REVISED
CITY OF SAN DIEGO
COUNCIL AGENDA
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Sean Elo-Rivera • Ninth District
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
Monica Montgomery Steppe • Fourth District
COUNCILMEMBERS
Joe LaCava • First District
Jennifer Campbell • Second District
Stephen Whitburn • Third District
Marni von Wilpert • Fifth District
Kent Lee • Sixth District
Raul A. Campillo • Seventh District
Vivian Moreno • Eighth District
Charles Modica Mara W. Elliott
Independent City Attorney
Budget Analyst
Diana J.S. Fuentes
Interim City Clerk
City Administration Building
City Council Chambers- 12th Floor
202 C Street San Diego, CA 92101
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FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS
MEETING IS FOUND AT THE END OF THE AGENDA
Joining the Webinar and Offering Phone-in Testimony
Members of the public may participate in City Council meetings in person or virtually using the Zoom Webinar platform. Members of the public can offer public comment on agendized items or during NonAgenda Public Comment by accessing the meeting online using a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or Smartphone, or by calling into the meeting using a Smartphone, cellular phone, or land line. To raise your hand via a phone-in please press *9 and unmute when the Clerk calls on you by pressing *6. If you are participating via the webinar platform please press the raise your hand icon and the unmute button when prompted.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://sandiego.zoomgov.com/j/1601143486
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LATE-ARRIVING MATERIALS
Pursuant to the Brown Act, California Government Code Section 54957.5(b), late-arriving documents related to City Council meeting agenda items which are distributed to the legislative body prior to and during the Council meeting are available for public review in the Office of the City Clerk, Information Services Counter in the Lobby of the City Administration Building, 202 C Street, San Diego, CA 92101. This relates to those documents received after the agenda is publicly noticed and during the 72 hours prior to the start of the meeting. Please note: Approximately one hour prior to the start of the Council Meeting, the documents will be available just outside Council Chambers in the lobby of the 12th floor of the City Administration Building in a binder labeled “Late Arriving Materials” Late-arriving materials received during the City Council meeting are available for review by making a verbal request of City Clerk staff located in Council Chambers.
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“ການຮ້ອງຂໍບໍລິການນາຍແປພາສາເພື່ອສະເໜີຄໍາຄິດເຫັນຕໍ່ສາທາລະນະອາດສາມາດເຮັດໄດ້ໂດຍການຕິດຕໍ່ຫາ City Clerk ທີ່ (619) 533-4000 ຫຼືສົ່ງອີເມລຫາ: [email protected]. City ມີຄວາມມຸ່ງມັ້ນທີ່ຈະແກ້ໄຂຄຳຮ້ອງຂໍໃຫ້ແປພາສາຢ່າງໄວເພື່ອໃຫ້ປະຊາຊົນມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມສູງສຸດ.” ສຳລັບຂໍ້ມູນເພີ່ມເຕີມກ່ຽວກັບວິທີການເຂົ້າຮ່ວມ ແລະ ສະແດງຄຳຄິດເຫັນກ່ຽວກັບລາຍການການປະຊຸມສະພາ ກະລຸນາກົດລິງຄ໌ຕໍ່ໄປນີ້
NOTICE: THE CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ANY ACTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ITEMS INCLUDED ON THIS AGENDA. RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY STAFF DO NOT LIMIT ACTIONS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD NOT
RELY UPON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF STAFF AS DETERMINATIVE OF THE ACTION THE CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ON A PARTICULAR MATTER.
MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 AT 10:00 AM
ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SPECIAL ADOPTION AGENDA
DISCUSSION, RESOLUTION TO BE ADOPTED RELATED TO COUNCILMEMBER’S
REMOTE PARTICIPATION
Item S403: Councilmember Whitburn Emergency Circumstance Remote Appearance at July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023 Council Meetings. (Added 7/26/23) Monday, July 31, 2023
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This item will be considered in the morning session which is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m.
Total Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source: N/A Council District(s) Affected: 3.
Proposed Actions:
(R-2024-50)
Resolution approving remote participation by Councilmember Stephen Whitburn at the Council meetings on July 31, 2023 and August 1, 2023, due to emergency circumstances.
This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.
