ALSO TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL MEETING FOR EACH COMMITTEE REQUESTING IT AND
APPROVED BY THEIR COUNCIL LIAISONS, TO WORK ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR WORK PLAN. (VOTE 5-0)
Ayes: Mayor Martinez, Deputy Mayor Quirk, and Councilmembers Druker, Gaasterland and Worden; Noes: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
ITEM 8: DESIGN COMPETITION JURY SOLICITATION RELATED TO THE OCEANSIDE SAND NOURISHMENT AND RETENTION PILOT PROJECT (PHASE 2) (CLERK’S FILE NO. 1404-2, 1505-7)
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There were no public speakers for the item. The item was moved to the Consent Calendar for approval. Council supported Councilmember Worden’s application and participation on the Design Competition Jury for the City of Oceanside’s Sand Nourishment and Retention Pilot Project (Phase 2), on consent.
REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES/SUBCOMMITTEES/COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION REPORTS
City Council representatives reported on the League of California Cities - San Diego Chapter; Green Infrastructure Consortium; San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park JPA; Arts Advisory Committee; San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board and Audit Committee; Human Resources Subcommittee; and Housing Subcommittee.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Martinez adjourned the meeting at 7:28 p.m.
Nestor Machado, Acting City Clerk