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, April 21, 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.
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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. Del Mar Public Safety Presentation (Sheriff/Fire)
Recommended Action: Receive presentation from Sheriff Captain Shane Watts and Fire Chief Josh Gordon.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1101-2, 1101-8
2. FY 2023-24 Measure Q Citizen Oversight Committee Review Recommended Action: Receive presentation from Measure Q Citizen Oversight Committee Chair.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
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 Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting April 21, 2025
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us 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.
3. Approval of Minutes: April 7, 2025 Regular and Special Meeting Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
4. Ratification of List of Demands dated April 21, 2025 Recommended Action: Ratify the List of Demands.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3
5. Waiver of Reading of Ordinances on Agenda
Recommended Action: Waive Reading of Ordinances.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4
6. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance to Accept California Coastal Commission (CCC) Modifications to Amend Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Chapters 30.22 (Central Commercial Zone) and 30.31 (Public Facilities Zone) in Local Coastal Program Amendment Ordinance No. 1006 Adopted by the City Council on April 15, 2024, for Consistency with the February 6, 2025, Coastal Commission Conditional Certification Decision Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Ordinance (Attachment A) to accept changes required by the CCC as a condition of final certification of the Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA), which amends the Central Commercial (CC) Zone regulations in DMMC Chapter 30.22 and Public Facilities (PF) Zone regulations in DMMC Chapter 30.31 to increase local housing capacity.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 401-4, 401-9, 1502-14
7. Appointment to the Sustainability Advisory Committee Recommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Sustainability Advisory Committee recommend that the City Council appoint Ann Feeney as a voting member to serve a full three-year term beginning April 21, 2025, and ending on April 30, 2028.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
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8. Approval of Grant Agreements with the Del Mar Foundation to Purchase SCUBA Equipment and Automated External Defibrillators
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Accept grant funds from the Del Mar Foundation in the amount of $6,500 for new SCUBA equipment and $17,500 for seven new automated external defibrillators; 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary grant agreements (Attachments A & B); and 3) Amend the Fiscal Year 2024- 2025 Operating and Capital Budget to reflect the grant funds.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-3, 1202-11
IX. PUBLIC HEARING
9. Introduction of an Ordinance to Accept California Coastal Commission (CCC) Modifications to Ordinance No. 1002 Adopted by the City Council on December 18, 2023, to Amend Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Chapters
30.91 (Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations) and 30.75 (Coastal Development Permits) in the Local Coastal Program for Consistency with the March 13, 2025, CCC Conditional Certification Decision Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council take the following actions:
1) Confirm staff’s determination that this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to various statutory and categorical exemptions in the CEQA Guidelines and prior environmental analysis in the 6th Cycle Housing Element Program Environmental Impact Report as further described in the Environmental Impact statement in the Agenda Report below; and 2) Introduce an Ordinance (Attachment A) to accept changes required by the CCC as a condition of final certification of the Local Coastal Program Amendment (LCPA), which amends the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) regulations in DMMC Chapter 30.91 and Coastal Development Permit regulations in DMMC Chapter
30.75. Reference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 401-4, 401-9
10. Request to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and to Approve Revision Map RM22-001 and Coastal Development Permit CDP24-012 related to amending recorded Parcel Map (TPM-77-03) for purposes of reducing the area of an existing Scenic Easement on the Property located at 1201 Cuchara Drive, Del Mar.
Applicants/Owners: Mark and Laura Weber Trust dated April 2009 Assessor Parcel Number (APN): 300-143-38-00
Property Location: 1201 Cuchara Drive, Del Mar
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) to: 1) Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2024080103) and associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and 2) Approve Revision Map RM22-001 and Coastal Development Permit CDP24-012 to amend a recorded Parcel Map No. 9174 (TPM-77-03) for purposes of reducing the area of an existing scenic easement on property located at 1201 Cuchara Drive (Property).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 301-18
X. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
XI. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
11. Undergrounding Program Update, Utility Undergrounding District 1A (Stratford Court South) San Diego Gas & Electric Cost Agreement, Approval of Task Order Amendment with Utility Specialists Southwest, Inc. for Utility Undergrounding District X1A (Crest Canyon), and First Amendment to the Agreement with Utility Specialists Southwest, Inc.
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Receive an Undergrounding Program update from City staff with construction updates for Utility Undergrounding District (UUD) 1A (Stratford Court South); 2) Approve the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Cost Agreement for UUD 1A (Stratford Court South) with a cost of $1,592,881 (Attachment A); 3) Approve a Task Order Amendment (Attachment B) with Utility Specialists Southwest, Inc. for UUD X1A pre-construction services; 4) Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement with Utility Specialists Southwest, Inc. for as-needed specialized electrical engineering services (Attachment C); 5) Authorize the City Manager to execute the SDG&E Cost Agreement, and Utility Specialists Task Order and Agreement amendments; and 6) Amend the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Operating and Capital Budget as described in the Fiscal Impact section below.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1001-2
12. Recap of the 2025 City Council Goals and Priorities Setting Workshop and Council Approved FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27 City Work Plan Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council receive this report, which includes the approved Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 and FY 2026-27 City Work Plan reflecting Council feedback from the 2025 City Council Goals and Priorities Setting Workshop, and provide direction to staff as appropriate.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-1
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13. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Advisory Committee Work Plans Recommended Action: Staff requests that the City Council: 1) Review the proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 work plans for the City’s advisory committees (Attachment A); 2) Consider the work plan recommendations provided by staff included in Attachment B; and 3) Provide direction to staff as may be needed to approve the FY 2025-2026 advisory committee work plans.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
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) 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) 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
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) Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting April 21, 2025
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us K. Lagoon Committee (Gaasterland/Spelich)
L. Planning Process Subcommittee (Includes Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan Implementation (Gaasterland/Spelich)
M. Shores Advisory Committee
N. Sustainability Advisory Committee (Martinez/Gaasterland) O. Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (Quirk/Spelich) P. Undergrounding Program Advisory Committee (Gaasterland/Spelich) Q. Other Committee-Subcommittee Reports
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.
May 5, 2025
Agreement for As-Needed Specialized Legal Services
Initial Recommendations from Committee Efficiencies Task Force Second Reading/Adoption of Ordinance to Accept California Coastal Commission Modifications to ADU LCPA (HE Programs 2F and 6B)
Amendments to Reclaimed Water Agreements with San Elijo JPA and 22nd District Agricultural Association
Second Reading/Adoption of Bike/E-Bike Ordinance
Design Review Board Interviews and Appointments
Jimmy Durante Boulevard Bluff Stabilization Project Informational Update 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 16th day of April, 2025 at approximately 6:55 p.m.
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Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk