Three San Diego City Council Committees will meet this week. The Audit Committee meets to evaluate the performance of the City Auditor.  Public Safety Committee considers approval of numerous surveillance technologies including license plate reader technologies. Environment Committee will hear an update on the implementation of the Climate Action Plan.

From the Office of Council President Joe LaCava

Audit Committee Meeting – November 12, 2025 – 9 a.m.

Audit Committee Meeting Agenda

Consent Agenda

Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes

Discussion Agenda

Item 2 - Performance Audit of the City’s Key Performance Indicators

The Office of the City Auditor conducted a performance audit with three objectives:

1. Determine if the City has achieved its Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets for the past three years (FY2023–FY2025);
2. Evaluate the control environment of the City’s KPI process with respect to City policies and government best practices; and
3. Assess the relevance and timeliness of the City’s KPIs as determined by stakeholder feedback and the City’s Strategic Plan.

City Management agreed to all 5 recommendations.

This item requests request that the Committee accept the report and forward it to the City Council as an informational item.

Item 3 - Performance Audit of the Mission Bay and San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds, Fiscal Year 2024

City Charter Section 55.2 requires that the City Auditor report annually the extent and nature of the Mission Bay and the San Diego Regional Parks Improvement Funds' revenues, expenses, and improvements.

This item requests the Audit Committee accept the report and forward to City Council.

Information Items

Item 4 - City Auditor’s Quarterly Fraud Hotline Report – Fiscal Year 2026 Quarter 1

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 5 - City Auditor's Monthly Activity Report

This Monthly Activity Report provides information about the Office of the City Auditor’s activities in October 2025. This includes audit reports issued, the status of current audit projects, and a list of planned audits that have not yet started

Closed Session

Item 6 - Public Employment – Performance Evaluation, Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957(B)(1): City Auditor

This item concerns the annual performance review by the Audit Committee of the City Auditor.

Under San Diego Charter section 39.1, the Audit Committee is responsible for directing and reviewing the work of the City Auditor, who reports directly to the Audit Committee. This item will be discussed in closed session in accordance with California Government Code section 54957(b)(1), which allows a legislative body of a local agency to conduct a closed session meeting to consider and evaluate the performance of a public employee.

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Public Safety Committee Meeting – November 12, 2025 – 2 p.m.

Public Safety Committee Meeting Agenda

Consent Agenda

Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes

Item 2 - Amendments to Council Policy 500-03 Related to the Towing Program

This item proposes amendments to City Council Policy 500-03 which pertains to the Towing Program administered by the San Diego Police Department (SDPD).

The amendments would reduce disproportionate economic harm to low-income residents which was brought to light during the 2022 Performance Audit of the City’s Towing Program.

To reduce disproportionate impact tows, the amendments would state that it is the policy position of the City Council the City issue citations for vehicles with registrations that have been expired for more than six months instead of towing those vehicles. SDPD would report on the performance of the Towing Program to the Public Safety Committee or successor Committee at least once every three years.

The report would include, at minimum, the total number of tows and vehicles sold via lien sales, broken out by tow reason. In addition, SDPD should consider providing an update to the Public Safety Committee or successor Committee during the initial year of a new towing contract.

Item 3 - Approve a Resolution authorizing the continued use of the approved 54 surveillance technologies under the TRUST Ordinance

The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) seeks San Diego City Council approval for continued use of 54 surveillance technologies, including its Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system, pursuant to the Transparent and Responsible Use of Surveillance Technology Ordinance (TRUST Ordinance).

The TRUST Ordinance is designed to provide greater transparency to City Council and the public when the City uses or acquires any technology that meets the City’s definition of surveillance.

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Environment Committee Meeting – November 13, 2025 – 1 p.m.

Environment Committee Meeting Agenda

Consent Agenda

Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes

Item 2 - Eleventh amended Joint Powers Agreement confirming the creation of an agency known as Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP)

The action requested here is for approval of the Eleventh Amendment of the Joint Powers Agreement for the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP), which focuses on scientific research on wastewater disposal. The City is a founding member since the agency’s formation in 1969.

Information Agenda

Item 3 - 2025 Climate Action and Adaptation Implementation Update

The City of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan, first adopted in 2015, and most recently updated in 2022, establishes a policy framework to achieve an interim greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal by 2030 and a net-zero emissions goal by 2035.

The Climate Action Implementation Plan, completed in 2023, identifies tasks, implementing City departments, cost-estimates, and other details to inform the City’s annual budgeting process and routine operations with respect to climate action.

Implementing departments prepare annual submissions addressing their climate action responsibilities, which include planned tasks, funding estimates, and staffing needs for the upcoming fiscal year

This update monitors progress of the implementation.

Item 4 - The Annual Update of the Stormwater Department for Fiscal Year 2025

The Stormwater Department (SWD) operates and maintains a vast, integrated stormwater conveyance system to help reduce flood risk and prevent pollution from reaching local streams, rivers, bays, and beaches.

This annual update provides an overview of the SWD’s accomplishments in 2025 and a lookahead to 2026, including ongoing efforts to address impacts from the historic January 22, 2024, storm, preparation for the upcoming storm season and planned activities to achieve the SWD’s Strategic Plan goals.

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