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Date:Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Location:Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA
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Pages
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ROLL CALL
3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
4.SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
4.1 Oaths of Office:
Lucero Chavez, Charter Review Commission•
Edith Fuentes, Board of Library Trustees•
4.2 Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring Chief Warrant Officer 4 Oscar Garcia as
the 2026 Chula Vista Veteran of the Year
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5.CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 5.1 through 5.7)
Consent calendar items are considered together and acted upon by one motion. There is
no separate discussion of these items unless the Mayor or a City Councilmember
removes the item from the consent calendar. Items removed from the consent calendar
will be heard as action items.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
City Council approve the recommended action on the below consent calendar items.
5.1 Approve Meeting Minutes 10
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the minutes dated: October 27, 2026
5.2 Waive Reading of Text of Resolutions and Ordinances
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve a motion to read only the title and waive the reading of the text of all
resolutions and ordinances at this meeting.
5.3 Municipal Code Update: Adopt an Ordinance Amending the Chula Vista Municipal
Code to Remove Obsolete Verbiage, Clarify Processes/Regulations, and Update
Outdated References
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Report Number: 26-0313
Location: Citywide
Department: Development Services
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes
Environmental Notice: The proposed action qualifies for the “common sense”
exemption pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines
Section 15061(b)(3).
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt an ordinance amending Chula Vista Municipal Code Title 2 (Administration
and Personnel), Title 17 (Environmental Quality), and Title 19 (Planning and
Zoning) to remove obsolete verbiage, clarify processes/regulations, and update
outdated references. (Second Reading and Adoption)
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5.4 Investment Report: Receive the Investment Report for Quarter Ending September
30, 2026
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Report Number: 26-0310
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: Finance
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section
15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore,
pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is
required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Receive the investment report for the quarter ending on September 30, 2026.
5.5 Agreement Amendment: Approve a Fourth Amendment to a Legal Services
Agreement with Best Best & Kreiger LLP to Provide On-Call and Other Legal
Services
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Report Number: 26-0294
Location: No specific geographical location
Department: City Attorney
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section
15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) State Guidelines;
therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental
review is required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution approving the fourth amendment to the legal services
agreement (“Agreement”) with Best Best & Kreiger LLP.
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5.6 Grant Acceptance and Appropriation: Accept Sustainable Transportation Planning
Grant Funds and Amend the FY 2026-27 CIP Budget by Establishing “Chula
Vista Active Transportation Plan Update” (STL0487) Project and Appropriating
Funds to the Project
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Report Number: 26-0262
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: Engineering and Capital
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section
15378 of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Therefore, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3), no
environmental review is required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution: (A) accepting $519,000 in Sustainable Transportation
Planning Grant (STPG) funds from the California Department of Transportation;
and (B) amending the fiscal year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
Budget by establishing the “Chula Vista Active Transportation Plan Update”
Project (STL0487) and appropriating $519,000 to the State Grants Fund and
$100,000 to the Transportation Sales Tax Fund from available fund balance to
the project. (4/5 Vote Required)
5.7 Agreement: Approve an Agreement with CFKAA Holdings, LLC, Doing Business
As Autura, to Provide a Tow Management Software Solution
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Report Number: 26-0317
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: Police
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section
15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) State Guidelines.
Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental
review is required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution approving an agreement with CFKAA Holdings, LLC, doing
business as Autura, to provide a tow management software solution for the Police
Department.
6.PUBLIC COMMENTS 114
Twenty-one minutes are scheduled for the public to address the City Council for three
minutes each on any matter within the jurisdiction of the City Council that is not on the
agenda. The remaining speakers, if any, will be heard during the continued Public
Comment period.
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7.PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.1 Community Benefit District: Hold a Public Hearing on the Formation of the
Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District, Count Ballots and Consider
Establishing the Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District and Taking
Certain Related Actions
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Report Number: 26-0315
Location: Approximately twenty-seven (27) square blocks consisting of two
hundred fifty-three (253) parcels on or near the historic Third Avenue business
corridor, generally bounded by E Street to the north, including properties on both
the north and south sides of E Street, and I Street to the south, including
properties on the north side of I Street only. The eastern and western boundaries
vary along the corridor and generally follow the predominantly commercial and
governmental parcels located on either side of Third Avenue. The area also
includes properties along H Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue.
Department: Economic Development
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section
15378 of the State California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Therefore, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3), no
environmental review is required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Hold a public hearing to receive public input on the formation of the Downtown
Chula Vista Community Benefit District and levy of the proposed assessment;
allow the City Clerk to count, weigh, and tabulate ballots; and, if there is no
majority protest, adopt a resolution establishing the Downtown Chula Vista
Community Benefit District and taking related actions.
7.2 Municipal Code Update: Approve an Amendment to the Chula Vista Municipal
Code to Add Chapter 19.59 - Outdoor Dining Facilities Within the Public Right-of-
Way and Amend the City’s Master Fee Schedule
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Report Number: 26-0331
Location: Citywide
Department: Development Services
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes
Environmental Notice: The project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant
to California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing
Facilities), Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures),
Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), and Section 15311 (Accessory
Structures).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Conduct the public hearing and:
Place an ordinance on first reading amending Chula Vista Municipal
Code (CVMC) Title 19 (Planning and Zoning) to add Chapter 19.59 -
Outdoor Dining Facilities Within the Public Right-of-Way (First Reading)
A.
Adopt a resolution establishing fees associated with Outdoor Dining
Facilities within the public right-of-way and amending CVMC Chapter 14
– Planning Fees of the City’s Master Fee Schedule
B.
8.ACTION ITEMS
8.1 Consider Items Removed From the Consent Calendar, if Any
Consider items removed from the consent calendar by the Mayor or a City
Councilmember, if any. If no items were removed from the consent calendar, this
item will be withdrawn.
8.2 Parking Restriction: Establish Time-Limited Parking Spaces on the East Side of
Avenida Escaya
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Report Number: 26-0339
Location: Avenida Escaya from Heritage Road to Camino Aldea
Department: Engineering & Capital Projects Department
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: This activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section
15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant
to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution establishing time-limited parking spaces on Avenida Escaya,
delegating authority to the City Engineer to implement and modify parking
restrictions on Avenida Escaya from Heritage Road to Camino Aldea, and
amending Schedule VI of the City Engineer Register.
9.PUBLIC COMMENTS (CONTINUED)
There will be no continued Public Comment period if all speakers present at the first
Public Comment period are heard.
10.CITY MANAGER’S REPORTS
10.1 Enhancing Emergency Communications
Presented by: John Cihomsky, Chief Communications Officer, and Marlon King,
Emergency Services Manager
10.2 City Website Update
Presented by: Marc Amio, Senior Webmaster, and Mirella Leung Lopez,
Communications Officer
11.MAYOR’S REPORTS
12.COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS
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12.1 Councilmember Inzunza: Consider a Resolution Condemning Treasonous
Remarks by President Donald J. Trump Regarding Los Angeles and San Diego
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Department: Mayor and Council
Location: No specific geographic location
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section
15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) State Guidelines.
Therefore, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3), no environmental
review is required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution condemning treasonous remarks by President Donald J.
Trump regarding Los Angeles and San Diego, affirming the protection of
American communities, and expressing solidarity with the residents of San
Diego County and Los Angeles.
13.CITY CLERK'S REPORTS
14.CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
14.1 Council Policy No. 111-02: Discussion Regarding Amendments to the Special
Orders of the Day and Proclamations Policy
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Report Number: 26-0362
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: City Attorney
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: This activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section
15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) State Guidelines;
therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no environmental
review is required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Option to adopt a resolution approving amendments to Council Policy No. 111-
02 regarding Special Orders of the Day and Proclamations.
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15.ADJOURNMENT
to the regular City Council meeting on November 17, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers.
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City of Chula Vista
Regular City Council Meeting
MINUTES
Date:
Location:
October 27, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA
Present: Councilmember Chavez, Deputy Mayor Fernandez, Councilmember
Inzunza, Councilmember Preciado, Mayor McCann
Also Present: City Manager Allen, City Attorney Verdugo, City Clerk Bigelow, Deputy
Director of City Clerk Services Malone
Minutes are prepared and ordered to correspond to the agenda.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Bigelow called the roll.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG AND MOMENT OF SILENCE
Led by Dr. Mark Sanchez.
Moved by Councilmember Preciado
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Fernandez
To reorder the agenda to consider Item 8.4 after special orders of the day and hear all
non-agenda public comments under Item 9. The motion was carried by the following
vote:
Result, Carried (4 to 1)
4. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
4.1 Oaths of Office:
Joy Emmanuel, Board of Appeals and Advisors
Nancy Laturno, Cultural Arts Commission
Stacy Cannon, Planning Commission
Timothy Manglicmot, Planning Commission
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City Clerk Bigelow administered the oaths of office.
4.2 Presentation of a Proclamation Commending Southwestern Community
College on Its 65th Anniversary
The proclamation was presented.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 5.1 through 5.8)
Robert spoke regarding various topics related to the consent calendar.
Moved by Councilmember Preciado
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Fernandez
To approve the recommended actions appearing below, consent calendar Items 5.1, 5.2,
and 5.4 through 5.8. The headings were read, text waived. The motion was carried by
the following vote:
Result, Carried (5 to 0)
Moved by Councilmember Preciado
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Fernandez
To approve the recommended action appearing below consent calendar Item 5.3. The
heading was read, text waived. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Result, Carried (4 to 1)
5.1 Approve Meeting Minutes
Approve the minutes dated: October 6, 2026 (regular and special meetings)
5.2 Waive Reading of Text of Resolutions and Ordinances
Approve a motion to read only the title and waive the reading of the text of all
resolutions and ordinances at this meeting.
5.3 Agreement Amendment: Approve a First Amendment to the Legal Services
Agreement with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC
Adopt a resolution approving the first amendment to the legal services agreement
with Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC to increase the not-to-exceed amount
by $50,000 and extend the term of the agreement by one year.
Item 5.3 heading:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-216 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE LEGAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH COLANTUONO, HIGHSMITH, & WHATLEY, PC
5.4 Grant Acceptance and Appropriation: Accept Grant Funds from the California
Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program and
Appropriate Funds
Adopt a resolution accepting grant funds in the amount of $590,000 from the
California Office of Traffic Safety for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program,
approving the grant agreement, and appropriating $590,000 to the Police Grants
section of the Federal Grants Fund. (4/5 Vote Required)
Item 5.4 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-217 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE
CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY, ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FOR
THE SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM, AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
5.5 Grant Acceptance and Appropriation: Accept Grant Funds from the California
Office of Traffic Safety for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program and
Appropriate Funds
Adopt a resolution accepting $75,000 in grant funds from the California Office of
Traffic Safety for the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program, approving the grant
agreement between the City of Chula Vista and the California Office of Traffic
Safety, and appropriating $75,000 to the Police Grants Section of the Federal
Grants Fund. (4/5 Vote Required)
Item 5.5 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-218 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE
OF TRAFFIC SAFETY, ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE PEDESTRIAN
AND BICYCLE SAFETY PROGRAM, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
(4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
5.6 Agreements: Approve Agreements with Desert Auto Group V, LLC and City
Chevrolet of San Diego for Purchase of Police Patrol Vehicles
Adopt the following resolutions:
A. Approving an agreement with Desert Auto Group V, LLC to purchase
Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles.
B. Approving an agreement with City Chevrolet of San Diego to purchase
Chevrolet Police Blazer vehicles.
Item 5.6 headings:
A) RESOLUTION NO. 2026-219 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH DESERT AUTO GROUP V,
LLC TO PURCHASE FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY VEHICLES FOR
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
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B) RESOLUTION NO. 2026-220 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH CITY CHEVROLET OF SAN
DIEGO TO PURCHASE CHEVROLET POLICE BLAZER VEHICLES FOR THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT
5.7 Real Property Purchase: Authorize the City to Enter into a Real Property
Purchase Agreement for Real Property Located at 99 D Street and
Appropriate Funds
Adopt a resolution approving the purchase of real property located at 99 D Street
(APN 566-122-43-00), for the purposes of the Lower Sweetwater Community Park
Project and appropriating funds for this purpose. (4/5 Vote Required)
Item 5.7 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-221 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 99 D
STREET (APN 566-122-43-00) FOR AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
(4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
5.8 Budget Appropriation: Amend the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement
Program Budgets for the Repair of the Civic Center Building B Roof
Adopt a resolution, amending the fiscal year 2026-27 Capital Improvement
Program Budgets and Measure P Infrastructure, Facilities, and Equipment
Expenditure Plan, and appropriating funds for the repair of the Civic Center
Building B roof. (4/5 Vote Required)
Item 5.8 heading:
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-222 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM BUDGETS AND MEASURE P INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND
EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURE PLAN, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THE
REPAIR OF THE CIVIC CENTER BUILDING B ROOF (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
The meeting was recessed at 6:43 p.m. and reconvened at 7:00 p.m.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
All non-agenda public comments were heard under Item 9.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.1 Municipal Code Update: Approve Amendments to the Chula Vista Municipal
Code Regarding Allowable Uses and Process Improvements to Approve
Community Purpose Facilities Within the Planned Community Zone
Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the
hearing was held on the date and no earlier than the time specified in the notice.
Mayor McCann opened the public hearing. There being no members of the public
who wished to speak, Mayor McCann closed the public hearing.
Mayor McCann announced that the item would be continued to a future date.
Notice will be provided for said consideration as required by law.
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7.2 Municipal Code Update: Consideration of Chula Vista Municipal Code
(CVMC) Amendments and a Clarification to the Freeway Commercial
Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan
Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the
hearing was held on the date and no earlier than the time specified in the notice.
Senior Planner Mallec gave a presentation on the item.
Mayor McCann opened the public hearing.
Robert spoke regarding the item.
There being no further members of the public who wished to speak, Mayor
McCann closed the public hearing.
Moved by Mayor McCann
Seconded by Councilmember Inzunza
To place the ordinance on first reading and adopt Resolution No. 2026-223, the
headings were read, text waived. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Result, Carried (5 to 0)
Item 7.2 headings:
A) ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHULA VISTA
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL), TITLE 17
(ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY), AND TITLE 19 (PLANNING AND ZONING) (FIRST
READING)
B) RESOLUTION NO. 2026-223 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA CLARIFYING THE FREEWAY COMMERCIAL SPA PLAN USE
MATRIX
7.3 Municipal Code Update: Approve an Amendment to the Chula Vista Municipal
Code to Add Chapter 19.59 - Outdoor Dining Facilities Within the Public
Right-of-Way and Amend the City’s Master Fee Schedule
Notice of the hearing was given in accordance with legal requirements, and the
hearing was held on the date and no earlier than the time specified in the notice.
Mayor McCann opened the public hearing.
Greg Martinez, Chula Vista resident, spoke in support of the item.
Alfredo Alvarez, Chula Vista resident, spoke regarding the item.
There being no further members of the public who wished to speak, Mayor
McCann closed the public hearing.
Mayor McCann and City Attorney Verdugo announced that the public hearing
would be continued to the City Council meeting on November 10, 2026, at 5:00
p.m.
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8. ACTION ITEMS
8.1 Consider Items Removed From the Consent Calendar, if Any
There were none.
8.2 Master Plan: Presentation and Discussion of Development of the Chula Vista
Elite Athlete Training Center’s Master Plan
Deputy City Manager Chase and Elizabeth Dixon, representing Dudek, gave a
presentation on the item.
Robert spoke regarding the item.
City Councilmembers provided input on the item.
8.3 Financial Report and Appropriations: Quarterly Financial Report and Budget
Appropriations for the Quarter Ending June 30, 2026 (Fourth Quarter Report)
Director of Finance Del Rio and Budget and Analysis Manager Prendell gave a
presentation on the item.
Robert spoke regarding the item.
Moved by Mayor McCann
Seconded by Councilmember Preciado
To adopt Resolution Nos. 2026-224 and 2026-225, the headings were read, text
waived. The motion was carried by the following vote:
Result, Carried (5 to 0)
Item 8.3 headings:
A) RESOLUTION NO. 2026-224 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA MAKING VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-
26 BUDGET TO ADJUST FOR VARIANCES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS
THEREFOR (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
B) RESOLUTION NO. 2026-225 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING A DONATION FROM THE CHULA VISTA POLICE
FOUNDATION
8.4 Councilmember Inzunza: Public Safety: Consider Directing a City Manager
Report on Public Safety Concerns at Casa Lago Eastlake
Councilmember Inzunza spoke regarding the item.
Klaus Scholz, Chula Vista resident
Josh Davila, Chula Vista resident
Margarito Martin, Chula Vista resident
Lupe Soto, Chula Vista resident
Don Eklund, San Diego resident
Greg Martinez, Chula Vista resident
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Paul Martin
Molly Kirkland, San Diego resident
Marco Espinosa
George Ching, Chula Vista resident
Robert, Chula Vista resident
John Acosta, Chula Vista resident
Jorge Cabrera
Admiral Rivera
George Ching, representing the Pacific Southwest Association of Realtors (PSAR),
and Lupe Soto, representing the California Association of Realtors and PSAR,
responded to questions from Councilmember Preciado.
Alonso Gonzalez, Chula Vista resident, submitted written comments in support of
the item.
The following members of the public submitted written comments on the item:
Linda Cocking
Magdalena S.
Molly Kirkland, representing the Southern California Rental Housing
Association
Moved by Councilmember Inzunza
Seconded by Councilmember Preciado
To direct the City Manager and City Attorney, in coordination with the Police
Department, Code Enforcement, and Neighborhood Protection Unit, to evaluate
opportunities to strengthen the City’s ability to address nuisance tenants and to
support landlords and neighboring units, and to return within 90 days with
proposed amendments to the City’s residential tenant protection ordinance. The
motion was carried by the following vote:
Result, Carried (5 to 0)
9. PUBLIC COMMENTS (CONTINUED)
The following members of the public spoke in opposition to a Jewish National Fund
conference to be held at the Gaylord Pacific Convention Center:
Maya Feldman-Dragich, San Diego resident
Tim D.
Nathan Lacy, San Diego resident
Yevgeniy Gerasymenko
Emily Von Gerichten
Holly Taylor
Amanda Nasser
Noah Samsen
Naydeen Suliman
Maryann Halse
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Rizwan Maknojia
Deniz Ibrahimzade
Amanda H, San Diego resident
Ezekiel Welsh, Chula Vista resident
Karina Vega
Rick Hebb
Aldo Brambila, Chula Vista resident
Doris Bittar
Ant B
Subrein D
Zenith Khan
Cristian Mejia, Chula Vista resident
Craig Jones
David Enge
Oren Robinson
The following members of the public spoke regarding public comment policies:
Angelica Martinez, Chula Vista resident
Greg Martinez, Chula Vista resident
Admiral Anthony Rivera
Rosa Vasquez, Chula Vista resident, spoke regarding detainees at the Otay Mesa
Detention Center and other topics.
The following members of the public spoke regarding various topics.
Marco Espinosa
Robert
Truth Tonix
The following members of the public submitted written comments in opposition to a
Jewish National Fund conference to be held at the Gaylord Pacific Convention Center:
N. Gonzalez
Victoria Estrella
Craig Jones
Daniel Brunner
Amanda Cabandon, Chula Vista resident, submitted written comments in support of
streetlights in the crosswalk next to the Montecito Clubhouse.
Angel I. Rodriguez submitted written comments regarding sewer bills.
John Acosta submitted written comments on various topics.
Magdalena S. submitted written comments regarding the Veterans Advisory
Commission.
10. CITY MANAGER’S REPORTS
City Manager Allen spoke regarding the public safety referrals made by the City Council,
emphasized their importance, and expressed staff’s commitment to prioritizing these
matters and keeping the City Council informed of their progress.
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10.1 Enhancing Emergency Communications
The item was not heard and was continued to a future City Council meeting.
11. MAYOR’S REPORTS
Mayor McCann reported on attendance at recent events and made community
announcements.
12. COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS
Councilmembers reported on attendance at recent events and made community
announcements.
At the request of Councilmember Chavez, there was a consensus of the City Council to
direct staff to return in November with an update on domestic violence calls for service in
the City, including related data, the City's response efforts, and coordination with
community service providers.
At the request of Deputy Mayor Fernandez, there was a consensus of the City Council to
direct staff to return at a future meeting with a review of procedures for removing
unauthorized encampments from private residential and commercial properties,
including opportunities to strengthen property owner accountability, expedite
enforcement, address repeat violations, recover associated costs, and determine
whether new or amended ordinances are necessary.
12.1 Councilmember Inzunza: Ratify Appointments to Boards, Commissions,
Committees
Board of Library Trustees
- Edith Fuentes
Robert spoke.
Moved by Councilmember Inzunza
Seconded by Councilmember Preciado
To ratify the appointment of Edith Fuentes to the Board of Library Trustees. The
motion was carried by the following vote:
Result, Carried (5 to 0)
12.2 Councilmember Preciado: Ratify Appointments to Boards, Commissions,
Committees
Charter Review Commission
- Lucero Chavez
Robert spoke.
Moved by Councilmember Preciado
Seconded by Deputy Mayor Fernandez
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To ratify the appointment of Lucero Chavez to the Charter Review Commission.
The motion was carried by the following vote:
Result, Carried (5 to 0)
13. CITY CLERK'S REPORTS
City Clerk Bigelow made announcements regarding the upcoming election.
14. CITY ATTORNEY'S REPORTS
There were none.
15. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 10:09 p.m.
Minutes prepared by: Tyshar Turner, CMC, Deputy Director of City Clerk Services
_________________________
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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ITEM TITLE
Municipal Code Update: Adopt an Ordinance Amending the Chula Vista Municipal Code to Remove Obsolete
Verbiage, Clarify Processes/Regulations, and Update Outdated References
Location: Citywide
Department: Development Services
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes
Environmental Notice: The proposed action qualifies for the “common sense” exemption pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Recommended Action
Adopt an ordinance amending the Municipal Code to remove obsolete verbiage, clarify
processes/regulations, and update outdated references. (Second Reading and Adoption)
Summary
This ordinance was placed on first reading on October 27, 2026. The original staff report can be accessed at
the following link: https://pub-chulavista.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=67449
Please note, the original staff report may include information beyond the scope of the ordinance proposed
for adoption with this action.
For questions, please contact the staff indicated in the original staff report or cityclerk@chulavistaca.gov.
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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHULA
VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION AND
PERSONNEL), TITLE 17 (ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY), AND
TITLE 19 (PLANNING AND ZONING)
WHEREAS, necessary amendments to the Chula Vista Municipal Code (CVMC) have been
identified to remove obsolete verbiage, clarify processes/regulations, and update outdated references;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed legislative action has been reviewed for compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined that the action qualifies for the “common
sense” exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The action involves amendments
to the CVMC and a clarification to the Freeway Commercial SPA Plan, including replacing references
for the Director of General Services and the Director of Planning and Building Department with their
current titles, adding remote workers as part of home occupation businesses, adding campers and travel
trailers to be permissively stored on a residential property, and deleting a redundant use for food retail
specialty stores. Furthermore, the action of updating and modifying the CVMC with procedural and
clerical changes will not result in an intensification of uses or a change in development potential within
the City above what already is permitted under the existing land use and zoning policies of the CVMC
that are being updated. Based on an analysis of the nature and type of these procedural and clerical
changes to the CVMC, there is a certainty that there is no possibility that the action may have a significant
effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council approve and adopt the Ordinance with the
proposed amendments to the CVMC; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing and consideration of the Staff Report and related materials for this
matter, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on September 23, 2026, to consider
said CVMC amendments at the time and place as advertised in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue,
before the Planning Commission and the hearing was thereafter closed; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the subject Ordinance on September
23, 2026, and voted 5-0-0 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-008, thereby recommending that the City Council
adopt the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council set the time and place for a hearing on the subject CVMC
amendments and notice of said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in a
newspaper of general circulation in the City of Chula Vista, at least ten (10) days prior to the hearing;
and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the Planning Commission Resolution No. 2026-008,
and the Staff Report and related materials for this matter, the hearing was held to consider said CVMC
amendments and Ordinance at the time and place as advertised in the City Council Chambers, 276 Fourth
Avenue, before the City Council and the hearing was thereafter closed.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby find and ordain
as follows:
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The City Council of the City of Chula Vista finds that the proposed amendments to the CVMC
identified in this Ordinance No. qualifies for the “common sense” exemption under State CEQA
Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The action involves amendments to the CVMC, including replacing
references for the Director of General Services and the Director of Planning and Building Departme nt
with their current titles, adding remote workers as part of home occupation businesses, and adding
campers and travel trailers to be permissively stored on a residential property. Furthermore, the action
of updating and modifying the CVMC with procedural and clerical changes will not result in an
intensification of uses or a change in development potential within the City above what already is
permitted under the existing land use and zoning policies of the CVMC that are being updated. Based
on an analysis of the nature and type of these procedural and clerical changes to the CVMC, there is a
certainty that there is no possibility that the action may have a significant effect on the environment.
FURTHER, the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section I. Director of General Services.
Chapter 17.10
PARKLANDS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
Sections:
17.10.010 Dedication of land and development of improvements for park and recreational
purposes.
17.10.020 Determination of park and recreational requirements benefiting regulated
subdivisions.
17.10.030 Application.
17.10.040 Area to be dedicated – Required when – Amounts for certain uses.
17.10.050 Park development improvements – Specifications.
17.10.060 Criteria for area to be dedicated.
17.10.070 In-lieu fees for land dedication and/or park development improvements.
17.10.080 Limitation on use of land and/or fees.
17.10.090 Commencement of park development.
17.10.100 Collection and distribution of fees.
17.10.110 Periodic review and amendment authorized.
17.10.120 Geographical distribution of in-lieu fees for land dedication.
* Prior legislation: Ords. 1668, 1806, 1858, 1961, 2243, 2506, 2592 and 2616.
[The preceding sections remain unchanged.]
17.10.050 Park development improvements – Specifications.
In addition to the dedication of land as required in CVMC Section 17.10.040, it shall be the responsibility
of the subdivider or building permit applicant to develop all or a portion of such land for neighborhood or
community park purposes to the satisfaction of the City. All parks shall include, to the satisfaction of the
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City, the following elements; meet the following minimum standards; and will be designed, developed,
and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the City landscape manual and the Chula Vista
parks and recreation master plan:
A. Grading shall be in accordance with the grading ordinance, street design manual, the Chula Vista
parks and recreation master plan, and the City landscape manual.
B. Improvements that may be required by the City may include:
1. Drainage system.
2. Street improvements.
3. Parking lot with lighting.
4. Concrete circulation system.
5. Security lighting system.
6. Park fixtures, including, but not limited to, identification and informational signage, picnic tables,
benches, trash receptacles, hot ash containers, drinking fountains and bike racks, shall be provided
and installed.
7. Landscaping, including trees, shrubs, ground cover, and turf.
8. Automatic irrigation system.
9. Restroom/maintenance facility.
10. Play areas, with equipment for preschoolers and primary school-age children, shall be installed.
Disabled individual accessible surfacing shall be installed.
11. One picnic table shall be provided for every 600 people. Half of required number of picnic
tables shall be provided under a shelter.
12. The following sports facilities (night lighting may be required for all of the following):
a. One tennis court shall be provided for every 3,200 people.
b. One baseball (organized adult) field shall be provided for every 12,200 people.
c. One baseball field (organized youth) shall be provided for every 4,400 people.
d. One baseball (practice/informal) field shall be provided for every 3,300 people.
e. One softball (organized adult) field shall be provided for every 7,900 people.
f. One softball (organized youth) field shall be provided for every 12,700 people.
g. One softball (practice/informal) field shall be provided for every 2,850 people.
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h. One basketball court shall be provided for every 2,150 people.
i. One soccer field (organized games) shall be provided for every 5,400 people.
j. One soccer field (practice/informal) shall be provided for every 2,450 people.
C. All utilities shall be extended to the property line. (Ord. 3303 § 1 (Att. A), 2014; Ord. 2945 § 4, 2004;
Ord. 2886 § 1, 2002).
[The remaining sections remain unchanged.]
Section II. Planning and Building Department/Director.
Title 2
ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Chapters:
2.01 Code of Ethics
2.02 Conflict of Interest
2.03 Department of Mayor and Council
2.04 City Council Meetings
2.05 Personnel and Civil Service Regulations
2.06 City Engineer
2.07 Management and Information Services Department
2.08 Finance Officer
(Reserved)
2.09 Police Department
2.10 Fire Department
2.11 Elected City Attorney
2.12 Fire and Police Department Duty to Aid
2.14 Emergency Organization Department
2.15 Library Department
2.16 Recreation Department
2.17 Development Services Department
2.18 Community Development Department
2.19 Safe Neighbor
2.20 Police Department Training Standards
2.22 Improvement District Administration
2.23 Industrial Development Authority
2.24 Redevelopment Agency
2.25 General Rules for Boards and Commissions
2.26 Board of Appeals and Advisors
2.27 Access Appeals Board
2.28 Board of Ethics
2.29 Charter Review Commission
2.30 Economic Development Commission
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2.31 Repealed
2.32 Sustainability Commission
2.33 Cultural Arts Commission
2.34 Child Care Commission
2.35 Housing and Homelessness Advisory Commission
2.36 Human Relations Commission
2.37 Repealed
2.38 Repealed
2.39 Veterans Advisory Commission
2.40 Repealed
2.41 Parks and Recreation Commission
2.42 Planning Commission
2.43 Civil Service Commission
2.44 Traffic Safety Commission
2.45 Board of Library Trustees
2.46 Youth Advisory Commission
2.47 Health, Wellness, and Aging Commission
2.48 Community Planning Committee
2.49 Repealed
2.50 Municipal Elections
2.51 Redistricting Commission
2.52 Campaign Contributions
2.53 Appointment Process to Fill Vacancies on the City Council and Specified
Commissions
2.54 Employee Benefits
2.55 Repealed
2.56 Purchasing System
2.57 Design-Build Contracts
2.58 Document Fees
2.59 Repealed and Replaced by Initiative
2.60 Unclaimed Property
2.61 “Measure P” Citizens’ Oversight Committee
2.62 Parks Created
2.63 “Measure A” Citizens’ Oversight Committee
2.64 Golf Course Rules
2.65 Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission
2.66 Park and Facilities Rules
2.67 Chula Vista Boat Launching and Marina Area – J Street Marina
2.70 Library Property
2.71 Project Labor Agreements
2.72 Construction Contractor and Subcontractor Reporting
2.73 Traffic Control Worker Minimum Wage
[Chapters 2.01 through 2.16 remain unchanged.]
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Chapter 2.17
DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Sections:
2.17.010 Established – Scope.
2.17.020 Effect on existing employees.
2.17.030 Abolition of position of Director of Building and Housing and designation of position
of Building Official.
2.17.040 Director – Limitation on authority and duties.
2.17.050 Director – Duties and responsibilities.
2.17.010 Established – Scope.
There is established a Development Services Department which shall combine the services and facilities
of the existing Planning Department and Department of Building and Housing. The Development
Services Department shall prepare and maintain the City’s General Plan, guide its implementation and
ensure buildings and facilities are constructed and maintained in accordance with adopted fire and life
safety codes under the direction of a Director of Development Services, and as hereinafter provided.
2.17.020 Effect on existing employees.
No employee who is presently employed and classified in the presently existing Planning Department
and Department of Building and housing shall be penalized in any way by reason of the adoption of this
chapter.
2.17.030 Abolition of position of Director of Building and Housing and designation of
position of Building Official.
The position of Director of Building and Housing is abolished. The duties and responsibilities attending
the position of Director of Building and Housing shall be attached to the position created for Director of
Development Services.
Wherever the title “Building Official” is found elsewhere in this code, it shall identify the duties and
responsibilities of the position designated as the Building Official. The provisions of this section shall be
cumulative to the other provisions of this chapter and irrespective of such other provisions.
2.17.040 Director – Limitation on authority and duties.
It is not intended by this chapter to grant any authority to, or impose any duty upon, the Director of
Development Services which is invested in or imposed by general law or valid City ordinance in any
other City commission, board, department, division, service, officer, or employee.
2.17.050 Director – Duties and responsibilities.
The Development Services Department shall be under the supervision of a Director of Development
Services, who shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
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A. Act as technical advisor to the Planning Commission as created by Section 605 of the Charter, and
assist said Commission in carrying out duties as provided in Section 606 of said Charter;
B. Promulgate and administer policies and regulations governing land development and recreational
projects as recommended by the Planning Commission and adopted by the City Council;
C. Establish administrative rules and regulations governing the administration of the Development
Services Department;
D. Recommend to the Planning Commission and to the City Council rules, regulations, and amendments
relating to planning and zoning matters;
E. Plan, organize, direct, and maintain an effective growth management program that coordinates
growth management and planning policies with regional planning agencies as well as local service
providers;
F. Train and supervise Development Services personnel;
G. Prepare and submit a Department budget when required;
H. Maintain such records and render such reports as may be required by the chief administrative officer;
I. Have responsibility to protect the natural environment through the City’s environmental review
policies and procedures and a comprehensive open space and park planning strategy;
J. Any other duties and responsibilities as designated by the City Manager.
[Chapters 2.18 through 2.73 remain unchanged.]
Chapter 17.35
HABITAT LOSS AND INCIDENTAL TAKE
Sections:
17.35.010 Purpose and intent.
17.35.020 General authorization.
17.35.030 Definitions.
17.35.040 General application of chapter.
17.35.050 Exemptions.
17.35.060 Application for HLIT permit.
17.35.070 Permit process.
17.35.080 Required findings for issuance of an HLIT permit.
17.35.090 General MSCP development regulations.
17.35.100 Specific MSCP land use and development regulations.
17.35.110 Mitigation.
17.35.120 Biological and open space easement.
17.35.130 Deviation from habitat loss and incidental take regulations.
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17.35.140 Emergencies.
17.35.150 City responsibility to publish guidelines.
17.35.160 Violations and remedies.
17.35.170 Conflicts.
17.35.180 Local coastal program.
[The preceding sections remain unchanged.]
17.35.050 Exemptions.
The following are exempt from the requirements of this chapter:
A. Development of a project area that is one acre or less in size and located entirely in a mapped
development area outside of covered projects.
B. Development of a project area which is located entirely within the mapped development area outside
covered projects, and where it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director of Development
Services, or his/her designee, that no sensitive biological resources exist on the project area.
C. Development that is limited to interior modifications or repairs and any exterior repairs, alterations
or maintenance that does not increase the footprint of an existing building or accessory structure, that
will not encroach into identified sensitive biological resources during or after construction.
