Del Mar City Council Meeting Agenda
City of Del Mar, Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California
And via teleconference
128 Ritchie Ave.
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Civility Works: The Del Mar Code of Civil Discourse: Together we will promote inclusion; listen to understand; show respect; be clear and fair; and focus on the issue.
Regular Meeting
Monday, July 24, 2023 at 4:30 PM
Public Participation/Comment: Members of the public can participate in City Council meetings remotely and in-person.
Anyone may address the City Council for up to three minutes, at the Mayor’s discretion, on items on the agenda. Members of the public wishing to speak on items not on the agenda may do so under Public Oral Communications. Agenda items may be addressed in any order at the discretion of the Mayor. When addressing the Council, please state your name for the record. Any electronic presentations must be received before 9 a.m. on the date of the Council meeting. No PowerPoint presentations can be loaded during the meeting.
In-Person Participation: Please submit a completed “Speaker Slip”, including the item number you wish to speak on, to the City Clerk prior to the Mayor announcing the agenda item. The forms are located near the door at the rear of the Meeting Room. When called to speak, please approach the podium and state your name for the record.
Remote Participation: Members of the public can participate in the meeting remotely using the Zoom link and/or dial-in information provided below. Those wishing to comment live should join the Zoom meeting when the item(s) they wish to speak on is announced or at the meeting start time for items not on the agenda. Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84790910014; Phone: (669) 900- 6833; Meeting ID: 847 9091 0014
Written Comments: Members of the public can participate in the meeting by submitting a written red dot comment via email to [email protected]. The deadline to submit written comments is 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting and the subject line of your email should clearly state the agenda item you are commenting on.
Viewing the Meeting and Access to Agenda Materials: Members of the public can watch the meeting live on the City’s website at: http://delmar.12milesout.com/Video/Live and on Cable TV Spectrum Ch. 24, AT&T Ch. 99 starting at 4:30 PM. Agenda materials and communications from the public on agenda items, “Red Dots”, are available on the City’s website:
http://www.delmar.ca.us/AgendaCenter and a hard copy of the agenda materials are available at Del Mar City Hall and the Del Mar Library during their business hours.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Administrative Services Department at 1050 Camino del Mar or by calling (858) 755-9313.
Tracy Martinez
Mayor
Dan Quirk
Deputy Mayor
Dave Druker
Council Member
Terry Gaasterland
Council Member
Dwight Worden
Council Member
Ashley Jones
City Manager
Leslie E. Devaney
City Attorney
Sarah Krietor
Administrative Services
Manager/City Clerk
Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting July 24, 2023
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
II. CITY ATTORNEY CLOSED SESSION REPORT
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Each person wishing to speak before the City Council on any matter not on the agenda shall submit a “Speaker Slip” to the City Clerk or raise their hand in Zoom when Public Oral Communication is announced. Each speaker will have up to three (3) minutes to speak at the discretion of the Mayor and may be asked clarifying questions. Information received during Public Oral Communication may be received, placed on a future agenda, or referred to the City Manager by the City Council. State law generally precludes the City Council from discussing or acting upon any topic presented during oral communications that is not described on the posted agenda.
Note: there is a time limit of 30 minutes for this section of public communications and each speaker will be heard in the order of the submission of their speaker slip. Speakers who have turned in a speaker slip prior to the time oral communications was called on the agenda, but were not heard during the initial time period shall be called to speak at the end of the agenda.
V. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
VI. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
VII. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
VIII. PRESENTATIONS
1. Update from City Representative to San Diego County Water Authority Recommended Action: Receive an update from San Diego County Water Authority Chairperson and Del Mar representative Mel Katz and Acting General Manager Dan Denham.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1506-3
2. SANDAG Del Mar Tunnel Alignment & Public Outreach Plan Recommended Action: Receive a presentation from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Manager of Outreach and Engagement Brandy Sweitzer and Rail Planning Program Manager Danny Veeh.
Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting July 24, 2023
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1506-1
IX. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be acted upon with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the City Council or the public so requests, in which event, the item will be pulled from the Consent Calendar and considered separately after the motion to approve the Consent Calendar. If you wish to remove an item from the Consent Calendar, please submit a “Speaker Slip” to the City Clerk or raise your hand in Zoom.
