Wednesday, February 18, 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 February 18, 2026
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
NO REPORTABLE ACTION
2. 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. Jennifer Sanchez v. City of Oceanside, et al.
San Diego Superior Court Case No. 37-2024-00016405-CU-PO-NC (B) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Section 54956.9(d)(2))
1. Significant Exposure to Litigation: One Case
The facts and circumstances are set forth in a February 13, 2026 written correspondence from the law firm Gatzke Dillon & Balance, LLC, per Section 54956.(e)(3).
[Revised Agenda Posted on 2/13/2026]
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 Dr. Hal Seed - New Song Community Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Proclamation in Honor of National Black History Month 2026 - "A Century of Black History Commemorations"
Proclamation in Honor of National Engineering Week 2026 - February 22nd through February 28th - "Transform Your Future"
Mayor's Business Spotlight - West Coast IT Group -Ryan Cowen, the owner, and Christine Rydzik, his counter partner.
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 APPROVED ITEMS 3-5, 7, 9-10, 12-13: WEISS
SECOND: ROBINSON
APPROVED: 5-0
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.
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:
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 January 21, 2026 Workshop Meeting and the January 28, 2026 Regular Meeting.
5. Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment 5 to the Property Lease Agreement with Crown Castle GT Company LLC, for the lease of City-owned property at Henie Hills Reservoir for a telecommunications facility, extending the
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term of the agreement for five years to February 28, 2031, with total revenue to the City in the amount of $396,424; and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment upon receipt of all supporting documents.
Enactment No: 26-D0072-1
6. Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with RSG, INC., in the amount of $380,000 to provide professional Financial Advisor services to assist the City in the implementation of the Oceanside Manufactured Home Fair Practices Act; 2) Appropriate $320,000 from Mobile Home Rent Control Fund- Unassigned fund balance; and 3) Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreement upon receipt of all supporting documents.
ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
MOTION: SANCHEZ
SECOND: WEISS
APPROVED: 5-0
Enactment No: 26-D0073-1
7. Staff recommends that the City Council approve a 2026 agreement, with options for two one-year extensions subject to mutual agreement, with ASA ENTERTAINMENT (ASA) to stage a female professional surfing contest, lifestyle, and music festival event from August 21 through August 23, 2026; approve payment to the City for municipal services in an amount not to exceed $15,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
Enactment No: 26-D0074-1
8. Staff recommends that City Council: Appropriate $500,000 in available CalHome funding to be used with the existing $500,000 in HOME Investment Partnership funds currently held by the City for continued use in the City of Oceanside's First-Time Homebuyer Program (FTHB Program) as part of the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Operating Budget.
ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY COUNCILMEMBER WEISS
MOTION: WEISS
SECOND: SANCHEZ
APPROVED: 5-0
9. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution acknowledging receipt of the annual Oceanside Fire Department report regarding the inspection of certain occupancies, including schools, hotels, motels, lodging houses, apartments, and certain residential care facilities, pursuant to Sections 13146.2 and 13146.3 of the California Health and Safety Code.
Enactment No: RES 26-R0075-1
10. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the acceptance and appropriation of General Fund Specified Grant funds from the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) for the Oceanside Museum of Art
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Expansion Project and authorizing the Financial Services Director to execute and submit all documents necessary to complete the Project Information Package and enter into a Grant Agreement with the State of California.
Enactment No: RES 26-R0076-1
11. Staff recommends that the City Council approve and adopt the revised City of Oceanside Salary Schedule retroactively effective January 4, 2026.
ITEM PULLED FOR DISCUSSION BY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC
MOTION: SANCHEZ
SECOND: WEISS
APPROVED: 5-0
12. Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file Visit Oceanside’s annual report for 2025.
13. Staff recommends that the City Council determine there remains a need to continue emergency work on the 18-inch Mesa Loma Water Main.
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 Amendment 1 to Professional Services Agreement with Dreams for Change to modify the scope of work and establish an annual contract amount of $329,329 for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $558,697.
Appropriate $166,671 from Measure X assigned fund balance to support Safe Parking Program operations for the period January1, 2026 through June 30, 2026, and Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the amendment upon receipt of all required documents.
MOTION: SANCHEZ
SECOND: FIGUEROA
APPROVED: 5-0
Enactment No: 26-D0077-1
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A) Report by Tameka Tates, Homeless Services
Manager
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation – Approve Amendment and
Appropriate Funds
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.
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.
15. Advance written request to reserve time to speak:
a. Jim Kempton - Announcements
16. Communications from the public regarding items not on this agenda 9 SPEAKERS
CITY CLERK UPDATES
Update given
MAYOR AND/OR COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS
GENERAL COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Comments made
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES
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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.
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m.