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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-07; 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. Oct. 7, 2025, 5 p.m. Oct. 7, 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 Ordinance for Adoption Item No. 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Shin led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None. PRESENTATIONS: Proclamation in Recognition of National Arts & Humanities Month Proclamation in Recognition of Indigenous Peoples’ Day 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. APPROVAL OF THE 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR – Adoption of a resolution approving the 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Calendar. (Staff contact: Faviola Medina, City Manager) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-223 – 5/0. 2. AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE TERMS AND CONDITIONS WITH ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INCENTIVES FOR ZERO-EMISSION COMMERCIAL VEHICLES (ENERGIIZE) PROJECT AND THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING EQUIPMENT, CIP PROJECT NO. 4747 – 1) Adoption a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute the CALSTART Terms and Conditions for the Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero Emission, or EnergIIZE, Commercial Vehicles Project and sign all other documents as necessary for regulatory compliance, to extend funding opportunities, and to otherwise execute and implement the grant agreement; and 2) Adoption of a resolution authorizing the purchase of electric vehicle charging equipment from ChargePoint, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $922,598.94. (Staff contact: Bradley Northup, Public Works) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-224; and Adopted Resolution No. 2025-225 – 5/0. Oct. 7, 2025 Page 3 3. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH COMPLETE PAPERLESS SOLUTIONS LLC – Adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 and optional extensions if appropriate to the agreement with Complete Paperless Solutions LLC for the purchase of additional licenses, subscriptions, annual support and implementation services for the records management module and records archive solution with a new agreement amount not to exceed $509,315.58. (Staff contact: Doug Kappel, Administrative Services, Morgen Fry, City Clerk, and Faviola Medina, City Manager) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-226 – 5/0. BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENTS: None. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION: None. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION: 4. ORDINANCE NO. 51 AMENDING TITLE 1 AND REPEALING AND REPLACING TITLE 2 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT CODE – Adoption of Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors Ordinance No. 51 amending Title 1 and repealing and replacing Title 2 of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Code. (Staff contact: Morgen Fry, City Clerk) City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 51. ACTION: Adopted Ordinance No. 51 – 5/0. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None. DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS: 5. ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR THE POINSETTIA COMMUNITY PARK SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD REPLACEMENT PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 4614 – Adoption of a resolution adopting the plans, specifications and contract documents for the Poinsettia Community Park Synthetic Turf Field Replacement Project and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise the project for public bids. (Staff contact: Kyle Lancaster, Community Services) City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-227 – 4/1 (Acosta – No). 6. FINAL PUBLIC ART DESIGN CONCEPT FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, CIP PROJECT NO. 4609 Adoption of a resolution approving the final public art design concept by Gordon Huether & Partners, Inc. for the permanent public art at Veterans Memorial Park, Capital Improvement Project No. 4609. (Staff contact: Craddock Stropes, Community Services) City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-228 – 5/0. 7. CITY COUNCIL CODE OF ETHICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE VALUES – Adoption of a resolution affirming the City Council Code of Ethics and Public Service Values. (Staff contact: Faviola Medina, City Manager) Oct. 7, 2025 Page 4 City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-229; and Motion by Mayor Blackburn, seconded by Council Member Burkholder, directing the City Manager to return with suggested modifications to the Code of Ethics, in consultation with the City Attorney pending court outcomes of any future changes in the law, with the intent of making the City Council Code of Ethics and Public Service Values more succinct, which may include reducing code down from five pages to 1-2 pages – 5/0. 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 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 Oct. 7, 2025 Page 5 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: 8:15 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.