AGENDA
VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC)
SUCCESSOR AGENCY (SA)
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT (BSD)
CONSOLIDATED MEETING
DECEMBER 10, 2024
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 200 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, VISTA, CALIFORNIA
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This agenda, related staff reports, and any correspondence received as addenda are available on the City’s web site, cityofvista.gov, 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
KATIE MELENDEZ, DEPUTY MAYOR JOE GREEN, COUNCIL MEMBER CORINNA CONTRERAS, 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
DECEMBER 10, 2024
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – City Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
PRESENTATIONS
P1. Recognition of outgoing Councilmember Joe Green.
P2. Results of the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , declaring the results of the November 5, 2024, General
Municipal Election.
P3. Oaths of Office
RECESS
P4. Proclamation declaring January 3, 2025 as “Jack and Sharon Larimer Day” in the City of Vista.
P5. Proclamation recognizing local heroes.
BROWN ACT NOTICE OF SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 10, 2024
2 C1. Check Register (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the October 2024 check register.
C2. Approval of Minutes (CC/CDC/BSD/SA)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of the following meeting minutes:
November 7, 2024 Workshop Meeting (CC)
November 12, 2024 Consolidated Meeting (CC/CDC/BSD/SA)
November 20, 2024 Special Meeting (CC)
C3. Treasurer’s Cash Report for the Month Ending September 30, 2024 (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the Treasurer’s Cash Report for the month ending October 31, 2024.
C4. Adopt City Council Meeting Dates for 2025 (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , setting regular meeting dates for 2025.
C5. 2025 Local Appointments List (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to post a notice of scheduled vacancies for 2025 – the Local Appointments List – with an
application deadline of February 7, 2025 and a
deadline of April 24, 2025 for youth applicants.
C6. Appointment to Fill Unscheduled Vacancy on the Central Vista Business Improvement District Advisory Board (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Confirm Mayor Franklin’s recommendation to fill an unscheduled vacancy on the Central Vista Business
Improvement District Advisory Board.
C7. University Resident Theatre Association, Inc. Contract (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , approving and executing a contract between the City of Vista and
University Resident Theatre Association, Inc. for
paymaster services for member of Actors’ Equity
Association.
C8. Settlement of Workers’ Compensation Claim (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , authorizing Settlement of the Workers’ Compensation Claim of
Brent Nogle.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 10, 2024
3 C9. CIP Nos. 8375, 8376 & 8377 Three Traffic Signals Project – Design/Build Agreement Award (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , approving an agreement with DBX, Inc. for design/build services
for the Three Traffic Signals Project (CIP Nos. 8375,
8376 & 8377).
C10. CIP No. 8902 – City-Wide Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Project – First Amendment to the Agreement with PAR Western Line Contractors, LLC (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , approving the first amendment to the agreement with PAR
Western Line Contractors, LLC for design/build
services for the City-Wide Electric Vehicle Charging
Stations Project (CIP No. 8902).
C11. Amendment to City Council Policy 700-12 Bond Issuance and Debt Incurrence and Approval Financing Team (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , amending City Council Policy 700-12, Bond Issuance and Debt
Incurrence, and authorization of a Bond Financing
Team.
C12. Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 25-26) (SA)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt Successor Agency Resolution No. 2024- , approving a Recognized Obligation Payment
Schedule (ROPS 25-26) pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Section 34177 and taking certain
actions in connection therewith.
2. Adopt Successor Agency Resolution No. 2024- ,
approving the Administrative Budget pursuant to
Health and Safety Code Section 34177 and taking
certain actions in connection therewith.
C13. Submittal of an Application for the Cannabis Equity Grant Program for Local Jurisdiction (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , authorizing the submittal of an application for State of California Cannabis Equity Grants Program for Local
Jurisdictions.
