CONNECT with the CityThe People’s Business – April 22, 2025
Four committees convene this week. Audit Committee will consider a proposed budget for the Office of the City Auditor. Public Safety will consider the operating procedures of the Commission on Police Practices. Community and Neighborhood Services will vote to allocate SeaWorld settlement funds. Active Transportation and Infrastructure considers approving a project list and seven slurry seal contracts.
From the Office of Council President Joe LaCava
Audit Committee Meeting – April 23, 2025 – 9 a.m.
Audit Committee Meeting Agenda
Information Items/Consent Agenda/Discussion Agenda
Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes
Item 2 – Office of the City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget
Under Charter Section 39.1, the Audit Committee recommends the Office of the City Auditor’s (OCA’s) budget to the City Council. At the February 7, 2025 Audit Committee meeting, the Audit Committee recommended that any reductions to OCA’s budget be limited to the one-time budget cuts outlined in the City Auditor’s proposal.
However, the Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed (Draft) Budget, released on April 15, 2025, includes an additional, ongoing reduction of $162,658 beyond what the Audit Committee recommended. If adopted, this additional reduction would further limit OCA’s ability to fulfill Charter-mandated audit and investigative responsibilities.
Item 3 – Office of the City Auditor’s Recommendation Follow-Up Report
The Office of the City Auditor’s Recommendation Follow-Up Report provides the status of open recommendations as of December 31, 2024. The intent of this report is to keep the Audit Committee informed about the implementation status of City Auditor recommendations.
Item 4 - Fiscal Year 2024 Single Audit
The Fiscal Year 2024 Single Audit Report provides an opinion from the City’s external independent auditor on compliance for each of the City’s major federal programs as required by Federal Office of Management and the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance).
Item 5 – City Auditor’s Quarterly Fraud Hotline Report – FY2025 Qtr 3
The City Auditor reports the status of Fraud Hotline cases to the Audit Committee on a quarterly basis as required under San Diego Municipal Code § 26.1710 (d).
Item 6 – City Auditor’s Monthly Activity Report
This Monthly Activity Report provides information about the Office of the City Auditor’s activities in March 2025. This includes audit reports issued, the status of current audit projects, and a list of planned audits that have not yet started.
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Public Safety Committee Meeting – April 23, 2025 – 2 p.m.
Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda
Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes
Item 2 - Second Amendment to the Contract with Focus Psychological Service, Inc. for Comprehensive Psychological Services
The City of San Diego seeks approval to enter into the Second Amendment to the contract with Focus Psychological Services, Inc. for comprehensive psychological services for public safety employees. This amendment will increase the not-to-exceed by $964,050 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $5,479,845 and extend the term of the contract for an additional one year, through June 30, 2026.
Following a critical or traumatic event, most people suffer mild to moderate short-term effects. Police officers and firefighters experience numerous critical and traumatic events starting from the beginning of their careers. Those who receive immediate and necessary psychological care are far less likely to experience long-term effects.
Item 3 - City Council Consideration of the Proposed Standard Operating Procedures for the Commission on Police Practices under San Diego City Charter section 41.2 and Direction to the City’s Management Team for Labor Relations
This item involves City Council consideration of the proposed Standard Operating for the City of San Diego’s Commission on Police Practices under San Diego City Charter section 41.2 and Council direction to the City’s management team for labor relations to engage in collective bargaining, as required by the Meyers Milias-Brown Act (MMBA), related to the proposed Operating Procedures.
Once approved by the Council, following the completion of collective bargaining, the Operating Procedures will govern the Commission’s activities and will allow for full implementation of the Commission.
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Community and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting – April 24, 2025 – 9 a.m.
CNS Committee Meeting Agenda
Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes
Item 2 - Allocation of SeaWorld Settlement Funds to Projects Within the Mission Bay Park and Regional Park Improvement Funds
On January 29, 2025, the City entered into a settlement with SeaWorld on lease rent that was owed to the City from 2020.
