Del Mar City Council Meeting Agenda
City of Del Mar, Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California
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Regular Meeting
Monday, January 22, 2024 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:
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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.
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Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
Dave Druker
Mayor
Terry Gaasterland
Deputy Mayor
Tracy Martinez
Council Member
Dan Quirk
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 January 22, 2024
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us 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. 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.
1. Approval of Minutes: January 8, 2024 Regular Meeting Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
2. Ratification of List of Demands, dated January 22, 2024 Recommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3
Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting January 22, 2024
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3. Waiver of Reading of Ordinances on Agenda
Recommended Action: Waive Reading of Ordinances.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4
4. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Reauthorizing Terms and Conditions for Off-Leash Dog Hours at the Del Mar Shores Park Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt an Ordinance (Attachment A) authorizing the terms and conditions for off-leash dog hours at the Del Mar Shores Park until such time that the park is redeveloped.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 307-8, 401-4, 1401-10
5. Approval of First Amendment to Agreement for Water Quality Testing Services
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve the First Amendment (Attachment A) to the Agreement for Water Quality Testing Services with ALS Group USA, Inc. (ALS) to extend the term of the Agreement for an additional two years expiring February 1, 2026; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1
6. Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee Appointments
Recommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee recommend that the City Council reappoint Katherine White as a voting member to the committee to serve a second full three-year term effective March 3, 2024, and ending March 31, 2027, and appoint James (JP) McDermott as a voting member to the Committee to serve a full three-year term effective January 22, 2024, and ending January 31, 2027.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
IX. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
X. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
7. Discussion of Draft Regulatory Framework and Policy Direction for Short Term Rental Regulation
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review a draft regulatory framework of short-term rental (STR) regulations (Attachment A) and Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting January 22, 2024
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us provide policy direction to staff to prepare a draft Ordinance for processing through the formal public review and adoption process.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 301-19
8. Proposed City Facilities Operations and Special Event Plan Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Adopt the Resolution (Attachment A) approving an City Facilities Operations and Special Event Plan (Plan) (Exhibit A to Attachment A); and 2) Direct Mayor Druker and Deputy Mayor Gaasterland as the City Council Planning Subcommittee or another subcommittee of the Council to work with staff on additional updates to the Plan for City Council consideration at a future meeting.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 103-4
9. Concerns Regarding SANDAG Funding for the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Project 5 Required Mitigation
Recommended Action: Mayor Druker and Deputy Mayor Gaasterland request that the City Council discuss and authorize the submittal of a letter to the SANDAG Board expressing concern regarding the redirection of funding for construction of the required mitigation for the Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Project 5 to other SANDAG projects (Attachment A).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1506-1
10. Preparations for 2024 City Council Goals & Priorities Setting Workshop Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council provide feedback on the proposed 2024 City Council Goals & Priorities Setting Workshop (Workshop) (Attachment A) and provide direction to staff as needed.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-1
XI. 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 (Martinez/Worden)
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 (Martinez/Druker) E. League of California Cities – San Diego Chapter (Martinez/Worden) F. League of California Cities – Coastal Cities Group (Worden) Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting January 22, 2024
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us G. North County Transit District (NCTD) (Martinez/Druker) 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
XII. 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/Gaasterland) 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) Q. Undergrounding Project Advisory Committee (Druker/Gaasterland) R. Other Committee-Subcommittee Reports
XIII. 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.
Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting January 22, 2024
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2023 Law Enforcement Summary/2024 Forecast
SANDAG LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project Update
2024 Legislative Policy Guidelines
Pavement Condition Assessment Results
XIV. 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 18th day of January, 2024 at approximately 5:35 p.m.
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Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk