Del Mar City Council Meeting Agenda
City of Del Mar, Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California 92014
And via teleconference
5001 W 110th St, Overland Park, KS 66211
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Regular Meeting
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 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.
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.
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Notification of at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
Tracy Martinez
Mayor
John W. Spelich
Deputy Mayor
Terry Gaasterland
Council Member
Dan Quirk
Council Member
Ashley Jones
City Manager
Christina Cameron
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: February 3, 2026 Regular and Special Meeting Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
2. Ratification of List of Demands dated February 17, 2026 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. Award of Construction Contract and Related Task Orders for the Jimmy Durante Boulevard Pavement Rehabilitation Project
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Award a $1,302,420 construction contract to Hazard Construction Engr LLC for the Jimmy Durante Boulevard Pavement Rehabilitation Project (Attachment A); 2) Award a $157,265 Task Order to Dudek for Construction Management and Inspection Services (Attachment B); 3) Award a $26,465 Task Order to NOVA Services, Inc for Geotechnical Services and Laboratory Testing (Attachment C); 4) Award a $27,200 Task Order Amendment to Michael Baker International for Engineering Construction Support (Attachment D); 5) Approve a $130,242 project contingency equal to 10% of the construction cost; and 6) Authorize the City Manager to execute the required documents and any construction change orders or task order amendments within the project contingency necessary to complete the work.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 601-4
5. Authorization to Apply for State Grant Funds in Support of the San Dieguito Lagoon Levee, Habitat Enhancement, and Trail Project
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for California Ocean Protection Council SB 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Grant Program funds (Attachment A); 2) Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for State Coastal Conservancy Grant Program funds (Attachment B); and Authorize the City Manager to approve and execute all agreements and related documents necessary for both grant opportunities.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-13, 1306-23
6. Task Order Amendment with Michael Baker International to Update the Phase 2 Engineering Design and Cost Estimate for the San Dieguito Drive Improvement Project in Preparation for the Bid Process
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve a $16,520 Task Order Amendment (Attachment A) with Michael Baker International (MBI) to proceed with Phase 2 Design Updates and Bid Support for the San Dieguito Drive Improvement Project; 2) Approve a $5,000 contingency; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Task Order Amendment and any subsequent amendments within the contingency.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1
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7. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Del Mar Municipal Code Section 8.04 to Regulate the Digging of Hazardous Holes on the Public Beach Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an Ordinance (Attachment A) that would amend Chapter 8.04, Beaches, Waterways and Parks, by adding Section 8.04.100, Digging of Hazardous Holes on a Public Beach, to the Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) regulating the excavation of hazardous holes on Del Mar public beaches.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-4, 401-9
8. Interim Fire Prevention Staffing and Amendment to Cost Sharing Agreement with the City of Solana Beach for Fire Transition Management Services Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve a Resolution (Attachment A) amending the Compensation Plans for Fire Employees to add a Fire Marshal position and for Miscellaneous, Part-Time, Temporary and Hourly Employees to add a Fire Prevention Technician position; 2) Approve the First Amendment to the Cost Sharing Agreement (Attachment B) with the City of Solana Beach to add provisions related to Interim Fire Prevention positions; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the final the amendment and fill interim, part-time fire prevention positions on a temporary basis.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1101-8
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING
9. Adoption of Resolution to Declare the City-Owned 10th Street Vacant Lot Exempt Surplus Land per Surplus Lands Act (APN 300-093-17)
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) to declare that the small City-owned 10th Street vacant lot within the City’s Civic Center is exempt surplus land in accordance with the Surplus Lands Act (SLA); and authorize the City Manager to file the Resolution with the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 1306-23
10. Approval of the Short-Term Rental Permit Fee
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolutions approving the Short-Term Rental (STR) Permit Fee (Attachment A) and amending credit card processing fees (Attachment B).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 204-2, 301-19
IX. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
X. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
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11. Undergrounding Program Updates and UPAC Project Efficiency Subcommittee Presentation
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council receive a City staff update on the Undergrounding Program and a presentation from the UPAC Subcommittee on Project Efficiencies (Attachment A).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1001-2
12. Update to 2026 City Council Regional and Local Appointments Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve any necessary updates to the 2026 City Council Regional and Local Appointments (Attachment A) following Councilmember Terry Gaasterland’s recent resignation from several Council liaison assignments.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-1
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 (Spelich/Gaasterland) B. CSA-17 Ambulance District Advisory Board (Martinez)
C. Fire Governance Board, Solana Beach/Del Mar/Encinitas (Martinez/Spelich) D. League of California Cities – San Diego Chapter (Martinez/Spelich) 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 (Gaasterland)
I. SANDAG Regional Planning Committee (Martinez)
J. SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Working Group
(Gaasterland/Spelich/Martinez)
K. SANDAG LOSSAN Executive Task Force (Gaasterland/Martinez) L. San Diego Metropolitan Wastewater Commission/JPA (Worden) Recommended Action: Receive Report
M. San Dieguito River Valley Regional Open Space Park JPA –Executive Committee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
N. 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. Civic Center Operations Guide Subcommittee (Spelich/Gaasterland) Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting February 17, 2026
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C. Del Mar Village Association (Gaasterland/Martinez)
D. Finance Committee (Spelich)
E. Housing Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
F. Human Resources Subcommittee (Gaasterland/Martinez)
G. Legislative Subcommittee (Martinez/Spelich)
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 (Spelich)
L. Planning Process Subcommittee (Includes Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan Implementation (Gaasterland/Spelich)
M. Shores Park Master Plan Ad-Hoc Advisory Committee (Gaasterland/Spelich) N. Sustainability Advisory Committee (Martinez/Gaasterland) O. Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (Quirk/Spelich) P. Undergrounding Program Advisory Committee (Spelich)
Q. Other Committee-Subcommittee Reports
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.
March 3, 2026
Del Mar Bluffs Stabilization Phase 5/Del Mar Bluffs Access Improvements Projects Update Sewer System Management Plan (SSMP) Update
Interviews and Appointment to the Design Review Board
Initial Consideration of EP25-049
FY24-25 Final Financial Report and FY25-26 Mid-Year Financial Report Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Watermark Del Mar - Regulatory Affordable Housing Agreement Undergrounding Program Updated Cash Flow Analysis
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us 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 11th day of February, 2026 at approximately 2:15 p.m.
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Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk