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CITY COUNCIL AND THE SAN DIEGUITO WATER DISTRICT
MARCH 24, 2025, 4:00 P.M., 505 SOUTH VULCAN AVENUE
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor/ Vice President Ehlers called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m.
Present: City Council: Mayor Bruce Ehlers, Council Members Jim O’Hara and Marco San Antonio
Present: San Dieguito Water District: Vice President Bruce Ehlers, Board Members Jim O’Hara and Marco San Antonio
Absent: Deputy Mayor/President Joy Lyndes and Council Member/Board Member Shaffer
Also present: City Manager/Board Secretary Campbell, Assistant City Manager Schwarm, Deputy City Manager Sapa’u, Interim Development Services Director Colamussi, Finance Director Gallup, Director of Utilities/General Manager Hireish, Director of Engineering Bankston, Information Technology Director Contreras, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Director Knopp, Public Works Director Mabry, Fire Chief Gordon, Human Resources Director von Kalinowski, City/Board Clerk Hollywood, and Deputy City/Board Clerk Weichers
There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order.
City/Board Clerk Hollywood announced that the San Dieguito Water District Board Members receive an independent stipend of $100 for convening the Water District meetings pursuant to San Dieguito Water District Resolution No. 89-07.
AGENDA ITEM
Please note this is not a budget/CIP workshop. The first budget/CIP workshop is scheduled for March 26, 2025 and the second budget/CIP workshop is tentatively scheduled for April 23, 2025.
2A. 2025 City Council Strategic Plan with Focus Areas, Goals and Objectives.
Contact Person: City Manager Campbell
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government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: City Council to review the Draft 2025 City Council Strategic Plan with Focus Areas, Goals, and recommended Objectives for each Goal and provide direction.
City Manager/Board Secretary Campbell presented the staff report, provided an overview of the recommended objectives, and responded to questions from the City Council/Board.
The Mayor/Vice President and City Council/Board Members discussed and provided feedback regarding the outlined goals and objectives.
There was direction to staff to incorporate the feedback and direction received at today’s meeting and bring back the revised document to a special meeting on April 9, 2025, for further review and/or approval.
The Mayor/Vice President requested that the name of the document be changed from City Council Strategic Plan to City Council Annual Objectives.
City Council/Board Members concurred.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor/Vice President Ehlers adjourned the meeting at 5:49 p.m.
___________________________ _____________________________ Kathy Hollywood, City/Board Clerk Bruce Ehlers, Mayor/ Vice President By: Pete Weichers
Deputy City/Board Clerk
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