Committee Actions Taken: N/A
Council District 3: Jacob ONeill, (619) 236-6633
City Attorney Contact: Heather Ferbert
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PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT IS TAKEN DURING THE 10 AM MORNING PORTION OF THE AGENDA. THE COUNCIL ADJOURNS INTO CLOSED SESSION AT THE CONCLUSION
OF THE CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT AND RESUMES THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE MEETING AT 2 PM.
PLEASE NOTE: Non-Agenda Public Comment will only be taken during the afternoon portion of the agenda at the conclusion of all informational/discussion items.
MONDAY, JULY 31, 2023 AT 2:00 PM
ROLL CALL
NON-AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, INDEPENDENT BUDGET
ANALYST, CITY CLERK, CITY ATTORNEY
REQUESTS FOR CONTINUANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS
ADOPTION AGENDA, DISCUSSION ITEMS
ADOPTION AGENDA
Item 200: Proposed FY 2024 Statement of Budgetary Principles.
This item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Total Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source: N/A Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
(R-2024-32)
Resolution adopting the Statement of Budgetary Principles setting forth the roles and duties of the Mayor and City Council with respect to the City's Fiscal Year 2024 Budget.
Committee Actions Taken:
This item was heard at the Budget and Government Efficiency Committee meeting on July 12, 2023.
ACTION: Motion by Vice Chair Moreno, second by Chair Montgomery Steppe, to recommend Council approval of staff’s proposed proposed actions with additional direction to the IBA to work with the Department of Finance to develop language prior to this item being heard at City Council to ensure that increased spending and positions are not added to an adopted budget immediately after the budget is approved.
VOTE: 4-0; Montgomery Steppe-yea, Moreno-yea, LaCava-yea, Lee-yea.
DISCUSSION, RESOLUTIONS TO BE ADOPTED:
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Office of the Independent Budget Analyst: Lisa Byrne, (619) 236-5917 City Attorney Contact: Bret A. Bartolotta
Item 201: Approval of User Fee Additions for Patient Charges Related to Ground Ambulance Transport.
This item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Total Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:
Revenue from patient charges will be received in the Emergency Medical Transport Program Fund 200227, Business Area 1913, and is estimated to be $94.4 million in Fiscal Year 2024 based on a 3.25% collection rate. Appropriation of the $94.4 million in revenue is being requested in the concurrent Council Action for the Second Amendment to the Contract between the City of San Diego and Falck Mobile Health.
Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
(R-2024-30 Cor. Copy) (Rev. 7/27/23)
Resolution authorizing and approving the establishment of Patient Charges related to ground ambulance patient transport for inclusion in the City User Fee Rate Book.
Committee Actions Taken: N/A
Fire-Rescue: Colin Stowell, (619) 533-4401
City Attorney Contact: Laura M. DePoister
Item S400: Cooperative Procurement Contract with Wittman Enterprises LLC for Emergency Ambulance Transport Billing and Collection Services. (Added 7/26/23) This item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Total Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:
Approve a resolution authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to expend an amount notto-exceed $8,140,000, from the Emergency Medical Services Transport Program Fund.
Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
(R-2024-49)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a cooperative procurement contract with Wittman Enterprises, LLC in an amount not-to-exceed $8,140,000 to provide emergency ambulance transport billing and collection services.
Committee Actions Taken:
This item was heard on at the Public Safety Committee meeting on July 19, 2023.
ACTION: Motion by Committee Member Campillo, second by Committee Member Campbell, to recommend Council approval of staff's proposed actions.
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VOTE: 4-0; von Wilpert-yea, Montgomery Steppe-yea, Campbell-yea, Campillo-yea.
Fire-Rescue: Colin Stowell, Fire Chief, (619) 533-4401
City Attorney Contact: Laura DePoister
Item S401: Contract Between the City of San Diego and American Medical Response. (Added 7/26/23)
This item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Total Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:
Approve a resolution authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to expend an amount notto-exceed $4,818,000 in Fiscal Year 2024 from the Emergency Medical Services Transport Program Fund, for payment of the unit hours provided by AMR under an Alliance Model EMS system, contingent upon the Chief Financial Officer furnishing a certificate certifying that the funds necessary for expenditure are, or will be, on deposit with the City Treasurer.
Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
(R-2024-48)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to enter into a contract with American Medical Response San Diego, Inc. for emergency ambulance transport services.
Committee Actions Taken:
This item was heard on at the Public Safety Committee meeting on July 19, 2023.
ACTION: Motion by Committee Member Campillo, second by Committee Member Campbell, to recommend Council approval of staff's proposed actions.
VOTE: 4-0; von Wilpert-yea, Montgomery Steppe-yea, Campbell-yea, Campillo-yea.
Fire-Rescue: Colin Stowell, Fire Chief, (619) 533-4401
City Attorney Contact: Laura DePoister
Item S402: Second Amendment to the Contract Between the City of San Diego and Falck Mobile Health. (Added 7/26/23)
This item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Total Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:
Based on the projected revenue of $86.5 million and projected expenditures of $76.6 million in Fiscal Year 2024, the fund balance in the EMS Fund is projected to increase by $9.9 million in Fiscal Year 2024, which is intended to be reinvested in the EMS system with increased service levels and alternative delivery models.
Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
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(R-2024-47)
Resolution authorizing the Mayor, or his designee, to approve the Second Amendment to the contract with Falck Mobile Health, Inc. for emergency ambulance transport services.
Committee Actions Taken:
This item was heard on at the Public Safety Committee meeting on July 19, 2023.
ACTION: Motion by Committee Member Campbell, second by Committee Member Campillo, to recommend Council approval of staff's proposed actions.
VOTE: 4-0; von Wilpert-yea, Montgomery Steppe-yea, Campbell-yea, Campillo-yea.
Fire-Rescue: Colin Stowell, Fire Chief, (619) 533-4401
City Attorney Contact: Laura DePoister
Item S405: Reallocation of Regional Park Improvement Fund (RPIF) Funds to Quince Drive Run-Off and Erosion Control Improvements (B23122) Emergency Project Located in Balboa Park. (Added 7/27/23)
This item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Total Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:
$1,727,000.00 of Regional Park Improvement Fund will be allocated to the B23122 Quince Drive Run-Off Erosion Control.
Council District(s) Affected: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.
Proposed Actions:
Subitem–A: (R-2024-41)
Resolution determining that reallocating Regional Park Improvement funds from six projects to the emergency capital improvement project Quince Drive Run-Off Erosion Control for emergency repairs and to prevent or mitigate an emergency is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code sections 21080(b)(2) and 21080(b)(4) and CEQA Guidelines sections 15269(b) and 15269(c).
Subitem–B: (R-2024-25)
Resolution authorizing the Chief Financial Officer to reallocate and expend $1,727,000 in Regional Park Improvement Funds from six projects to the emergency capital improvement project B23122 Quince Drive Run-Off Erosion Control; and for all related actions.
Committee Actions Taken: N/A
Parks & Recreation: Tom Tomlinson, (619) 553-3187
City Attorney Contact: Jane M. Boardman
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Item S406: Appointment of Diana J.S. Fuentes as City Clerk. (Added 7/28/23) This item will be considered in the afternoon session which is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m.
Total Estimated Cost of Proposed Action and Funding Source:
Proposed annual salary of $231,525.00 plus fringe benefits is based on the adopted range within the approved Fiscal Year 2024 Salary Ordinance.
Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
(R-2024-51)
Resolution appointing Diana J.S. Fuentes to the position of City Clerk and setting initial salary. This Action is brought under San Diego Charter Section 38.
This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.
Committee Actions Taken: N/A
Council District 6: Sara Kamiab, (619) 533-6465
City Attorney Contact: Miguel Merrell
NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT
This portion of the agenda provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the Council on items of interest within the jurisdiction of the Council. (Comments relating to items on today's docket will be taken at the time the item is heard.)
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PUBLIC NOTICES
Items are listed under Public Notices as a matter of public record only. These items do not require Council action and there is no public testimony.
Item 250: Ballot Measure Calendar.
SUBMISSION OF BALLOT PROPOSALS
FOR THE MARCH 5, 2024 BALLOT
City Council Policy 000-21 establishes a procedure for submittal of ballot proposals, other processes - including citizen initiatives- may come before the City Council for consideration at other times. The Council Policy states that members of the public, Councilmembers, the Mayor or mayoral departments, independent department directors, or a public agency shall submit proposals to the City Clerk, who shall then transmit them promptly to Committee for review and comment. Please submit all proposals to [email protected]. The City Clerk’s Office has established the following calendar for the March 5, 2024 election.
