Wednesday, October 1, 2025
3:30 PM
City of Oceanside
300 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, California 92054
Council Chambers
300 North Coast Highway
Oceanside, CA 92054
City Council
Clerk's Action Minutes
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 Council Clerk's Action Minutes October 1, 2025
3:30 P.M. – ROLL CALL
Council Member Peter Weiss, Council Member Esther Sanchez, Council Member Eric Joyce, Council Member Rick Robinson, and Council Member Jimmy Figueroa
Present:
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
NO MEETING
2. LITIGATION OR OTHER ADVERSARY PROCEEDING (E .G., ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, ARBITRATION) (SECTION 54956.9(d))
(A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(1))
1. Jeffrey Novak v. City of Oceanside
Workers’ Comp. Case No. ADJ15390260
2. Phillip Cotton, Jr. v. City of Oceanside
Workers’ Comp. Case Nos. ADJ18182912 and ADJ3883272
(B) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(2),(e)(3))
1. William Isenberg v. City of Oceanside
Workers’ Comp. Claim No. 25-185020
2. Hayden Harshman v. City of Oceanside
Workers’ Comp Claim No. 24-180332
NO REPORTABLE ACTION
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3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (SECTION 54956.8)
1. Property: City-owned property located at 1350 N. Pacific Street, Unit A & the “ Dolphin” dock (APN 143-120-10), and 1395 ½ Harbor Drive North (Kiosk) and “V” Dock (APN 143-010-31); Negotiating parties: City of Oceanside and Helgren ’s
Oceanside Sportfishing Trips, Inc.
Negotiator for the City: Vicki Gutierrez, Real Estate Manager Under Negotiations: Price and terms for the lease of real property
NO REPORTABLE ACTION
5:00 P.M. – ROLL CALL
Council Member Peter Weiss, Council Member Esther Sanchez, Council Member Eric Joyce, Council Member Rick Robinson, and Council Member Jimmy Figueroa
Present:
INVOCATION
Pastor Hal Seed, New Song Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation in Honor of Filipino American History Month 2025 Proclamation in Honor of Fire Prevention Week, October 5-11, 2025 Proclamations in Honor of Oceanside Latino Legends: Anita Cruz Romero, Pete Magana, Tony Adame, Joe Flores
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.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 4-9, 11-13: JOYCE
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SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
4. 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.
City Council/ HDB/CDC/ OPFA:
5. 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 17, 2025 Regular Meeting City Council/ HDB/CDC/ OPFA:
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Eric Joyce
SECONDER: Esther Sanchez
Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
6. Staff recommends that the City Council approve a purchase order to Republic EVS, in the amount $938,846, for the purchase of two (2) Ford F-550 Type I Ambulances; and authorize the Financial Services Director, or designee, to execute the purchase order.
City Council:
7. Staff recommends that the City Council award a Public Works Agreement (PWA) to RAC Construction & Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $766,351, for the proposed McNeil Street Improvements project; authorize the City Engineer to execute Contract Change Orders up to the amount of $200,000 as may be necessary; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
City Council:
Enactment No: 25-D0570-1
8. Staff recommends that the City Council and Harbor District Board of Directors approve a five-year Property Use Agreement with James Gardner, dba Oceanside Bait Co, Inc., for the use of Harbor District-owned property within the Oceanside Harbor, for a five-year minimum total revenue of $51,844; and authorize the Administrative Officer to execute the agreement.
City Council/ HDB:
Enactment No: 25-D0571-2
9. Staff recommends that the City Council award a contract to HPS Mechanical, Inc., in the amount of $1,010,800, for the construction of the La Salina Wastewater Treatment Plant Solids Dewatering and Headworks Buildings Structural Repairs; authorize the City Engineer to approve Change Orders up to 15 percent of the contract value for any unforeseen conditions for a total not to exceed amount of
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$1,162,420; approve a budget change in the amount of $600,000; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
City Council:
Enactment No: 25-D0572-1
10. Staff and the Youth Commission recommend that the City Council approve the Youth Commission 2025-2027 Work Plan.
City Council:
ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
MOTION: SANCHEZ
SECOND: JOYCE
APPROVED: 5-0
Enactment No: 25-D0573-1
11. Staff recommends that the City Council accept $100,000 in grant funds from Preserve Calavera through its Oceanside Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund (OGHGERF) and allocate the funds to operate the g’Oside Electric Vehicle shuttle program between the time existing operating funds are depleted and December 31, 2025; and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all related grant documents.
City Council:
Enactment No: 25-D0574-1
12. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting $39,298 in grant funds from the State of California’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, approve and appropriate the grant budget, and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all related grant documents.
City Council:
Enactment No: RES 25-R0575-1
13. Staff recommends that the City Council determine there remains a need to continue emergency work on the 18-inch Mesa Loma Water Main.
City Council:
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Eric Joyce
SECONDER: Esther Sanchez
Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
GENERAL ITEMS
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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 introduce an ordinance amending Chapter 37, Article IX relating to cross-connection and backflow devices to comply with the new requirements of the updated Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook adopted by the State Water Resources Control Board.
City Council:
MOTION: WEISS
SECOND: ROBINSON
APPROVED: 5-0
A) Report by Martin Popma, Water Utilities Manager
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation – introduce ordinance
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 Community Development Commission (CDC) adopt a resolution approving a Development Plan (RD23-00002), Tentative Map (RT23-00001), Density Bonus (DB23-00005), and Regular Coastal Permit (RRP23-00002) to allow the construction of a proposed mixed-use development project comprised of 326 residential units, including 33 units reserved for low-income households, and 26,490 square feet of commercial floor area on a
2.72-acre site located at 401 Mission Avenue.
CDC:
MOTION: WEISS
SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Peter Weiss
SECONDER: Esther Sanchez
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Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
Enactment No: RES 25-R0576-3
[Item continued from August 6, 2025 per Oceanside City Code section 2.1.40 – public hearing closed].
A) Chair calls continued hearing to order
B) Chair requests disclosure of Commissioner and
constituent contacts and correspondence
C) Principal Planner, Manny Baeza, presents staff report addressing CDC’s August 6, 2025 direction
D) Applicant response to staff report, if requested
E) Further deliberation by CDC
F) Recommendation - adopt resolution
16. Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and adopt resolutions approving the following rate adjustments for calendar years 2026 and 2027:
· A 6% average increase in City water rates in both 2026 and 2027 · A 4% average increase in City wastewater rates in both 2026 and 2027 · Increases to the City Watershed Protection Charge
· Increase to Fire Protection Line Service Charge per connection. · Adjustments to external water agency pass-through costs from the San Diego County Water Authority and Metropolitan Water District City Council:
MOTION TO PROCEED WITH HEARING: SANCHEZ
SECOND: ROBINSON
APPROVED: 5-0
MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTIONS: SANCHEZ
SECOND: ROBINSON
MOTION FAILED: 2-3 (FIGUEROA, JOYCE, WEISS - NO)
MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM TO THE NOVEMBER 5, 2025 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING: ROBINSON
SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
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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 John McKelvey, Principal
Management Analyst
E) Recommendation - adopt resolutions
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:
a. Richard N. - Considerations for Oceanside's letter for immigration reform
18. Communications from the public regarding items not on this agenda 9 SPEAKERS
MAYOR AND/OR COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS
GENERAL COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
COMMENTS MADE
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.
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ADJOURNMENT
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:30 P.M.