CITY COUNCIL MEETING RESULTS SUMMARY
DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2023, COUNCIL MEETING RECORDER: MEDINA/PATTERSON This is a summary of the actions taken by the City Council. It is NOT equivalent to the Minutes which, when approved by the City Council, constitute the official record of the meeting.
R 315130 ITEM
NO. ACTIONS
O 21726
Motion
/
Second
VOTE
30 Approved
Proclaiming September 2023, as “San
Diego Hunger Awareness Month”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
31 Approved
Proclaiming the month of September to
be “Facioscapulohumeral Muscular
Dystrophy Month”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
32 Approved
Proclaiming September 30, 2023, to be
“Asian Mid-Autumn Festival Day”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
33 Approved
Proclaiming October 4, 2023, to be
“Clean Air Day”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
34 Approved
Proclaiming October 2023, to be
“Archives Month”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
35 Approved
Proclaiming July 10, 2023, to be “Kevin
Sim Day”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
S500 Approved
Proclaiming October 1, 2023, to be
“Sierra Club San Diego 75th Anniversary
Day”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
S501 Approved
Proclaiming September 27, 2023, to be
“PAESAN Day”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
S502 Approved
Proclaiming October 2, 2023, to be
“Freedom to Read Day”
1/2 Unanimous; all present
50 Introduced (O-2024-17)
Authorizing the exemption of a Quality
Management Coordinator position in the
City's Fire-Rescue Department
I 3/6 Unanimous; all present
51 Introduced (O-2024-15 Cor. Copy)
Extending the contractual obligations in
Contract K-23-2030-DBB-3 with Dick
Miller, Inc. to provide habitat restoration
services through a 60-Month Long-Term
Maintenance and Monitoring Agreement
related to the Maple Canyon Restoration
- Phases 1 and 2 project
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 3/6 Unanimous; all present
52 Introduced (O-2024-18)
Authorizing the exemption of a Deputy
Director position in the City's Office of
I 3/6 Unanimous; all present
the City Clerk from the Classified
Service
53 Adopted (O-2024-11)
Changing 3.97 acres from the RS-1-14
(Residential-Single Unit) zone into the
EMX-2 (Employment Mixed-Use) zone
for Alexandria Science Village, Project
No. 647676
(NOTE: Not subject to Mayor’s
veto)
O 21726 3/6 Unanimous; all present
54 Adopted (O-2024-14 Cor. Copy)
Authorizing the Third Amendment to the
Agreement with Tablet Command, Inc.
for emergency incident management
application services
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
O 21727 3/6 Unanimous; all present
55 Adopted (O-2024-12)
Authorizing the exemption of three
Program Coordinator positions in the
City's Department of IT from the
Classified Service
O 21728 3/6 Unanimous; all present
100 Adopted (R-2024-89)
Authorizing an Agreement with WestAir
Gases & Equipment, Inc.to provide
liquid oxygen, related to the treatment
and disinfection of water at the
Alvarado and Miramar Water Treatment
Plants
R 315130 3/6 Unanimous; all present
101 Adopted (R-2024-86)
Confirming the reappointment of
Caridad Sanchez to the Ethics
Commission
R 315131 3/6 Unanimous; all present
102 Adopted (R-2024-79)
Confirming the appointment of Elvin Lai
to the SDCERS Board of Administration
R 315132 3/6 Unanimous; all present
103 This item has been removed from
the Agenda
104 Adopted (R-2024-87)
Confirming the appointment of Daneyel
Walker and Kristin Rizzo to the Human
Relations Commission
R 315133 3/6 Unanimous; all present
105 Adopted (R-2024-21)
Declaring a Continued State of
Emergency regarding Raw Sewage,
Solid Waste, and Sediment Coming from
Tijuana, Mexico
R 315134 3/6 Unanimous; all present
330 Adopted (R-2024-78)
Approving the City Council's response to
the 2022-2023 San Diego Grand Jury
Report titled "Governance of San Diego
Bay and Its Tidal Lands and Regions"
R 315135 7/2 Unanimous; all present
S503 Item Presented
Presenting the CoSD Affordable Housing
Fund Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report
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*COMMENTS
Non-Agenda Public Comment:
PC-1: U.S. Supreme Court Case No. 5271848 commented on Amendment XIV Section I.
PC-2: Joy Sunyata commented on HHAP and housing.
PC-3: Natalie Raschte commented on policing homelessness.
PC-4: Sandy Myskowski commented on policing homelessness.
PC-5: Paul Krueger commented on Civil Service Commission.
PC-6: David Engel commented on Petco Park Rodeo.
PC-7 (virtual): Lori Saldaña commented on homelessness, City TV and event in Downtown.
PC-8 (virtual): Diane Grace vaping and smoking.
PC-9 (virtual): Terri-Ann Skelly commented on AB1207 and marijuana.
PC-10 (virtual): Dan Smiechowski commented on advice to public commenters.
PC-11 (virtual): Kathleen Lippitt commented on marijuana.
PC-12 (virtual): Al Del Mastro commented on senior housing.
PC-13 (virtual): Peggy Walker commented on homelessness.
PC-14 (virtual): Blair Beekman commented on practices for sustainable future.
PC-15 (virtual): Kelly McCormick commented on marijuana impaired drivers.
PC-16 (virtual): Judi Strang commented on clean air day.
Mayor, Council, City Attorney, Independent Budget Analyst, City Clerk Comment:
City Clerk Fuentes announced that the City Clerk’s Office will be celebrating their Fifth annual archive month titled “1935-1936 California Pacific International Exposition”. She invited everyone to attend this year’s opening ceremony to be held on Monday, October 2nd at 12:00 p.m. in the lobby at the City Administration Building. City Clerk Fuentes stated the exhibit will run from October 2nd through October 13th and will be available to the public from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. She also stated we will be hosting educational lectures which will be available online at any time. City Clerk Fuentes encouraged the public to attend a tour of our City Clerk Archives highlighting San Diego in the 1930’s on Monday, October 9th, at 2:00 pm. For additional information and to sign up for a tour, go to www.sandiego.gov/digitalarchives and click on the Tour feature card at the bottom of the screen. She thanked George Biagi for returning from retirement to assist us in ensuring smooth operations during a transitioning time. City Clerk Fuentes acknowledged his selflessness and loyalty to our City.
CC-1: Council President Elo-Rivera thanked George Biagi for coming back and interrupting his retirement to serve the public. He stated George is a dedicated public servant and exactly what we need in terms of public servants and folks who are committed and ensuring access to government and great customer service to our residents.
CC-2: Councilmember von Wilpert congratulated George Biagi on his retirement again. She thanked him for everything he’s done for our City and ensured that five new Councilmembers who started during the pandemic learned their way around especially as they transitioned to a new City Clerk.
Report Out from Closed Session:
None.
Council President Pro Tem Montgomery Steppe adjourned the meeting at 4:09 p.m. in honor of the memory of:
Janay Kruger as requested by Councilmember Lee.