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CLOSED SESSION
4:30 PM
CALL TO ORDER
1. Roll Call: C. Garcia, J. Garcia, Morasco, White
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
CLOSED SESSION
I. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government § 54956.8) a. Property: 3500 Burnet Drive, Escondido, California 92027 (APN 76016998) b. Agency Negotiator: Sean McGlynn, City Manager, or designee c. Negotiating Party: San Diego Humane Society
d. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Sale
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor White adjourned the meeting at 4:52 p.m.
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MAYOR CITY CLERK
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REGULAR SESSION
5:00 PM Regular Session
MOMENT OF REFLECTION
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FLAG SALUTE
The City Council conducts the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of every City Council meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call: C. Garcia, J. Garcia, Martinez, Morasco, White
PRESENTATIONS
Miss National Extraordinaire Pageant Winners
Escondido Street Stewards
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Tony Young – Executive Director of San Diego Workforce Partnership.
Maria Wallace – Expressed support for the Escondido Climate Action Plan (CAP).
Aisha Wallace Palomares – Expressed support for the Escondido Climate Action Plan (CAP).
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion: Morasco; Second: C. Garcia; Approved: 5-0
1. AFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION, MAILING, AND POSTING (COUNCIL/RRB)
2. APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS (COUNCIL)
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Request approval for City Council and Housing Successor Agency warrant numbers:
385478 – 385730 dated July 10, 2024
385731 – 385967 dated July 17, 2024
385968 – 386172 dated July 24, 2024
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Finance Department: Christina Holmes, Director of Finance)
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes, Internal requirement per Municipal Code Section 10-49
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meeting Minutes of July 10, 2024 and July 17, 2024
4. WAIVER OF READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
5. ESTABLISHING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AND FIXED CHARGE ASSESSMENTS FOR GENERAL
OBLIGATION BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
It is requested that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024 -111 to establish the property tax rate and fixed charge assessments for bonded indebtedness for Fiscal Year 2024/25.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Finance: Christina Holmes, Director of Finance) Presenter: Christina Holmes, Director of Finance
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes, Internal Requirement, Debt Repayment COUNCIL PRIORITY – Internal Requirement, Debt Repayment a) Resolution No. 2024-111
6. FY23 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITATIVE (“UASI”) GRANT PROGRAM AND BUDGET NUMBER Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024 -104 authorizing the Escondido Fire Department to accept FY 2023 Urban Area Security Initiative (“UASI”) grant funds in the amount of $53,300; authorize the Fire Chief or his designee to execute grant documents on behalf of the City; and approve budget adjustments needed to spend grant funds.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Fire: John Tenger, Fire Chief) Presenter: Tyler Batson, Fire Division Chief
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes, Police Services; Fire/EMS Services COUNCIL PRIORITY – Improve Public Safety
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a) Resolution No. 2024-104
7. PUBLIC SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WEST COAST ARBORISTS INC. FOR LANDSCAPE
MAINTENANCE TREE SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
ASSESSMENT DISTRICTS (LMD)
It is requested that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024-99 awarding the Public Services Agreement (Exhibit “A”) to West Coast Arborists, Inc., for Landscape Maintenance Tree Services for the City of Escondido and authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement in the amount of $1,400,000 over a four-year period.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Chris McKinney, Development Services Director, and Owen Tunnell, Interim City Engineer)
Presenter: Jen Conway, Management Analyst II
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes, Keep City Clean for Public Health and Safety; Maintenance of Parks Facilities/Open Spaces
COUNCIL PRIORITY – Improve Public Safety; Increase Retention and Attraction of People and Businesses to Escondido
a) Resolution No. 2024-99
8. CONTINUING THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE ESCONDIDO TRUNK SEWER MAIN Request the City Council take the following actions:
Adopt Resolution No. 2024-106, declaring that pursuant to the terms of Section 22050 of the California Public Contract Code, the City Council finds there is a need to continue the emergency repair of the Escondido Trunk Sewer Main. The resolution, which mus t be passed by four -fifths vote, also declares that public interest and necessity demand the immediate expenditure to safeguard life, health, or property; and Approve a Budget Adjustment in the amount of $12,036,225.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Utilities: Angela Morrow, Director of Utilities) Presenter: Stephanie Roman, Interim Assistant Director of Utilities – Construction & Engineering
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes, Keep City Clean for Public Health and Safety; Sewer COUNCIL PRIORITY – Improve Public Safety
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a) Resolution No. 2024-106
9. FY 2023 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM AND BUDGET ADJUSTMENT Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2024 -109 to authorize the Escondido Police Department to accept FY 2023 State Homeland Security Grant funds in the amount of $86,760; authorize the Chief of Police or his designee to execute grant documents on behalf of the City; and approve budget adjustments needed to spend grant funds. The County of San Diego Office of Emergency Services has authorized the City of Escondido to spend its funds on equipment to support regional public safety projects. The Fire Department will receive $45,693 and the Police Department will receive $41,067 from this award.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Police Department: Edward Varso, Chief of Police) Presenter: Edward Varso, Chief of Police
