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City Council Resolutions and Ordinances

What are Resolutions and Ordinances?

An ordinance is a law adopted by the City Council. Ordinances usually amend, repeal or supplement the Municipal Code; provide zoning specifications; or appropriate money for specific purposes. Most ordinances require two hearings: an introductory hearing, generally followed two weeks later by a second public hearing. Most ordinances go into effect 30 days after the date of final passage.

A resolution is a formal expression of opinion or intention of the City Council. Resolutions go into effect on the date of final passage.

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Council Resolutions and Ordinances by Year

Resolutions and ordinances from 1817-1970 can be found on our Historical Resolutions & Ordinances page.

Official City Documents

Date Doc Num Title
08/04/2025 R-316369/ R-2026-6 ADOPTING THE STATEMENT OF BUDGETARY PRINCIPLES SETTING FORTH THE ROLES AND DUTIES OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO THE CITY'S FY 2026 BUDGET
08/04/2025 R-316402/ R-2026-19 ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH WAXIE’S ENTERPRISES, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES BRADYPLUS, TO PROVIDE JANITORIAL SUPPLIES, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CITY-WIDE NEED
08/04/2025 R-316384/ R-2026-48 APPROVING THE AMENDMENTS TO FOUR CAPITAL EMERGENCY HOUSING SOLUTIONS GRANT AGREEMENTS WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, APPROVING THE CAPITAL EMERGENCY HOUSING SOLUTIONS GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO FOR THE SAFE SLEEPING PROGRAM, AND AUTHORIZ
08/04/2025 R-316392/ R-2026-56 DECLARING AN EXEMPTION FROM CEQA FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE USE OF CITY FORCES TO COMPLETE FY25 AND FY26 MILL AND PAVE PROJECTS
08/04/2025 R-316372/ R-2026-24 DECLARING AN EXEMPTION FROM CEQA FOR THAT CERTAIN FIRST AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AMONG ALPINE 26 LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PACIFIC 26 LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, EMERY 26 LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, A
08/04/2025 R-316385/ R-2025-648 AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF KAID MAROUF RELATED TO DAMAGES SUSTAINED FROM FLOODING INTO HIS PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2465 HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD, LA JOLLA
08/04/2025 R-316370/ R-2026-29 ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH IPS GROUP, INC., FOR PARKING METERS AND RELATED SERVICES
08/04/2025 R-316373/ R-2026-23 APPROVING THAT CERTAIN FIRST AMENDMENT TO OFFICE LEASE AMONG ALPINE 26 LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, PACIFIC 26 LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, EMERY 26 LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AND THE COSD RELATED TO OFFI
08/04/2025 R-316382/ R-2025-408 DECLARING A CONTINUED STATE OF EMERGENCY REGARDING RAW SEWAGE, SOLID WASTE, AND SEDIMENT COMING FROM TIJUANA, MEXICO
08/04/2025 R-316376/ R-2026-4 AUTHORIZING THE SETTLEMENT OF DAVID CATTON RELATED TO A CODE ENFORCEMENT MATTER INVOLVING LIABILITY FOR AN ORDER TO VACATE A 22-UNIT RESIDENTIAL APARTMENT COMPLEX IN SOUTH PARK
08/04/2025 R-316371/ R-2026-18 ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FERGUSON WATERWORKS, FOR AS-NEEDED PIPES, COUPLINGS, VALVES AND MISCELLANEOUS RELATED COMPONENTS FOR WASTEWATER AND WATER PROJECTS
08/04/2025 R-316387/ R-2025-656 AUTHORIZING THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WOOD SMITH HENNING & BERMAN LLP, TO INCREASE THE TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT TO $850,000.00
08/04/2025 O-21991/ O-2025-142 Cor. Copy AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION OF AN AGREEMENT PAST FIVE YEARS WITH MACIAS GINI AND O'CONNELL LLP FOR INDEPENDENT AUDIT SERVICES
08/04/2025 R-316374/ R-2026-17 ACCEPTING A DONATION FROM DEVELOPER LINCOLN PROPERTY GROUP AND THE SAN YSIDRO SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING TWO ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR THE LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF TWO VERNAL POOL PRESERVES
08/04/2025 R-316388/ R-2026-20 APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH BULLET CONCRETE PUMPING, INC. FOR ADDITIONAL AS-NEEDED CONCRETE PUMPING SERVICES
07/31/2025 R-316360/ R-2026-16 APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH ROWE SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR MEAL DELIVERY SERVICES TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION AMOUNT
07/31/2025 R-316397/ R-2026-50 AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT WITH DEVANEY PATE MORRIS & CAMERON TO INCREASE BY AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT
07/31/2025 R-316354/ R-2026-46 ACCEPTING THE 2025 WATER AND WASTEWATER COST OF SERVICE STUDIES, SETTING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND AUTHORIZING NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPOSITION 218
07/31/2025 R-316406/ R-2026-30 DECLARING AN EXEMPTION FROM CEQA FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE GROUND LEASE DISPOSITION AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY'S LONG-TERM LEASE OF THE CITY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 101 ASH STREET FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE PROPERTY INTO A MIXED-USE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PR
07/31/2025 R-316407/ R-2026-31 APPROVING THE GROUND LEASE DISPOSITION AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY'S LONG-TERM LEASE OF THE CITY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 101 ASH STREET FOR ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE PROPERTY INTO A MIXED-USE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT
