AGENDA
VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC)
SPECIAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 18, 2025
5:30 P.M.
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.
Meeting Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFP_f1V_3yJAEnwyDzizaw or go to cityofvista.com/City Hall/City Council Meetings/Watch Meetings
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85227999767?pwd=VEc0bCszbDhkUm5RRlVENlNvd0xuUT09
or via telephone at 1-669-900-6833
Webinar ID: 852 2799 9767 Password: 928585
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 and the item 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 once. All requests to speak on the item must be submitted before the City Council begins to discuss the item. Once the City Council begins to discuss the item, the public comment period for that item is closed.
In person - Fill out a speaker slip and give the speaker slip to the Clerk/Secretary.
Via Zoom - Join Zoom via desktop computer/cell phone app or telephone (see instructions above). If you would like to speak on the item, use the “Raise Hand” option on the desktop/phone app or press *9 on your telephone when instructed to do so. Members of the public will not be shown on video; they will be able to watch and listen and to speak when called upon.
YouTube - There is no opportunity to provide comments via livestream.
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 off icer, 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.
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.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE: If you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or as a person with limited English proficiency (LEP) under Executive Order 13166, please contact the Clerk/Secretary (760-643-5320) with requests for reasonable accommodation at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Assisted listening devices are available at this meeting. Ask the City Clerk if you would like to use one of our headphones.
Spanish interpretation is available for those attending the meeting in person.
Conforme la ley de estadounidenses discapacitados, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) o personas con el lengauaje de Ingles Limitado (LEP), si usted necesita ayuda especial para asistir a una de las reuniones de la Ciudad, comuniquese con la
Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal de la Ciudad al (760-643-5320) para pedirarreglos especiales y razonables por lo menos cuarenta y ocho horas antes de la reunion. Audifonos está accesible para usar durante estas reuniones solo tiene que pedir los a la Secretaria Municipal de la Ciudad.
Habrá interpretación en español para los que asistan a la reunión en persona.
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).
SPECIAL MEETING
NOVEMBER 18, 2025
5:30 P.M.
AT A SPECIAL MEETING, NO OPPORTUNITY IS PROVIDED TO SPEAK ON MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
Any member of the public may address the City Council concerning the item that has been described on the Special Meeting Agenda before or during consideration of that item.
CALL TO ORDER – City Council Chambers, 200 Civic Center Drive, Vista, California
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
DISCUSSION
D1. Community Safety and Due Process Resolution (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , related to community safety and due process and
either approve or deny.
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, vista. 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 Thursday, November 13, 2025, at approximately 9:00 a.m.
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Kathy Valdez, City Clerk/Clerk of the Board, Commission & Successor Agency Secretary