CITY OF POWAY
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
December 17, 2024
City Council Chambers
13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California
(Per Government Code 54953)
(Meeting Called to Order as City Council/City of Poway Planning Commission/Poway Housing Authority/Public Financing Authority and Successor Agency to the Poway Redevelopment Agency) CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Vaus called the Regular Meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Peter De Hoff, Anita Edmondson, Steve Vaus
Absent: Brian Pepin, Caylin Frank
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
City Manager Chris Hazeltine; Assistant City Manager Wendy Kaserman; City Attorney Alan Fenstermacher; City Clerk Carrie Gallagher; Director of Development Services Julie Procopio; Director of Finance Craig Schmollinger; Director of Human Resources and Risk Management Jodene Dunphy; Director of Public Works Eric Heidemann; Director of Community Services Audrey Denham; Fire Chief Jeff Chumbley; Captain Claudia Delgado, Sheriff's Department. (Note: Hereinafter the titles Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councilmember, City Manager, Assistant City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk and Director of Finance shall be used to indicate Mayor/Chair, Deputy Mayor/Vice Chair, Councilmember/Director, City Manager/Executive Director, Assistant City Manager/Assistant Executive Director, City Attorney/Counsel, City Clerk/Secretary and Director of Finance/Finance Officer.)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Councilmember De Hoff led the Pledge of Allegiance.
MOMENT OF SILENCE:
Mayor Vaus led a moment of silence.
PRESENTATIONS:
None.
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PUBLIC COMMENT:
The following individuals spoke under Public Comment:
Pete Neild
Ross Gile
Jeffrey Schmidt
Hiram Soto
Chris Olps
Tony Blain
John Couvrette
Yuri Bohlen
A written comment card was submitted under Public Comment Marianna Bacilla
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Motioned by Mayor Vaus, seconded by Councilmember De Hoff to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 3. Motion carried 310/2 by the following roll -call vote:
Ayes:
De Hoff, Edmondson, Vaus
Noes:
None
Abstained:
None
Absent:
Pepin, Frank
Disqualified:
None
1. Approval of Reading by Title Only and Waiver of Reading in Full of Ordinances on this Agenda
2. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 872 entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, Amending Chapters 2.04, 2.08 and 2.18 of the Poway Municipal Code"
Spoke in support of Item #2:
John Couvrette
Yuri Bohlen
3. November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election Results
Administration of Oath of Office and Presentation of Certificates of Election to Newly Elected Councilmembers
• Councilmember District 2 Tony Blain
• Councilmember District 4 Jenny Maeda
City Clerk Gallagher administered the Oaths of Office to newly elected Councilmember Blain and Councilmember Maeda.
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ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION:
None.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
STAFF REPORTS:
None.
WORKSHOPS:
None.
COUNCIL -INITIATED ITEMS:
4. Appointment of Deputy Mayor for 2025
Motioned by Mayor Vaus, seconded by Councilmember De Hoff to have Councilmember De Hoff serve as Deputy Mayor for the one-year term commencing December 17, 2024.
Motion failed 2/012 by the following roll -call vote:
Ayes: De Hoff, Vaus
Noes: None
Abstained: Blain, Maeda
Absent: None
Disqualified: None
Mayor Vaus stated the item will be continued to the January 21, 2025 City Council meeting.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS: Pursuant to AB1234 - (G.C. 53232(d))
Councilmember Blain made announcements
Mayor Vaus made announcements.
CITY MANAGER ITEMS:
None.
CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS: (Including any public report of any action taken in closed session) None.
CLOSED SESSION:
None.
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ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:56 p.m.
Carrie Gallagher, CMC
City Clerk
City of Poway, California
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