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Agenda — 37 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 ADA Coordinator at (760) 744-1050. 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. 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 the City’s YouTube Channel, 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.sanmarcosca.gov. 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.sanmarcosca.gov as time permits. 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. 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. Provide in-person comments - Please fill out a public comment card and turn it in to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of public comment for the item you wish to speak to. Provide written comments - Email comments to cityclerk@sanmarcosca.gov. Comments received by 12 p.m. the day of the meeting will be shared with the City Council prior to the meeting. When e-mailing comments, please identify in the subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate. All comments received will be included as part of the official record. Written comments will not be read out loud. Provide virtual comments via Zoom - Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 839 0833 0857 Passcode: 92069 Raise your hand when the Clerk calls for speakers for the item you wish to comment on. Unmute yourself when called on by the Clerk. By phone: Call: +1-669-900-6833 and enter Meeting ID: 839 0833 0857 followed by #. Press # for Participant ID. Enter passcode: 92069 followed by #. Press *9 when the Clerk calls for speakers for the item you wish to comment on. The Clerk will then call on the last four numbers of your telephone number. Press *6 to unmute yourself to speak. Spanish captions are available via the Zoom meeting application. See Meeting Participation tab at https://www.sanmarcosca.gov/City-Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings for detailed directions.
2. 2 PAGE BREAK
3. 3 CALL TO ORDER
4. 4 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. 5 INVOCATION -
6. 6 ROLL CALL
7. 7 PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
8. 8 A. SMILE Award- Councilmember Nunez
9. 9 B. San Marcos All-Star Baseball 7U World Series Team Recognition
10. 10 C. National Suicide Prevention Week Proclamation
11. 11 D. Escondido Creek Conservancy 35th Anniversary Proclamation
12. 12 CONSENT CALENDAR
13. 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. 26-2943
14. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 26-2944
15. 3. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS 26-2945
16. 4. 2026 LOCAL AGENCY BIENNIAL NOTICE FOR THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE 26-2952
17. 5. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-9653 - EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS PURSUANT TO COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT POLICY, EVENT TICKET APPROVAL 26-2941
18. 6. RESOLUTION NOS. 2026-9654 & 2026-9655 - SUMMARY VACATION OF MAP 806 PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR AN UNNAMED ROAD WITHIN NORTH CITY WEST PROJECT TSM24-0004, DECLARATION THAT VACATED PROPERTY IS EXEMPT FROM SURPLUS LAND ACT REQUIREMENTS, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY TO SEEK CONCURRENCE AS TO EXEMPT STATUS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPLEMENT A TRANSFER OF SUCH PROPERTY FOR CONSIDERATION CONTINGENT ON RECEIPT OF SUCH CONCURRENCE TMP-2503
19. 7. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-9656 - ADOPTION OF THE DISCOVERY STREET LEVEE SYSTEM EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN TMP-2506
20. 8. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-9657 - DELEGATING TO AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE, FINALIZE, AND EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS FOR THE 2026 SURFACE SEAL PROJECT (CIP# ST011-2) TMP-2507
21. 9. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-9658 - REPEALING RESOLUTIONS 2002-5865 AND 2022-9034 RELATING TO SAN MARCOS BOULEVARD RIGHT-OF-WAY CONSTRUCTION AND EXCAVATION WORKING HOURS AND ASSOCIATED WAIVER PROCESS TMP-2511
22. 22 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
23. 23 PUBLIC HEARINGS
24. 10. ORDINANCE NO. 2026-1582 - ADDING CHAPTER 20.270 TO THE SAN MARCOS MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO ESTABLISH A SENIOR MOBILEHOME PARK OVERLAY ZONE OVER SEVEN EXISTING NON-RESIDENT-OWNED SENIOR MOBILEHOME PARKS IN SAN MARCOS TMP-2505
25. 11. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-9652 - APPEAL (AA26-0004) OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY MANAGER (ADM 26-5226), WHICH DETERMINED THE DRAFT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (ND26-007) FOR THE LANIKAI SENIOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO BE INCOMPLETE AND UNABLE TO BE CIRCULATED. TMP-2512
26. 26 NEW BUSINESS
27. 12. DISCUSSION OF THE FUTURE OF THE SAN MARCOS HOLIDAY PARADE, INCLUDING WHETHER THE CITY SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ORGANIZING AND PRODUCING THE EVENT, AS REQUESTED BY COUNCILMEMBERS LEBLANG AND MUSGROVE TMP-2509
28. 28 REPORTS (Including AB 1234 Reporting Requirements - GC 53232.3(d))
29. 13. SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS REPORT (MAYOR JONES) 26-2946
30. 14. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES REPORT (COUNCILMEMBER MUSGROVE) 26-2947
31. 15. NORTH COUNTY TRANSIT DISTRICT REPORT (DEPUTY MAYOR SANNELLA) 26-2948
32. 16. NORTH COUNTY DISPATCH JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY REPORT (COUNCILMEMBER LEBLANG) 26-2949
33. 17. CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE REPORT (COUNCILMEMBER NUÑEZ) 26-2950
34. 18. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS VISITS 26-2951
35. 35 COUNCIL COMMENTARY
36. 36 ADJOURNMENT
37. 37 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 September 4, 2026, 5:30 p.m. Date: September 4, 2026 Phillip Scollick, City Clerk

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