CITY OF DEL MAR
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
DECEMBER 1, 2025
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 Terry Gaasterland called the Regular Meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Terry Gaasterland; Deputy Mayor Tracy Martinez; Councilmembers Dan Quirk (arrived at 4:36 p.m.) and John Spelich
CITY ATTORNEY CLOSED SESSION REPORT
None.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Gaasterland led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Gaasterland opened public oral communications, and Janet Wilson spoke. Mayor Gaasterland closed public oral communications.
CITY COUNCIL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Deputy Mayor Martinez reminded everyone that the Del Mar Village Association (DMVA) will host a Christmas Tree lighting event on Sunday, December 5, 2025, at 5 p.m. adjacent to L’Auberge.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Ashley Jones reported on the City’s partnership with the Jacob and Cushman Food Bank on a canned food drive, with collection containers located at the Beach Safety Center and City Hall through December 17, 2025.
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 MARTINEZ, SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SPELICH TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 1 THROUGH 6. (VOTE 4-0) City Council Regular Minutes
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Ayes: Mayor Gaasterland; Deputy Mayor Martinez; Councilmembers Quirk and Spelich; Noes: 0; Recuse: 0; Absent: 0; Abstain: 0.
ITEM 1: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 17, 2025 (CLERK’S
MINUTES BOOK)
Council approved the minutes, on consent.
ITEM 2: RATIFICATION OF LIST OF DEMANDS, DATED DECEMBER 1, 2025 (CLERK’S FILE NO. 201-3)
Council approved the list of demands, on consent.
ITEM 3: WAIVER OF READING OF ORDINANCES ON AGENDA (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401-4) Council waived the reading of ordinances, on consent.
ITEM 4: APPOINTMENTS TO THE SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401-5)
Council appointed Chelsea Nelson and Susan Leckband as voting members to the Sustainability Advisory Committee to serve full three-year terms beginning on December 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2028, on consent.
ITEM 5: FINANCE COMMITTEE REAPPOINTMENT (CLERK’S FILE NO. 401-5) Council reappointed Michael Minter as a voting member to the Finance Committee to serve a second full three-year term effective December 1, 2025, and ending on December 31, 2028, on consent.
ITEM 6: APPROVAL OF TASK ORDERS WITH STEPHEN DALTON ARCHITECTS AND KEYSER MARSTON ASSOCIATES INC. TO COMPLETE FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND
CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS FOR THREE POTENTIAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES ON 22ND DISTRICT AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF DEL MAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY’S CERTIFIED 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM 3A (CLERK’S FILE NO. 406-1)
Council approved a $67,000 Task Order with Stephen Dalton Architects and a $175,000 Task Order with Keyser Marston Associates Inc. to complete feasibility studies and conceptual designs for three potential affordable housing sites on 22nd District Agricultural Association property in the City of Del Mar; and authorized the City Manager to execute the Task Orders, on consent.
CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
ITEM 7: PAVEMENT AND TRAFFIC STRIPING IMPROVEMENTS FOR JIMMY DURANTE BOULEVARD (CLERK’S FILE NO. 901-6)
A presentation was provided by Principal Engineer Karen Falk and City traffic engineering consultant Ryan Zellers, President with Zone Traffic Engineering, Inc.
City Council Regular Minutes
December 1, 2025
Council questions and discussion focused on whether the Fairgrounds reviewed and provided input on the proposed design; whether the Fairgrounds is required to put together a traffic plan for major events; roadway condition on Camino Del Mar going north from Del Mar Heights; process for speed surveys to reevaluate the speed limits; whether the plans include the addition of a cross walk; desire to have the Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (TPAC) review the proposed project; whether the repaving will occur before or after the Stratford South undergrounding project; and whether Stratford North will be repaved after undergrounding is complete.
There were no public speakers for the item.
ITEM 8: UPDATE ON PENDING CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION ACTION TO APPROVE POST- CERTIFICATION MAPS FOR THE CITY OF DEL MAR’S CERTIFIED LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM (CLERK’S FILE NO. 1502-14)
A presentation was provided by Principal Planner Amanda Lee.
Council questions and discussion focused on the California Coastal Commissions (CCC) jurisdictional authority and the City permit authority area and what triggered the CCC to initiate this map clean up.
There were no public speakers for the item.
REGIONAL ORGANIZATION AND COUNCIL COMMITTEES/SUBCOMMITTEES/COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION REPORTS
City Council representatives reported on the Clean Energy Alliance; San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors; North County Transit District; Regional Solid Waste Association; San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park JPA; Del Mar Community Connections; Del Mar Village Association; Housing Subcommittee; Human Resources Subcommittee; Lagoon Committee; Planning Process Subcommittee; Shores Park Master Plan Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee; Sustainability Advisory Committee; and Undergrounding Program Advisory Committee.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gaasterland adjourned the meeting at 6:18 p.m.
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Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/
City Clerk