CITY OF SAN DIEGO
COUNCIL AGENDA
COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Joe LaCava • First District
COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO TEM
Kent Lee • Sixth District
COUNCILMEMBERS
Jennifer Campbell • Second District
Stephen Whitburn • Third District
Henry L. Foster III • Fourth District
Marni von Wilpert • Fifth District
Raul A. Campillo • Seventh District
Vivian Moreno • Eighth District
Sean Elo-Rivera • Ninth District
Charles Modica Heather Ferbert
Independent City Attorney
Budget Analyst
Diana J.S. Fuentes
City Clerk
City Administration Building
City Council Chambers- 12th Floor
202 C Street San Diego, CA 92101
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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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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 Monday, February 24, 2025
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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, FEBRUARY 24, 2025 AT 10:00 AM
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ROLL CALL
INVOCATION
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION
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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.
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ROLL CALL
NON-AGENDA COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, INDEPENDENT BUDGET
ANALYST, CITY CLERK, CITY ATTORNEY
REQUESTS FOR CONTINUANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS
ADOPTION AGENDA, DISCUSSION ITEMS
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ADOPTION AGENDA
Item 200: Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
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:
There are no City expenditures required with this action.
Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
(R-2025-355)
Resolution receiving and filing the Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the City.
Committee Actions Taken:
This item was heard at the Audit Committee meeting on February 7, 2025.
ACTION: Motion by Chair Moreno, second by Committee Member Tabshouri, to recommend Council approval of staff’s proposed actions.
VOTE: 4-0; Moreno-yea, Maffia-yea, Halpern-yea, Tabshouri-yea, Whitburn-not present.
Department of Finance: William Weisman, (619) 236-6397
City Attorney Contact: Bret A. Bartolotta
DISCUSSION, RESOLUTIONS TO BE ADOPTED:
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Item 201: Establishing a Process to Authorize the Office of the City Attorney to Participate in Amicus Briefs, Initiate Litigation, and Participate in Federal Rule-Making on Behalf of the City of San Diego.
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:
There is no cost associated with this action.
Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
(R-2025-387)
Resolution establishing a process to authorize the Office of the City Attorney to participate in amicus briefs, initiate and join litigation, and participate in federal rule-making on behalf of the City of San Diego when brought to challenge federal laws, regulations, or policies that threaten the City’s fiscal stability or the constitutional or statutory rights of San Diegans related to immigration, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, or the City’s access to federal funds.
Committee Actions Taken: N/A
Office of the City Attorney: Chris Olsen, (619) 236-6220 City Attorney Contact: Heather Ferbert
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ADOPTION AGENDA
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Item 202: Development Impact Fees (DIF) Annual Report FY 2023, CIP Allocations, and Torrey Highlands Restricted Facilities Benefit Assessment Fund Loan Repayment.
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:
See Staff Report for fiscal considerations.
Council District(s) Affected: Citywide.
Proposed Actions:
The City is required by the Mitigation Fee Act to provide an annual report on Development Impact Fees (DIF) to the City Council. In compliance with these requirements, the annual report will be presented to the City Council that satisfies the requirements of the Mitigation Fee Act. In addition to the annual report on DIF, this item includes a request for Council approval to allocate DIF towards a list of specific Capital Improvement Projects, and authorization of the repayment of a loan from the Torrey Highlands restricted Facilities Benefit Assessment Fund to the Rancho Peñasquitos restricted Facilities Benefit Assessment Fund.
Subitem-A: (R-2025-382)
Resolution accepting the Development Impact Fees Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report and making findings related to unexpended balances as required by California Government Code sections 66001 and 66006.
Subitem-B: (R-2025-383)
Resolution approving the allocation of Development Impact Fees to four Capital Improvement Projects in Carmel Valley and one Capital Improvement Project in North University.
Subitem-C: (R-2025-384 Cor. Copy) (Rev. 2/20/25)
DISCUSSION, NOTICED HEARINGS:
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Resolution authorizing the repayment of the Rancho Peñasquitos FBA interfund loan with Torrey Highlands FBA and Citywide Mobility Development Impact Fees.
Committee Actions Taken:
This item was heard at the Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee meeting on January 30, 2025.
ACTION: Motion by Committee member von Wilpert, second by Vice Chair Lee to recommend Council approval of staff's proposed actions 1-3. Staff requests proposed actions 4-6 be returned to staff.
VOTE: 4-0; Whitburn-yea, Lee-yea, Foster III-yea, von Wilpert-yea.
Planning: Breanne Busby, (619) 533-3710
City Attorney Contact: Lindsey Sebastian
Item 203: PRJ-0675732: El Camino Assisted Living Facility.
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:
None with this action. All costs associated with the processing of this application are recovered through a deposit account funded by the applicant.
Council District(s) Affected: 1.
Proposed Actions:
An application for a Conditional Use Permit and Site Development Permit to amend Conditional Use Permit No. 862494 and Site Development Permit No. 862495, and a Neighborhood Use Permit to construct a three-story, 105,568- square-foot nursing facility with 105 units consisting of 87 assisted living units and 18 memory care units for a total of 124 beds, surface parking and supporting amenities at 13860 El Camino Real. The 3.97-acre site is in the AR-1- 1 Base Zone within Proposition A Lands, the Coastal Overlay Zone (DeferredCertification Area), the Very High Fire Severity Zone, and the Fire Brush Zone, and includes Environmental Sensitive Lands (Multiple Habitat Planning Area, sensitive biological resources, and special flood hazard area) within the North City Future Urbanizing Area Subarea II plan area.
Subitem-A: (R-2025-380)
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Monitoring and Reporting Program for the El Camino Real Assisted Living Facility, Project No. PRJ-675732.
Subitem-A: This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.
Subitem-B: (O-2025-76)
Introduction of an Ordinance approving Conditional Use Permit No. 2475043 and Site Development Permit No. 2475049 to amend Conditional Use Permit No. 862494 and Site Development Permit No. 862495, and Neighborhood Use Permit No. 2475050 for the El Camino Real Assisted Living Facility, Project No.
PRJ-675732.
Subitem-B: This item is not subject to the Mayor's veto.
Committee Actions Taken: N/A
Development Services: Xavier Del Valle, (619) 557-7941
City Attorney Contact: Lindsey Sebastian
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.)
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
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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, firstserved basis, however, priority may be given to speakers who have not addressed the legislative body during Non-Agenda Public Comment at 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. In-person 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 no later than 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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