D. Any project within the development area of a covered project.
E. Any project that has an effective incidental take permit from the wildlife agencies.
F. Continuance of agricultural operations.
G. Brush management activities conducted in accordance the City of Chula Vista MSCP subarea plan.
Where the City Fire Marshal determines that the general brush management guidelines will not achieve
a sufficient level of fire protection intended by the application of the three MSCP management zones,
additional fuel reduction may occur pursuant to the provisions described in the 1997 memorandum of
understanding among the wildlife agencies, California Department of Forestry, the San Diego County
Fire Chiefs’ Association, and the Fire Districts Association of San Diego County and any amendments
thereto or wholly new agreements that supersede the 1997 MOU. Exemptions for brush management
activities performed in conjunction with the 1997 MOU shall be reviewed on a case -by-case basis,
subject to the implementation guidelines provided therein.
[The remaining sections remain unchanged.]
Chapter 19.52
T – TIDELANDS ZONE
Sections:
19.52.010 Designated – Submerged land defined.
19.52.020 Permitted uses – Approval required – Application – Planning Commission and City
Council action.
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19.52.030 Accessory uses and buildings – Approval required – Standards required to be met –
Notice of decision.
19.52.040 Procedures following Planning Commission decision – Appeals.
[The preceding sections remain unchanged.]
19.52.040 Procedures following Planning Commission decision – Appeals.
A. After decision by the Planning Commission, copies thereof shall be mailed to the applicant and to
any party filing a written notice therefor with the secretary of the Commission or the Director of
Development Services, and the application and any supporting documents, together with the written
decision of the Planning Commission, shall be forwarded to the City Clerk, who shall cause same to be
placed upon the agenda of a meeting of the City Council within 15 days after receipt thereof.
B. If the applicant or any other interested party is dissatisfied with the decision of the Planning
Commission, such person may file a notice of appeal within 10 days from the date such notification of
the Planning Commission’s decision was mailed to the applicant. Such notice of appeal shall be filed
with the City Clerk. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall state wherein the appellant feels the
Planning Commission’s decision was in error, and his reasons therefor.
Section III. Remote Workers for Home Occupation Businesses
19.14.490 Home occupations – Permit required when – Restrictions and requirements –
Revocation when – Appeals.
In any R zone, a customary home occupation may be permitted subject to a home occupation permit granted
by the Development Services Director which is merely incidental and secondary to residence use. Each
such permit shall be accompanied by the required filing fee(s). The following are typical home occupations:
fine arts, handicrafts, dressmaking, millinery, laundering, preserving, home cooking, route salesman; or
office of a doctor, dentist, lawyer, architect, engineer, teacher or member of another recognized profession.
In approving a home occupation permit, the Development Services Department must find that the use can
be conducted safely, will not have an adverse effect on the neighborhood or other adjacent uses, and can
reasonably be expected to conform to the following restrictions:
A. No use shall create or cause noise, dust, vibration, smell, glare or electrical interference or other hazards
or nuisances.
B. Employees that are residents of the dwelling, and remote, off-site workers, shall only be allowed in
connection with a home occupation. (Babysitters or domestic servants are not considered employees of a
home occupation.)
[The remaining section remains unchanged.]
Section IV. Recreational Vehicle Storage and Habitation.
19.58.330 Trailers.
(See definition in CVMC 19.04.002.)
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A. It is unlawful to use a camping trailer, motorhome, camper, or travel trailer for living or sleeping
purposes except when parked within a licensed recreational vehicle park or mobilehome park, as provided
elsewhere in this title, or when used on a temporary basis not to exceed a period of seven days, in any given
30 calendar day period, by guests or visitors of residents of the City and said vehicle is parked upon the
property of the resident.
1. No more than a total of two motorhomes, campers, travel trail ers, or camping trailers shall be
parked at any time on a residentially zoned property (R districts) or a property with a residential
use.
2. Appurtenances of recreational vehicles and camping trailers, including but not limited to pop -
outs (slide-outs) or covers, shall not extend over any property lines.
[The remaining section remains unchanged.]
Section V. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason
held to be, invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional; by a court of competent jurisdiction, that portion
shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its application to any other
person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby declares that it would have
adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one
or more other sections, sentences, clauses or phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable
or unconstitutional.
Section VI. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to
duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in light of
that intent.
Section VII. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth (30th) day after its final passage.
Section VIII. Publication.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published or posted according to law.
Presented by: Approved as to form:
Roy Sapa’u Marco A. Verdugo
Deputy City Manager/ City Attorney
Director of Development Services
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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE
TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL), TITLE 17 (ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY), AND
TITLE 19 (PLANNING AND ZONING)
WHEREAS, necessary amendments to the Chula Vista Municipal Code (“CVMC”) have
been identified to remove obsolete verbiage, clarify processes/regulations, and update outdated
references; and
WHEREAS, the proposed legislative action has been reviewed for compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined that the action qualifies for the
“common sense” exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The action
involves amendments to the CVMC and a clarification to the Freeway Commercial SPA Plan,
including replacing references for the Director of General Services and the Director of Planning
and Building Department with their current titles, adding remote workers as part of home
occupation businesses, adding campers and travel trailers to be permissively stored on a
residential property, and deleting a redundant use for food retail specialty stores. Furthermore,
the action of updating and modifying the CVMC with procedural and clerical changes will not result
in an intensification of uses or a change in development potential within the City above what
already is permitted under the existing land use and zoning policies of the CVMC that are being
updated. Based on an analysis of the nature and type of these procedural and clerical changes
to the CVMC, there is a certainty that there is no possibility that the action may have a significant
effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council approve and adopt the Ordinance with
the proposed amendments to the CVMC; and
WHEREAS, after reviewing and consideration of the Staff Report and related materials for
this matter, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on September 23, 2026,
to consider said CVMC amendments at the time and place as advertised in the Council Chambers,
276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission and the hearing was thereafter closed; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the subject Ordinance
on September 23, 2026, and voted 5-0-0 to adopt Resolution No. 2026-011, thereby
recommending that the City Council adopt the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council set the time and place for a hearing on the subject CVMC
amendments and notice of said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its publication in
a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Chula Vista, at least ten (10) days prior to the
hearing; and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the Planning Commission Resolution
No. 2026-011, and the Staff Report and related materials for this matter, the hearing was held to
consider said CVMC amendments and Ordinance at the time and place as advertised in the
City Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the City Council and the hearing was
thereafter closed.
NOW THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby find and ordain
as follows:
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista finds that the proposed amendments to the
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CVMC identified in this Ordinance No. qualifies for the “common sense” exemption under
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The action involves amendments to the CVMC,
including replacing references for the Director of General Services and the Director of Planning
and Building Department with their current titles, adding remote workers as part of home
occupation businesses, and adding campers and travel trailers to be permissively stored on a
residential property. Furthermore, the action of updating and modifying the CVMC with procedural
and clerical changes will not result in an intensification of uses or a change in development
potential within the City above what already is permitted under the existing land use and zoning
policies of the CVMC that are being updated. Based on an analysis of the nature and type of
these procedural and clerical changes to the CVMC, there is a certainty that there is no possibility
that the action may have a significant effect on the environment.
FURTHER, the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
Section I. Director of General Services.
Chapter 17.10
PARKLANDS AND PUBLIC FACILITIES
Sections:
17.10.010 Dedication of land and development of improvements for park and
recreational purposes.
17.10.020 Determination of park and recreational requirements benefiting regulated
subdivisions.
17.10.030 Application.
17.10.040 Area to be dedicated – Required when – Amounts for certain uses.
17.10.050 Park development improvements – Specifications.
17.10.060 Criteria for area to be dedicated.
17.10.070 In-lieu fees for land dedication and/or park development improvements.
17.10.080 Limitation on use of land and/or fees.
17.10.090 Commencement of park development.
17.10.100 Collection and distribution of fees.
17.10.110 Periodic review and amendment authorized.
17.10.120 Geographical distribution of in-lieu fees for land dedication.
*Prior legislation: Ords. 1668, 1806, 1858, 1961, 2243, 2506, 2592 and 2616.
[The preceding sections remain unchanged.]
17.10.050 Park development improvements – Specifications.
In addition to the dedication of land as required in CVMC Section 17.10.040, it shall be the
responsibility of the subdivider or building permit applicant to develop all or a portion of such land
for neighborhood or community park purposes to the satisfaction of the Director of Recreation and
the Director of General Services City. All parks shall include, to the satisfaction of the City, the
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following elements; meet the following minimum standards; and will be designed, developed, and
maintained in accordance with the requirements of the City landscape manual and the Chula Vista
parks and recreation master plan:
A. Grading shall be in accordance with the grading ordinance, street design manual, the Chula
Vista parks and recreation master plan, and the City landscape manual.
B. Improvements that may be required by the City may include:
1. Drainage system.
2. Street improvements.
3. Parking lot with lighting.
4. Concrete circulation system.
5. Security lighting system.
6. Park fixtures, including, but not limited to, identification and informational signage, picnic
tables, benches, trash receptacles, hot ash containers, drinking fountains and bike racks, shall
be provided and installed.
7. Landscaping, including trees, shrubs, ground cover, and turf.
8. Automatic irrigation system.
9. Restroom/maintenance facility.
10. Play areas, with equipment for preschoolers and primary school-age children, shall be
installed. Disabled individual accessible surfacing shall be installed.
11. One picnic table shall be provided for every 600 people. Half of required number of picnic
tables shall be provided under a shelter.
12. The following sports facilities (night lighting may be required for all of the following):
a. One tennis court shall be provided for every 3,200 people.
b. One baseball (organized adult) field shall be provided for every 12,200 people.
c. One baseball field (organized youth) shall be provided for every 4,400 people.
d. One baseball (practice/informal) field shall be provided for every 3,300 people.
e. One softball (organized adult) field shall be provided for every 7,900 people.
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f. One softball (organized youth) field shall be provided for every 12,700 people.
g. One softball (practice/informal) field shall be provided for every 2,850 people.
h. One basketball court shall be provided for every 2,150 people.
i. One soccer field (organized games) shall be provided for every 5,400 people.
j. One soccer field (practice/informal) shall be provided for every 2,450 people.
C. All utilities shall be extended to the property line. (Ord. 3303 § 1 (Att. A), 2014; Ord. 2945 § 4,
2004; Ord. 2886 § 1, 2002).
[The remaining sections remain unchanged.]
Section II. Planning and Building Department/Director.
Title 2
ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL
Chapters:
2.01 Code of Ethics
2.02 Conflict of Interest
2.03 Department of Mayor and Council
2.04 City Council Meetings
2.05 Personnel and Civil Service Regulations
2.06 City Engineer
2.07 Management and Information Services Department
2.08 Finance Officer
(Reserved)
2.09 Police Department
2.10 Fire Department
2.11 Elected City Attorney
2.12 Fire and Police Department Duty to Aid
2.14 Emergency Organization Department
2.15 Library Department
2.16 Recreation Department
2.17 Planning and Building DepartmentDevelopment Services Department
2.18 Community Development Department
2.19 Safe Neighbor
2.20 Police Department Training Standards
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2.22 Improvement District Administration
2.23 Industrial Development Authority
2.24 Redevelopment Agency
2.25 General Rules for Boards and Commissions
2.26 Board of Appeals and Advisors
2.27 Access Appeals Board
2.28 Board of Ethics
2.29 Charter Review Commission
2.30 Economic Development Commission
2.31 Repealed
2.32 Sustainability Commission
2.33 Cultural Arts Commission
2.34 Child Care Commission
2.35 Housing and Homelessness Advisory Commission
2.36 Human Relations Commission
2.37 Repealed
2.38 Repealed
2.39 Veterans Advisory Commission
2.40 Repealed
2.41 Parks and Recreation Commission
2.42 Planning Commission
2.43 Civil Service Commission
2.44 Traffic Safety Commission
2.45 Board of Library Trustees
2.46 Youth Advisory Commission
2.47 Health, Wellness, and Aging Commission
2.48 Community Planning Committee
2.49 Repealed
2.50 Municipal Elections
2.51 Redistricting Commission
2.52 Campaign Contributions
2.53 Appointment Process to Fill Vacancies on the City Council and Specified
Commissions
2.54 Employee Benefits
2.55 Repealed
2.56 Purchasing System
2.57 Design-Build Contracts
2.58 Document Fees
2.59 Repealed and Replaced by Initiative
2.60 Unclaimed Property
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2.61 “Measure P” Citizens’ Oversight Committee
2.62 Parks Created
2.63 “Measure A” Citizens’ Oversight Committee
2.64 Golf Course Rules
2.65 Privacy Protection and Technology Advisory Commission
2.66 Park and Facilities Rules
2.67 Chula Vista Boat Launching and Marina Area – J Street Marina
2.70 Library Property
2.71 Project Labor Agreements
2.72 Construction Contractor and Subcontractor Reporting
2.73 Traffic Control Worker Minimum Wage
[Chapters 2.01 through 2.16 remain unchanged.]
Chapter 2.17
PLANNING AND BUILDING DEPARTMENTDEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Sections:
2.17.010 Established – Scope.
2.17.020 Effect on existing employees.
2.17.030 Abolition of position of Director of Building and Housing and designation of
position of Building Official.
2.17.040 Director – Limitation on authority and duties.
2.17.050 Director – Duties and responsibilities.
2.17.010 Established – Scope.
There is established a Planning and Building Department Development Services Department
which shall combine the services and facilities of the existing Planning Department and
Department of Building and Housing. The Planning and Building Department Development
Services Department shall prepare and maintain the City’s General Plan, guide its implementation
and ensure buildings and facilities are constructed and maintained in accordance with adopted
fire and life safety codes under the direction of a Director of Planning and BuildingDirector of
Development Services, and as hereinafter provided.
2.17.020 Effect on existing employees.
No employee who is presently employed and classified in the presently existing Planning
Department and Department of Building and housing shall be penalized in any way by reason of
the adoption of this chapter.
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2.17.030 Abolition of position of Director of Building and Housing and designation
of position of Building Official.
The position of Director of Building and Housing is abolished. The duties and responsibilities
attending the position of Director of Building and Housing shall be attached to the position created
for Director of Planning and Building Director of Development Services.
Wherever the title “Building Official” is found elsewhere in this code, it shall identify the duties and
responsibilities of the position designated as the Assistant Director of Planning and
Building/Building Official. The provisions of this section shall be cumulative to the other provisions
of this chapter and irrespective of such other provisions.
2.17.040 Director – Limitation on authority and duties.
It is not intended by this chapter to grant any authority to, or impose any duty upon, the Director
of Planning and BuildingDirector of Development Services which is invested in or imposed by
general law or valid City ordinance in any other City commission, board, department, division,
service, officer, or employee.
2.17.050 Director – Duties and responsibilities.
The Planning and Building Department Development Services Department shall be under the
supervision of a Director of Planning and BuildingDirector of Development Services, who shall
have the following duties and responsibilities:
A. Act as technical advisor to the Planning Commission as created by Section 605 of the Charter,
and assist said Commission in carrying out duties as provided in Section 606 of said Charter;
B. Promulgate and administer policies and regulations governing land development and
recreational projects as recommended by the Planning Commission and adopted by the City
Council;
C. Establish administrative rules and regulations governing the administration of the Planning
and Building DepartmentDevelopment Services Department;
D. Recommend to the Planning Commission and to the City Council rules, regulations, and
amendments relating to planning and zoning matters;
E. Plan, organize, direct, and maintain an effective growth management program that
coordinates growth management and planning policies with regional planning agencies as well as
local service providers;
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F. Train and supervise planning and building Development Services personnel;
G. Prepare and submit a Department budget when required;
H. Maintain such records and render such reports as may be required by the chief administrative
officer;
I. Have responsibility to protect the natural environment through the City’s environmental review
policies and procedures and a comprehensive open space and park planning strategy;
J. Any other duties and responsibilities as designated by the City Manager.
[Chapters 2.18 through 2.73 remain unchanged.]
Chapter 17.35
HABITAT LOSS AND INCIDENTAL TAKE
Sections:
17.35.010 Purpose and intent.
17.35.020 General authorization.
17.35.030 Definitions.
17.35.040 General application of chapter.
17.35.050 Exemptions.
17.35.060 Application for HLIT permit.
17.35.070 Permit process.
17.35.080 Required findings for issuance of an HLIT permit.
17.35.090 General MSCP development regulations.
17.35.100 Specific MSCP land use and development regulations.
17.35.110 Mitigation.
17.35.120 Biological and open space easement.
17.35.130 Deviation from habitat loss and incidental take regulations.
17.35.140 Emergencies.
17.35.150 City responsibility to publish guidelines.
17.35.160 Violations and remedies.
17.35.170 Conflicts.
17.35.180 Local coastal program.
[The preceding sections remain unchanged.]
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17.35.050 Exemptions.
The following are exempt from the requirements of this chapter:
A. Development of a project area that is one acre or less in size and located entirely in a mapped
development area outside of covered projects.
B. Development of a project area which is located entirely within the mapped development area
outside covered projects, and where it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Director
of Planning and BuildingDirector of Development Services, or his/her designee, that no sensitive
biological resources exist on the project area.
C. Development that is limited to interior modifications or repairs and any exterior repairs,
alterations or maintenance that does not increase the footprint of an existing building or accessory
structure, that will not encroach into identified sensitive biological resources during or after
construction.
D. Any project within the development area of a covered project.
E. Any project that has an effective incidental take permit from the wildlife agencies.
F. Continuance of agricultural operations.
G. Brush management activities conducted in accordance the City of Chula Vista MSCP subarea
plan.
Where the City Fire Marshal determines that the general brush management guidelines will not
achieve a sufficient level of fire protection intended by the application of the three MSCP
management zones, additional fuel reduction may occur pursuant to the provisions described in
the 1997 memorandum of understanding among the wildlife agencies, California Department of
Forestry, the San Diego County Fire Chiefs’ Association, and the Fire Districts Association of San
Diego County and any amendments thereto or wholly new agreements that supercedesupersede
the 1997 MOU. Exemptions for brush management activities performed in conjunction with the
1997 MOU shall be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, subject to the implementation guidelines
provided therein.
[The remaining sections remain unchanged.]
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Chapter 19.52
T – TIDELANDS ZONE
Sections:
19.52.010 Designated – Submerged land defined.
19.52.020 Permitted uses – Approval required – Application – Planning Commission and
City Council action.
19.52.030 Accessory uses and buildings – Approval required – Standards required to be
met – Notice of decision.
19.52.040 Procedures following Planning Commission decision – Appeals.
[The preceding sections remain unchanged.]
19.52.040 Procedures following Planning Commission decision – Appeals.
A. After decision by the Planning Commission, copies thereof shall be mailed to the applicant
and to any party filing a written notice therefor with the secretary of the Commission or the Director
of Planning and BuildingDirector of Development Services, and the application and any supporting
documents, together with the written decision of the Planning Commission, shall be forwarded to
the City Clerk, who shall cause same to be placed upon the agenda of a meeting of the City
Council within 15 days after receipt thereof.
B. If the applicant or any other interested party is dissatisfied with the decision of the Planning
Commission, such person may file a notice of appeal within 10 days from the date such notification
of the Planning Commission’s decision was mailed to the applicant. Such notice of appeal shall
be filed with the City Clerk. Such appeal shall be in writing and shall state wherein the appellant
feels the Planning Commission’s decision was in error, and his reasons therefor.
Section III. Remote Workers for Home Occupation Businesses
19.14.490 Home occupations – Permit required when – Restrictions and requirements –
Revocation when – Appeals.
In any R zone, a customary home occupation may be permitted subject to a home occupation permit
granted by the Development Services Director which is merely incidental and secondary to
residence use. Each such permit shall be accompanied by the required filing fee(s). The following
are typical home occupations: fine arts, handicrafts, dressmaking, millinery, laundering, preserving,
home cooking, route salesman; or office of a doctor, dentist, lawyer, architect, engineer, teacher or
member of another recognized profession. In approving a home occupation permit, the Development
Services Department must find that the use can be conducted safely, will not have an adverse effect
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on the neighborhood or other adjacent uses, and can reasonably be expected to conform to the
following restrictions:
A. No use shall create or cause noise, dust, vibration, smell, glare or electrical interference or other
hazards or nuisances.
B. No eEmployees that are residents of the dwelling, and remote, off-site workers, shall only be
allowed in connection with a home occupation. (Babysitters or domestic servants are not considered
employees of a home occupation.)
[The remaining section remains unchanged.]
Section IV. Recreational Vehicle Storage and Habitation.
19.58.330 Trailers.
(See definition in CVMC 19.04.002.)
A. It is unlawful to use a camping trailer, motorhome, camper, or travel trailer for living or sleeping
purposes except when parked within a licensed recreational vehicle park or mobilehome park, as
provided elsewhere in this title, or when used on a temporary basis not to exceed a period of seven
days, in any given 30 calendar day period, by guests or visitors of residents of the City and said
vehicle is parked upon the property of the resident.
1. No more than a total of two motorhomes, orcampers, travel trailers, or camping trailers
shall be parked at any time on a residentially zoned property (R districts) or a property with
a residential use.
2. Appurtenances of recreational vehicles and camping trailers, including but not limited to
pop-outs (slide-outs) or covers, shall not extend over any property lines.
[The remaining section remains unchanged.]
Section V. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any
reason held to be, invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional; by a court of competent jurisdiction,
that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its
application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby
declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance,
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irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses or phrases of the
Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
Section VI. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to
duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in
light of that intent.
Section VII. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth (30th) day after its final
passage.
Section VIII. Publication.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published or posted according to law.
Presented by Approved as to form
By:
Roy Sapa’u Marco Verdugo
Deputy City Manager / City Attorney
Director of Development Services
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-011
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVE
AMENDMENTS TO CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE
2 (ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL), TITLE 17
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY), AND TITLE 19 (PLANNING
AND ZONING), AND A CLARIFICATION TO THE FREEWAY
COMMERCIAL SECTIONAL PLANNING AREA PLAN USE
MATRIX
WHEREAS, necessary amendments to the Chula Vista Municipal Code (“CVMC”) and a
clarification to the Freeway Commercial Sectional Planning Area (SPA) Plan have been identified
to remove obsolete verbiage, clarify processes/regulations, and update outdated references; and
WHEREAS, the proposed legislative action has been reviewed for compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined that the action qualifies for the
common sense” exemption under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The action
involves amendments to the CVMC and a clarification to the Freeway Commercial SPA Plan,
including replacing references for the Director of General Services and the Director of Planning
and Building Department with their current titles, adding remote workers as part of home
occupation businesses, adding campers and travel trailers to be permissively stored on a residential
property, and deleting a redundant use for food retail specialty stores. Furthermore, the action of
updating and modifying the CVMC with procedural and clerical changes will not result in an
intensification of uses or a change in development potential within the City above what already is
permitted under the existing land use and zoning policies of the CVMC that are being updated.
Based on an analysis of the nature and type of these procedural and clerical changes to the CVMC,
there is a certainty that there is no possibility that the action may have a significant effect on the
environment; and
WHEREAS, a hearing time and place were set by the Planning Commission to consider
the CVMC amendments, and notice of said hearing, together with its purpose, was given by its
publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City, at least ten (10) business days prior
to the hearing; and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the Staff Report and related materials for
this matter, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on September 23, 2026,
to consider said CVMC amendments and SPA Plan clarification at the time and place as advertised
in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning Commission, and the hearing
was thereafter closed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission hereby
recommends that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista adopt the proposed amendments to
CVMC Title 2, Title 17, and Title 19, and the Freeway Commercial SPA Plan related to
streamlined improvements for both the overall City and specifically the Development Services
Department.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission hereby recommends that
the City Council of the City of Chula Vista find that the proposed amendments to the Chula Vista
Municipal Code identified in this Resolution qualify for the “common sense” exemption under
State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). The action involves amendments to the CVMC and
a clarification to the Freeway Commercial SPA Plan, including replacing references for the
Director of General Services and the Director of Planning and Building Department with their
current titles, adding remote workers as part of home occupation businesses, adding campers and
travel trailers to be permissively stored on a residential property, and deleting a redundant use for
food retail specialty stores. Furthermore, the action of updating and modifying the CVMC with
procedural and clerical changes will not result in an intensification of uses or a change in
development potential within the City above what already is permitted under the existing land use
and zoning policies of the CVMC that are being updated. Based on an analysis of the nature and
type of these procedural and clerical changes to the CVMC, there is a certainty that there is no
possibility that the action may have a significant effect on the environment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the City
Council.
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esolution No. 2026-011
Page No. 3
Presented by Approved as to form by
Roy Sapa’u Marco A. Verdugo
Deputy City Manager / City Attorney
Director of Development Services
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Chula
Vista, California, this 23rd day of September 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners: Combs, Jones, Sanfilippo, Torres, and Leal
NOES: Commissioners: None
ABSENT: Commissioners: None
Rodrigo Leal, Chair
ATTEST:
Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2026-011 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Planning
Commission at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 23rd day of September
2026.
Executed this 23rd day of September 2026.
Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk
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November 10, 2026
ITEM TITLE
Investment Report: Receive the Investment Report for Quarter Ending September 30, 2026
Report Number: 26-0310
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: Finance
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California
Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no
environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
Receive the investment report for the quarter ending on September 30, 2026.
SUMMARY
This report provides an update on how the City of Chula Vista’s (“City”) money was inves ted during the
quarter that ended on September 30, 2026. State law and the City’s Investment Policy require the City to
provide this report every quarter.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed activity has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(“CEQA”), and it has been determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of
the State CEQA Guidelines because the proposed activity consists of a governmental fiscal/administrative
activity which does not result in a physical change in the environment. Therefore, pursuant to Section
15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review
is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
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DISCUSSION
As shown in the table below, as of September 30, 2026, the City held a total of $759.9 million in cash and
investments. Of this amount, $643.3 million is managed directly by the City, and $116.6 million is held by
outside trustees.
Summary of Cash and Investments as of September 30, 2026
Cash and Investments Book Value
Total Investments Held by the City 606,474,124
Total Cash and Investments Held by the City 643,257,218
Total Cash and Investment Portfolio $ 759,875,585
Cash and investments held by the City and the trustees continue to be invested in accordance with the
Government Code and City Council Policy 220-01 Investment Policy and Guidelines as adopted by Resolution
No. 2026-029 on February 10, 2026.
During this quarter, $56.6 million was transferred from Bank of New York ($46.6 million) and LAIF ($10
million) to the City's checking account. These funds were used to maintain adequate cashflows during the
quarter, which is typical during this time of the fiscal year. Additionally, a total of 19 investments matured,
providing $92.0 million in proceeds. The City reinvested funds by purchasing 6 new investments, including
six U.S. Treasury notes ($48.9 million). The Finance Department continues to actively manage the portfolio
based on financial and economic conditions. No other significant activity occurred beyond routine
investment transactions.
The City’s investment portfolio earned an average return of 4.15%, which was slightly higher than the
previous quarter of 4.14%. The average portfolio maturity decreased from 1.84 to 1.72 years.
The Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) meets approximately every 6 weeks to set the target range
for the federal funds rate. At its most recent meeting, the FOMC noted that the economy is expanding at a
solid pace. With uncertainty remaining elevated owing, in part, to geopolitical developments, domestic
spending has been resilient. Productivity growth is strong, and capital investment is robust. Job gains have
kept pace with the workforce, and the unemployment rate has changed little. Inflation remains elevated.
The Federal Reserve raised the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.75%–4.00%, in support of the
Federal Reserve's dual mandate to promote maximum employment and price stability. The FOMC also
reaffirmed its policy of maintaining ample reserves within the banking system and reiterated its commitment
to achieving stable inflation over time.
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The Finance Department, with the assistance of Chandler Asset Management, Inc, continues to manage the
City’s investment portfolio in accordance with the State law and City Council Policy 220-01 Investment Policy
and Guidelines. Considering the projected timing of cash receipts and disbursements and the structure of the
Pooled Investment Portfolio, the City will be able to comfortably meet overall cash flow needs over the next
six months.
In accordance with City Council Policy 220-01 Investment Policy and Guidelines, the City Investment Report
for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026 (Attachment 2) includes the following sections:
• Portfolio Summary (pg. 1)
• Statement of Compliance (pg. 2)
• Holdings Report (pg. 5)
• U.S. Treasury Yields and Interest Earnings (pg. 14)
• Transaction Ledger (pg. 15)
• Portfolio Maturity Distribution (pg. 17)
• Corporate Bonds Sector Distribution (pg. 20)
• Glossary (pg. 22)
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff have reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and have determined that it is not site-specific
and consequently, the real property holdings of the City Council members do not create a disqualifying real
property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov’t Code § 87100, et seq.).
Staff are not independently aware and have not been informed by any City Council member, of any other fact
that may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
Considering the projected timing of cash receipts and disbursements and the structure of the Pooled
Investment Portfolio, City should be able to comfortably meet overall cash flow needs over the next 6 months.
There is no direct current-year fiscal impact as a result of this action.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
There is no ongoing fiscal impact as a result of this action.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Summary of Cash and Investments as of September 30, 2026
2. Investment Report for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026
Staff Contact: Galen Fleming, Fiscal Services Analyst, Finance Department
Adrian Del Rio, Director of Finance/Treasurer
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% of
Investment Type Par Value Market Value Book Value Portfolio
Managed Investment Portfolio
Asset Back Securities - - - 0.00%
Federal Agency 56,650,000 56,418,704 56,604,586 7.45%
Commercial Paper - - - 0.00%
Corporate Note 153,531,000 151,957,487 153,449,328 20.19%
BNY Custodial Cash Account 4,003,722 4,003,722 4,003,722 0.53%
Municipal Bond 15,065,000 14,770,563 14,953,457 1.97%
Negotiable Certificate of Deposit 249,000 250,314 249,000 0.03%
Supranationals 20,000,000 19,827,473 19,965,105 2.63%
U.S. Treasury Bond/Note 348,100,000 340,580,076 346,027,006 45.54%
Placement Service Deposits (CDARS) 4,364,786 4,364,786 4,364,786 0.57%
Cash
Purchase in Transit (Payable)- - - 0.00%
Interest in Transit (Receivable)146,988 146,988 146,988 0.02%
Cash - - - 0.00%
Cash Subtotal 146,988 146,988 146,988 0.02%
Managed Investment Portfolio Subtotal 602,110,496 592,320,113 599,763,977 78.35%
Pooled Investments
State of CA Local Agency Investment Fund 6,682,382 6,682,382 6,682,382 0.88%
County of San Diego Pooled Investment Fund 27,765 27,765 27,765 0.00%
Pooled Investments Subtotal 6,710,146 6,710,146 6,710,146 0.88%
Investments Held by the City 608,820,642 599,030,259 606,474,124 79.24%
Cash/Time Deposits 36,783,094 36,783,094 36,783,094 4.84%
Total Cash & Investments Held by the City $645,603,736 $635,813,353 $643,257,218 84.65%
Held by Bank Trustee/Fiduciary Funds
Cash with Fiscal Agents 54,358,207 54,358,207 54,358,207 7.15%
Mutual Funds 13,103,073 13,103,073 13,103,073 1.72%
San Diego County Investment Pool 5,904,484 5,904,484 5,904,484 0.78%
Local Agency Investment Fund 6,146,009 6,112,111 6,146,009 0.81%
Section 115 Trust 31,370,423 31,370,423 31,370,423 4.13%
Treasury Bills 5,736,171 5,736,171 5,736,171 0.75%
Total Held by Bank Trustee/Fiduciary Funds $116,618,367 $116,584,468 $116,618,367 15.35%
Total Portfolio $762,222,103 $752,397,821 $759,875,585 100.00%
Notes:
1. Reflects bond proceeds and tax levy revenues held by trustee in accordance with bond covenants.
2. Par value is the principal amount of the investment on maturity.
3. Market values contained herein are received from sources we believe are reliable, however we do not guarantee their accuracy.
4. Market values do not include accrued interest.
5. Book value is the value at which an asset is carried on the balance sheet and does not include accrued interest.
Summary of Cash and Investments as of September 30, 2026
City of Chula Vista
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY
Portfolio Characteristics
Sector Allocation
Account Summary
Maturity Distribution
Top Issuers
Credit Quality*
Average Modified Duration 1.48
Average Coupon 3.75%
Average Purchase YTM 4.13%
Average Market YTM 4.70%
Average Credit Quality*AA
Average Final Maturity 1.65
Average Life 1.64
End Values as of
08/31/2026
End Values as of
09/30/2026
Market Value 622,660,254.04 599,030,258.93
Accrued Interest 6,190,257.58 5,523,929.69
Total Market Value 628,850,511.62 604,554,188.62
Income Earned 2,127,751.20 2,020,644.88
Cont/WD (21,984,553.68)(21,585,214.32)
Par 627,820,835.51 608,820,641.76
Book Value 625,357,650.85 606,474,123.68
Cost Value 621,241,860.31 602,381,366.57
United States 56.86%
Farm Credit System 7.00%
Federal Home Loan Banks 2.42%
International Bank for Recon and Dev 1.64%
Morgan Stanley 1.50%
The Home Depot, Inc.1.25%
Duke Energy Corporation 1.25%
State Street Corporation 1.25%
*The average credit quality is a weighted average calculation of the highest of S&P, Moody’s and Fitch.
Investment Report for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026
City of Chula Vista
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STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Rules Name Limit Actual Compliance
Status Notes
AGENCY MORTGAGE SECURITIES
Max % (MV)100.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Min Rating (AA- by 1)0.0 0.0 Compliant
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES (ABS)
Max % (MV; Non Agency ABS & MBS)20.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 0.0 Compliant
Min Rating (AA- by 1)0.0 0.0 Compliant
BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES
Max % (MV)40.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Days)180 0.0 Compliant
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT PLACEMENT SERVICE (CDARS)
Max % (MV)30.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5.0 0.0 Compliant
COLLATERALIZED BANK DEPOSITS
Max % (MV)100.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5.0 0.0 Compliant
COLLATERALIZED TIME DEPOSITS (NON-NEGOTIABLE
CD/TD)
Max % (MV)100.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)3.0 0.0 Compliant
COMMERCIAL PAPER
Max % (MV)40.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (Corporate & Commercial Paper; MV)10.0 1.5 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Days)270 0.0 Compliant
Min Rating (A-1 by 1 or A- by 1)0.0 0.0 Compliant
CORPORATE MEDIUM TERM NOTES
The Statement of Compliance reflects Chandler's assessment of compliance with the applicable investment policy for the assets Chandler directly manages. The report may also present assets reported to Chandler by clients, custodians, or other third parties. Chandler includes those assets in the assessment but has no discretionary authority over them, does not independently verify the information provided, and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of that information. Questions regarding this report should be directed to the designated investment professional.
