2017-08-16 Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE ENCINITAS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 16, 2017, 6:00 P.M., 505 SOUTH VULCAN AVENUE
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Blakespear called the meeting to order at 6:09 P.M.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Catherine S. Blakespear, Deputy Mayor Tony Kranz,
Council Members Tasha Boerner Horvath, Joe Mosca and Mark
Muir
Absent: None
Also present: City Manager Brust, City Attorney Sabine, Senior Planner
Kusiak, Senior Civil Engineer Keller, Interim City Engineer
Belock, City Clerk Hollywood and Deputy City Clerk Bingham
There being a quorum present, the meeting was in order.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
There were no presentations or proclamations.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS / POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF
Helen Bourne spoke in support of the installation of a charging station at
parking lot B.
Joan Gosewisch spoke regarding traffic speeds along El Camino Real.
Gary Gregory, Rachel Workinger, Matthew Kelsay, Dylan McGrath, Jamas
Gwilliam, Kelly McCormick and David Jacinto spoke in opposition to the
cultivation of marijuana in Encinitas.
Adam Fierer and Justin Collier spoke in support of cultivation of marijuana in
the City.
6. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Blakespear reported the following actions from the 3:00 P.M. Closed
Session meeting:
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Regarding Closed Session Agenda Items 1, 2 and 3, Council gave direction to legal
counsel.
Regarding Closed Session Agenda Item 4-1, Council gave direction to legal
counsel to move forward with the public hearings to begin the districting process.
Regarding Closed Session Agenda Item 4-2, Council gave direction to legal
counsel to move forward with settlement negotiations.
7. CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
There were no changes to the posted agenda.
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Mayor Blakespear announced that she would be removing Item 8C from the
Consent Calendar and Council Member Mosca stated that he would abstain from
voting on Item 8A due to his employment with SDG&E.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Muir moved, Boerner Horvath seconded to close and adopt the amended
Consent Calendar. Motion carried. Ayes: Blakespear, Boerner Horvath,
Kranz, Mosca, Muir. Nays: None. Abstain: Mosca (8A)
8A. Approval of the Warrants List. Contact Person: Finance Manager
Lundgren
Recommended Action: Approve the Warrants.
Motion carried. Ayes: Blakespear, Boerner Horvath, Kranz, Mosca,
Muir. Nays: None. Abstain: Mosca
8B. Notice of Completion for the Highway 101 Beautification Phase II, CS01 E.
Contact Person: Engineer Widelski
Recommended Action: 1) Accept the public improvements; and 2)
Authorize the filing of a Notice of Completion.
8D. 2016 State Homeland Security Grant in the amount of $39,644 for the
purchase of 800 MHz replacement radios and dry suits for the Fire and
Marine Safety swift water team. Contact Person: Management Analyst
Stratakis
Recommended Action: 1) Accept $39,644 in federal funds from a 2016
State Homeland Security Program (SHSP) grant awarded to the City of
Encinitas for the purchase of 800 MHz radios and swift water dry suits;
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and 2) Authorize the Fire Chief, or his designee, to sign and submit the
required California Governor's Office of Emergency Services Fiscal Year
(FY) 2016 Grant Assurances.
9. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
8C. Summary Vacation of an unused 10-foot Cardiff Sanitation District Sewer
Easement at 2315 Cambridge Avenue, APN: 261-094-04-OO.Contact
Person: Senior Planner Kusiak and Engineering Specialist Geishart
Recommended Action: Adopt City Council Resolution 2017-49
approving the summary vacation of an unused 10-foot Cardiff Sanitation
District sewer easement at 2315 Cambridge Avenue, APN: 261-094-04-
00.
No staff report was given.
COUNCIL ACTION:
Blakespear moved, Boerner Horvath seconded to continue this item
to a future date. Motion carried. Ayes: Blakespear, Boerner Horvath,
Mosca, Muir. Nays: Kranz.
10. ACTION ITEMS
10A. Beacon's Beach Access Reconstruction Project (CP14B). Contact Person:
Interim Deputy City Engineer Zaino
Recommended Action: 1) Receive report detailing the current project
status and alternative selection process; and 2) Authorize the Interim City
Engineer, in consultation with the City Attorney, to execute a contract, any
necessary amendments, and any time extensions with AECOM in the
amount of $534,043 plus contingencies to prepare environmental
documentation and preliminary design for the Beacon's Beach Access
Reconstruction Project (CP14B), up to a total contract amount not to
exceed $614,150.
Senior Civil Engineer Keller presented the staff report.
SPEAKERS:
Leah Bissonette, Julia Chunn-Neer and Jim Jaffee spoke in support of the
recommended actions.
COUNCIL CONSENSUS:
There was Council Consensus to direct staff to return with additional
information based on Council comments.
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11. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
11A. Housing Element Update Status Report. Contact Person: Council
Subcommittee Members Blakespear and Kranz
Deputy Mayor Kranz gave an update.
12. COUNCIL MEMBER INITIATED AGENDA ITEM
There were no Council Member Initiated items.
13. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADDED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Council Member Mosca requested a report from staff regarding speed limit
changes on El Camino Real/Garden View/Leucadia Blvd. Council consensus
Deputy Mayor Kranz requested a report from staff regarding re-striping
alternatives for bike lanes on Highway 101, especially southbound; and
evaluation of suggestions for painting including painting sharrows green and
other alternatives. Blakespear concurred.
Deputy Mayor Kranz requested a report regarding current closed circuit camera
coverage and suggestions for possible expansion of the coverage. Mosca
concurred.
14. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS PURSUANT TO AB1234 (GC
53232.3(d)) / POSSIBLE DIRECTION TO STAFF
Council Member Mosca reported on the San Dieguito Water District and the
Santa Fe Irrigation District Joint Facilities Committee meeting.
Council Member Boerner Horvath reported on the San Dieguito Water District
and the Santa Fe Irrigation District Joint Facilities Committee meeting and a
School District Liaison meeting.
Council Member Muir and Deputy Mayor Kranz had nothing to report.
Mayor Blakespear reported on an Encina Wastewater Authority Capital
Improvement Committee meeting.
15. CITY MANAGER REPORTS / PENDING POSSIBLE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
City Manager Brust announced that the City had been awarded the California
Urban Forest Council SOS (Save our Shade) Award.
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16. CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
City Attorney Sabine stated that the ballot title and summary had been completed
for the Marijuana Initiative.
17. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Blakespear adjourned the meeting at 8:27 P.M.
Kathy Hollywood, City er Catherine S. Blakespear, Mayor
By: Claudia Bingham
Deputy City Clerk
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