The City received $8.5 million, which was split between the Mission Bay Park Improvement Fund (MBIF) and the San Diego Regional Park Improvement Fund (RPIF) based on the 65/35 percent split that is outlined in Charter Section 55.2, with MBPIF receiving $5,525,000 and RPIF $2,975,000.
Item 3 - Authorization to Enter into an As-Needed Citywide Agreement with Aztec Landscaping, Inc. for Brush Management Services
The City seeks to enter into a five-year agreement with Aztec Landscaping, Inc. for a maximum of $25,266,645.50 to conduct Brush Management activities within undeveloped City Parks and Recreation Open Space, Developed Parks, and within Transportation Streets Right of Way.
Item 4 - Come Play Outside 2024 Updates
In 2024, CPO focused on expanding programs over the summer at twenty-four recreation centers and four aquatic centers in San Diego’s most underserved communities, located in Council Districts 3, 4, 7, 8, and 9.
The initiative provided a variety of programs and events aimed at connecting youth with the nature, enhancing mental and physical well-being, and promoting overall wellness. This report is an information item on the 2024 Come Play Outside Program.
Item 5 - Community Recreation Needs Assessment
The purpose of this report is to provide information on the progress being made to create and bring forward a City-wide Community Recreation Needs Assessment.
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Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Meeting – April 24, 2025 – 1 p.m.
Consent Agenda
Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes
Item 2 - Request an Extension of Contract K-20-1824-DBB-3-A with SC Valley Engineering, Inc.; Sewer & AC Water Crown Point West
Request an extension of Construction Contract K-20-1824-DBB-3-A with SC Valley Engineering, Inc. for Sewer & AC Water Crown Point West for an additional 24 months. No additional funds are being requested.
Item 3 - First Amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement for a portion of Project No. T-11.1, Caliente Avenue.
This item would execute the First Amendment to the Reimbursement Agreement for a portion of Project No. OM T-11.1, Caliente Avenue (Otay Mesa Road to proposed SR-905 overpass) in the Otay Mesa community, due to bids coming in higher than the original estimate noted in the initial Reimbursement Agreement.
Item 4 - Request for the Extension of Construction Contract K-20-1837-DBB-A with Palm Engineering Construction Company, Inc. for Market St-47th to Euclid Complete Street, Market Street Water Pipe Replacement and Market Street Sewer Pipe Replacement
This Contract was entered on July 23, 2020, for an amount of $7,956,590.30, which was later amended to $9,793,762.43. The scope of work included construction of complete street elements along Market Street, Euclid Avenue and Guymon Street.
This action seeks to extend the contract date by five months to a total of sixty-five, to allow for final invoice payment for Work. This action does not add any scope or requests additional funds. The existing budget is sufficient for the remaining close-out work.
Information and Discussion Items
Item 5 - Approve project list and seven slurry seal contracts to be funded by the Fiscal Year 2026 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Funds
This item would approve the list of Fiscal Year 2026 projects to be funded by the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account and approve seven slurry seal contracts to be funded by the RMRA funds.
Per State and Highway Code (SHC) Section 2030(a), RMRA funds shall be prioritized for expenditure on basic road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, and on critical safety projects.
Item 6 - Pavement Management Plan Annual Update
In January 2024, the Transportation Department developed a Pavement Management Plan (PMP), the first of its kind, to summarize the current citywide street network condition and identify strategic investment needs that will ensure the street network is efficiently maintained and improved.
The PMP outlined the Department’s functions and processes related to pavement management, historic and recent pavement condition assessment, funding history, funding scenarios for achieving a goal of an average network Pavement Condition Index (PCI) score of 70, and implementation considerations.
This fiscal year, the Department has made its first annual update to the PMP. The PMP update highlights FY2024 key accomplishments, including exceeding pavement maintenance and rehabilitation goals, summarizes FY2025 goals, and presents current and future funding needs based on recent investments.
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