Del Mar City Council Meeting Agenda
City of Del Mar, Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California
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, January 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Public Participation/Comment: Members of the public can participate in City Council meetings in-person or via written comment (Red Dot). 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.
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.
Remote Participation: Due to technical issues, remote participation will not be offered at this City Council meeting.
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.
Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
Terry Gaasterland
Mayor
Tracy Martinez
Deputy Mayor
Dan Quirk
Council Member
John W. Spelich
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. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
VI. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
VII. 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.
1. Approval of Minutes: December 9, 2024 Special Meeting Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
2. Ratification of List of Demands dated January 6, 2025 Recommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3
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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. Lagoon Committee Appointment
Recommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Lagoon Committee recommend that the City Council appoint Frederique Duranton to the Lagoon Committee as a voting member to serve a full three-year term starting January 6, 2025, and ending on January 31, 2028.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
5. Approval of Task Orders with Dudek for Environmental Review and Engineering Studies and Design on the San Dieguito Lagoon Shoreline Protection Planning Project
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions pertaining to the San Dieguito Lagoon Shoreline Protection Planning Project: 1) Approve a $275,000 Task Order (Attachment A) with Dudek to complete environmental review studies including resource agency permitting; 2) Approve a $225,000 Task Order (Attachment B) with Dudek to perform engineering technical studies and design; 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Task Orders; and 4) 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
VIII. COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS
6. Planning Commission Interviews and Appointment
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review the Citizen Interest Forms (Attachment A), interview the applicants, and appoint one resident to serve as a voting member on the Planning Commission for a full four-year term effective January 6, 2025, and expiring on January 31, 2029.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us IX. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
X. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
7. Undergrounding Program San Diego Gas & Electric Roadmap Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council receive a presentation from City staff and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) regarding their Project Plan Schedule Template/Roadmap (Attachment A) for the City’s Undergrounding Program (UP).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1001-2
8. Citizens’ Initiative Measure to Amend the City’s Ordinance Regulating Retail Animal Sales in Del Mar
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Accept and file the Certificate of Sufficiency of Petition Signatures (Attachment A) for a qualified citizens’ initiative petition proposing to amend the City’s Retail Pet Sales Ordinance (Exhibit A to Attachment A); and 2) Direct staff to proceed with one of the options outlined in this report relating to the qualified initiative petition.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4, 402-8
9. San Diego LOSSAN Rail Realignment Value Analysis Process Update Recommended Action: Receive an update on the San Diego Association of Government’s (SANDAG) Value Analysis process for the San Diego LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1506-1
10. 2025 City Council Local and Regional Appointments and Undergrounding Project Advisory Committee Charter Update
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Review the current list of Del Mar City Council regional and local appointments (Attachment A) and make or reaffirm appointments for 2025 from among its members; and identify and authorize the elimination of any committees or subcommittees that are no longer deemed necessary; and 2) Adopt the Resolution (Attachment E) amending the Undergrounding Project Advisory Committee (UPAC) charter (Exhibit A to Attachment E).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-1, 401-5
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us 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. Clean Energy Alliance JPA (CEA) Board of Directors
B. CSA-17 Ambulance District Advisory Board (Martinez/Quirk) C. Fire Governance Board, Solana Beach/Del Mar/Encinitas (Martinez) D. League of California Cities – San Diego Chapter (Martinez) E. League of California Cities – Coastal Cities Group
F. North County Transit District (NCTD) (Martinez)
G. Regional Solid Waste Association
H. San Diego Association of Governments Board (SANDAG)
(Gaasterland/Martinez)
I. SANDAG Borders Committee (Gaasterland)
J. SANDAG Regional Planning Committee (Martinez)
K. SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Working Group (Gaasterland/Martinez) L. SANDAG LOSSAN Executive Task Force (Druker/Gaasterland) M. San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Commission/JPA (Quirk) N. San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park JPA –Executive Committee (Quirk)
O. 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
B. Clean Water Rate Project
C. Del Mar Community Connections (Martinez)
D. Del Mar Village Association (Gaasterland/Martinez)
E. Finance Committee (Gaasterland)
F. Housing Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
G. Human Resources Subcommittee (Martinez)
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 (Gaasterland)
L. Lagoon Committee (Quirk)
M. Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan Implementation Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
N. Shores Advisory Committee
O. Sustainability Advisory Committee (Martinez)
P. Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (Quirk)
Q. Undergrounding Project Advisory Committee (Gaasterland) R. Other Committee-Subcommittee Reports
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us 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.
January 21, 2025
Furniture Donation Policy
Finance Committee Appointment
Amendments to Reclaimed Water Agreements with San Elijo JPA and 22nd District Agricultural Association
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 2nd day of January, 2025 at approximately 3:45 p.m.
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Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk