Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Information for the September 17, 2025 City Council Meeting
CITY OF OCEANSIDE
AGENDA
Members of the public have the option to watch the meeting on KOCT Cox Channel 19 (live streaming service available at www.koct.org/channel-19) or watch via Zoom or attend in person.
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If you wish to provide a comment to the City Council, but are not interested in speaking during the meeting, you may email your comments to the City Clerk ([email protected]). All comments must be sent via email by 4 PM on the day of the meeting. All timely received comments will be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting and made a part of the record of the meeting. Please note that these comments will not be read aloud during the meeting.
The Mayor and City Council also serve as the Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors, the Community Development Commission, and the Oceanside Public Financing Authority .
Mayor
HDB President
CDC Chair
OPFA Chair
Esther Sanchez
Deputy Mayor
HDB Vice President
CDC Vice Chair
OPFA Vice Chair
Eric Joyce
Councilmembers
HDB Directors
CDC Commissioners
OPFA Directors
Jimmy Figueroa
Rick Robinson
Peter Weiss
City Clerk
HDB Secretary
CDC Secretary
OPFA Secretary
Zeb Navarro
City Treasurer/HDB/CDC/OPFA Treasurer
Phyllis Dominguez
City Manager
HDB Administrative Officer
CDC Executive Director
OPFA Executive Director
Jonathan Borrego
City Attorney
HDB Attorney
CDC General Counsel
OPFA General Counsel
T. Steven Burke, Jr.
Council Chambers
300 North Coast Highway
Oceanside, CA 92054
September 17, 2025
Joint Meetings of the Oceanside City Council, Oceanside Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors (HDB), Oceanside Community Development Commission (CDC), and Oceanside Public Financing Authority (OPFA)
CITY OF OCEANSIDE
AGENDA
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3:30 P.M. – ROLL CALL
CITY COUNCIL, HDB, CDC, OPFA CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR ON STATUS
OF NEGOTIATIONS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED IN
OPEN SESSION (SECTION 54957.6)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR – Negotiator:
City Manager; employee organizations: Oceanside Police Officers’ Association (OPOA), Oceanside Police Officers ’ Association – Non-Sworn (OPOA-NS), Oceanside
Firefighters’ Association (OFA), Oceanside Police
Management Association (OPMA), Management
Employees of the City of Oceanside (MECO), Oceanside
City Employees’ Association (OCEA), Oceanside Fire
Management Association (OFMA), Oceanside Marine
Safety Employees’ Association (OMSEA), Western Council
of Engineers (WCE), and Unrepresented
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2. LITIGATION OR OTHER ADVERSARY PROCEEDING
(E.G., ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, ARBITRATION)
(SECTION 54956.9(d))
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION (SECTION 54956.9(d)(2)
Two cases involving significant exposure to litigation
pursuant to Section 54956.9 (e)(3):
The facts and circumstances are set forth in the written threat of litigation from Gretchen Gary dated August 29, 2025.
2) The facts and circumstances are set forth in the
government claim filed by Kent and Heidi Borsch; Claim
No. GC2024000104.
(B) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION (SECTION 54956.9(d)(1)
Advocates for the Environment v. City of Oceanside, et al San Diego Superior Court Case No. 25CU047159N
2) Gretchen Gary v. City of Oceanside, et al
San Diego Superior Court Case No. 25CU047680N
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5:00 P.M. – ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
James Schrader, Senior Pastor/Founder, Wave Church Ministries
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation in Honor of Blue Star Welcome Week, September 27th through October 5th, 2025 Proclamation in Honor of the 30th Anniversary of the North County African American Women’s Association
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine matters or formal documents covering previous City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA instructions. The items listed on the Consent Calendar may be enacted by a single vote. There will be no separate discussion of any Consent Calendar items unless requested by members of the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA or the public through submittal of Request to Speak form prior to the commencement of this agenda item.
3. Staff recommends that the City Council /Harbor
Board/CDC/OPFA approve the waiving of reading of the
text of all ordinances and the text and title of all resolutions included in this agenda. Unanimous approval of the City Council/Harbor Board/CDC/OPFA is required.
25-1018City Council /
H D B / C D C /
OPFA:
4. Accept City Clerk ’s Action Minutes of the Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors, Community
Development Commission, City Council, and Oceanside
Public Financing Authority of the September 3, 2025
Regular Meeting
25-998City Council /
H D B / C D C /
OPFA:
5. Staff recommends that the City Council approve
Amendment 3 to the Professional Services Agreement
(PSA) with The Lightfoot Planning Group, in the amount of $19,958, for a revised contract amount not to exceed
$282,845, for construction support and a design change
related to the proposed El Corazon Phase II Trails Project; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment upon receipt of all supporting documentation.
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6. Staff recommends that the City Council approve
Amendment 4 to the Professional Services Agreement
(PSA) with States Recovery, Inc. (“States Recovery”) ,
extending the term of the agreement for one year through September 25, 2026, under the existing commission- based structure for debt collection services; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment.
25-997City Council:
7. Staff recommends that the City Council approve
Amendment 6 to the Professional Services Agreement
(PSA) with LPA, Inc. (“LPA”), in the amount of $ 1,074,246 for a revised contract amount of $ 1,644,491, to prepare construction plans and cost estimates for the construction of a new Police Training Facility including shooting
proficiency range at the City Operations Center located at 4927 Oceanside Boulevard, and authorize the City
Manager to execute the amendment upon receipt of all
documents.
25-951City Council:
8. Staff recommends that the City Council approve a
Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Interfaith
Community Services (ICS), in the amount of $ 228,000, for operation of Oceanside Bridge Housing for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025–26, and authorize the City Manager to execute the
agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
25-979City Council:
9. Staff recommends that the City Council, Harbor District Board of Directors, Community Development Commission,
and Oceanside Public Financing Authority adopt
resolutions establishing the 2026 meeting schedule dates and times for regular meetings of the City Council, Small Craft Harbor District Board (HDB), Community
Development Commission ( CDC), and Oceanside Public
Financing Authority (OPFA).
25-981City Council /
H D B / C D C /
OPFA:
10. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the
reclassification of the existing Senior Meter Service Worker and Meter Service Worker I- II-III positions to Senior Meter Service Technician and Meter Services Technician I- II-III positions in the Water Utilities Department; update the City’s salary schedule to reflect the job title changes in accordance with CalPERS guidelines, and accept updates
to associated job descriptions effective the pay period following ratification and adoption of this recommendation. 25-982City Council:
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11. The City Treasurer and staff recommend that the City Council accept the City Treasurer ’s Report for the quarter, and year ended June 30, 2025.
25-970City Council:
12. Staff recommends that the City Council determine there remains a need to continue emergency work on the 18-inch Mesa Loma Water Main.
25-1003City Council:
13. Staff recommends that the City Council approve and adopt the revised City of Oceanside Salary Schedule updating the pay range for City Planner effective the pay period following ratification and adoption of this recommendation.
25-1008City Council:
GENERAL ITEMS
General Items are normally heard after any 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing Items. However, if time permits, some General Items may be heard prior to any 6:00 p.m. Public Hearing Items, following the Consent Calendar.
Ordinances may be introduced at this time. The City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA has adopted a policy that it is sufficient to read the title of ordinances at the time of introduction and adoption, and that full reading of ordinances may be waived. After the City Attorney has read the titles, the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA may introduce the ordinances in a single vote.
14. Staff recommends that the City Council:
Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with
Interfaith Community Services (ICS), in the amount of
$1,175,000, for Fiscal Year 2025–26, supporting continued provision of outreach, case management, and stabilization services along the State Route 78 corridor;
Approve a Professional Services Agreement with ICS, in
the amount of $ 1,125,330, for FY 2025–26 for continuation of the Rapid Rehousing Program Services targeting
high-acuity unsheltered individuals;
Approve Amendment 1 to the Professional Services
Agreement with the Regional Task Force on Homelessness
(RTFH), in the amount of $ 143,000, to continue Strategic Planning, Implementation, and Technical Support through Impact Group Consultants; and,
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary contracts, and related documents, subject to
approval as to form by the City Attorney.
25-977City Council:
A) Report by Salvador Roman, Senior Management Analyst
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation – approve amendment and agreements
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6:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Public hearing items are “time-certain” and are heard beginning at 6:00 p.m. Due to the time-certain requirement, other items may be taken out of order on the agenda to accommodate the 6:00 p.m. public hearing schedule.
15. Staff recommends that the Harbor District Board of
Directors adopt a resolution amending the Oceanside
Harbor District ’s Master Fee Resolution to add electricity and water charges to slip rental rates for all slips in the Oceanside Harbor effective January 1, 2026.
25-938HDB:
A) Mayor opens public hearing
B) Mayor requests disclosure of Councilmember and constituent contacts and correspondence
C) Clerk presents correspondence and/or petitions
D) Testimony beginning with Joe Ravitch, Harbor Division Manager E) Recommendation - adopt resolution
16. Staff recommends that the City Council approve the
2024-25 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation
Report (CAPER) and direct staff to submit the CAPER to
the U .S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
25-974City Council:
A) Mayor opens public hearing
B) Mayor requests disclosure of Councilmember and constituent contacts and correspondence
C) Clerk presents correspondence and/or petitions
D) Testimony beginning with Cecilia Barandiaran, Management Analyst E) Recommendation - approve report and direct staff
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON OFF-AGENDA ITEMS
No action will be taken by the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA on matters in this category unless it is determined that an emergency exists or that there is a need to take action that became known subsequent to the posting of the agenda. The presiding officer may hear non-agenda items at any time after the 5:00 p.m. meeting is called to order.
17. Advance written request to reserve time to speak: 25-1014 a. Ken Leighton - Are developer rendering art or a scam
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18. Communications from the public regarding items not on this agenda
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MAYOR AND/OR COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS
19. Request by Councilmember Figueroa and Deputy Mayor
Joyce to direct staff to draft a resolution that ensures City of Oceanside policies and practices do not support or
contribute to federal immigration enforcement, and that promotes public awareness of Oceanside residents’ due
process rights under the Constitution.
1. The City will actively disseminate “Know Your Rights” information (including a website).
2. Prohibit federal law enforcement personnel from
immigration enforcement in non-public areas of City-owned or City-controlled properties without a judicial warrant.
3. Future City contracts to include clauses prohibiting contractors from disclosing sensitive, personal, or
non-public information to federal immigration enforcement agencies. Unless otherwise required by state and federal law.
4. Sensitive or personal data collected by the City will not be shared with immigration enforcement agencies, directly or indirectly. Unless otherwise required by state and federal law.
5. Direct staff to publish official procedures for Oceanside Police Department when responding to calls for mutual aid of any federal agency conducting immigration enforcement.
6. Direct staff to publish an official statement following calls for mutual aid.
7. Direct City to designate neighborhood resource centers as support centers for Day Laborers and Street Vendors to provide support with the lawful submission of vending
permit applications.
8. Direct City to allocate funding for fiscal year 2025-2026 to a selected (CBO) to administer Crisis relief case
management and basic needs stabilization.
9. Direct the City to create a plan for filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the FOIA office on
behalf of the City, when requested by the immediate family of a person who has been detained or deported within the City of Oceanside.
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GENERAL COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
The following items are ordinances for adoption by the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA. Ordinances are laws of the City of Oceanside and require introduction and adoption at two separate City Council meetings (urgency ordinances are an exception, and may be introduced and adopted at one meeting as an emergency measure). The City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA has adopted a policy that it is sufficient to read the title of ordinances at the time of introduction and adoption, and that full reading of ordinances may be waived. After the City Attorney has read the titles, the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA may adopt the ordinances below in a single vote. There will be no discussion of the items unless requested by members of the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA or the public through submittal of a Request to Speak form prior to the commencement of this agenda item.
20. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance to add Chapter 14D to the Oceanside City Code entitled
“Residential Tenant Protections.”
(Introduced on September 3, 2025, 3-2 (Sanchez, Weiss – No))
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ADJOURNMENT
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INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE CITY COUNCIL/
HARBOR DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS (HDB)/
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC)/
OCEANSIDE PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY (OPFA) MEETING
1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS TO PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY
COUNCIL/HDB/CDC/OPFA
A. Request to Speak Submittals - Individuals wishing to address the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA on matters on the agenda other than Public Hearing items must sign up to speak at the Speaker Kiosk (iPad) or submit a “Request to Speak” form in person to the City Clerk.
You may request to speak at any time following the start of the meeting, but the request must be submitted prior to the initiation of the portion of the agenda containing the item you wish to address (e.g., Consent Calendar, Public Communications, General Items).
When the presiding officer invites public input, the City Clerk will call the names of those who submitted requests to speak which will also appear on the screen. As your name is called and appears on the screen, please approach either of the public podiums.
To facilitate organized presentations for a public hearing, general item or non -agenda public comment, a representative of a group of persons may submit a request to speak on behalf of the group. The representative must identify the group and list not fewer than four members of the group who must be present when the item is called and all members of the group must remain in the council chambers for the duration of the presentation. The presentation on behalf of the group shall not exceed 10 minutes. The other members of the organized presentation group shall not be entitled to speak on the item.
B. Addressing the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA - The presiding officer may request that each person addressing the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA state their name for the record and state if they represent an organization or other persons. All remarks shall be addressed to the governing body as a whole. Questions shall not be asked of the governing body or staff without obtaining permission from the presiding officer. Visual aids (slides and photographs, etc.) may be used as part of your presentation but must be confined within the time allowed per speaker. Hard copies of the presentation materials may be provided to the City Clerk for distribution to the Council at the meeting.
No flash drives may be utilized on City -owned devices . PowerPoint presentations and other materials to be presented electronically must be emailed to the City by 10:00 a .m. the Wednesday one week prior to the Council meeting. The file size may not exceed 5mb and should be emailed to: [email protected]
C. Time Limits for Speakers - There is a 3-minute limit for all persons addressing the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA, except as noted below. Speakers may not cede their time to another speaker, except as provided in Section 1 A. There is a series of three lights at each speaker’ s podium. When the speaker begins, the green light is lit. When only one minute remains for speaking, the yellow light appears. This indicates that it is time for the speaker to conclude his or her comments. When the speaker time has expired, a red flashing light will appear.
D. Written Communications Concerning Matters on the Agenda - Written comments or correspondence on agenda items received at least 4 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting will be distributed to the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA and made part of the record. It is their
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policy, however, that such correspondence shall not be read aloud at the meeting. Any correspondence should be mailed or delivered to the City Clerk, as well as the Mayor and City Council, City of Oceanside, 300 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA 92054, or emailed to [email protected]
E. Lobbyist Registration - If you are speaking before Council to try to influence a municipal decision and you are being paid to represent a client in the matter, you may need to register as a lobbyist and identify yourself as such before the City Council. See the City Clerk’s information about lobbying or review Chapter 16C of the City Code. Both can be found on the City’s Web site at www.ci.oceanside.ca.us.
2. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Certain actions of the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA require public hearings. These can include land use and zoning matters, nuisance abatements, and items concerning bond financing. Public hearings typically involve a staff presentation, followed by testimony by the appellant( s) and applicant(s), where applicable. Following that, public testimony is invited.
Persons who wish to testify on a public hearing item do NOT need to fill out a “Request to Speak” form.
After the hearing is opened for public testimony, the presiding officer will invite speakers to the podium .
Each individual is limited to speak for no more than three minutes. If multiple speakers are present, however, the time allotted per speaker may be less than three minutes in order to accommodate everyone wishing to speak.
Where applicable, public hearing applicants and appellants will each be given 20 minutes total time to speak, including rebuttal. In cases where there are multiple applicants and/or appellants, a total of 30 minutes for all appellants and 30 minutes time for all applicants will be allowed. In such cases, the time will be divided equally, unless otherwise divided by mutual consent of the applicants or appellants.
