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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-101
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A SMALLER SCALE PROJECT WITH LIMITED
IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CARLSBAD BOULEVARD AND TAMARACK
AVENUE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined that it is necessary,
desirable and in the public interest to make improvements to the Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack
Avenue intersection, Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, Project No. 6058, or Project; and
WHEREAS, a smaller scale project with limited improvements at the intersection of Carlsbad
Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue as a part of this Project would enhance coastal access, and improve
walking and biking infrastructure along Carlsbad’s coastline; and
WHEREAS, the Project team has completed conceptual design options, traffic technical studies,
and is ready to move forward with completing the environmental review, permitting and final
engineering for the Project; and
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-206, approving the
conceptual design of the Project, which includes a roundabout at the intersection of Carlsbad
Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue, pedestrian safety improvements, and widening the sidewalk on the
bridge over the Agua Hedionda Lagoon inlet; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also authorized staff to proceed with the next steps with the
roundabout option of the Project and directed staff to return with performance data on another coastal
roundabout at the intersection of Carlsbad Boulevard and Cannon Road before seeking the City Council
approval for construction of the Project; and
WHEREAS, on Nov. 12, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-245, approving the
submittal of a request to the San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, to amend the grant
in the Active Transportation Grant Program to change the grant scope to remove the construction
phase from the grant funding and extend it for two years for the Project; and
WHEREAS, staff submitted the amendment request to SANDAG staff to change the grant scope
to remove the construction phase from the grant funding and extend it for two years to comply with
the City Council direction to postpone construction of the Project to a later date when additional data
related to the performance of the roundabout at Carlsbad Boulevard and Cannon Road intersection
can be obtained and evaluated; and
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WHEREAS, on Feb. 12, 2025, the SANDAG TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight
Committee, or ITOC, recommended that the SANDAG Board reject the city’s request because ITOC
members expressed concern that the city’s request was unrealistic due to too many uncertainties; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2025, the SANDAG Transportation Committee recommended that the
SANDAG Board reject the city’s request due to concerns about the progress to date and the absence of
funding to construct the Project, while some members expressed support for the roundabout in the
Project and noted its region-wide benefits; and
WHEREAS, on March 28, 2025, SANDAG pulled the item for the grant from the SANDAG Board
meeting agenda, to be scheduled at a later date; and
WHEREAS, on April 29, 2025, the City Council reviewed three options and selected Option 3,
which includes a smaller scale project with limited improvements at the intersection of Carlsbad
Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue as the preferred option, and authorized staff to move forward with
the environmental review, permitting and final engineering design of the Project; and
WHEREAS, no additional funding is needed at this time but staff will return with a request for
additional design funding if the SANDAG grant is not extended and at a future date for funding of the
construction phase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the proposed action to approve a preferred intersection design option is statutorily
exempt from environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 as it involves
only feasibility or planning studies, including consideration of environmental factors, for
possible future actions that have not been approved, adopted or funded. The proposed
action does not have a legally binding effect on any possible future discretionary action.
3. That the City Council approves a smaller scale project with limited improvements at the
Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue intersection as the preferred intersection
design option.
4. That staff are authorized to move forward with environmental review, permitting, and
final engineering for the selected design option of a smaller scale project with limited
intersection improvements for the Carlsbad Boulevard and Tamarack Avenue
Intersection Improvements Project, CIP Project No. 6058.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 29th day of April, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackurn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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