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, March 3, 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. PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation Honoring Peter Kiefer’s Retirement and 35 Years of City Service
Recommended Action: Mayor Terry Gaasterland will present a proclamation to Maintenance and Construction Superintendent Peter Kiefer.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1201-5
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.
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2. Approval of Minutes: February 14, 2025, Special Meeting, February 18, 2025 Regular and Special Meeting
Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
3. Ratification of List of Demands dated March 3, 2025
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. Authorization to Submit 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council authorize submittal of the City of Del Mar’s (City) 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) (Attachment A) to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1
IX. PUBLIC HEARING
6. Resolution Establishing Date for Utility Undergrounding District 1A (Stratford Court South) Properties to be Ready to Receive Underground Utility Service
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing to adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) establishing the date by which Underground Utility District 1A (Stratford Court South) properties must be ready to receive underground service in accordance with Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Section 23.54.030.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1001-2
X. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us XI. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
7. Initial Consideration of an Appeal of Encroachment Permit (EP) 24-109 EP Appellant: Felix Wohlleben
Appellant’s Address: 328 8th St. (APN: 300-222-26-00)
EP Applicant: Stephen Wolff
Applicant’s Address: 327 9th St. (APN: 300-222-04-02)
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council uphold the approval of Encroachment Permit EP24-109 (Attachment A) and not set the appeal for a de novo hearing.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1, 1306-4
8. Undergrounding Program Financing Update
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Receive a presentation from City staff regarding IBank financing and updated cash flow information; 2) Provide direction to staff on whether the City should proceed with submitting a loan pre-application to IBank and the preferred term of the loan (10 or 15 years); and 3) Provide direction to staff on whether to include funds for Utility Undergrounding District 1B – Stratford Court North in the total loan amount.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 203-3, 1001-2
9. Update Regarding Recent Actions Taken by the Fairgrounds Board Related to Fairgrounds Housing and Reaffirmation of the Del Mar Guiding Principles for the LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project
Recommended Action: The Mayor and Deputy Mayor recommend that the City Council: 1) Reaffirm the City Council Guiding Principles related to the LOSSAN Rail Realignment Project (Attachment A); and 2) Provide feedback and authorize the submittal of a letter to the 22nd DAA in response to Board action to temporarily pause work under the Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement (Attachment B).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 1005-2, 1506-1
XII. 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 (Spelich/Gaasterland) B. CSA-17 Ambulance District Advisory Board (Martinez/Quirk) Receive Written Report (Martinez)
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us C. Fire Governance Board, Solana Beach/Del Mar/Encinitas (Martinez/Spelich) D. League of California Cities – San Diego Chapter (Gaasterland/Martinez) E. North County Transit District (NCTD) (Martinez/Spelich) Receive Written Report (Martinez)
F. Regional Solid Waste Association (Spelich/Quirk)
G. San Diego Association of Governments Board (SANDAG)
(Gaasterland/Martinez/Spelich)
H. SANDAG Borders Committee
I. SANDAG Regional Planning Committee
Receive Written Report (Martinez)
J. SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Working Group
(Spelich/Gaasterland/Martinez)
K. SANDAG LOSSAN Executive Task Force (Gaasterland/Martinez) L. San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Commission/JPA (Worden) M. San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park JPA –Executive Committee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
N. Other Regional Organization Reports
XIII. 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 (Gaasterland/Spelich)
B. Del Mar Community Connections (Martinez/Spelich)
C. Del Mar Village Association (Gaasterland/Martinez)
D. Finance Committee (Gaasterland/Spelich)
E. Housing Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
F. Human Resources Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
G. Legislative Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
H. Measure Q Citizen Oversight Committee (Quirk/Gaasterland) I. Parks and Recreation Committee (Martinez/Quirk)
J. Del Mar Railroad Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez) K. Lagoon Committee (Gaasterland/Spelich)
Receive Written Report (Spelich)
L. Planning Process Subcommittee (Includes Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan Implementation (Gaasterland/Spelich)
M. Shores Advisory Committee
N. Sustainability Advisory Committee (Martinez/Gaasterland) Receive Written Report (Martinez)
O. Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (Quirk/Spelich) P. Undergrounding Program Advisory Committee (Gaasterland/Spelich) Q. Other Committee-Subcommittee Reports
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us XIV. 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.
March 17, 2025
Del Mar Annual Public Safety Presentation – Data Statistics/Performance (Sheriff/Fire) Task Order - Programmatic EIR (Tentative)
Furniture Donation Policy (Tentative)
XV. 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 27th day of February, 2025 at approximately 4:25 p.m.
___________________________________________ 2/27/2025
Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk