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CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE 910 Calle Negocio Thursday, February 13, 2025 2nd Floor City Council San Clemente, California Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda www.san-clemente.org Community Center 2:00 p.m. - City Council Retreat Mayor Knoblock Mayor Pro Tem Enmeier Councilmember Cabral Councilmember Loeffler Councilmember Wu Information concerning City Council Meeting protocols and procedures is contained at the end of this agenda. RULES FOR ADDRESSING COUNCIL • Members of the public may address the City Council on matters within the jurisdiction of the City of San Clemente. • If you wish to address Council, please complete one of the blue speaker cards located at the entrance to the Council Chambers and turn it in to the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk. • Persons wishing to address Council concerning an agendized item will be invited to address Council during the time that Council is considering that particular agenda item . Persons wishing to address Council concerning a non-agendized issue will be invited to address Council during the “Oral Communications” portion of the meeting. • When invited by the Mayor, please step to the podium, and if you wish, state your name and the City in which you reside, and make your presentation. Please limit your presentation to three minutes. MISSION STATEMENT The City of San Clemente, in partnership with the community we serve, will foster a tradition dedicated to: Maintaining a safe, healthy atmosphere in which to live, work and play; Guiding development to ensure responsible growth while preserving and enhancing our village character, unique environment and natural amenities; Providing for the City’s long-term stability through promotion of economic vitality and diversity… Resulting in a balanced community committed to protecting what is valued today while meeting tomorrow’s needs. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) is the state law that requires the City to evaluate and document the potential environmental consequences of discretionary decision. (See, California Public Resources Code Sections 21000-21189.3; and the “CEQA Guidelines” at California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Sections 15000-15387). For each item that requires a CEQA determination by the City Council, there is a reference to that determination on this agenda, and more information regarding the CEQA analysis is included in the documents that accompany this agenda. To the extent that City staff determines that particular items are not subject to CEQA, there will be no indication of a CEQA action on this agenda. Page 1 of 5 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda February 13, 2025 DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS Pursuant to Government Code § 84308, City Council Members are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the City Council Member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the City’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023. Members of the City Council who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a City Council Member since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceedings. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient City Council Member and may be made either in writing to the City Clerk before the agenda item or by verbal disclosure during consideration. CITY COUNCIL RETREAT (2:00 P.M.) CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL 1. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION ON WATER RESOURCES a. Doheny Desalination b. Reverse Osmosis c. Emergency Reserves Staff Recommendation 1. Provide direction to staff regarding what to bring back to City Council. 2. Receive and file the Administrative Report. 2. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION FOR THE PHASE II/FINAL IMPROVEMENTS AT CASA ROMANTICA a. Observation Deck b. Amphitheater c. Other Uses and Improvements Staff Recommendation 1. Provide direction to staff concerning Phase II/Final Improvements issues to bring back to the City Council. 2. Receive and file the Administrative Report. Page 2 of 5 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda February 13, 2025 3. UPDATE, LOOK AHEAD AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION ON COASTAL RESOURCES a. Sand Replenishment, Sand Compatibility and Opportunistic Use Program (SCOUP), Future Projects b. Mariposa Bridge Staff Recommendation 1. Provide direction to staff to bring an item back to a future City Council meeting establishing the San Clemente Beach Restoration and Coastal Protection Fund to receive grant and other funds obtained by the City for coastal related projects. 2. Provide direction to staff to bring an item back to a future City Council meeting on the Coastal Administrator work plan, provided in Attachment 3 of the Administrative Report, dated February 13, 2025. 3. Provide additional/alternate direction to staff. 4. Receive and file the Administrative Report. 4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION REGARDING THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM a. Review of Capital Projects with Council Directed Priorities. b. Review of Major Maintenance Projects with Council Directed Priorities. Staff Recommendation 1. Staff is seeking direction from the City Council to create a final document and return to the City Council at a later date. 2. Receive and file the Administrative Report. Page 3 of 5 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda February 13, 2025 5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION ON CITY COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES Staff Recommendation 1. Receive and file the Administrative Report. OR 2. Provide staff detailed direction on changes to the makeup and structure of certain Commissions and Committees and direct Staff to return to the City Council with updated Ordinances for review and consideration. 6. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION ON CITY COUNCIL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 7. CITY MANAGER CLOSING COMMENTS 8. Adjournment The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled to take place on February 18, 2025. Closed Session will begin at 4:30 p.m. and the Regular Business Meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente. Page 4 of 5 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda February 13, 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING PROCEDURES PRESENTATION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS TO COUNCIL In order to ensure that Councilmembers have adequate time to consider written materials concerning agenda items, it is strongly recommended that such materials be submitted to the City Clerk by noon the date preceding the Council meeting. MEETINGS RECORDED AND TELEVISED City Council meetings are broadcast live and are replayed periodically on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 854. Meetings are also available for live-stream or post meeting viewing from the City’s website. Meetings are also recorded via audio CD and/or DVD and retained as a City record in accordance with the City’s records retention schedule. USE OF ELECTRONIC VISUAL AIDS BY PUBLIC AT MEETINGS To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibility, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentations at the meeting, must submit the electronic files to the City Clerk by no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Only compatible electronic formats will be permitted to be used on City audio/visual computer equipment. Staff makes no guarantee that such material will be compatible, but will use its best efforts to accommodate the request. LENGTH OF MEETINGS At 11:00 p.m., the City Council will determine which of the remaining agenda items can be considered and acted upon at this meeting and will continue all other agenda items to a future meeting. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (949) 361-8200. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting. COMMUNICATION DEVICES To minimize meeting distractions and sound system interference, please be sure all personal communication devices are turned off or on silent mode. MEETING SCHEDULE Regular Council Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd floor, San Clemente. Closed Session are considered at 5:00 p.m. and the Business Meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. Additional meetings of the City Council may be called as needed. AGENDAS, ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL WRITTEN MATERIALS Agendas and Administrative Reports are available for review and/or copying at the City Clerk’s Department as soon as agendas are posted, by accessing the City’s website at www.san-clemente.org. An “Inspection Copy” of agenda materials is also located at the entrance to the Council Chambers during meetings for public review. All written material distributed to a majority of the Council after the original agenda packet was distributed is available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Department, located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, during normal business hours. The City Clerk’s Department offers an agenda packet subscription service free of charge. If you wish to receive email copies of City Council agendas, which include hyperlinks to staff reports and other back-up material, register at http://san-clemente.org/enotification. Page 5 of 5