Solana Beach City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2024 Page 1 of 5
CITY OF SOLANA BEACH
SOLANA BEACH CITY COUNCIL, SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY, PUBLIC FINANCING AUTHORITY, & HOUSING AUTHORITY
MINUTES
Joint REGULAR Meeting
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 * 6:00 p.m.
City Hall / Council Chambers, 635 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach, California Minutes contain a summary of significant discussions and formal actions taken at a City Council meeting. City Council meetings are video recorded and archived as a permanent record. The video recording captures the complete proceedings of the meeting and is available for viewing on the City's website. Posted Reports & Supplemental Docs contain records up to the cut off time prior to meetings for processing new submittals. Complete records containing meeting handouts, PowerPoints, etc. can be obtained through a Records Request.
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
Mayor Heebner called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
Present: Lesa Heebner, Jewel Edson, Kristi Becker, Jill MacDonald, David A. Zito
Absent: None
Also
Present:
Alyssa Muto, City Manager
Johanna Canlas, City Attorney
Angela Ivey, City Clerk
Dan King, Deputy City Manager
Mo Sammak, City Engineer/Public Works Dir.
Rachel Jacobs, Finance Dir.
Joseph Lim, Community Development Dir.
FLAG SALUTE:
Mayor Heebner welcomed new City Manager Alyssa Muto, and thanked Dan King, Assistant City Manager, for covering during the transition.
PROCLAMATIONS/CERTIFICATES: Ceremonial
• Bike Month
Mayor Heebner read the proclamation.
Douglas Alden accepted the proclamation and expressed appreciation for the members of Bike Walk Solana, highlighting their significant contributions to the community's success, and acknowledged the collaborative efforts of City Staff, Councilmembers, and the community in making Solana Beach a great place for biking PRESENTATIONS: Ceremonial items that do not contain in-depth discussion and no action/direction. • New Sheriff’s Captain Watts
Alyssa Muto, City Manager, introduced Captain Watts.
Solana Beach City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2024 Page 2 of 5 Captain Watts stated this was his third time to serve this community and now as a Captain he was excited to work with Council, Staff, and the community.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Motion: Moved by Councilmember Becker and second by Councilmember Zito to approve. Approved 5/0. Ayes: Heebner, Edson, Becker, MacDonald, Zito. Noes: None.
Motion carried unanimously.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
Comments relating to items on this evening’s agenda are taken at the time the items are heard. This portion of the agenda provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the City Council on items relating to City business and not appearing on today’s agenda by submitting a speaker slip (located on the back table) to the City Clerk. Pursuant to the Brown Act, no action shall be taken by the City Council on public comment items. Council may refer items to the City Manager for placement on a future agenda. The maximum time allotted for each presentation is THREE MINUTES. No donations of time are permitted (SBMC 2.04.190). Please be aware of the timer light on the Council Dais.
COUNCIL COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS / COMMENTARY:
An opportunity for City Council to make brief announcements or report on their activities. These items are not agendized for official City business with no action or substantive discussion.
A. CONSENT CALENDAR: (Action Items) (A.1. - A.5.)
Items listed on the Consent Calendar are to be acted in a single action of the City Council unless pulled for discussion. Any member of the public may address the City Council on an item of concern by submitting to the City Clerk a speaker slip (located on the back table) before the Consent Calendar is addressed. Those items removed from the Consent Calendar by a member of the Council will be trailed to the end of the agenda, while Consent Calendar items removed by the public will be heard immediately after approval of the Consent Calendar to hear the public speaker.
All speakers should refer to the public comment section at the beginning of the agenda for details.
Please be aware of the timer light on the Council Dais.
A.1. Minutes of the City Council.
Recommendation: That the City Council
1. Approve the Minutes of the City Council meetings held on April 10, 2024.
Approved Minutes https://www.cityofsolanabeach.org/en/government/public-meetings/agendas-minutesvideos Motion: Moved by Deputy Mayor Edson and second by Councilmember Zito to approve.
Approved 5/0. Ayes: Heebner, Edson, Becker, MacDonald, Zito. Noes: None. Motion carried unanimously.
A.2. Register Of Demands. (File 0300-30)
Recommendation: That the City Council
1. Ratify the list of demands for April 04, 2024 – April 19, 2024.
Item A.2. Report (click here)
Solana Beach City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2024 Page 3 of 5 Motion: Moved by Deputy Mayor Edson and second by Councilmember Zito to approve.
Approved 5/0. Ayes: Heebner, Edson, Becker, MacDonald, Zito. Noes: None. Motion carried unanimously.
A.3. General Fund Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Changes. (File 0330-30) Recommendation: That the City Council
1. Receive the report listing changes made to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 General Fund Adopted Budget.
Item A.3. Report (click here)
Motion: Moved by Deputy Mayor Edson and second by Councilmember Zito to approve.
Approved 5/0. Ayes: Heebner, Edson, Becker, MacDonald, Zito. Noes: None. Motion carried unanimously.