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes, internal requirement in support of Police Services and Fire/EMS Services
COUNCIL PRIORITY – Improve Public Safety
a) Resolution No. 2024-109
CONSENT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (COUNCIL/RRB)
The following Resolutions and Ordinances were heard and acted upon by the City Council/RRB at a previous City Council/Mobilehome Rent Review meeting. (The title of Ordinances listed on the Consent Calendar are deemed to have been read and further reading waived.)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
10. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REGULATING RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING Request the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2024 -10 amending Escondido Municipal Code section 28-142 to regulate recreational vehicle (“RV”) parking.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (City Manager: Christopher McKinney, Deputy City Manager) Presenter: Christopher McKinney, Deputy City Manager, and Ed Varso, Chief of Police ESSENTIAL SERVICE –Yes, Keep City Clean for Public Health and Safety; Clean Water COUNCIL PRIORITY – Improve Public Safety; Increase Retention and Attraction of People and Businesses to Escondido
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a) Ordinance No. 2024-10 (First Reading and Introduction) Motion to introduce Ordinance No. 2024-10 and permit RV parking within 100 yards of the RV registered address for loading and unloading before and after a trip from 24 hours to 48 hours:
Morasco; Second: C. Garcia; Approved: 4-1 (Martinez – No)
11. CONSISTENCY AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND EAST VALLEY AREA PLAN | PL24-0007
Request the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2024 -11, approving the General Plan Land Use and Community Form chapter and East Valley Parkway Area Plan text and figure amendments for consistency with the East Valley Specific Plan (“EVSP”), which was adopted by City Council on July 19, 2023.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services: Christopher McKinney, Deputy City Manager)
Presenter: Pricila Roldan, Associate Planner
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes, Land Use/Development
a) Ordinance No. 2024-11 (First Reading and Introduction) Motion: White; Second: C. Garcia; Approved: 5-0
12. 2024-2025 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (“HUD”) FUNDING FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (“CDBG”) AND HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP (“HOME”) PROGRAMS It is requested that the City Council conduct a public hearing to solicit and consider citizen input on the FY 2024-2025 HUD Annual Action Plan for the use of CDBG and HOME funds; and Adopt Resolution No. 20 24-110 approving Fiscal Year 2024 -2025 HUD Annual Action Plan for use of CDBG and HOME Funds, conditionally commit funds to projects, authorize the Director of Community Development to execute contracts as appropriate and approve the submittal of the FY 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan to HUD.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services: Chris McKinney, Deputy City Manager and Interim Director of Development Services)
Presenter: Danielle Lopez, Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager and Dulce Salaza r, Management Analyst
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ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes, Keep City Clean for Public Health and Safety; Land Use/Development; Public Works/Infrastructure; Maintenance of Parks facilities/Open Spaces COUNCIL PRIORITY – Eliminate Structural Deficit; Encourage Housing Development a) Resolution No. 2024-110
Rick Paul – Stated that the Alabaster Jar Project will submit an accurate application next year.
Melanie Favre – Expressed support for the WeeCare Boost Upwards Program.
Emerald Carroll – Expressed support for the WeeCare Boost Upwards Program.
Motion to approve Resolution No. 2024-110; explore alternative funding for the Alabaster Jar Project; increase the allocation from $24,000 to $50,000 for the Rental Subsidy Program and increase the amount provided to recipients in the Rental Subsidy Program from $150 to $200 per month: White; Second: J. Garcia; Approved: 5-0
CURRENT BUSINESS
13. 2023 GENERAL PLAN ANNAUL PROGRESS REPORT | PL24-0082 Request the City Council receive an d file the 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report, documenting the City’s progress on implementing the General Plan for the 2023 calendar year.
Staff Recommendation: Receive and File (Development Services Department: Christopher W.
McKinney, Deputy City Manager)
Presenter: Pricila Roldan, Associate Planner
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes Land Use/Development
14. 2023 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT | PL24-0082 Request the City Council receive and file the 2023 Climate Action Plan (“CAP”) Annual Monitoring Report
Staff Recommendation: Receive and File (Development Services Department: Christopher W.
McKinney, Deputy City Manager)
Presenter: Veronica Morones, City Planner
ESSENTIAL SERVICE – Yes Land Use/Development
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Item moved to a later date
FUTURE AGENDA
15. FUTURE AGENDA
The purpose of this item is to identify issues presently known to staff or which members of the City Council wish to place on an upcoming City Council agenda. Council comment on these future agenda items is limited by California Government Code Section 54954.2 to clarifying questions, brief announcements, or requests for factual information in connection with an item when it is discussed.
Staff Recommendation: None (City Clerk's Office: Zack Beck) Councilmember Garcia / Mayor White – Friendship and Sister City Policy
COUNCILMEMBERS SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND OTHER REPORTS
CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
The most current information from the City Manager regarding Economic Development, Capital Improvement Projects, Public Safety, and Community Development. This report is also available on the City’s website, www.escondido.gov.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor White adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
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