Del Mar City Council Meeting Agenda
City of Del Mar, Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California 92014
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Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 4:30 PM
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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: March 11, 2026, Special Meeting and March 17, 2026, Regular and Special Meeting
Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
2. Ratification of List of Demands dated April 7, 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. Citywide Landscape Maintenance Services Contract Award Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve an agreement with BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. (Attachment A) to provide citywide landscape maintenance services for an initial three-year period effective May 1, 2026, through May 1, 2029; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, and any subsequent term extension amendments provided for under the Agreement contingent upon satisfactory performance by the vendor.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1
5. Task Order with NV5 for Initial Design of Utility Undergrounding Districts 2 (Beach Colony) and 25th Street
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve a $141,140 Task Order (TO) with NV5 for Initial Design of the Beach Colony and 25th Street Utility Undergrounding Districts (Attachment A); 2) Approve a $30,000 contingency; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Task Order and any subsequent amendments within the contingency.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1, 1001-2
6. Authorization to Purchase Two New Fire Vehicles and Apply for Del Mar Foundation Grant Funds to Support the Purchase
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute purchasing documents with National Auto Fleet Group, utilizing Sourcewell Contract No. 081325-NAF, for the purchase of one (1) model year 2026 Ford F-250 crew cab pickup truck for a Fire Battalion Chief and one (1) model year 2026 Ford F-150 crew cab pickup truck for the Fire Marshal, including outfitting for both vehicles, in the total amount not to exceed $268,000; 2) Authorize the City Manager to apply for grant funding from the Del Mar Foundation to be applied toward the Fire Marshal vehicle cost and to execute all related documents; and 3) Authorize an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating and Capital Budget as described in the Fiscal Impact section of this report.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 201-13, 601-5
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7. Approval of San Diego Gas & Electric Customer Payment Remittance for the Jimmy Durante Boulevard Bluff Stabilization Project
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) Customer Payment Remittance for the Jimmy Durante Boulevard Bluff Stabilization Project in an amount up to $148,550 (Attachment A) and authorize the City Manager to execute any necessary documents and make the payment.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1404-2
8. Consideration of a Second Amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement with the 22nd District Agricultural Association Relating to Fairgrounds Affordable Housing (Housing Element Program 3A) Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council: 1) Approve the Second Amendment to the Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement with the 22nd District Agricultural Association including renaming the agreement from ENRA to the “Agreement for Affordable Housing Site Due Diligence and Development Feasibility Analysis” (Attachment A); and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING
9. Encroachment Permit (EP) 26-017 to Permit an Existing Wall and Other Improvements within the Public Right-of-Way at 1215 Cuchara Drive Applicant: Anne Marie Schur and Eduardo Schur
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) conditionally approving Long-term Major EP26-017 to permit an existing wall, fence, and vegetation on the east side of the property at 1215 Cuchara Drive.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1
10. Adoption of Resolution to Declare the City-Owned 28th Street Vacant Lot Exempt Surplus Land per Surplus Lands Act (APN 299-030-12) Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) to declare that the small City-owned 28th Street vacant lot 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).
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Reference: Clerk’s File No. 303-1, 1306-23
11. Resolution Approving the Del Mar Projects for Inclusion in the TransNet Local Street Improvement Program of Projects for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 through Fiscal Year 2030-2031 and Amending Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Programming to include Carry-Over Funding
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that City Council conduct a public hearing and adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) approving Del Mar projects for inclusion in the TransNet Local Street Improvement Program of Projects as part of the Regional Transportation Improvement Program.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 901-5
12. Resolution Establishing the Date by Which Overhead Electric and Communication Facilities Shall be Removed in the Underground Utility District 1A (Stratford Court South)
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a public hearing to adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) establishing the date by which overhead electric and communication facilities shall be removed in the Underground Utility District 1A (Stratford Court South) in accordance with Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Section 23.54.030.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1001-2
IX. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
X. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
13. Initial Consideration of an Appeal of Encroachment Permit (EP) 25-049 EP Appellant and Applicant: Paul Rael
Appellant’s Address: 1612 Stratford Way (APN: 299-280-47-00) Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council uphold the denial of Encroachment Permit EP25-049 (Attachment A) and decline to set the appeal for a de novo hearing.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1
14. Approval of Major Arterial Median Design and Task Order with MW Peltz & Associates for Final Design
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve the conceptual design for the Major Arterial Medians Improvements Project; 2) Approve a $120,585 Task Order for Final Design Services with MW Peltz & Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting April 7, 2026
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Associates (Attachment A); 3) Approve a $10,000 contingency; 4) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Task Order and any subsequent amendments within the contingency; and 5) Authorize an amendment to the FY 2025-26 Operating and Capital Budget allocating an additional $30,000 from the General Fund to the Project.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 406-1, 901-9
15. Reconsideration of Additional Pension Fund Transfer for FY 2025-26 Recommended Action: Mayor Martinez and Deputy Mayor/Finance Committee Liaison Spelich request that the City Council approve an additional transfer of $425,000 to the Pension Reserve Fund, as previously recommended by City staff and the Finance Committee, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 502-5
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) Recommended Action: Receive Report
F. Regional Solid Waste Association (Spelich/Quirk)
G. San Diego Association of Governments Board (SANDAG)
(Gaasterland/Martinez/Spelich)
Recommended Action: Receive Report
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) 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.
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us A. Civic Center Operations Guide Subcommittee (Spelich/Gaasterland) B. Del Mar Community Connections (Martinez/Spelich)
Recommended Action: Receive Report
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)
Recommended Action: Receive Report
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) Recommended Action: Receive Report
O. Traffic and Parking Advisory Committee (Quirk/Spelich) P. Undergrounding Program Advisory Committee (Spelich/Martinez) 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.
April 21, 2026
Presentation by Greg Wade, CEO of Clean Energy Alliance (CEA) North County Transportation District Presentation on Agency Performance North County Transportation District License Agreements (Water and Sewer Pipeline Relocations and Undercrossing)
Public Works Department Reorganization
Resolution to Adopt General Plan Amendments Relating to the Safety Element and Environmental Justice Element
SB 707 Brown Act Public Participation & Disruption Policy Pavement Management Program Funding Alternatives
Public Works Department Reorganization
Committee, Board, and Commission Attendance Policy Update Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting April 7, 2026
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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 1st day of April, 2026 at approximately 6:05 p.m.
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Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk