Last Minute Agenda Information 04-01-2026 — Imperial Beach City Council, April 1, 2026

LAST MINUTE AGENDA INFORMATION
04-01-2026 Regular City Council Meeting
(Agenda Related Writings/Documents provided to a majority of the City Council after distribution of the Agenda Packet for the April 1, 2026, meeting.) ITEM
NO. SUBJECT TITLE DESCRIPTION
6 PUBLIC COMMENT
a. Correspondence from Sandra Brillhart
b. Correspondence from Truth

8.a APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES.
a. Correspondence from Sandra Brillhart

8.b

RATIFICATION OF WARRANT

8.d
RESOLUTION 2026-030
DECLARING APRIL AS “EARTH
MONTH” IN THE CITY OF
IMPERIAL BEACH. (0230-15 &
0230-60)
a. Correspondence from Truth

8.e

EXTENSION OF PROJECT

APPROVALS FOR THE

CONSTRUCTION OF A

VERTICALMIXED-USE BUILDING

WITH GROUND FLOOR

COMMERCIAL AND TEN

RESIDENTIALUNITS (ONE LOW
INCOME) AT 645 FLORENCE ST.
(APN: 626-24-22-2-00). (0600-20)
a. Correspondence from Truth

10.a

PUBLIC HEARING ON
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-032 OF

THE CITY OF IMPERIALBEACH,

CALIFORNIA ADJUSTING THE

REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION

CONGESTIONIMPROVEMENT

PLAN FEE FOR FISCAL YEAR
2027. (0680-95)
a. Correspondence from Truth

11.b

DISCUSSION AND SELECTION

OF PATRIOTIC AND

COMMEMORATIVE

STREETBANNERS FOR
SEACOAST DRIVE. (0900-95)
a. Correspondence from Sandra Brillhart
b. Correspondence from Truth
Outlook
Agenda Item 6 - Public Comment
From Sandra Brillhart
Date Tue 3/31/2026 12:43 PM
To Public Comments <[email protected]>
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Thank you for the opportunity to attend the State of the City Address. It was an informative and comprehensive summary of the many projects and services the City has delivered or currently has underway. What it wasn't, however, was an inspirational vision for the future.

The new format, with individual councilmembers reporting on activities in their districts, was interesting but made the event feel more like a council meeting than a State of the City address. A more effective approach would have been for the Mayor to present the accomplishments, challenges, priorities and unified vision for the entire city; and for councilmembers to additionally hold their own district town halls to engage in direct dialogue with their constituents.

More concerning was the Mayor's lack of urgency or detail regarding the sewage issue- the most serious challenge facing our community. Behind-the-scenes meetings and occasional breakfasts are no substitute for visible leadership and persistent public advocacy.

The Mayor stated that this Council likes to focus on issues on which you agree. While it is nice that our councilmembers work well together, good public policy and decision making are rarely the result of everyone agreeing from the start. They are the product of respectful debate, hearing differing viewpoints and, ultimately, compromise.

This "let's hold hands and sing Kumbaya" attitude toward governance may help explain why recent council meetings, including this one, often focus on relatively minor matters such as logos, banners, and signage. These types of "feelgood" initiatives have their place and can contribute to community pride, but they should not be the most significant issue at a council meeting. For residents dealing with high housing, gas, healthcare and food costs, toxic sewage odors, or fear of being separated through immigration enforcement, they offer little reassurance that their concerns are being heard, or confidence that government is focused on the issues that matter most. Perhaps that's why attendance and public participation is so low.

You often say that this Council is "punching above their weight." To me it doesn't feel like you're punching at all. The State of the City is over, but the fate of the City depends on getting into the ring and taking on the challenges that matter most.

Sandy Brillhart
18 resident
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a./b.8 04/01/2026 Item No. 6, 8.b, 8.d, 8.e, 10.a, and 11.b Last Minute Agenda Information
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a.1 04/01/2026 Item No. 11.b
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