ACTION:
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Clerk/Secretary
Department: City Manager Item No: D4
Prepared by: John Conley, City Manager Meeting Date: February 24, 2026 Approved by: John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Discussion SUBJ
ECT: LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR STUDENT TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO MISSION VISTA
HIGH SCHOOL
RECO
MMENDATION: Discuss a letter of support for student transportation options to Mission Vista High School, and provide direction to staff.
CORRE
LATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: This item is related to but does not directly correspond to the following goal: Traffic: Continue to enhance mobility safety, improve the flow of traffic for all forms of travel, reduce congestion, and improve our roads and sidewalks.
PRI
OR ACTION: None.
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: Councilmember Contreras requested the City Manager place a discussion item on an upcoming agenda to discuss a letter of support for student transportation options to Mission Vista High School (MVHS).
The MVHS campus is located in Oceanside at the intersection of State Route 76 (SR-76) and Melrose Drive, approximately 2.5 miles north of the city boundary. Vista Unified School District (VUSD) currently operates three buses for student transportation to and from MVHS. The VUSD bus schedule for MVHS is attached as Exhibit 1.
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th County Transit District (NCTD) currently operates bus service between the Vista Transit Center and the Oceanside Transit Center via Route 303, with the nearest stop to MVHS at Town Center North, located at the intersection of SR -76 and College Boulevard, approximately 2.8 miles west of the MVHS campus.
NCTD also operates bus service between the Vista Transit Center and Fallbrook via Route 306, with the nearest stop to MVHS at E. Vista Way and Hutchison Street, approximately 2.4 miles east of the MVHS campus.
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SCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this discussion item.
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HIBITS:
1. VUSD Bus Schedule for Mission Vista High School
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
Directed staff to prepare a letter of support to Vista Unified School District and North County Transit District for expanded student transportation to Mission Vista High School and to submit letters to SANDAG, County, State, and Federal representatives in support of funding for this purpose. Vote: 4-0 (O'Donnell absent)