C14. Summary Vacation of a Highway Slope Easement at APN 166-053-21 & 24 (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- , authorizing and approving the summary vacation of a highway
slope easement at APN 166-053-21 & 24.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 10, 2024
4 C15. Fiscal Year 2024/25 First Quarter Financial Report (CC/BSD)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024/25 First Quarter Financial Report
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- ,
amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Years
2023/24 and 2024/25, and amending the Capital
Project Budget for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and
2025/26.
3. Adopt Buena Sanitation District Resolution No.
2024- , amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal
Years 2023/24 and 2024/25.
4. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- ,
amending the City-Wide Classification and
Compensation Index, and repealing the provisions
of any resolutions in conflict herewith.
PUBLIC HEARING
PH1. Amending Chapter 10.68 of the Vista Municipal Code Related to the Use and Operation of Bicycles in the City (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Open, conduct, and close a public hearing to receive testimony regarding amending Chapter
10.68 of the Vista Municipal Code related to the use
and operation of bicycles in the City.
2. Introduce and adopt City Council Ordinance No.
2024- , entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council
of the Chartered City of Vista, California, Amending
Chapter 10.68 of the Vista Municipal Code Related
to the Use and Operation of Bicycles in the City.”
PH2. Code Amendment to Off-Site Parking Requirements for One-Family Dwellings ≤ 1,600 Square Feet In Size (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Open, conduct, and close a public hearing to receive testimony regarding the Development
Code Amendment to Chapter 18.54 Off-Site
Parking, to update off-street parking requirements
for new construction of one-family dwellings that
are ≤ 1,600 square feet on individual lots (P24-
0334).
2. Introduce and adopt City Council Ordinance No.
2024- , entitled “An Ordinance of the City Council
of the Chartered City of Vista, California, Amending
Chapter 18.54 of the Vista Development Code to
Update Off-Street Parking Requirements for New
Construction of One-Family Dwellings ≤ 1,600
Square Feet.”
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 10, 2024
5 PH3. Emergency Medical Services Fees (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Open, conduct, and close a public hearing to receive testimony regarding the adoption of
emergency medical services fees.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2024- ,
amending the Emergency Medical Services Fees
schedule.
DISCUSSION
D1. Appointments of Officials to Boards and Committees (CC/BSD)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt the following resolutions of appointment:
a. City Council Resolution No. 2024- , appointing
a representative and an alternate representative
to the Board of Directors of the North San Diego
County Transit District Board (NCTD);
b. City Council Resolution No. 2024- , appointing
a representative and an alternate representative
to the Board of Directors of the Regional Solid
Waste Association (RSWA);
c. City Council Resolution No. 2024- , appointing
a representative and an alternate representative
to the Board of Directors of the North County
Dispatch Joint Powers Agency (North Comm);
d. City Council Resolution No. 2024- , appointing
a representative and alternate representatives
to the Board of Directors of the California Joint
Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA);
e. City Council Resolution No. 2024- , appointing
a representative and an alternate representative
to the Board of Directors of the Clean Energy
Alliance (CEA);
f. City Council Resolution No. 2024- , appointing
two representatives and two alternate
representatives to the Board of Directors of the
Encina Wastewater Authority; and
g. Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2024-
appointing two representatives and two alternate
representatives to the Board of Directors of the
Encina Wastewater Authority.
2. Confirm the Mayor’s appointments to the agencies
not listed above, but shown on Exhibit 1.
3. Discuss recommendations for appoint to the Board
of Directors of the San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG) and adopt City Council
Resolution No. 2024- , appointing a representative
and first and second alternate representatives to the
Board of Directors of SANDAG.
4. Direct staff to post the changes on the website on
California Fair Political Practices Commission
(FPPC) Form 806 in compliance with FPPC
Regulation 18705.5.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 10, 2024
6 D2. Appointment of Deputy Mayor (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint a Deputy Mayor for a one-year term.
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.gov, 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, December 4, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m.
______________________________________________ Kathy Valdez, City Clerk/Clerk of the Board, Commission & Successor Agency Secretary