Councilmembers will consider an as-needed contract for professional design services for dam infrastructure projects, which are needed to continued compliance with California Department of Water Resources. They will also receive an annual update from San Diego City Port Commissioners.

From the Office of Council President Joe LaCava 

City Council Meeting – March 2, 2026 – 10 a.m. 

Council Meeting Agenda

10 a.m. – Closed Session Public Comment, Closed Session – Agenda

2 p.m. – Discussion Items, Non-agenda Public Comment

Discussion Items 

Item 200 - Annual Update from San Diego City Port Commissioners

As outlined in Council Policy 700-20, the City-appointed Port Commissioners shall present an annual update on the Port District’s work plan. 

The Port of San Diego was established in 1962 under the Port Act, and it manages San Diego Bay and 34 miles of its waterfront. For over fifty years, the Port's five member cities - Chula Vista, Coronado, Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego - have worked together to develop and promote commerce, navigation, recreation, and fisheries on and around San Diego Bay. 

The City of San Diego’s Port Policy states the Port is to develop, maintain and implement a long-term comprehensive strategic plan reflecting economic, integrated planning, environmental and recreational objectives.

Item 201 - Dam Safety Program-Annual Update (2024-2025)

This item provides an overview of the City of San Diego’s dam infrastructure, State dam safety regulations, and summarizes the comprehensive, programmatic approach the Public Utilities Department (PUD) is establishing to support the Dam Safety Program. 

In addition, this item provides an overview of PUD’s progress in operating and maintaining its dam infrastructure, conducting condition assessments, and planning and implementing near- and long-term repairs and replacements. These efforts are critical to ongoing public safety and dam performance.

Item 202 - Award of the As-Needed Dam Design Services Agreements with HDR Engineering, Inc. (H2426347-M) and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (H2426348-M)

This action is to award two as-needed agreements with HDR Engineering, Inc. and Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (H2426347-M & H2426348-M) to provide as-needed professional design services for dam infrastructure projects in an amount not-to-exceed $75,000,000 per agreement over 10 years and related funding actions.

The City of San Diego’s Public Utilities Department requires long-term, as-needed professional services to support engineering design and construction-phase engineering support for PUD’s Dam Safety Program projects. 

These services are critical to ensuring continued compliance with California Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams regulations, and public safety and the reliability of the City’s water supply. The City owns and operates 11 dams and two water tanks regulated by DSOD. Nine dams are part of the City’s raw water system, playing a vital role in impounding, collecting, and storing water for delivery to PUD’s treatment plants and distribution to City customers. 

Many of these structures are among the oldest in California and have reached or passed their intended lifespans. They require ongoing inspection, assessment, maintenance, repair, and investments to remain safe and functional.

Item 201 - Naming an Existing Alley in the Cabrillo Heights Neighborhood Within the Serra Mesa Community Plan Area "Itay Way" PRJ-1130276

This item would name an existing, unnamed, 26-foot-wide and 0.4-mile-long alley, between Macawa Avenue to the south and Larkdale Avenue to the north and extending between Larkdale Avenue to the west and to the eastern terminus of the alley just beyond Murray Ridge Road, “Itay Way”. 

The alley is between the multi-dwelling unit residential (RM-1-1) and residential single-dwelling unit (RS-1-7) zones within the Serra Mesa Community Plan area.

On April 21, 2025, the applicant filed for a Street Name Change pursuant to San Diego Municipal Code (SDMC) section 125.1110, with supporting documentation including a circulated petition representing support by 29 percent of property owners or tenants with either property abutting the alley or a property with an address on the affected segment of the existing right-of-way (Attachment 2). 

The circulated petition meets the minimum threshold of at least 25 percent signatures of support from affected property owners and tenants, as required by SDMC section 125.1110(b)(2).

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