07/31/2025 R-316378/ R-2026-12 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF ALLISON ROSS TO THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
07/31/2025 R-316362/ R-2026-27 APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT WITH NORTHEAST MB, LLC, RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2727 DE ANZA ROAD
07/31/2025 R-316396/ R-2026-34 AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT WITH COLANTUONO, HIGHSMITH & WHATLEY TO INCREASE BY AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT
07/31/2025 R-316361/ R-2026-25 APPROVING SECOND AMENDMENT TO LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CAMPLAND, LLC, RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2211 PACIFIC BEACH DRIVE
07/31/2025 R-316365/ R-2025-667 Cor. Copy DECLARING THE COUNCIL OF THE COSD’S FULL SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILLS 24, 254, 330, 500, AND 636, AND ASSEMBLY BILLS 1017, 1020, AND 1167, PENDING BEFORE THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE FOR THE 2025-2026 REGULAR SESSION
07/31/2025 O-21990/ O-2025-141 APPROVING AN AMENDMENT EXTENDING A SOLE-SOURCE CONTRACT WITH ACCELA, INC. FOR CLOUD-BASED PERMIT SYSTEM HOSTING FOR UP TO THREE YEARS
07/31/2025 R-316353/ R-2026-45 ADOPTING PROCEDURES UNDER CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 53759.1 AND 53759.2 RELATED TO EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER FEES AND ADJUSTMENTS
07/31/2025 R-316364/ R-2026-32 APPROVING THE CITY’S LEASE TO DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO PUBLIC SPACES FOUNDATION OF THE REAL PROPERTY CONSISTING OF A PORTION OF CHILDREN’S PARK AT 101 ISLAND AVENUE FOR THE OPERATION OF A QUICK-SERVICE RESTAURANT
07/31/2025 R-316380/ R-2026-11 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF JOY FREEMAN TO THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
07/31/2025 R-316395/ R-2026-33 Cor. Copy AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT WITH BUCHALTER, APC INCREASING THE TOTAL AMOUNT
07/31/2025 R-316399/ R-2026-58 AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT WITH MEYERS NAVE RIBACK SILVER & WILSON INCREASING THE TOTAL AMOUNT
07/31/2025 R-316381/ R-2026-14 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF ADELE FASANO TO THE COMMISSION ON GANG PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
07/31/2025 R-316363/ R-2026-42 APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE 2020 RIVER PARK MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, BY WHICH THE CITY WILL GRANT A LIMITED-DURATION EASEMENT ALLOWING FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF A N
07/31/2025 R-316377/ R-2026-15 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. LIMA SAFT AND REAPPOINTMENT OF DR. STEVEN GELB TO THE MOBILITY BOARD
07/31/2025 R-316379/ R-2026-10 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF DAVID HARDING TO THE FUNDS COMMISSION
07/31/2025 O-21992/ O-2025-138 DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AND AMENDING CH 5, ART11, DIV 49 OF THE SDMC, AND CH 14, ART 9, DIV 3 OF THE SDMC ALL RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
07/31/2025 R-316391/ R-2026-51 RATIFYING AN EXISTING CONTRACT, PURSUANT TO PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF THE CITY’S CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PROCESS (REPORT 25-02) AND SDMC SECTION 22.3018(C), WITH PWGG LP DBA POWAY WEAPONS & GEAR
07/31/2025 R-316398/ R-2026-38 AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT WITH LOZANO SMITH INCREASING THE TOTAL AMOUNT
07/29/2025 R-316404/ R-2026-44 EXCUSING COUNCILMEMBER FOSTER FROM CERTAIN CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
07/23/2025 R-316356/ R-2025-658 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF JEREMY BLOOM TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD FOR A TERM ENDING MARCH 1, 2026
07/23/2025 R-316359/ R-2025-643 CONFIRMING THE REAPPOINTMENTS OF MARISSA FELICIANO, MICHELLE MATTER, ROBERT PRATH, MARY SCOTT KNOLL, AND JUAN SOTELO TO THE SENIOR AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD FOR TERMS ENDING MAY 31, 2027
07/23/2025 O-21989/ O-2025-136 Rev. Cor. Copy AMENDING CHAP 11, ART 3, DIV 1 OF THE SDMC RELATING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR DWELLING UNIT REGULATIONS
07/23/2025 R-316355/ R-2025-644 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF CHRIS MEDELLIN TO THE CITIZENS’ EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION FOR A TERM ENDING JANUARY 1, 2027
07/23/2025 R-316357/ R-2025-647 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENTS OF AIDEN HUGHES AND MELANIE YAU TO THE YOUTH COMMISSION FOR TERMS ENDING JULY 1, 2026
07/23/2025 R-316366/ R-2026-8 APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BONDS OR NOTES BY THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR SEA BREEZE GARDENS
07/23/2025 R-316358/ R-2025-657 CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF CARLA NESBITT-STOKES, FOR A TERM ENDING MARCH 1, 2026, AND BRANDEE JOYNER AND DR. SORAYDA SANTOS, FOR TERMS ENDING MARCH 1, 2027, TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
07/22/2025 R-316367/ R-2025-676 APPROVING THE FORM AND AUTHORIZING THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRELIMINARY OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION, DELIVERY, AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PFFA OF THE COSD 2025A WATER REVENUE BONDS
07/22/2025 R-316368/ R-2026-60 GRANTING THE APPEAL AND SETTING ASIDE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION FOR 1606 MARKET STREET GAS STATION - APPEAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION PROJECT NUMBER PRJ-1102575
07/21/2025 R-316352/ R-2026-59 DENYING OR GRANTING THE APPEAL AND APPROVING OR SETTING ASIDE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION FOR 11011 TORREYANA ROAD PROJECT
07/18/2025 R-316337/ R-2025-669 DECLARING AN EXEMPTION FROM CEQA FOR THE AGREEMENT WITH SAFE USA, INC., FOR AS-NEEDED CRACK SEAL SERVICES