CITY COUNCIL MEETING RESULTS SUMMARY
DATE: TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024, COUNCIL MEETING RECORDERS: PATTERSON/SANCHEZ 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 315678 ITEM
NO. ACTIONS
O 21834
Motion
/
Second
VOTE
Approved
Approving the City Council Minutes of:
05/20/2024; 05/21/2024; 05/27/2024
Adj; 05/28/2024 Adj
7/5 Unanimous; all present
30 Approved
Proclaiming July 27, 2024 to be “The
ICON of Arts and Culture Honorees:
Jane & Thompson Fetter Day”
8/3 Unanimous; all present
31 Approved
Proclaiming July 25, 2024, to be
“National University Foundation Day”
8/3 Unanimous; all present
32 Approved
Proclaiming July 16, 2024 to be “John
Alvarado Day”
8/3 Unanimous; all present
50a Introduced (O-2024-142)
Authorizing the exemption of one
Program Coordinator position in the
City’s Department of General Services
from the Classified Service
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
50b Introduced (O-2024-143)
Authorizing the exemption of three
Assistant Deputy Director positions and
one Deputy Director position in the
City’s Engineering and Capital Projects
Department from the Classified Service
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
50c Introduced (O-2024-144)
Authorizing the exemption of one
Program Manager position in the City’s
Library Department from the Classified
Service
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
50d Introduced (O-2024-145)
Authorizing the exemption of one
Program Coordinator position in the
City’s Parks and Recreation Department
from the Classified Service
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
50e Introduced (O-2024-146)
Authorizing the exemption of one
Program Manager position in the City’s
Environmental Services Department
from the Classified Service
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
51 Introduced (O-2024-147)
Authorizing the exemption of a Program
Coordinator position in the SDCER’s
from the Classified Service
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
52 This item was moved to Item S501
on the 2:00 p.m. Discussion
Agenda
53 Introduced (O-2024-153)
Entering into Agreements with Harris &
Associates, Parsons Transportation
Group, Inc., and WSP USA to provide
civil engineering services, related to
Capital Improvement Projects
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
54a Introduced (O-2024-151)
Executing the First Amendment to the
Agreement with Parsons Transportation
Group, Inc. for as-needed
transportation engineering services
(H186986)
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
54b Introduced (O-2024-152)
Executing the First Amendment to the
Agreement with Kimley-Horn and
Associates, Inc. for as-needed
transportation engineering services
(H186985)
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
54c Introduced (O-2024-149)
Executing the Second Amendment to
the Agreement with Parsons
Transportation Group, Inc. for asneeded professional services Civil contract (H207141)
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
55 Introduced (O-2024-140)
Approving a Second Amendment to the
Agreement with CH2M Hill Engineers,
Inc. for Design Services for the North
City Metropolitan Biosolids Center (MBC)
Improvement Project
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
56 Introduced (O-2024-141)
Approving the Third Amendment to the
Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc.
for Design Engineering Services for the
North City Pure Water Facility
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
57 Introduced (O-2024-137)
Executing Amendment No. Two to the
Agreement with Somach, Simmons, and
Dunn, extending the Agreement, for
legal services related to regulatory
litigation related to the San Vicente
Reservoir
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
58 Introduced (O-2024-150 Cor.
Copy)
I 7/1 Unanimous; all present
Amending Chap 6, Art 3, Div 1 of the
SDMC relating to adding a nighttime
curfew at Pasatiempo Neighborhood
Park (undeveloped) and Pasatiempo
Park West Open Space
59 Adopted (O-2024-131)
Fixing the rate of taxation to maintain
zoological exhibits in Balboa Park for
Fiscal Year 2025
O 21834 7/1 Unanimous; all present
60 Adopted (O-2024-129)
Approving a Rezone 0.8 acres located
within the Otay Mesa-Nestor
Community Plan from the RS-1-7 zone
to the RM-3-9 zone for the 920 Saturn
Boulevard Project, No. PRJ-1078681
(NOTE: Not subject to Mayor’s
veto)
O 21835 7/1 Unanimous; all present
61a Adopted (O-2024-132 Cor. Copy 2)
Amending the SDMC relating to the
2024 Land Development Code Update
O 21836 7/1 Unanimous; all present
61b Adopted (O-2024-124 Cor. Copy)
Amending Chap 15, Art. 6, Div 3 of the
SDMC relating to the Centre City
Planned District and The Gaslamp
Quarter Planned District Land
Development Code Update
O 21837 7/1 Unanimous; all present
62 Adopted (O-2024-139)
Authorizing a one-year extension of an
employee recruitment and applicant
tracking contract with NEOGOV
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
O 21838 7/1 Unanimous; all present
63 Adopted (O-2024-138)
Executing the Second Amendment to
the Sole Source Contract with Agilent
Technologies, Inc. to provide laboratory
instrumentation and associated
software packages for data analysis and
reporting
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
O 21839 7/1 Unanimous; all present
64 This item was moved to Item S502
on the 2:00 p.m. Discussion
Agenda
100 Adopted (R-2024-666)
Entering into an Agreement with
Environmental Systems Research
Institute, Inc. for enterprise
geographical information system (GIS)
software, subscriptions and services
R 315678 7/1 Unanimous; all present
101 Adopted (R-2024-671)
Entering into an Agreement with Burke,
Williams & Sorensen, LLP to provide
labor negotiations services
R 315679 7/1 Unanimous; all present
102 Adopted (R-2024-638) R 315680 7/1 Unanimous; all present Authorizing the settlement of Maria
Palafox related to a claim of wrongful
death of plaintiff’s father arising from a
motor vehicle accident
103 Adopted (R-2024-665)
Confirming the appointment of Mark
Tran to the Board of Library
Commissioners for a term ending March
1, 2026
R 315681 7/1 Unanimous; all present
104 Adopted (R-2024-657)
Confirming the appointment of Steve
Pinard to the Mission Bay Park
Committee for a term ending June 30,
2026
R 315682 7/1 Unanimous; all present
105 Adopted (R-2024-676)
Confirming the reappointments of Clovis
Honore, Maria Guadalupe Lozano-Diaz,
John T. Armantrout, Darlanne Mulmat,
Alec Beyer, Octavio Aguilar, Stephen E.
