City Council

City Council Chambers 6 PM

Agenda — 32 items

1. 1 Cell Phones: As a courtesy to others, please silence your cell phone or pager during the meeting and engage in conversations outside the Council Chambers. Americans with Disabilities Act: If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (760) 744 1050, ext. 3145. Notification 48 hours in advance will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Assisted listening devices are available for the hearing impaired. Please see the City Clerk if you wish to use this device. Public Comment: If you wish to address the City Council, please complete a “Request to Speak” form. Forms are located at the rear of the Council Chambers. Be sure to indicate which item number you wish to address. Comments are limited to THREE minutes, unless you meet the requirements of a formal or informal organization and have registered your organization with the City Clerk in advance. Speakers are asked to fill out a “Request to Speak” form and hand it to staff, although provision of a name, address, or other identifying information is optional. The Oral Communication segment of the agenda is for the purpose of allowing the public to address the City Council on any matter NOT listed on the agenda. Speakers are limited to one opportunity to address the Council under Oral Communications. The Oral Communication segment is split on the agenda and begins with a 15 minute timed segment during which the Council will hear as many speakers as possible. Upon the conclusion of the 15 minute timed segment, any remaining speakers will automatically be called during the continuation of the Oral Communication segment at the end of the agenda. Subject to very limited exceptions, the City Council is prohibited by state law from discussing or taking action on items NOT listed on the Agenda. However, they may refer the matter to staff for a future report and recommendation. If you wish to speak under “Oral Communications,” please complete a “Request to Speak” form as noted above in advance of the start of that portion of the meeting. Meeting Schedule and Broadcast Information: Regular City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers. City meetings are broadcast LIVE on San Marcos Community Television (SMTV) on Cox Channel 19, Time Warner Channel 24 and AT&T Channel 99. Meetings are also streamed live and archived online at www.san marcos.net. Agenda related writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet will be available for public inspection at the time of distribution in the City Clerk Department located on the second floor of City Hall, 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA during normal business hours. The same materials are also posted online at www.san marcos.net as time permits.
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3. 3 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:01
4. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 2:53
5. 5 INVOCATION - ▶ jump to 2:54
6. 6 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 3:26
7. 7 CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 4:02
8. 1. WAIVER OF TEXT. This item is to waive the reading of the text of all ordinances and resolutions introduced and adopted at this meeting. Ordinances and resolutions shall be introduced or adopted by title. 26-2764
9. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 26-2765
10. 3. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS 26-2766
11. 4. ACCEPT SPRINGDALE ESTATES RENT REVIEW PETITION AND SET HEARING BEFORE THE MOBILEHOME RENT REVIEW COMMISSION TO CONSIDER PROPOSED SPACE RENT INCREASE 26-2767
12. 5. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1575 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE AMENDING SAN MARCOS MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 17 (BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES) AND ADOPTING LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE 26-2774
13. 6. ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1576 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 14, CHAPTER 14.04 (HIGHWAYS AND TRAFFIC - APPLICATIONS, PERMITS, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS) AND TITLE 17, CHAPTER 17.32 (GRADING AND RELATED ACTIVITIES), OF THE SAN MARCOS MUNICIPAL CODE 26-2776
14. 7. ORDINANCE NOS. 2025-1572, 1573 & 1574 - SECOND READING OF AMENDMENTS TO THE UNIVERSITY DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN (UDSP), AN AMENDMENT TO THE HEART OF THE CITY SPECIFIC PLAN (HOCSP), AND A MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 20.400.180 TEXT AMENDMENT 26-2778
15. 8. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR) TMP-2357
16. 9. RESOLUTION NO. SA 2026-037 - APPROVING THE 26-27 RECOGNIZED OBLIGATION PAYMENTS SCHEDULE (ROPS) AND ADMINISTRATION BUDGET AS REQUIRED BY HEALTH & SAFETY CODE SECTION 34177 TMP-2356
17. 10. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-9532 - AUTHORIZING A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO FISCAL YEAR 25-26 OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE AWARDED 2025 SAFE SAN DIEGO GRANT FUNDS TMP-2378
18. 18 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ▶ jump to 5:08
19. 19 NEW BUSINESS
20. 11. APPOINTMENTS TO CITY BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS 26-2779 ▶ jump to 17:59
21. 21 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - CONTINUED ▶ jump to 73:48
22. 22 REPORTS (Including AB 1234 Reporting Requirements - GC 53232.3(d))
23. 22 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - CONTINUED ▶ jump to 74:44
24. 12. SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS REPORT (MAYOR JONES) 26-2768 ▶ jump to 81:01
25. 13. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES REPORT (COUNCILMEMBER MUSGROVE) 26-2769 ▶ jump to 81:02
26. 14. NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT REPORT (DEPUTY MAYOR SANNELLA) 26-2770 ▶ jump to 88:20
27. 15. NORTH COUNTY DISPATCH JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY REPORT (COUNCILMEMBER LEBLANG) 26-2771 ▶ jump to 88:21
28. 16. CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE REPORT (COUNCILMEMBER NUÑEZ) 26-2772 ▶ jump to 88:22
29. 17. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS VISITS 26-2773 ▶ jump to 88:23
30. 29 COUNCIL COMMENTARY ▶ jump to 94:05
31. 30 ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 96:38
32. 31 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss. CITY OF SAN MARCOS ) I, Phillip Scollick, City Clerk of the City of San Marcos, hereby certify that I caused the posting of this agenda in the glass display case at the north entrance of City Hall and on the City's website on January 9, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Date: January 9, 2026 Phillip Scollick, City Clerk