Council Meeting
Regular MeetingEscondido, CA · January 11, 2023
Minutes
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REGULAR SESSION
5:00 PM Regular Session
January 11, 2023
MOMENT OF REFLECTION
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evening meeting. The City does not participate in the selection of speakers for this portion of the agenda,
and does not endorse or sanction any remarks made by individuals during this time. If you wish to be
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FLAG SALUTE
The City Council conducts the Pledge of Allegiance at the beginning of every City Council meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
Roll Call: Garcia, Martinez, Morasco, White
PRESENTATIONS
Escondido Non-Profit Grant Program Presentation by the Escondido Community Foundation (item
removed from agenda)
Greater Escondido Chamber of Commerce Directory (Item removed from agenda)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Eric McGill – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
Juliana Musheyev – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
Clay Sheller – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
Anzy M – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
Nova Birch – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
Victoria Barron – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
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Hannah Butler – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
Yusef Miller – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
Daniel Colmenarez – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
Christianne McCormick – Requested that the City of Escondido do more to address homelessness.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion: Morasco; Second: Garcia; Approved 4-0
1. AFFIDAVITS OF PUBLICATION, MAILING, AND POSTING (COUNCIL/RRB) -
2. APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTER (COUNCIL)
Request approval for City Council and Housing Successor Agency warrant numbers:
• 368788 – 368966 dated November 30, 2022
• 368967 – 369194 dated December 7, 2022
• 369195 – 369440 dated December 14, 2022
• 369441 – 369689 dated December 21, 2022
• 369690 – 369823 dated December 28, 2022
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Finance Department: Christina Holmes)
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Regular Meetings of November 30, 2022, December 7, 2022, and
December 14, 2022
4. WAIVER OF READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS –
CONSENT RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES (COUNCIL/RRB)
The following Resolutions and Ordinances were heard and acted upon by the City Council/RRB at a
previous City Council/Mobilehome Rent Review meeting. (The title of Ordinances listed on the Consent
Calendar are deemed to have been read and further reading waived.)
5. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING A MASTER AND PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A DRIVE-
THROUGH COFFEE FACILITY AT 1525 TANGLEWOOD LANE
Approved on December 7, 2022 with a vote of 3/1 (McNamara - No; Morasco - Absent)
a) Ordinance No. 2022-24R (Second Reading and Adoption)
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Item removed from agenda.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. CONWAY RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION
Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-06, approving a Tentative Subdivision
Map, Annexation/Reorganization, and Grading Exemption, for a 56-unit residential subdivision
located at 916, 942, and 943 Stanley Avenue, and 2005 – 2175 Conway Drive (odd-numbered
addresses only) (“Project”). The request also includes the adoption of a Final Mitigated
Negative Declaration prepared for the Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality
Act. (File Number 0800-10)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Andrew Firestine,
Director of Development Services)
Presenter: Adam Finestone, City Planner
a) Resolution No. 2023-06
Item continued to February 8, 2023.
7. NORTH IRIS CONDOMINIUMS
Request the City Council 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-03 certifying a Final Environmental
Impact Report (FEIR), Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and making certain
Findings of Fact in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); 2)
Introduce Ordinance No. 2023-03 for a Prezone to Planned Development Residential 14.6 (PD-
R 14.6) along with a Master and Precise Development Plan for a 102-unit condominium
development; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-04 approving a General Plan Amendment from
Suburban to Urban 3, one-lot Tentative Subdivision Map, and Annexation/Reorganization. (File
Number 0800-10)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Andrew Firestine,
Director of Development Services)
Presenter: Jay Paul, Senior Planner
a) Resolution No. 2023-03
b) Resolution No. 2023-04
c) Ordinance No. 2023-03 (First Reading and Introduction)
Jim Simmons – Expressed support for the project.
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Jason Greminger – Expressed support for the project.
Audrey Brower – Expressed opposition to the project.
Brent Marentatte – Expressed concern about the project.