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STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Rules Name Limit Actual Compliance
Status Notes
Max % (MV)30.0 25.4 Compliant
Max % Issuer (Corporate & Commercial Paper; MV)10.0 1.5 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 1.5 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 4 Compliant
Min Rating (A- by 1)0.0 0.0 Compliant
FDIC INSURED TIME DEPOSITS (NON-NEGOTIABLE CD/
TD)
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 0.0 Compliant
FEDERAL AGENCIES
Max % (MV)100.0 9.4 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 2 Compliant
LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND (LAIF)
Max Concentration (MV)75.0 6.7 Compliant
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL (LGIP)
Max % (MV)100.0 0.0 Compliant
MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS
Max % (MV; Money Market Fund & Mutual Fund)20.0 0.7 Compliant
Min Rating (AAA by 2)0.0 0.0 Compliant
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES (NON-AGENCY)
Max % (MV)20.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Min Rating (AA- by 1)0.0 0.0 Compliant
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (CA, LOCAL AGENCY)
Max % (MV)100.0 2.5 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 1.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 2 Compliant
MUNICIPAL SECURITIES (CA, OTHER STATES)
Max % (MV)100.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 0.0 Compliant
MUTUAL FUNDS
The Statement of Compliance reflects Chandler's assessment of compliance with the applicable investment policy for the assets Chandler directly manages. The report may also present assets reported to Chandler by clients, custodians, or other third parties. Chandler includes those assets in the assessment but has no discretionary authority over them, does not independently verify the information provided, and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of that information. Questions regarding this report should be directed to the designated investment professional.
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STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE
Rules Name Limit Actual Compliance
Status Notes
Max % (MV; Money Market Fund & Mutual Fund)20.0 0.7 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)10.0 0.0 Compliant
Min Rating (AAA by 2)0.0 0.0 Compliant
NEGOTIABLE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT (NCD)
Max % (MV)30.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 1 Compliant
REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)1.0 0.0 Compliant
REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
Max % (MV)20.0 0.0 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 0.0 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Days)92.0 0.0 Compliant
SUPRANATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
Max % (MV)30.0 3.3 Compliant
Max % Issuer (MV)5.0 1.6 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 3 Compliant
Min Rating (AA- by 1)0.0 0.0 Compliant
U.S. TREASURIES
Max % (MV)100.0 56.8 Compliant
Max Maturity (SD; Years)5 4 Compliant
The Statement of Compliance reflects Chandler's assessment of compliance with the applicable investment policy for the assets Chandler directly manages. The report may also present assets reported to Chandler by clients, custodians, or other third parties. Chandler includes those assets in the assessment but has no discretionary authority over them, does not independently verify the information provided, and assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of that information. Questions regarding this report should be directed to the designated investment professional.
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HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
AGENCY
3130ARHY0 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS 3.0
10/21/2026 3,750,000.00 03/24/2022
3.00%
3,750,000.00
3,750,000.00
99.93
4.17%
3,747,453.75
50,000.00
0.63%
(2,546.25)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.06
0.06
3130APRK3 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS
1.43 11/23/2026 2,600,000.00 02/28/2022
1.92%
2,541,500.00
2,598,206.77
99.59
4.25%
2,589,397.20
13,219.56
0.43%
(8,809.57)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.15
0.14
3130ATVE4 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS 4.5
12/11/2026 1,650,000.00 11/30/2022
4.09%
1,675,007.40
1,651,206.20
100.04
4.23%
1,650,679.80
22,687.50
0.28%
(526.40)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.20
0.19
3130AYPN0 FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS
4.125 01/15/2027 6,500,000.00 01/26/2024
4.20%
6,486,090.00
6,498,637.28
99.89
4.48%
6,492,694.00
56,604.17
1.08%
(5,943.28)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.29
0.29
3133EP6K6 FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS
FUNDING CORP 4.5 03/26/2027 7,000,000.00 04/18/2024
4.88%
6,928,250.00
6,988,209.15
100.09
4.31%
7,006,265.00
4,375.00
1.17%
18,055.85
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.48
0.48
3133ERDS7 FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS
FUNDING CORP 4.75 05/06/2027 5,500,000.00 06/27/2024
4.57%
5,525,630.00
5,505,337.53
100.14
4.50%
5,507,826.50
105,225.69
0.92%
2,488.97
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.60
0.57
3133ENL99
FEDERAL FARM CREDIT
BANKS FUNDING CORP 3.375
09/15/2027
3,500,000.00 09/08/2022
3.85%
3,487,890.00
3,497,694.28
98.66
4.82%
3,453,198.00
5,250.00
0.58%
(44,496.28)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.96
0.92
3133ENW63
FEDERAL FARM CREDIT
BANKS FUNDING CORP 4.375
10/27/2027
3,500,000.00 10/24/2022
4.92%
3,498,460.00
3,499,670.78
99.69
4.67%
3,489,080.00
65,503.47
0.58%
(10,590.78)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.07
1.02
3133ERGL9 FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS
FUNDING CORP 4.5 06/07/2028 6,000,000.00 06/25/2024
4.44%
6,012,120.00
6,005,169.07
99.59
4.75%
5,975,280.00
85,500.00
1.00%
(29,889.07)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.69
1.58
3133EPUN3 FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS
FUNDING CORP 4.5 08/28/2028 5,250,000.00 08/30/2023
4.35%
5,281,920.00
5,262,197.50
99.35
4.86%
5,215,959.00
21,656.25
0.87%
(46,238.50)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.91
1.80
3133EPC45
FEDERAL FARM CREDIT
BANKS FUNDING CORP 4.625
11/13/2028
6,400,000.00 11/10/2023
4.70%
6,379,648.00
6,391,377.97
99.42
4.92%
6,362,585.60
113,466.67
1.06%
(28,792.37)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.12
1.96
3133ERAK7
FEDERAL FARM CREDIT
BANKS FUNDING CORP 4.375
04/10/2029
5,000,000.00 04/25/2024
4.76%
4,915,350.00
4,956,879.94
98.57
4.99%
4,928,285.00
103,906.25
0.82%
(28,594.94)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.53
2.31
Total Agency 56,650,000.00 4.30%
56,481,865.40
56,604,586.48
99.59
4.61%
56,418,703.85
647,394.56
9.42%
(185,882.63)
1.11
1.04
CASH
PP3112$02 Neighborhood Bank CASH 4,364,785.96 --
4.10%
4,364,785.96
4,364,785.96
1.00
4.10%
4,364,785.96
0.00
0.73%
0.00
NA/NA
NA
0.00
0.00
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HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
CCYUSD Receivable 136,222.35 --136,222.35
136,222.35
1.00 136,222.35
0.00
0.02%
0.00
Aaa/AAA
AAA
0.00
0.00
CCYUSD Receivable 8,062.55 --8,062.55
8,062.55
1.00 8,062.55
0.00
0.00%
0.00
Aaa/AAA
AAA
0.00
0.00
CCYUSD Receivable 2,703.12 --2,703.12
2,703.12
1.00 2,703.12
0.00
0.00%
0.00
Aaa/AAA
AAA
0.00
0.00
Total Cash 4,511,773.98 4.10%
4,511,773.98
4,511,773.98
1.00
4.10%
4,511,773.98
0.00
0.75%
0.00
0.00
0.00
CORPORATE
654106AF0 NIKE INC 2.375 11/01/2026 1,035,000.00 08/02/2022
3.13%
1,003,598.10
1,034,372.77
99.82
4.53%
1,033,106.99
10,242.19
0.17%
(1,265.79)
A2/A+
NA
0.09
0.08
438516BL9 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL
INC 2.5 11/01/2026 1,185,000.00 08/01/2022
3.02%
1,160,092.98
1,184,502.82
99.79
4.94%
1,182,552.98
12,343.75
0.20%
(1,949.85)
A2/A
A
0.09
0.08
452308AX7 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC 2.65
11/15/2026 1,421,000.00 10/14/2022
4.82%
1,305,557.96
1,417,520.50
99.78
4.38%
1,417,942.01
14,225.79
0.24%
421.51
A1/A+
NA
0.13
0.12
002824BF6 ABBOTT LABORATORIES 3.75
11/30/2026 1,000,000.00 10/17/2022
4.69%
964,363.96
998,579.29
99.91
4.24%
999,108.00
12,604.17
0.17%
528.71
Aa3/A+
NA
0.17
0.16
26442CAS3 DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC
2.95 12/01/2026 7,500,000.00 08/23/2024
4.29%
7,285,500.00
7,484,178.36
99.71
4.64%
7,478,437.50
73,750.00
1.25%
(5,740.86)
Aa3/A
NA
0.17
0.17
78016HZT0 ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 4.875
01/19/2027 6,500,000.00 01/26/2024
4.75%
6,521,645.00
6,502,194.42
100.06
4.64%
6,503,737.50
63,375.00
1.09%
1,543.08
A1/A
AA-
0.30
0.30
61746BEF9 MORGAN STANLEY 3.625
01/20/2027 2,500,000.00 09/20/2023
5.62%
2,350,375.00
2,486,341.80
99.71
4.55%
2,492,817.50
17,873.26
0.42%
6,475.70
A1/A-
A+
0.31
0.30
06048WS84 BANK OF AMERICA CORP 2.75
03/02/2027 4,000,000.00 02/28/2022
2.75%
4,000,000.00
4,000,000.00
98.85
5.54%
3,954,108.00
8,861.11
0.66%
(45,892.00)
A1/A-
AA-
0.42
0.41
808513BY0 CHARLES SCHWAB CORP 2.45
03/03/2027 2,205,000.00 08/01/2022
3.34%
2,121,115.19
2,197,337.69
99.14
4.51%
2,186,094.33
4,201.75
0.36%
(11,243.36)
A2/A-
A
0.42
0.41
713448ER5 PEPSICO INC 2.625 03/19/2027 1,935,000.00 08/02/2022
3.14%
1,892,043.00
1,930,704.30
99.03
4.75%
1,916,162.78
1,693.13
0.32%
(14,541.53)
A1/A+
NA
0.47
0.46
22160KAM7 COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 3.0
05/18/2027 3,200,000.00 11/21/2022
4.29%
3,030,376.96
3,176,300.38
99.18
4.33%
3,173,641.60
35,466.67
0.53%
(2,658.78)
Aa3/AA
AA
0.63
0.61
58933YBC8 MERCK & CO INC 1.7 06/10/2027 3,200,000.00 08/02/2022
3.16%
2,988,096.00
3,169,881.66
97.96
4.72%
3,134,809.60
16,773.33
0.52%
(35,072.06)
Aa3/A+
NA
0.69
0.67
437076DB5 HOME DEPOT INC 4.875
06/25/2027 7,500,000.00 07/08/2024
4.76%
7,522,650.00
7,505,090.86
100.15
4.65%
7,511,580.00
97,500.00
1.25%
6,489.14
A2/A
A
0.73
0.63
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HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
63743HFT4
NATIONAL RURAL UTILITIES
COOPERATIVE FINANCE CORP
4.12 09/16/2027
7,500,000.00 09/10/2024
4.04%
7,517,400.00
7,505,216.73
99.28
4.89%
7,446,360.00
12,875.00
1.24%
(58,856.73)
A2/A-
A
0.96
0.93
857477CP6 STATE STREET CORPORATION
4.33 10/22/2027 7,500,000.00 11/08/2024
4.53%
7,458,525.00
7,485,093.72
99.48
4.84%
7,460,782.50
143,431.25
1.25%
(24,311.22)
Aa3/A
AA-
1.06
1.00
46647PEE2 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 5.571
04/22/2028 6,000,000.00 05/15/2024
5.19%
6,061,500.00
6,011,667.76
100.34
4.87%
6,020,496.00
147,631.50
1.01%
8,828.24
A1/A
AA-
1.56
0.53
89236TPZ2 TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORP
4.25 05/12/2028 5,000,000.00 05/12/2026
4.28%
4,997,350.00
4,997,858.92
98.82
5.02%
4,940,830.00
80,868.06
0.82%
(57,028.92)
A1/A+
A+
1.62
1.51
90331HPS6 US BANK NA 4.73 05/15/2028 6,500,000.00 05/22/2025
4.85%
6,504,550.00
6,502,416.92
99.82
4.89%
6,488,475.50
116,147.78
1.08%
(13,941.42)
A2/A+
A+
1.62
0.59
06406RCH8 BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
CORP 4.441 06/09/2028 5,000,000.00 06/17/2025
4.41%
5,003,250.00
5,001,131.41
99.61
4.76%
4,980,645.00
69,082.22
0.83%
(20,486.41)
Aa3/A
AA-
1.69
0.66
532457DB1 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 4.0
10/15/2028 5,000,000.00 09/15/2025
3.82%
5,024,350.00
5,015,899.77
98.13
4.98%
4,906,415.00
92,222.22
0.82%
(109,484.77)
Aa3/AA-
NA
2.04
1.89
61690DK72 MORGAN STANLEY BANK NA
5.016 01/12/2029 6,500,000.00 02/04/2025
4.89%
6,522,100.00
6,509,657.14
99.75
5.04%
6,483,919.00
71,547.67
1.08%
(25,738.14)
Aa3/A+
AA
2.28
1.21
24422EXH7 JOHN DEERE CAPITAL CORP 4.5
01/16/2029 6,250,000.00 01/11/2024
4.56%
6,234,375.00
6,242,833.20
98.37
5.26%
6,148,306.25
58,593.75
1.03%
(94,526.95)
A1/A
A+
2.30
2.13
74340XBL4 PROLOGIS LP 4.375 02/01/2029 5,000,000.00 11/06/2025
4.06%
5,044,250.00
5,030,934.40
97.90
5.34%
4,895,245.00
36,458.33
0.82%
(135,689.40)
A2/A
NA
2.34
2.17
14913UAJ9 CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL
SERVICES CORP 4.85 02/27/2029 7,000,000.00 06/04/2024
4.77%
7,024,150.00
7,012,298.61
99.02
5.29%
6,931,344.00
32,063.89
1.16%
(80,954.61)
A1/A
A+
2.41
2.23
09290DAA9 BLACKROCK INC 4.7 03/14/2029 6,800,000.00 03/08/2024
4.56%
6,843,180.00
6,820,821.50
98.92
5.17%
6,726,532.80
15,092.22
1.12%
(94,288.70)
Aa3/AA-
NA
2.45
2.28
89115A2Y7 TORONTO-DOMINION BANK
4.994 04/05/2029 6,800,000.00 03/28/2024
4.98%
6,804,148.00
6,802,083.09
98.97
5.44%
6,730,177.60
166,022.76
1.12%
(71,905.49)
A2/A-
AA-
2.51
2.27
58989V2H6 MET TOWER GLOBAL FUNDING
5.25 04/12/2029 7,000,000.00 04/18/2024
5.49%
6,928,250.00
6,963,492.84
99.45
5.49%
6,961,367.00
172,520.83
1.16%
(2,125.84)
Aa3/AA-
AA-
2.53
2.28
025816EJ4 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY
4.351 07/20/2029 5,000,000.00 04/15/2026
4.30%
5,005,250.00
5,004,182.20
98.41
5.09%
4,920,545.00
42,905.69
0.82%
(83,637.20)
A2/A-
A
2.80
1.69
91324PFG2 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.8
01/15/2030 7,500,000.00 03/13/2025
4.74%
7,517,475.00
7,511,780.79
97.99
5.47%
7,349,272.50
76,000.00
1.23%
(162,508.29)
A2/A+
A
3.29
2.97
95000U4D2 WELLS FARGO & CO 4.182
01/23/2030 5,000,000.00 05/11/2026
4.45%
4,961,500.00
4,965,543.64
96.89
5.35%
4,844,710.00
39,496.67
0.81%
(120,833.64)
A1/A-
A+
3.31
2.15
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HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
023135DD5 AMAZON.COM INC 4.25
03/13/2031 5,000,000.00 03/16/2026
4.35%
4,976,900.00
4,979,410.32
94.76
5.60%
4,737,965.00
10,625.00
0.79%
(241,445.32)
A1/AA
AA-
4.45
3.97
Total Corporate 153,531,000.00 4.48%
152,573,917.15
153,449,327.81
98.99
5.02%
151,957,486.92
1,752,494.98
25.37%
(1,491,840.88)
1.73
1.39
LAIF
90LAIF$00 Local Agency Investment Fund
State Pool 6,682,381.61 --
3.94%
6,682,381.61
6,682,381.61
1.00
3.94%
6,682,381.61
0.00
1.12%
0.00
NA/NA
NA
0.00
0.00
Total LAIF 6,682,381.61 3.94%
6,682,381.61
6,682,381.61
1.00
3.94%
6,682,381.61
0.00
1.12%
0.00
0.00
0.00
LOCAL GOV
INVESTMENT
POOL
90SDCP$00 County of San Diego Investment
Pool 27,764.58 --
4.04%
27,764.58
27,764.58
1.00
4.04%
27,764.58
0.00
0.00%
0.00
NA/NA
AAA
0.00
0.00
Total Local Gov
Investment Pool 27,764.58 4.04%
27,764.58
27,764.58
1.00
4.04%
27,764.58
0.00
0.00%
0.00
0.00
0.00
MONEY MARKET
FUND
X9USDJPMR JPMORGAN:US GVT MM INST 3,720,674.38 --
3.74%
3,720,674.38
3,720,674.38
1.00
3.74%
3,720,674.38
0.00
0.62%
0.00
Aaa/
AAAm
AAA
0.00
0.00
X9USDJPMR JPMORGAN:US GVT MM INST 283,047.21 --
3.74%
283,047.21
283,047.21
1.00
3.74%
283,047.21
0.00
0.05%
0.00
Aaa/
AAAm
AAA
0.00
0.00
Total Money
Market Fund 4,003,721.59 3.74%
4,003,721.59
4,003,721.59
1.00
3.74%
4,003,721.59
0.00
0.67%
0.00
0.00
0.00
MUNICIPAL
BONDS
91412HGF4 UNIVERSITY CALIF REVS 1.316
05/15/2027 1,340,000.00 08/30/2022
3.81%
1,194,878.00
1,320,920.55
98.01
4.60%
1,313,293.80
6,661.88
0.22%
(7,626.75)
Aa2/AA
AA
0.62
0.60
769036BP8 RIVERSIDE CALIF PENSION OBLIG
2.64 06/01/2027 1,500,000.00 11/03/2022
5.27%
1,341,120.00
1,476,895.37
98.59
4.81%
1,478,845.50
13,200.00
0.25%
1,950.13
NA/AA
AA
0.67
0.64
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HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
817409N50 SEQUOIA CALIF UN HIGH SCH
DIST 1.951 07/01/2027 2,150,000.00 08/30/2022
3.83%
1,969,658.00
2,122,121.54
98.07
4.59%
2,108,584.55
10,486.63
0.35%
(13,536.99)
Aaa/NA
NA
0.75
0.73
786318LF0 SADDLEBACK VY UNI SCH DIST
CALIF 2.4 08/01/2027 1,805,000.00 08/10/2022
3.34%
1,726,681.05
1,791,896.55
98.13
4.71%
1,771,266.36
7,220.00
0.30%
(20,630.20)
Aa1/NA
NA
0.84
0.81
797272QS3 SAN DIEGO CALIF CMNTY
COLLEGE DIST 2.407 08/01/2027 1,300,000.00 08/04/2022
3.25%
1,249,326.00
1,291,549.70
98.08
4.78%
1,275,053.00
5,215.17
0.21%
(16,496.70)
Aa1/AAA
NA
0.84
0.81
62451FKL3
MOUNTAIN VIEW-WHISMAN
CALIF SCH DIST 1.912
09/01/2027
970,000.00 10/13/2022
4.91%
844,928.20
946,513.98
97.47
4.76%
945,493.92
1,545.53
0.16%
(1,020.06)
Aaa/AAA
NA
0.92
0.89
13063EGT7 CALIFORNIA STATE 4.5
08/01/2029 6,000,000.00 11/22/2024
4.48%
6,005,880.00
6,003,558.95
97.97
5.28%
5,878,026.00
45,000.00
0.98%
(125,532.95)
Aa2/AA-
AA
2.84
2.60
Total Municipal
Bonds 15,065,000.00 4.19%
14,332,471.25
14,953,456.64
98.05
4.93%
14,770,563.13
89,329.21
2.47%
(182,893.52)
1.59
1.48
NEGOTIABLE CD
01882MAC6 Alliant Credit Union 5.0
12/30/2027 249,000.00 12/21/2022
5.00%
249,000.00
249,000.00
100.53
4.56%
250,314.47
34.11
0.04%
1,314.47
NA/NA
NA
1.25
1.21
Total Negotiable
CD 249,000.00 5.00%
249,000.00
249,000.00
100.53
4.56%
250,314.47
34.11
0.04%
1,314.47
1.25
1.21
SUPRANATIONAL
45950KCX6 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORP
0.75 10/08/2026 4,000,000.00 01/20/2022
1.61%
3,842,373.68
3,999,359.24
99.92
4.65%
3,996,960.00
14,416.67
0.67%
(2,399.24)
Aaa/AAA
NA
0.02
0.02
4581X0EM6
INTER-AMERICAN
DEVELOPMENT BANK 4.375
02/01/2027
6,000,000.00 12/06/2023
4.40%
5,996,640.00
5,999,639.69
99.98
4.39%
5,999,028.00
43,750.00
1.00%
(611.69)
Aaa/AAA
NA
0.34
0.33
459058KW2
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR
RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPM 4.625 08/01/2028
5,000,000.00 10/04/2023
4.88%
4,945,600.00
4,979,302.67
99.52
4.90%
4,975,885.00
38,541.67
0.83%
(3,417.67)
Aaa/AAA
NA
1.84
1.72
459058LR2
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR
RECONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPM 4.125 03/20/2030
5,000,000.00 03/27/2025
4.21%
4,981,050.00
4,986,803.80
97.11
5.04%
4,855,600.00
6,302.08
0.81%
(131,203.80)
Aaa/AAA
NA
3.47
3.18
Total
Supranational 20,000,000.00 3.91%
19,765,663.68
19,965,105.39
99.15
4.73%
19,827,473.00
103,010.42
3.31%
(137,632.39)
1.42
1.31
US TREASURY
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HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
912797SA6 UNITED STATES TREASURY
10/01/2026 10,000,000.00 09/17/2026
3.84%
9,986,327.43
10,000,000.00
100.00
0.00%
10,000,000.00
0.00
1.67%
0.00
P-1/A-1+
F1+
0.00
0.00
91282CJC6 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.625
10/15/2026 4,000,000.00 02/04/2026
3.62%
4,026,875.00
4,001,493.06
100.01
4.22%
4,000,480.00
85,423.50
0.67%
(1,013.06)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.04
0.04
912797VP9 UNITED STATES TREASURY
11/03/2026 4,000,000.00 09/17/2026
3.91%
3,980,386.11
3,985,929.17
99.64
3.96%
3,985,724.00
0.00
0.67%
(205.17)
P-1/A-1+
F1+
0.09
0.09
912828U24 UNITED STATES TREASURY 2.0
11/15/2026 5,000,000.00 09/15/2025
3.68%
4,905,078.13
4,989,949.45
99.72
4.30%
4,985,845.00
37,771.74
0.83%
(4,104.45)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.13
0.12
912828U24 UNITED STATES TREASURY 2.0
11/15/2026 5,800,000.00 02/12/2026
3.59%
5,732,257.81
5,788,914.91
99.72
4.30%
5,783,580.20
43,815.22
0.97%
(5,334.71)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.13
0.12
91282CJP7 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.375
12/15/2026 6,500,000.00 02/13/2024
4.44%
6,489,082.03
6,499,208.84
100.05
4.06%
6,503,510.00
83,913.93
1.09%
4,301.16
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.21
0.20
91282CJP7 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.375
12/15/2026 5,000,000.00 03/16/2026
3.67%
5,025,585.94
5,007,029.10
100.05
4.06%
5,002,700.00
64,549.18
0.84%
(4,329.10)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.21
0.20
91282CJT9 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.0
01/15/2027 4,200,000.00 04/07/2026
3.74%
4,207,875.00
4,202,960.11
99.94
4.18%
4,197,480.00
35,608.70
0.70%
(5,480.11)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.29
0.28
912828V98 UNITED STATES TREASURY 2.25
02/15/2027 3,200,000.00 09/20/2023
4.67%
2,959,125.00
3,173,451.43
99.26
4.24%
3,176,467.20
9,195.65
0.53%
3,015.77
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.38
0.37
91282CKA8 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.125
02/15/2027 4,000,000.00 05/19/2026
3.80%
4,009,218.75
4,004,660.40
99.95
4.23%
3,998,092.00
21,073.37
0.67%
(6,568.40)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.38
0.37
91282CKE0 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.25
03/15/2027 4,000,000.00 06/02/2026
3.81%
4,013,125.00
4,007,598.68
100.00
4.24%
4,000,064.00
7,513.81
0.67%
(7,534.68)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.45
0.45
91282CMV0 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.875
03/31/2027 8,000,000.00 11/06/2025
3.61%
8,028,437.50
8,010,112.35
99.79
4.31%
7,983,064.00
851.65
1.33%
(27,048.35)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.50
0.49
91282CKJ9 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.5
04/15/2027 9,000,000.00 12/15/2025
3.53%
9,112,500.00
9,045,463.92
100.09
4.32%
9,008,262.00
187,008.20
1.50%
(37,201.92)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.54
0.52
91282CEN7 UNITED STATES TREASURY 2.75
04/30/2027 10,500,000.00 --
4.65%
9,882,773.44
10,394,421.66
99.07
4.38%
10,402,791.00
120,835.60
1.74%
8,369.34
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.58
0.56
91282CKZ3 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.375
07/15/2027 6,000,000.00 02/04/2025
4.23%
6,020,156.25
6,006,499.82
99.90
4.50%
5,994,000.00
55,638.59
1.00%
(12,499.82)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.79
0.76
91282CNP2 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.875
07/31/2027 8,000,000.00 11/06/2025
3.58%
8,039,375.00
8,018,907.49
99.44
4.56%
7,955,352.00
52,228.26
1.33%
(63,555.49)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.83
0.80
91282CLG4 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.75
08/15/2027 8,000,000.00 08/07/2024
3.85%
7,978,437.50
7,993,738.01
99.31
4.56%
7,944,624.00
38,315.22
1.33%
(49,114.01)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
0.87
0.84
91282CPB1 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.5
09/30/2027 10,000,000.00 10/15/2025
3.50%
9,999,609.38
9,999,800.86
98.93
4.61%
9,892,890.00
961.54
1.65%
(106,910.86)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.00
0.97
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HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
91282CLQ2 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.875
10/15/2027 10,000,000.00 10/17/2025
3.46%
10,079,296.88
10,041,453.13
99.26
4.61%
9,925,750.00
178,927.60
1.66%
(115,703.13)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.04
0.99
91282CFZ9 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.875
11/30/2027 6,000,000.00 10/23/2023
4.86%
5,782,500.00
5,938,292.72
99.09
4.69%
5,945,154.00
78,135.25
0.99%
6,861.28
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.17
1.11
91282CGC9 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.875
12/31/2027 6,000,000.00 12/06/2023
4.20%
5,927,812.50
5,977,833.33
98.99
4.72%
5,939,298.00
58,756.79
0.99%
(38,535.33)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.25
1.19
91282CGH8 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.5
01/31/2028 6,000,000.00 12/06/2023
4.20%
5,840,859.38
5,948,877.65
98.40
4.75%
5,903,904.00
35,380.43
0.99%
(44,973.65)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.34
1.28
9128283W8 UNITED STATES TREASURY 2.75
02/15/2028 6,400,000.00 11/10/2023
4.67%
5,931,250.00
6,248,673.63
97.35
4.76%
6,230,502.40
22,478.26
1.04%
(18,171.23)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.38
1.32
91282CMS7 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.875
03/15/2028 6,000,000.00 08/14/2025
3.68%
6,028,359.38
6,015,969.07
98.74
4.78%
5,924,298.00
10,276.24
0.99%
(91,671.07)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.46
1.39
91282CGT2 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.625
03/31/2028 6,500,000.00 02/04/2025
4.26%
6,379,902.34
6,442,875.29
98.32
4.80%
6,391,073.00
647.32
1.07%
(51,802.29)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.50
1.44
91282CMW8 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.75
04/15/2028 8,000,000.00 04/15/2025
3.84%
7,979,687.50
7,989,574.77
98.45
4.81%
7,875,936.00
138,524.59
1.31%
(113,638.77)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.54
1.45
9128284N7 UNITED STATES TREASURY 2.875
05/15/2028 6,500,000.00 02/04/2025
4.27%
6,225,019.53
6,363,775.37
96.99
4.83%
6,304,239.50
70,585.94
1.05%
(59,535.87)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.62
1.54
91282CCR0 UNITED STATES TREASURY 1.0
07/31/2028 8,000,000.00 09/24/2024
3.50%
7,284,687.50
7,659,399.24
93.31
4.86%
7,465,000.00
13,478.26
1.25%
(194,399.24)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.84
1.77
91282CNU1 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.625
08/15/2028 6,000,000.00 08/14/2025
3.69%
5,988,750.00
5,992,979.01
97.80
4.86%
5,868,282.00
27,778.53
0.98%
(124,697.01)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.88
1.78
91282CNY3 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.375
09/15/2028 8,000,000.00 04/07/2026
3.87%
7,909,062.50
7,927,025.46
97.23
4.88%
7,778,128.00
11,933.70
1.30%
(148,897.46)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
1.96
1.86
91282CJA0 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.625
09/30/2028 6,000,000.00 10/23/2023
4.82%
5,949,375.00
5,979,502.91
99.52
4.88%
5,971,170.00
762.36
1.00%
(8,332.91)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.00
1.88
91282CJF9 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.875
10/31/2028 6,500,000.00 01/26/2024
4.02%
6,737,148.44
6,603,897.50
99.97
4.89%
6,497,972.00
132,605.30
1.08%
(105,925.50)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.08
1.92
91282CPK1 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.5
11/15/2028 8,000,000.00 03/04/2026
3.52%
7,995,625.00
7,996,556.80
97.21
4.90%
7,776,872.00
105,760.87
1.30%
(219,684.80)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.13
1.99
91282CPP0 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.5
12/15/2028 3,000,000.00 02/25/2026
3.47%
3,002,578.13
3,002,031.25
97.08
4.91%
2,912,460.00
30,983.61
0.49%
(89,571.25)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.21
2.07
91282CJR3 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.75
12/31/2028 5,000,000.00 02/04/2025
4.31%
4,901,171.88
4,942,991.78
97.54
4.92%
4,876,955.00
47,384.51
0.81%
(66,036.78)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.25
2.10
91282CPT2 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.5
01/15/2029 5,000,000.00 02/03/2026
3.65%
4,978,515.63
4,983,287.72
96.94
4.93%
4,846,875.00
37,092.39
0.81%
(136,412.72)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.29
2.15
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City of Chula Vista | As of September 30, 2026
HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
91282CKG5 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.125
03/31/2029 7,000,000.00 04/18/2024
4.68%
6,830,195.31
6,914,298.91
98.09
4.95%
6,866,286.00
793.27
1.15%
(48,012.91)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.50
2.34
9128286T2 UNITED STATES TREASURY 2.375
05/15/2029 8,000,000.00 03/04/2026
3.54%
7,721,562.50
7,771,666.93
93.73
4.95%
7,498,440.00
71,766.30
1.25%
(273,226.93)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.62
2.47
91282CKT7 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.5
05/31/2029 7,000,000.00 06/02/2025
3.98%
7,134,257.81
7,089,597.29
98.86
4.96%
6,920,158.00
105,860.66
1.16%
(169,439.29)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.67
2.44
91282CEV9 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.25
06/30/2029 7,500,000.00 07/29/2024
4.09%
7,222,558.59
7,345,059.17
95.63
4.97%
7,172,460.00
61,599.86
1.20%
(172,599.17)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.75
2.56
91282CLC3 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.0
07/31/2029 9,000,000.00 09/12/2025
3.60%
9,129,726.56
9,094,796.65
97.45
4.98%
8,770,077.00
60,652.17
1.46%
(324,719.65)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.83
2.62
912828YB0 UNITED STATES TREASURY 1.625
08/15/2029 7,000,000.00 05/15/2026
4.14%
6,470,078.13
6,530,896.17
91.19
4.95%
6,383,125.00
14,527.85
1.07%
(147,771.17)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
2.87
2.74
91282CLN9 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.5
09/30/2029 7,500,000.00 10/28/2024
4.08%
7,307,812.50
7,382,890.76
95.91
4.99%
7,192,972.50
721.15
1.20%
(189,918.26)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
3.00
2.80
91282CFT3 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.0
10/31/2029 9,500,000.00 01/07/2025
4.46%
9,311,113.28
9,378,949.09
97.18
5.00%
9,232,442.00
159,021.74
1.54%
(146,507.09)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
3.08
2.81
91282CMA6 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.125
11/30/2029 7,000,000.00 12/04/2024
4.09%
7,011,757.81
7,007,464.05
97.46
5.00%
6,822,263.00
97,038.93
1.14%
(185,201.05)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
3.17
2.88
91282CMD0 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.375
12/31/2029 8,000,000.00 12/30/2024
4.37%
8,000,312.50
8,000,203.14
98.13
5.00%
7,850,624.00
88,451.09
1.31%
(149,579.14)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
3.25
2.95
91282CNG2 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.0
05/31/2030 7,000,000.00 06/02/2025
4.02%
6,993,710.94
6,995,384.11
96.59
5.03%
6,761,013.00
94,098.36
1.13%
(234,371.11)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
3.67
3.31
91282CPN5 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.5
11/30/2030 12,000,000.00 12/04/2025
3.68%
11,902,968.75
11,918,954.13
94.21
5.06%
11,305,308.00
141,147.54
1.89%
(613,646.13)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
4.17
3.76
91282CPR6 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.625
12/31/2030 7,500,000.00 01/27/2026
3.81%
7,437,597.66
7,446,135.47
94.57
5.06%
7,093,065.00
68,707.54
1.18%
(353,070.47)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
4.25
3.83
91282CPW5 UNITED STATES TREASURY 3.75
01/31/2031 6,000,000.00 02/03/2026
3.85%
5,973,984.38
5,977,396.97
94.95
5.06%
5,696,718.00
37,907.61
0.95%
(280,678.97)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
4.34
3.90
91282CQU8 UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.125
05/31/2031 6,000,000.00 06/02/2026
4.17%
5,987,343.75
5,988,176.85
96.11
5.07%
5,766,330.00
83,176.23
0.96%
(221,846.85)
Aa1/AA+
AA+
4.67
4.12
Total US Treasury 348,100,000.00 3.96%
343,752,807.33
346,027,005.60
97.88
4.59%
340,580,075.80
2,931,666.42
56.86%
(5,446,929.80)
1.80
1.68
Total Portfolio 608,820,641.76 4.13%
602,381,366.57
606,474,123.68
95.91
4.70%
599,030,258.93
5,523,929.69
100.00%
(7,443,864.75)
1.65
1.48
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City of Chula Vista | As of September 30, 2026
HOLDINGS REPORT
CUSIP Security Description Par Value/
Units
Purchase Date
Purchase Yield
Cost Value
Book Value
Mkt Price
Mkt YTM
Market Value
Accrued Int.
