AGENDA
VISTA CITY COUNCIL (CC)
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (CDC)
SUCCESSOR AGENCY (SA)
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT (BSD)
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY (JPFA)
CONSOLIDATED MEETING
DECEMBER 9, 2025
5:30 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 200 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE, VISTA, CALIFORNIA
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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
DECEMBER 9, 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. Proclamation declaring December 10, 2025, as “Eric Weirather Day” 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. Check Register (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the October 2025 check register.
C2. Approval of Minutes (CC/CDC/BSD/SA)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of the following meeting minutes:
November 6, 2025 Workshop Meeting (CC)
November 12, 2025 Consolidated Meeting (CC/CDC/BSD/SA)
November 18, 2025 Special Meeting (CC)
C3.
Treasurer’s Cash Report for the Month Ending September 30, 2025 (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file attached Treasurer’s Cash Report for the month ending September 30, 2025.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 9, 2025
2 C4. Adopt City Council Meeting Dates for 2026 (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , setting regular meeting dates for 2026.
C5. 2026 Local Appointments List (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to post a notice of scheduled vacancies for 2026 – the Local Appointments List – with an
application deadline of February 9, 2026 and a deadline of April 27, 2026, for youth appointments.
C6. Commission Recommendations (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive recommendations from City Commissions/ Committees/Boards.
C7. All-Way Stop at the Intersection of N. Citrus Avenue and E. Indian Rock Road (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , establishing an all-way stop at the intersection of N. Citrus Avenue and E. Indian Rock Road.
C8. All-Way Stop at the Intersection of Plumosa Avenue and Lynn Way (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- , establishing an all-way stop at the intersection of Plumosa Avenue
and Lynn Way.
C9. Special Counsel Legal Services Agreement with Meyers Nave – Second Amendment (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , approving the second amendment to the Special Counsel Legal
Services Agreement with Meyers Nave.
C10. Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS 26-27 (SA)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt Successor Agency Resolution No. 2025 - , approving a Recognized Obligation Payment
Schedule (ROPS 26 -27) pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Section 34177 and taking certain
actions in connection therewith.
2. Adopt Successor Agency Resolution No. 2025- ,
approving the Administrative Budget pursuant to
Health and Safety Code Section 34177 and taking
certain actions in connection therewith.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 9, 2025
3 C11. As-Needed Professional Engineering, Aquatic Design and Construction Support Services for the Wave Waterpark – Award of Contracts (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , approving a contract with Dahlin Group, Inc. for as-
needed professional engineering, aquatic design
and construction support services for the Wave
Waterpark.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
approving a contract with Kimley -Horn and
Associates, Inc. for as -needed professional
engineering, aquatic design and construction
support services for the Wave Waterpark.
C12. As-Needed Professional Geotechnical Engineering, Material Testing, and Construction Inspection Services – Award of Contract (CC/BSD)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 3. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , approving a contract with Fenagh, Inc. for as -
needed professional geotechnical engineering,
material testing, and construction inspection
services.
4. Adopt Buena Sanitation District Resolution No.
2025- , approving a contract with Fenagh, Inc. for
as-needed professional geotechnical engineering,
material testing, and construction inspection
services.
5. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
approving a contract with Geocon Incorporated for
as-needed professional geotechnical engineering,
material testing, and construction inspection
services.
6. Adopt Buena Sanitation District Resolution No.
2025- , approving a contract with Geocon
Incorporated for as -needed professional
geotechnical engineering, material testing, and
construction inspection services.
7. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
approving a contract with GeoSoils, Inc. for as -
needed professional geotechnical engineering,
material testing, and construction inspection
services.
8. Adopt Buena Sanitation District Resolution No.
2025- , approving a contract with GeoSoils, Inc. for
as-needed professional geotechnical engineering,
material testing, and construction inspection
services.