3. Approval of Minutes: May 30, 2023 and May 31, 2023 Special Meeting, June 19, 2023 Regular Meeting, July 10, 2023 Regular and Special Meeting Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
4. Ratification of List of Demands, dated July 24, 2023 Recommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3
5. Waiver of Reading of Ordinances on Agenda
Recommended Action: Waive Reading of Ordinances.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4
6. Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Ascent Environmental Inc. to Prepare Residential Objective Design Standards in Accordance with Program 6G of the City’s Adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Ascent Environmental Inc. for the preparation of Objective Design Standards for by-right/ministerial residential housing projects (Attachment A); and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 304-7, 406-1
7. Resolution to Authorize Applications to SANDAG to Request Cycle 2 Housing Acceleration Program (HAP) Grant Funds
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) authorizing staff to submit two applications to the San Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting July 24, 2023
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for $181,000 in planning grant funds and $1.5 million in capital grant funds for three Housing Element-related special projects, including the Housing Element Program 3A Fairgrounds Housing special project, Housing Element Programs 4A/4B (Resources for Special Needs Households), and Program 6G Objective Design Standards; 2) Commit the City to provide partial match funds in the amount of $160,000 and in-kind staff time in the amount of $200,000 (2,000 hours) to increase the application competitiveness (no minimum match is required); and 3) Authorize the City Manager to accept any awarded grant funds and execute all necessary grant related documents or agreements.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-13, 304-7, 1506-1
8. Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee Appointment
Recommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee recommend that the City Council appoint Ajit Venkatraman as a voting member of the Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee to serve the balance of a vacant term starting July 24, 2023, and ending on May 31, 2025.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
9. Request from Kitchell Development Company to Contribute an In-Lieu Fee for Future Undergrounding of Utilities in the 300 Block of 10th Street Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to accept an In-Lieu Utility Undergrounding Fee to satisfy the Kitchell Development Company’s (Applicant) obligation under the 941 Camino del Mar Specific Plan and Development Agreement DA22-001 to underground two utility poles with the development of 307 10th Street and 941 Camino del Mar.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 801-3, 1001-2
X. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
XI. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
10. Discussion of Council Guiding Principles and Objectives for Development of Short-Term Rental Regulations
Recommended Action: Based on City Council direction on July 10, 2023, the purpose of this agenda item is to facilitate a City Council discussion of the guiding principles and objectives for development of short-term rental (STR) regulations and to provide direction to staff on the next steps in the process.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 301-19
Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting July 24, 2023
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us XII. REGIONAL ORGANIZATION REPORTS
A Councilmember assigned as a liaison to a regional organization may make a written or oral report. State law precludes the Council from commenting on, discussing, or acting on a report unless the item of business within the report is described in the agenda.
A. 22nd District Agricultural Association Community Relations Committee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
B. Clean Energy Alliance JPA (CEA) Board of Directors (Druker/Worden) C. CSA-17 Ambulance District Advisory Board (Martinez/Quirk) D. Fire Governance Board, Solana Beach/Del Mar/Encinitas (Quirk/Martinez) E. League of California Cities – San Diego Chapter (Martinez/Worden) F. League of California Cities – Coastal Cities Group (Worden) G. North County Transit District (NCTD) (Druker/Gaasterland) H. Regional Solid Waste Association (Worden/Quirk)
I. San Diego Association of Governments Board (SANDAG)
(Gaasterland/Martinez/Druker
J. SANDAG Borders Committee (Druker)
K. SANDAG Regional Planning Committee (Gaasterland)
L. SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Working Group
(Worden/Gaasterland/Martinez)
M. SANDAG LOSSAN Executive Task Force (Druker/Gaasterland) N. San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Commission/JPA (Worden/Quirk/Druker) O. San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park JPA –Executive Committee (Worden/Quirk)
P. Other Regional Organization Reports
XIII. COUNCIL COMMITTEES/SUBCOMMITTEES/COMMUNITY ORG REPORTS A Councilmember assigned as a liaison to a City Committee, Council Subcommittee OR Community Organization may make a written or oral report. State law precludes the Council from commenting on, discussing, or acting on a report, unless the item of business within the report is described in this agenda.
A. Arts Advisory Committee (Druker)
B. Clean Water Rate Project
C. Del Mar Community Connections (Martinez/Worden)
D. Del Mar Village Association (Gaasterland/Martinez)
E. Finance Committee (Druker/Worden)
F. Housing Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
G. Human Resources Subcommittee (Druker/Worden)
H. Legislative Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
I. Measure Q Citizen Oversight Committee (Gaasterland/Quirk) J. Parks and Recreation Committee (Martinez/Worden)
K. Del Mar Railroad Committee (Druker/Gaasterland)
L. Lagoon Committee (Quirk/Worden)
M. Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan Implementation Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
N. Shores Advisory Committee
O. Sustainability Advisory Committee (Martinez/Worden)
P. Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (Quirk/Worden) Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting July 24, 2023
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Q. Undergrounding Project Advisory Committee (Druker/Gaasterland) R. Other Committee-Subcommittee Reports
XIV. UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
The following topics/items are tentatively planned for upcoming agendas. The title, wording, and planned date for these items are subject to change. Final agendas are posted at City Hall 72 hours in advance of the meetings and are also posted on our web site with the accompanying staff report. Please watch our web site:
www.delmar.ca.us for City Council Agendas.
September 5, 2023
Lease Agreement Between NCTD and City of Del Mar for Parcel 299-100-3300 (Trailhead Parking Lot)
First Amendment to West Coast Arborist Contract for As-Needed Citywide Tree Management and Maintenance Services
Award of Contract for Road Condition Assessment Program MissionSquare Retirement Health Savings Agreement Amendment Award of Construction Contract for Beach Colony Pedestrian Ramps Introduction of Manufactured Home Ordinance (Housing Element Program 1F) Presentation of San Dieguito Drive Phase 1 Engineering Assessment XV. CERTIFICATION
I, Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/City Clerk for the City of Del Mar, hereby certify that a copy of this agenda was posted at City Hall on the 19th day of July, 2023 at approximately 4:55 p.m.
___________________________________________ 7/19/2023
Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk