City Council Committees

The Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's area of responsibility includes individual infrastructure projects related to water, wastewater, storm water, and parks with the exception of pure water. This encompasses capital improvement program (CIP), oversight of CIP streamlining, infrastructure finance, regional transportation improvement program, asset management, infrastructure condition assessment monitoring and implementation, neighborhood input on infrastructure needs and priorities, storm water infrastructure, public facilities financing plans, development impact fees, facilities benefit assessments, wastewater infrastructure, water infrastructure, city facilities, park infrastructure, multi-year CIP plan and transportation infrastructure, public works and ADA CIP projects, transportation planning, transit services, parking, municipal airports, community parking districts, ADA compliance and accessibility, walkability and bicycle programs. 

Agendas and Actions for Infrastructure Committee

The Audit Committee's area of responsibility includes oversight of the City's auditing, internal controls and any other financial or business practices as well as directing and reviewing the work of the City Auditor.

Agendas and Actions for Audit Committee

The Budget and Government Efficiency Committee's Area of Responsibility includes the Annual Budget, financial reports, fees, performance measures and analytics, information technology, enterprise resource management, purchasing and contracting, managed competition, revenue, corporate partnerships and development, fleet services, risk management, equal opportunity contracting, prevailing wage, living wage, San Diego City Employees' Retirement System, personnel, civil service and human resources.

Agendas and Actions for Budget and Government Efficiency Committee

From January 18, 2006 – December 3, 2013, this Committee was named Budget and Finance Committee.

Members	Chris Cate (Chair), Sean Elo-Rivera (Vice Chair), Monica Montgomery Steppe, and Vivian Moreno
When	One to two Wednesdays per month at 9 a.m. View the Legislative Calendar for specific dates.
Where	City Council Committee Room, 12th Floor, City Administration Building
Contact	Anthony George Budget Committee Consultant 619-533-6460 georgeap@sandiego.gov
More Info	Budget and Government Efficiency Committee (B&GE) Work Plan

The Budget Review Committee's Area of Responsibility includes the review of six operating fund types (General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service and Tax Funds, Capital Project Funds, Enterprise Funds, and Internal Service Funds). The Committee has the responsibility to analyze, study, and evaluate the estimates of required expenditures proposed for inclusion in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance, and the annual budgets of the San Diego Housing Commission, Civic San Diego, San Diego Convention Center Corporation, and the City of San Diego, solely in its capacity as Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Diego. The Committee shall have the further responsibility to review and evaluate the tentative Capital Improvements Program. The Budget Review hearings are an opportunity for the City Council to obtain input from San Diego residents on spending priorities.

Annual budget review meetings shall be set in accordance with California Government Code section 54954, no later than the ten weeks immediately preceding the introduction of the Annual Appropriation Ordinance subject to the provisions of Council Policy No. 000-02.

Agendas and Actions for Budget Review Committee

The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Committee’s Area of Responsibility includes the City’s COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery, including considering policy proposals, proposing legislation, monitoring and evaluating the impact and effectiveness of regulations enacted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing oversight and recommendations on the distribution of COVID-19 relief funding and programs, and engaging with the Office of the Mayor, regional partners, residents and businesses.

The Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee's area of responsibility includes intergovernmental relations, interagency and bi-national agreements, international trade, foreign trade zones, educational partnerships, San Diego Regional Airport Authority, Port District, San Diego Convention Center Corporation, city-wide economic development programs and strategy, workforce development, commercial marketing district, business improvement districts, arts and culture, open data, and Civic San Diego.

Agendas and Actions for Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee

From January 30, 2012 – October 22, 2012, this Committee was named Economic Development and Strategies Committee.

