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, August 26, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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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
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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 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. City of San Diego Pure Water Project Update
Recommended Action: Receive presentation from City of San Diego Public Utilities Department Assistant Deputy Director Andrea Demich.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 906-11, 1504-5
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.
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2. Approval of Minutes: July 8, 2024 Regular and Special Meeting, July 16, 2024 Special Meetings
Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
3. Ratification of List of Demands, dated August 26, 2024 Recommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3
4. Waiver of Reading of Ordinances on Agenda
Recommended Action: Waive Reading of Ordinances.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4
5. Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with SANDAG to Renew the Regional Shoreline Monitoring Agreement for Fiscal Years 2025-2027 Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for Fiscal Years 2025-2027 (Attachment A) to renew the longstanding regional shoreline monitoring program; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and related documents.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1,1404-1,1506-1
6. Task Order Approval for Michael Baker International to Perform Engineering Design, Landscape Architecture, Bid Package Preparation, and Environmental Permitting for the Jimmy Durante Boulevard Bluff Project Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Approve a $184,200 Task Order (Attachment A) with Michael Baker International (MBI) to perform engineering design, landscape architecture, bid package preparation, and environmental permitting; and 2) Amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 Operating and Capital Budget as described in the Fiscal Impact section of this report.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1
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7. Authorization to Apply for Land and Water Conservation Grant for the Riverpath Del Mar Extension Project Phase 3
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) approving an application for grant funds from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for construction of the Riverpath Del Mar Extension Project Phase 3, and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary grant documents and agreements.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-13, 406-1
8. Utility/Landscape Specialist Position Compensation Adjustment Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) amending the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 General Employee Compensation Plan (Exhibit A to Attachment A) to adjust the compensation for the Utility/Landscape Specialist position based on recent changes to the position’s certification requirements and related job duties.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 502-1
9. Acceptance of Dedications to the City of Del Mar for Real Property at 1904 Balboa Avenue for Roadway Purposes and Utility Access Easements Applicant/Owner: Tanya Xavier
Property Address: 1904 Balboa Avenue
APN: 299-174-04-00
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) to accept the following dedications of real property from the owner of 1904 Balboa Avenue to the City, and authorize the City Manager or their designee to record the required grant deeds: 1) In-fee title transfer for public highway purposes (Exhibit A to Attachment A); 2) Easement for public stormwater improvements (Exhibit B to Attachment A); and 3) Easement to access a public water main (Exhibit C to Attachment A).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 901-12, 1306-1
X. COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS
10. Planning Commission Interviews and Appointments
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review the Citizen Interest Forms (Attachment A), interview the applicants, and appoint up to two (2) residents to serve as voting members on the Planning Commission for full fouryear term(s) effective October 1, 2024, and expiring on October 31, 2028.
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
XI. PUBLIC HEARING
11. Introduction of an Ordinance (A24-003) to Amend the Del Mar Municipal Code and Implement 6th Cycle Housing Element Program 6G by Establishing Multi-Unit and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards for “By- Right” Housing Development Projects
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an Ordinance (Attachment A) to amend Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Title 23 and establish a new Chapter 23.06 to approve and implement Multi-Unit and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards for “by-right” housing development projects.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 304-7, 401-4, 401-9
12. Introduction of an Ordinance to Update the City’s Purchasing Code Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and introduce an Ordinance (Attachment A) amending the Del Mar Municipal Code Title 7 to revise various procedures related to City purchasing.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-9, 401-4, 401-9, 601-5
13. Approval of a revision to conditions of approval on previously approved Tentative Tract Map (TTM) TTM18-004 (RM23-001) and approval of Coastal Development Permit (CDP) CDP24-008 and Conditional Use Permit (CUP) CUP24-001 for the construction of roadway, utility, and safety improvements located in a steep slope setback within the Bluff, Slope, and Canyon Overlay and Lagoon Overlay Zones.