% of Port.
Gain/Loss
Moody's/
S&P/
Fitch
Maturity
Duration
Total Market Value
+ Accrued 604,554,188.62
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Maturity Sept 2026 Jun 2026 Change Sept 2025 Sept 2024 Sept 2023 Sept 2022
3-Month 4.20%3.87%0.33%3.60%3.66%5.03%4.05%
1-Year 4.54%3.98%0.56%
2-Year 4.88%4.14%0.74%
3-Year 5.00%4.15%0.85%Oct-25 3.6 Apr-26 3.88
5-Year 5.09%4.19%0.90%Nov-25 3.47 May-26 3.98
10-Year 5.29%4.44%0.85%Dec-25 3.47 Jun-26 4.14
Jan-26 3.52 Jul-26 4.28
Feb-26 3.38 Aug-26 4.34
Mar-26 3.79 Sep-26 4.88
12 Month Average 3.89
Investment Report for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2026
U.S. Treasury Yields and Interest Earnings
2-Year U.S. Treasury Yield - 12 Month Average
Total for Quarter 1,362,335.64$ 5,567,950.76$ 6,930,286.40$
U.S. Treasury Yields - Quarterly Comparison 2-Year U.S. Treasury Yield - Historical Data
Interest Earnings - Quarter Ending 07/30/2025 & 07/30/2026
1,405,199.67$
1,742,747.95$
2,737,980.88$
1,601,825.54$
2,590,479.98$
Change20252026
September
August
July
317,977.74$
196,625.87$
847,732.03$
2,420,003.14$
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Buy
Settlement
Date CUSIP Quantity Security Description Acq/Disp Yield Book Value S&P Rating Security Type
07/16/2026 912797TQ0 8,000,000.00 UNITED STATES TREASURY 07/30/2026 3.6457 (7,988,828.93) A-1+ US Treasury
07/31/2026 912797US4 12,000,000.00 UNITED STATES TREASURY 08/04/2026 3.6439 (11,995,210.00) A-1+ US Treasury
08/13/2026 912797UW5 4,400,000.00 UNITED STATES TREASURY 09/01/2026 3.6531 (4,391,648.71) A-1+ US Treasury
08/25/2026 912797UW5 10,500,000.00 UNITED STATES TREASURY 09/01/2026 3.6729 (10,492,609.17) A-1+ US Treasury
09/18/2026 912797SA6 10,000,000.00 UNITED STATES TREASURY 10/01/2026 3.8441 (9,986,327.43) A-1+ US Treasury
09/18/2026 912797VP9 4,000,000.00 UNITED STATES TREASURY 11/03/2026 3.9100 (3,980,386.11) A-1+ US Treasury
48,900,000.00
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Maturity
Settlement
Date CUSIP Quantity Security Description Acq/Disp Yield Book Value S&P Rating Security Type
07/01/2026 817409N43 (2,050,000.00) SEQUOIA CALIF UN HIGH SCH DIST 1.831 07/01/2026 4.6559 2,050,000.00 NA Municipal Bonds
07/02/2026 912797TF4 (12,000,000.00) UNITED STATES TREASURY 07/02/2026 3.5751 12,000,000.00 A-1+ US Treasury
07/08/2026 931142EM1 (1,900,000.00) WALMART INC 3.05 07/08/2026 4.0916 1,900,000.00 AA Corporate
07/09/2026 912797RF6 (4,000,000.00) UNITED STATES TREASURY 07/09/2026 3.6548 4,000,000.00 A-1+ US Treasury
07/27/2026 3133ENV72 (3,000,000.00) FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS FUNDING CORP 4.5 07/27/2026 4.5099 3,000,000.00 AA+ Agency
07/30/2026 912797TQ0 (8,000,000.00) UNITED STATES TREASURY 07/30/2026 3.6457 8,000,000.00 A-1+ US Treasury
08/01/2026 446222US8 (3,510,000.00) HUNTINGTON BEACH CALIF UN HIGH SCH DIST 1.208 08/01/2026 3.2283 3,510,000.00 AA- Municipal Bonds
08/04/2026 912797US4 (12,000,000.00) UNITED STATES TREASURY 08/04/2026 3.6439 12,000,000.00 A-1+ US Treasury
08/06/2026 912797RG4 (4,000,000.00) UNITED STATES TREASURY 08/06/2026 3.6467 4,000,000.00 A-1+ US Treasury
08/15/2026 912810EX2 (3,500,000.00) UNITED STATES TREASURY 6.75 08/15/2026 4.1063 3,500,000.00 AA+ US Treasury
08/24/2026 3133ENH45 (1,666,000.00) FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS FUNDING CORP 3.125 08/24/2026 3.5790 1,666,000.00 AA+ Agency
09/01/2026 3133EPUW3 (6,000,000.00) FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS FUNDING CORP 4.75 09/01/2026 4.9571 6,000,000.00 AA+ Agency
09/01/2026 544351MS5 (1,085,000.00) LOS ANGELES CALIF 3.5 09/01/2026 4.3034 1,085,000.00 AA- Municipal Bonds
09/01/2026 912797UW5 (14,900,000.00) UNITED STATES TREASURY 09/01/2026 3.6670 14,900,000.00 A-1+ US Treasury
09/11/2026 3130AWTQ3 (5,250,000.00) FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANKS 4.625 09/11/2026 4.6669 5,250,000.00 AA+ Agency
09/15/2026 20772KEX3 (3,000,000.00) CONNECTICUT ST 3.8 09/15/2026 3.9071 3,000,000.00 AA- Municipal Bonds
09/15/2026 91282CHY0 (4,000,000.00) UNITED STATES TREASURY 4.625 09/15/2026 3.6116 4,000,000.00 AA+ US Treasury
09/20/2026 17275RBL5 (1,150,000.00) CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.5 09/20/2026 4.0422 1,150,000.00 AA- Corporate
09/28/2026 3133EJD55 (1,000,000.00) FEDERAL FARM CREDIT BANKS FUNDING CORP 3.3 09/28/2026 4.1449 1,000,000.00 AA+ Agency
(92,011,000.00)
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City of Chula Vista Reporting Date:9/30/2026
Portfolio Maturity Distribution 0 - 182 Days 183 - 365 Days 366 - 730 Days 731 - 1095 Days 1096 - 1460 Days 1461 - 1825 Days
Issuer Original Par Maturity Date Days to Maturity Under 6 Months 6 - 12 Months 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 4 Years 4 - 5 Years
Federal Home Loan Banks 3,750,000.00 10/21/2026 21 3,750,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Federal Home Loan Banks 2,600,000.00 11/23/2026 54 2,600,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Federal Home Loan Banks 1,650,000.00 12/11/2026 72 1,650,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Federal Home Loan Banks 6,500,000.00 1/15/2027 107 6,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Farm Credit System 7,000,000.00 3/26/2027 177 7,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Farm Credit System 5,500,000.00 5/6/2027 218 -$ 5,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Farm Credit System 3,500,000.00 9/15/2027 350 -$ 3,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Farm Credit System 3,500,000.00 10/27/2027 392 -$ -$ 3,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
Farm Credit System 6,000,000.00 6/7/2028 616 -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
Farm Credit System 5,250,000.00 8/28/2028 698 -$ -$ 5,250,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
Farm Credit System 6,400,000.00 11/13/2028 775 -$ -$ -$ 6,400,000.00$ -$ -$
Farm Credit System 5,000,000.00 4/10/2029 923 -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$
Agency 21,500,000.00$ 9,000,000.00$ 14,750,000.00$ 11,400,000.00$ -$ -$
Commercial Paper -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
NIKE, Inc.1,035,000.00 11/1/2026 32 1,035,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Honeywell International Inc.1,185,000.00 11/1/2026 32 1,185,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Illinois Tool Works Inc.1,421,000.00 11/15/2026 46 1,421,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Abbott Laboratories 1,000,000.00 11/30/2026 61 1,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Duke Energy Corporation 7,500,000.00 12/1/2026 62 7,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Royal Bank of Canada 6,500,000.00 1/19/2027 111 6,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Morgan Stanley 2,500,000.00 1/20/2027 112 2,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Bank of America Corporation 4,000,000.00 3/2/2027 153 4,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
The Charles Schwab Corporation 2,205,000.00 3/3/2027 154 2,205,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
PepsiCo, Inc.1,935,000.00 3/19/2027 170 1,935,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Costco Wholesale Corporation 3,200,000.00 5/18/2027 230 -$ 3,200,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Merck & Co., Inc.3,200,000.00 6/10/2027 253 -$ 3,200,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
The Home Depot, Inc.7,500,000.00 6/25/2027 268 -$ 7,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
National Rural Utilities Cooperative 7,500,000.00 9/16/2027 351 -$ 7,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
State Street Corporation 7,500,000.00 10/22/2027 387 -$ -$ 7,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
JPMorgan Chase & Co.6,000,000.00 4/22/2028 570 -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
Toyota Motor Corporation 5,000,000.00 5/12/2028 590 -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
U.S. Bancorp 6,500,000.00 5/15/2028 593 -$ -$ 6,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
BNY Mellon Corp 5,000,000.00 6/9/2028 618 -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
Eli Lilly and Company 5,000,000.00 10/15/2028 746 -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$
Morgan Stanley 6,500,000.00 1/12/2029 835 -$ -$ -$ 6,500,000.00$ -$ -$
Deere & Company 6,250,000.00 1/16/2029 839 -$ -$ -$ 6,250,000.00$ -$ -$
Prologis, Inc.5,000,000.00 2/1/2029 855 -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$
Caterpillar Inc.7,000,000.00 2/27/2029 881 -$ -$ -$ 7,000,000.00$ -$ -$
BlackRock, Inc.6,800,000.00 3/14/2029 896 -$ -$ -$ 6,800,000.00$ -$ -$
The Toronto-Dominion Bank 6,800,000.00 4/5/2029 918 -$ -$ -$ 6,800,000.00$ -$ -$
Met Tower Global Funding 7,000,000.00 4/12/2029 925 -$ -$ -$ 7,000,000.00$ -$ -$
American Express Company 5,000,000.00 7/20/2029 1024 -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 7,500,000.00 1/15/2030 1203 -$ -$ -$ -$ 7,500,000.00$ -$
Wells Fargo & Company 5,000,000.00 1/23/2030 1211 -$ -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$
Amazon.com, Inc.5,000,000.00 3/13/2031 1625 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$
Corporate 29,281,000.00$ 21,400,000.00$ 30,000,000.00$ 55,350,000.00$ 12,500,000.00$ 5,000,000.00$
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City of Chula Vista Reporting Date:9/30/2026
Portfolio Maturity Distribution 0 - 182 Days 183 - 365 Days 366 - 730 Days 731 - 1095 Days 1096 - 1460 Days 1461 - 1825 Days
Issuer Original Par Maturity Date Days to Maturity Under 6 Months 6 - 12 Months 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 4 Years 4 - 5 Years
University of California 1,340,000.00 5/15/2027 227 -$ 1,340,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
City of Riverside, California 1,500,000.00 6/1/2027 244 -$ 1,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Sequoia Union High School District 2,150,000.00 7/1/2027 274 -$ 2,150,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Saddleback Valley Unified School Dis 1,805,000.00 8/1/2027 305 -$ 1,805,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
San Diego Community College District 1,300,000.00 8/1/2027 305 -$ 1,300,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Mountain View Whisman School Distric 970,000.00 9/1/2027 336 -$ 970,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
State of California 6,000,000.00 8/1/2029 1036 -$ -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$
Municipal Bonds -$ 9,065,000.00$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$
Alliant Credit Union 249,000.00 12/30/2027 456 -$ -$ 249,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
Negotiable CD -$ -$ 249,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
International Finance Corporation 4,000,000.00 10/8/2026 8 4,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Inter-American Development Bank 6,000,000.00 2/1/2027 124 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
International Bank for Recon and Dev 5,000,000.00 8/1/2028 671 -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
International Bank for Recon and Dev 5,000,000.00 3/20/2030 1267 -$ -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$
Supranational 10,000,000.00$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$
United States 10,000,000.00 10/1/2026 1 10,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 4,000,000.00 10/15/2026 15 4,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 4,000,000.00 11/3/2026 34 4,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 5,800,000.00 11/15/2026 46 5,800,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 5,000,000.00 11/15/2026 46 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 5,000,000.00 12/15/2026 76 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,500,000.00 12/15/2026 76 6,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 4,200,000.00 1/15/2027 107 4,200,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 4,000,000.00 2/15/2027 138 4,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 3,200,000.00 2/15/2027 138 3,200,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 4,000,000.00 3/15/2027 166 4,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 3/31/2027 182 8,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 9,000,000.00 4/15/2027 197 -$ 9,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 5,000,000.00 4/30/2027 212 -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 5,500,000.00 4/30/2027 212 -$ 5,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,000,000.00 7/15/2027 288 -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 7/31/2027 304 -$ 8,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 8/15/2027 319 -$ 8,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 10,000,000.00 9/30/2027 365 -$ 10,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$
United States 10,000,000.00 10/15/2027 380 -$ -$ 10,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,000,000.00 11/30/2027 426 -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,000,000.00 12/31/2027 457 -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,000,000.00 1/31/2028 488 -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,400,000.00 2/15/2028 503 -$ -$ 6,400,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,000,000.00 3/15/2028 532 -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,500,000.00 3/31/2028 548 -$ -$ 6,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 4/15/2028 563 -$ -$ 8,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,500,000.00 5/15/2028 593 -$ -$ 6,500,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 7/31/2028 670 -$ -$ 8,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 6,000,000.00 8/15/2028 685 -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 9/15/2028 716 -$ -$ 8,000,000.00$ -$ -$ -$
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City of Chula Vista Reporting Date:9/30/2026
Portfolio Maturity Distribution 0 - 182 Days 183 - 365 Days 366 - 730 Days 731 - 1095 Days 1096 - 1460 Days 1461 - 1825 Days
Issuer Original Par Maturity Date Days to Maturity Under 6 Months 6 - 12 Months 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 4 Years 4 - 5 Years
United States 6,000,000.00 9/30/2028 731 -$ -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 6,500,000.00 10/31/2028 762 -$ -$ -$ 6,500,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 11/15/2028 777 -$ -$ -$ 8,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 3,000,000.00 12/15/2028 807 -$ -$ -$ 3,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 5,000,000.00 12/31/2028 823 -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 5,000,000.00 1/15/2029 838 -$ -$ -$ 5,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 7,000,000.00 3/31/2029 913 -$ -$ -$ 7,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 5/15/2029 958 -$ -$ -$ 8,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 7,000,000.00 5/31/2029 974 -$ -$ -$ 7,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 7,500,000.00 6/30/2029 1004 -$ -$ -$ 7,500,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 9,000,000.00 7/31/2029 1035 -$ -$ -$ 9,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 7,000,000.00 8/15/2029 1050 -$ -$ -$ 7,000,000.00$ -$ -$
United States 7,500,000.00 9/30/2029 1096 -$ -$ -$ -$ 7,500,000.00$ -$
United States 9,500,000.00 10/31/2029 1127 -$ -$ -$ -$ 9,500,000.00$ -$
United States 7,000,000.00 11/30/2029 1157 -$ -$ -$ -$ 7,000,000.00$ -$
United States 8,000,000.00 12/31/2029 1188 -$ -$ -$ -$ 8,000,000.00$ -$
United States 7,000,000.00 5/31/2030 1339 -$ -$ -$ -$ 7,000,000.00$ -$
United States 12,000,000.00 11/30/2030 1522 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 12,000,000.00$
United States 7,500,000.00 12/31/2030 1553 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 7,500,000.00$
United States 6,000,000.00 1/31/2031 1584 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$
United States 6,000,000.00 5/31/2031 1704 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 6,000,000.00$
US Treasury 63,700,000.00$ 51,500,000.00$ 83,400,000.00$ 79,000,000.00$ 39,000,000.00$ 31,500,000.00$
Neighborhood National Bank 4,364,785.96 8/12/2027 316 -$ 4,364,785.96$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Placement Service Deposits
Total Maturity 124,481,000.00$ 90,965,000.00$ 133,399,000.00$ 151,750,000.00$ 56,500,000.00$ 36,500,000.00$
593,595,000.00$
1.72 Weighted Average Maturity (in years)
4.15%Weighted Yield to Maturity
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Corporate Bonds - Sector Distribution
Issuer Maturity Date CUSIP Purchase YTM Original Par GICS Sector
NIKE, Inc.11/1/2026 654106AF0 3.13 1,035,000.00 Consumer Discretionary
Honeywell International Inc.11/1/2026 438516BL9 3.02 1,185,000.00 Industrials
Illinois Tool Works Inc.11/15/2026 452308AX7 4.82 1,421,000.00 Industrials
Abbott Laboratories 11/30/2026 002824BF6 4.69 1,000,000.00 Health Care
Duke Energy Corporation 12/1/2026 26442CAS3 4.29 7,500,000.00 Energy
Royal Bank of Canada 1/19/2027 78016HZT0 4.75 6,500,000.00 Financials
Morgan Stanley 1/20/2027 61746BEF9 5.62 2,500,000.00 Financials
Bank of America Corporation 3/2/2027 06048WS84 2.75 4,000,000.00 Financials
The Charles Schwab Corporation 3/3/2027 808513BY0 3.34 2,205,000.00 Financials
PepsiCo, Inc.3/19/2027 713448ER5 3.14 1,935,000.00 Consumer Staples
Costco Wholesale Corporation 5/18/2027 22160KAM7 4.29 3,200,000.00 Consumer Discretionary
Merck & Co., Inc.6/10/2027 58933YBC8 3.16 3,200,000.00 Health Care
The Home Depot, Inc.6/25/2027 437076DB5 4.76 7,500,000.00 Consumer Discretionary
National Rural Utilities Cooperative 9/16/2027 63743HFT4 4.04 7,500,000.00 Utilities
State Street Corporation 10/22/2027 857477CP6 4.53 7,500,000.00 Financials
JPMorgan Chase & Co.4/22/2028 46647PEE2 5.19 6,000,000.00 Financials
Toyota Motor Corporation 5/12/2028 89236TPZ2 4.28 5,000,000.00 Consumer Discretionary
U.S. Bancorp 5/15/2028 90331HPS6 4.85 6,500,000.00 Financials
BNY Mellon Corp 6/9/2028 06406RCH8 4.41 5,000,000.00 Financials
Eli Lilly and Company 10/15/2028 532457DB1 3.82 5,000,000.00 Health Care
Morgan Stanley 1/12/2029 61690DK72 4.89 6,500,000.00 Financials
Deere & Company 1/16/2029 24422EXH7 4.56 6,250,000.00 Industrials
Prologis, Inc.2/1/2029 74340XBL4 4.06 5,000,000.00 Real Estate
Caterpillar Inc.2/27/2029 14913UAJ9 4.77 7,000,000.00 Financials
BlackRock, Inc.3/14/2029 09290DAA9 4.56 6,800,000.00 Financials
The Toronto-Dominion Bank 4/5/2029 89115A2Y7 4.98 6,800,000.00 Financials
Met Tower Global Funding 4/12/2029 58989V2H6 5.49 7,000,000.00 Financials
American Express Company 7/20/2029 025816EJ4 4.30 5,000,000.00 Financials
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 1/15/2030 91324PFG2 4.74 7,500,000.00 Health Care
Wells Fargo & Company 1/23/2030 95000U4D2 4.45 5,000,000.00 Consumer Discretionary
Amazon.com, Inc.3/13/2031 023135DD5 4.35 5,000,000.00 Financials
153,531,000.00
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GICS Sector Amount Percent
Communication Services - 0.00%
Consumer Discretionary 21,735,000.00 14.16%
Consumer Staples 1,935,000.00 1.26%
Energy 7,500,000.00 4.89%
Financials 84,305,000.00 54.91%
Health Care 16,700,000.00 10.88%
Industrials 8,856,000.00 5.77%
Information Technology - 0.00%
Materials - 0.00%
Real Estate 5,000,000.00 3.26%
Utilities 7,500,000.00 4.89%
Total 153,531,000.00 100.00%
Consumer Discretionary
14%
Consumer Staples
1%
Energy
5%
Financials
55%
Health Care
11%
Industrials
6%
Real Estate
3%
Utilities
5%
CORPORATE BONDS - SECTOR DISTRIBUTION
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Glossary
AGENCIES: Federal agency securities.
ASSET BACKED SECURITIES: Securities supported by pools of installment loans or leases or by
pools of revolving lines of credit.ASKED: The price at which securities are offered. (The price at
which a firm will sell a security to an investor.)
BANKERS’ ACCEPTANCE (BA):A draft or bill or exchange accepted by a bank or trust company.
The accepting institution guarantees payment of the bill, as well as the issuer. The drafts are drawn on a
bank by an exporter or importer to obtain funds to pay for specific merchandise. An acceptance is a
high-grade negotiable instrument.
BASIS POINT: One one-hundredth of a percent (i.e., 0.01 %).
BID: The price offered by a buyer of securities. (When you are selling securities, you ask for a bid.)
BROKER: A broker brings buyers and sellers together for a commission. He does not take a position.
CALLABLE: A callable security gives the issuer the option to call it from the investor prior to its
maturity. The main cause of a call is a decline in interest rates. If interest rates decline, the issuer will
likely call its current securities and reissue them at a lower rate of interest.
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT (CD):A time deposit with a specific maturity evidenced by a
certificate. Large-denomination CD’s are typically negotiable.
COLLATERAL: Securities, evidence of deposit or other property, which a borrower pledges to secure
repayment of a loan. Also refers to securities pledged by a bank to secure deposits of public monies.
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS (CMO): Classes of bonds that redistribute
the cash flows of mortgage securities (and whole loans) to create securities that have different levels of
prepayment risk, as compared to the underlying mortgage securities.
COMMERCIAL PAPER: Short term unsecured promissory note issued by a corporation to raise
working capital. These negotiable instruments are purchased at a discount to par value or at par value
with interest bearing. Commercial paper is issued by corporations such as General Motors Acceptance
Corporation, IBM, Bank of America, etc.
DEALER: A dealer, as opposed to a broker, acts as a principal in all transactions, buying and selling
for his own account.
DELIVERY VERSUS PAYMENT: There are two methods of delivery of securities: delivery versus
payment and delivery versus receipt. Delivery versus payment is delivery of securities with an
exchange of money for the securities. Delivery versus receipt is delivery of securities with an exchange
of a signed receipt for the securities.
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DIVERSIFICATION: Dividing investment funds among a variety of securities offering independent
returns.
FEDERAL AGENCIES: Agencies of the Federal government set up to supply credit to various
classes of institutions (e.g.,S&L’s, small business firms, students, farmers, farm cooperatives, and
exporters).
FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION (FDIC):A Federal agency that insures bank
deposits, currently up to $250,000 per deposit.
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM: The central bank of the United States created by Congress and
consisting of a seven-member Board of Governors in Washington, D.C.; 12 regional banks and about
5,700 commercial banks are members of the system.
FIDUCIARY: A person or organization that acts on behalf of another person(s) or organization that
puts their clients’ interest ahead of their own as they are bound both legally and ethically to act in the
other’s best interests.
LIQUIDITY: A liquid asset is one that can be converted easily and rapidly into cash without a
substantial loss of value. In the money market, a security is said to be liquid if the spread between bid
and asked prices is narrow and reasonable size can be done at those quotes.
LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND (LAIF): The aggregate of all funds from political
subdivisions that are placed in the custody of the State Treasurer for investment and reinvestment.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT POOL (LGIP): An investment pool offered by a state or
local agency to public entities for the investment of public funds.
MARKET VALUE: The price at which a security is trading and could presumable be purchased or
sold.
MATURITY: The date upon which the principal or stated value of an investment becomes due and
payable. The investment’s term or remaining maturity is measured from the settlement date to final
maturity.
MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH SECURITIES: A securitized participation in the interest and
principal cash flows from a specified pool of mortgages. Principal and interest payments made on the
mortgages are passed through to the holder of the security.
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED STATISTICAL RATING ORGANIZATIONS (NRSROs):
Credit rating agencies that issue credit ratings that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
permits other financial firms to use for certain regulatory purposes.
NEGOTIABLE CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT : Unsecured obligations of the financial institution,
bank or savings and loan, bought at par value with the promise to pay face value plus accrued interest at
maturity. They are high-grade negotiable instruments, paying a higher interest rate than regular
certificates of deposit.
OFFER: The price asked by a seller of securities. (When you are buying securities, you ask for an
offer).
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PORTFOLIO: Collection of securities held by an investor.
PRIMARY DEALER: A group of government securities dealers who submit daily reports of market
activity and positions and monthly financial statements to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and
are subject to its informal oversight. Primary dealers include Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC)-registered securities broker/dealers, banks and a few unregulated firms.
PRUDENT INVESTOR STANDARD: An investment standard. In some states, the law requires that
a fiduciary, such as a trustee, may invest money only in a list of securities selected by the custody state-
the so-called “legal list”. In other states, the trustee may invest in a security if it is one that would be
bought by a prudent person of discretion and intelligence who is seeking a reasonable income and
preservation of capital.
RATE OF RETURN: The yield obtainable on a security based on its purchase price or its current
market price.
SAFEKEEPING: A service to customers rendered by banks for a fee whereby securities and valuables
of all types and descriptions are held in the bank’s vaults for protection.
SECONDARY MARKET: A market made for the purchase and sale of outstanding issues following
the initial distribution.
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC): Agency created by Congress to protect
investors in securities transactions by administering securities legislation.
SEC RULE 15C3-1: See “Uniform Net Capital Rule”.
TREASURY BILLS: A non-interest bearing discount security issued by the U.S. Treasury to finance
the national debt. Most bills are issued to mature in three months, six months, or one year.
TREASURY BOND: Long-term U.S. Treasury securities having initial maturities of more than 10
years.
TREASURY NOTES: Intermediate-term coupon bearing U.S. Treasury having initial maturities of
one year to ten years.
UNIFORM NET CAPITAL RULE: Securities and Exchange Commission requirement that member
firms as well as nonmember broker/dealers in securities maintain a maximum ratio of indebtedness to
liquid capital of 15 to 1; also called net capital rule and net capital ratio. Indebtedness covers all money
owed to a firm, including margin loans and commitments to purchase securities, one reason new public
issues are spread among members of underwriting syndicates. Liquid capital includes cash and assets
easily converted into cash.
YIELD: The rate of annual income return on an investment, expressed as a percentage. (a) Income
Yield is obtained by dividing the current dollar income by the current market price for the security. (b)
Net Yield or Yield to Maturity is the current income yield minus any premium above par or plus any
discount from par in purchase price, with the adjustment spread over the period from the date of
purchase to the date of maturity of the bond.
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ITEM TITLE
Agreement Amendment: Approve a Fourth Amendment to a Legal Services Agreement to with Best Best &
Kreiger LLP to Provide On-Call and Other Legal Services
Report Number: 26-0294
Location: No specific geographical location
Department: City Attorney
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section
15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution approving the fourth amendment to the legal services agreement (“Agreement”) with Best
Best & Kreiger LLP.
SUMMARY
The City Attorney’s Office provides legal review, advice, consultation, and representation on a wide variety
of legal issues related to City operations and staff. The fourth amendment to the Agreement wi ll allow the
City to continue to use the law firm of Best Best & Kreiger LLP for on-call legal services.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with CEQA and has
determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines
because it will not result in a physical change in the environment; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3)
of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
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DISCUSSION
The City Attorney’s Office provides a wide variety of legal services to the City, including legal review, advice,
consultation, and representation on diverse matters impacting the City, including its officials, management,
and departments.
The City Attorney’s Office has utilized Best Best & Kreiger LLP to assist in managing the City’s legal needs.
The City presently has an Agreement with Best Best and Kreiger LLP for general on-call legal services. Best
Best & Kreiger LLP has provided responsive, high-quality legal assistance on a variety of matters pursuant
to this agreement, including but not limited to, public contracting, general contract review, police and fire
advisory services, among other civil advisory matters.
The requested fourth amendment to the Agreement for on-call legal services with Best Best & Kreiger LLP
will increase the capacity to a not-to-exceed amount from $550,000 to $650,000 and exercise the fourth of
five extensions to extend the agreement to February 21, 2028. The costs of this fourth amendment were
included within the current year budget, so no additional appropriation is necessary.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site-specific and
consequently, the real property holdings of the City Council members do not create a disqualifying real
property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov't Code § 87100, et seq.).
Staff is not independently aware and has not been informed by any City Council member, of any other fact
that may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
There is no budgetary impact as a result of this action. The additional cost is already included in the fiscal
year 2026-27 budget of the Public Liability Trust Fund.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
There is no ongoing fiscal impact resulting from this action. Any increases to this agreement will be
considered as part of the annual budget development process in future years.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Fourth Amendment to LSA with Best Best & Kreiger LLP
Staff Contact: RoseMarie Horvath, Deputy City Attorney
Marco A. Verdugo, City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING A FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
THE LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL
SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY AND BEST BEST &
KREIGER LLP
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a legal service agreement on February 21,
2023, with Best Best & Kreiger LLP (“Attorney”), to provide legal services pursuant to a Legal
Services Agreement (“Original Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a first amendment to the Original
Agreement on September 12, 2023, increasing the not to exceed amount to $300,000; and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a second amendment to the Original
Agreement on December 3, 2025, increasing the not to exceed amount to $400,000; and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a third amendment to the Original
Agreement on February 21, 2025 increasing the not to exceed amount to $550,000 and
executing a third extension to the Original Agreement ending on February 21, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue utilizing the services of Attorney to advise,
assist, and fully and competently represent the City in all legal matters including, but not limited
to, ongoing development, land use, planning and zoning matters; and
WHEREAS, City desires to amend the not to exceed amount from $550,000 to
$650,000; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to exercise the fourth of five extensions to extend the term
to February 21, 2028.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the fourth amendment to Legal Services Agreement with Best, Best & Kreiger
LLP.
Presented by Approved as to form by
________________________ _______________________
Marco A. Verdugo Marco A. Verdugo
City Attorney City Attorney
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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO
LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AND
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
This Fourth Amendment to Legal Services Agreement (“Fourth Amendment”) is entered into
this effective day of November 10, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Chula Vista
(“City”) and Best Best & Krieger LLP (“Attorney”) (City and Attorney together, “Parties”).
RECITAL
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a first amendment to the Original Agreement on
September 12, 2023, increasing the not to exceed amount to $300,000; and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a second amendment to the Original Agreement on
December 3, 2025, increasing the not to exceed amount to $400,000; and
WHEREAS, the City previously entered into a third amendment to the Original Agreement on February
21, 2025 increasing the not to exceed amount to $550,000 and executed a third extension to the Original
Agreement ending on February 21, 2027; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue utilizing the services of Attorney to advise, assist, and
fully and competently represent the City in all legal matters including, but not limited to, ongoing
development, land use, planning and zoning matters; and
WHEREAS, City desires to amend the not to exceed amount from $550,000 to $650,000; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to exercise the fourth of five extensions to extend the term to
February 21, 2028.
AGREEMENT
THE PARTIES MUTUALLY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Section 3.1 of the Legal Services Agreement is amended to change the not to exceed
amount to six hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($650,000).
2. Pursuant to Section 1 of the Legal Services Agreement, the Term is extended through
February 21, 2028.
3. Costs that exceeded $550,000, that were incurred under the Third Amendment to Legal
Services Agreement but prior to this Fourth Amendment are to be covered and
compensated by this Fourth Amendment.
4. Except as expressly provided herein, all other terms and conditions of the Legal Services
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
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FOURTH AMENDMENT TO LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
SIGNATURE PAGE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, by executing this Fourth Amendment where indicated below, City and
Attorney agree that they have read and understood all terms and conditions of this Fourth Amendment,
that they fully agree and consent to be bound by same, and that they are freely entering into this Third
Amendment as of Effective Date.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
By: ________________________________________________________
Marco A. Verdugo
City Attorney
ATTORNEY
By: ________________________________________________________
Lutfi Kharuf, Partner
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ITEM TITLE
Grant Acceptance and Appropriation: Accept Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Funds and Amend
the FY 2026-27 CIP Budget by Establishing “Chula Vista Active Transportation Plan Update” (STL0487)
Project and Appropriating Funds to the Project
Report Number: 26-0262
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: Engineering and Capital
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution: (A) accepting $519,000 in Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (STPG) funds from
the California Department of Transportation; and (B) amending the fiscal year 2026-27 Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) Budget by establishing the “Chula Vista Active Transportation Plan Update” Project
(STL0487) and appropriating $519,000 to the State Grants Fund and $100,000 to the Transportation Sales
Tax Fund from available fund balance to the project. (4/5 Vote Required)
SUMMARY
To secure funding for the City’s Active Transportation Plan (ATP) Update, City staff applied for the statewide
Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (STPG) program administered by the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans). On May 29, 2026, Caltrans announced the FY 2026-27 STPG awards, including an
award of $519,000 to the City of Chula Vista for its Active Transportation Plan (ATP) Update project.
Adoption of the resolution will authorize the acceptance of $519,000 in STPG funds from Caltrans and amend
the Fiscal Year 2026-27 CIP Budget by establishing the “Chula Vista Active Transportation Plan Update”
project (STL0487) and appropriating $519,000 in STPG funds to the State Grants Fund and $100,000 to the
Transportation Sales Tax Fund from available fund balance, for a total project budget of $619,000.
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed activity has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), and it has been determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the
State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change in the environment. Therefore, pursuant
to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
This determination is predicated on State CEQA Guidelines Section 15004 which provides direction to lead
agencies on the appropriate timing for environmental review. The future ATP Update resulting from
implementation of the STPG and Transnet funds will require environmental review and preparation of
appropriate documentation in accordance with applicable state requirements, including CEQA and
applicable provisions of the City Municipal Code.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
In 2017, the City was successful in receiving Active Transportation Grant Program funding from the San
Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for the development of the City’s first Active Transportation
Plan to help guide future pedestrian and bicycle improvements as a combined multimodal master plan
document. The City of Chula Vista Active Transportation Plan was approved on May 12, 2020 (Resolution
No. 2020-099) and focused on enhancing the safety and comfort of existing pedestrian and bicycle facilities
as well as increasing connectivity to key attracting land uses such as schools, employment centers retail
districts, and recreational areas. This plan was developed by taking a comprehensive look at the
transportation environment and uses as well as previous planning efforts such as the Pedestrian
Connectivity Plan and the Bikeway Master Plan.
On September 17, 2025, Caltrans announced the STPG grant call for projects. The goal of this program is to
fund projects that improve lives and communities through transportation, and to support and implement
regional Sustainable Communities Strategies. City staff submitted an application for the ATP Update project,
which will update the ATP Master Plan to improve roadway safety, expand multimodal connectivity, and
reduce vehicle miles traveled, creating a significant opportunity to lower greenhouse gas emissions and
support the City’s housing designations. The updates will also combine new input from residents and project
stakeholders, and it will shape the new development of recommendations for bicycle and pedestrian
improvements. The updated plan will align with the City’s Climate Action Plan, SANDAG’s Regional
Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, and the State’s Climate Action Plan for
Transportation Infrastructure, which prioritizes investments that lower emissions, reduce VMT, and support
infill housing.
On May 29, 2026, Caltrans announced the STPG awards for FY 2026-27, including the ATP update project. A
total of 170 applications were received with requests totaling approximately $74.7 million. The City was
awarded $519,000 for the ATP Update project (See Attachment 1).
These grant funds will be utilized to update the ATP, and document current walking and biking conditions,
evaluate safety and connectivity gaps, and work directly with residents, community groups, schools, transit
providers, and regional partners such as SANDAG, Caltrans District 11, and MTS, to identify Chula Vista’s
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multimodal needs, including safety issues on high injury streets, missing sidewalks and bikeways, first and
last mile gaps, and access challenges for disadvantaged communities. Updates will identify projects,
programs, and policies that will support active transportation, and will result in a prioritized list of projects
that will serve as a framework for implementation for the City. The plan will emphasize equity by improving
access for disadvantaged neighborhoods, low vehicle households, youth, seniors, and people with
disabilities, responding to the high number of fatal and serious injuries in these communities and near transit
stations.
Staff recommends appropriating $519,000 in awarded STPG Sustainable Communities Grant funds to the
“Chula Vista Active Transportation Plan Update” Project (STL0487). The grant requires a minimum local
match of 11.47%, or approximately $60,000. To satisfy the matching requirement and accommodate
additional project expenses not covered by the grant, staff also recommends appropriating $100,000 from
the Transportation Sales Tax Fund available fund balance, bringing the total project budget to $619,000.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site-specific and
consequently, the real property holdings of the City Council members do not create a disqualifying real
property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov't Code § 87100, et seq.).
Staff is not independently aware and has not been informed by any City Council member, of any other fact
that may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the resolution will amend the fiscal year 2026-27 CIP Budget to establish a new project, “Chula
Vista Active Transportation Plan Update” (STL0487), and appropriate $519,000 in STPG funds to the State
Grants Fund and $100,000 to the Transportation Sales Tax Fund in available fund balance to the project, for
a total project budget of $619,000. There is no impact to the General Fund as a result of this action.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of the resolution will have no ongoing fiscal impact, as the Active Transportation Plan Update is a
one-time planning effort. All associated costs are anticipated to be covered within the approved project
budget, and no additional funding is anticipated upon completion of the project.
ATTACHMENTS
1. FY 2026-27 STPG Awards
Staff Contact: Luis Schaar, Director of Engineering/City Engineer
Patrick Moneda, Principal Civil Engineer
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Form Rev 9/30/2025
RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND
AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET BY ESTABLISHING
THE “CHULA VISTA ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
UPDATE” PROJECT (STL0487) AND APPROPRIATING
FUNDS THEREFOR
WHEREAS, in 2017, the City was successful in receiving Active Transportation Grant
Program funding from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for the
development of the City’s first Active Transportation Plan (ATP), which was approved on May
12, 2020, by Resolution No. 2020-099; and
WHEREAS, in the interest of updating the ATP and obtaining grant funding, City staff
applied for the statewide Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (STPG) administered by the
California Department of Transportation (Caltrans); and
WHEREAS, the goal of this grant is to fund projects that improve lives and communities
through transportation, and to support and implement regional Sustainable Communities
Strategies; and
WHEREAS, on May 29, 2026, Caltrans announced the FY 2026-27 STPG awards,
including an award of $519,000 to the City of Chula Vista for its Active Transportation Plan (ATP)
Update project; and
WHEREAS, the City will provide $100,000 in local funding from the available fund
balance of the Transportation Sales Tax Fund (Fund 227) to support the project and satisfy the
grant's local matching requirements; and
WHEREAS, the ATP update will align with the City’s Climate Action Plan, SANDAG’s
Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, and the State’s Climate
Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure, which prioritizes investments that lower emissions,
reduce VMT, and support infill housing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it: accepts $519,000 in Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant (STPG) funds from the
California Department of Transportation and amends the fiscal year 2026-27 Capital Improvement
Program (CIP) Budget by establishing the “Chula Vista Active Transportation Plan Update”
Project (STL0487) and appropriating $519,000 in STPG grant funds to the State Grants Fund
(Fund 273) and $100,000 to the Transportation Sales Tax Fund (Fund 227) from available fund
balance to the project.
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Resolution No.
Page 2
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
authorizes the City Engineer to execute all Restricted Grant Agreements and any amendments
thereto with the California Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Chula Vista.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Luis Schaar Marco A. Verdugo
Director of Engineering & Capital Projects/ City Attorney
City Engineer
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FY 2026-27 STPG Awards
Caltrans
District Grant Category Primary Applicant
Organization Legal Name Project Title Project Location
County Project Location City Under-Resourced
Communities Definitions Project Type Project Description Grant
Request
State Senator Name(s)
and District(s)
State Assembly
Member(s) and District(s)
1
1 Sustainable
Communities
Competitive
Lake County/City Area Planning
Council
Clear Lake Ferry Service
Feasibility Study
County of Lake Clearlake and Lakeport Rural Communities At/Below 80%
AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
The proposed project will examine the feasibility of utilizing the region’s greatest asset, Clear Lake, for the operation
of a waterborne (ferry) transportation service. The project will explore options for such regional needs as:
connecting communities via ferry and coordinated transit services; reduced Vehicle Miles Traveled
(VMT)/Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions; options for emergency response/evacuation efforts; and use as a tourist
and recreational attraction; among others. Each of these would further State policies with regard to climate (GHG
reduction), accessibility (connecting lakefront communities), quality of life (recreation, economic), environment
(reduced VMT), and infrastructure (resilient and multimodal options) goals of the California Transportation Plan
(CTP 2050). The proposed plan would involve partnering with local agencies of the region, including planning,
public works and public services representatives from the County, the region’s two incorporated cities (Clearlake
and Lakeport), tribal governments, and the regional transit authority, Lake Transit.
$179,271 Mike McGuire 2 Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry 4
2
1 Strategic
Partnerships
(FHWA SPR Part I)
Mendocino Council of
Governments
SR 20 Willits Multimodal
Circulation & Intersection
Improvement Study
Mendocino Willits TBD: No cover sheet Corridor (Local or Regional)
Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport)
This project will develop a comprehensive multimodal corridor study for the SR 20 segment between Walker Road
and Cropley Lane in the City of Willits, revisiting previously recommended improvements and road diet concepts to
determine community support and appropriateness since conditions have changed following completion of the
Willits Bypass. The study is necessary to analyze existing conditions, identify safety and circulation challenges, and
evaluate feasible improvements benefiting pedestrians, bicyclists, drivers, and transit users along this corridor,
which connects the community to key medical, educational, employment, and commercial destinations. Major
deliverables include an existing conditions assessment, conceptual alternatives, robust public outreach, and a Draft
and Final SR 20 Willits Multimodal Circulation & Intersection Improvement Study. The project will be led by MCOG
in coordination with the City of Willits, Caltrans District 1, the County of Mendocino, Mendocino Transit Authority,
the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, the Willits Chamber of Commerce, and the Willits Unified School
District, with meaningful public participation. This effort builds on and supports existing local and regional plans,
including the Willits Main Street Corridor Enhancement Plan, the Willits Local Road Safety Plan, and MCOG’s
Regional Transportation Plan/Active Transportation Plan (RTP/ATP).
$188,800 Mike McGuire 2 Chris Rogers 2
3
1 Sustainable
Communities
Competitive
City of Arcata Reconnect Arcata Project Humboldt Arcata Rural Communities Regional/Local
Definition At/Below 80% AB 1550
(Gomez, 2016)
Corridor (Local or Regional)
Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport)
The Reconnect Arcata Project aims to restore community connectivity severed by the U.S. 101, SR 299, and SR
255 highways, which historically divided neighborhoods, downtown Arcata, and Cal Poly Humboldt. The project will
focus on three subareas—Valley West, Arcata Central, and the Gateway Area—addressing barriers to safe walking,
biking, and transit access. Proposed improvements include pedestrian and bicycle crossings, a freeway lid to
reconnect downtown and the university, and redesigning the Gateway interchange to improve multimodal
connections. The project prioritizes equity by serving under-resourced and low-income communities, many of whom
lack personal vehicles, while enhancing access to jobs, education, housing, and recreational areas. Through
community engagement, urban design, and transportation planning, the project will promote safer, healthier, and
more connected neighborhoods in Arcata.
$700,000 Mike McGuire, District 2 Chris Rogers, District 2
4
2 Sustainable
Communities
Competitive
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki
Indians
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki
Indians Active Transportation
Plan
Tehama County Paskenta Band of
Nomlaki Indians Tribal
Lands
Native American Tribal Governments Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian)
The Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians will develop an Active Transportation Plan (ATP) to enhance the
connectivity of the local transportation network, improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians and bicyclists,
encourage a shift from single-occupancy vehicle use to active transportation modes, and elevate the overall quality
of life for Tribal members and visitors of the rancheria. The completed ATP will identify priority areas for
infrastructure improvements, recommend specific active transportation projects, and establish a strategic foundation
to pursue future implementation and funding opportunities. The planning process will incorporate a comprehensive
public engagement and outreach program, including community surveys, stakeholder meetings, and public
workshops, to ensure inclusive participation and meaningful input. Additionally, the City will coordinate closely with
Caltrans District 2, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Tehama County to align with ongoing regional planning
initiatives, promote interagency collaboration, and strengthen multimodal connections between the Tribe and
neighboring communities.
$256,300 Megan Dahle 1 James Gallagher 3
5
2 Strategic
Partnerships
(FHWA SPR Part I)
Shasta Regional Transportation
Agency
Shasta NextGen Railroad
Corridor Crossing Plan
Shasta Anderson, Redding,
Shasta Lake
At/Below 25% CA Healthy Places
Index
Corridor (Local or Regional)
Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport)
In close collaboration with the cities of Anderson, Redding, and Shasta Lake;
Shasta County; Caltrans District 2; Redding Area Bus Authority (RABA); Tribal
communities; and Union Pacific Railroad (UP) the Shasta Regional
Transportation Agency (SRTA) will develop the Shasta NextGen Railroad
Corridor Crossing Plan to develop a toolbox of improvements and strategies
to address long-standing railroad crossing safety and mobility challenges in
the Shasta Region. Sporadic, outdated crossings and changing railroad
practices are resulting in limited route choice, increased congestion, increased
VMT, increased GHG emissions, increased PM2.5 pollution, longer first
responder times, and potential evacuation delays.
$450,000 Megan Dahle 1 Heather Hadwick 1
6
2 Sustainable
Communities
Competitive
Pit River Tribe Pit River Transit Plan Modoc, Shasta Alturas, Burney Native American Tribal Governments Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
The Pit River Tribe seeks to conduct a comprehensive Tribal Transit Study and develop a Tribal Transit Plan with
30% design to address major transportation gaps across our rural service area. The project will gather Tribal
member and community input, analyze travel patterns, including long commutes between communities such as
Redding, Alturas, and Burney, where much of our membership lives and accesses services, and identify strategies
to reduce vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions. A Tribal Planner Transit Working Group will guide
the process, ensuring alignment with community priorities and coordination with regional and State planning efforts,
including Caltrans 2024–2028 Strategic Plan goals to foster partnerships that maximize transportation investments
and provide multimodal options, and the California Transportation Plan (CTP 2050) goals to reduce negative
transportation impacts and advance transportation equity. Our efforts will produce a clear, actionable roadmap for a
reliable, sustainable, culturally-responsive transit system that addresses local gaps while meeting broader State
and regional climate, equity, and transportation objectives.
$326,852 Senator Megan Dahle 1 Assemblymember Heather
Hadwick 1
7
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Communities
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City of Rancho Cordova Rancho Cordova Complete
Streets Implementation Guide
Sacramento Rancho Cordova Regional/Local Definition Complete Streets (Multimodal
Specific Type)
The City of Rancho Cordova will develop its first Complete Streets Implementation Guide to establish a unified
design and procedures framework for safe, multi-modal, and climate-resilient streets. This effort responds to the
City’s rapid growth and the need for consistent, equitable design standards to improve safety and accessibility for
all users. The Guide will consolidate and visualize standards from City, County, and State sources, align with
regional and state documents, and create an illustrated, user-friendly reference document. Co-created with
community members and emergency and transit partners, the Guide will capture local design preferences and best
practices. The resulting Guide will serve as a one-stop reference and implementation tool to help developers,
designers, and city staff deliver a safe, multi-modal, and climate-resilient Rancho Cordova.
$504,135 Roger W. Niello 6 Josh Hoover 7
8
3 Sustainable
Communities
Competitive
Town of Loomis Downtown Loomis Corridor
Revitalization Plan (Taylor Road
and Horseshoe Bar Road)
Placer County Loomis, CA Rural Communities Regional/Local
Definition
Complete Streets (Multimodal
Specific Type) Corridor (Local
or Regional)
The Downtown Loomis Corridor Revitalization Plan (the Project) will encompass two of Loomis’ most highly
trafficked and congested roads: 2.5 miles of Taylor Rd, which connects urban and rural communities along I-80;
and 0.5 miles of Horseshoe Bar Rd, which serves as the only access point to I-80 within Loomis. Despite both
roads providing access to Downtown Loomis, vacant infill sites, four schools, and more than 5,000 jobs in the
Project Area, decades of fragmented growth and underinvestment in multimodal infrastructure have contributed to
worsening congestion and air pollution, unsafe walking and cycling conditions, limited access to parks and other
public amenities, and declining community interest. The Project provides a community-driven plan to reestablish the
greater Downtown Loomis area as a vibrant and inclusive destination with complete street (CS) infrastructure, safe
multimodal connections to schools, jobs, and local amenities, and revitalized commercial and public areas —
emphasizing alignment with the Town’s General Plan, the region's MTP/SCS, and the State’s mobility goals
focused on safety, equity, climate, clean air, and sustainable communities. The Project will engage residents from
both Loomis and adjacent rural areas, students, older adults, workers, businesses, and under-resourced
populations using the corridor through robust outreach tactics, multiple public workshops and pop-ups, and
guidance from a joint public-private Project Advisory Committee to ensure recommendations are community-backed
and equitable. Deliverables will include a preferred CS alternative, designs for streetscape enhancements, and an
implementation plan that addresses funding strategies, project phasing, and environmental considerations.
$350,000 Roger W. Niello, 6 Joe Patterson, 5
9
3 Sustainable
Communities
Competitive
City of Grass Valley Grass Valley Trolley Trail Multi-
modal Connection
Nevada Grass Valley Rural Communities Regional/Local
Definition At/Below 80% AB 1550
(Gomez, 2016)
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Multimodal
(Motorized and Active
Transport)
The Grass Valley Trolley Trail Multi-modal Connection (aka Project) will ultimately result in the development of a
planning study to analyze potential multimodal pedestrian and bicycle alternatives to provide active transportation
connectivity between Nevada City and the City of Grass Valley. Currently, bicyclists and pedestrians traveling
between the two adjacent cities must navigate narrow shoulders adjacent to high volumes of traffic on Nevada City
Highway and East Main Street. The purpose of this study is to study the potential of developing a lower stress
separated multiuse path along the remnants of the historic Nevada County Trolley line. The major deliverables of
the Project will work to complete the initial planning phases of a path to be built on a .75 mile stretch of the land that
was formerly part of an old trolley line infrastructure and connections to existing pedestrian and bicycle networks.
The City of Grass Valley is the lead applicant with Caltrans, Nevada City, Nevada County, Bear Yuba Land Trust,
and the Nevada County Transportation Commission (NCTC) serving as major partners.
$221,325 Megan Dahle 1 Heather Hadwick 1
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Caltrans
District Grant Category Primary Applicant
Organization Legal Name Project Title Project Location
County Project Location City Under-Resourced
Communities Definitions Project Type Project Description Grant
Request
State Senator Name(s)
and District(s)
State Assembly
Member(s) and District(s)
10
3 Strategic
Partnerships (FTA
5304)
El Dorado County
Transportation Commission
Western El Dorado County
Short and Long Range Transit
Plan (2026-27)
El Dorado County Placerville Not Applicable Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
The project will update the Short and Long Range Transit Plan to guide public transit improvements over 5-year and
25-year planning horizons for Western El Dorado County. This update builds on the 2019 Short and Long Range
Transit Plan, the 2024 Short Range Transit Plan Update, and completed Zero-Emission Bus Transition Plan to
address critical needs: post-pandemic ridership recovery, zero-emission fleet implementation, service gaps for an
aging population (27.8% over age 65), and equity challenges in rural foothill communities. The project will assess
transit performance, forecast demand based on demographic and employment growth, and identify capital and
operational improvements to enhance mobility along the US 50 corridor and connecting communities. Robust public
engagement will ensure the plan addresses the diverse needs of seniors, low-income residents, commuters, and
transit-dependent populations while advancing state climate goals and regional economic vitality. Deliverables
include adopted SRTP and LRTP documents with prioritized projects, financial plans, and implementation
strategies.
$132,750 Marie Alvarado Gil 4 Joe Patterson 5
11
3 Strategic
Partnerships (FTA
5304)
Sacramento Regional Transit
District
Green Line BRT to Sacramento
International Airport
Sacramento County City of Sacramento;
Sacramento County –
Unincorporated
(Sacramento International
Airport)
At/Below 80% AB 1550 (Gomez,
2016) At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
Technical (Modeling, VMT
Mitigation, ZEV/ZEB
Infrastructure Transition)
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
The Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT), in partnership with the City and County of Sacramento and the
Sacramento Transportation Authority, will conduct a feasibility study and conceptual design for a Green Line Bus
Rapid Transit (BRT) service connecting Downtown Sacramento to Sacramento International Airport. The project
addresses inadequate transit options for North/South Natomas and surrounding communities experiencing rapid
growth and airport expansion, where current bus service is insufficient. Deliverables include existing conditions
analysis, alignment scenarios, ridership projections, traffic modeling, public outreach, cost-benefit analysis, and
identification of a Locally Preferred Alternative. The project is aligned with local, regional, and state transportation
plans, advancing goals to reduce vehicle miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions.
$500,000 Angelique V. Ashby 8 Maggy Krell 6
12
4 Sustainable
Communities
Competitive
Transportation Authority of
Marin
Marin Countywide Active
Transportation Plan
Marin County Belvedere, Corte Madera,
Fairfax, Larkspur, Mill
Valley, Novato, Ross,
San Anselmo, San
Rafael, Sausalito, Tiburon
Rural Communities Native
American Tribal Governments
Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
At/Above 75% CA School Meals
Data At/Below 25% CA Healthy
Places Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian)
The Marin Countywide Active Transportation Plan (CATP) will deliver Marin County’s first coordinated, data-driven
active transportation plan designed to prioritize a complete, all-ages-and-abilities countywide network. The CATP
will produce clear deliverables including conceptual designs, cost estimates, and a phased implementation
framework to address urgent safety, equity, and mobility needs. The plan will align with Caltrans District 4’s 2024
Bike Plan Update, Caltrans District 4 Transit Plan, the California Transportation Plan 2050, and statewide and
regional initiatives such as CAPTI and Plan Bay Area 2050. Development of the CATP will be a collaborative effort
among local jurisdictions, regional agencies, and community-based organizations. Together, these partners will
establish a coordinated, equitable framework to advance active transportation across Marin County.
$550,000 Mike McGuire, Senator 2nd
State District
Damon Connolly, Assembly
Member 12th State District
13
4 Sustainable
Communities
Competitive
City of Petaluma Petaluma Transit Vision Plan Sonoma Petaluma Not Applicable Climate Change (Adaptation,
Vulnerability, etc.) Transit
(Bus/Light Rail/Commuter Rail
Service)
The City of Petaluma is requesting Sustainable Communities grant funding to develop the Petaluma Transit Vision
Plan, a long-range, community-driven roadmap for the City’s transit system through 2025 and beyond. The plan is
needed to address post-COVID-19 shifts in mobility patterns, Petaluma Transit’s recent transition to a fare-free
system, and the City’s updated planning documents (including its 2024 General Plan Update, Blueprint for Climate
Action, and 2025 Active Transportation Plan) which call for a shift toward non-single-occupancy-vehicle mode
share. Major deliverables include an existing conditions report, operational and financial analyses, robust and
inclusive community engagement, and final recommendations outlining short- and long-term service and capital and
operating priorities. The project will be led by Petaluma Transit/City of Petaluma in partnership with the Sonoma
County Transportation and Climate Authority (SCTCA), the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), local
school districts, regional transit agencies (Sonoma Marin Transit-SMART, Sonoma County Transit and Golden Gate
Transit), Caltrans, and community organizations. The Vision Plan builds on regional and state initiatives, including
the Sonoma County Transit Integration Efficiency Study (TIES), the Marin-Sonoma County Transit Coordination
Study (MASCOTS), Plan Bay Area 2050+, and California’s Sustainable Communities Strategy, which will be used
to create an integrated, equitable, and climate-focused multimodal transportation network for Petaluma residents.
$408,123 Mike McGuire, District 2 Damon Connolly, District 12
14
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Communities
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City of Richmond Richmond Greenway Gap
Closure – Preliminary Design
Contra Costa County Richmond Regional/Local Definition Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Complete
Streets (Multimodal Specific
Type)
The City of Richmond seeks to advance the Richmond Greenway Gap Closure Project from a conceptual study
(previously funded by Caltrans) to up to 30% design so the project is better positioned to seek funding for 100%
design and construction. The project creates a direct, grade-separated bicycle and pedestrian connection across a
complicated network of Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way, Carlson Boulevard and 23rd Street. This improvement
is urgently needed to eliminate one of Richmond’s highest-risk travel gaps—where thousands of residents,
particularly youth, seniors, people with disabilities, and transit-dependent riders, must navigate dangerous conflicts
with frequent rail, trucks, and fast arterial traffic—and will also provide safer access to Macdonald Avenue’s
commercial corridor and nearby grocery stores, making essential services easier to reach without a car and
strengthening local economic activity. This design phase will continue to seek public input in order to advance and
refine bridge alignment and structural concepts, geotechnical and environmental analyses, planning-level cost
estimates, and coordinated design development with the CPUC, Union Pacific Railroad, Caltrans District 4, MTC,
West Contra Costa Transportation Commission (WCCTC), and utility agencies to prepare the project for
environmental clearance and future capital programming. A robust, multilingual community engagement
process—featuring workshops, pop-ups, walk audits, and youth-focused activities—will ensure the design reflects
the safety, accessibility, and equity priorities of Richmond’s disadvantaged communities along the Greenway. This
work advances the Council-adopted 2023 Greenway Gap Closure Study and aligns with the California
Transportation Plan, SHSP, CAPTI, Plan Bay Area 2050, MTC’s Bay Trail, and regional active-transportation and
equity policies, positioning the project for regional, State and federal construction funding. Please see attached
Maps and Pictures
$700,000 7 Jesse Arreguin (D Assemblymember Buffy Wicks-
DEM District 14
15
4 Strategic
Partnerships (FTA
5304)
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers
Board
Caltrain Fare Strategy Study San Francisco, San
Mateo, Santa Clara
Caltrain - Systemwide Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
The Caltrain Fare Strategy Study (Study) will provide the railroad and its partners with the first opportunity in over
twenty years to comprehensively assess and recommend improvements to its fare system to drive ridership,
increase revenue, improve collaboration, and enhance equity outcomes. The Study will explore pricing and product
options that can support regional rail fare alignment, maximize use of the system and revenue returns, and create
enhanced accessibility, particularly for under-resourced and price-sensitive communities, such as point-to-point
pricing and accumulators (fare-capping). Major deliverables include comprehensive Public Outreach (two rounds of
surveys and focus groups), the development of three distinct Fare Strategy Scenarios, and a recommended Fare
Structure for the Caltrain Board. The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) serves as the lead applicant,
collaborating closely with Caltrans staff and partner transit agencies through a Technical Advisory Committee
(TAC). This Study aligns with the 2024 California State Rail Plan's (CSRP) vision to shift travel to zero-emission,
high-capacity transit; meets the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) 30% reduction in vehicle miles traveled
(VMT) by 2045 relative to 2019 levels; and supports the Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure
(CAPTI) framework to direct investment to improve climate, health, and equity outcomes.
$500,000 Aisha Wahab 10, Scott D.
Wiener 11, Josh Becker 13,
Dave Cortese 15
Matt Haney 17, Diane Papan
21, Marc Berman 23, Patrick
Ahrens 26, Ash Kalra 25, Gail
Pellerin 28, Robert Rivas 29
16
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Communities
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Town of Colma Colma Boulevard Bicycle and
Pedestrian Improvement Plan
San Mateo Town of Colma Regional/Local Definition Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Complete
Streets (Multimodal Specific
Type)
Colma Boulevard, a major commercial collector, currently lacks the necessary pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure
needed to provide equitable multi-modal access.This significant deficit limits safe connectivity to regional
transportation networks for all users, particularly affecting under-resourced communities and employees who work
at local businesses.
The Colma Boulevard Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Plan is required to enhance the Town's active
transportation infrastructure along Colma Boulevard, a vital commercial corridor connecting Junipero Serra Blvd to
the west and El Camino Real (SR 82) to the east. The Plan will assess existing conditions, identify challenges and
opportunities, and develop improvements that will enhance multi-modal transit, boost connectivity to regional
transportation networks, provide safe bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and reduce traffic emissions and vehicle
miles traveled (VMT), while promoting public health and equity along the corridor.
A diverse set of stakeholders will be actively involved in shaping this exciting transformation of Colma Blvd,
including residents, businesses, neighboring cities, under-resourced communities, Caltrans, BART, Silicon Valley
Bike Coalition, First Responders, Colma Business Community, City Council, and Community-based stakeholders
like HIP Housing, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, the Daly City/ Colma Chamber of Commerce, and the Philipon
Bayanihan Community Center.
The Plan aligns with Caltrans' Sustainable Transportation goals and meets all Complete Streets and Regional
Transportation Agency planning requirements for building sustainable communities.
$337,740 SCOTT D. WIENER, 11 CATHERINE STEFANI, 19
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City of Albany City of Albany & El Cerrito's
Cerrito Creek Crossing
Alternatives Analysis
Alameda County;
Contra Costa County
Albany, CA; El Cerrito,
CA
At/Above 75% CA School Meals
Data At/Below 25% CA Healthy
Places Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Corridor
(Local or Regional)
The Cerrito Creek Crossing Alternatives Analysis will evaluate feasible walking and rolling connections between
Albany and El Cerrito to close a major safety and mobility gap along the San Pablo Avenue corridor. The study will
develop planning-level alternatives, assess multimodal access, and identify flooding, right-of-way, and
equity considerations that affect feasibility. The project will be conducted jointly by
the Cities of Albany and El Cerrito in collaboration with AC Transit, BART, and community-based organizations. The
resulting preferred alternative will position
both cities to pursue state and federal funding for future implementation.
$318,711 Jesse Arreguin 7 Buffy Wicks 14
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Caltrans
District Grant Category Primary Applicant
Organization Legal Name Project Title Project Location
County Project Location City Under-Resourced
Communities Definitions Project Type Project Description Grant
Request
State Senator Name(s)
and District(s)
State Assembly
Member(s) and District(s)
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City of Oakland Hegenberger Road Complete
Streets Plan
Alameda Oakland Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
At/Above 75% CA School Meals
Data At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
At/Below 25% CA Healthy Places
Index
Complete Streets (Multimodal
Specific Type) Corridor (Local
or Regional)
The Hegenberger Road Complete Streets Plan seeks to address long-standing, community-identified transportation
needs by partnering with community-based organizations (CBOs) from East Oakland and partner agencies (such as
BART, AC Transit, and Caltrans) to establish priorities for improvements on Hegenberger Road, develop up to four
alternative conceptual designs, and bring one community-preferred concept to 30% design with cost estimates.
Hegenberger Road serves as a key corridor to access schools, libraries, parks, local and regional businesses, and
regional amenities such as the Oakland International Airport, the Coliseum BART and Amtrak Stations, the
waterfront, and East Bay Regional Park lands; however, Hegenberger Road between International Boulevard (State
Route 185) and Doolittle Drive (State Route 61) is a high-speed, eight-lane road on the City's High Injury Network
(2024) and passes over the I-880 freeway, Union Pacific Railroad, BART tracks, and the San Leandro Creek.
Numerous past planning efforts have identified Hegenberger Road as a barrier, with plans such as the Coliseum
Area Specific Plan (2015), the East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative (2021), and Power the People: MLK Jr.
Shoreline Access Study (2023) identifying high level recommendations for traffic calming, improved pedestrian
safety and accessibility, new bike network connections, improved access to transit and bus stop conditions, and
enhanced connections to key destinations such as the East Bay Greenway, San Leandro Creek Trail, MLK Jr
Regional Shoreline, and the Oakland International Airport. The Plan will tie together these planning efforts and
conduct additional engagement through corridor-specific walk audits, tabling, neighborhood meetings, design
workshops, and surveys to identify conceptual designs and advance a community-preferred design concept for
Hegenberger Road. This effort aims to address the disproportionate vulnerability to traffic violence that primarily
Black and Hispanic East Oaklanders have faced—especially in the areas around Hegenberger Road that remain
“Highest Priority” or “Disadvantaged” (according to multiple state, regional, and local frameworks)—and the result
will be an implementable project that will support equitable outcomes for these under-resourced communities, State
and regional goals to advance community-led transportation enhancements in Equity Priority Communities,
greenhouse gas emissions reductions, Complete Streets networks, and future infill development.
$700,000 Jesse Arreguin 7 Mia Bonta 18
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Communities
Competitive
Napa Valley Transportation
Authority
South Napa County Station
Area Plan
Napa County American Canyon Not Applicable Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport) Transit
(Bus/Light Rail/Commuter Rail
Service)
The Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA) is seeking funding to complete the South Napa County Station
Area Plan, aimed at establishing and enhancing multimodal transportation connections to a future passenger rail
station in South Napa County. NVTA will contract with a qualified consultant to develop the Plan, manage
stakeholder engagement, and deliver actionable recommendations and a high-level funding strategy to guide future
station area development that supports transit-oriented growth and active transportation access. The Plan will
identify opportunities to enhance multimodal access and first/last-mile connections to nearby rail corridors—such as
the Capitol Corridor and Sonoma/Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART)—to better link communities, reduce vehicle
miles traveled and greenhouse gas emissions, and expand sustainable travel options in the North Bay.
$250,000 Christopher Cabaldon 3 Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry 4
20
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Partnerships (FTA
5304)
Alameda-Contra Costa Transit
District (AC Transit)
Bus-Operator Restroom Access
and Service Reliability Study
Alameda and Contra
Costa counties
AC Transit Service Area
(e.g., Oakland,
Richmond, Hayward)
At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
AC Transit seeks funding for its Bus-Operator Restroom Access and Service Reliability Study to address a
frequently overlooked obstacle to systemwide on-time performance: limited restroom access for bus operators. In
partnership with Caltrans, AC Transit will assess current conditions and develop a plan for sustainable, cost-
effective restroom solutions at layover locations across its 364-square-mile service area. These solutions will focus
on strategies to strengthen partnerships with stakeholders to expand restroom access for bus operators. The Study
will also pinpoint procedural and design pinch points and recommend fixes to better integrate bus operator
restrooms into systemwide service and capital plans. The Study is needed to ensure operators can start their routes
on time, strengthen service reliability, and advance the California Transportation Plan 2050.
$247,883 Tim Grayson 9, Aisha Wahab
10
Anamarie Avila Farias 15, Mia
Bonta 18, Liz Ortega 20
21
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Communities
Competitive
Monterey-Salinas Transit
District
MST Comprehensive
Operational Analysis Study
Monterey Carmel-by-the-Sea, Del
Rey Oaks, Gonzales,
Greenfield, King City,
Marina, Monterey, Pacific
Grove, Salinas, Sand
City, Seaside, Soledad
At/Below 80% AB 1550 (Gomez,
2016) At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
Other
The proposed project is to develop a Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) for the Monterey-Salinas Transit
(MST) system to provide guidance on how to best support the continued growth of transit ridership and
development of Monterey County. Project Necessity- This planning study is essential to ensure that MST's service
meets the needs of the community and will assist MST in identifying short and long range plans for its transit
system, including future development and capital priories. Major Deliverables- The project's major deliverables
include developing a Comprehensive Operational Analysis with extensive stakeholder engagement to identify
deficiencies in MST's existing system. The study will ultimately prepare MST for their next major change to its bus
network. Parties involved- The primary stakeholders will be Monterey-Salinas Transit District, community
stakeholders including transit riders, and Caltrans, however, due to the intricately interconnected nature of this
project, a variety of secondary project stakeholders, such as AMBAG, TAMC, Monterey County, and the 12
jurisdictions MST serves, will be involved in the project as well. Connection to Other Planning Efforts- The project is
consistent with regional planning efforts outlined in AMBAG's 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable
Community Strategy and supports Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program's overarching
objectives, as well as the California Transportation Plan 2050, MST's Transit-Oriented Development Planning
Study, City of Salinas 6th Cycle Housing Element, Seaside 2040 General Plan, City of Soledad General Plan, and
City of Salinas Vision Zero Plan.
$592,676 John Laird 17 Robert Rivas 29, Dawn Addis
30
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Partnerships
(FHWA SPR Part I)
Association of Monterey Bay
Area Governments
Statewide Transportation
Resource Library & Natural
Language Inquiry Tool
MONTEREY,
SACRAMENTO
MONTEREY,
SACRAMENTO
Not Applicable Other The Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, working with the California Association of Councils of
Governments, will create the California Transportation Resource Library to curate the best authorative resources
from Caltrans, CTC, CalSTA, FHWA, USDOT, regional agencies, professional reports, and academia. These
resources will be organized under major subject areas—such as funding, programming, planning, VMT, transit,
safety, climate, equity, freight, and data tools—to improve access and transparency. Deliverables include curated
subject white papers, curated documents and links, visual explainers, a legislative bill tracker, quarterly newsletters
to highlight updates, and an AI agent trained exclusively on the curated documentation. This statewide platform will
help build shared understanding across levels of government and the public while expanding access for under-
resourced communities that lack staff capacity to locate dispersed information.
