City of Encinitas
Regular City Council Meeting - 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 -
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. Time donations are not permitted during Oral Communications. Oral Communication items will be referred to the City Manager either for resolution by administrative action or placement on a future agenda. 2025-09-10 Item 05 Oral Communication 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. A maximum of two time donations per speaker is allowed (no more than 9 minutes total); the person donating time must be present. 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 August 13, 2025, Special-Closed Session Meeting; August 13, 2025, Regular Meeting; August 20, 2025, Special-Closed Session Meeting; and August 20, 2025, Regular Meeting. Contact Person: City Clerk Hollywood Approve the Minutes.
2025-09-10 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. 2025-09-10 Item 08C Approval of Warrants
8D.
Emergency Declaration: Moonlight Beach Sewer Force Main Emergency Repairs at 576 North Coast Highway 101. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered by the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because it is an Emergency Project as defined under Section 15269(b) of CEQA Guidelines. The action involves emergency repairs to publicly owned facilities necessary to maintain service essential to public health and safety. Contact Person: Principal Engineer Alex Authorize emergency repairs to the Moonlight Beach Sewer Force Main at 576 North Coast Highway 101 under the Emergency Declaration. 2025-09-10 Item 08D Emergency Declaration Moonlight Beach Force Main 2 8E.
Adoption of Ordinance 2025-05 Amending Chapter 2.16, Campaign Regulations and Political or Other Noncommercial Signs-Quantity, Timing and Display Area, of the Encinitas Municipal Code. 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: City Clerk Hollywood Adopt Ordinance No. 2025-05, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California Amending Chapter 2.16, Campaign Regulations and Political or Other Noncommercial Signs-Quantity, Timing and Display Area, of the Encinitas Municipal Code." 2025-09-10 Item 08E EMC Chapter 2.16 Amendment Ordinance Adoption 8F.
San Diego Music Society MOU. 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: Arts Division Manager Murphy Approve and authorize the City Manager in coordination with the City Attorney, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in substantial form, between the City of Encinitas and the San Diego Music Society (SDMS) to provide a music concert series (Music By The Sea) for the community. 2025-09-10 Item 08F San Diego Music Society MOU FY 2025-26 8G.
Amendment # 2 to Contract for As-Needed Engineering Services between the City of Encinitas and Michael Baker International to add $150,000 for additional support with as-needed land surveying services for private land development projects. Environmental Considerations: The actions being considered by the City Council are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because they are not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA Guidelines. The actions involve organizational or administrative activities of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Contact Person: Assistant Director of Development Services Openshaw Authorize the City Manager or her designee, in coordination with the City Attorney, to execute Amendment # 2 to the Contract with Michael Baker International in substantial form, to add $150,000 of capacity to the design professional consultant contract, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $500,000. 2025-09-10 Item 08G Michael Baker As-Needed Land Survey Contract Amendment #2 8H.
Designation of a voting delegate for the League of California Cities (LCC) Annual Conference, October 8-10, 2025. 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: Executive Assistant to Mayor and City Council Blease City Council adopts Resolution 2025-96, titled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, designating Mayor Ehlers as the City's voting delegate at the League of California Cities annual conference to be held October 8-10, 2025." 2025-09-10 Item 08H LCC Voting Delegate
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. A maximum of two time donations per speaker is allowed (no more than 9 minutes total); the person donating time must be present. 10A.
Public Hearing to review and consider the introduction of City Council Ordinance Nos. 2025-10, and 2025-11 proposing Municipal Code amendments which adopt and modify the 2025 California Building Standards Code. Environmental Considerations: The minor amendments proposed will not have a significant effect on the environment because the strengthened requirements reduce hazards and accommodate features to reduce environmental effects. Adoption of the amendments is exempt from environmental review as per Section 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines, which allows a categorical exemption for "actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment." Furthermore, the amendments were previously evaluated in the Final Negative Declaration (ND) for the Climate Action Plan (Case No. 17-224), dated December 5, 2017, and Addendum to the ND (Case No. ENV-004106-2020), dated Oct 20, 2020. The ND and the Addendum evaluated the potential environmental effects of the implementation of the Climate Action Plan, including the adoption and enforcement of energy efficiency and renewable energy ordinances. This project is within the scope of the Final Negative Declaration and the Addendum, and no further California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance is required. Contact Persons: Planning Manager Maynard, Sustainability Manager Najera and Interim Fire Marshall Villagomez 1) Introduce City Council Ordinance No. 2025-10, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California Adopting Amendments to Chapter 23.12 (Building Codes for Construction) of Title 23 (Building and Construction) and to Chapter 10.04 (2021 International Fire Code and 2022 California Fire Code) of Title 10 (Fire Prevention) of the Encinitas Municipal Code to Adopt the 2025 California Building Standards Code and the 2021 International Fire Code and 2022 California Fire Code with Certain Amendments, Additions, and Deletions. Case Number: PLCY-008321-2025; Citywide;" and 2) Introduce City Council Ordinance No. 2025-11, titled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Encinitas, California, Amending Encinitas Municipal Code Chapter 23.12 (Building Codes for Construction) to Make Certain Amendments, Additions, and Deletions Related to Electric Vehicles, Water Conservation and Energy Efficiency Case Number: PLCY-008282-2025; Citywide." 2025-09-10 Item 10A 2025 Code Adoption and Introduce Local Code Amendments 2025-09-10 Item 10A 2025 Code Adoption and Introduce Local Code Amendments - Presentation 2025-09-10 Item 10A 2025 Code Adoption and Introduce Local Code Amendments - Public Comment
11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS To speak on informational 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.
12. COUNCIL MEMBER INITIATED AGENDA ITEM To speak on Council Initiated 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. 12A.
Council initiated item from Councilmember Jim O’Hara regarding use of sedentary VMS Signs to promote traffic safety messages when not in use at city projects.
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.
Direct Public Works to collaborate with Sheriff's office on locations and communication to provide safety messages using a percentage of the department's "sedentary" VMS boards. 2025-09-10 Item 12A Council Initiated Item from O’Hara - VMS Safety Boards - 2025 2025-09-10 Item 12A Council Initiated Item from O’Hara - VMS Safety Boards - 2025 - Public Comment
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 SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 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.