The People’s Business – October 20, 2026
Three committees meet this week. Budget will explore rescinding the City’s Automatic License Plate Reader use policy. Community and Neighborhood Services will hear potential amendments to the Short-Term Residential Occupancy Ordinance. Active Transportation and Infrastructure will consider using City Forces for Capital Improvement Projects.
From the Office of Council President Joe LaCava
Budget and Government Efficiency Committee Meeting – October 21, 2026 – 9 a.m.
Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes
Item 2 - Rescind ALPR Use Policy
This item seeks to terminate the Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Technology Subcontract. On November 14, 2023, Council approved a 5-year agreement to contract with Ubicqua’s technology to investigate crimes by collecting video from public spaces, along with obtaining evidence via Automated License Plate Recognition technology.
The contract approved installing smart streetlights and pairing Ubicquia’s UbiHub AP/AI unit with Flock Safety’s ALPR Technology. However, several concerns have been raised by the City of San Diego Privacy Advisory Board and Council regarding this contract.
This item seeks to direct the City Attorney to draft a resolution to rescind Council approval of the ALPR Use Policy and amend the Trust Ordinance to prohibit the use of ALPR Technology.
Item 3 - Cannabis Delivery Service Permit Fee
The Office of the City Treasurer requests approval of a Cannabis Delivery Service Permit fee. The establishment of this fee is for the purpose of recovering costs associated with administering the issuance of the Cannabis Delivery Service Permit. The proposed fee is a Category I, full cost-recovery fee under City Council Policy 100-05.
Item 4 - Annual Presentation of the City Treasurer's Investment Policy and Delegation of Authority to the City Treasurer to Invest Funds
Pursuant to California Government Code §53607 and §53646, the City Treasurer must annually request delegation of authority to invest or reinvest the City's funds and present the City Treasurer's Investment Policy to City Council at a public meeting.
The City Treasurer has an established Investment Policy which is reviewed annually for legislative changes.
Item 5 - Fiscal Year 2026 Year-End Financial Performance Report
The purpose of the Fiscal Year 2026 Year-End Financial Performance Report is to provide a detailed comparison between unaudited revenue and expenditure activity through the end of Fiscal Year 2026 and the respective projections included in the Fiscal Year 2026 Third Quarter Budget Monitoring Report. This is an informational item.
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Community and Neighborhood Services Committee Meeting – October 21, 2026 – 2 p.m.
Consent Agenda
Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes
Discussion Agenda
Item 2 - Ocean View Hills Zone A (Nakano) Maintenance Assessment District Formation Overseen by the Parks and Recreation Department/Open Space – Maintenance Assessment Districts Division
This Council action initiates the process to form a new maintenance assessment district (MAD), to be known as the “Ocean View Hills Zone A Maintenance Assessment District”, located in the Otay Mesa Community Planning Area. The District would receive oversight from the Parks and Recreation Department.
Tri Pointe Homes IE-SD, Inc., the sole property owner, has petitioned the City for the formation of the District. Properties located in the District will receive sole direct access via the streets and parkways containing various landscaped and hardscaped assets maintained by the MAD.
The District would fund services and activities over and above the standard baseline services currently provided by the City.
Item 3 - Request for Proposal (RFP) 10090440-26-G, As- Needed Tree Maintenance Services
This action requests the approval of a resolution to authorize the City to execute a contract for As Needed tree maintenance services between the City of San Diego and West Coast Arborist, Inc., for a not-to-exceed amount of $30,000,000 with an initial contract term of five (5) years.
This agreement is required to provide As-needed tree maintenance services for the Parks and Recreation and Transportation Departments.
Item 4 - Amendments to the San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 6, Article 3, Division 00 Related to Boat Beaching Bar Areas in Mission Bay Park
This item would amend the San Diego Municipal Code to define and change the use of Boat Beaching Bar Areas in Mission Bay Park. This action is intended to implement Recommendation 1.3 of the City Auditor’s Hotline Report of Boat Storage Permits.
The Office of the City Auditor received a Fraud Hotline allegation regarding the mismanagement of permits issued by the City for the long-term storage of small boats on the shoreline of Mission Bay. On November 20, 2024, the City Auditor presented the results of their investigation into this hotline allegation to the Audit Committee.
To address these concerns, the City Auditor’s Hotline Report of Boat Storage Permits made 10 recommendations to improve the City’s boat storage permit administration, facilities, fee recovery, and compliance operations. Parks and Recreation and Fire-Rescue department management agreed to implement all 10 recommendations.
Item 5 - Update to Beach Mooring Fee and Bar Fees
In November 2024 the City auditor conducted an Audit based on a Hotline Report of Boat Storage Permits. In this report a number of items were concluded:
- Various permits were not issued due to clerical issues resulting in various people on the waitlist;
- The City charges lower fees for boat storage compared to other jurisdictions;
- other jurisdictions are more efficient with storage options, and permits vary and the city could use more storage capacity;
- program compliance will need to be improved.
Per City Council Policy 100-05, the City performs a comprehensive user fee study every three to five years. User Fees shall be reviewed annually relative to the reasonableness of the fee and the fiscal effect as it relates to deterrence or other factors.
The department proposes updating the Beach Mooring and Beach Bar fees, classified as Category 1 and Category 3 fees, to achieve full cost recovery and align the current rates with market conditions and those of other municipalities.
Item 6 - Amendments to the Short-Term Residential Occupancy Ordinance
This item would adopt the ordinance amending Chapter 5, Article 10, Division 1 and Division 2 of the San Diego Municipal Code relating to Short-Term Residential Occupancy.
The proposed amendments are intended to clarify and strengthen the City's existing Shor Term Residential Occupancy regulations based on the City's experience administering the program. The amendments do not replace the existing regulatory framework. Rather, they provide greater clarity regarding primary residence requirements, license applications and renewals, host responsibilities, neighborhood protections, enforcement, and hosting platform reporting.
Information Items
Item 7 - Presentation on The San Diego LGBT Community Center
The Committee will learn about different volunteer opportunities, youth and veteran services, and the behavioral and mental health program at The San Diego LGBT Community Center.
For more than five decades, The San Diego LGBT Community Center has worked so that every person feels welcomed, valued, and supported. What began in the early 1970s as an answering machine in a borrowed closet is now the second-oldest LGBTQ+ center in the nation, the largest health and human services provider for the LGBTQ+ community in San Diego County, and the region’s leading LGBTQ+ advocacy organization.
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Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Meeting, October 22, 2026 – 1 p.m.
Consent Agenda
Item 1 – Approval of Committee Minutes
Item 2 - Authorize the execution of a 5-year contract for As-Needed Concrete Pumping Services to Bullet Concrete Pumping Inc. (ITB No. 10090449-26-C)
This action will authorize the execution of a 5-year contract with Bullet Concrete Pumping Inc. for As Needed Concrete Pumping Services. The Transportation, Stormwater, and Public Utilities Departments will be able to utilize the concrete pumping contract for citywide concrete construction projects to perform maintenance, repairs, replacements, and upgrades of various City assets in the public right-of way. The action will also authorize expenditures associated with this contract not-to-exceed $7,500,000.00 for Concrete Pumping Services.
Item 3 - Second Amendment to Contract with Vulcan Materials Company to furnish Paving Materials and Asphalt Concrete (ITB 100898897-22-W)
This action is to request authorization to increase the not to exceed (NTE) contract value by $527,000—from $20,830,884 (existing value) to $21,357,884 (proposed value)—with Vulcan Materials Company. This contract was competitively bid as a one-year contract with four option years for renewal.
This action will increase the NTE amount for additional funds to close out this contract; a new contract is already in place. The contract provides asphaltic materials to the City of San Diego Public Utilities, Stormwater, and Transportation Departments to furnish all labor, plant equipment, and materials for the mixing of aggregate and asphalt binder at a central mixing plant and loading the mixture into trucks furnished by the City either at the plant or at a satellite storage facility, all as specified in the specifications and special provisions in accordance with the contract.
