City of Encinitas
Regular City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2023 -
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 – NONE
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. 2023-01-18 Item 05 Oral Communications Received
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 of the December 13, 2022, Special Meeting, December 14, 2022, Regular Meeting, December 21, 2022, Special-Closed Session Meeting, and December 21, 2022, Regular Meeting. Contact Person: City Clerk Hollywood Approve the Minutes.
2023-01-18 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. 2023-01-18 Item 08C Approval of Warrants List
8D.
Second reading and adoption of City Council Ordinance No. 2022-21 Amending Section 15.02.030, Definitions, of Chapter 15.02, Municipal Tree Ordinance, of the Encinitas Municipal Code. Environmental Considerations: The proposed amendments to the EMC are exempt from the environmental review pursuant to General Rule, Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines since there would be no possibility of a significant effect on the environment and pursuant to CEQA Section 15378(b)(5), which exempts organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment in that the amendments to the Municipal Code regard local administrative procedure updates. Contact Person: City Arborist Kallstrand Adopt City Council Ordinance No. 2022-21 titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending Section 15.02.030, Definitions, of Chapter 15.02, Municipal Tree Ordinance, of the Encinitas Municipal Code." 2023-01-18 Item 08D Adopt Municipal Tree Ordinance Amendment Agenda Packet 8E.
Resolution Approving the Applications for State of California Parks and Recreation Specified Grant Funds from Budget Act 2022/23. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person: Parks Operations Manager Norgard 1) Approve Resolution No. 2023-07, titled "Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas Approving Applications for Specified Grant Funds from Budget Act 2022/23" authorizing project applications for Specified Grant Funds; 2) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023-08, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas Amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget" to increase the capital budget by $3,450,000; and 3) Authorize the City Manager or City Manager's Designee to submit applications, accept funds, and enter into agreements with the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, in conjunction with the City Attorney, subject to current City Council budget appropriations. 2023-01-18 Item 08E Specified Grants Resolution
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.
Council to meet with applicants and make one appointment to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy with a term ending upon the certification of the November 2024 election. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is not a "project" per Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person: Deputy City Clerk Weichers Consider each applicant's qualifications and interest in serving on the City Council, discuss and make one appointment to fill District 1 City Council vacancy with a term ending upon the certification of the November 2024 election. 2023-01-18 Item 10A District 1 Council Applicant Interviews & Appointment 2023-01-18 Item 10A District 1 Council - Public Comments Received After Agenda Posting Updated 011823
11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
11A.
Leucadia At-Grade Crossing Updates. Contact Person: Principal Engineer Widelski Receive the Oral Report
2023-01-18 Item 11A - At Grade Crossings - Public Comments
12. COUNCIL MEMBER INITIATED AGENDA ITEM – NONE
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 JAUNUARY 25, 2023 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.