Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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 January 28, 2026
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. 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
NO REPORTABLE ACTION
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
NO REPORTABLE ACTION
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5:00 P.M. – ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
Father Charles Wright, O. S. B. - Prince of Peace Abbey
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.
MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 4-9, 11-13: WEISS
SECOND: JOYCE
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 January 14, 2026 Regular Meeting.
City Council/ HDB/CDC/ 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.
City Council:
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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.
City Council:
Enactment No: 26-D0031-1
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.
City Council:
Enactment No: 26-D0032-1
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.
City Council:
Enactment No: 26-D0033-1
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.
City Council:
ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
MOTION: JOYCE
SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
Enactment No: 26-D0034-1
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.
City Council Clerk's Action Minutes January 28, 2026
City Council:
Enactment No: 26-D0035-1
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 PLA22-00002, 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.
City Council:
Enactment No: RES 26-R0036-1
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:
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.
City Council:
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED
MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION WITH THE ELIMINATION OF SECTION D UNDER SECTION 10.28.3(1)(B)(6): ROBINSON
SECOND: JOYCE
APPROVED: 5-0
Enactment No: RES 26-R0038-1
A) Report by Nathan Mertz, Public Works Division
Manager
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation – introduce ordinance and adopt
resolution
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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.
City Council:
MOTION TO APPROVE STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION WITH THE FIRST YEAR THAT ALL FINES ARE HALVED AND WILL BE REVISITED BY COUNCIL:
WEISS
SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Peter Weiss
SECONDER: Esther Sanchez
Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
A) Report by Blake Dorse, Fire Battalion Chief
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation – receive report and provide
direction
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.
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 (T22-00004), Development Plan (D22-00009), and Density Bonus (DB22-00005) 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.
City Council:
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MOTION TO DENY CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT (EIR) AND TO DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE FINDINGS FOR DENYING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE EIR: SANCHEZ
SECOND: JOYCE
APPROVED: 5-0
MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION DENYING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE EIR: SANCHEZ
SECOND: JOYCE
APPROVED: 5-0
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Esther Sanchez
SECONDER: Eric Joyce
Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
Enactment No: RES 26-R0039-1
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:
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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
18. Communications from the public regarding items not on this agenda 4 SPEAKERS
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)
City Council:
Enactment No 26-OR0019-1
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Peter Weiss
SECONDER: Rick Robinson
Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
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ADJOURNMENT
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:44 P.M.