A.4. Senate Bill (SB) 1 Project List – Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25. (File 0820-35) Recommendation: That the City Council
1. Adopt Resolution 2024-051:
a. Authorizing the City Engineer to establish a project list for Local Streets and Roads Funding Program Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account FY 2024/25 revenues and designates the 2024 Annual Street Maintenance and Repair Project, as identified in the City’s FY 2024/25 Capital Improvement Program list, to receive the SB 1 funding. It is anticipated that the designated project will rehabilitate the pavement through asphalt overlays on portions of Lomas Santa Fe Drive and several residential streets including Glencrest Drive from Dell Street to Glencrest Place, Highland Drive from Lomas Santa Fe Drive to Sun Valley Road, all of Mola Vista Way, all of Palmitas Street, San Mario Drive from Highland Drive to Santa Sabina Court, and the middle portion of Via Mil Cumbres. It is also anticipated that the designated project will be completed by February 2025 and will have an estimated useful life of approximately 15 years.
b. Authorizing the City Engineer to submit the project list to the California Transportation Commission for the 2024/25 Local Streets and Roads Funding Program using funds from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account.
Item A.4. Report (click here)
Motion: Moved by Deputy Mayor Edson and second by Councilmember Zito to approve.
Approved 5/0. Ayes: Heebner, Edson, Becker, MacDonald, Zito. Noes: None. Motion carried unanimously.
A.5. Citizen Commission Appointment. (File 0120-06)
Recommendation: That the City Council
1. Consider switching current seats on the Climate Action Commission by appointing existing member Michelle Buchanan to a resident’s Post 4 seat and appointing existing member Greg Coleson to a professional Post 2 seat, both with terms ending January 2026.
Item A.5. Report (click here)
Solana Beach City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2024 Page 4 of 5 Motion: Moved by Deputy Mayor Edson and second by Councilmember Zito to approve.
Approved 5/0. Ayes: Heebner, Edson, Becker, MacDonald, Zito. Noes: None. Motion carried unanimously.
C. STAFF REPORTS: (C.1.)
Submit speaker slips to the City Clerk.
All speakers should refer to the public comment section at the beginning of the agenda for time allotments. Please be aware of the timer light on the Council Dais.
C.1. Draft Work Plan – Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25. (File 0410-08) Recommendation: That the City Council
1. Receive public input and review, discuss and provide direction on potential modifications to the draft Fiscal Year 2024/25 Work Plan.
Item C.1. Report (click here)
Item C.1. Supplemental Items (updated 5-08-24 at 3:45pm) Posted Reports & Supplemental Docs contain records up to the cut off time, prior to the start of the meeting, for processing new submittals.
The final official record containing handouts, PowerPoints, etc. can be obtained through a Records Request to the City Clerk’s Office.
Alyssa Muto, City Manager, introduced the item.
Dan King, Interim City Manager, presented a PowerPoint (on file) reviewing past accomplishments and a current list of ongoing goals.
Lisa Montes, curator of the Solana Beach Heritage Museum at La Colonia Park and member of the Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society Board, spoke to a request to name the new La Colonia tot lot after Cipriana Gonzales, a lifelong trailblazer in Eden Gardens and Solana Beach, and cited a long list of accomplishments and contributions to the community.
Haidee Bannet stated that she opposed a dedication to a single individual, she is a decedent, and said that La Colonia, or Eden Gardens, was built through the collective efforts of numerous individuals and families, not just one person, that naming the tot lot after one person would undermine the unity and shared contributions of the entire community, urged Council to prioritize the community's best interests over individual recognition or family prestige, and concluded by submitting letters from other community members urging them to honor the essence of Solana Beach by dedicating the tot lot to the collective contributions of the families in La Colonia.
John Cion spoke about the Glenmont pipe project and asked the Council to address the ongoing construction project with its significant negative impact on residents, including relentless dust, noise, and various inconveniences and suggested potential measures such as cleaning residents' windows, detailing their cars, and power washing their homes.
Council and Staff discussed the construction project and that it was a Santa Fe Irrigation District (SFID) project within their jurisdiction, that the speaker could address SFID at their Board Meetings, that Council and Staff would relay this concern to the agency, and that the project was in the final paving stage on Glenmont Drive which should be completed Solana Beach City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 8, 2024 Page 5 of 5 the following day, causing temporary inconvenience but ultimately leading to a full-width pavement.
Council and Staff discussed items on the Work Plan including land use, housing, local coastal programs, outdoor dining regulations, parking and traffic management, capital projects, public facilities, public lands naming policy, funding sources, grant applications, community engagement, infrastructure upgrades, traffic signal upgrades, pavement repair, incentives for affordable housing development, and clarifying language in the Work Plan document.
COMPENSATION & REIMBURSEMENT DISCLOSURE:
GC: Article 2.3. Compensation: 53232.3. (a) Reimbursable expenses shall include, but not be limited to, meals, lodging, and travel. 53232.3 (d) Members of a legislative body shall provide brief reports on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency “City” at the next regular meeting of the legislative body.
COUNCIL COMMITTEE REPORTS: Council Committees
REGIONAL COMMITTEES: (outside agencies, appointed by this Council) STANDING COMMITTEES: (All Primary Members) (Permanent Committees)
CITIZEN COMMISSION(S)
ADJOURN:
Mayor Heebner adjourned the meeting at 8:15 p.m.
Angela Ivey, City Clerk Approved: June 12, 2024