MINUTES
Special Meeting of the San Marcos City Council
TUESDAY, FEBRURY 28, 2023
VALLEY OF DISCOVERY
1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Jones called the City Council Meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
CITY COUNCIL ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: JENKINS, MUSGROVE, NUÑEZ, SANNELLA, JONES ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Griffin, Assistant City Manager Bender, City Attorney Peak, and City Clerk Scollick.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
There were no public comments.
CITY COUNCIL GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP
CITY MANAGER GRIFFIN led the discussion for City Council goal setting for the upcoming year.
Update on 2022 Goal Setting Discussion
Goal Focus Areas Identified in 2022 Effort (Action Items):
First Time Home Buyer/Entry Level Assistance (Musgrove) – promoted programs and held community workshops and events to assist first time homebuyers and entry-level assistance.
Fire Station Analysis and Feasibility Study – in progress and with an estimated Summer 2023 Completion.
Public Facility Fee Update to include city facility fees; which are currently not in the fee schedule to be reviewed by city council sometime lat2 2023.
Establish a “Sustainability Coordinator” Position (Walton) – modified duties and title of Development Services staff to include sustainability program manager.
E-Bike Safety & Transportation – Incorporating in Mobility Element and working with Sheriff and School District with outreach and education.
Potential For New Pickleball/Tennis Facilities – reviewing opportunities at existing and future locations.
Revenue Generating Property (Jenkins) – economic development of city-owned property including Pad M with new leasing and sales of recent surplus properties.
Climate Action Plan (CAP) Measure Process Update (Jenkins) – progress report of CAP goals and objectives will be done biannually.
Traffic Signal Synchronization – Current adaptive control pilot program on Nordahl in partnership with CalTrans and future projects may include future Discovery Street at Creek Bridges and in progress new traffic management center and upgrades to signal equipment to incorporate future synchronization improvements.
Intra City Shuttle (Jones) – review of NCTD pilot projects, possible routes and funding requirements and inclusion of other stakeholders including school district in future discussions.
Report a Concern Issues (Jones) – updates to app user interface and review opportunities for push notifications.
Notification of Leave For Key Staff (Musgrove) – staff updates and changes to key positions provided throughout the year as needed.
Staff Feedback on Council Inquiries (Musgrove) – notifications made by use of city council newsletter or direct communication of potential media related events as they occur.
New Councilmember Focus Areas:
Explore the possibility of a new, redesigned; and simplified, user-friendly webpage (Musgrove/Jones) – IT currently in progress of a website redesign and new user interface.
Provide weekly status report on new and on-going projects (in newsletter preferably, but also could be accomplished by Item No. 1) (Musgrove) – Staff will review opportunities for reporting new development and special projects to City Council by use of newsletter or website.
General Fund Reserve and Infrastructure Policy (Jenkins) – City Manager to review policy and provide recommendations for City Council consideration with the new budget.
Mobilehome Rent Review (Jenkins) – City Attorney reviewing administrative policies to increase efficiencies for City Council review by the end of calendar year.
E Bikes (Jenkins/Nunez) – incorporating into transportation and mobility plans and working on education information in partnership with school district and Sheriff.
Entry Sign (Jones) – reviewing funding opportunities for future monument signage.
Synchronized Traffic Signals/Traffic Flow Improvements (Jones/Sannella) – currently in progress with new traffic management center and upgrades to signal equipment to incorporate future synchronization improvements.
Fifth Fire Station (Jones/Sannella/Nunez) – feasibility study in progress and estimated to be completed sometime during 2023.
Intra-City Shuttle (Jones/Sannella) – review of NCTD pilot projects, possible routes; funding requirements and inclusion of other stakeholders including school district.
Property Owner Notification of Business Relocation/Location Concierge Services (Jones) – review programs for development of retention and attracting business to San Marcos and ideas for an interactive/concierge experience at City Hall.
Opportunities for Council and staff to seek embrace and apply community feedback to help hot spot issues and solve problems before they become larger concerns (Sannella) – increase customer experience on city app and possible development of push notifications.
Update San Marcos codes to mirror new State laws pertaining to campaign contributions (Sannella) – requires a city council ordinance to change the policy and municipal code.
Creation of a housing working group/advisory committee/commission to help tackle the housing crisis (Nunez) – research possible tools to assist home seekers with housing opportunities and connect with housing providers.
Look at options for new skate parks to meet the needs of youth living near La Mirada Academy or other parts of the City where feasible (Nunez) – staff will review skate park opportunities throughout the city.
Creation of Spanish component to Citizen’s Academy (Nunez) – review program for feasibility with current Spanish speaking staff.
Creation of City of San Marcos Spanish CERT (Nunez) – Fire Department currently working on a program to provide emergency information to Spanish speaking members of the community.
Creation of working group/advisory committee and designate staff members to be responsible for community engagement, assessment of the need for improvements (street lighting or other improvements) (Nunez) – staff review major corridors lighting requirements as needed or where issues have presented.
Designate staff members to be responsible for coordinating with SMUSD, more specifically San Marcos Elementary (designated community school) to ensure collaboration – Housing staff performing outreach efforts during community meetings at the school.
Ensure San Marcos Historical Society has a plan of succession to ensure we continue to collect, preserve and community the City’s history and heritage. (Nunez) – suggested Historical Society work with Cal State San Marcos library for future preservation of artifacts.
Cannabis dispensaries (Nunez) – staff reviewing ordinance and feasibility based on State laws and market needs.
Public Art Advisory Committee (Nunez) – clarified use of the funds available for public art and development review of art works.
ADJOURNMENT – Mayor Jones adjourned the meeting at 12:20 p.m. ________________________________
REBECCA D. JONES, MAYOR
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
ATTEST:
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PHILLIP SCOLLICK, CITY CLERK
CITY OF SAN MARCOS
Special City Council
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