Applicant/Owner: La Atalaya, LLC
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs): 299-200-65-00, 299-261-43-00, 299-261-42- 00, 299-261-14-00, 299-192-24-00, 299-200-64-00, 299-200-62-00, and 299-200- 63-00
Location: South of San Dieguito Road, north of Zapo Street, east of Gatun Road, and west of Serpentine Drive. The project is in the California Coastal Commission’s appeal jurisdiction.
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) to approve a new Tentative Map condition that would allow the Applicant to submit for City consideration of a Development Agreement related to previously approved Tentative Tract Map (TTM18-004) and approve CDP24-008 and CUP24-001 for the construction of roadway, utility, and safety Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting August 26, 2024
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us improvements located in a steep slope setback within the Bluff, Slope, and Canyon Overlay and Lagoon Overlay Zones.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 301-1, 301-4, 301-18
14. Encroachment Permit EP24-075 – Request to Retain the Existing Encroachment of a Detached Residential Structure into a City Alley at 1329 Stratford Court
Applicant: Alexander Hertzberg
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) conditionally approving Encroachment Permit (EP) 24- 075.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1
15. Resolutions Designating Undergrounding Utility Districts 2 (Beach Colony) and 25th Street
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Conduct a public hearing and adopt the Resolution (Attachment A) designating a certain portion of the City within the area west of the railroad to the coast and from 18th Street to San Dieguito River, identified as Underground Utility District 2 (Beach Colony) subject to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Rule 20 in accordance with Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Section 23.54.030; and 2) Conduct a public hearing and adopt the Resolution (Attachment B) designating a certain portion of the City along 25th Street from Camino Del Mar to Ocean Front, identified as Underground Utility District 25th Street subject to CPUC Rule 20 in accordance with DMMC Section 23.54.030.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-9, 1001-2
16. Approval of Coastal Development Permit 24-026 for Paving, Surface Drainage Improvements, and Subsurface Drainage Improvements in Hoska Alley
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) to conditionally approve Coastal Development Permit (CDP) 24-026.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 301-18
XII. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
XIII. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
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17. Consideration of an Exemption for Monthly Rentals from Compliance with the City’s Proposed Short-Term Rental Regulations and Transient Occupancy Tax Regulations; and Amendments to the Definitions of “ShortTerm Rental” and “Long-Term Rental” under the Proposed Short-Term Rental Ordinance
Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council consider, discuss and provide direction to staff regarding whether to: 1) exempt monthly rentals from the City’s regulations under the proposed Short-Term Rental (STR) Ordinance, including the requirement to pay Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT); and 2) amend the definitions for “short-term rental” and “long-term rental” under the proposed STR Ordinance.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 301-19
XIV. 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) Recommended Action: Receive written report (Martinez)
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) G. North County Transit District (NCTD) (Martinez/Druker) Recommended Action: Receive written report (Martinez)
H. Regional Solid Waste Association (Worden/Quirk)
I. San Diego Association of Governments Board (SANDAG)
(Gaasterland/Martinez/Druker)
J. SANDAG Borders Committee (Gaasterland)
K. SANDAG Regional Planning Committee (Martinez)
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
XV. 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.
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us A. Arts Advisory Committee (Druker)
B. Clean Water Rate Project
C. Del Mar Community Connections (Martinez/Worden)
D. Del Mar Village Association (Gaasterland/Martinez)
Recommended Action: Receive written report (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
XVI. 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 9, 2024
Second Reading/Adoption of Ordinance (A24-003) to Amend the Del Mar Municipal Code and Implement 6th Cycle Housing Element Program 6G by Establishing Multi-Unit and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards for “By-Right” Housing Development Projects St. Peter's License Agreement for Shared Parking Meters Second Reading/Adoption of Ordinance for Purchasing Code Update Condominium Map -TPMC 23-001 730-750 Stratford Ct.
Introduction of Short-Term Rental Regulations Ordinance Consideration of a Joint Resolution Regarding LOSSAN Rail Realignment XVII. 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 22nd day of August, 2024 at approximately 6:15 p.m.
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us ___________________________________________ 8/22/2024
Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk