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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-06-24; City Council; Agendas (2) The City Council also sits as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, Public Financing Authority Board, Community Development Commission and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. When considering items presented to the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, each member receives an additional $100 per meeting (max $300/month). When considering items presented to the Community Development Commission each member receives an additional $75 per meeting (max $150/month). Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 Welcome to Your City Council Meeting We welcome your interest and involvement in the city’s legislative process. This agenda includes information about topics coming before the City Council and the action recommended by city staff. You can read about each topic in the staff reports, which are available on the city website and in the Office of the City Clerk. The City Clerk is also available to answer any questions you have about City Council meeting procedures. How to Watch In Person On TV Online City Council Chamber 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Watch the city’s cable channel Spectrum 24 and AT&T U-verse 99 Watch the livestream at carlsbadca.gov/watch How to Participate If you would like to provide comments to the City Council, please: • Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer. • Submit the form to the City Clerk before the item begins. • When it’s your turn, the City Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium. • For non-agenda public comment, speakers must confine their remarks to matters within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. • For public comment on agenda items, speakers must confine their remarks to the question or matter under consideration. • Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Mayor) changes that time. • You may not give your time to another person, but can create a group. A group must select a single speaker as long as three other members of your group are present. All forms must be submitted to the City Clerk before the item begins and will only be accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public comment at the beginning of the meeting). Group representatives have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding officer or the City Council. • Failure to comply with the rules for public participation is disruptive conduct. Continuing disruptive conduct after being asked by the presiding official to cease may result in removal from the meeting. Reasonable Accommodations Reasonable Accommodations Persons with a disability may request an agenda packet in appropriate alternative formats as required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Reasonable accommodations and auxiliary aids will be provided to effectively allow participation in the meeting. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-339-2821 (voice), 711 (free relay service for TTY users), 760-720-9461 (fax) or manager@carlsbadca.gov by noon on the Monday before the meeting to make arrangements. City staff will respond to requests by noon on Tuesday, the day of the meeting, and will seek to resolve requests before the start of the meeting in order to maximize accessibility. More information about City Council meeting procedures can be found at the end of this agenda and in the Carlsbad Municipal Code chapter 1.20. June 24, 2025, 5 p.m. June 24, 2025 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 5 p.m. ROLL CALL: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS: The City Council is serving as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors on Consent Calendar Item Nos. 2, 6 and 8. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Pro Tem Bhat-Patel led the Pledge of Allegiance APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None. PRESENTATIONS: Recognition of a donation from the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation PUBLIC REPORT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: City Attorney Cindie McMahon announced that there was no reportable action. PUBLIC COMMENT: The Brown Act allows any member of the public to comment on items not on the agenda, provided remarks are confined to matters within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. Please treat others with courtesy, civility, and respect. Members of the public may participate in the meeting by submitting comments as provided on the front page of this agenda. The City Council will receive comments as requested up to a total of 15 minutes in the beginning of the meeting. All other non-agenda public comments will be heard at the end of the meeting. In conformance with the Brown Act, no action can occur on these items. CONSENT CALENDAR: The items listed under Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion as listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Council votes on the motion unless members of the Council, the City Manager, or the public request specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. 1. DONATION FROM THE CARLSBAD LIBRARY & ARTS FOUNDATION – Adoption of a resolution accepting a donation of $235,116 from the Carlsbad Library & Arts Foundation to the City of Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural Arts Department. (Staff contact: Suzanne Smithson, Community Services) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-146 – 5/0. 2. QUITCLAIMING A WATER EASEMENT AND TRANSFERRING OWNERSHIP OF THE FACILITIES AT THE HOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS, PD 2020-0049, VAC 2021-0001 – 1) Adoption of a resolution of the City Council quitclaiming a water easement over a portion of Lot “J” of Rancho Agua Hedionda, Map No. 823 located at 3010 Tamarack Avenue, VAC 2021-0001 to the Carlsbad Unified School District; and 2) Adoption of a resolution of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors approving the transfer of ownership of the facilities within the quitclaimed easement located at 3010 Tamarack Avenue to the Carlsbad Unified School District. (Staff contact: Jason Geldert, Community Services) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-147; and Adopted Resolution No. 1774 – 5/0. June 24, 2025 Page 3 3. AGREEMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND A RELATED AMENDMENT TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER TO PROVIDE RAPID REHOUSING SERVICES – 1) Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement and related program documents with the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Continuum of Care Program for a renewable grant award amount of $1,124,280; and 2) Adoption of a resolution approving an amendment and extension to a professional services agreement with Community Resource Center to provide rapid re-housing assistance and case management services to assist individuals and households experiencing homelessness in the City of Carlsbad in an amount not to exceed $1,256,515. (Staff contact: Chris Shilling, Community Services) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-148; and Adopted Resolution No. 2025-149 – 5/0. 4. DECLARATION OF THE CITY-OWNED PARKING LOT PROPERTIES LOCATED AT THE SHOPPES AT CARLSBAD AS EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND – Adoption of a resolution declaring the city-owned parking lot properties located at The Shoppes at Carlsbad as exempt surplus land under California Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(J). (Staff contact: Curtis Jackson, Community Services) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-150 – 5/0. 5. DECLARATION OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS FOR THE HARDLINE HABITAT PRESERVE AREAS WITHIN THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK PROJECT – Adoption of a resolution authorizing execution of a declaration of restrictive covenants for the hardline habitat preserve areas within the Veterans Memorial Park project. (Staff contact: Nick Stupin, Community Services) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-151 – 5/0. 6. MASTER AGREEMENTS WITH CONSULTING FIRMS TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES – 1) Adoption of a City Council resolution approving 51 master agreements with consulting firms to provide professional services for an amount not to exceed $27,900,000; and 2) Adoption of a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution approving 25 master agreements with consulting firms to provide professional services for an amount not to exceed $15,100,000. (Staff contact: Megan Powers and Emily Hasagawa, Public Works) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-152; and Adopted Resolution No. 1775 – 5/0. 7. AGREEMENT WITH UTILIQUEST, LLC TO PERFORM DIGALERT MARK-OUT SERVICES FOR TRAFFIC SIGNALS – Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with Utiliquest, LLC to perform DigAlert mark-out services for traffic signals in an amount not to exceed $160,000 per agreement year during the initial two-year term of the agreement and authorizing the approval of up to three one-year term extensions. (Staff contact: Nestor Mangohig, Public Works) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-153 – 5/0. 8. ACCEPTING BIDS, DENYING TWO BID PROTESTS AND AWARDING A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR PHASE 1 OF THE VILLAGE AND BARRIO TRAFFIC CIRCLES PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 4015 – 1) Adoption of a City Council resolution accepting the bids, denying the two bid protests, awarding a contract to Palm Engineering Construction Company, Inc. for Phase 1 of the Village and Barrio Traffic Circles June 24, 2025 Page 4 Project in an amount not to exceed $5,663,385, and appropriating additional funds in the amount of $260,000; and 2) Adopt a Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors resolution authorizing the use of an amount not to exceed $2,516,925 from the Water System Rehabilitation and Replacement Program funds for Phase 1 of the Village and Barrio Traffic Circles Project. (Staff contact: Brandon Miles and Sean Diaz, Public Works) ACTION: Minute Motion by Council Member Burkholder, seconded by Mayor Blackburn, directing the City Manager to return to the City Council on July 29, 2025, with other options for traffic calming measures, such as stop signs, speed bumps, and hybrid options that include traffic circles, and to perform community outreach in the interim – 5/0. 9. CONTINUING THE DECLARATION OF EXISTENCE OF AN EMERGENCY CONDITION IN THE KELLY DRIVE CHANNEL, CIP PROJECT NO. 6606 – Adoption of a resolution continuing the declaration of the existence of an emergency condition in the Kelly Drive Channel. (Staff contact: Hossein Ajideh, Public Works) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-154 – 5/0. BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENTS: 10. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 1) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Library Board of Trustees; and 2) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Library Board of Trustees. (Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk) City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolutions. ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-155 appointing William Sheffler to the Library Board of Trustees; and Adopted Resolution No. 2025-156 appointing Katrina Waidelich to the Library Board of Trustees – 5/0. 11. