CITY OF DEL MAR
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 9, 2024
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 Druker called the Regular Meeting to order at 4:45 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Dave Druker; Deputy Mayor Terry Gaasterland; Councilmembers Tracy Martinez and Dan Quirk
CONSENT CALENDAR
Administrative Services Manager/City Clerk Sarah Krietor 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 DEPUTY MAYOR GAASTERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1 AND 2. (VOTE 4-0) Ayes: Mayor Druker, Deputy Mayor Gaasterland, and Councilmembers Martinez and Quirk; Noes:
0; Recuse: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
ITEM 1: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: DECEMBER 2, 2024 REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETING (CLERK’S MINUTES BOOK)
Council approved the minutes, on consent.
ITEM 2: CANCELLATION OF DECEMBER 16, 2024, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401-1)
Council adopted Resolution 2024-58, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE 2024 REGULAR MEETING CALENDAR TO CANCEL THE DECEMBER 16, 2024, REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING” due to lack of agenda items, on consent.
CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
ITEM 3: RESULTS OF THE 2024 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION (CLERK’S FILE NO. 402- 3)
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A brief presentation was provided by Administrative Services Manager Krietor.
There were no public speakers for the item.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER QUIRK, SECONDED BY DEPUTY MAYOR GAASTERLAND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024-59, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DEL
MAR, CALIFORNIA, RECITING THE FACTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, DECLARING THE RESULTS AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW”, and to direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office and issue Certificates of Election to the newly elected Councilmembers. (VOTE 4-0) Ayes: Mayor Druker, Deputy Mayor Gaasterland, and Councilmembers Martinez and Quirk; Noes:
0; Recuse: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
ITEM 4: RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION FOR OUTGOING MAYOR DAVE DRUKER (CLERK’S FILE NO. BOOK OF RESOLUTIONS)
A Resolution of appreciation was presented to Mayor Dave Druker by Deputy Mayor Terry Gaasterland.
State Assemblymember Tasha Boerner presented a joint resolution on behalf of herself and State Senator Catherine Blakespear. Senator Blakespear’s District Director Francine Busby provided comments on behalf of the State Senator. U.S. Congressman Mike Levin’s Director of Constituent Services Shannon Bradley and San Diego Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer’s Manager of Community Engagement Cipriano Vargas presented proclamations.
Deputy Mayor Gaasterland opened the item to public comment and the following people spoke:
1) Lynn Gaylord
2) Joe Sullivan
3) Suren Dutia with a donation of time from Martin Cooper 4) Jefferey Lehmann
5) Karen Lare
6) Carol Kerridge
7) John Spelich
8) Carol Kerridge
9) John Spelich
10) Jas Grewal
11) Shirli Weiss
12) Dolores Davies Jamison
13) Dwight Worden
14) Tom McGreal
15) Claire McGreal
16) Camilla Rang
Deputy Mayor Gaasterland closed the item to public comment.
IT WAS MOVED BY DEPUTY MAYOR GAASTERLAND, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2024-60, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DEL MAR, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR OUTGOING MAYOR DAVE DRUKER”. (VOTE 4-0)
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Ayes: Mayor Druker, Deputy Mayor Gaasterland, and Councilmembers Martinez and Quirk; Noes:
0; Recuse: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
City Manager Ashley Jones provided comments and presented Mayor Druker with a signed Del Mar photo collage and Del Mar Fire Fighter and Lifeguard apparel on behalf of City staff.
City Attorney Leslie Devaney thanked Mayor Druker for his service and noted she will be giving him a signed caricature collage on behalf of Devaney, Pate, Morris and Cameron, LLP.
ITEM 5: REMARKS BY OUTGOING MAYOR DAVE DRUKER (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401-1) Mayor Druker provided comments and thanked the residents of Del Mar.
There were no public speakers for the item.
ITEM 6: INSTALLATION OF COUNCILMEMBERS TRACY MARTINEZ, DAN QUIRK AND JOHN SPELICH (CLERK’S FILE NO. 402-2)
Administrative Services Manager/City Clerk Krietor administered the Oath of Office and issued Certificates of Election to Tracy Martinez, Dan Quirk, and John Spelich who will serve 4-year terms on the City Council expiring December 2028.
ITEM 7: SELECTION OF THE 2025 MAYOR AND DEPUTY MAYOR (CLERK’S FILE NO.
CLERK’S MINUTES BOOK)
Administrative Services Manager/City Clerk Krietor provided a brief introduction to the item.
IT WAS MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER SPELICH, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER QUIRK TO
APPOINT TERRY GAASTERLAND AS MAYOR, AND TRACY MARTINEZ AS DEPUTY MAYOR TO SERVE FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING ON DECEMBER 10, 2024, THROUGH DECEMBER 2025 IN ACCORDANCE WITH COUNCIL POLICIES 100 AND 118. (VOTE 4-0) Ayes: Mayor Gaasterland, Deputy Mayor Martinez, and Councilmembers Quirk and Spelich; Noes:
0; Recuse: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
There were no public speakers for the item.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gaasterland adjourned the meeting at 5:58 p.m.
Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/
City Clerk