AGENDA
VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC)
SUCCESSOR AGENCY (SA)
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT (BSD)
CONSOLIDATED MEETING
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 200 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, VISTA, CALIFORNIA You may attend this meeting in person, watch the meeting live on YouTube, or participate via Zoom.
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SPECIAL NOTICE: In the event the City Council Chamber loses electrical power or suffers an internet connection outage that is not corrected within 10 minutes, the meeting will automatically be adjourned. Any items noticed as public hearings will be continued to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council.
Any other items on the agenda that the Council has not taken action on will be placed on a future agenda.
TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA: Speakers are allotted three minutes to address the City Council.
Speakers may only speak on an item, or under Oral Communications, once.
In person - Fill out a speaker slip with the number of the Agenda Item you want to address and give the speaker slip to the Clerk/Secretary.
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Section 2.12.150.C of the Vista Municipal Code prohibits making personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks, or becoming boisterous while addressing the Council. Any remarks made in violation of this section may be ruled out of order by the Mayor/Chairperson, and the speaker may be permitted to continue only as allowed by law.
DECORUM: Vista Municipal Code sections 2.12.150.C and 2.12.150.D require members of the public to observe order and decorum at the meeting and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner. It is a misdemeanor for any person to intentionally disrupt, disturb or interfere with the proceedings of a meeting of the City Council if the person refuses or does not come to order. The ordinance was adopted to allow for public input and to facilitate city business without disruption of the meeting. The Mayor, as presiding officer, has the authority to run the meeting. This includes the authority to issue warnings, call for recesses or even clear the Council Chamber in the event of disruptive behavior, such as applause or heckling. Applause is appropriate for items listed under the Presentation portion of the agenda only. Attendees should remain
seated during the meeting. Persons needing to stand are requested to step outside the City Council Chambers where video and audio of the meeting are playing.
PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING:
To submit a comment in writing, email [email protected] and write the item number and/or title of the item in the subject line. Oral comments will also be accepted by leaving a message at 760-643- 2815. Please include your name and the spelling, as well as the item number or title of the item you wish to speak about.
All comments received by 2:00 pm will be emailed (voice messages will be summarized) to the City Council members and included as an “Add to Packet” on the City’s website prior to the meeting. Please note, comments will not be read at the meeting.
MATERIALS: Documents or exhibits submitted to the governing bodies will be accepted at their discretion, become public record, and will not be returned. Multimedia presentations must be pre-screened by staff prior to the meeting and will only be televised in connection with a specific item on the agenda. No visual materials may be televised during the Oral Communications portion of the Agenda.
COUNCIL ACTION: Action may be taken on any item listed on the agenda, including discussion items, unless otherwise stated in the description of the item.
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This agenda, related staff reports, and any correspondence received as addenda are available on the City’s web site, cityofvista.com, and in the City Clerk’s Office, 200 Civic Center Drive. The meeting may be watched live via web stream, Meeting Video; archived meetings are also available.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JOHN FRANKLIN, MAYOR
CORINNA CONTRERAS, DEPUTY MAYOR JOE GREEN, COUNCIL MEMBER KATIE MELENDEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER DAN O’DONNELL, COUNCIL MEMBER
The City Council also serves as the governing body of the Buena Sanitation District (BSD), the Community Development Commission (CDC), the Successor Agency to the Vista Redevelopment Agency (SA), and the Joint Powers Financing Authority (JPFA).
1 CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – City Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION
Matters scheduled for Closed Session discussion at Regular Meetings of the governing bodies are identified on a supplemental agenda.
CS. Reports on action taken in Closed Session
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION
BROWN ACT NOTICE OF SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATION
P1. Letter of Appreciation to Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream
P2. Letters of Appreciation for members of Guerrer@s en Acción por un Vista Limpio (Warriors in Action for a Clean Vista)
P3. Proclamation declaring September 15, 2023 – October 15, 2023 to be “National Hispanic Heritage Month in the City of Vista”
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Any member of the public may address the governing bodies once on agency-related matters that are not on the agenda by submitting a “Request to Speak” slip to the Clerk/Secretary. The number of speakers that will be heard during this segment is limited to the first ten speakers submitting speaker slips; any remaining speakers will be provided an opportunity to address the governing body near the end of the meeting during the second Oral Communications item.
