Del Mar City Council Meeting Agenda
City of Del Mar, Town Hall
1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, California 92014
And via teleconference
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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
Tuesday, April 21, 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.
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.
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
Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting April 21, 2026
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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: April 7, 2026 Regular Meeting
Recommended Action: Approve Minutes.
Reference: Clerk’s Minutes Book
2. Ratification of List of Demands dated April 21, 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. Reappointment to the Lagoon Committee
Recommended Action: The City Council Liaisons to the Lagoon Committee recommend that the City Council reappoint Donna Shaw as a voting member to serve a full three-year term beginning May 1, 2026, and ending on May 31, 2029.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
5. Amendment to City Council Policy 200 and Introduction of an Ordinance Pertaining to Meeting Attendance of Members of City Committees, Boards, and Commissions
Recommended Action: It is recommended that the City Council: 1) Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) amending City Council Policy 200-City Council Advisory Committees, Boards, and Commissions (Exhibit A to Attachment A) related to meeting attendance provisions; and 2) Introduce an Ordinance (Attachment C) amending Del Mar Municipal Code (DMMC) Chapter 2.30.020- Absences from Meeting to remove attendance requirements from the code and instead provide that they will be established by Council resolution.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-5
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING
6. General Plan Amendment (GPA24-002) – City of Del Mar Environmental Justice Element
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Resolution (Attachment A) to adopt the General Plan (Community Plan) Amendment GPA24- 002 to incorporate a new Environmental Justice Element (Exhibit A to Attachment A).
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 304-4
7. General Plan Amendment (GPA24-003) – City of Del Mar Safety Element Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the Resolution (Attachment A) to adopt the General Plan (Community Plan) Amendment GPA24-003 to amend the Safety Element and adopt the CEQA determination in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15162.
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Reference: Clerk’s File No. 304-4
8. Encroachment Permit 25-136 to Allow Removable Street Furniture within the Public Right-of-Way Adjacent to 207 15th Street
APN: 300-012-29-00
Applicant: Ed Aghai and Nooshin Parvizi
Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) conditionally approving Long-term Major Encroachment Permit (EP) 25-136 to allow two sets of tables and chairs to be located along the storefront frontage of Saffron & Rose located at 207 15th Street.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1
9. Encroachment Permit 26-016 to Allow Existing Walls and Other Improvements within the Public Right-of-Way at 157 Ocean View Avenue Applicant: Nicole Forrest M and Kevin M Living Trust 09-11-17 Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) conditionally approving Long-term Major Encroachment Permit (EP) 26-016 to permit two existing retaining walls, a portion of stairs and paver walkway, vegetation, and irrigation on the north side of the property at 157 Ocean View Avenue.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 802-1
IX. COUNCIL MEETING RECESS
X. CITY COUNCIL OTHER BUSINESS
10. City Council Meeting Public Participation and Disruption Policy Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) repealing Council Policy 313 - Oral Communications from the Public During City Council Meetings and Adopting Council Policy 313 - City Council Meeting Public Participation (Exhibit A to Attachment A) to incorporate new Brown Act requirements pursuant to Senate Bill 707 and to consolidate related City public participation procedures into one policy.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 401-1
11. Del Mar and Solana Beach Joint Fire Management Structure, Staffing and Cost Sharing
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve a preliminary joint Fire Management organizational structure (Attachment A) for Del Mar and Solana Beach;
2) Adopt a Resolution (Attachment B) amending the Fire Employee Compensation Plan to add a Fire Prevention Specialist position, adjust Battalion Chief and Administrative Battalion Chief compensation to align with the City of Solana Beach, and authorize a Fire Marshal, a Fire Prevention Specialist, and up to one Battalion Chief, contingent on the outcome of an upcoming promotional recruitment;
3) Approve the Second Amendment to the Interim Cost Sharing Agreement with the City of Solana Beach (Attachment C) to add cost sharing for fire positions identified in this report and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute the final amendment; and
4) Approve a related Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 budget adjustment as described in the Fiscal Impact Section of this report.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 1101-8
12. Expanded Scope of Work Scenarios for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Pavement Management Program
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council provide initial feedback on three potential scenarios for expanded paving work to be included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 Pavement Management Program.
Reference: Clerk’s File No. 901-5
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) 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
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1050 Camino del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 www.delmar.ca.us 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) B. Del Mar Community Connections (Martinez/Spelich)
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/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.
May 5, 2026
Del Mar Garden Club Community Garden Day Proclamation
Public Works Department Reorganization
Award of Contract for Climate Action Plan Update and GHG Inventory Project De Novo Hearing EP25-049 (1612 Stratford Way)
Goals and Priorities Workshop - Final FY27/FY28 Workplan and Follow-up Items Del Mar City Council Regular Meeting April 21, 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 16th day of April, 2026 at approximately 4:35 p.m.
___________________________________________ 4/16/2026
Sarah Krietor, Administrative Services Manager/ Date
City Clerk