VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC)
CITY OF VISTA
WORKSHOP MEETING MINUTES
NOVEMBER 6, 2025
The November 6, 2025, Workshop Meeting of the City Council of the Chartered City of Vista, was called to order by Mayor Franklin at 5:30 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, Jeff Fox
DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT
John Conley City Manager
Walter Chung City Attorney
Kallison Leahy Assistant City Clerk
Joe Vacca Community Development Director
Greg Mayer Engineering Director
Mike Sylvia Finance Director
Chris Mitchell Information Technology Director
Chris Arce Public Works Director
Rob Anderson Operations Manager
Joshua Sino Cruz Assistant to the City Manager
Angela Baggett Management Analyst – Grants Writer
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember O’Donnell led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATION
P1. The Mayor and City Councilmembers presented a Letter of Appreciation to R&R Construction Company, Inc.
DISCUSSION
D1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM CAPITAL PROJECT OVERVIEW (CC) Mike Sylvia, Director of Finance, and Sara Taylor, Finance Manager, gave the presentation.
Sid Rothenberg gave suggestions for Senior Center improvements and is in support of the Luz Duran Park community center building.
The City Council and staff discussed the following:
• Councilmember Contreras expressed desire to move forward with Bobier Park design to submit for grant funding. She requested to add: Melrose Dr. corridor study from Vista Way to Bobier; look at traffic calming on East Dr., and add Cananea St to Safe Routes to School.
• Construction of new traffic lights on Melrose is scheduled to be completed in January 2026.
• Councilmember O’Donnell wants to be competitive and prioritize shovel-ready projects. • The City Councilmembers expressed support for expanding and improving parks throughout the City.
WORKSHOP MINUTES
NOVEMBER 6, 2025
2 ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Franklin adjourned the meeting at 6:28 p.m.
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Kathy Valdez, City Clerk