Please see the Cover Sheet for instructions for public comment during the meeting.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The recommendations on the following Consent Calendar will be enacted in one motion unless an item is removed from the Calendar. Any member of the public may remove an item by submitting a request to speak card to the Clerk/Secretary. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered immediately following adoption of the Calendar.
C1. Check Register (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the July 2023 check register.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
2 C2. Approval of Minutes (CC/CDC/BSD/SA)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of the following meeting minutes:
September 7, 2023 Workshop (CC)
September 12, 2023 Consolidated Meeting (CC/CDC/BSD/SA) September 12, 2023 Emergency Meeting (CC)
September 13, 2023 Special Meeting (CC)
C3. Treasurer’s Cash Report for the Month Ending June 30, 2023 (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file Treasurer’s Cash Report for the month ending June 30, 2023.
C4. Third Amendment to the Agreement with Aztec Landscaping, Inc. for Weed Abatement and Waste Removal Services (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving the third amendment to the agreement with Aztec
Landscaping, Inc. for weed abatement and waste
removal services.
C5. Purchase Power Lift Gurneys (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2023- , approving the purchase of eight Power-Pro 2 powered
ambulance cots from Stryker Corporation and amending
the Fiscal Year 2023/24 and 2024/25 Operating Budget.
C6. Funding for Transportation Mobility Projects (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Years 2023/24 and 2024/25,
and amending the Capital Project Budget for Fiscal
Years 2022/23 and 2023/24.
C7. Amend City Council Policy 600-10, Procedures for Establishing Just Compensation for the Purchase by Negotiation of Real Property (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , amending City Council Policy 600-10, Procedures for Establishing Just Compensation for the Purchase by Negotiation of
Real Property.
C8. Increase City Manager and Risk Manager Settlement Authority (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , granting settlement authority to the City Manager and Risk
Manager (increasing amount).
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
3 C9. Application to the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities and Application for the California Department of Aging, Local Aging & Disability Action Planning Grant (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving the submittal of an application to include a Letter of
Commitment signed by the Mayor to become part of
the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and
Communities.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution 2023- , approving the California Department of Aging, Local Aging &
Disability Action Planning Grant application
submittal.
C10. Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant MOU with SANDAG (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving a Memorandum of Understanding with SANDAG for the
Safe Streets and Roads for All grant reimbursement.
C11. Appointment to Fill Unscheduled Vacancy on the Traffic Commission (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Confirm Councilmember Green’s recommendation to fill and unscheduled vacancy on the Traffic Commission.
DISCUSSION
D1. Interfaith Community Services Agreement for Shelter Beds (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving an agreement with Interfaith Community Services, Inc. to
provide shelter beds to address homelessness in Vista.
D2. Master Lease and Request for Proposals for Buena Creek Navigation Center RFP (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Discuss the request for proposals for Buena Creek Navigation Center Operator Services.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving a master lease and request for proposals for the
Buena Creek Navigation Center.
3. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , amending
the Operating Budget for Fiscal Years 2023/2024
and 2024/25.
D3. Traffic Signal at S. Melrose Drive and Dawson Drive (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss the construction of a traffic signal at the intersection of S. Melrose Drive and Dawson Drive and
provide direction to staff.
D4. Environmental Commission (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss the formation of an Environmental Commission and provide direction to staff.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
4 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Any member of the public that has not already spoken under the earlier Oral Communications Item may address the governing bodies on agency-related matters that are not on the agenda by submitting a “Request to Speak” slip to the Clerk/Secretary.
REMARKS
Reports and comments from members of the governing bodies and City officials.
ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATION
I, Kathy Valdez, City Clerk of the Chartered City of Vista, Clerk of the Board of the Buena Sanitation District, Secretary of the Vista Community Development Commission, and Secretary of the Successor Agency to the Vista Redevelopment Agency hereby certify that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City of Vista web site, cityofvista.com, at the Vista Civic Center, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California, delivered to the members of the governing agencies, and made available to the press on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at approximately 4:30 p.m.
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Kathy Valdez, City Clerk/Clerk of the Board, Commission & Successor Agency Secretary