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MINUTES OF THE ENCINITAS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 9, 2025, 6:00 P.M., 505 SOUTH VULCAN AVENUE
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Ehlers called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Bruce Ehlers, Council Members Jim O’Hara and Marco San Antonio
Absent: Deputy Mayor Joy Lyndes and Council Member Luke Shaffer Also present: City Manager Campbell, City Attorney Preziosi, Deputy City Manager Sapa’u, Interim Director of Development Services Colamussi, City Traffic Engineer Bandegan, City Clerk Hollywood, and Deputy City Clerk Weichers
There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
There were no Special Presentations or Proclamations.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS / POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF
Bruce Ehlers spoke regarding a recent Instagram post regarding the Community Resource Center and recent vandalism at the Tesla dealership.
Natalie Settoon spoke regarding various topics.
Kristine Schindler, Arash Nawaey, and Alexander Aurich spoke regarding bike safety.
Roni Gardinier spoke regarding infrastructure on Birmingham Avenue.
Viviene Vail spoke regarding Short-Term Vacation Rentals.
Bernadette Dillon spoke regarding the conditions on Santa Fe Drive.
Dave Dean spoke regarding the recent opening of the little library at “Dave’s Rock Garden.”
Maria Ardantz spoke regarding homelessness in the City.
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04/09/2025 Regular Meeting Page 2 Mtg. #2025-____, Bk#41, Page __ Jim Frost and Stella Lynch spoke regarding storm drain runoff in Olivenhain.
Rachelle Collier spoke regarding the Vulcan pedestrian path.
Kelly McCormick spoke regarding impaired driving.
Scott Campbell spoke regarding employment in the City.
Patty Stottlemyer spoke regarding carbon dioxide.
Elena Thompson spoke regarding homelessness in the City.
Karen Kaden spoke regarding development projects and tree planting requirements.
6. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
No Closed Session Meeting was held.
7. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
City Clerk Hollywood announced that agenda Items 8F,10A and 10B were removed from the agenda by staff and would be rescheduled to a future meeting.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
City Clerk Hollywood announced that Items 8D and 8E were removed from the Consent Calendar. Because Item 12A is related to Consent Calendar Item 8E, those Items will be heard at the same time.
COUNCIL ACTION:
O’Hara moved, San Antonio seconded to close and adopt the Consent Calendar with the exception of Items 8D and 8E. Motion Carried. Ayes:
Ehlers, O’Hara, and San Antonio. Nays: None. Absent: Lyndes, Shaffer.
Abstain: None.
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
Recommended Action: Approve.
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Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes.
8C. Approval of the Warrants List (Register of Demands). Contact Person:
Finance Manager Dinh
Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the warrants.
8F. Amendment No. 4 to Agreement for Professional Consultant Services between the City of Encinitas and University of San Diego, Energy Policy Initiatives Center to add $22,395, with a total not-to-exceed amount of 160,570, for additional support with the Climate Action Plan (CAP) Update.
Contact Person: Sustainability Manager Najera
Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines because it is not a “project” under Section 15378(b)(5). The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager or her designee, in coordination with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with University of San Diego, Energy Policy Initiatives Center, in substantial form, to extend the term of the Agreement to June 30, 2026, add tasks to the scope of work necessary to complete the Implementation Cost Analysis and final document preparation, add $22,395 of capacity to the Agreement for a new not-to-exceed amount of $160,570, and add consultant billing rates for FY 2025-26.
This item was removed from the agenda by staff, and would be considered at a later date.
9. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
8D. Approval of plans and authorization to advertise the FY 2024-25 Safe Routes to School Project to provide safe pedestrian crossings in the vicinity of Park Dale Lane Elementary, Capri Elementary, Cardiff Elementary, Paul Ecke Central Elementary, and Diegueno Middle School. Contact Person:
Engineer II Barr
Environmental Considerations: The proposed project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (c) of the CEQA Guidelines. This section exempts projects characterized as Docusign Envelope ID: 0D5723C9-D78C-457B-BF1C-AF2292218349
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Recommended Action: 1) Approve the plans for the FY 2024-25 Safe Routes to School project; 2) Authorize the advertisement for construction bids of the FY 2024-25 Safe Routes to School project; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-36 titled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California Approving the Design and Plans for the Construction of the FY2024-25 Safe Routes to School Project, pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6.”