$280,000 N/A - This is a general purpose,
statewide project
N/A - This is a general purpose,
statewide project
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Santa Barbara County
Association of Governments
Lompoc Valley Transportation
Needs Study
Santa Barbara
County
City of Lompoc,
Unincorporated Santa
Barbara County
TBD: No Cover Sheet Freight/Goods Movement
(Truck, Rail, etc.) Safety
(Vision Zero)
This project will complete a transportation needs study for the greater Lompoc Valley, including unincorporated
areas and Vandenberg Space Force Base to identify long-term multimodal transportation improvements necessary
to improve safety and mobility to support the Valley’s continuing economic development. The study will assess
existing conditions to identify areas of concerns, identify potential solutions, and prioritize long-term needs. The
study will be built around a robust public and stakeholder engagement process.
$400,000 Monique Limón 21 Gregg Hart 37
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Santa Cruz County Regional
Transportation Commission
Planning for Climate Resilience
of the South County Santa Cruz
Branch Rail Line (SCBRL)
Santa Cruz County Pajaro, Watsonville Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
At/Above 75% CA School Meals
Data At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
Climate Change (Adaptation,
Vulnerability, etc.) Multimodal
(Motorized and Active
Transport)
This planning study aims to develop climate-resilient project concepts at two critical locations , Gallighan Slough
and the Pajaro River Floodplain and Farmland, along the 32-mile Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (SCBRL) corridor in
South Santa Cruz County. These two high-risk locations are extremely vulnerable to escalating climate change
impacts such as flooding, landslides, and erosion as identified in the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation
Commission (RTC) Climate Adaptation Vulnerability Assessment (CAVA), directly threatening existing freight
service which currently ships various commodities in and out of the Watsonville area, and future multimodal
transportation. The RTC is currently developing concepts for a Zero Emission Passenger Rail and Trail (ZEPRT)
including 22 miles of high-capacity passenger rail from Santa Cruz to Pajaro Junction, and 13 miles of a bicycle and
pedestrian trail, forming a continuous "Coastal Rail Trail", which would connect to a passenger rail station that the
Transportation Agency for Monterey County is working to construct in the town of Pajaro. This Project focuses
specifically on the corridor leading up to the planned Pajaro Station, not the station itself, ensuring vital regional
connectivity for under-resourced communities. The (“Project”) will develop short-, medium-, and long-term climate
adaptation strategies to safeguard the corridor against climate hazards for future multimodal uses including zero-
emission passenger rail, active transportation, and freight, thereby safeguarding essential services and enabling
regional mobility goals, in alignment with local, regional, and state planning efforts to improve climate resilience of
this key corridor.
$651,954 John Laird, District 17 Robert Rivas, District 29
Gail Pellerin, District 28
Dawn Addis, District 30
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(Technical)
San Benito County Local
Transportation Authority (LTA)
Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) Clean
Fuel Path Strategy
County of San
Benito, County of
Santa Clara
City of Gilroy, City of
Hollister, City of San Juan
Bautista
TBD: No Cover Sheet Technical (Modeling, VMT
Mitigation, ZEV/ZEB
Infrastructure Transition)
Zero-Emission Bus (ZEB) Clean Fuel Path Strategy is a public transit–focused effort to identify the most cost-
effective clean fuel technologies for San Benito County and develop a clear, updated implementation plan. The
project is necessary because post-COVID shifts in transit demand, vehicle costs, facilities, and financial capacity
have rendered prior plans outdated. Major deliverables include a detailed assessment of electric and hydrogen bus
options, analyses of refueling strategies, fleet sizing, and supporting infrastructure such as power capacity and
hydrogen production. The effort will be carried out by the San Benito County Local Transportation Authority, the City
of Hollister, and SBCOG, with collaboration from nearby jurisdictions and partner agencies. The strategy will align
with regional and State clean-transportation goals and support potential partnerships for joint fueling facilities and
ZEB procurements.
$199,079 John Laird 17.Robert Rivas 29.
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Caltrans
District Grant Category Primary Applicant
Organization Legal Name Project Title Project Location
County Project Location City Under-Resourced
Communities Definitions Project Type Project Description Grant
Request
State Senator Name(s)
and District(s)
State Assembly
Member(s) and District(s)
26
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City of Grover Beach South 4th Street Complete
Streets Plan
County of San Luis
Obispo
City of Grover Beach Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
Complete Streets (Multimodal
Specific Type)
The City of Grover Beach is proposing to develop the South 4th Street (S 4th St) Complete Streets Plan to improve
multi-modal local and regional connectivity between new live/work development, older residential and business
properties, transit, rail, and recreation.
The project will include meaningful and equitable community/stakeholder engagement with residents, alternative
transportation and housing advocates, small businesses, the local and regional transit agency, the County of San
Luis Obispo (sub-applicant), Amtrak and Union Pacific Railroad. The project will also include consultant
procurement; data collection; presentations to advisory committees; conceptual, draft, and the final complete streets
plan.
This Plan will facilitate meeting the goals of the City's Bicycle Master Plan, the City's Climate Action Plan and
Housing and Circulation Elements, as well as the Regional Transportation Plan, Transportation Efficiency Analysis,
San Luis Obispo Council of Governments Active Transportation Plan, Regional Road Safety Action Plan, County
Bikeways Plan, Caltrans Strategic Plan, the California State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, and Climate Action Plan
for Transportation Infrastructure. Ultimately, it aims to reduce vehicle miles traveled and promote safe, active,
alternative modes of transportation and enhance regional connectivity.
$359,432 Dawn Addis 30 Monique Limon 21
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City of Soledad Vehicle Miles Traveled and
Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Project
Monterey Soledad TBD: No Cover Sheet Climate Change (Adaptation,
Vulnerability, etc.) Complete
Streets (Multimodal Specific
Type) General Plan Elements
(Multimodal Spec. Type)
Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport) Technical
(Modeling, VMT Mitigation,
ZEV/ZEB Infrastructure
Transition)
The City of Soledad’s proposed Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Project will
include a City-wide Climate Action Plan (CAP) and comprehensive Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
Policy that is tailored to the needs of a disadvantaged, majority-minority, rural community. Throughout the CAP and
TDM development, the City will work alongside Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), the Soledad Unified
School District (SUSD), State and Regional Agencies (including but not limited to: the Association of Monterey Bay
Area Governments (AMBAG), Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST), and Transporation Agency for Monterey County
(TAMC)), developers, businesses, and residents. In collaboration with our community partners, the City will
determine equitable and proven measures to reduce GHG and VMT to advance California’s mandate of reducing
GHG emissions to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 and create the first-ever CAP and TDM for Soledad. These
efforts will also inform the preparation of the City’s 2045 General Plan (Siempre Soledad), allowing for the creation
of an implementation plan for GHG and VMT reduction and climate action for the next 20 years of city planning and
development, setting an example for rural, disadvantaged communities across the State. This project aligns with the
Association of Monterey Bay Area Government's Sustainable Communities Plan, the State of California's statewide
Transportation Plan and State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, the Monterey-Salinas Transit District Innovative Clean
Transit (ICT) Rollout Plan, and the City of Soledad’s HCD-compliant Housing Element.
$274,443 John Laird, 17 Robert Rivas, 29
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Kern Council of Governments Kern Region Active
Transportation Plan Update
Kern County Arvin, Bakersfield,
California City, Delano,
McFarland, Ridgecrest,
Shafter, Taft, Tehachapi,
Wasco
Rural Communities Native
American Tribal Governments
Regional/Local Definition At/Above
75% CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
At/Below 25% CA Healthy Places
Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian)
The Kern Region Active Transportation Plan Update is needed to provide safer, more connected, and more
equitable walking and biking options that support healthier and more economically resilient communities. This
project will leverage recent bicycle and pedestrian planning efforts across Kern County and its cities, that have
identified new needs, resulting in an inconsistent, out-of-date regional active transportation plan projects list. The
update will summarize the planning process, identify priority improvements and supply tools to help Kern COG,
local jurisdictions, and community partners implement projects and effectively program funding. Major outcomes
include: 1) enhanced public engagement; 2) improved resiliency, safety and public health; 3) expanded economic
benefit of bicycle and pedestrian connectivity to key destinations and recreational/tourism assets such as the Kern
River Canyon; and, 4) build on existing strategies to reduce emissions and vehicle miles traveled through increased
use of non-fossil-fuel travel modes.
$400,155 Shannon Grove 12, Melissa
Hurtado 16
Stan Ellis 32, Tom Lackey 34,
Jasmeet Bains 35
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Madera County MADERA COUNTY TRANSIT
MASTER PLAN: VISION 2047
Madera County Madera County, City of
Chowchilla, City of
Madera
Rural Communities Regional/Local
Definition At/Below 80% AB 1550
(Gomez, 2016) At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
Madera County proposes to retain a consultant to develop a comprehensive “TRANSIT MASTER PLAN - VISION
2047” to effectively address growing transit demand over 20 years. As one of the fastest-growing diverse counties
in California and the San Joaquin Valley, the Plan will forecast Madera County’s operating, capital, financial, and
administrative needs and recommend realistic implementation strategies aligned with projected population and
housing growth while addressing under-resourced communities (tribal and rural) and reducing vehicle emissions
and improving air quality. The Plan also will be invaluable in guiding the County’s transitions to an all-electric
vehicle fleet, improved County-wide coordination of services, and innovative new transit technologies. Outreach,
public participation, and coordination with key stakeholders will be emphasized throughout development of the Plan.
$264,990 Anna Caballero 14 Esmeralda Soria 27
30
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City of Avenal Advancing Transportation
Safety, Equity, & Sustainability:
Tactical Urbanism Study
Kings Avenal At/Below 80% AB 1550 (Gomez,
2016) At/Above 75% CA School
Meals Data At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
At/Below 25% CA Healthy Places
Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Climate
Change (Adaptation,
Vulnerability, etc.)
This Tactical Urbanism Study is the essential next step to advance the City of Avenal's vision for transportation
safety, equity, and sustainability, by conducting temporary demonstration pilot studies to test, validate, and refine
the recommendations from Avenal's Active Transportation and Safe Routes to School Plan, Local Roadway Safety
Plan, and Climate Action & Adaptation Plan that address critical roadway safety hotspots and extreme heat
concerns. This approach ensures that further investment in our transportation system is strategic, responsible, and
supported by our community. Through a robust and equitable community-driven process, this project will gather
real-world local data to develop a Tactical Urbanism Findings & Project Phasing Plan. This Tactical Urbanism
Findings & Project Phasing Plan will also include an analysis of Avenal's zoning code to ensure alignment with
regional and statewide sustainability goals. If funded, the data gathered from the pilot studies will provide Avenal
with the competitive advantage necessary to secure future implementation funding because it will result in a series
of tested, proven, and site-specific designs (no more than 30%) that will be the proof of concept to demonstrate how
Avenal's transportation projects advance local, regional, and State planning efforts while also showcasing the
community's support and buy-in.
$537,377 Melissa Hurtado 16 Alexandra Macedo 33
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County of Tulare Monson-Sultana Complete
Streets for Enhanced
Sustainability Project
California Visalia At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0
Complete Streets (Multimodal
Specific Type) Multimodal
(Motorized and Active
Transport)
The Monson-Sultana Complete Streets for Enhanced Sustainability Project includes the collection and analysis of
empirical and human data: to develop an equitable, comprehensive Complete Streets Plan for the Monson and
Sultana Communities. Currently the community does not have a Complete Streets Plan, and for the last 20 years
there has been an exponential increase in pedestrian activity due to housing development, and numerous safety
concerns have been raised due to a lack of accessible infrastructure. This project includes 30% design that will be
informed by robust community and stakeholder engagement efforts. This multi-modal plan will highlight
enhancements that can be made to the transportation network to better connect the two communities, promote
active transportation for all users, increase the utilization of the regional transit system, and address existing safety
concerns. This planning project is a critical first step to the eventual implementation of the proposed Complete
Streets design; and it will align with State, Regional, and Local efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
improve roadway safety, and increase each community's sustainability and adaptability to climate change.
$180,600 Alexandra Macedo, 33 Melissa Hurtado, 16
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City of Palmdale Palmdale Master Bike Plan Los Angeles Palmdale At/Below 80% AB 1550 (Gomez,
2016) At/Above 75% CA School
Meals Data At/Below 25% CA
Healthy Places Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian)
The City of Palmdale is requesting grant funding through the Sustainable Communities Program to fund the
completion of a complete Master Bike Plan that will include comprehensive and actionable metrics to implement
bicycle transportation, trail and bike lane corridors, complete streets, GHG emissions reduction, and safe routes to
school components through improving Palmdale's bicycle networks. This would allow more people to reach to
transit stops, via bike lane. expand multimodal transit throughout the City, and ensure safe, protected bicycle
transportation opportunities for the City of Palmdale. Throughout the creation process, the City of Palmdale, a
severely disadvantaged, majority-minority City, will work alongside proven Community-Based Organizations
(CBOs), community active transportation and bicycle groups, State and Regional Agencies (including but not limited
to the Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA), the Palmdale School District, Edwards Air Force Base Plant 42, LA
County, neighboring cities, and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)), developers, and
other identified stakeholders, including local bicycle groups. The plan will also include extreme heat considerations
given the City's location in the high desert of the Antelope Valley. This aligns with the City's General Plan "Envision
Palmdale 2045", the City's Master Bicycle Plan, LA Metros Active Transportation Strategic Plan, SCAG's Connect
SoCal Plan, and Statewide Active Transportation goals and GHG emissions reduction targets.
$283,000 Suzette Martinez Valladares,
District 23
Juan Carillo, District 39
33
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Los Angeles County Normandie Avenue Complete
Streets Plan
Los Angeles County Westmont Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0 At/Below 25% CA
Healthy Places Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Safety
(Vision Zero)
Los Angeles County Public Works will work with the community to develop a shared vision for Normandie Avenue in
the unincorporated community of Westmont that will improve mobility and promote a safe, healthy and multimodal
community. An analysis of existing conditions and patterns will be used to inform the conceptual plans that Public
Works can use to move forward with a project. The Plans will incorporate community outreach and engagement
with an extensive community involvement strategy to capture the needs of community throughout the entire process
until the final plan is developed.
$619,710 Senator Laura Richardson 35 Assembly Member Tina S.
McKinnor 61
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Caltrans
District Grant Category Primary Applicant
Organization Legal Name Project Title Project Location
County Project Location City Under-Resourced
Communities Definitions Project Type Project Description Grant
Request
State Senator Name(s)
and District(s)
State Assembly
Member(s) and District(s)
34
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Competitive
(Technical)
Southern California Association
of Governments
Connected Paths: Building a
Regional Inventory for Active
Transportation
SCAG Region (6
counties)
SCAG Region (191 cities) Native American Tribal Governments
Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0 At/Below 25% CA
Healthy Places Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Technical
(Modeling, VMT Mitigation,
ZEV/ZEB Infrastructure
Transition)
SCAG and its sub-applicants propose to develop a comprehensive, GIS-based regional inventory of active
transportation infrastructure across its six-county region. This foundational dataset will enable local and regional
planners to identify critical connectivity gaps, prioritize investments, and advance multimodal projects that support
mode shift, placemaking, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The project will directly support implementation of SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities
Strategy (Connect SoCal), Caltrans’ Climate Action Plan for Transportation Infrastructure, Caltrans’ Active
Transportation Plan, and local active transportation and safety plans by providing actionable data for equity-focused
planning, transportation safety improvements, and climate-aligned infrastructure. SCAG will coordinate with its six
county transportation commissions and local jurisdictions to ensure consistency, scalability, and integration with
existing planning tools. The resulting connectivity analyses will inform project development, funding applications,
asset management, and regional performance tracking, positioning Southern California to lead in delivering safe,
connected, and low-carbon mobility networks.
$700,000 Please see attached legislative
members for project area.
Please see attached legislative
members for project area.
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City of Industry City of Industry Active
Transportation Plan
Los Angeles City of Industry Regional/Local Definition Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Complete
Streets (Multimodal Specific
Type)
The City of Industry is a small city in the San Gabriel Valley, of less than 440 residents, that sees 75,000+
commuters arrive every day from neighboring cities to work in one of the 3000 local business. Almost all of them
arrive by car, alone, because there are no official bike paths, because there is no bike master plan. We propose to
create a comprehensive Active Transportation/Bicycle Master Plan, that, in partnership with local cities, active
transportation nonprofits, and transportation agencies, lays out a regionally integrated bike infrastructure strategy
for the city that will shift thousands of driving commuters into biking commuters, eliminating an estimated 1300
metric tons of carbon emissions each year and providing health benefits for local residents due to increased active
transportation options and cleaner air. The proposed plan furthers the goals of and integrates with multiple existing
plans, such as Connect SoCal 2024- the SCAG RTP as well as the San Gabriel Valley Regional Active
Transportation Plan and Greenway Network.
$286,500 Bob Archuleta, 30 Lisa Calderon, 56
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(Technical)
Southern California Association
of Governments (SCAG)
Regional Wildlife Connectivity
Study
Imperial, Orange,
San Bernardino, Los
Angeles, Riverside,
Ventura
SCAG Region (191 cities) Rural Communities Native
American Tribal Governments
At/Below 80% AB 1550 (Gomez,
2016) At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
Climate Change (Adaptation,
Vulnerability, etc.) Safety
(Vision Zero)
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) proposes the Regional Wildlife Connectivity Study to
improve wildlife connectivity across the SCAG region, improve safety, and strengthen overall resilience. The project
is necessary to address fragmented ecosystems, restricted species movement, and roadway safety risks from
wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC), which contribute to biodiversity loss and reduce the region’s carbon sequestration
potential. The final deliverable will identify high-value areas within the SCAG transportation network for wildlife
connectivity improvements and will equip jurisdictions with best practices for enhancing wildlife connectivity,
strategies for building partnerships and securing funding, and data products and maps to support planning and
implementation efforts that strengthen regional wildlife connectivity. The parties involved include SCAG and San
Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) as a sub-applicant, alongside regional stakeholders and
technical experts. This project supports Connect SoCal 2024 (SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan and
Sustainable Communities Strategy), State Planning Priorities, Climate Adaption Goals, the 2024 RTP Guidelines,
and the State Wildlife Action Plan.
$700,000 Steve Padilla SD18, Rosilicie
Ochoa Bogh SD19, Caroline
Menjivar SD20, Monique Limón
SD21, Susan Rubio SD22,
Suzette Martinez Valladares
SD23, Benjamin Allen SD24,
Sasha Renée Peréz SD25,
Maria Elena Durazo SD26,
Henry Stern SD27, Lola
Smallwood-Cuevas SD28,
Eloise Gomez Reyes SD29,
Bob Archuleta SD30, Sabrina
Cervantes SD31, Kelly Seyarto
SD32, Lena Gonzalez SD33,
Tom Umberg SD34, Laura
Richardson SD35, Tony
Strickland SD36, Steve Choi
SD37, Catherine Blakespear
SD38
Tom Lackey AD34, Jeff
Gonzalez AD36, Steve Bennett
AD38, Juan Carrillo AD39, Pilar
Schiavo AD40, John
Harabedian AD41, Jacqui Irwin
AD42, Celeste Rodriguez
AD43, Nick Schultz AD44,
James Ramos AD45, Jesse
Gabriel AD46, Greg Wallis
AD47, Blanca Rubio AD48,
Mike Fong AD49, Robert Garcia
AD50, Rick Chavez Zbur AD51,
Jessica Caloza AD52, Michelle
Rodriguez AD53, Mark
Gonzalez AD54, Isaac Bryan
AD55, Lisa Calderon AD56,
Sade Elhawary AD57, Leticia
Castillo AD58, Phillip Chen
AD59, Corey Jackson AD60,
Tina McKinnor AD61, Jose Luis
Solache AD62, Natasha
Johnson AD63, Blanca
Pacheco AD64, Mike Gipson
AD65, Al MuratsuchiAD66,
Sharon Quirk-Silva AD67,
Avelino Valencia AD68, Josh
Lowenthal AD69, Tri TaAD70,
Kate Sanchez AD71, Diane
Dixon AD72, Cottie Petrie-
Norris AD73, Laurie Davies
AD74
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City of Claremont Indian Hill Boulevard and San
Jose Avenue Multimodal
Corridor Plan
Los Angeles County City of Claremont Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
Corridor (Local or Regional)
Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport)
The Indian Hill Boulevard and San Jose Avenue Multimodal Corridor Plan (Plan) will develop a comprehensive
framework to improve safety, connectivity, and access for all users along two key corridors that link cities, counties,
neighborhoods, schools, and commercial centers across the I-10 Freeway. The Plan will identify multimodal
strategies for walking, biking, and transit integration, including first/last-mile connections to the existing Metrolink
Station and future LA Metro A Line (formerly known as Gold Line) station. The City of Claremont (City) will develop
a Corridor Master Plan with key deliverables, including a needs assessment, conceptual designs, and an
implementation strategy to guide future capital projects. Led by the City of Claremont in coordination with the Los
Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Southern California Association of Governments
(SCAG), and San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments (SGVCOG), the Plan advances the goals of Connect
SoCal 2024–2050 and Caltrans’ mission to deliver a safe, sustainable, and equitable transportation system.
$700,000 Senator Sasha Renée Pérez,
District 25
Assemblymember John
Harabedian, District 41
38
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City of Pico Rivera RoseWood Corridor - Pico
Rivera Station Area Site Plan
Los Angeles City of Pico Rivera Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0 At/Below 25% CA
Healthy Places Index
Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport) Transit
(Bus/Light Rail/Commuter Rail
Service)
The RoseWood Corridor – Pico Rivera Station Area Site Plans (RoSAP) project will develop three multimodal
station site plans that include conceptual layouts and design visualizations (up to 30% design detail) at Rosemead
& Whittier, Rosemead & Mines, and Rosemead & Washington (integrated with the designs for the future Metro E-
Line station), aligned with the City’s adopted multimodal and transit-oriented plans. Building on Metro's BRT Station
Design Standards, each station design will address ADA-compliant access; high-quality, comfortable sheltered
stops; lighting and wayfinding signage at and around each station area; incorporating cultural artwork and natural
beautification, and seamless integration with active transportation/first-last mile pedestrian and bicycle facilities,
including a Class IV protected bikeway. The project addresses safety at two High Injury Network intersections
(Rosemead/Whittier and Rosemead/Washington) via traffic calming strategies and improved, safer crossings for
vulnerable users. These select station site plans have been identified as early action, quick-build projects in the
RoseWood Complete Corridor Vision Plan, which supports and guides a phased implementation strategy to deploy
BRT in the future.
$489,000 Bob Archuleta, 30 Lisa Calderon, 56
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Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla
Indians
TMDCI Land Use Update Riverside County Thermal, CA Native American Tribal Governments Corridor (Local or Regional)
Other
The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (TMDCI) will update the Tribal Land Use Plan for the approximately
24,000-acre Reservation in Riverside and Imperial Counties to modernize zoning, streamline development
approvals, and integrate climate-resilient transportation and land-use design standards. The update is necessary
because the Salton Sea has receded over 100 square miles since 2003, exposing toxic playa that drives PM10 dust
storms exceeding 1,000 µg/m³ and prolonged hydrogen sulfide events, while Highway 86 carries more than one
million heavy trucks annually, increasing roadway degradation and safety risks on Tribal streets. Major deliverables
include a Highway 86 Commercial Overlay Zone to support future travel plazas, EV-charging infrastructure, and
Tribal enterprises; designated truck routes and permitting to eliminate cut-through traffic; protective residential
buffers using xeriscape berms and height limits; and culturally informed village nodes with Transfer of Development
Rights (TDR) and elder-housing siting standards. Key project partners include the Torres Martinez Planning
Department, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Caltrans District 11, Riverside and Imperial Counties, the Salton Sea
Authority, and the Southern California Association of Governments. The plan directly advances regional and
statewide efforts including the Salton Sea Management Program 10-Year Plan, SCAG’s Connect SoCal 2024
RTP/SCS, and statewide air-quality, freight-efficiency, and resilience initiatives.
$593,056 Senator Steve C. Padilla-DEM Assemblymember Jeff
Gonzalez-REP
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Caltrans
District Grant Category Primary Applicant
Organization Legal Name Project Title Project Location
County Project Location City Under-Resourced
Communities Definitions Project Type Project Description Grant
Request
State Senator Name(s)
and District(s)
State Assembly
Member(s) and District(s)
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(Technical)
City of Moreno Valley Vehicle Miles Traveled
Reduction and Mitigation Fee
Program
Riverside Moreno Valley Regional/Local Definition At/Above
75% CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
At/Below 25% CA Healthy Places
Index
Technical (Modeling, VMT
Mitigation, ZEV/ZEB
Infrastructure Transition)
The Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Reduction and Mitigation Fee Program is a strategic initiative by the City of
Moreno Valley designed to comply with Senate Bill 743 (SB 743), which redefined how transportation impacts are
measured under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Instead of focusing on vehicle delay, the law
mandates the use of VMT as the primary metric, aligning
transportation planning with the State’s broader environmental and sustainability goals. This program is necessary
to reduce VMT, streamline CEQA clearance, and support equitable transportation improvements, particularly in
Disadvantaged Community Areas (DCAs), by funding projects that promote alternative transportation modes and
reduce reliance on personal vehicles.
The program will deliver several key outcomes, including the development of criteria to determine which
developments and transportation projects are subject to the VMT Reduction Program, the establishment of VMT
metrics and thresholds, the identification of eligible mitigation projects and programs, and the recommendation of a
VMT mitigation fee structure, which may involve a nexus analysis. It will also include updates to the City’s
Development Impact Fee (DIF) and Traffic Impact Analysis Guidelines to ensure full compliance with SB 743.
Internal coordination across City departments is essential, as is collaboration with external stakeholders such as
Caltrans, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), the Riverside County Transportation
Department, the South Coast Air Quality Management District, and Riverside County.
This program is closely aligned with the City’s Mobility Element and supports regional and state planning efforts,
including SCAG’s 2024–2050 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. It also advances
state-level goals related to active transportation, climate change mitigation, and sustainable urban development,
particularly in underserved communities. Through equity-based outreach and a focus on local needs, the program
aims to create a more accessible, sustainable, and inclusive transportation network for all Moreno Valley residents.
$265,592 Richard D. Roth 31 Dr. Corey A. Jackson 60
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San Bernardino County
Transportation Authority
(SBCTA)
Advanced Signal and Transit
Technology for San Bernardino
Valley Priority Transit & Smart
Corridors
San Bernardino Colton, Fontana,
Highland, Loma Linda,
Montclair, Ontario,
Rancho Cucamonga,
Redlands, Rialto, San
Bernardino, Upland
TBD: No cover sheet Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport) Technical
(Modeling, VMT Mitigation,
ZEV/ZEB Infrastructure
Transition) Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
The Advanced Signal and Transit Technology for San Bernardino Valley Priority Transit & Smart Corridors initiative
advances components of SBCTA’s Priority Transit and multimodal Smart Corridor program, with a particular
emphasis on supporting the Omnitrans Priority Transit Network in the Valley. Working closely with Caltrans,
Omnitrans, and local jurisdictions, the effort will evaluate and recommend advanced technologies that improve
traffic operations and transit performance along key corridors. The need for this work is driven by the emergence of
multimodal technology opportunities, the continued decline in transit speeds, and the loss of efficiency at the
interfaces between state and local signal systems. Major deliverables include a technology upgrade inventory,
corridor-specific design and operational concepts, and a funding and implementation plan.
$270,000 Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh 19,
Susan Rubio 22, Sasha Renée
Pérez 25, Eloise Gómez Reyes
29, Kelly Seyarto 32
John Harabedian 41, James
Ramos 45, Robert Garcia 50,
Michelle Rodriguez 53, Phillip
Chen 59
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City of Chino City of Chino Active
Transportation Plan
San Bernardino Chino Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0 At/Below 25% CA
Healthy Places Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian)
The City of Chino (City) requests funding to develop the Chino Active Transportation Plan (Plan) to provide a
comprehensive framework for safer, more connected active transportation options throughout the City. The Plan is
needed to identify and design solutions for existing active transportation infrastructure gaps, improve accessibility in
compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), public health, safety, and transit-connectivity, and to
create an integrated multi-modal transportation network that will benefit Chino residents of all abilities. Major
deliverables will include a publicly available Final Plan that analyzes, identifies, and prioritizes actions and projects,
and includes conceptual visual renderings and engineering cost estimates for priority projects. The City is
committed to working with local stakeholders in the planning process, including the Southern California Association
of Governments (SCAG), San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA), Chino Valley Unified School
District (CVUSD), Chino Police Department, Chino Valley Chamber of Commerce, and Omnitrans, to develop a
Plan that improves accessibility for individuals of all abilities, invests in disadvantaged communities, supports a
more resilient transportation network, provides safety benefits, improves public health, and supports a regional
economic environment. The Plan will provide a holistic approach to integrating and building upon the City's existing
plans, including its Updated General Plan, 2016 Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, Local Roadway Safety Plan,
and Title II ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan, and will support the goals outlined in SCAG's Connect SoCal
2024, their Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy.
$500,000 Susan Rubio 22 Michelle Rodriguez 53, Phillip
Chen 59
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Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone
Tribe
Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan Inyo Lone Pine Native American Tribal Governments Climate Change (Adaptation,
Vulnerability, etc.)
The Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (LPPST) proposes to develop a Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan (THMP) to
help the Tribal community better understand its exposure to natural and climate-related risks and establish long-
term strategies to reduce the impacts of future events on people, property, and the environment. By completing this
plan and submitting the document to FEMA for approval, LPPST would be eligible for additional funding in the event
of disasters and emergencies to strengthen transportation resilience, support emergency preparedness, and
enhance disaster relief funding. The major deliverables include an Engagement Plan, a Vulnerability Assessment, a
Mitigation Action Plan, and THMP. This project will involve collaboration between LPPST governmental
departments (e.g. Environmental Department, Tribal Community Emergency Response Team, Air Quality Program,
Water Quality Monitoring Program), Caltrans, Inyo County, and other local and regional agencies. The information
collected can be used to inform and enhance additional planning efforts, including the California State Hazard
Mitigation Plan.
$181,594 Marie Alvarado-Gil 4 David J. Tangipa 8
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Inyo County Big Pine 395 Corridor and
Community Enhancement Plan
Inyo Big Pine Rural Communities Native
American Tribal Governments
At/Below 80% AB 1550 (Gomez,
2016)
Corridor (Local or Regional)
General Plan Elements
(Multimodal Spec. Type)
The County of Inyo proposes to develop a Corridor and Community Enhancement Plan for a section of Highway
395 that runs through the heart of the community of Big Pine, and the Big Pine community that is affected by it
(Figure 1 - Planning Area Map). This planning effort will build from the County's current residential infill project, the
current Cal Trans Fish Springs Pavement Project that includes Americans with Disabilities Act treatments and the
Active Transportation Plan the Big Pine Paiute Tribe will be preparing to better facilitate integration between
housing opportunities and access to downtown Big Pine and commercial services through multi-modal
transportation, context sensitive streetscape and corridor design utilizing community-developed themes, safety, and
improving air quality in support of the State’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction targets. The Plan will evaluate potential
multimodal transportation opportunities and downtown improvements to revitalize the mix of commercial and
residential uses currently found there, as well as local transit, walking, and bicycle use for more safe and efficient
transportation in the corridor, Big Pine and the region. A Plan will be developed through extensive public outreach
and stakeholder/advisory groups engagement, and will support broader planning in the area, including the Big Pine
Paiute of the Owens Valley's Reservation.
$220,440 Marie Alvarado-Gill 4 David J. Tangipa, 8
45
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City of Jackson Historic Downtown & Creek
Walk Connectivity Project
Amador County Jackson Rural Communities At/Below 80%
AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Multimodal
(Motorized and Active
Transport) Safety (Vision
Zero)
Development of the Historic Downtown & Creek Walk Connectivity Plan (“Plan”) will improve bicycle and pedestrian
accessibility, connectivity, safety, public health, and increase economic vitality in Historic Downtown Jackson. The
plan will coordinate with key stakeholders including the community members, local property/business owners,
Jackson Elementary School, the Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians, Caltrans, and more, to develop a robust,
connected, ADA-compliant active transportation network.
$421,000 Senator Marie Alvarado-Gil
District 4
Assemblymember Heather
Hadwick
District 1
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Tuolumne County
Transportation Council
Standard Area Active
Transportation and Recreation
Access Study
Tuolumne County N/A Rural Communities Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Multimodal
(Motorized and Active
Transport)
The Standard Area Active Transportation and Recreation Access Study will address urgent pedestrian and bicyclist
safety concerns resulting from increased use of the Standard Park and YSF recreational facilities, where
inadequate sidewalks, bikeways, and parking have led to unsafe roadway crossings. The study will develop a
coordinated plan identifying complete streets, multi-use paths, and transit access improvements to enhance safety,
connectivity, and recreation access. Major deliverables include conceptual designs, project prioritization based on
feasibility and community input, and an implementation strategy aligned with regional transportation and
greenhouse gas reduction goals. The project will be led by the
Tuolumne County Transportation Council in collaboration with local, regional, and state partners, with extensive
community engagement guiding recommendations. The study supports objectives of the Regional Transportation
Plan, Active Transportation Plan, and state initiatives promoting equitable, multimodal access to recreation and
opportunity.
$249,380 Marie Alvarado-Gil 4 David J. Tangipa 8
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Merced County Association of
Governments
Merced Rural-Suburban
Mobility Hub Strategy
Merced County Atwater, Dos Palos,
Gustine, Livingston, Los
Banos, Merced
Rural Communities Regional/Local
Definition At/Below 80% AB 1550
(Gomez, 2016) At/Above 75% CA
School Meals Data At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
At/Below 25% CA Healthy Places
Index
Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport) Transit
(Bus/Light Rail/Commuter Rail
Service)
The Merced Rural-Suburban Mobility Hub Strategy (MRSMHS), led by MCAG in partnership with the Transit Joint
Powers Authority for Merced County (“The Bus”), will establish a coordinated framework for integrating mobility
hubs into the region’s transportation network to improve multimodal access, particularly for some of California’s
most disadvantaged rural and suburban communities. Given Merced County’s dispersed development patterns and
limited mobility infrastructure, the project is necessary to identify context-sensitive solutions that close longstanding
access gaps and strengthen regional connectivity. Major deliverables include an existing conditions assessment,
best-practices literature review and case studies, a catalog of mobility hub typologies, a location matrix, a phased
implementation strategy and a collection of funding opportunities. The project directly supports local and regional
plans, including the RTP/SCS, and advances statewide goals outlined in the California Transportation Plan, CAPTI,
and Caltrans’ Strategic Plan by promoting sustainability, equity, safety, and integrated multimodal planning.
