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 January 28, 2026 City Council Meeting
CITY OF OCEANSIDE
AGENDA
Ways to View the Meeting Live:
• View on Legistar via the City’s website: https://oceanside.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx Find the desired meeting date, and click “In Progress” in the Video column to view the live meeting feed.
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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
January 28, 2026
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. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
(SECTION 54956.8)
1. Property: Land and building located at 615 Mission Ave (APN 147-281-01)
Negotiating parties: City of Oceanside and Hatter Family Trust, December 4, 1986;
Negotiator for the City: Vicki Gutierrez, Real Estate
Manager
Under Negotiations: Price and terms for the acquisition of real property
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3. LITIGATION OR OTHER ADVERSARY PROCEEDING
(E.G., ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING, ARBITRATION)
(SECTION 54956.9(d))
(A) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING
LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(1))
1. Kent S. Borsch, et. al v. City of Oceanside
San Diego Superior Court Case No. 25CU049984N
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5:00 P.M. – ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
Father Charles Wright, O. S. B. - Prince of Peace Abbey
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of the recipient of the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award - Robert "Rob" Howard
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.
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.
26-1217City Council /
H D B / C D C /
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 January 14, 2026 Regular Meeting.
26-1209City Council /
H D B / C D C /
OPFA:
6. Staff recommends that the City Council approve a
purchase order to Olathe Ford, in the amount of $ 35,235, for a 2026 Ford Maverick Hybrid; a purchase order to
Workhorse Graphics, in the amount of $ 7,802, for a custom full vinyl wrap of the vehicle; a purchase order to G&W Truck Accessories, in the amount of $ 4,357, for the
purchase of a truck bed shell; and authorize the Financial Services Director, or designee, to execute the purchase orders upon receipt of all supporting documents.
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7. Staff recommends that the City Council approve
Amendment 3 to a Performance of Services Agreement
with NetFile Inc ., in annual amount of $ 15,000 for a total contract amount of $ 219,000 to provide software and
maintenance services to support the electronic filing system of Campaign Disclosure Statements and Statements of
Economic Interest (SEI), extending the term of the
agreement from January 22, 2026 through January 22,
2027; and authorize the City Manager to execute the
amendment.
26-1211City Council:
8. Staff recommends that the City Council approve
Amendment 4 to the Property Use Agreement with Tower
Optical Company, Inc ., for the operation of six
coin-operated binocular machines on the Oceanside
Municipal Pier effective February 1, 2026 and terminating on January 31, 2029; and authorize the City Manager to
execute the amendment.
26-1185City Council:
9. Staff recommends that the City Council approve
Amendment 5 to the Professional Services Agreement
(PSA) with Dokken Engineering (“ Dokken”), in the amount of $ 56,755 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,578,684, for additional design and preparation of plans for the Coastal Rail Trail Project from Oceanside Boulevard to Morse Street; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment upon the receipt of all necessary
documents.
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10. Staff recommends that the City Council approve a
Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Alta Planning and Design, Inc. (Alta), in the amount of $ 1,100,419, to conduct a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP) and
an Active Transportation Plan (ATP); and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement upon
receipt of all supporting documents.
26-1191City Council:
11. Staff recommends that the City Council approve a service agreement with APG-Neuros in the amount of $ 71,326 per year for five years for a total contract amount not to exceed $356,630, for preventive and routine maintenance for four aeration basin turbo blowers; approve the procurement as a sole source service plan purchase; and authorize the
Financial Services Director, or designee, to execute the order.
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12. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution ordering the summary vacation of the relinquishment of
vehicle access rights via Vista Pacific Drive to Parcel A of lot line adjustment PLA 22-00002, recorded December 1,
2023 as Document No. 2023-0332122, to facilitate two
45-foot-wide access driveways between Vista Pacific Drive and Parcel A, and authorize the City Clerk to file a certified copy of the resolution with the San Diego County Recorder. 25-1175City Council:
13. Staff recommends that the City Council determine there remains a need to continue emergency work on the 18-inch Mesa Loma Water Main.
26-1193City 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 introduce an ordinance to amend Article X of the City of Oceanside
Municipal Traffic Code and adopt a resolution to establish a fee for an overnight oversize vehicle parking permit in the City of Oceanside at one hundred fifty dollars ( $150.00) per year.
25-1102City Council:
A) Report by Nathan Mertz, Public Works Division Manager B) Discussion
C) Recommendation – introduce ordinance and adopt resolution
15. Staff recommends that the City Council receive a report on potential measures for abatement of illegal fireworks and provide direction to prepare a formal administrative
abatement program and implementing ordinance.
26-1189City Council:
A) Report by Blake Dorse, Fire Battalion Chief
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation – receive report and provide direction 6:00 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
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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.
16. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution denying the appeal and upholding Planning Commission
Resolution No. 2025-P23 certifying a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) and Associated Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and upholding Planning
Commission Resolution No. 2025-P20 approving a
Tentative Map (T 22-00004), Development Plan
(D22-00009), and Density Bonus (DB 22-00005) to allow for the subdivision of 16.78-acre property into 83 single-family lots (Lots 1-83) for residential purposes and six additional lots (Lots A - F) for a private road, bio-filtration basins, recreational open space, and natural open space, the
construction of 83 detached single-family homes and
associated site improvements including landscaping and
recreational areas and a density bonus for the granting of seven waivers from applicable development standards in
order to develop at the density proposed in exchange for setting aside four dwelling units for very-low income
households.
26-1200City 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 Manuel Baeza, Principal Planner E) Testimony of Appellant, if requested
F) Testimony of Applicant, if requested
G) Recommendation - adopt resolution
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: 26-1226 a. Ken Leighton - Why keeping secrets is not healthy and what happens if you do
b. Kristine Wright - Senate Bill 79, Senate Bill 677 and Housing Issues in North County
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18. Communications from the public regarding items not on this agenda
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MAYOR AND/OR COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS
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.
19. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the Oceanside City Code to update enforcement provisions related to the unsafe operation of electric bicycles and mobility devices.
(Introduced on January 14, 2026, 5-0)
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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
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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 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
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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 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
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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.
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.