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What is a Memorandum of Law?

A City Attorney Memorandum of Law is a response to a request typically posed by the Mayor, City Council (jointly or separately), any full commission, board, committee, or agency (whether or not Charter based), through that entity's executive director or City liaison, or Department Director, which narrowly applies the interpretation of the current law to a particular problem or situation.

These documents do not contain any referenced attachments or enclosures. Printed copies of all City Attorney Memorandum of Law are available for viewing at the City Clerk's Office, 202 "C" Street, Second Floor, San Diego, CA. Questions about particular Legal Opinions should be directed to:

Law Librarian
Office of the City Attorney
1200 Third Avenue, Ste. 1100
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 533-5800

Memorandums from January 1986 through present are available.

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Memoranda of Law by Year

Official City Documents

Date Doc Num
10/08/2010 MS-2010-12 Applicability of Conflict of Interest Laws to Community Planning Groups and Analysis of Possible Conflicts of Interest of San Diego State University Employees on the College Area Community Council
11/02/2010 MS-2010-13 Proposed Ordinance to Protect Small and Neighborhood Businesses
11/01/2010 MS-2010-14 Remedies For Potential Breach of Contract as Result of City Council¿s Decision to Use Golden Hall as Fiscal Year 2011 Emergency Winter Shelter
11/22/2010 MS-2010-15 Proposed Alternative Defined Contribution Plan
12/03/2010 MS-2010-16 Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under CEQA
12/10/2010 MS-2010-17 Allocations of Mission Bay Park Lease Revenues Pursuant to Charter 55.2
04/08/2010 MS-2010-2 Indemnification of Citizen Advisory Group Members
05/03/2010 MS-2010-4 Pledging City-owned Property as Security for City Obligations
05/21/2010 MS-2010-5 Use of Redevelopment Agency Funds for Social Services Programs or Operations of Homeless Shelters
06/08/2010 MS-2010-7 Fireworks Displays in the Coastal Zone
07/08/2010 MS-2010-8 Signature Verifications of Charter Amendment Initiatives
01/14/2011 MS-2011-1 Application of Ralph M. Brown Act to Five-Member Standing Council Committees and Conduct of Non-Committee Councilmembers Attending at Council Committee Meetings.
08/23/2011 MS-2011-12 Legal Analysis Regarding the Acceleration of Repayment of Community Development Block Grant Debt by the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego
09/26/2011 MS-2011-14 Proposed First Amendment to the Third Rehabilitation Grant Agreement Between the City and the NTC Foundation
09/26/2011 MS-2011-15 Administration of Oaths to Board and Commission Members
11/08/2011 MS-2011-16 Applicability of the First Amendment to the Special Event Summer Moratorium, the Exemptions thereto, and the process Waiver
12/08/2011 MS-2011-17 County of San Diego's Use of Centre City Tax-Sharing Funds
12/07/2011 MS-2011-18 Proposal to Temporarily Change Qualcomm Stadium Identifying Signs
04/01/2011 MS-2011-2 Establishment of a New Policy for Allocating Maintenance Assessment District Assessment Funds to the Non-profit Corporations that Administer the Districts
04/12/2011 MS-2011-3 Establishment of a New Policy for Allocating Business Improvement District Assessment Revenues to the Non-profit Corporations that Administer the Districts
07/12/2011 MS-2011-4 Use of Land Sale Proceeds for Debt Service on Deferred Capital Bonds
07/18/2011 MS-2011-5 Applicability of Prevailing Wage Laws Involving the Use of Funds Received by the City from the Redevelopment Agency pursuant to the Repayment Agreement Between the Redevelopment Agency and the City of San Diego for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG
08/09/2011 MS-2011-7 Effect of the Redistricting Commission's Adoption of a Final Plan for Council District Boundaries
08/09/2011 MS-2011-8 School District Vote to Render City's Zoning Ordinances Inapplicable
08/09/2011 MS-2011-9 Fat City Lofts Project Consistency with the General Plan and Community Plans
04/16/2012 MS-2012-10 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed Fire-Rescue Department User Fees for FY2013
04/17/2012 MS-2012-11 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed City Clerk User Fees for FY2013
04/16/2012 MS-2012-12 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed Library User Fees For FY 2013
04/16/2012 MS-2012-13 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed Personnel Department User Fees for FY2013
04/16/2012 MS-2012-14 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed Real Estate Assetts Department User Fees for FY2013
04/16/2012 MS-2012-15 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed Neighborhood Code Compliance Division User Fees for FY2013
04/16/2012 MS-2012-16 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed San Diego Police Department User Fees for FY2013
04/16/2012 Ms-2012-17 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed Development Services Department User Fees for FY2013
04/27/2012 MS-2012-18 Supplemental Guideline for the Use of Parking Meter Funds for Sidewalk- Related Repairs
05/11/2012 MS-2012-19 Disability Law: Reasonable Accommodation and the Interactive Process
01/27/2012 MS-2012-2 Amended and Restated Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedule
05/22/2012 MS-2012-20 Guidelines for the Use of Parking Meter Funds for Various Types of Signs Associated with the Downtown Wayfinding Signage Update Project
07/27/2012 MS-2012-21 The Future of Special Assessment Districts in the City of San Diego
09/24/2012 MS-2012-23 Disclosure of Ballot Weight for the Tourism Marketing District
10/31/2012 MS-2012-24 Private Video Recordings of a Public Meeting
02/23/2012 MS-2012-4 Elimination of Cost of Living Annuity Under the City's Retirement Plan
02/27/2012 MS-2012-5 Increasing Limit of Restricted Small and Local Business Enterprises Competition for Construction Projects
03/13/2012 MS-2012-6 Section 201 Status
04/06/2012 MS-2012-7 Use of Affordable Housing Funds to Fulfill Alleged Statutory Obligations under the California Community Redevelopment Law
04/16/2012 MS-2012-8 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed Citywide User Fees for FY2013
04/16/2012 MS-2012-9 Proposition 26 Review of Proposed City Treasurer Fees for FY2013
06/10/2013 MS-2013-11 Process for and Use of Proceeds from the Sale of Easements Over Centrum Park
10/25/2013 MS-2013-13 City of San Diego Housing Impact Fee for Nonresidential Development
11/13/2013 MS-2013-14 City Sponsorship of Candidate Debates
12/19/2013 MS-2013-15 Legal Obligation to Implement 'Most Efficient Government Organization' Proposal Following Managed Competition