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 9, 2025
4 C13. Agreement with Deeb Construction, Inc. for City of Vista Park Restroom Renovation Project (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , approving the Agreement with Deeb Construction
Inc. for City of Vista Park Restroom Renovation
Project.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Years
2025/26 and 2026/27.
C14. Appointments to Fill Unscheduled Vacancies (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Confirm the Mayor’s recommendations to fill unscheduled vacancies on the Senior Citizens Affairs
Commission and the Planning Commission.
C15. Fiscal Year 2025/26 First Quarter Financial Report (CC/BSD)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025/26 First Quarter Financial Report.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Years
2025/26 and 2026/27, 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 2025/26 and 2026/27, and amending the
Capital Project Budget for Fiscal Years 2024/25 and
2025/26.
4. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
amending the City -Wide Classification and
Compensation Index, and repealing the provisions
of any resolutions in conflict herewith.
C16. Settlement of the Workers’ Compensation Claim of James Williams (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , authorizing settlement of the Workers’ Compensation Claim of
James Williams.
C17. Agreement with Townspeople for Vista Shared Housing Expansion (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , approving an agreement with Townspeople to
administer the Vista Shared Housing Expansion
services (VSHE).
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025- ,
amending the Operating Budget for Fiscal Years
2025/26 and 2026/27
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 9, 2025
5 PUBLIC HEARINGS
PH1. Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity for the Acquisition of Certain Property Interests for the Off-Site Improvement of Vista Grande Drive as a Condition of Approval of 2277 Vista Grande Drive (CC)
SCHEDULING NOTE
This public hearing was originally scheduled for November 12, 2025. At the November 12, 2025 Council meeting, the public was informed that the public hearing would be continued to December 9, 2025 to allow the parties time to formalize a resolution the parties had reached in principle. This public hearing will not go forward if the parties have formally resolved this matter prior to the start of the December 9, 2025 Council meeting. If that occurs, the public will be informed at the beginning of the Council meeting that this item has been removed from the agenda.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Open, conduct, and close a public hearing to consider the adoption of a Resolution of Necessity
for the acquisition of certain property interests for the off-
site improvement of Vista Grande Drive as a
condition of approval of 2277 Vista Grande Drive.
2. Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - ,
Resolution of Necessity for the acquisition of certain
property interests for the off -
site improvement of
Vista Grande Drive as a condition of approval of
2277 Vista Grande Drive (Assessor Parcel No. 171-
100-48).
DISCUSSION
D1. Parks & Recreation Master Plan – Final Draft (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the Parks & Recreation Master Plan.
D2. Appointment of Deputy Mayor (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint a Deputy Mayor for a one-year term.
D3. Appointments of Officials to Boards and Committees (CC/BSD)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Adopt the following resolutions of appointment:
a. City Council Resolution No. 2025- , 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. 2025- , appointing
a representative and an alternate representative
to the Board of Directors of the Regional Solid
Waste Association (RSWA);
c. City Council Resolution No. 2025- , appointing
a representative and an alternate representative
to the Board of Directors of the North County
Dispatch Joint Powers Agency (North Comm);
(Recommended Action continued on following page)
CONSOLIDATED AGENDA
DECEMBER 9, 2025
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d. City Council Resolution No. 2025- , appointing
a representative and alternate representatives
to the Board of Directors of the California Joint
Powers Insurance Authority (JPIA);
e. City Council Resolution No. 2025- , appointing
a representative and an alternate representative
to the Board of Directors of the Clean Energy
Alliance (CEA);
f. City Council Resolution No. 2025- , appointing
two representatives and two alternate
representatives to the Board of Directors of the
Encina Wastewater Authority; and
g. Buena Sanitation District Resolution No. 2025- ,
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. 2025- , 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.
D4. Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act (H.R. 2862) Support Resolution (CC)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2025 - , supporting the Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
(H.R. 2862).
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, 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 Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at approximately 12:30 p.m.
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Kathy Valdez, City Clerk/Clerk of the Board, Commission & Successor Agency Secretary