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REGULAR SESSION
5:00 PM Regular Session
MOMENT OF REFLECTION
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FLAG SALUTE
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CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call: Fitzgerald, C. Garcia, J. Garcia, Martinez, White
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion: White; Second: C. Garcia; Approved: 5-0
1. AFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION, MAILING, AND POSTING (COUNCIL/RRB)
2. APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTER
Request the City Council approve the City Council and Housing Successor Agency warrants issued between December 08, 2025 to December 14, 2025.
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Finance Department: Christina Holmes, Director of Finance)
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular meetings of December 10, 2025 and December 17, 2025
4. WAIVER OF READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
5. CONTINUING THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF THE ESCONDIDO TRUNK SEWER MAIN Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-03, 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. (File Number 1330-85) Docusign Envelope ID: E96EEA81-D2A1-4A04-9199-F515A84581AE
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Staff Recommendation: Approval (Utilities Department: Daniel Peterson, Director of Utilities) Presenter: Kyle Morgan, Assistant Director of Utilities, Wastewater a) Resolution No. 2026-03
6. COUNCIL COMPENSATION
Request the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2025-12R providing for an amendment to Escondido Municipal Code section 2-28(a) increasing the salary for councilmembers pursuant to Government Code § 36516 and Council Rules of Policy and Procedure Section B(9). (File Number 0720-20)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Human Resources Department: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human Resources)
Presenter: Jessica Perpetua, Director of Human Resources a) Ordinance No. 2025-12R (Second Reading and Adoption)
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.)
7. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (MASTER AND PRECISE PLAN) TO ALLOW GROUND-FLOOR RESIDENTIAL USES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF 70 UNITS Approved on December 10, 2025 with a vote of 4/0 (White- Absent) a) Ordinance No. 2025-11 (Second Reading and Adoption)
CURRENT BUSINESS
8. CDBG AND HOME OVERVIEW
Request the City Council receive and file this overview of the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") and HOME Investment Partnership Program ("HOME"). (File Number 0875-55) Staff Recommendation: Receive and File (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Director of Development Services)
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Richard Cannon – Requested CDBG Home funds be allocated to rental assistance for all income-qualified residents.
Victoria Nayak – Requested CDBG Home funds be allocated to rental assistance for all income- qualified residents.
FUTURE AGENDA
9. 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)
COUNCILMEMBERS SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND OTHER REPORTS
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
The most current information from the City Manager regarding Economic Development, Capital Improvement Projects, Public Safety, and Community Development.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Becky Rapp – Notified the Council of a new law that went into effect on January 1, 2026 that impacts tobacco and cannabis products and requested the City Council estbali
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor White adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.
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MAYOR CITY CLERK
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