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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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Official City Documents

Date Doc Num
12/10/2013 MS-2013-16 Response to Higgs Fletcher & Mack Letter Regarding the Regulations of Utilities Undergrounding Projects
01/30/2013 MS-2013-2 Reconsideration of Resolution Vetoed by the Mayor
01/29/2013 MS-2013-3 The Roles of the Mayor and City Council in Adopting and Implementing the City's Legislative Program
03/14/2013 MS-2013-3 Continuation of Fluoridation Funding Offer from First 5 Commission
03/01/2013 MS-2013-4 Appointments to the San Diego Unified Port District Board of Commissioners
03/11/2013 MS-2013-6 San Diego Municipal Code Provisions Related to Angle Parking
04/08/2013 MS-2013-7 Community Planning Group Voting Procedures
04/24/2013 MS-2013-8 Retention of Community Planning Group Records
05/10/2013 MS-2013-9 PlanetBids ¿Interpreting Accessibility Regulations
11/24/2014 MS-2014--24 San Diego Tourism Marketing District Corporation and the Living Wage Ordinance
01/07/2014 MS-2014-1 Requirement for Actuarial Valuation of Retiree Health Benefits Under Fifteen-Year Memoranda of Understanding
06/04/2014 MS-2014-10 Qualifications and Removal of Ethics Commission Members
06/06/2014 MS-2014-11 Enforcement of Local Minimum Wage on Nonresident Employers
06/24/2014 MS-2014-12 Inclusion of Potential Variance Prohibition Language in the Ocean Beach Community Plan Update
06/26/2014 MS-2014-13 Legality of Two Leases with San Diego Unified School District to Allow the Districts Continued Use of Dedicated Parkland
07/01/2014 MS-2014-14 Use of Park and Recreation Faciliites for Temporary Emergency Shelters
07/29/2014 MS-2014-15 Commercial Paper and Charter Restrictions Related to Comptroller Certificates
08/04/2014 MS-2014-16 Powers Granted by the City Charter to the City Auditor to Compel the Cooperation of Witnesses
08/18/2014 MS-2014-17 Ability to Approve Entitlements for Uses of Pueblo Lands Other Than Those Approved by the Electorate
07/09/2014 MS-2014-18 Application of California Labor Code Section 351 to a Local Minimum Wage Ordinance
09/08/2014 MS-2014-19 Linda Vista Boys & Girls Club Lease Issues
01/29/2014 MS-2014-2 Appointment of a Hotelier as a Director on the San Diego Convention Center Board of Directors
09/25/2014 MS-2014-20 Median Safety Ordinance
10/01/2014 MS-2014-21 Use of Dedicated Parkland for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
10/17/2014 MS-2014-22 Conflicts of Interest under California Government Code section 1090
11/17/2014 MS-2014-23 City Indemnifiation of Airports Advisory Committee Members
03/18/2014 MS-2014-25 De Anza Cove Mobile Home Park Rental Revenue and Charter Section 55.2
01/28/2014 MS-2014-3 Legality of Proposed Food Truck Regulations
01/28/2014 MS-2014-3 Rev>11-9-16 Legality of Proprosed Food Truck Regulations
09/07/2012 MS-2014-4 Proposition 26 Analysis of Proposed Adjustments to Various Existing Fees and Establishment of New Fees Charged by the Environmental Services Department
04/24/2014 MS-2014-5 Legality of the Balboa Park Museums Current Free Tuesdays Practice
04/11/2014 MS-2014-6 Police Interactions with Individuals/Consideration of the Individual's Physical Characteristics
05/05/2014 MS-2014-8 Use of Environmental Growth Funds for Graywater
05/27/2014 MS-2014-9 Use of Golf Enterprise Funds for Various Aspects of the Balboa Park Golf Course Clubhouse Capital Improvement Project
01/08/2015 MS-2015-1 Environmental Appeals of Proposed Medical Marijuana Consumer Cooperatives
07/08/2015 MS-2015-10 The Brown Act Requirements Pertaining to Taking Action on an Informational Item
07/16/2015 MS-2015-12 Reasonable Accomodations for Library Patrons with Large Carts
08/10/2015 MS-2015-13 Assembly Bill No. 2402 Regarding Equal Participation in Youth Athletics Programs
09/17/2015 MS-2015-14 Councilmember's Proposal to Lower the Voting Age to 16 for Municipal Elections
09/18/2015 MS-2015-15 Interest Payments to the San Diego City Employees' Retirement System Associated with Underpaid Contributions or Overpaid Benefits
09/18/2015 MS-2015-16 Use of Closed Session by the Board of Library Commissioners
09/23/2015 MS-2015-17 Appluicability of Prevailing Wage Requirements to Third Party Contracts for Constrution or Maintenance Work in Business Improvement Districts
09/28/2015 MS-2015-18 Fire Station No. 45 and Contractor License Lapse (Echo Pacific Construction, Inc.
02/02/2015 MS-2015-2 Permitting of Events in Plaza de Panama
10/06/2015 MS-2015-21 Land Use Regulation of Medical Marijuana Storage Facilities
10/12/2015 MS-2015-22 Contractor Registration and Commission for Arts and Culture Artist Contracts
11/12/2015 MS-2015-23 Effect of a Local Emergency Declaration (Drainage Channels)
11/17/2015 MS-2015-24 Update on Accessibility Requirements for Fire Stations
11/20/2015 MS-2015-25 Open Meeting Requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (California Government Code section 54950, et seq.)
11/13/2012 MS-2015-25 Conducting Fraud Hotline Investigation on Matters that are Subject of Pending Legal Proceeding or Investigation

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