Wednesday, June 24, 2026
5:00 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
Special Meeting
City Council Clerk's Action Minutes June 24, 2026
5:00 P.M. – ROLL CALL
This was approved.
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
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
Public hearing items are “time-certain” and are heard beginning at 5:00 p.m.
Due to the time-certain requirement, other items may be taken out of order on the agenda to accommodate the 5:00 p.m. public hearing schedule.
1. Staff recommends the City Council:
1) Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Onward Oceanside Project (Phase 2 of the Comprehensive General Plan Update, Smart and Sustainable Corridors Specific Plan, and Climate Action Plan Update) and adopt the Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program per CEQA Guidelines §15093; and
2) Adopt a General Plan Amendment (GPA21-00003) for the Onward Oceanside Project (Phase 2 of the Comprehensive General Plan Update, Smart and Sustainable Corridors Specific Plan, and Climate Action Plan Update) per Government Code §65300; and
3) Adopt Guidelines and Thresholds for Determining Significance of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15064.7.
MOTION to approve staff’s recommendations: SANCHEZ
SECOND: WEISS
APPROVED: 5-0
AMENDED MOTION to change the general plan designation of the parcel located on Mission Avenue between Carolyn Circle and Butler Street to medium density: JOYCE
SECOND: FIGUEROA
APPROVED: 5-0
AMENDED MOTION to direct staff to return with a plan to raise the current designation of inclusionary and affordable housing from 15% to 20% for the smart and sustainable corridor program: JOYCE SECOND: FIGUEROA
MOTION FAILS: 2-3 (SANCHEZ, ROBINSON, WEISS - NO)
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AMENDED MOTION to exclude density bonus projects from using the checklist for streamlining: JOYCE
SECOND: FIGUEROA
MOTION FAILS: 2-3 (SANCHEZ, ROBINSON, WEISS - NO)
AMENDED MOTION to establish a sustainability commission: JOYCE
MOTION DIES FOR LACK OF A SECOND
AMENDED MOTION to direct staff to conduct analysis to incorporate Electrification into the CAP checklist which would not require revisions to the CAP or EIR and to direct staff to add necessary clarification on use of the checklist including to protect open space and agricultural areas: SANCHEZ
SECOND: WEISS
APPROVED: 5-0
Enactment No. RES 26-R0502-1
Enactment No. RES 26-R0503-1
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Esther Sanchez
SECONDER: Peter Weiss
Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
Enactment No: RES 26-R0501-1
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 Oscar Romero, City
Planner
E) Discussion
F) Recommendation - Adopt the resolutions
GENERAL ITEMS
City Council Clerk's Action Minutes June 24, 2026
General Items are normally heard after any 5:00 p.m. Public Hearing Items.
However, if time permits, some General Items may be heard prior to any 5:00 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.
2. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution submitting a proposed temporary one-half cent general transactions and use (sales) tax increase measure to the voters at the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election, and introduce an ordinance adding Chapter 34, Article II, Division 3, Section 34.7.1 through 34.7.17 to the Oceanside City Code to establish a temporary one-half cent general transactions and use (sales) tax to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration including provisions for citizens’ oversight and accountability.
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Esther Sanchez
SECONDER: Rick Robinson
Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
Enactment No: RES 26-R0504-1
A) Report by Michael Gossman, Assistant City Manager
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation - Adopt resolution and introduce
ordinance
3. Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Confirm issuance of a statutory exemption per the CEQA Guidelines under Sections 15378(b)(5) and 15060(c)(3); and
2) Introduce an interim urgency ordinance to exclude and exempt eligible sites, and defer implementation of SB 79 on qualifying sites, as authorized under Government Code Sections 65858, 65912.157(h), 65912.160(e)(1) and 65912.161(b)(1).
RESULT: APPROVED
MOVER: Esther Sanchez
SECONDER: Rick Robinson
Council Member Weiss, Council Member Sanchez, Council
Member Joyce, Council Member Robinson, and Council Member Figueroa
Aye:
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Enactment No: 26-OR0506-1
A) Report by Dane Thompson, Senior Planner
B) Discussion
C) Recommendation - Confirm issuance of statutory
exemption and introduce interim urgency ordinance
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.
4. Communications from the public regarding items not on this agenda 6 SPEAKERS
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.
ADJOURNMENT
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 9:41 P.M.