Chatzky, Dr. Dennis Brown, and
Douglas E. Case to the Commission on
Police Practices for terms ending June
30, 2026
(NOTE: Not subject to Mayor’s
veto)
R 315683 7/1 Unanimous; all present
S500a Adopted (R-2024-668)
Authorizing the annual levy of special
taxes within the City’s Community
Facilities District No. 2
R 315684 7/1 Unanimous; all present
S500b Adopted (R-2024-669)
Authorizing the annual levy of special
taxes within the City’s Community
Facilities District No. 3
R 315685 7/1 Unanimous; all present
S500c Adopted (R-2024-670)
Authorizing the annual levy of special
taxes within the City’s Community
Facilities District No. 4
R 315686 7/1 Unanimous; all present
330 Adopted (R-2025-7)
Proposing to overrule the Airport Land
Use Commission’s determination of
inconsistency and direct staff to send
the Notice of Proposed Final Decision to
Overrule to the ALUC, Caltrans Division
of Aeronautics, and SD County Regional
Airport Authority as the SD International
Airport operator
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
(NOTE: Not subject to Mayor’s
veto)
R 315687 3/5 Unanimous; all present
331 This item was moved to Item S500
on the 10:00 a.m. Consent Agenda
332
&
FA-1
Adopted (R-2024-664 Cor. Copy)
Approving the form and authorizing the
execution and delivery of one or more
R 315688 8/1 Unanimous; 5-not present
Preliminary Official Statements and
Official Statements in connection with
the Public Facilities Financing Authority
Subordinated Sewer Revenue Bonds,
Series 2024A
333 Adopted (R-2024-513)
Approving a fee for sidewalk vending
applications and permits issued under
Chap 3, Art 6, Div 1 of the SDMC
R 315689 2/1 12345679-yea; 8-nay
9/4 (Motion to appoint Imani Robinson
for Low-to-Moderate Income
category with term ending
06/30/2026, and Christopher John
Kennison for District 8 category with
term ending 06/30/2026.)
Unanimous; all present
Round 1 - Appointed:
Gonzalo Rocha-Vasquez-Youth
category with term ending
06/30/2025
12356789-Rocha-Vasquez
12467-Sanchez
34589-Ortega
Round 2 - Appointed:
Vivian Ortega-Youth category
with term ending 06/30/2025
1467-Sanchez
23589-Ortega
Round 1 - Appointed:
Jessica Dockstader-At Large
category with term ending
06/30/2025
123456789-Dockstader
334 Adopted (R-2025-15)
Confirming the Council's appointments
to the Commission on Police Practices
(NOTE: Not subject to Mayor’s
veto)
R 315690
Round 2 - Appointed:
Dan Lawton-At Large category
with term ending 06/30/2026
123456789-Lawton
S501 Introduced (O-2024-154 Cor.
Copy)
Approving the ten-year Agreement with
GEI Consultants, Inc. for As-Needed
Dam Safety Program Management
Services
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
I 3/1 Unanimous; all present
S502a Introduced (O-2024-148 Cor. Copy
2)
Amending the SDMC relating to
amendments to the 2022 California
Building Standards Code
I 6/3 Unanimous; 5-not present
S502b Adopted (R-2024-673 Cor. Copy) R 315691 6/3 Unanimous; 5-not present Declaring an exemption from CEQA for
the amendments to the SDMC related to
the supplement to the 2022 Building
Standards Code
QUIT Q
*COMMENTS
Non-Agenda Public Comment:
PC-1: Joy Sunyata commented on homeless.
PC-2 (virtual): Lori Saldaña commented on civility in our interactions during public comment; and false statements.
PC-3 (virtual): Kathleen Lippitt commented on not accepting gifts from big alcohol, tobacco, or marijuana that want to exploit our youth.
PC-4 (virtual): Megan Stuart commented on dangers of marijuana consumption.
PC-5 (virtual): Kelly McCormick commented on litigation against social media companies for their role in the youth mental health crisis.
PC-6 (virtual): Judi Strang commented on opioid epidemic; and concerns of high concentrated THC being sold in marijuana marketplace.
PC-7 (virtual): Becky Rapp requested a flavored marijuana ban.
Mayor, Council, City Attorney, Independent Budget Analyst, City Clerk Comment:
CC-1: Councilmember Whitburn mentioned deaths of homeless people in San Diego have increased. He shared that the medical examiner said 600 people experiencing homelessness died last year. Councilmember Whitburn stated the City needs more shelter beds and he will continue to make that point.
City Clerk Fuentes announced that due to the overwhelming public response for the upcoming Passport Pop-Up Fairs, we are expanding this initiative. She shared that all appointments were booked within days of the public announcement. City Clerk Fuentes mentioned we will now add more appointments and serve passport customers until 4:00 p.m. for both the San Ysidro and Scripps Miramar Ranch library events. She stated that additional appointments will be available beginning tomorrow morning. City Clerk Fuentes encouraged those interested to go to www.sandiego.gov/passports to book their appointment and get more information on what is needed for processing. She noted the Clerk’s office also welcomes walk-ins every Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. in the lobby at 202 C Street.
Report Out from Closed Session:
None.
Council President Elo-Rivera adjourned the meeting at 4:42 p.m.