Item 4 - Authorization of Construction Change Order No. 1 for the Civic Center Parkade Emergency Repairs Sole Source Contract K-23-2181-EMR-3
This request is to authorize Change Order No. 1 for contract K-23-2181-EMR-3 between the City of San Diego and TC Construction Co., Inc. This action will increase the not-to-exceed value of the contract by $1,810,000.00, which will increase the total amount of the contract to $2,710,000.00 to complete the emergency concrete repairs.
This project is located in Council District 3, Downtown community. In January 2023, the General Services Department received reports of a safety risk due to falling debris of spalled concrete in the Evan V. Jones Parkade structure. The Engineering and Capital Projects Department declared an emergency in March 2023 to repair spalling concrete that presented falling hazards and possible structural deficiencies.
Item 5 - This request is to authorize Change Order No. 2 for contract K-25-2351-EMR-3 between the City of San Diego and CASS ARRIETA. This action will increase the not-to-exceed value of the contract by $1,926,000.00, which will increase the total amount of the contract to $8,086,000.00 to complete the emergency storm drain repairs.
This request is to authorize Change Order No. 2 for contract K-25-2351-EMR-3 between the City of San Diego and CASS ARRIETA. This action will increase the not-to-exceed value of the contract by $1,926,000.00, which will increase the total amount of the contract to $8,086,000.00 to complete the emergency storm drain repairs.
This project is in Council District 3, in the Uptown community. The storm drain system begins at a cleanout located at the northern entrance of the 7th Ave cul-de-sac, and consists of approximately 170 feet of 18-inch corrugated metal pipe (CMP) traversing the properties of 3634 and 3635 7th Ave to connect to an inlet located in the paper alleyway between 7th and 8th Ave.
Item 6 - Resolution authorizing Construction Change Order No. 2 for the Terminal Parking Lot East Rehabilitation project for the Construction Contract #L-26-2437-DBB-2
This request is to authorize a Resolution for Change Order No. 2 for Contract #L-26-2437-DBB-2 between the City of San Diego and RAC Construction & Engineering, Inc. This action will increase the not-to-exceed value of the contract by $298,983.90, which will increase the total amount of the contract to $1,126,110.84 to complete the pavement rehabilitation within the Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.
Item 7 - Award of One (1) Professional As-Needed Airport Planning and Environmental Services Agreement to HDR Engineering Inc.
This action is for the approval of a five-year professional services consultant agreement for As Needed Airport Planning and Environmental Services in an amount not-to-exceed $3,000,000.00 with HDR Engineering Inc.
Discussion Agenda
Item 8 - Authorize the use of City Forces for FY2027 Transportation Mill & Pave CIP Project
This action will authorize the Mayor or his designee to use City Forces to complete the FY2027 Transportation Mill & Pave Project and expend Capital Improvement Program budget in an amount not to exceed $12,000,000.00 for City Forces Work related expenses.
The current total project cost is estimated at $19.7 million, based on asphalt prices as of September 2026. Any increases in asphalt pricing during the fiscal year may result in a corresponding increase in the total project cost. Any additional funding required as a result of increased asphalt prices or other project cost adjustments will be addressed through the FY27 Mid-Year Budget process.
Item 9 - Proposed Response to Grand Jury Report – “Shifting Gears: San Diego Peddles Bicycle Mobility Through A City Dominated By Cars”
The Grand Jury report “Shifting Gears: San Diego Peddles Bicycle Mobility Through A City Dominated By Cars” includes eight findings and eight recommendations, which are directed at the Mayor and City Council. The proposed joint response from Mayor and Council included in IBA Report 26-21, Attachment 1, covers these findings and recommendations. The City’s response is due to the Presiding Judge of the San Diego Superior Court by November 27, 2026.
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