SPEAKERS:
Sheila Cameron, Karen Kaden, and Kristine Schindler spoke regarding this item.
City Traffic Engineer Bandegan responded to questions from the Council.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Ehlers moved, San Antonio seconded to: 1) approve the plans for the FY 2024-25 Safe Routes to School Project; 2) Authorize the advertisement for construction bids of the FY2024-25 Safe Routes to School Project; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-35 titled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California Approving the Design and Plans for the Construction of the FY2024-25 Safe Routes to School Project, pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6;”4) direct staff to review the project at Paul Ecke Central School related to the school remodel; 5) direct staff to review a flashing red light stop sign at the intersection of Plato and Caudor; and 6) direct staff to explore the design of a path in advance of the Piraeus Point project.
Motion Carried. Ayes: Ehlers, O’Hara, and San Antonio. Nays: None.
Absent: Lyndes and Shaffer. Abstain: None.
City Clerk Hollywood stated that as mentioned during changes to the agenda, Consent Calendar Item 8E and Council Initiated Item 12A would be heard concurrently.
8E. Award a Construction Contract to Quality Construction & Engineering LLC for the FY 2024-25 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (CS25A). Contact Person: Engineer I Suleiman
Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (c) of the CEQA Guidelines. This section exempts projects characterized as minor alterations to public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of the existing site. Maintenance and repair are proposed on existing public streets but do not create additional Docusign Envelope ID: 0D5723C9-D78C-457B-BF1C-AF2292218349
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Recommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract in substantial form, and any necessary amendments and time extensions in consultation with the City Attorney, with Quality Construction & Engineering, LLC in the amount of $3,811,910 plus 10 percent contingency of $381,191 for a total not-to-exceed construction contract amount of $4,193,101 including any future contract amendments to construct the Base Bid and Additive Alternates 1A and 2A for the FY 2024-25 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (CS25A); and 2) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025-35, titled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget” to increase the FY 2024-25 Pavement Rehabilitation Project (CS25A) by 92,834.
12A. Council Initiated Item from Jim O’Hara for Engineering Department to reconfigure the Restriping of Birmingham from the proposed “restriping” during its upcoming Pavement Rehabilitation Project to is current striping.
Environmental Considerations: The actions being considered by the City Council are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The actions involve an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
Recommended Action: Council should review the “restriping” of Birmingham Dr, and direct staff to revert the design back to the existing double yellow line design during the Pavement Rehabilitation Project on Birmingham Dr.
Engineer I Suleiman and Council Member O’Hara presented the staff reports.
SPEAKERS:
Dee Christman, Rahul Deshpande, Sheila Cameron, Ron Medak, and Kristine Schindler spoke regarding Items 8E and 12A.
Kathleen Rooney, Natalie Settoon, and Bri Latif registered support for Item 12A, but chose not to speak.
COUNCIL ACTION:
O’Hara moved, San Antonio seconded to: 1) authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract in substantial form, and any necessary amendments and time extensions in consultation with the City Attorney, with Quality Construction & Engineering, LLC in the amount of $3,811,910 plus 10 percent contingency of $381,191 for a total not-to-exceed construction contract amount of $4,193,101 Docusign Envelope ID: 0D5723C9-D78C-457B-BF1C-AF2292218349
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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. A maximum of two time donations per speaker is allowed (no more than 9 minutes total); the person donating time must be present.
10A. City Council to provide feedback and policy direction on the Circulation Element update (renamed and referred to herein as the Mobility Element) and the implementing Mobility Analysis Guidelines. Contact Person: Senior Mobility Planner Jedynak
This item has been rescheduled to a future City Council Meeting. 10B. Community Grant Program Application Requests for FY 2025-26. Contact Person: Management Analyst Fisher
This item has been rescheduled to the April 16, 2025, Regular City Council Meeting.
10C. Review of the City of Encinitas Zone D Permit Parking Area. Contact Person: City Traffic Engineer Bandegan
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.
Recommended Action: Receive report on implementation and effectiveness of Zone D Permit Parking Area in the City of Encinitas (“City”).
Carlos Diaz from Trans Lang announced that interpretation services would be available for Spanish speakers.
City Traffic Engineer Bandegan presented the staff report and responded to preliminary questions from the Council.
