Councilmembers will convene a Special Meeting of the City Council which starts at noon in order to accommodate the large number of items on the agenda.  The items include proposed ballot measures to reform the People’s Ordinance, exclude the Midway area from the 30ft height and allow childcare facilities on park property.  The Select Committee on SDHC Oversight and Reform meets to consider consider minimum qualifications for Housing Commission member.

From the Office of Council President Sean Elo-Rivera 

Select Committee on San Diego Housing Commission Oversight and Reform – Monday, July 25, 3033 – 9 a.m.

Select Committee Meeting Agenda

Item 1 - Initiation of Amendments to the San Diego Municipal Code related to San Diego Housing Commission Board Commissioner Minimum Qualifications - Request the Office of the City Attorney to work with staff from the office of Council District 3 Councilmember Stephen Whitburn to bring forward amendments to San Diego Municipal Code Section 98.0301(f) for City Council consideration that would require members appointed to serve on the San Diego Housing Commission Board of Commissioners, excluding tenant Commissioners pursuant to Section 98.0301(f)(1), to have at least 5 years of experience in the areas of real estate finance, affordable housing, homelessness, workforce development, healthcare, nonprofit, education or community-based organizations.

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Special City Council Meeting – Monday, July 25, 2022 – 12 p.m.

Council Meeting Agenda

Housing Authority Agenda

Item 601 - Consideration of a Ballot Measure For The November 2022 Election To Amend San Diego Municipal Code Section 66.0127 Regarding The Collection, Transport, Disposal, And Recycling Of Solid Waste - This item is the consideration of an ordinance to place a measure on the November 2022 ballot that would amend San Diego Municipal Code Section 66.0127, known as the People’s Ordinance, The Ordinance prohibits the City from recovering costs for solid waste management services it provides; results in limited collection services for trash, recycling, and organic waste; and confers an exclusive benefit onto only a subset of City residents. Council President Elo-Rivera and Councilmember LaCava propose a ballot measure for the November 2022 election asking voters to amend the People’s Ordinance to untie the City’s hands so it can provide San Diegans world-class services and implement responsible governance.

Item 602 - Consideration of a Ballot Measure Proposed By Councilmember Chris Cate Regarding An Amendment To San Diego Municipal Code 132.0505 Coastal Height Limit - This action seeks Council approval of an ordinance to place a measure on the November 2022 Statewide ballot that would exclude only the Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan Area from the 30-foot height limit on buildings in the Coastal Zone.

Item 603 – Further Consideration of a Ballot Measure Proposed by Councilmember Chris Cate To Amend Article V, Section 55 of the Charter To Authorize Childcare on Dedicated Park Property - This action seeks Council approval of an ordinance to place a measure on the November 2022 Statewide ballot that would amend Article V, Section 55 of the Charter to authorize childcare on dedicated park property

Item 604 - Consideration of a Proposed Ballot Measure for the November 8, 2022 Ballot Concerning Amendments to the San Diego Municipal Code Article 2 Division 44 to Amend the City’s Contracting Policies (Safeguard San Diego) - This action seeks Council approval of an ordinance to place a measure on the November 2022 ballot that would amend the San Diego Municipal Code Article 2 Division 44 to amend the city’s contracting policies.  The Safeguard San Diego ballot measure will update City contracting policies, provide the City the choice to enter into Project Labor agreements, and to ensure no infrastructure funding is left on the table. Outdated City contracting policies has put the City at risk of losing millions of dollars in infrastructure funding.

Item 605 - Affordable Housing Loan Agreement – Serenade on 43rd - The proposed Loan Agreement   between the City of San Diego and Serenade 43, L.P. provides a loan for the property acquisition costs of the Serenade on 43rd affordable housing project in an amount not to exceed $6,500,000. The Project is located on Developer controlled property, located at 4030 - 4034 43rd Street and 4046 - 4054 43rd Street in the Mid-City City Heights Community Plan Area. The Project will include rehabilitation of existing apartments currently without affordability restrictions, and new construction on an adjacent site, for a total 65 studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom residential units, including 64 units affordable on a long-term basis to low income households up to 60% Area Median Income, and one unrestricted manager’s unit.

Item 606 - Lease at 4020 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123 Between the City of San Diego and the San Diego Police Officers Association, a California Corporation - This action is to approve a Lease for approximately 3,000 square feet of office space and approximately 3,250 square feet of outdoor space at 4020 Murphy Canyon Road between the City of San Diego and the San Diego Police Officers Association. The leased space will be used as a childcare facility for sworn San Diego police officers and non-sworn police staff if space is available.

HA-1 - Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego, or Designee, to Terminate the Sublease with JSP Rancho Del Rio, L.P. for Approximately 23 acres of City of San Diego-owned Real Property at 3890 Sipes Lane, San Ysidro, CA 92173 (Assessor’s Parcel Number 666-140-09) to Facilitate the City of San Diego’s Proposed Sale of the Property to JSP Rancho Del Rio, L.P. - On August 3, 1984, the Housing Authority and Rancho Del Rio entered into a 55-year Ground Lease for the Property and later agreed that homes be affordable at 60 and 80 percent of AMI. City ownership would require steep rent increases so the SDHC and JSP have come to an settlement to sell the property. As a condition of selling the property, the Master Ground Lease and the Lease must be terminated. City Council is asked to terminate the Master Ground Lease as part of the companion City Council item. Under the terms of the revised contingent settlement agreement, upon the close of escrow to sell the property to JSP, if it occurs, SDHC shall be paid the sum of $641,250.00, which it shall immediately pay to the City as back rent, since September 1, 2016.

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