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS TO THE BEACH PRESERVATION COMMISSION 1) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Beach Preservation Commission; and 2) Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Beach Preservation Commission. (Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk) City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolutions. ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-157 appointing Cynthia Norall to the Beach Preservation Commission; and Adopted Resolution No. 2025-158 appointing Craig Nowakowski to the Beach Preservation Commission – 5/0. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION: 12. AMENDING CHAPTER 10.28 TO ESTABLISH ALL-WAY STOP CONTROL ON KELLY DRIVE AT THE INTERSECTIONS AT PARK DRIVE AND HILLSIDE DRIVE – Introduction of an ordinance amending Title 10, Chapter 10.28 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code to amend Sections 10.28.993 and 10.28.994 and June 24, 2025 Page 5 add Section 10.28.998 to establish all-way stop control on Kelly Drive at the intersections at Park Drive and Hillside Drive. (Staff contact: Miriam Jim, Public Works) City Manager’s Recommendation: Introduce the ordinance. ACTION: Introduced Ordinance No. CS-497 – 5/0. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION: 13. ORDINANCE NO. CS-496 – ESTABLISHING THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION Adoption of Ordinance No. CS-496 amending Chapter 2.15 – Boards and Commissions and repealing and replacing Chapter 2.34 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code, establishing the Environmental Sustainability Commission. (Staff contact: Faviola Medina, City Manager) City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. CS-496. ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. CS-496 – 5/0. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS: 14. HOMELESSNESS ACTION PLAN FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT AND 2025 POINT-IN- TIME COUNT DATA – Receive a report and provide direction to staff as necessary on the semi-annual Homelessness Action Plan data and the latest 2025 Point-in-time Count results. (Staff contact: Mandy Mills and Chris Shilling, Community Services) City Manager’s Recommendation: Receive the report and provide direction to staff. ACTION: Received the report. COUNCIL COMMENTARY AND REQUESTS FOR CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS: This portion of the agenda is for the City Council Members to make brief announcements, brief reports of their activities and requests for future agenda items. City Council Regional Assignments (Revised 01/14/2025) Keith Blackburn Mayor Buena Vista Lagoon JPC Chamber of Commerce Liaison (alternate) Clean Energy Alliance JPA (alternate) Economic Development Subcommittee Encina Joint Powers JAC Encina Wastewater Authority Board of Directors SANDAG Board of Directors (2nd alternate) SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Work Group (alternate) Priya Bhat-Patel Mayor Pro Tem – District 3 City/School Committee Clean Energy Alliance JPA Economic Development Subcommittee League of California Cities – SD Division (alternate) North County Transit District SANDAG Board of Directors (1st alternate) SANDAG Shoreline Preservation Work Group June 24, 2025 Page 6 Melanie Burkholder Council Member – District 1 City Council Legislative Subcommittee Encina Joint Powers JAC (alternate) Encina Wastewater Authority Board of Directors (alternate) North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority (alternate) Teresa Acosta Council Member – District 4 City Council Legislative Subcommittee City/School Committee League of California Cities – SD Division San Diego County Water Authority Kevin Shin Council Member – District 2 Buena Vista Lagoon JPC Chamber of Commerce Liaison Encina Joint Powers JAC Encina Wastewater Authority Board of Directors North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority North County Transit District (alternate) SANDAG Board of Directors PUBLIC COMMENT: Continuation of the Public Comments This portion of the agenda is set aside for continuation of public comments, if necessary, due to exceeding the total time allotted in the first public comments section. In conformance with the Brown Act, no Council action can occur on these items. ANNOUNCEMENTS: This section of the Agenda is designated for announcements to advise the community regarding events that Members of the City Council have been invited to, and may participate in. CITY MANAGER COMMENTS: CITY ATTORNEY COMMENTS: CITY CLERK COMMENTS: ADJOURNMENT: 7:12 p.m. City Council Meeting Procedures (continued from page 1) Written Materials Written materials related to the agenda that are submitted to the City Council after the agenda packet has been published will be available for review prior to the meeting during normal business hours at the City Clerk’s office, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive and on the city website. To review these materials during the meeting, please see the City Clerk. Visual Materials Visual materials, such as pictures, charts, maps or slides, are allowed for comments on agenda items, not general public comment. Please contact the City Manager’s Office at 442-339-2820 or manager@carlsbadca.gov to make arrangements in advance. All materials must be received by the City Manager’s Office no later than noon the day before the meeting. The time spent presenting visual materials is included in the maximum time limit provided to speakers. All materials exhibited to the City Council during the meeting are part of the public record. Please note that video presentations are not allowed. Decorum All participants are expected to conduct themselves with mutual respect. Loud, boisterous and unruly behavior can interfere with the ability of the City Council to conduct the people’s business. That’s why it is illegal to disrupt a City Council meeting. Following a warning from the presiding officer, those engaging in disruptive behavior are subject to law enforcement action.