DATE
DAYS
BEFORE
ELECTION
EVENT
Monday, July 17, 2023 232
LAST DATE (5:00 p.m.) for public,
departments and agencies to submit ballot
proposals to City Clerk for review by Committee
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 223
Initial Committee review
Measures that advance from initial review
proceed to a second Committee review, where
the Committee will decide if they will be
presented to the full Council for consideration
Wednesday, September 6, 2023 181
Measures that advance from initial review
proceed to a second Committee review, where
the Committee will decide if they will be
presented to the full Council for consideration
Monday, September 11, 2023 176
First Day Council discusses measures and
adopts ordinances by City Attorney to place
measures on the ballot
Friday, December 8, 2023 88
Last Day Council discusses measures and adopts
ordinances by City Attorney to place measures
on the ballot
Monday, December 11, 2023 85
Last day to submit the Fiscal Impact Analysis;
Ballot and Title Summary; and Impartial
Analysis with City Clerk
Wednesday, December 13, 2023 83 Last day to file ballot arguments with City Clerk Monday, July 31, 2023
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Please check posted agendas for additional information.
If you have questions, please contact the Office of the City Clerk at (619) 533-4000 or via e-mail at [email protected]
Item 251: Approval of the Final Map “Turquoise Place”.
Notice is hereby given that the City Engineer has reviewed and will approve on the date of this City Council meeting that certain final map entitled “Turquoise Place " (V.T.M. No. 3146139, PRJ No. 1089123) located at 891 Turquoise Street in the CC-4-2 Zone and Coastal Overlay Zone (Non-Appealable Area 2), Coastal Height Limit Overlay Zone, Parking Impact Overlay Zone (Beach Impacts), and the Transit Priority Area within the Pacific Beach Community Plan Area, a copy of which is available for public viewing at the office of the San Diego City Clerk. Specifically, the City Engineer has caused the map to be examined and has made the following findings:
(1) The map substantially conforms to the approved tentative map, and any approved alterations thereof and any conditions of approval imposed with said tentative map. (2) The map complies with the provisions of the Subdivision Map Act and any local ordinances applicable at the time of approval of the tentative map. (3) The map is technically correct.
Said map will be finalized and recorded unless a valid appeal is filed. Interested parties will have 10 calendar days from the date of this Council hearing to appeal the above findings of the City Engineer to the City Council. A valid appeal must be filed with the City Clerk no later than 2:00 PM, 10 calendar days from the date of this City Council meeting stating briefly which of the above findings made by the City Engineer was improper or incorrect and the basis for that conclusion. If you have questions about the map approval findings or need additional information about the map or your appeal rights, please feel free to contact Frederick R. LePage (619) 446-5434.
Item S404: Ballot Propositions Forwarded for 2nd Committee Review. (Added 7/27/23) The following ballot propositions have been referred from the Rules Committee to a second hearing for consideration for placement on a future ballot as noted. The Rules Committee will be meeting September 6, 2023 or future hearing to review these measures referred for a second hearing.
Proposal Target Ballot
Amendments to City Charter Regarding Redistricting March 5, 2024 Amendments to City Charter Regarding the Offices of the City Attorney and Municipal Counsel
November 5, 2024
The following ballot propositions have been referred to a second hearing at the Environment Committee for consideration for placement on a future ballot, as noted.
Proposal Target Ballot
Formation of Non-Profit Electric Utility March 5, 2024
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NON-AGENDA ITEMS
REPORT OUT FROM CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT IN HONOR OF APPROPRIATE PARTIES
ADJOURNMENT
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HOW TO SPEAK TO A PARTICULAR ITEM OR DURING NON-AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENT:
Members of the public shall be given the opportunity to address the Council. The Council President may reduce the amount of time available to each speaker to appropriately manage the meeting and ensure the Council has time to consider all the agenda items. A member of the public may only provide one comment per agenda item.
Pursuant to the Levine Act (Gov’t Code Section 84308), any party to a permit, license, contract (other than competitively bid, labor or personal employment contracts) or other entitlement before the Council is required to disclose on the record any contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $250 made by the party or the party’s agents within the preceding 12 months to any Council Member.
