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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-28; City Council; Agendas 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. 28, 2025, 5 p.m. Oct. 28, 2025 Page 2 CALL TO ORDER: 5 p.m. ROLL CALL: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONCURRENT MEETINGS: None. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Burkholder led the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Minutes of the Regular Meeting held Sept. 9, 2025 Minutes of the Regular Meeting held Sept. 23, 2025 Minutes of the Regular Meeting held Sept. 30, 2025 Minutes of the Regular Meeting held Oct. 7, 2025 ACTION: Minutes were approved as presented – 5/0. PRESENTATIONS: Proclamation in Recognition of Red Ribbon Week PUBLIC REPORT OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION: 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. REVISING THE SEWER BENEFIT AREA H BOUNDARY – Adoption of a resolution revising the Sewer Benefit Area H boundary in accordance with the 2025 Engineer’s Report for Sewer Benefit Area H. (Staff contact: Daniel Zimny and Keri Martinez, Public Works) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-235 – 5/0. 2. FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT – Adoption of a resolution accepting $185,000 in grant funds from the California Office of Traffic Safety’s Selective Traffic Enforcement program for fiscal year 2025-26, authorizing the City Manager to execute the grant agreement, and authorizing the City Manager or designee to appropriate the funds to the Public Safety Grants Special Revenue Fund. (Staff contact: Jason Arnotti and Amanda Simpson, Police) ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-236 – 5/0. Oct. 28, 2025 Page 3 BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBER APPOINTMENTS: 3. MAYORAL APPOINTMENT OF ONE MEMBER TO THE BUENA VISTA LAGOON JOINT POWERS COMMITTEE – Adoption of a resolution appointing one member to the Buena Vista Lagoon Joint Powers Committee. (Staff contact: Melissa Rhodes, City Clerk) City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-237 appointing Connor Sakati to the Buena Vista Lagoon Joint Powers Committee – 5/0. ORDINANCES FOR INTRODUCTION: None. ORDINANCES FOR ADOPTION: None. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 4. REQUEST TO CONVERT FORMER INNS OF AMERICA BUILDING TO APARTMENT COMPLEX: COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AMENDMENT, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT (AMEND 2024-0008/CUP 2024-0009/PUD 2024-0009/DEV99017) – 1) Hold a public hearing; and 2) Adoption of a resolution approving a California Environmental Quality Act exemption determination and approving a coastal development permit amendment, conditional use permit, and planned development permit to allow for the conversion of an existing three-story, 98-guest room hotel into a 98-unit multi-family rental project on a 3.12-acre site located at 5010 Avenida Encinas, within the Mello II Segment of the Local Coastal Program and within Local Facilities Management Zone 3 (Case Name: Inns of America; Case No.: AMEND 2024-0008/CUP 2024-0009/PUD 2024-0009). (Staff contact: Lauren Yzaguirre, Community Services) City Manager’s Recommendation: Take public input, close the public hearing and adopt the resolution. ACTION: Held the public hearing; and Adopted Resolution No. 2025-238 as amended (see Minutes for details)– 5/0 DEPARTMENTAL AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS: 5. OPTIONS FOR THE TERRAMAR AREA COASTAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, CIP PROJECT NO. 6054 1) Adoption of a resolution confirming the City Council-adopted Resolution No. 2018-201, approving a roundabout at Cannon Road, lane reductions on Cannon Road between Carlsbad Boulevard and the railroad tracks and a traffic signal at Cerezo Drive as the preferred project alternative and authorizing staff to proceed with environmental review, permitting and final engineering for the Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Project; or 2) Adoption of a resolution approving a smaller-scale project with roadway and sidewalk improvements with resurfacing, restriping and no roundabout and no lane reductions, and authorizing staff to proceed with environmental review, permitting and final engineering for the Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Project; or 3) Adoption of a resolution approving only the resurfacing and restriping on Carlsbad Boulevard and Cannon Road within the project limits, authorizing staff to proceed with environmental review, Oct. 28, 2025 Page 4 permitting and final engineering for the revised scope without a roundabout and no lane reductions for the Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Project and pausing other roadway and sidewalk improvements for seven years or until the Seaside Transaction Agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Cabrillo Power I, LLC is finalized. (Staff contact: Tom Frank, Public Works) City Manager’s Recommendation: Adopt a resolution. ACTION: Adopted Resolution No. 2025-239 approving a smaller-scale project with roadway and sidewalk improvements with resurfacing, restriping and no roundabout and no lane reductions, and authorizing staff to proceed with environmental review, permitting and final engineering for the Terramar Area Coastal Improvements Project – 4/1 (Blackburn – No). 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. 28, 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: 7:30 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.