AGENDA
VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC)
SUCCESSOR AGENCY (SA)
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT (BSD)
CONSOLIDATED MEETING
MARCH 11, 2025
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 200 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, VISTA, CALIFORNIA
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Any other items on the agenda that the Council has not taken action on will be placed on a future agenda.
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This agenda, related staff reports, and any correspondence received as addenda are available on the City’s web site, vista.gov, and in the City Clerk’s Office, 200 Civic Center Drive. The meeting may be watched live via web stream,( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFP_f1V_3yJAEnwyDzizaw); archived meetings are also available.
MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
JOHN FRANKLIN, MAYOR
KATIE MELENDEZ, DEPUTY MAYOR CORINNA CONTRERAS, COUNCILMEMBER DAN O’DONNELL, COUNCILMEMBER JEFF FOX, COUNCILMEMBER
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
MARCH 11, 2025
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – City Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
BROWN ACT NOTICE OF SIMULTANEOUS MEETING COMPENSATION
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
P1. Proclamations recognizing local heroes.
P2. Proclamation declaring March 9-15, 2025 as “MS Awareness Week” 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. Gift Limit Establishment (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , establishing gift limitations in accordance with Chapter
2.33 of the Vista Municipal Code.
C2. Approval of Minutes (CC/CDC/BSD/SA)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of the following meeting minutes:
February 25, 2025 Consolidated Meeting (CC/CDC/BSD/SA)
February 19, 2025 Special Meeting (CC)
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
MARCH 11, 2025
2 C3. Accepting and Appropriating Encampment Resolution Funding, Round 3, Grant Funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development and Amending the Fiscal Year 2023/24 and 2024/25 Operating Budget (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , accepting Encampment Resolution Funding,
Round 3, grant funds from the California
Department of Housing and Community
Development.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Years
2023/24 and 2024/25.
C4. As-Needed Construction Management Services – Award of Contracts (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , awarding a contract to CJC Construction
Consulting, Inc. for as-needed construction
management services.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
awarding a contract to Dudek for as-needed
construction management services.
3. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
awarding a contract to Reddy Engineering
Services, Inc. for as-needed construction
management services.
4. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
awarding a contract to Valley CM, Inc. for as-
needed construction management services.
C5. Fiscal Year 2024/25 Second Quarter Financial Report (CC/BSD) RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2024/25 Second Quarter Financial Report.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
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.
2025- , 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.
C6. FY 2025 SHSP Grant Application (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , approving the submittal of the Fiscal Year 2025 California State
Homeland Security Program (SHSP) Grant
application.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
MARCH 11, 2025
3 C7. Appointments to Various City Commissions, Boards, and Committees (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Confirm Mayor Franklin’s recommendations for appointments to various commissions, boards, and
committees.
2. Confirm Deputy Mayor Melendez’s recommendations
for appointments to various commissions, boards,
and committees.
3. Confirm Councilmember Fox’s recommendation for
appointments to various commissions, boards, and
committees.
4. Confirm Councilmember Contreras’ recommendation
of appointment to fill an unscheduled vacancy on the
Senior Citizens Affairs Commission.
C8. Live Well San Diego Program Partnership with the County of San Diego (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , supporting a partnership with the County of San Diego for the Live Well San Diego program.
C9. State and Federal Community Project Funding (Earmarks and Specified Grants) – Supporting Resolution (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , authorizing and supporting the submission of priority City projects for state and federal funding consideration.
PUBLIC HEARING
PH1. Nuisance Abatement Hearing – 853 Crescent Dr. (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Open, conduct and close a public hearing regarding the property at 853 Crescent Dr. (APN 179-070-26-
00)
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , declaring that the property at 853 Crescent Dr. (APN 179-070-
26-00) constitutes a public nuisance and authorizing
the City Manager to abate the public nuisance.
DISCUSSION
D1. AVO Theater Advisory Stakeholder Committee Recommendation (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the recommendation of the AVO Theater Advisory Stakeholder Committee and provide direction to staff.
D2. Speed Limit Updates in Council Districts 2 and 4 (CC) RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide direction on updating speed limits for City Council District 2 and District 4.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
MARCH 11, 2025
4 D3. Approval of Operator Services with Urban Street Angels for Transition Age Youth Transitional Housing Program (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , approving an agreement with Urban Street Angels, Inc. to operate
a Transition Age Youth Transitional Housing Program.
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, March 5, 2025, at approximately 2:15 p.m.
______________________________________________ Kathy Valdez, City Clerk/Clerk of the Board, Commission & Successor Agency Secretary