City of Encinitas
Regular City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 -
06:00 PM
p.m.
City of Encinitas - City Council Chambers
505 S. Vulcan Avenue
Encinitas, California 92024
Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to address the City Council.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS / POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF (30 MINUTES) Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Please submit a “WHITE” speaker slip to the City Clerk. If needed, Oral Communication items will be referred to the City Manager either for resolution by administrative action or placement on a future agenda. 2022-09-28 Item 05 Oral Communications
6. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION (IF HELD)
7. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA Announcements of administrative changes to the agenda, in compliance with the Brown Act.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR The recommendations on the following Consent Calendar will be enacted in one motion unless an item is removed from the Calendar. Any member of the public may remove an item by submitting a "PINK" speaker slip to the City Clerk. Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Items removed from the Consent Calendar by a Council Member or the public will be considered immediately following the Consent Calendar. 8A.
Approval to waive the full reading of the text of all ordinances and resolutions introduced/adopted at this meeting. Ordinances and resolutions shall be introduced/adopted by title only. Contact Person: City Clerk Hollywood Approve.
8B.
Approval of the Minutes for September 14, 2022, Special Closed Session Meeting. Contact Person: City Clerk Hollywood Approve the Minutes.
2022-09-28 Item 08B Minutes
8C.
Approval of the Warrants List (Register of Demands). Contact Person: Finance Manager Dinh Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the warrants. 2022-09-28 Item 08C Approval of Warrants List
8D.
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Encinitas (“City”) and Pedal Ahead, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, to promote Pedal Ahead’s E-bike Incentive Program in the City of Encinitas. Contact Person: Sustainability Manager Najera Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Encinitas and Pedal Ahead to promote Pedal Ahead’s E-bike Incentive Program, which seeks to facilitate new lifestyles by providing e-bikes to enhance quality of life opportunities for participants who would normally not have the financial means nor exposure to alternative transportation and its benefits. 2022-09-28 Item 08D Pedal Ahead MOU
8E.
Authorize a grant application for the Verdi Undercrossing project under the Federal Railroad Administration Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program. Contact Person: Principal Engineer Widelski Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to apply for, accept and administer funding from the Federal Railroad Administration ("FRA") Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program for the Verdi Undercrossing project. 2022-09-28 Item 08E FRA Grant
2022-09-28 Item 08E FRA Grant - Public Comment
8F.
Contract with Southwest Traffic Signal Services Inc. for Citywide Traffic Signal Maintenance. Contact Person: Traffic Engineer Bandegan Authorize the City Manager or designee, in consultation with the City Attorney, to execute a three-year contract in substantial form and any necessary amendments and time extensions, with Southwest Traffic Signal Services Inc. in an amount not to exceed $1,903,308 for Citywide Traffic Signal Maintenance. 2022-09-28 Item 08F Traffic Signal Maint Contract
9. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR Staff reports will be given only if requested by the person who pulled the item.
10. ACTION ITEMS To speak on action items, please submit a “PINK” speaker slip to the City Clerk. Each speaker is allowed three (3) minutes to address the City Council. 10A.
Public Hearing to review and consider the introduction of City Council Ordinance Nos. 2022-12, 2022-13, and 2022-14:
* Ordinance No. 2022-12 adopts the 2022 California Building Standards Code, 2021 International Fire Code, and 2022 California Fire Code as required by law, which will take effect on January 1, 2023; * Ordinance No. 2022-13 proposes Municipal Code amendments, which modify the 2022 California Building Standards Code related to energy efficiency and solar energy to continue implementation of building-related measures in the Encinitas Climate Action Plan; and * Ordinance No. 2022-14 adopts the California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen code) with specific City amendments related to building decarbonization, electric vehicles, water conservation and energy efficiency, to continue implementation of building-related measures in the Encinitas Climate Action Plan and incorporate electric vehicle supply equipment permit streamlining requirements as required by Government Code Section 65850.7. CASE NUMBERS: PLCY-005614-2022, PLCY-005615-2022, and PLCY-005621-2022; LOCATION: Citywide. Contact Person: Sustainability Manager Najera 10A - This agenda item has been rescheduled to a future date and only appears on the agenda because it was legally noticed.
11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS – NONE
12. COUNCIL MEMBER INITIATED AGENDA ITEM – NONE
8E.
Authorize a grant application for the Verdi Undercrossing project under the Federal Railroad Administration Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program. Contact Person: Principal Engineer Widelski Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to apply for, accept and administer funding from the Federal Railroad Administration ("FRA") Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program for the Verdi Undercrossing project.
13. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS PURSUANT TO AB1234 (GC 53232.3(d)) / POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF
14. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
15. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
16. ADJOURNMENT - THE NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING WILL BE HELD ON OCTOBER 12, 2022 Notice to the Public:
To ensure that the City meets your needs when addressing the City Council, all presentation materials which require the use of visual equipment need to be submitted to the City's IT Division at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting (except for appeal hearings where materials must be submitted 7 days in advance). This includes photographs, Microsoft Office documents (PowerPoint, Word, Excel).
No CD's, DVD's, or USB thumb/flash drives will be accepted at the meeting.
All materials must be in PC format and digital presentation items must be emailed to [email protected]
. Please label all materials with the corresponding agenda item number. Should technical assistance be necessary, it will be available to presenters from 5:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Presentation of video/digital/photographs are considered part of the maximum time limit provided to speakers.