CONNECT with the CityThe People’s Business – January 26, 2026
Councilmembers will consider an Energy Savings Performance Contract to retrofit city buildings and streetlights to reduce future energy costs and advance the City’s Climate Action Plan. They’ll also vote on a proposed Residential Parking Permit Area for Sundays in the Downtown, Uptown, and Mid-City Parking Meter Zones.
From the Office of Council President Joe LaCava
City Council Meeting – January 27, 2026 – 10 a.m.
10 a.m. – Proclamations, Consent Agenda, Information Items, Non-agenda Public Comment
2 p.m. – Discussion Items
Proclamations
Councilmembers will consider the following proclamations:
Item 30 – Robert Cronk Day
Item 31 – Joel Craddock Day
Item 32 – Patrick Henry High School Girls’ Flag Football Team Day
Item S501 – Paige Folkman Day
Item S502 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Consent Agenda
There are 16 items on the Consent Agenda including Community Projects, Programs, and Services (CPPS) Funding allocations to non-profit organizations from Council Districts 3, 4 and 7.
Discussion Items — to be heard at the 2 p.m. session
Item 331 – Establishment of a Residential Parking Permit Program for Sundays in the Downtown, Uptown, and Mid-City Parking Meter Zones
A Comprehensive Parking Study was completed in early 2025 and identified the need to improve the parking management practices at the City This need led to the adoption of the Comprehensive Parking Reform Package at City Council last June, which included amendments to the Municipal Code and Council Policies related to parking management. One of the aspects of the amendments to the Municipal Code allowed for the implementation of parking management strategies, including paid parking, on Sundays.
This item would approve the proposed Residential Parking Permit Area for Sundays in the Downtown, Uptown, and Mid-City Parking Meter Zones, including establishing the zones and approving establishment of a new fee of $141.50 annually for the requested permit.
Item 332– PRJ-1059329 - 3823 Ingraham Street (Ava Pacific Beach) Project
The proposed project would amend the General Plan and Pacific Beach Community Plan and Local Coastal Program Land Use Plan to redesignate:
- a 12.96-acre site from Medium-High residential to High Residential;
- a rezone from RM-3-7 to RM-3-8; and
a Coastal Development Permit and Public Sewer Easement Vacation to redevelop 4.35 acres of the 12.96-acre site with an additional 138 multiple-dwelling units, including seven affordable units, a surface parking lot, and two new parking structures within an existing 564 multiple-dwelling unit development located at 3823, 3863, and 3913 Ingraham Street and 3952 Jewell Street within the Pacific Beach Community Plan Area.
Item 333 – Authorization for Energy Savings Performance Contract with Willdan Energy Solutions and Related Financing Agreement with Webster Bank
This item would authorize execution an Energy Savings Performance Contract to Willdan Energy Solutions (WES) and associated financing via a Tax-Exempt Equipment Lease Purchase Agreement with Webster Bank and other related documents.
Willdan will perform energy retrofits to 40 facilities and approximately 39,000 streetlights, including electrification of 23 buildings and installation of 1.7 MW of solar energy generation and nearly 4 MW of energy storage capacity across 16 buildings.
The proposed financing will cover construction costs plus three years of operations and maintenance of certain systems and three years of performance verification.
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