Wednesday, January 21, 2026
5:30 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
Workshop Agenda
Downtown Workshop
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5:30 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:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
WORKSHOP ITEMS:
1. Staff recommends the Community Development Commission (CDC) receive a presentation on Downtown Oceanside and provide staff direction on the following proposed recommendations:
1. Development Density:
a. Direct staff to prepare a Downtown Specific Plan, including objective design standards
b. Discuss the existing 5,500-unit cap and Coastal Commission’s Pending Local Coastal Plan Amendment (LCPA) Suggested
Modification
2. Downtown Advisory Committee (DAC):
a. Determine whether the Downtown Advisory Committee or Planning Commission is the more appropriate recommending body for Downtown development projects
3. Traffic:
a. Direct staff to solicit consultant services for preparation of a Downtown-specific traffic analysis that explores the use of local streets and addresses potential traffic calming solutions to be employed on such streets in the near- and long-term
4. Parking:
a. Authorize staff to solicit consultant services for conducting an updated Downtown Parking Action Plan (DPAP) to analyze the current state of parking in the Downtown and determine whether the 2018 DPAP remains relevant
5. Urban Design*:
a. Direct staff to develop consistent design standards for parkways and sidewalk paving patterns in Downtown
6. Bird Strike Standards*:
a. Direct staff to evaluate window design standards that address anti-bird strike concerns
7. Palm and Canopy Trees*:
a. Direct staff that during design of Downtown development projects, all existing palm trees along Mission Avenue should remain in place. If a palm tree is removed along that corridor, it may only be replaced with a native palm or shade tree. If the City Council desires preparation of an updated Downtown Tree Plan, staff recommends that it be developed with the proposed Downtown Specific Plan.
8. Placemaking:
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a. Provide input on the proposed scope of work for the proposed Downtown Wayfinding/Placemaking Study
b. Authorize implementation of a placemaking pilot project showcasing possible placemaking ideas (i.e., outdoor games, pop up parks, performance spaces, moveable seating areas, temporary art installation) by closing and activating Tremont Street between Mission Avenue and Pier View Way during Summer 2026
*If directed to proceed, it ’s recommended that these items be incorporated into the scope of work for Issue Area No.1 (Downtown Specific Plan).
MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO DEVELOP DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC
PLAN AND APPROVE THE COASTAL COMMISSION'S SUGGESTED
MODIFICATION OF THE WORD "TARGET" INSTEAD OF "CAP" FOR
THE 5,500 UNITS: WEISS
SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
MOTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING COUNCIL’S
RECOMMENDATION OF MEMBERSHIP CHANGES, CHANGE IN
MEETING TIME, AND BRINGING ON A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
CULTURAL ARTS DISTRICT TO THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY:
ROBINSON
SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM 3
WITH THE ADDITION OF MICROTRANSIT: SANCHEZ
SECOND: WEISS
APPROVED: 5-0
MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM 4:
WEISS
SECOND: ROBINSON
APPROVED: 5-0
MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION ON ITEM 5:
SANCHEZ
SECOND: JOYCE
APPROVED: 5-0
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6: JOYCE
MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND
MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 7
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BUT TO REMOVE MENTION OF NATIVE PALM TREES: ROBINSON
SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION WITH
DIRECTION TO STAFF TO INCLUDE 1% OF THE ANNUAL CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT BUDGET TO FUND O’ARTS: JOYCE
MOTION DIED FOR LACK OF A SECOND
MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 8
WITH THE ADDITION OF STARTING A DISCUSSION ABOUT A
POTENTIAL PROMENADE ON PIER VIEW WAY: ROBINSON
SECOND: WEISS
APPROVED: 5-0
A) Report by Darlene E. Nicandro, Development
Services Director
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation – direct staff on various proposed
recommendations
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.
2. Communications from the public regarding items not on this agenda 1 SPEAKER
ADJOURNMENT
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:17 P.M.
The next regularly scheduled meeting is at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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In accordance with Government Code Section 54956, this Notice has been posted on a bulletin board outside the City Council Chambers at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting.
AGENDA POSTING AND AVAILABILITY
This special meeting agenda has been posted at least 24 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 website at www.oceansideca.org 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 special meeting agenda that are distributed to the City Council/HDB/CDC/OPFA within 72 hours before it is to consider the item at its special 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 website, subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the regularly scheduled meeting.
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