Motion: Garcia; Second: Morasco; Approved: 4-0
8. SHORT-FORM RENT INCREASE APPLICATION FOR GREENCREST MOBILEHOME PARK (FILE NO.
0697-20-10314)
Request the City Council 1) Review and approve Greencrest Mobilehome Park short-form
application and adopt Rent Review Board Resolution No. RRB 2023-01; 2) Find a violation of
City’s Mobilehome Rent Review Board Guidelines, deny the short-form application, and
prohibit Greencrest Mobilehome Park from filing a short-form application for five years. (File
Number 0697-20)
Staff Recommendation: Approval of Application (Development Services Department: Andrew
Firestine, Director of Development Services)
Presenter: Eric Bunge, Management Analyst
a) Resolution No. RRB-2023-01
Jim Younce – Expressed support for the item.
Eric McGill – Expressed opposition to the item.
Alexander Garvin – Expressed opposition to the item.
Hannah Butler – Expressed opposition to the item.
Anna Romero – Expressed opposition to the item.
Motion: Morasco; Second: Garcia; Approved: 3-1 (Martinez – No)
CURRENT BUSINESS
9. CONSIDERATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKING REGULATIONS
Request the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2023-02, amending Escondido Municipal Code
section 28-142 to regulate recreational vehicle (“RV”) parking. (File Number 0670-30)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (City Attorney's Office: Michael R. McGuinness, City Attorney)
Presenter: Gary J. McCarthy, Assistant City Attorney
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a) Ordinance No. 2023-02 (First Reading and Introduction)
Juliana Musheyev – Expressed opposition to the item.
Alexander Garvin – Expressed opposition to the item.
Juliana Musheyev – Expressed opposition to the item.
Gloria Conejo – Requested the regulations mirror the City of Vista.
Hannah Butler – Expressed opposition to the item.
Jonathan Chavez – Expressed opposition to the item.
Hannah Butler – Expressed opposition to the item.
Marissa Allen – Expressed opposition to the item.
Israel Lopez – Requested the regulations mirror the City of Vista.
Kevin Stevenson – Expressed opposition to the item.
Marissa Allen – Expressed opposition to the item.
Mallory Fencil – Expressed support for the item.
Motion: Garcia; Second: Morasco; Failed (Martinez, White – No)
10. SELECTION OF CLEAN ENERGY ALLIANCE DEFAULT ENERGY SUPPLY OPTION FOR CITY OF
ESCONDIDO ELECTRICITY CUSTOMERS
Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-09 selecting “Clean Impact Plus – 50%
Renewable / 75% Carbon Free Energy” as the Clean Energy Alliance (“CEA”) Default Energy
Supply Option. Staff recommend this option because it provides the best combination of value
to the customer and advancement of the goals of the City’s Climate Action Plan. The City
Council may, at its discretion, chose either of the other supply options (“Clean Impact” or
“Green Impact”) as the default option for the City of Escondido. (File Number 1305-05)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (City Manager’s Office: Christopher W. McKinney, Deputy City
Manager/Director of Utilities)
Presenter: Christopher W. McKinney
a) Resolution No. 2023-09
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Motion: Martinez; Second: Morasco; Approved: 4-0
11. NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES APPOINTMENT
Request the City Council appoint a representative to the National League of Cities. (File
Number 0610-55)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (City Clerk’s Office: Zack Beck)
Presenter: Zack Beck
Motion to appoint Deputy Mayor Garcia and Councilmember Morasco: Martinez; Second:
White; Approved: 4-0
12. REVIEW OF COUNCIL POLICIES AND RULES OF PROCEDURE
Request the City Council review the Council Policies and Rules of Procedure. (File Number
0610-90)
Staff Recommendation: Provide Direction (City Council, Dane White, Mayor)
Presenter: Mayor Dane White
Motion to update the voting procedure: White; Second: Morasco; Approved: 4-0
FUTURE AGENDA
13. FUTURE AGENDA
The purpose of this item is to identify issues presently known to staff or which members of the
City Council wish to place on an upcoming City Council agenda. Council comment on these
future agenda items is limited by California Government Code Section 54954.2 to clarifying
questions, brief announcements, or requests for factual information in connection with an
item when it is discussed.
Staff Recommendation: None (City Clerk's Office: Zack Beck)
Martinez – RV Parking and Safe Parking Lots
COUNCILMEMBERS SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS AND OTHER REPORTS
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT
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The most current information from the City Manager regarding Economic Development, Capital
Improvement Projects, Public Safety, and Community Development. This report is also available on the
City’s website, www.escondido.org.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor White adjourned the meeting at 7:54 p.m.
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MAYOR CITY CLERK
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