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Sandra Anderson, Bonnie Bobzien, Scott Campbell, and Karen Kaden spoke regarding this item.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Ehlers moved, O’Hara seconded to direct staff to:
Remove clause regarding commercial use
Add a one-year expiration date to the resident parking permit Limit the number of permits to the number of bedrooms
proportionally:
o Residential parking: 1 bedroom = 1 permit, 2-3 bedrooms 2 permits, and 4 or more bedrooms = 3 permits
o Guest parking: 1 bedroom = 2 guest permits, 2-3
bedrooms = 3 guest permits and 4 or more bedrooms = 3
guest permits
Develop a future online license plate based (no sticker) digital permitting process
Investigate statutory exemptions for service and delivery vehicles and determine if needed
Increase cost of residential permit to $25 per year
Guest passes limited to 2 weeks (to be reconsidered when automated system implemented)
Increase cost of guest parking to $5
Investigate addition of large party clause
Include a “good neighbor parking policy” with the parking permit
Motion Carried. Ayes: Ehlers, O’Hara, and San Antonio. Nays: None.
Absent: Lyndes and Shaffer. Abstain: None.
Mayor Ehlers called the meeting into recess at 8:39 p.m., and reconvened the meeting at 8:49 p.m.
11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
There were no Informational items.
12. COUNCIL MEMBER INITIATED AGENDA ITEM
12A. Council Initiated Item from Jim O’Hara for Engineering Department to reconfigure the Restriping of Birmingham from the proposed “restriping” during its upcoming Pavement Rehabilitation Project to is current striping.
Environmental Considerations: The actions being considered by the City Council are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The actions involve Docusign Envelope ID: 0D5723C9-D78C-457B-BF1C-AF2292218349
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Recommended Action: Council should review the “restriping” of Birmingham Dr, and direct staff to revert the design back to the existing double yellow line design during the Pavement Rehabilitation Project on Birmingham Dr.
This item was considered earlier on the agenda, in conjunction with Consent Calendar Item 8E.
12B. Council Initiated Item from Mayor Ehlers regarding reconsideration of Hygeia Roundabout as an additional potential City Smart Growth Project to submit for the SANDAG Smart Growth Incentive Program (SGIP) Cycle 6.
Environmental Considerations: The actions being considered by the City Council are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because they are not a “project” per Section 15378(b)(5) of the CEQA Guidelines. The action authorizes staff to implement an organizational or administrative activity of government that by itself will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment. This item is related to the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) and supports the implementation of the following CAP Measures CET-1 Complete and Implement the Citywide Active Transportation Plan and CET-3 Improve Traffic Flow.
Recommended Action: 1) Approve a one-time exception to Policy C003 to allow this Council-initiated item (April 9, 2025, Item 12B) to be submitted after the specified policy deadline; and 2) Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to apply for, accept and administer funding from the SANDAG SGIP) Hygeia Roundabout (SGIP) Capital Project based on the volunteer- developed grant application and not incurring additional costs.
Mayor Ehlers presented the Council Initiated item and responded to preliminary questions from the Council.
SPEAKERS:
Natalie Settoon, Dave Dean, Rachel Graves, Ron Medak, and Maria Ardantz spoke in opposition to the recommended action.
Steve Linke spoke regarding this item.
Russell Levan, Kristine Schindler, Chris Ryan, June Honsberger, Bob Prendergast, and Tony Kranz spoke in support of the recommended action.
Karen Kaden registered opposition to the recommended action, but chose not to speak.
COUNCIL ACTION:
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Ehlers. Absent: Lyndes and Shaffer. Abstain: None.
13.CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS PURSUANT TO AB1234 (GC
53232.3(d)) / POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF
Mayor Ehlers reported on attending a SANDAG meeting, a SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Group meeting, and a Regional Solid Waste meeting in Council Member Shaffer's absence.
14.CITY MANAGER REPORTS
City Manager Campbell reported on the following items:
•Temporary closure of the D-Street beach access stairs
•Completion of the Santa Fe West project is complete, and commencement of the observation period
•A Community Meeting/Survey regarding the Santa Fe Project to be held on May 13, 2025.
15.CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
No City Attorney report was given.
City Clerk Hollywood announced that the City was still accepting applications for one (1) unscheduled vacancy on the Urban Forest Advisory Committee.
16.ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Ehlers adjourned the meeting at 9:51 p.m.
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