$275,550 Marie Alvarado-Gil 4, Anna
Caballero 14.
Juan Alanis 22, Esmeralda
Soria 27.
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Caltrans
District Grant Category Primary Applicant
Organization Legal Name Project Title Project Location
County Project Location City Under-Resourced
Communities Definitions Project Type Project Description Grant
Request
State Senator Name(s)
and District(s)
State Assembly
Member(s) and District(s)
48
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City of Waterford City of Waterford Active
Transportation Plan
Stanislaus Waterford Rural Communities Regional/Local
Definition At/Below 80% AB 1550
(Gomez, 2016) At/Above 75% CA
School Meals Data At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Safety
(Vision Zero)
The City of Waterford requests funding to develop an Active Transportation Plan to serve as a guide in
implementing future active transportation projects and programs. The City is an SB-535 disadvantaged,
underserved community with significant gaps in its active transportation network, causing safety issues for
pedestrians and cyclists, especially youth traveling to school and low-income residents accessing the regional
public transportation bus stop. With StanCOG, School District, and Fire Protection District support, the Project
includes a Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Master Plan, a Pedestrian Plan, a Bicycle Master Plan, and the final
adoption of the City’s Active Transportation Plan. The City will establish an active transportation Community
Advisory Committee (CAC) to help implement and oversee a robust community outreach and engagement process
throughout the planning process and will continue to engage City leadership after Plan adoption. The Project will
include an examination and analysis of existing conditions, a bicycle and pedestrian facilities map, collision data
analysis, and a public review period. The Project is consistent with the City’s Local Road Safety Plan and the City’s
General Plan.
$398,385 Maria Alvarado-Gil 4 Heath Flora 9
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Viejas Band of Kumeyaay
Indians
Tribal Advanced Air Mobility
(AAM) Infrastructure Readiness
& Integration Strategy
San Diego County Tribal Nation Jurisdictions Native American Tribal Governments Multimodal (Motorized and
Active Transport) Other
The Tribal Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Infrastructure Readiness & Integration Strategy will assess and advance
tribal readiness for intentional, safe, and publicly informed AAM deployment across tribal nations in Caltrans District
11 (D11). Building on Viejas’ innovative spirit and experience, this Project aims to leverage emerging technologies
to address persistent transportation access gaps by evaluating novel air mobility solutions, including drones and
AAM concepts, for tribal use cases. This strategy ensures that AAM deployment aligns with tribal sovereignty,
security, and
sustainability priorities. Recognizing that tribal nations are at varied readiness levels,
the Project will leverage lessons learned from Viejas’ leadership in cutting-edge
infrastructure, including energy and connectivity solutions, to inform strategies for
tribal nations interested in integrating AAM technologies.
$700,000 Steve Padilla 18, Kelly Seyarto
32, Brian W. Jones 40
Carl DeMaio 75
50
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Partnerships (FTA
5304)
San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG)
Green Line Trolley and I-15
Transit Connection Study
San Diego County City of San Diego Regional/Local Definition At/Below
80% AB 1550 (Gomez, 2016)
Corridor (Local or Regional)
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
Challenging topography in San Diego’s Mission Valley has created a critical gap in
the region’s transit network: the absence of a direct, convenient transfer between
Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) Rapid routes currently traveling north-south along the elevated I-15 and the
Green Line Trolley traveling east-west on the valley floor. The Green Line Trolley and I-15 Transit Connection Study
(Project) will assess potential transit connection points, including options near Friars Road, Rancho Mission Road,
and San Diego Mission Road, and consider other multimodal access opportunities across the San Diego River and
I-8 freeway. Potential alternatives to connect the transit services may include a Direct Access Ramp into future I-15
Managed Lanes, an inline transit station on I-15, and/or transit priority treatments on existing roads. The Project
area includes Mission Valley and the I-15 corridors, serving dense residential, employment, and educational
destinations, including the new San Diego State University (SDSU) Mission Valley campus and major event
destinations such as Snapdragon Stadium. SANDAG will lead this project to implement the Draft 2025 Regional
Plan in partnership with MTS and in close collaboration with Caltrans District 11, SDSU, and the City of San Diego.
$478,062 Akilah Weber Pierson 39 Christopher M. Ward 78
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Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel Santa Ysabel Long-Range
Transportation Plan
San Diego Santa Ysabel Native American Tribal Governments General Plan Elements
(Multimodal Spec. Type)
The Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel (INSY) seeks to update its Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) to guide
roadway and infrastructure investments that support the Tribe’s future growth and housing needs. INSY terrain is
steep and rural, with long travel distances and a predominance of aging or unpaved roads that require an updated
assessment and strategy for improvement. Major deliverables include a fully updated LRTP, roadway condition and
assessment analysis, safety and emergency access evaluation, construction cost estimation, and a prioritized
implementation and funding strategy. The updated LRTP will align with State transportation, resilience, and
sustainability goals and support INSY’s long-term community and housing development objectives.
$198,000 Senator Kelly Seyarto District
32
Assemblymember Carl DeMaio
District 75
52
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County of San Diego County of San Diego Safe
Routes to Schools Assessment
San Diego County Unincorporated San
Diego County
Rural Communities At/Above 75%
CA School Meals Data At/Above
75% CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
At/Below 25% CA Healthy Places
Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian) Safety
(Vision Zero)
The County of San Diego’s (COSD) Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA),
Public Health Services (PHS) will develop the first dedicated Safe Routes to School (SRTS) implementation plan in
unincorporated San Diego County, a unique region characterized by densely populated suburban villages and rural
areas, to increase safe opportunities for students and their families to use active modes of transportation to get to
and from school. HHSA is the leading agency for the COSD Climate Action Plan (CAP) Action T-5.2 commitment to
develop a countywide SRTS program to reduce vehicle miles traveled to schools by 1.2% by 2030. Major
deliverables include data collection on existing conditions, a systematic SRTS assessment at ten (10) schools,
education on alternate modes of transportation, infrastructure needs prioritizing, and extensive community outreach
and engagement to identify specific transportation needs in unincorporated San Diego. PHS will continue to work
closely with other COSD departments and initiatives to leverage existing partnerships and resources through
regional public health initiatives, regional leadership groups, and collaboration with Community Schools. This effort
will capitalize on the existing partnership between COSD HHSA’s PHS and COSD land use departments to
collaboratively meet COSD CAP goals to lower vehicular miles traveled (VMT) while creating long-lasting
behavioral change in travel mode shifts, reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and increasing physical
activity to prevent and lower chronic disease.
$700,000 Kelly Seyarto 32, Catherine
Blakespear 38, Akilah Weber
Pierson 39, Brian W. Jones, 40
Carl DeMaio 75, Darshana
Patel 76, Tasha Boerner 77,
Christopher Ward 78, LaShae
Sharp-Collins 79, David Alvarez
80
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Imperial County Transportation
Commission
Imperial County Comprehensive
Strategic Transit Oriented
Development Plan
Imperial County Brawley, Calexico,
Calipatria, El Centro,
Heber, Holtville, Imperial,
Seeley, Westmorland
At/Below 80% AB 1550 (Gomez,
2016) At/Above 75%
CalEnviroScreen Version 4.0
At/Below 25% CA Healthy Places
Index
General Plan Elements
(Multimodal Spec. Type)
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
The project proposes to develop a comprehensive strategic transit-oriented
development (TOD) plan to integrate housing, land use and public transportation
around existing transit centers and key transportation corridors. The plan would create site-specific TOD overlays in
the cities of Brawley, Calexico, El Centro, and Imperial where transit centers exist or under construction to put in
place a policy foundation for future special zoning districts and neighborhood development. The plan would also
include transit center planning in the cities of Calipatria, Heber, Holtville, Westmorland, and the community of
Seeley where significant transit facilities do not exist. The project will consider and incorporate strategies and
complete streets elements to increase transit ridership and improve active transportation safety and transit service
at and around transit facilities.
$308,000 Steve C. Padilla 18 Jeff Gonzalez 36
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North County Transit District Buena Creek Rail Safety and
Community Enhancement
Project
San Diego County N/A - Unincorporated
Area
At/Below 80% AB 1550 (Gomez,
2016)
Transit (Bus/Light
Rail/Commuter Rail Service)
The Buena Creek Rail Safety and Community Enhancement Project (BCRP) will fund a Project Study Report of
safety improvements at two highway-rail crossings and one pedestrian crossing that will improve the mobility of
people and goods. The BCRP is a proposed grade separation of the Escondido Subdivision at the Buena Creek
Station east of Buena Creek Road through the northern intersection of S Santa Fe Avenue and York Drive. The
objective of the BCRP will is to provide the connectivity and improvements necessary to fully support transit-
oriented development in the surrounding area and to facilitate public access and use of bus, rail, pedestrian and
cyclist mobility options. The Project will also take into consideration potential safety measures along adjacent
roadways, such as raised bicycle and pedestrian crossings and ADA improvements at an existing bus stop.
$309,856 Brian Jones 40 Darshana Patel 76
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(Technical)
San Diego Association of
Governments (SANDAG)
Regional AB 98 Implementation
Toolkit
San Diego County All 18 Cities in San Diego
County and
Unincorporated Areas
Rural Communities Native
American Tribal Governments
At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0
Freight/Goods Movement
(Truck, Rail, etc.) Technical
(Modeling, VMT Mitigation,
ZEV/ZEB Infrastructure
Transition)
SANDAG, in partnership with Caltrans District 11 and the City of San Diego, proposes
to develop a Regional AB 98 Implementation Toolkit to help jurisdictions comply with
California’s new standards for designated truck routes and reviewing warehouse
logistics development. The project will provide shared data, GIS mapping tools,
model circulation-element language, and zoning templates that enable cities and
the County to avoid sensitive receptors, protect environmental justice communities,
and maintain efficient freight mobility. Building on the existing Caltrans-funded
Freight Resiliency Planning effort, as well as the draft 2025 Regional Plan, and
related freight datasets, the toolkit will create a coordinated regional framework
tailored to San Diego’s unique binational, port, tribal, and defense-related freight
system. Key deliverables will include a regional truck-route analysis, a GIS-based
data viewer integrated with SANDAG’s Open Data Portal, model policies, and a
regional screening framework to support consistent and compliant updates across
jurisdictions. In helping jurisdictions comply with AB 98, the project will ultimately
improve public health and safety outcomes, while supporting a resilient and
efficient goods-movement network that is essential to the region’s economy.
$538,263 Steve Padilla 18, Kelly Seyarto
32, Catherine S. Blakespear 38,
Akilah Weber Pierson 39, Brian
W. Jones 40
Laurie Davies 74, Carl DeMaio
75, Darshana R. Patel 76,
Tasha Boerner 77, Christopher
M. Ward 78, LaShae Sharp-
Collins 79, David A. Alvarez 80
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City of Chula Vista Chula Vista Active
Transportation Plan
County of San Diego City of Chula Vista TBD: No Cover Sheet Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian)
Chula Vista proposes to update its citywide Active Transportation Plan (ATP) to improve safety, expand multimodal
connectivity, and reduce vehicle miles traveled, creating a significant opportunity to lower greenhouse gas
emissions and support the City’s housing designations. The ATP will align with the City’s Climate Action Plan,
SANDAG’s Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy, and the State’s Climate Action
Plan for Transportation Infrastructure, which prioritizes investments that lower emissions, reduce VMT, and support
infill housing. The plan will document current walking and biking conditions, evaluate safety and connectivity gaps,
and work directly with residents, community groups, schools, transit providers, and regional partners such as
SANDAG, Caltrans District 11, and MTS to identify Chula Vista’s multimodal needs, including safety issues on high
injury streets, missing sidewalks and bikeways, first and last mile gaps, and access challenges for disadvantaged
communities. The plan will identify projects, programs, and policies that will support active transportation, and will
result in a prioritized list of projects that will serve as a framework for implementation for the City. The plan will
emphasize equity by improving access for disadvantaged neighborhoods, low vehicle households, youth, seniors,
and people with disabilities, responding to the high number of fatal and serious injuries in these communities and
near transit stations.
$519,000 Steve C. Padilla 18 David Alvarez 80
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Caltrans
District Grant Category Primary Applicant
Organization Legal Name Project Title Project Location
County Project Location City Under-Resourced
Communities Definitions Project Type Project Description Grant
Request
State Senator Name(s)
and District(s)
State Assembly
Member(s) and District(s)
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City of Tustin Tustin Citywide Active
Transportation Plan (CATP)
Orange County Tustin At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0 At/Below 25% CA
Healthy Places Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian)
The City of Tustin will develop its first Citywide Active Transportation Plan (CATP) to improve safety, connectivity,
comfort, and access for people walking and biking, consistent with the City’s General Plan and in alignment with the
Caltrans Strategic Plan, California Transportation Plan 2050, and the Climate Action Plan for Transportation
Infrastructure. The CATP is necessary because Tustin currently lacks an adopted active transportation plan,
resulting in gaps in bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, limited safe connections between neighborhoods and
destinations, and barriers to equitable mobility for youth, older adults, and disadvantaged communities. Tustin
currently maintains approximately 56 miles of bikeways, though many are fragmented and lack safe crossings,
creating barriers for students, older adults, and low income households. Between 2014 and 2024, the City of Tustin
reported 467 collisions involving either a bicycle or pedestrian, including 13 pedestrian fatalities, underscoring the
urgent need for safer, more equitable mobility options.
The CATP's major deliverables will include Needs Assessment, Community and Stakeholder Engagement Plan, a
prioritization matrix and phasing frame work for infrastructure and programming recommendations. Up to 30 percent
conceptual design for up to five (5) top priority projects will also be developed as part of the CATP. The City will
engage students, seniors, and residents of disadvantaged communities through workshops, school-based outreach,
and community events to ensure equitable participation, In addition, parents and school staff will be invited to the
school audits and guide the development of safe routes to school component. A Technical Advisory Committee
composed of City staff, Caltrans District 12, OCTA, Tustin Unified School District, and community-based
organizations will guide plan development and build consensus for safer, more connected, and sustainable mobility
in Tustin. The prioritization matrix will evaluate specific projects based on their ability to achieve mode shift,
enhance safety, improve public health, and deliver benefits to disadvantaged communities. The programming
recommendations will include identification of the top five (5) highest-ranked infrastructure projects to position the
City for subsequent funding pursuits. Priority corridors will be scoped for future ATP cycles and the Carbon
Reduction Program. Once adopted, the CATP will position Tustin to secure State, Federal, and regional funding to
close infrastructure gaps, reduce collisions, and build a safe, sustainable, and resilient active transportation
network. Tustin has allocated local match funds in FY 2025-27 CIP budget and the City's Traffic Engineer will
directly manager the project to ensure timely, compliant delivery.
$425,000 Senator Steven S. Choi 37 Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-
Norris, 73
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City of Costa Mesa Costa Mesa Active
Transportation Plan
Orange County City of Costa Mesa Regional/Local Definition At/Above
75% CA School Meals Data
At/Above 75% CalEnviroScreen
Version 4.0 At/Below 25% CA
Healthy Places Index
Active Transportation (Bicycle
and Pedestrian)
This project will create an actionable ATP Update through a community and stakeholder involved analysis of the
2018 Active Transportation Plan components completed to date, and other planning documents such as the 2024
Pedestrian Master Plan and Safe Routes to Schools Plan (under preparation), develop a plan to improve
transportation safety and mobility needs over the next 10 years, enhance connections to transit, identify equitable
design solutions, increase active transportation travel, support new housing and development opportunities, and
position for funding opportunities.
$297,500 State Senator Steven Choi,
District 37
State Assemblymember Cottie
Petrie-Norris, District 73
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ITEM TITLE
Agreement: Approve an Agreement with CFKAA Holdings, LLC, doing business as Autura, to Provide a Tow
Management Software Solution
Report Number: 26-0317
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: Police
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) State Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section
15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution approving an agreement with CFKAA Holdings, LLC, doing business as Autura, to provide
a tow management software solution for the Police Department.
SUMMARY
On May 8, 2026, the City issued a Request for Proposal (“RFP”), seeking competitive proposals from
experienced and qualified vendors to provide a secure, cloud-based software solution that automates and
centralizes communication among law enforcement agencies, licensed tow operators, and vehicle owners.
As a result of the RFP process, staff recommend approving an agreement with CFKAA Holdings, LLC, doing
business as Autura.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed activity has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(“CEQA”), and it has been determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of
the State CEQA Guidelines because the proposed activity consists of a governmental fiscal/administrative
activity which does not result in a physical change in the environment. Therefore, pursuant to Section
15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
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BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
Overview of Tow Management System
Since October 2023, the Police Department has partnered with CFKAA Holdings LLC, doing business as
Autura, formerly AutoReturn (“Autura”), to modernize and streamline the City's towing and impound
operations and improve the experience for individuals whose vehicles are towed. To date, the Police
Department has processed more than 10,000 officer-initiated tows and 20,000 private property impounds
(“PPIs”) through Autura's ARIES platform.
The ARIES platform (“ARIES”) is a secure, cloud-based technology platform designed specifically for law
enforcement and public-sector towing operations. The system facilitates communication and coordination
among law enforcement agencies, tow operators, and vehicle owners while streamlining tow dispatches,
impound management, vehicle release processes, payments, and reporting. By automating and centralizing
these functions, ARIES helps improve tow response times, reduce administrative workload, and enhance
officer safety by minimizing the amount of time officers spend waiting for tow operators at the scene.
Competitive Selection Process
The City's current agreement with Autura expired on October 2, 2026. To ensure continued access to a tow
management solution, the Police Department coordinated with the Finance Department to conduct a
competitive procurement process.
On May 8, 2026, the City issued RFP P38-2026 seeking proposals from qualified and experienced vendors to
provide a secure, cloud-based tow management solution capable of automating and centralizing
communications among law enforcement agencies, licensed tow operators, and vehicle owners. The City
received seven (7) proposals.
Following completion of the competitive evaluation process, staff recommend awarding a new agreement to
CFKAA Holdings, LLC, doing business as Autura, for continued use of ARIES.
ARIES Platform
Autura has more than two decades of experience supporting public-sector towing and impound operations
and provides services to law enforcement agencies, municipalities, and other public agencies throughout the
United States. Its experience includes dispatch, impound management, fee and billing support, vehicle
location services, tow operator workflows, reporting, auditability, and customer support.
Autura has also undergone organizational changes in recent years that have expanded its capabilities and
market reach. In 2023, AutoReturn rebranded as Autura, reflecting the company's continued development
as a technology provider serving public agencies, towing programs, and transportation-related operations.
In October 2024, Autura merged with Traxero, bringing together complementary technology, products,
customer support, and industry expertise. Autura continues to maintain dedicated resources supporting the
ARIES platform and public-sector customers.
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With ARIES, officers can initiate tow requests directly through the system rather than relying on Police
Dispatch personnel to place tow requests. Officers can also monitor the status of a tow request and receive
real-time updates regarding the tow operator's arrival.. This reduces radio and telephone traffic, allows
dispatch personnel to focus on higher-priority public safety responsibilities, and can reduce the amount of
time officers remain at the scene waiting for a tow operator.
ARIES also provides vehicle owners with online access to tow and impound information. Vehicle owners can
use the online system to determine whether a vehicle has been towed or impounded and obtain information
regarding its location and status without having to contact Police Dispatch or Police Records personnel. For
private property impounds, participating tow operators enter impound information directly into the system,
allowing vehicle owners to check the online database before reporting a vehicle as stolen or missing.
Key features of the ARIES platform:
Automated Dispatching: ARIES reduces radio traffic for 911 dispatchers and accelerates scene
clearance by directing tow operators to jobs quickly
Impound Management: Tracks unclaimed vehicles, lien notifications, and vehicle release
workflows, ensuring compliance with local and state regulations
Payment Integration: Accepts credit cards and digital payments directly through the system,
streamlining transactions and reducing administrative burden
Online Vehicle Location and Status Information: Vehicle owners can access information regarding
the location and status of a towed or impounded vehicle through an online portal available 24 hours
a day, seven days a week
Improved Customer Experience: Reduce citizen visits to Police Department front lobby to pay
Negligent Vehicle Impound Fees
Benefits to the City of Chula Vista
Continued use of the ARIES platform provides operational and customer service benefits to the City. By
automating the tow-request process and allowing officers to directly initiate and monitor tow requests, the
system reduces administrative responsibilities for Police Dispatch and allows dispatchers to remain focused
on emergency and other public safety communications.
The platform also improves operational efficiency by providing real-time communication between officers
and tow operators and reducing the amount of time officers may spend waiting for tow services. For vehicle
owners, ARIES provides convenient, 24-hour access to vehicle tow and impound information, including the
location and status of a vehicle, without requiring a telephone call or in-person visit to the Police Department.
For private property impounds, the ability of tow operators to enter information directly into the system
provides vehicle owners with another resource for determining whether a vehicle has been impounded. This
can reduce unnecessary calls to Police Dispatch and help prevent situations in which individuals report a
vehicle as stolen or missing when it has been towed.
Overall, ARIES provides the City with a centralized and technology-driven approach to managing towing and
impound operations. The system improves communication among officers, dispatch person nel, tow
operators, and vehicle owners; reduces administrative workload; supports more efficient tow operations;
and provides the public with greater access to information and services.
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Agreement Terms
The proposed agreement with Autura provides for an initial one-year term from October 3, 2026, through
October 2, 2027. The agreement includes four (4) additional one-year renewal options, allowing the
agreement to remain in effect through October 2, 2031, if all renewal options are exercised. The
compensation amount for the first term is $120,950, with each extension subject to an annual cost increase
of a maximum of 2.5%. The total not-to-exceed compensation over the agreement is $635,749.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site-specific and
consequently, the real property holdings of the City Councilmembers do not create a disqualifying real
property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act. (Gov. Code, § 87100 et seq.)
Staff is not independently aware and has not been informed by any City Councilmember of any other fact that
may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal year 2026-27 cost for the Autura ARIES platform is $120,950. The cost is incorporated into the
City's Tow License Fee calculation and is fully recovered through fees paid by licensed tow contractors. No
additional appropriations are required, and the agreement will have no fiscal impact on the General Fund.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
The agreement with Autura includes four (4) one-year renewal options. If all four options are exercised, the
annual cost for subsequent fiscal years is outlined in the table below.
FISCAL YEAR COST
5-YEAR TOTAL $635,749
These costs, along with associated revenues, will be included in subsequent budgets as part of the annual
budget adoption process.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Attachment 1 – Agreement with CFKAA Holdings LLC
Staff Contact: Dan Peak, Acting Chief of Police
Rusty Rea, Police Lieutenant
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Form Rev 9/30/2025
RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND CFKAA HOLDINGS LLC
DBA AUTURA TO PROVIDE A TOW MANAGEMENT
SOFTWARE SOLUTION
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2026, the City issued a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) P38-2026,
seeking competitive proposals from experienced and qualified vendors to provide a secure, cloud-
based software solution that automates and centralizes communication among law enforcement
agencies, licensed tow operators, and vehicle owners; and
WHEREAS, the City received seven (7) responses to solicitation RFP P38-2026 (the
“Proposals”), and the selection committee evaluated the Proposals and recommends executing an
agreement with CFKAA Holdings, LLC doing business as Autura (“Autura”), to provide a tow
management software solution (“Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement has an initial term beginning October 3, 2026 and continuing
through October 2, 2027, with four (4) additional one (1) year options to extend the Agreement,
which, if all options are exercised, may extend the Agreement through October 2, 2031; and
WHEREAS, the total compensation payable to Autura to provide a tow management
software solution shall not exceed $635,749.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the Agreement between the City of Chula Vista and CFKAA Holdings LLC dba
Autura, in the form presented, with such modifications as may be required or approved by the City
Attorney, a copy of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and authorizes and
directs the City Manager to execute same.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that the
City Manager is authorized to enter into and execute the Agreement, between the City and CFKAA
Holdings LLC dba Autura, any and all subsequent amendments, extensions, or renewals necessary
and appropriate to implement this resolution, in such form as may be required or approved by the
City Attorney, copies of which shall be kept on file in the Office of the City Clerk.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Tiffany Allen Marco A. Verdugo
City Manager City Attorney
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Service Provider Name: CFKAA Holdings, LLC Rev. 6.4.2026
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
CONTRACTOR/SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES AGREEMENT
WITH CFKAA HOLDINGS, LLC
TO PROVIDE A TOW MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTION
This Agreement is entered into effective as of October 3, 2026 by and between the City of Chula Vista, a chartered
municipal corporation (“City”) and CFKAA Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing
business as Autura, (“Contractor/Service Provider”) (collectively, the “Parties” and, individually, a “Party”) with
reference to the following facts:
RECITALS
WHEREAS, on May 8, 2026, the City issued a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) P38 -2026, seeking
competitive proposals from experienced and qualified vendors to provide a secure, cloud-based software solution
that automates and centralizes communication among law enforcem ent agencies, licensed tow operators, and
vehicle owners; and
WHEREAS, Autura has more than two decades of experience supporting public-sector towing and
impound operations and provides services to law enforcement agencies, municipalities, and other public agencies
throughout the United States, including the City of Chula Vista; and
WHEREAS, Autura’s experience includes tow dispatch, rotational towing, impound management, fee and
billing support, vehicle location services, tow operator workflows, reporting, auditability, and customer support;
and
WHEREAS, the selection committee evaluated the Proposals and recommends executing an agreement
with Contractor/Service Provider, to provide a tow management software solution; and
WHEREAS, Contractor/Service Provider warrants and represents that it is experienced and staffed in a
manner such that it can deliver the services required of Contractor/Service Provider to City in accordance with
the time frames and the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals, the covenants contained herein, and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the Parties hereby acknowledge, City and
Contractor/Service Provider hereby agree as follows:
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OBLIGATORY PROVISIONS
1. SERVICES
1.1 Required Services. Contractor/Service Provider agrees to perform the services, and deliver to City the
“Deliverables” (if any) described in the attached Exhibit A, incorporated into the Agreement by this reference,
within the time frames set forth therein, time being of the essence for this Agreement. The services and/or
Deliverables described in Exhibit A shall be referred to herein as the “Required Services.” The RFP,
Contractor/Service Provider’s proposal, and any addenda thereto, are incorporated herein by reference.
1.2 Reductions in Scope of Work. City may independently, or upon request from Contractor/Service
Provider, from time to time, reduce the Required Services to be performed by the Contractor/Service Provider
under this Agreement. Upon doing so, City and Contractor/Service Provider agree to meet and confer in good
faith for the purpose of negotiating a corresponding reduction in the compensation associated with the
reduction.
1.3 Additional Services. Subject to compliance with the City’s Charter, codes, policies, procedures and
ordinances governing procurement and purchasing authority, City may request Contractor/Service Provider
provide additional services related to the Required Services (“Additional Services”). If so, City and
Contractor/Service Provider agree to meet and confer in good faith for the purpose of negotiating an
amendment to Exhibit A, to add the Additional Services. Unless otherwise agreed, compensation for the
Additional Services shall be charged and paid consistent with the rates and terms already provided therein.
Once added to Exhibit A, “Additional Services” shall also become “Required Services” for purposes of this
Agreement.
1.4 Standard of Care. Contractor/Service Provider expressly warrants and agrees that any and all Required
Services hereunder shall be performed in accordance with the highest standard of care exercised by members
of the profession currently practicing under similar conditions and in similar locations.
1.5 No Waiver of Standard of Care. Where approval by City is required, it is understood to be conceptual
approval only and does not relieve the Contractor/Service Provider of responsibility for complying with all
laws, codes, industry standards, and liabilit y for damages caused by negligent acts, errors, omissions,
noncompliance with industry standards, or the willful misconduct of the Contractor/Service Provider or its
subcontractors.
1.6 Security for Performance. In the event that Exhibit A Section 5 indicates the need for
Contractor/Service Provider to provide additional security for performance of its duties under this Agreement,
Contractor/Service Provider shall provide such additional security prior to commencement of its Required
Services in the form and on the terms prescribed on Exhibit A, or as otherwise prescribed by the City Attorney.
1.7 Compliance with Laws. In its performance of the Required Services, Contractor/Service Provider
shall comply with any and all applicable federal, state and local laws, including the Chula Vista Municipal
Code.
1.8 Business License. Prior to commencement of work, Contractor/Service Provider shall obtain a
business license from City.
1.9 Subcontractors. Prior to commencement of any work, Contractor/Service Provider shall submit for
City’s information and approval a list of any and all subcontractors to be used by Contractor/Service Provider
in the performance of the Required Services. Contractor/Service Provider agrees to take appropriate measures
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necessary to ensure that all subcontractors and personnel utilized by the Contractor/Service Provider to
complete its obligations under this Agreement comply with all applicable laws, regulations, ordinances, and
policies, whether federal, state, or local. In addition, if any subcontractor is expected to fulfill any
responsibilities of the Contractor/Service Provider under this Agreement, Contractor/Service Provider shall
ensure that each and every subcontractor carries out the Contractor/Service Provider’s responsibilities as set
forth in this Agreement.
1.10 Term. This Agreement shall commence on the earlier to occur of the Effective Date or
Contractor/Service Provider’s commencement of the Required Services hereunder, and shall terminate,
subject to Sections 6.1 and 6.2 of this Agreement, when the Parties have complied with all their obligations
hereunder; provided, however, provisions which expressly survive termination shall remain in effect.
2. COMPENSATION
2.1 General. For satisfactory performance of the Required Services, City agrees to compensate
Contractor/Service Provider in the amount(s) and on the terms set forth in Exhibit A, Section 4. Standard
terms for billing and payment are set forth in this Section 2.
2.2 Detailed Invoicing. Contractor/Service Provider agrees to provide City with a detailed invoice for
services performed each month, within thirty (30) days of the end of the month in which the services were
performed, unless otherwise specified in Exhibit A. Invoicing shall begin on the first of the month following
the Effective Date of the Agreement. All charges must be presented in a line item format with each task
separately explained in reasonable detail. Each invoice shall include the current monthly amount being billed,
the amount invoiced to date, and the remaining amount available under any approved budget.
Contractor/Service Provider must obtain prior written authorization from City for any fees or expenses that
exceed the estimated budget.
2.3 Payment to Contractor/Service Provider. Upon receipt of a properly prepared invoice and
confirmation that the Required Services detailed in the invoice have been satisfactorily performed, City shall
pay Contractor/Service Provider for the invoice amount within thirty (30) days. Payment shall be made in
accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit A and section 2.4, below. At City’s discretion,
invoices not timely submitted may be subject to a penalty of up to five percent (5%) of the amount invoiced.
2.4 Retention Policy. City shall retain ten percent (10%) of the amount due for Required Services detailed
on each invoice (the “holdback amount”). Upon City review and determination of Project Completion, the
holdback amount will be issued to Contractor/Service Provider.
2.5 Reimbursement of Costs. City may reimburse Contractor/Service Provider’s out-of-pocket costs
incurred by Contractor/Service Provider in the performance of the Required Services if negotiated in advance
and included in Exhibit A. Unless specifically provided in Exhibit A, Contractor/Service Provider shall be
responsible for any and all out-of-pocket costs incurred by Contractor/Service Provider in the performance of
the Required Services.
2.6 Exclusions. City shall not be responsible for payment to Contractor/Service Provider for any fees or
costs in excess of any agreed upon budget, rate or other maximum amount(s) provided for in Exhibit A. City
shall also not be responsible for any cost: (a) incurred prior to the Effective Date; or (b) arising out of or
related to the errors, omissions, negligence or acts of willful misconduct of Contractor/Service Provider, its
agents, employees, or subcontractors.
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2.7 Payment Not Final Approval. Contractor/Service Provider understands and agrees that payment to
the Contractor/Service Provider or reimbursement for any Contractor/Service Provider costs related to the
performance of Required Services does not constitute a City final decision regarding whether such payment
or cost reimbursement is allowable and eligible for payment under this Agreement, nor does it constitute a
waiver of any violation by Contractor/Service Provider of the terms of this Agreement. If City determines
that Contractor/Service Provider is not entitled to receive any amount of compensation already paid, City will
notify Contractor/Service Provider in writing and Contractor/Service Provider shall promptly return such
amount.
3. INSURANCE
3.1 Required Insurance. Contractor/Service Provider must procure and maintain, during the period of
performance of Required Services under this Agreement, and for twelve months after completion of Required
Services, the policies of insurance described on the attached Exhibit B, incorporated into the Agreem ent by
this reference (the “Required Insurance”). The Required Insurance shall also comply with all other terms of
this Section.
3.2 Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions relating to the
Required Insurance must be disclosed to and approved by City in advance of the commencement of work.
3.3 Standards for Insurers. Required Insurance must be placed with licensed insurers admitted to transact
business in the State of California with a current A.M. Best’s rating of A V or better, or, if insurance is placed
with a surplus lines insurer, insurer must be listed on the State of California List of Eligible Surplus Lines
Insurers (LESLI) with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A X. For Workers’ Compen sation
Insurance, insurance issued by the State Compensation Fund is also acceptable.
3.4 Subcontractors. Contractor/Service Provider must include all sub-Contractor/Service Providers/sub-
contractors as insureds under its policies and/or furnish separate certificates and endorsements demonstrating
separate coverage for those not under its policies. Any separate coverage for sub-Contractor/Service Providers
must also comply with the terms of this Agreement.
3.5 Additional Insureds. City, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers must be named as
additional insureds with respect to any policy of general liability, automobile, or pollution insurance specified
as required in Exhibit B or as may otherwise be specified by City’s Risk Manager.. The general liability
additional insured coverage must be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Contractor/Service
Provider’s insurance using ISO CG 2010 (11/85) or its equivalent; such endorsement must not exclude
Products/Completed Operations coverage.
3.6 General Liability Coverage to be “Primary.” Contractor/Service Provider’s general liability coverage
must be primary insurance as it pertains to the City, its officers, officials, employees, agents, and volunteers.
Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers is
wholly separate from the insurance provided by Contractor/Service Provider and in no way relieves
Contractor/Service Provider from its responsibility to provide insurance.
3.7 No Cancellation. No Required Insurance policy may be canceled by either Party during the required
insured period under this Agreement, except after thirty days’ prior written notice to the City by certified mail,
return receipt requested. Prior to the effective date of any such cancellation Contractor/Service Provider must
procure and put into effect equivalent coverage(s).
