CITY OF DEL MAR
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
APRIL 3, 2023
City of Del Mar Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California 92014
The minutes set forth the actions taken by the City Council on the matters stated. Audio/video recordings of the City Council proceedings are retained for a period of ten years, in accordance with the City's Records Retention Schedule. Audio/video recordings, as well as written materials presented to the City Council, including Red Dots (materials provided to the City Council after the agenda has published), are available on the City’s website at www.delmar.ca.us/AgendaCenter or by contacting the Administrative Services Department at (858) 755-9313.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Martinez called the Regular Meeting to order at 4:31 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 on the April 3, 2023, City Council Closed Session meeting. She reported that for Item A, there were no recusals and no reportable actions. For Items B and C, there were no reportable actions and Councilmember Druker was recused due to living within 500 feet of the subject matter for those items.
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) Ken Olson
2) Cole Reed
Mayor Martinez closed the item to public comment.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS & COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Druker announced the grand opening of Tot Lot. Councilmember Worden reported on Model United Nations session and presented a PowerPoint presentation on the Monarch Butterfly Garden.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Ashley Jones reported on launching the eTraKit online permitting portal, and Senate Bill 9 public outreach efforts in preparation to bring back a draft ordinance for the Planning Commission’s consideration in May 2023.
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PRESENTATIONS
ITEM 1: PROCLAMATION HONORING JON EDELBROCK FOR 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF DEL MAR (CLERK’S FILE NO. 1201-5)
Mayor Martinez presented a proclamation honoring Community Services Director/Lifeguard Chief Jon Edelbrock for 30 years of service to the City of Del Mar. City Council and City Manager Jones thanked Jon Edelbrock for his service.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Associate Management Analyst Kseniia Izgarskaia, who served as City Clerk for the meeting, read the titles of the items included on the Consent Calendar. There were no public speakers for the consent calendar items.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DRUKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WORDEN TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 2 THROUGH 8 AND ITEMS 9 AND 10 THAT WERE MOVED TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. (VOTE 5-0)
Ayes: Mayor Martinez, Deputy Mayor Quirk, and Councilmembers Druker, Gaasterland and Worden; Noes: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
ITEM 2: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MARCH 6, 2023 REGULAR MEETING, MARCH 20, 2023 REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETING (CLERK’S MINUTES BOOK)
Council approved the minutes, on consent.
ITEM 3: RATIFICATION OF LIST OF DEMANDS, DATED APRIL 3, 2023 (CLERK’S FILE NO. 201-3)
Council approved the list of demands, on consent.
ITEM 4: WAIVER OF READING OF ORDINANCES ON AGENDA (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401-4) Council waived the reading of ordinances, on consent.
ITEM 5: SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KLEINFELDER, INC. FOR THE CAMINO DEL MAR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT (CLERK’S FILE NO. 406-1)
Council approved the Sixth Amendment to extend the Professional Services Agreement with Kleinfelder, Inc. (Kleinfelder) for engineering design services for the Camino Del Mar Bridge Replacement Project; and authorized the City Manager to execute the Sixth Amendment, on consent.
ITEM 6: ACCEPTANCE OF A DONATION FROM THE DEL MAR FOUNDATION FOR PORTABLE LIGHTING (CLERK’S FILE NO. 201-16, 1202-11)
Council accepted a donation of $3,652 from the Del Mar Foundation to purchase a portable outdoor lighting system; and amended the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating and Capital Budget to reflect the donation, on consent.
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ITEM 7: APPROVAL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR SAN DIEGUITO DRIVE EMBANKMENT FAILURE REPAIRS (CLERK’S FILE NO. 1101-1)
Council approved $135,000 in emergency funding for construction, traffic control and geotechnical engineering for the emergency work related to the San Dieguito Drive embankment failure; ratified any prior authorization by the City Manager to facilitate the emergency repairs as well as authorized execution of any documents necessary to complete the work; 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 8: SAN DIEGUITO DRIVE WATER PIPELINE EMERGENCY REPAIRS - TASK ORDER AMENDMENT (CLERK’S FILE NO. 406-1, 1103-1)
Council approved a $33,900 emergency time-and-materials task order amendment with Southland Paving, Inc. (Southland); authorized the City Manager to execute the task order amendment to fund the additional scope of necessary emergency repair work; and authorized the transfer of $25,000 in additional funds from the Water Infrastructure Improvement project to the San Dieguito Water Pipeline Repair project, on consent.
PUBLIC HEARING
ITEM 9: AMENDMENT TO TRANSNET LOCAL STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022-2023 THROUGH 2026-2027 (CLERK’S FILE NO. 1506-1)
The public hearing was opened and closed. There were no public speakers for this item.
The item was moved to the consent calendar for approval of Resolution 2023-9, “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE TRANSNET LOCAL STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2023 THROUGH 2027”, and to amend the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating and Capital Budget to reflect the utilization of current year TransNet funding, on consent.
