Del Mar City Council Meeting Agenda
Del Mar Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California
December 18, 2023 City Council Meeting
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DECEMBER 18, 2023
Item 3–Ratification of List of Demands, dated December 18, 2023 Is the $58,770 revenue share item with St. Peters for shared parking meter revenue? If so, what time period does this cover and what is the revenue sharing arrangement--50/50?
Response: The revenue share payment issued to St. Peter’s was for their share of credit card transaction revenue from Maiden Lane from FY20 through FY23 and coin transactions from January through June 2023. The capability for users to use credit cards was added to those meters in FY20; however, the distributions during that period only included coin transactions. The revenue share is a 50/50 after operational expenses are deducted.
Item 8– First Amendment to Agreement with Hinderliter de Llamas and Associates for Sales, Use and Transaction Tax Services
When Measure Q was first passed, there were issues with collections outside Del Mar. Have these issues been resolved or do we still have issues with some businesses incorrectly collecting Q taxes outside Del Mar? Response: We do not have any notable issues with collection of Measure Q sales tax.
All City sales tax revenue is monitored on a quarterly basis and any payment errors or issues are identified and quickly resolved.
Item 10 - Agreement with the Del Mar Garden Club for Community Gardens and Beautification Projects
Was the Monarch Garden discussed? While that project was started by Councilmember Worden while Mayor as part of the Mayors Monarch Pledge, and was independently approved by the City, the Garden Club was instrumental in setting up the Monarch demonstration garden at the Civic Center and is key in its ongoing maintenance. Maybe it should be listed in the agreement? Response: This is not a location identified by the Garden Club as one that they are currently or will be maintaining. Staff suggests that the Agreement be approved as-is and can be updated administratively at the staff level, with City Manager approval as provided for in the Agreement, in the future to include the Monarch Garden when the Garden Club officially takes over maintenance/responsibility of the garden.
Item 14 - Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Chapters 14.16 and 14.20 of the Del Mar Municipal Code Related to Procedures and Establishment of Public and Private Property Parking Zones
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Would it be possible for the City to investigate setting up a parking district, or similar arrangement, whereby private lot owners in the business district could sign up and the city would administer an off hours parking program so that these private parking spaces could be available to the public after hours. Is this something that could be accommodated under the proposed code amendments? If not, would it be appropriate for the Council to consider this idea up as part of goal setting to see if it is appropriate for the coming year work program? Response: While there is an option in the Off-Street Parking Ordinance (DMMC §30.80.020.D) for property owners to monetize their parking lot in off hours for use by the public, upon issuance of a Conditional Use Permit, this program is not established as a parking district or City administered program. Currently, private property owners can request that the City provide off-hours enforcement in their lots through an Agreement for such services, however, based on current resources, the City does not have capacity to do this work beyond what is already provided for in the City’s current parking related Coastal Development Permit (CDP). It is expected that exploration and ultimate implementation of a Citywide parking district program would be is a significant work plan effort likely requiring a Zoning Code Amendment and Local Coastal Program Amendment. If this is something the Council is interested in discussing as a potential future work plan item, it should be discussed as part of the annual Council Goals & Priorities setting session early next year.
Item 15- Update on Coastal Development Permit for Citywide Paid Parking Facilities It looks to me like anyone in one of the designated programs can qualify for this pass, regardless of whether or not they are Del Mar residents or even from the San Diego area. Is this correct? Does this requirement apply to neighboring cities like Solana Beach and San Diego? Will Del Mar be the only target destination for this free parking privilege? Do we have an estimate of how many folks might use such a free pass to park in Del Mar and what the impact to our revenue might be, or impacts to folks looking to park in the business areas? It states: "Parking Locations: The pass may be used to park free of charge at City of Del Mar parking meters and Pay & Display Zones except on Maiden Lane and the Seagrove Parking Lot." This program doesn't exempt compliance with time limited parking areas, just payment, right? I think this is a great program to provide better coastal access for those in need--I'm just trying to understand its potential impacts.
Response: The California Coastal Commission required the establishment and implementation of a Low-Income Beach Parking Pass as a condition of approval the City’s Paid Parking Facilities CDP. Any person that is in enrolled in one of the designated programs can apply and qualify for the Del Mar pass, irrespective of where they reside.
Del Mar is one of the first cities, as part of this CDP, asked to provide a low-income pass as part of our paid parking program. The other cities being asked to accommodate this condition, to our knowledge, are in discussions to amend their CDP’s and established new parking zones and/or rates which likely triggered the condition. The State of 2 December 18, 2023 Items 3,8,10,14,15
California offers a similar pass that can be used at nearby Torrey Pines State Beach, South Cardiff State Beach, and Cardiff State Beach parking lots.
Regarding demand, staff are unable to adequately determine the number of applicants and use currently. Staff was able to work with Coastal Commission staff to disallow use of the passes for work or commercial use which may have limited beach access and turnover. Staff are also unable to reliably project revenues once the passes are in circulation; however, staff agree that there is adequate parking supply in the paid areas to accommodate the potential increased demand through the off-season which should not adversely affect revenues during that period.
Use of the pass is exempted from the Seagrove Lot and Maiden Lane as those areas are on private property and not part of the City’s paid parking CDP. Extended parking in time limit zones is also disallowed.
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1 Melinda Gould
From: Noah Gaarder-Feingold <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2023 9:41 AM
To: City Clerk Mail Box; Terry Gaasterland; David Druker; Tracy Martinez; Dwight Worden; Dan Quirk
Subject: Red Dot: Agenda Item 16, 12/16/23 Meeting
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City Clerk,
Please find my red dot letter for Agenda Item 16 for the 12/18/23 meeting:
Mayor Martinez and Esteemed Councilmembers,
I do NOT support amending the Del Mar Guiding Principles Regarding the LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project to include a guiding principle specific to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. I do not support continuing to push for a Fairgrounds track realignment.
I am seriously concerned that continuing to push for a Fairgrounds track realignment will jeopardize plans to build affordable housing on the Fairgrounds--the best possible location for affordable housing in Del Mar.
Although Councilmember Gaasterland believes it is possible to do both, statements from the Fairgrounds have made it clear that this is not the case. The Fairgrounds stated: "As stewards of this historic property, we believe continuing to plan for the siting of an affordable housing development could be imprudent if SANDAG initiates further study of a Del Mar Fairgrounds alignment." The Fairgrounds has said that it will be unlikely to even consider building affordable housing if SANDAG initiates (at Del Mar's request) the proposed track realignment study.
The realignment through the Fairgrounds seems highly unlikely if not impossible. SANDAG already rejected it once; the Fairgrounds does not seem to support it in the slightest. To pursue the Fairgrounds track realignment is patently reckless and irresponsible when by pursuing that option you expose the city and its residents to certain negative impacts, including but not limited to condemning the fragile north bluff and the few other open spaces in Del Mar to luxury-developer initiated, massive development. By continuing to push for the Fairgrounds realignment, the council will ensure multiple negative results for the city.
My ask is that the council weigh the likelihood of successfully realigning the tracks at the Fairgrounds against the risk of continuing to push for a Fairgrounds realignment. I believe that no reasonable person would approach that problem and conclude that continuing to push for the Fairgrounds realignment is worth the certain risk to the City of Del Mar and its residents. I believe all of you to be reasonable people.
Best,
Noah Gaarder-Feingold
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