CITY COUNCIL MEETING RESULTS SUMMARY
DATE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2024, COUNCIL MEETING RECORDER: MEDINA 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 315740 ITEM
NO. ACTIONS
O 00000
Motion
/
Second
VOTE
200A Adopted (R-2024-459)
Declaring an exemption from CEQA for
approval of that Certain Office Lease
Between 550 Corporate Center
Investment Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and The CoSD
R 315740 6/1 Unanimous; 2-not present
200B Adopted (R-2024-458 Cor. Copy)
Approving that Certain Office Lease
Between 550 Corporate Center
Investment Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and The CoSD
R 315741 6/1 Unanimous; 2-not present
201A Adopted (R-2025-73)
Declaring an exemption from CEQA for
approval of a $9,013,063 FY 2025 CIP
budget increase for the construction of
the Normal Street Promenade
R 315742 3/5 Unanimous; 2-not present
201B Adopted (R-2025-74)
Increasing the FY 2025 CIP budget by
$9,013,063 for the construction of the
Normal Street Promenade
R 315743 3/5 Unanimous; 2-not present
S400A Returned to Staff (O-2025-21)
Amending Ch 5 of the SDMC relating to
local housing and local homelessness
emergencies
I
OR;
S400B Returned to Staff (O-2025-22)
Emergency Ordinance pursuant to San
Diego Charter section 295, amending
Chapter 5 of the SDMC relating to local
housing and local homelessness
emergencies
(NOTE: 6 votes required)
(NOTE: Not subject to Mayor’s
veto)
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QUIT
*COMMENTS
Non-Agenda Public Comment:
PC-1: Victor Grigorian commented on unresponsible government official.
PC-2: Joy Sunyata commented on A.I. artificial intelligence.
PC-3: John Brady commented on homelessness.
PC-4: Lori Saldaña commented on state audit regarding homeless.
PC-5: Julie Porter commented on the suffering of the unhoused, especially in this heat.
PC-6: Natalie Raschke commented on homeless community.
PC-7: Rachel Hayes commented on homelessness people suffering on our streets.
PC-8: Dr. Terry Hoskins commented on code of conduct.
PC-9: Danna Givot commented on 2024 report of homes.
PC-10: Kathy McClelland commented on homelessness.
PC-11: Mary E. Lynn commented on Kettner and Vine.
PC-12 : Geoffrey Hueter commented on report on housing.
PC-13: Catharine Douglas commented on pulled items.
PC-14 (virtual): The OriginalDra commented on free speech, promenade, flooding, and sanctuary city.
PC-15 (virtual): Barbara Gordon commented on survey and negative effects of marijuana.
PC-16 (virtual): Megan Stuart commented on youth vaping.
PC-17 (virtual): Peggy Walker commented on suicide prevention month and marijuana.
PC-18 (virtual): Kathleen Lippitt commented on drug use in youth and young adults.
PC-19 (virtual): Terry-Ann Skelley commented on marijuana and secondhand smoke.
PC-20 (virtual): Madison commented on secondhand smoke and marijuana.
PC-21 (virtual): Francine Maxwell commented on 1972 Olympian Jacky Thompson and new dog park in District 4.
PC-22 (virtual): Becky Rapp commented on AB 1775 and smoke free laws.
PC-23 (virtual): Blair Beekman commented on zoom meetings and declaration of local housing emergency homeless issue item.
PC-24 (virtual): Katheryn Rhodes commented on Tijuana River Valley watershed and EPA Environmental Protection Agency.
Mayor, Council, City Attorney, Independent Budget Analyst, City Clerk Comment:
CC-1: Councilmember von Wilpert thanked everyone who keeps the facility safe and clean. She noted that Alex Morgan, player number 13 of the San Diego Wave team retired from her career in soccer. Councilmember von Wilpert mentioned Alex is a 2 time world cup champion and Olympic gold medalist and one of the greatest soccer players of all times, who fought for women’s equity rights in the sport.
City Clerk Fuentes announced the City Clerk’s Office is starting a pilot program to translate the City Council summary agendas in Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, and Vietnamese. She mentioned that The City Clerk’s Office also added a new glossary of terms used in the agenda to explain terms in plain English and to define hard to translate terms in other languages. City Clerk Fuentes thanked the City’s General Services team for installing keypads, baby changing stations and deep cleaning Chambers.
Report Out from Closed Session:
None.
Council President Elo-Rivera adjourned the meeting at 3:44 p.m.