ITEM 10: COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO FOR CONTINUED
PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (CLERK’S FILE NO. 201-13)
The public hearing was opened and closed. There were no public speakers for this item.
The item was moved to the consent calendar for approval of Resolution 2023-10, “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AN EXISTING COOPERATION
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DEL MAR AND THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM”, and to authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents, on consent.
ITEM 11: RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE FINAL INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE CAMINO DEL MAR BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT (CLERK’S FILE NO. 803-3, 901-3)
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A presentation was provided by Principal Planner Amanda Lee.
Council questions focused on impacts to parking spaces and pedestrian access upgrades.
There were no public speakers for this item.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DRUKER, SECONDED BY MAYOR MARTINEZ TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2023-11, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR,
CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT A FINAL INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED 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 12: RE-ADOPTION OF THE 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT – GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA20-003) (CLERK’S FILE NO. 304-7)
An introduction to the item was provided by Planning & Community Development Director Karen Brindley.
A presentation was provided by Principal Planner Amanda Lee.
Council questions focused on Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) 60 days review and response timeline, solicitation of additional support letters from Del Mar’s State representatives, impacts of Programs 7G and 7F, related to seniors and students, in meeting the Regional Housing Needs Assessment’s (RHNA) numbers, HCD requirement to include 100 additional housing opportunities during the 6
th Cycle, deadline for objective design standards, Chapter 2 Community Profile and homeless numbers, development of City-owned sites or an alternative strategy, and clarification regarding the Surplus Lands Act.
There were no public speakers for this item.
Council thanked staff for their hard work on the Housing Element and discussion focused on directing staff to request letters of support from State representatives; concerns over HCD’s requirement to include 100 additional housing opportunities in the Housing Element, and the City’s Community Plan.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER GAASTERLAND, SECONDED BY MAYOR MARTINEZ TO ADOPT AMENDED RESOLUTION 2023-12, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA, TO RE-ADOPT THE 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT (GPA 20-003), WHICH IS THE CITY’S HOUSING PLAN COVERING THE YEARS 2021-2029, THAT CONSTITUTES
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF DEL MAR COMMUNITY PLAN (GENERAL PLAN), APPLICABLE
CITYWIDE WITHIN THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE HOUSING ELEMENT LAW; AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SUBMIT THE RE-ADOPTED 6TH CYCLE HOUSING
ELEMENT TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD) FOR CERTIFICATION”, WITH THE RED DOT AMENDMENT CLARIFYING THAT THE RESOLUTION WILL BE EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS FROM COUNCIL ACTION TO ADOPT, AND THAT
CITY STAFF WILL SUBMIT ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT PACKAGE TO HCD UPON COUNCIL ACTION. (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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CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
ITEM 13: PROPOSED NEXT STEPS FOR DEL MAR CIVIC CENTER SCULPTURE SELECTION PROCESS (CLERK’S FILE NO. 103-1, 103-4, 1202-5)
A presentation was provided by Special Projects & Programs Manager Michael Luna. Further, a presentation was provided by Art Advisory Committee Chair Bonnie Grossman.
Council questions focused on process to narrow the proposals down to top three recommended sculptures for consideration, potential to add fourth option “none of the above” or providing the public opportunity to weigh in on other art pieces not recommended by committee, potential use of a survey, extension of 30 days review period, story poles of the art pieces, and various outreach options.
Mayor Martinez opened the item to public comment and the following people spoke:
1) Betty Wheeler
2) Tim Bilash
Mayor Martinez closed the item to public comment.
Council thanked the Arts Advisory Committee for their work in bringing this item forward. Council discussion focused on extending the public comment period from 30 to 60 days, the Design Review Board’s (DRB) role, educational component to the outreach, cost and timing, allowing public to weigh in on other pieces not chosen by the committee but meet the art selection criteria included in the Art Policy, mockups showing dimensions and visual representation, and funding commitment by the Del Mar Foundation and private donor.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER DRUKER, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER WORDEN
TO APPROVE NEXT STEPS FOR THE DEL MAR CIVIC CENTER SCULPTURE SELECTION PROCESS; INCREASING PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD TO 60 DAYS; INCLUDING STORY POLES FOR THE THREE RECOMMENDED SCULPTURES; REFERENCE NONE OF THE ABOVE OPTION AND WEIGH IN ON OTHER ART PIECES NOT RECOMMENDED BY COMMITTEE. (VOTE 5-0) Ayes: Mayor Martinez, Deputy Mayor Quirk, and Councilmembers Druker, Gaasterland and Worden; Noes: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES/SUBCOMMITTEES/COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION REPORTS
None.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Martinez adjourned the meeting at 6:35 p.m.
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Kseniia Izgarskaia, Associate Management Analyst/
Acting City Clerk