The Environment Committee's area of responsibility includes programmatic policy matters related to water, wastewater, and storm water, and parks. These encompass the Clean Water Program, water management and policy, pure water including Capital Improvement Projects (CIP), energy (solar, property assessed clean energy programs, green), multiple species conservation program, solid waste disposal, recycling, air quality standards, hazardous waste, regional parks, open space, public utilities, golf, utility undergrounding, franchise agreements, storm water management and policy, Climate Mitigation and Adaption Plan (CMAP), wastewater management and policy, independent rates oversight committee, indirect potable reuse/direct potable reuse, recycled water, graywater, San Diego County Water Authority, wildlife management, environmental services and environmental policy.

Agendas and Actions for Environment Committee

From October 18, 2000 – November 6, 2013, this Committee was named the Natural Resources and Culture Committee.

The Land Use and Housing Committee's area of responsibility includes planning, land use, affordable housing, general plan amendments, land development code, real estate assets, historical issues/mills act, community plans, coastal overlay zone and permanent supportive housing.

Agendas and Actionsfor Land Use and Housing Committee

From January 1, 2014- December 31, 2018, this Committee was named Smart Growth and Land Use Committee.

From October 11, 2000 – December 3, 2013, This Committee was named Land Use and Housing.

The Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee's area of responsibility includes police, fire, neighborhood parks, recreation programs, youth services, senior services, maintenance assessment districts, community development block grants, code enforcement, graffiti abatement, lifeguards, veteran's services, libraries, homeless services, consumer protection, homeland security, volunteerism, special event permits, emergency medical services, gang prevention and intervention and citizens review board on police practices.

Agendas and Actions for Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee

From October 4, 2000 – October 30, 2013, this Committee was named the Public Safety and Neighborhoods Services Committee.

The Rules Committee's area of responsibility includes the charter, permanent rules of council, open government, elections and ballot measures, annexations, boards and commissions, council initiated matters, communications, customer service and public outreach.

Agendas and Actionsfor Rules Committee

From January 9, 2013- November 6, 2013, this Committee was named Rules and Economic Development Committee.

From January 25, 2006 – November 14, 2012, This Committee was named Rules, Open Government and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

From October 2, 2000 – November 30, 2005, this Committee was named Rules, Finance, and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

The Public Facilities Financing Authority is the primary financing authority of the City. The Authority meets as needed to authorize the issuance of bonds on behalf of the City.

The Otay Mesa Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District Public Financing Authority (OM EIFD PFA) is the governing board of the district established pursuant to California Government Code sections 53398.50 - 53398.88  for the sole purpose of financing public facilities or other projects in Otay Mesa. The OM EIFD PFA meets the first Monday of each month at 10am in the City Council Committee Room, or as needed.

The Housing Commission meets one or two Fridays per month at 9 a.m. at 1122 Broadway, fourth Floor, downtown San Diego. For specific dates, contact Debbie Levenson-Cruz at 619-578-7179. Members include Stefanie Benvenuto (Chair), Ryan Clumpner (Vice Chair), Dion Akers, Margaret, Johanna Hester, Kellee Hubbard, and Eugene "Mitch" Mitchell. The Housing Commission meets one or two Fridays per month at 9 a.m. at 1122 Broadway, fourth Floor, downtown San Diego. For specific questions regarding any item on the San Diego Housing Commission agenda, please contact SDHCdocket-info@sdhc.org or 619-578-7550. Agendas and reports are available at the San Diego Housing Commission Meetings page.

As of Jan. 1, 2009, this Committee completed its one-year term. View archived Ad Hoc Fire Prevention and Recovery Committee Agendas, Actions and other documentation of the 2008 meetings, or view archived webcasts at CityTV24.

As of May 18, 2016, this Committee completed its eighteen month term. View archived Charter Review Committee Agendas, Actions and other documentation, or view archived webcasts at City TV24.

As of Jan. 1, 2006, this Committee has merged with the Rules Committee. View archived Government Efficiency and Openness Committee Agendas, Actions and other documentation, or view archived webcasts at CityTV24.

As of November 15, 2018, this committee completed its two-year term. View archived Select Committee on Homelessness Agendas, Actions and other documentation, or view archived webcasts at CityTV24.