The Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's area of responsibility includes individual Capital Improvement Program (CIP), Oversight of CIP Streamlining, ADA CIP Projects, Infrastructure Finance, Regional Transportation Improvement Program, Asset Management, Infrastructure Condition Assessment Monitoring and Implementation, Neighborhood Input on Infrastructure Needs and Priorities, Stormwater Infrastructure, Public Facilities Financing Plans, Development Impact Fees, Facilities Benefit Assessments, Wastewater Infrastructure, Water Infrastructure, City Facilities, Park Infrastructure, Multi-Year Capital Improvement Program Plan, Transportation Infrastructure, Public Works, Transportation Planning, Transit Services, Parking, Community Parking Districts, Municipal Airports, Walkability, Bicycle Programs, and ADA Compliance and Accessibility. The Committee’s responsibility includes individual infrastructure projects related to water, wastewater, storm water, and parks, except for projects related to Pure Water, which shall be the responsibility of the Committee on the Environment. 

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 Committe-e

The Budget and Government Efficiency Committee's Area of Responsibility includes the Annual Budget, Financial Reports, Fees, Performance Measures and Analytics, Corporate Partnerships and Development, Fleet Services, Risk Management, Information Technology, Enterprise Resource Management, Purchasing and Contracting, Equal Opportunity Contracting, Living Wage, Prevailing Wage, Managed Competition, Revenue, San Diego City Employees’ Retirement System, Personnel, Consumer Protection, 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.

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 Community and Neighborhood Services Committee's area of responsibility includes Neighborhood Parks, Recreation Programs, Veterans Services, Special Event Permits, Senior Services, Volunteerism, Libraries, Maintenance Assessment Districts, Code Enforcement, and Child, Youth, and Family Services.

Agendas and Actions for Community and Neighborhood Services Committee

The Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committee's area of responsibility includes Intergovernmental Relations, Interagency and Bi-National Agreements, International Trade, Foreign Trade Zones, San Diego Regional Airport Authority, Civic San Diego or Successor Agency, Port District, Educational Partnerships, City-wide Economic Development Programs and Strategy, Workforce Development, Commercial Marketing Districts, Business Improvement Districts, Tourism Marketing District, San Diego Convention Center Corporation, Incentive Programs, Regulatory Relief, Community Development Block Grants, Small Business Support, Worker Rights and Protections, Labor Standards, Job Quality Standards, Arts and Culture, and Open Data.

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 the Clean Water Program, Water Management and Policy, 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, Stormwater Management and Policy, Climate Action Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan, Sustainability, Wastewater Management and Policy, Independent Rates Oversight Committee, Pure Water (including Indirect Potable Reuse/Direct Potable Reuse, Recycled Water, Graywater), San Diego County Water Authority, Shoreline Preservation, 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 Permanent Supportive Housing, Homeless Services, Affordable Housing, Real Estate & Airport Management, Planning, Land Use, Land Development Code, General Plan, Community Plans, Coastal Overlay Zone, and Historical Issues/Mills Act.

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 Committee's area of responsibility includes police, fire, lifeguards, homeland security, emergency medical services, gang prevention and intervention, graffiti abatement, and the Commission 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 Rules of Council, City Charter, Open Government, Elections and Ballot Measures, Annexations, Boards and Commissions, Communications, Customer Service, Public Outreach, matters initiated by individual Councilmembers as provided in Rule 7.1, and Committee Composition and Responsibilities.

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 Select Committee on Addressing Cost of Living will focus on issues related to the cost of living in San Diego, including assessing which factors are driving the cost of living in the City, which factors the City can control or influence to lower the cost of living in San Diego, proposing legislative or policy changes, and engaging with impacted stakeholders.