VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC)
CITY OF VISTA
WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES
OCTOBER 3, 2024
The October 3, 2024, Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, was called to order by Mayor Franklin at 5:37 pm in the City Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT
Mayor John Franklin, Deputy Mayor Katie Melendez
Corinna Contreras, Dan O’Donnell
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT
Joe Green
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT
John Conley City Manager
Walter Chung City Attorney
Kathy Valdez City Clerk
Imelda Huerta Assistant City Manager
Greg Mayer Director of Engineering
Joe Vacca Director of Community Development
Chris Arce Director of Public Works
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember O’Donnell led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS
P1. The Mayor and City Councilmembers presented a Proclamation to Maria Trinidad and Vista Community Clinic, Clinic Manager Edith Ortiz declaring October 2024 as “Breast Cancer Awareness Month” in the City of Vista.
DISCUSSION
D1. CLIMATE ACTION PLAN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE (CC)
Josh Sino Cruz, Assistant to the City Manager, introduced the item. Cassidy McCarthy, Climate Action Plan Program Administrator, gave staff’s presentation.
Joe Houde outlined desired CAP goals and opined that the previous CAP did not address certain issues.
The City Council and staff discussed the following:
• Request for social media team to send out information on EDCO’s Organic Recycling Program.
• No organic waste bins currently at City facilities but working on a program to implement. • Second letter to businesses educating on the Styrofoam ban to go out in next couple of months.
• SANDAG Inland Rail Trail completion date is estimated to be in 2028. • Protected Bike Lanes project to start in late November/early December 2024. • City fleet conversion to electric vehicles is achievable and on target to reach goal. Will
WORKSHOP MINUTES
OCTOBER 3, 2024
2 need to work with Public Works, Engineering, and contractors to plan for adequate charging stations to power fleet.
•2025 Building Code is expected to have a higher threshold requiring EV charging stations in new multi-family developments. Councilmember Contreras requested a report on the City’s requirements for EV charging stations in January 2025. •CIP 8902 will include installation of e-bike charging stations. •Request for Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program; include Safe Routes to School efforts in plan.
•Current Bicycle Master Plan has goal as Class II bike lanes, request for Class I and/or Class IV and to apply for grant funding for Master Plan; review Bicycle Master Plan before next CAP update.
•Request for food recovery program to be include in the CAP. Staff reported that SB 1383 sets food recovery targets and staff is currently working to achieve targets. •Request for assessment of inequities of tree canopy across districts and transportation corridors.
•Building electrification and de-carbonization to be implemented on municipal buildings; consider requiring on any developments that receive City funding. •Look at a shared e-bike pilot program, Master Trail Plan, and more Cyclovia events (look at various sizes of events).
•Pollinator plants are included in the City’s Residential Tree Giveaway Program. •Request for staff to reach out to the various homeowner associations in the City to raise awareness of the Tree Giveaway Program; promote program at public events •Grant funding for Integrated Pest Management Program has been awarded but not yet funded.
•Staff recently met with Clean Energy Alliance to evaluate City owned sites for solar microgrids and/or energy storage. Sites have been identified for future various projects, but staff will work with Engineering to collaborate on adding microgrids and/or storage. •Issues with EV charging stations not working. Chargers are maintained by the contractor.
Future EV charging stations will be installed by a different vendor.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Franklin adjourned the meeting at 7:07 pm.
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Kathy Valdez, City Clerk