Public Hearing items are “time-certain” and are heard beginning at 6:00 p.m., regardless of how far the City Council has progressed with its other agenda items. Due to the time-certain requirement, other items may be taken out of order on the agenda to accommodate the public hearing schedule.
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
These are items on each meeting agenda for members of the public to speak regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA, but not otherwise already on the agenda. Requests to speak may be initiated either in writing in advance to the City Manager's Office or by submitting a "Request to Speak" slap as specified in Section 1A above. Each speaker will be allowed up to 3 minutes to speak. Priority will be given to speakers in the order the requests to speak were received. The presiding officer may hear non-agenda items at any time after the 5:00 p.m. meeting is called to order.
A. Advance Written Request to Speak must be received by the City Manager’s office no later than 10:00 a.m., the Wednesday prior to the meeting.
B. Communications on Matters not on the Agenda require applicants to complete a request to speak slip pursuant to Section 1A above.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine matters or formal documents covering previous instructions from the governing body. All of the items listed on the Consent Calendar may be enacted by a single vote. There will be no separate discussion of Consent Calendar items unless members of the governing body, the City staff or the public request discussion on specific
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Consent Calendar items. If a member of the public wishes to speak on a Consent Calendar item, a request to speak must be submitted prior to the Consent Calendar being called.
5. REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
Joint City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA meetings are typically scheduled on two Wednesdays of each month and generally follow the format listed below. Agendas for specific meetings are available to the public prior to the meeting. Please see page iv, Section 7, for more details. 3:30 p.m. City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA Closed Session
5:00 p.m. City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA Regular Business
6:00 p.m. City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA Public Hearings, if applicable Public hearing items are “time-certain” and are heard beginning at 6:00 p.m. Due to the time-certain requirement, other items may be taken out of order on the agenda to accommodate the 6:00 p.m. public hearing schedule.
Because all meetings are jointly convened, there may be business of the City Council, Harbor District Board of Directors, Community Development Commission, or Oceanside Public Financing Authority conducted at any of the scheduled times. All items will clearly identify which of the four governing bodies are acting on the item.
A complete listing of regular scheduled meetings is available from the City Clerk’s office at (760) 435-3000 or on the City of Oceanside Web site at www.ci.oceanside.ca.us.
6. WORKSHOPS
From time to time the City Council may schedule a specially noticed Workshop or meeting to discuss a particular topic in greater depth than would be possible at a regular meeting. All such meetings are open to the public.
At a Workshop Meeting, the City Council may vote on any properly agendized matter, and public input is provided for on the agenda.
7. AGENDA POSTING AND AVAILABILITY
This agenda has been posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at the Civic Center Plaza, 300 North Coast Highway in the kiosk near the Library. The agenda, including backup reports, will be posted on the City’s Web site at www.ci.oceanside.ca.us and will be available for public review during business hours by no later than the Monday preceding the meeting at the City Clerk’s Office, Second Floor City Hall North, 300 North Coast Highway
Written materials relating to an item on this agenda that are distributed to the City Council/HDB/ CDC/OPFA within 72 hours before it is to consider the item at its regularly scheduled meeting will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office (location above), during normal business hours. Such written materials will also be made available on the City of Oceanside’s Web site, subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the regularly scheduled meeting.
8. AGENDA BROADCASTS ON CHANNEL 19
The regular City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA meetings will be broadcast live on the Government Access Channel 19 by Oceanside Community Television (KOCT) and re -broadcast during the week following the meeting. Please refer to KOCT’s program schedule for dates and times of re -broadcasts. Videotape of this meeting is available for public reference in the Oceanside Main Library, 330 North Coast Highway.
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9. ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
If you have special needs because of a disability which make it difficult for you to participate in the meetings, please contact the City Clerk at 300 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA, telephone (760) 435-3000 by noon the Monday preceding the meeting. The City of Oceanside will attempt to make arrangements to accommodate your disability.