Participants and agents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure must include the name of the party or participant and any other person making the contribution, the name of the recipient, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was made.
In-Person Comment on Agenda Items
Each speaker must file a written request (speaker slip) with the City Clerk at the meeting at which the speaker wishes to speak indicating which item they wish to speak on. Speaker slips may not be turned in prior to the day of the meeting or after completion of in-person testimony. In person testimony will conclude before virtual testimony begins.
Each person who wishes to address the Council shall approach the podium and state who they are representing if they represent an organization or another person.
Each speaker may speak up to three minutes, subject to the Council President’s determination of the time available for meeting management purposes, in addition to any time ceded by other members of the public who are present at the meeting and have submitted a speaker slip ceding them time. These speaker slips should be submitted together at one time to the City Clerk. The Council President may also limit organized group presentations of five or more persons to 15 minutes or less.
Virtual Public Comment on Agenda Items
Members of the public may participate virtually (by telephone or internet streaming) as indicated below.
Speakers who wish to provide virtual public comment must enter the virtual queue by raising their virtual hands before the queue closes. The queue will close when the last virtual speaker finishes speaking or five minutes after in-person testimony ends, whichever happens first.
Each speaker may speak up to three minutes, subject to the Council President’s determination of the time available for meeting management purposes. Speakers participating virtually may not allocate their time to other speakers and may not share video or visual aids (i.e. pdf, ppt, docs) during their comment period.
Quasi-Judicial Items. Organized group presentations for quasi-judicial items will be allowed up to 15 minutes per side to speak either for or against an item for a total of 30 minutes. If more than one group on the same side requests an organized presentation, the 15 minutes will be divided between each group for that side. Please contact the Project Manager as listed as the primary contact on the staff report for that item to indicate your desire to present.
Non-Agenda Public Comment
Every agenda for a regular Council meeting shall provide a period on the agenda for members of the public to address the Council on items of interest to the public that are not on the agenda but are within the jurisdiction of the Council. Non-Agenda Public Comment shall be subject to the exercise of the Council President’s discretion for a given agenda.
In order to ensure that the Council has time to consider all agenda items, Non-Agenda Public Comment on particular issues and for each individual speaker will be as follows:
Each speaker will be limited to two minutes. Speakers may not allocate their time to other speakers. If there are eight or more speakers on a single issue, the maximum time for the issue will be 16 minutes. The order of speaking generally will be determined on a first-come, first-served basis, however, priority may be given to speakers who have not addressed the legislative body during Non-Agenda Public Comment at Monday, July 31, 2023
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the last regularly scheduled Council meeting. A member of the public may only provide one non-agenda comment per agenda.
If providing comment in person, please submit your speaker slip and any visual aids to the City Clerk. Inperson testimony shall conclude before virtual testimony begins.
Speakers who wish to provide virtual Non-Agenda Public Comment must enter the virtual queue by raising their virtual hands before the queue closes. The queue will close when the last virtual speaker finishes speaking or five minutes after in-person testimony ends, whichever happens first. Those participating virtually may not share video or visual aids (i.e. pdf, ppt, docs) during their non-agenda comment period.
Please note: On Mondays, Non-Agenda Public Comment is taken during the 2pm session after all discussion items are complete. On Tuesday’s non-agenda public comment is taken during the 10am session.
Comment on Agenda Items, Non-Agenda Public Comment, and Closed Session Public Comment may also be submitted using the webform indicating the comment type and item number (if relevant) for which you wish to submit your comment. Comments received by 8:00 AM the day of the meeting will be distributed to the City Council and posted online with the meeting materials. All webform comments are limited to 500 words but may include attachments. Comments received after 8:00 AM the day of the meeting but before the item is called will be submitted into the written record for the relevant item.
Written Materials. Instead of submitting written materials as an attachment to the webform you may submit via U.S. Mail to the City Clerk’s attention at 202 C Street, MS2A San Diego, CA 92101. Materials submitted via U.S. Mail must be received one business day prior to the meeting to be distributed to the City Council. Comments received via U.S. Mail on the day of the meeting will be submitted into the written record for the relevant item.
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