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3.8 Waiver of Subrogation. Contractor/Service Provider’s insurer(s) will provide a Waiver of Subrogation
in favor of the City for each Required Insurance policy under this Agreement. In addition, Contractor/Service
Provider waives any right it may have or may obtain to subrogation for a claim against City.
3.9 Verification of Coverage. Prior to commencement of any work, Contractor/Service Provider shall
furnish City with original certificates of insurance and any amendatory endorsements necessary to
demonstrate to City that Contractor/Service Provider has obtained the Required Insurance in compliance with
the terms of this Agreement. The words “will endeavor” and “but failure to mail such notice shall impose no
obligation or liability of any kind upon the company, its agents, or representatives” or any similar language
must be deleted from all certificates. The required certificates and endorsements should otherwise be on
industry standard forms. The City reserves the right to require, at any time, complete, certified copies of all
required insurance policies, including endorsements evidencing the coverage required by these specifications.
3.10 Claims Made Policy Requirements. If General Liability, Pollution and/or Asbestos Pollution Liability
and/or Errors & Omissions coverage are required and are provided on a claims -made form, the following
requirements also apply:
a. The “Retro Date” must be shown and must be before the date of this Agreement or the beginning
of the work required by this Agreement.
b. Insurance must be maintained, and evidence of insurance must be provided, for at least five (5)
years after completion of the work required by this Agreement.
c. If coverage is canceled or non-renewed, and not replaced with another claims-made policy form
with a “Retro Date” prior to the effective date of this Agreement, the Contractor/Service Provider must
purchase “extended reporting” coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after completion of the work required
by this Agreement.
d. A copy of the claims reporting requirements must be submitted to the City for review.
3.11 Not a Limitation of Other Obligations. Insurance provisions under this section shall not be construed
to limit the Contractor/Service Provider’s obligations under this Agreement, including Indemnity.
3.12 Additional Coverage. To the extent that insurance coverage provided by Contractor/Service Provider
maintains higher limits than the minimums appearing in Exhibit B, City requires and shall be entitled to
coverage for higher limits maintained.
4. INDEMNIFICATION
4.1. General. To the maximum extent allowed by law, Contractor/Service Provider shall timely and fully
protect, defend, reimburse, indemnify and hold harmless City, its elected and appointed officers, agents,
employees and volunteers (collectively, “Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all claims, demands,
causes of action, costs, expenses, (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs), liability, loss, damage
or injury, in law or equity, to property or persons, including wrongful death, in any mann er arising out of or
incident to any alleged acts, omissions, negligence, or willful misconduct of Contractor/Service Provider, its
officials, officers, employees, agents, and contractors, arising out of or in connection with the performance of
the Required Services, the results of such performance, or this Agreement. This indemnity provision does not
include any claims, damages, liability, costs and expenses arising from the sole negligence or willful
misconduct of the Indemnified Parties. Also covered is liability arising from, connected with, caused by or
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claimed to be caused by the active or passive negligent acts or omissions of the Indemnified Parties which
may be in combination with the active or passive negligent acts or omissions of the Contractor/Service
Provider, its employees, agents or officers, or any third party.
4.2. Modified Indemnity Where Agreement Involves Design Professional Services. Notwithstanding the
forgoing, if the services provided under this Agreement are design professional services, as defined by
California Civil Code section 2782.8, as may be amended from time to time, the defense and indemnity
obligation under Section 1, above, shall be limited to the extent required by California Civil Code section
2782.8.
4.3 Costs of Defense and Award. Included in Contractor/Service Provider’s obligations under this Section
4 is Contractor/Service Provider’s obligation to defend, at Contractor/Service Provider’s own cost, expense
and risk, and with counsel approved in writing by City, any and all suits, actions or other legal proceedings
that may be brought or instituted against one or more of the Indemnified Parties. Subject to the limitations in
this Section 4, Contractor/Service Provider shall pay and satisfy any judgment, award or decree that may be
rendered against one or more of the Indemnified Parties for any and all related legal expenses and costs
incurred by any of them.
4.4. Contractor/Service Provider’s Obligations Not Limited or Modified. Contractor/Service Provider’s
obligations under this Section 4 shall not be limited to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the Indemnified
Parties, or by any prior or subsequent declaration by the Contractor/Service Provider. Furthermore,
Contractor/Service Provider’s obligations under this Section 4 shall in no way limit, modify or excuse any of
Contractor/Service Provider’s other obligations or duties under this Agreement.
4.5. Enforcement Costs. Contractor/Service Provider agrees to pay any and all costs and fees City incurs
in enforcing Contractor/Service Provider’s obligations under this Section 4.
4.6 Survival. Contractor/Service Provider’s obligations under this Section 4 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement.
5. FINANCIAL INTERESTS OF CONTRACTOR/SERVICE PROVIDER.
5.1 Form 700 Filing. The California Political Reform Act and the Chula Vista Conflict of Interest Code
require certain government officials and Contractor/Service Providers performing work for government
agencies to publicly disclose certain of their personal assets and income using a Statement of Economic
Interests form (Form 700). In order to assure compliance with these requirements, Contractor/Service
Provider shall comply with the disclosure requirements identified in the attached Exhibit C, incorporated into
the Agreement by this reference.
5.2 Disclosures; Prohibited Interests. Independent of whether Contractor/Service Provider is required to
file a Form 700, Contractor/Service Provider warrants and represents that it has disclosed to City any
economic interests held by Contractor/Service Provider, or its employees or subcontractors who will be
performing the Required Services, in any real property or project which is the subject of this Agreement.
Contractor/Service Provider warrants and represents that it has not employed or retained any company or
person, other than a bona fide employee or approved subcontractor working solely for Contractor/Service
Provider, to solicit or secure this Agreement. Further, Contractor/Service Provider warrants and represents
that it has not paid or agreed to pay any company or person, other than a bona fide employee or approved
subcontractor working solely for Contractor/Service Provider, any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage
fee, gift or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement.
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Contractor/Service Provider further warrants and represents that no officer or employee of City, has any
interest, whether contractual, non-contractual, financial or otherwise, in this transaction, the proceeds hereof,
or in the business of Contractor/Service Provider or Contractor/Service Provider’s subcontractors.
Contractor/Service Provider further agrees to notify City in the event any such interest is discovered whether
or not such interest is prohibited by law or this Agreement. For breach or violation of any of these warranties,
City shall have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability.
5.3. Levine Act. California Government Code section 84308, commonly known as the Levine Act,
prohibits public agency officers from participating in any action related to a contract if such officer receives
political contributions totaling more than $500 within the previous twelve months, and for twelve months
following the date a final decision concerning the contract has been made, from the person or company
awarded the contract. The Levine Act also requires disclosure of such contribution by a party to be awarded
a specific contract. In order to assure compliance with these requirements, Contractor/Service Provider shall
comply with the disclosure requirements identified in the attached Exhibit D, incorporated into the Agreement
by this reference.
6. REMEDIES
6.1 Termination for Cause. If for any reason whatsoever Contractor/Service Provider shall fail to perform
the Required Services under this Agreement, in a proper or timely manner, or if Contractor/Service Provider
shall violate any of the other covenants, agreements or conditions of this Agreement (each a “Default”), in
addition to any and all other rights and remedies City may have under this Agreement, at law or in equity,
City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving five (5) days written notice to
Contractor/Service Provider. Such notice shall identify the Default and the Agreement termination date. If
Contractor/Service Provider notifies City of its intent to cure such Default prior to City’s specified termination
date, and City agrees that the specified Default is capable of being cured, City may grant Contractor/Service
Provider up to ten (10) additional days after the designated termination date to effectuate such cure. In the
event of a termination under this Section 6.1, Contractor/Service Provider shall immediately provide City any
and all “Work Product” (defined in Section 7 below) prepared by Contractor/Service Provider as part of the
Required Services. Such Work Product shall be City’s sole and exclusive property as provided in Section 7
hereof. Contractor/Service Provider may be entitled to compensation for work satisfactorily performed prior
to Contractor/Service Provider’s receipt of the Default notice; provided, however, in no event shall such
compensation exceed the amount that would have been payable under this Agreement for such work, and any
such compensation shall be reduced by any costs incurred or projected to be incurred by City as a result of
the Default.
6.2 Termination or Suspension for Convenience of City. City may suspend or terminate this Agreement,
or any portion of the Required Services, at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, by giving
specific written notice to Contractor/Service Provider of such termination or suspension at least fifteen (15)
days prior to the effective date thereof. Upon receipt of such notice, Contractor/Service Provider shall
immediately cease all work under the Agreement and promptly deliver all “Work Product” (defined in Section
7 below) to City. Such Work Product shall be City's sole and exclusive property as provided in Section 7
hereof. Contractor/Service Provider shall be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for this Work
Product in an amount equal to the amount due and payable under this Agreement for work satisfactorily
performed as of the date of the termination/suspension notice plus any additional remaining Required Services
requested or approved by City in advance that would maximize City’s value under the Agreement.
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6.3 Waiver of Claims. In the event City terminates the Agreement in accordance with the terms of this
Section, Contractor/Service Provider hereby expressly waives any and all claims for damages or
compensation as a result of such termination except as expressly provided in this Section 6.
6.4 Administrative Claims Requirements and Procedures. No suit or arbitration shall be brought arising
out of this Agreement against City unless a claim has first been presented in writing and filed with City and
acted upon by City in accordance with the procedures set forth in Chapter 1.34 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code, as same may be amended, the provisions of which, including such policies and procedures used by City
in the implementation of same, are incorporated herein by this reference. Upon request by City,
Contractor/Service Provider shall meet and confer in good faith with City for the purpose of resolving any
dispute over the terms of this Agreement.
6.5 Governing Law/Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of California. Any action arising under or relating to this Agreement shall be brought only
in San Diego County, State of California. Contractor/Service Provider hereby waives any right to remove any
action from San Diego County as may otherwise be permitted by California Code of Civil Procedure section
394.
6.6 Service of Process. Contractor/Service Provider agrees that it is subject to personal jurisdiction in
California. If Contractor/Service Provider is a foreign corporation, limited liability company, or partnership
that is not registered with the California Secretary of State, Contractor/Service Provider irrevocably consents
to service of process on Contractor/Service Provider by first class mail directed to the individual and address
listed under “For Legal Notice,” in section 1.B. of Exhibit A to this Agreement, and that such service shall be
effective five days after mailing.
7. OWNERSHIP AND USE OF WORK PRODUCT
All reports, studies, information, data, statistics, forms, designs, plans, procedures, systems and any other
materials or properties produced in whole or in part under this Agreement in connection with the performance
of the Required Services (collectivel y “Work Product”) shall be the sole and exclusive property of City. No
such Work Product shall be subject to private use, copyrights or patent rights by Contractor/Service Provider
in the United States or in any other country without the express, prior written consent of City. City shall have
unrestricted authority to publish, disclose, distribute, and otherwise use, copyright or patent, in whole or in
part, any such Work Product, without requiring any permission of Contractor/Service Provider, except as may
be limited by the provisions of the Public Records Act or expressly prohibited by other applicable laws. With
respect to computer files containing data generated as Work Product, Contractor/Service Provider shall make
available to City, upon reasonable written request by City, the necessary functional computer software and
hardware for purposes of accessing, compiling, transferring and printing computer files.
8. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS
8.1 Disclosure and Approval. For any artificial intelligence, machine learning, or automated tool
(collectively “AI Systems”) the Contractor/Service Provider uses within the scope of work,
Contractor/Service Provider must provide written advance disclosure to City detailing the specific model
family, training data characteristics, and known system limitations, and City will go through approval process.
If a material change occurs in the AI Systems’ functionality, scope, or application during the course of work,
Contractor/Service Provider must immediately notify City and submit to a new review and approval process
before continued use.
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8.2 Data Use and Training Ban. Contractor/Service Provider may not use, store, or process City Data
(including any intellectual property, confidential information, or customer metrics) to train, fine-tune,
optimize, or otherwise improve any AI Systems, large language models, or proprietary algorithms, whether
owned by Contractor/Service Provider or a third party, unless explicitly authorized in writing by City.
8.3. Testing and Audit Rights. Company reserves the right to evaluate the performance, safety, and
compliance of any AI Systems utilized for the services. Upon reasonable notice, Contractor/Service Provider
shall grant City, or its designated third-party auditors, technical access to the AI Systems, including relevant
APIs, documentation, and performance logs, to conduct independent testing, validations, and compliance
audits.
8.4. PII Minimization and Privacy-Enhancing Techniques. Contractor/Service Provider shall strictly limit
the collection, use, retention, and sharing of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) processed by or in
conjunction with AI Systems to the minimum extent necessary to perform the services. Contractor/Service
Provider shall integrate and promote the use of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) where technically and
operationally feasible. These techniques include, but are not limited to, data anonymiz ation,
pseudonymization, differential privacy, synthetic data generation, and secure multi-party computation. PII
must be securely purged or fully anonymized as soon as the specific AI inference task is complete, in
alignment with agreed-upon retention periods.
8.5. Security, Fairness, and Bias Mitigation. Contractor/Service Provider warrants that all AI Systems
utilized under this Agreement comply with industry-standard security frameworks and data protection laws.
Contractor/Service Provider shall implement and maintain rigorous bias-mitigation, algorithmic fairness, and
risk-assessment frameworks to actively detect, prevent, and remediate discriminatory outputs, safety
vulnerabilities, or hallucinated data. Contractor/Service Provider shall provide documentation of its internal
testing methodologies and mitigation results upon City’s request.
9. GENERAL PROVISIONS
9.1 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, but only in writing signed by both Parties.
9.2 Assignment. City would not have entered into this Agreement but for Contractor/Service Provider’s
unique qualifications and traits. Contractor/Service Provider shall not assign any of its rights or
responsibilities under this Agreement, nor any part hereof, without City’s prior written consent, which City
may grant, condition or deny in its sole discretion.
9.3 Authority. The person(s) executing this Agreement for Contractor/Service Provider warrants and
represents that they have the authority to execute same on behalf of Contractor/Service Provider and to bind
Contractor/Service Provider to its obligations hereunder without any further action or direction from
Contractor/Service Provider or any board, principle or officer thereof.
9.4 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which shall constitute one Agreement after each Party has signed such a counterpart.
9.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with all exhibits attached hereto and other agreements
expressly referred to herein, constitutes the entire Agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject
matter contained herein. All exhibits referenced herein shall be attached hereto and are incorporated herein
by reference. All prior or contemporaneous agreements, understandings, representations, warranties and
statements, oral or written, are superseded.
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9.6 Record Retention. During the course of the Agreement and for three (3) years following completion
of the Required Services, Contractor/Service Provider agrees to maintain, intact and readily accessible, all
data, documents, reports, records, contracts, and supporting materials relating to the per formance of the
Agreement, including accounting for costs and expenses charged to City, including such records in the
possession of sub-contractors/sub-Contractor/Service Providers.
9.7 Further Assurances. The Parties agree to perform such further acts and to execute and deliver such
additional documents and instruments as may be reasonably required in order to carry out the provisions of
this Agreement and the intentions of the Parties.
9.8 Independent Contractor. Contractor/Service Provider is and shall at all times remain, as to City, a
wholly independent contractor. Neither City nor any of its officers, employees, agents or volunteers shall
have control over the conduct of Contractor/Service Provider or any of Contractor/Service Provider’s officers,
employees, or agents (“Contractor/Service Provider Related Individuals”), except as set forth in this
Agreement. No Contractor/Service Provider Related Individuals shall be deemed employees of City, and
none of them shall be entitled to any benefits to which City employees are entitled, including but not limited
to, overtime, retirement benefits, worker's compensation benefits, injury leave or other leave benefits.
Furthermore, City will not withhold state or federal income tax, social security tax or any other payroll tax
with respect to any Contractor/Service Provider Related Individuals; instead, Contractor/Service Provider
shall be solely responsible for the payment of same and shall hold the City harmless with respect to same.
Contractor/Service Provider shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it or any of its
Contractor/Service Provider Related Individuals are employees or agents of City. Contractor/Service Provider
shall not incur or have the power to incur any debt, obligati on or liability whatsoever against City, or bind
City in any manner.
9.9 Notices. All notices, demands or requests provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this
Agreement must be in writing. All notices, demands and requests to be sent to any Party shall be deemed to
have been properly given or served if personally served or deposited in the United States mail, addressed to
such Party, postage prepaid, registered or certified, with return receipt requested, at the addresses identified
in this Agreement at the places of business for each of the designated Parties as indicated in Exhibit A, or
otherwise provided in writing.
9.10. Electronic Signatures. Each Party agrees that the electronic signatures, whether digital or encrypted,
of the Parties included in this Agreement are intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force
and effect as manual signatures. Electronic Signature means any electronic sound, symbol, or process
attached to or logically associated with a record and executed and adopted by a Party with the intent to sign
such record, including facsimile or email electronic signatures, pursuant to the California Uniform Electronic
Transactions Act (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1633.1 to 1633.17) as amended from time to time.
(End of page. Next page is signature page.)
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SIGNATURE PAGE
CONTRACTOR/SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICES AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, by executing this Agreement where indicated below, City and
Contractor/Service Provider agree that they have read and understood all terms and conditions of the Agreement,
that they fully agree and consent to bound by same, and that they are freely entering into this Agreement as of the
Effective Date.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
BY: _______________________________
Marco A. Verdugo
City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
SCOPE OF WORK AND PAYMENT TERMS
1. Contact People for Contract Administration and Legal Notice
A. City Contract Administration:
Chula Vista Police Department
Jonathan Alegre, Police Administrative Services Administrator
315 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910
(619) 476-2570
jalegre@chulavistapdca.gov
For Legal Notice Copy to:
City of Chula Vista
City Attorney
276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-691-5037
CityAttorney@chulavistaca.gov
B. Contractor/Service Provider Contract Administration:
CFKAA Holdings, LLC
49 Moraga Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94129
(800) 428-4715
rnieto@autura.com
For Legal Notice Copy to:
[same as above]
2. Required Services
A. General Description:
Contractor/Service Provider will provide a Tow Management Software Solution to the Police Department.
B. Detailed Description:
Contractor/Service Provider will provide a tow management software solution for full system access and no
user limits, with the following requirements:
Software Platform
A web-based and/or mobile-enabled software platform accessible to authorized users, including law
enforcement personnel, tow operators, and vehicle owners.
Role-based access controls to ensure users can only view or modify data appropriate to their role.
Secure hosting and data storage that complies with applicable federal, state, and local data protection
requirements.
Law Enforcement Functionality
Ability for law enforcement users to initiate tow and impound requests electronically.
Real-time assignment and dispatch of tow requests to authorized tow operators.
Automated capture of relevant tow data, including vehicle information, location, reason for tow, and
associated case or citation numbers.
Status tracking of tows from initiation through release or disposition.
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Ability for law enforcement users to view fee collections of City tow requests.
Tow Operator Functionality
Electronic receipt and acknowledgment of tow requests.
Ability to update tow status (e.g., en route, vehicle secured, vehicle stored, vehicle released).
Ability to accept private property impounds from non-contracted tow operators.
Secure upload of required documentation, such as photographs, condition reports, and inventory records.
Tools to support compliance with local regulations and reporting requirements.
Vehicle Owner Functionality
Public-facing portal or interface allowing vehicle owners to locate their towed or impounded vehicle.
Clear presentation of applicable fees, documentation requirements, and instructions for vehicle retrieval.
Communication and Notification Features
Automated, configurable notifications to relevant parties at key stages of the towing and impound process.
Centralized messaging or communication logs to document interactions among law enforcement, tow
operators, and vehicle owners.
Time-stamped audit trails for all system actions and communications.
Reporting and Analytics
Standard and customizable reports related to towing activity, response times, fee and payment collection,
compliance, and operational metrics.
Data export capabilities in common formats.
Dashboards or visual summaries to support management oversight and data-driven decision-making.
System Integration
Ability to integrate with existing law enforcement systems, such as Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD),
Records Management Systems (RMS), or other municipal platforms, where applicable.
Use of industry-standard APIs or data exchange methods to support interoperability.
Implementation and Support
Project management and implementation services, including configuration, testing, and deployment.
Training for law enforcement staff, tow operators, and administrative users.
Ongoing technical support, maintenance, and system updates for the duration of the contract.
Service level commitments for system availability and issue resolution.
Security and Compliance
Compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies related to data privacy, public records, and law
enforcement information.
Encryption of data in transit and at rest.
Regular security updates and vulnerability management.
3. Term: In accordance with Section 1.10 of this Agreement, the term of this Agreement shall begin October 3,
2026 and end on October 2, 2027 for completion of all Required Services. The City may extend this
Agreement in one-year increments through October 2, 2031.
4. Compensation:
A. Form of Compensation
☒ Single Fixed Fee. For performance of all of the Required Services by Contractor/Service Provider as herein
required, City shall pay a single fixed fee of $120,950, upon completion of all Required Services to City’s
satisfaction.
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B. Reimbursement of Costs
☒ Invoiced or agreed-upon amounts as follows:
TERM DATES COST
5-YEAR TOTAL $635,749
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum amount to be paid to the Contractor/Service Provider for services
performed through October 2, 2031 shall not exceed $635,749.
5. Special Provisions:
☐ Permitted Sub-Contractor/Service Providers: None
☐ Security for Performance: None
☒ Notwithstanding the completion date set forth in Section 3 above, City has option to extend this Agreement
for four (4) additional terms, defined as a one-year increment or October 3, 2027 through October 2, 2028;
October 3, 2028 through October 2, 2029; October 3, 2029 through October 2, 2030; and October 3, 2030 through
October 2, 2031. The City Manager or Director of Finance/Treasurer shall be authorized to exercise the extensions
on behalf of the City. If the City exercises an option to extend, each extension shall be on the same terms and
conditions contained herein, provided that the amounts specified in Section 4 above may be increased by up to
2.5% for each extension. The City shall give written notice to Contractor/Service Provider of the City’s election
to exercise the extension via the Notice of Exercise of Option to Extend document. Such notice shall be provided
at least 30 days prior to the expiration of the term.
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EXHIBIT B
INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
Contractor/Service Provider shall adhere to all terms and conditions of Section 3 of the Agreement and agrees to
provide the following types and minimum amounts of insurance, as indicated by checking the applicable boxes
(x).
Type of Insurance Minimum Amount Form
☒ General Liability:
Including products and
completed operations,
personal and
advertising injury
$2,000,000 per occurrence for
bodily injury, personal injury
(including death), and property
damage. If Commercial General
Liability insurance with a general
aggregate limit is used, either the
general aggregate limit must apply
separately to this Agreement or the
general aggregate limit must be
twice the required occurrence limit
Additional Insured Endorsement
or Blanket AI Endorsement for
City*
Waiver of Recovery Endorsement
Insurance Services Office Form
CG 00 01
*Must be primary and must not
exclude Products/Completed
Operations
☒ Automobile Liability $1,000,000 per accident for bodily
injury, including death, and
property damage
Insurance Services Office Form
CA 00 01
Code 1-Any Auto
Code 8-Hired
Code 9-Non Owned
☒ Workers’
Compensation
Employer’s Liability
$1,000,000 each accident
$1,000,000 disease policy limit
$1,000,000 disease each employee
Waiver of Recovery Endorsement
Other Negotiated Insurance Terms: None
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EXHIBIT C
CONTRACTOR/SERVICE PROVIDER CONFLICT OF INTEREST DESIGNATION
The Political Reform Act1 and the Chula Vista Conflict of Interest Code2 (“Code”) require designated state and
local government officials, including some Contractor/Service Providers, to make certain public disclosures using
a Statement of Economic Interests form (Form 700). Once filed, a Form 700 is a public document, accessible to
any member of the public. In addition, Contractor/Service Providers designated to file the Form 700 are also
required to comply with certain ethics training requirements.3
☒ A. Contractor/Service Provider will not exert influence over the official or contracting decisions of City and
is therefore EXCLUDED4 from disclosure.
☐ B. Contractor/Service Provider WILL exert influence over the official or contracting decisions of City and
their disclosure designation is as follows:
APPLICABLE DESIGNATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL(S) ASSIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES
(Category descriptions available at www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/city-clerk/conflict-of-interest-code.)
Name Email Address Applicable Designation
☐ A. Full Disclosure
☐ B. Limited Disclosure (select one or more of
the categories under which the Contractor shall
file):
☐ 1. ☐ 2. ☐ 3. ☐ 4. ☐ 5. ☐ 6. ☐ 7.
Justification:
☒ C. Excluded from Disclosure
1. Required Filers
Each individual who will be performing services for the City pursuant to the Agreement and who meets the definition
of “Contractor/Service Provider,” pursuant to FPPC Regulation 18700.3, must file a Form 700.
2. Required Filing Deadlines
Each initial Form 700 required under this Agreement shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk via the City's online
filing system, NetFile, within 30 days of the approval of the Agreement. Additional Form 700 filings will be required
annually on April 1 during the term of the Agreement, and within 30 days of the termination of the Agreement.
3. Filing Designation
The City Department Director will designate each individual who will be providing services to the City pursuant to the
Agreement as full disclosure, limited disclosure, or excluded from disclosure, based on an analysis of the services the
Contractor/Service Provider will provide. Notwithstanding this designation or anything in the Agreement, the
Contractor/Service Provider is ultimately responsible for complying with FPPC regulations and filing requirements. If
you have any questions regarding filing requirements, please do not hesitate to contact the City Clerk at (619)691-5041,
or the FPPC at 1-866-ASK-FPPC, or (866) 275-3772 *2.
Pursuant to the duly adopted City of Chula Vista Conflict of Interest Code, this document shall serve as the written
determination of the Contractor’s requirement to comply with the disclosure requirements set forth in the Code.
Completed by: Jonathan Alegre
1 Cal. Gov. Code §§81000 et seq.; FPPC Regs. 18700.3 and 18704.
Chula Vista Municipal Code §§2.02.010-2.02.040.
Cal. Gov. Code §§53234, et seq.
4 CA FPPC Adv. A-15-147 (Chadwick) (2015); Davis v. Fresno Unified School District (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 261; FPPC Reg.
18700.3 (Consultant defined as an “individual” who participates in making a governmental decision; “individual” does not incl ude
corporation or limited liability company).
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17 City of Chula Vista Agreement No.: 2026-317
Service Provider Name: CFKAA Holdings, LLC Rev. 6.4.2026
EXHIBIT D
CONSULTANT LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE
California Government Code section 84308, commonly referred to as the Levine Act, prohibits any City of Chula
Vista Officer5 (“Officer”) from taking part in decisions related to a contract if the Officer received a political
contribution totaling more than $500 within the previous twelve months, and for twelve months following the
date a final decision concerning the contract has been made, from the person or company awarded the contract .
The Levine Act also requires disclosure of such contribution by a party to be awarded a specific contract. The
Levine Act does not apply to competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts; contracts valued at
under $50,000; contracts where no party receives financial compensation; or contracts between two or more
agencies.
☒ A. The Levine Act (Govt. Code §84308) DOES NOT apply to this Agreement.
☐ B. The Levine Act (Govt. Code §84308) does apply to this Agreement and the required disclosure is as
follows:
Current Officers can be located on the City of Chula Vista’s websites below:
Mayor & Council - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/mayor-council
City Attorney - https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/city-attorney/about-us
Planning Commissioners – www.chulavistaca.gov/pc
Candidate for Elected Office – www.chulavistaca.gov/elections
1. Have you or your company, or any agent on behalf of you or your company, made political contributions
totaling more than $500 to any Officer in the 12 months preceding the date you submitted your proposal, the date
you completed this form, or the anticipated date of any Council action related to this Agreement?
YES: ☐ If yes, which Officer(s): Click or tap here to enter text.
NO: ☒☐
2. Do you or your company, or any agent on behalf of you or your company, anticipate or plan to make political
contributions totaling more than $500 to any Officer in the 12 months following the finalization of this Agreement
or any Council action related to this Agreement?
YES: ☐ If yes, which Officer(s): Click or tap here to enter text.
NO: ☒
Answering yes to either question above may not preclude the City of Chula Vista from entering into or taking any
subsequent action related to the Agreement. However, it may preclude the identified Officer(s) from participating
in any actions related to the Agreement.
5 “Officer” means any elected or appointed officer of an agency, any alternate to an elected or appointed officer of an agency, and any candidate for elective office in
an agency. GC § 84308
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Micheal Inzunza, I understand you, Micheal Inzunza, requested this information.
Below is information including link to legal document regarding
Master Dei Catholic School, you Micheal Inzunza and the rest of the WORLD to read
where it refers to you Micheal Inzunza been, suspended placed on leave and NEVER
EVER renew your contract!
Months ago, I printed and delivered a hard a copy of document to Chula Vista City Cleark
to be place in Chula Vista permanent and eternal records.
Also. Micheal Inzunza you and the rest to the world could see, read, and learn is the
Article the article by Union Tribute regarding your UNPAID Phone Bill of $9788.
And yes, Micheal Inzunza Included is a screen Shot.
American Express Collection Rule 3.740
that might or might not be YOU!
BUT then you have Lie to me before, So I will NOT believe whatever you say!
Written Communication - PC Acosta - Rcvd. 10/29/26
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•After Micheal Inzunza
•racist incident against A little Black Kid at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista
•That resulted for Inzunza to be suspended, placed on leave and NEVER REHIRE
•Should not be Welcome or allowed to attend or participate in any Community Event
•Below is a Link to the Legal Document
•
•https://1drv.ms/b/c/8dcf48c141ff159a/IQBNmNjLN_IuRqHlwUfZ6hcAARWPSObp-zRnYYW2vDuIIo0
The 'OK' Hand
Gesture Is Now
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Yes, Micheal Inzunza screen Shot
American Express Case, that might or might not be YOU!
BUT then you have Lie to me before, I DO NOT believe whatever you say!
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Taxpayer Input and Accountability
As a Chula Vista taxpayer, I was not consulted about or if any
public funds were use for this large group to go to MEXICO .
I have a right to know how my tax money is being spent.
I believe taxpayer funds were misused, and public trust was violated
by sending such a large Chula Vista group to the 2026 Regional
Chamber of Commerce event to Mexico.
Questions About the Trip
•Who proposed the trip?
•Who approved of sending such a large group?
•Who attended at taxpayer expense?
•What was the total cost to Chula Vista taxpayers?
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As a taxpayer, I have the right to know how those
responsible for public funds spend my tax dollars.
•I’m demanded transparency regarding this trip to Mexico.
•The name of those who attended.
• Specific reason everyone who attended.
•Which airlines were used, and did attendees fly business class?
•Total Cost
•Yes
•It seems to me that it was a backroom conversation That I as taxpayer was not inform about this.
•Why was it not included in the agenda for public hearing / information to inform Chula Vista Taxpayer
•
•I consider this another abuse of political office, much like the City Council voting to raise its own pay.
•I Do NOT TRUST THOSE WHO LIE to me
•And Yes,
•Micheal Inzunza,
•YOU HAVE LIE TO ME
•
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I am asking. Did any of those individuals who travel to
Mexico meet with
Mexican Senator Enrique Inzunza while enjoying a trip
funded by me as a taxpayer?
•Mexico: Senator Enrique Inzunza, accused of drug trafficking in the US, rules out becoming a protected witness
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Justice.gov
U.S. Attorneys
Southern District of New York
Press Releases
•PRESS RELEASE
•Governor Of Sinaloa And Nine
Other Current And Former
Mexican Officials Charged With
Drug Trafficking And Weapons
Offenses
•Wednesday, April 29, 2026
INZUNZA
CAZAREZ
Mexican
Senator;
former
Secretary
General for
Sinaloa
53
Narcotics
importation
conspiracy;
Possession of
machineguns
and destructive
devices;
Conspiracy to
possess
machineguns
and destructive
devices
Life in prison;
mandatory
minimum of 40
years in prison
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Chula Vista Councilmembers Move to
Award Themselves Huge Pay Raise
The City Council on Tuesday
advanced a November ballot
measure that would raise
councilmembers’ pay by 59 percent
and give elected officials an
additional term in office.
by Jim HinchJuly 15, 2026
The Chula Vista City Council on Tuesday moved to place an initiative on the November ballot that would dramatically reshape the city’s government, including by giving
councilmembers a $45,000
pay raise and extending
their time in office by up
to 12 years.
In addition to raising
councilmembers’ part-
time salaries to a starting
level of $110,127,
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Micheal Inzunza, can you tell me if the
slumlord is now vying to be appointed as National
City’s next Port Commissioner?
Michael Inzunza, could you answer
my questions ?
Will the “slumlord” be appointed as the
new National City Council Member ?
Campaign Contribution
Did you make a financial contribution to Jose
Rodrigues’s campaign?
If so, was it a donation or a backdoor deal?
Were the funds your own?
If you answer, I will NOT Believe you
Micheal Inzunza, you lie to me before
Written Communication
PC - Acosta
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What About You?
Micheal Inzunza:
What type of degree do you
have?
Where did you earn it—or do
you not hold a degree?
Commencement:
Ralph A. Inzunza is listed on
page 24 as one who earned
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ITEM TITLE
Community Benefit District: Hold a Public Hearing on the Formation of the Downtown Chula Vista
Community Benefit District, Count Ballots and Consider Establishing the Downtown Chula Vista Community
Benefit District and Taking Certain Related Actions
Report Number: 26-0315
Location: Approximately twenty-seven (27) square blocks consisting of two hundred fifty-three (253)
parcels on or near the historic Third Avenue business corridor, generally bounded by E Street to the north,
including properties on both the north and south sides of E Street, and I Street to the south, including
properties on the north side of I Street only. The eastern and western boundaries vary along the corridor and
generally follow the predominantly commercial and governmental parcels located on either side of Third
Avenue. The area also includes properties along H Street between Third Avenue and Fourth Avenue.
Department: Economic Development
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: The activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the State California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section
15060(c)(3), no environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
Hold a public hearing to receive public input on the formation of the Downtown Chula Vista Community
Benefit District and levy of the proposed assessment; allow the City Clerk to count, weigh, and tabulate
ballots; and, if there is no majority protest, adopt a resolution establishing the Downtown Chula Vista
Community Benefit District and taking related actions.
SUMMARY
This item is to hold a public hearing to receive public input and allow for the City Clerk to count, weigh and
tabulate ballots received from property owners to consider establishing the Downtown Chul a Vista
Community Benefit District. If the weighted ballots submitted in favor of the proposed assessment outweigh
those submitted in opposition, this item would also allow the City Council to adopt a Resolution to establish
the Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District; approve the Management District Plan and Final
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Assessment Engineer’s Report for the Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District; levy property
assessments; and authorize an administration agreement with the District’s Owner’s Association.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed activity has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), and it has been determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the
State CEQA Guidelines, because the proposed activity consists of a governmental fiscal/administrative
activity which does not result in a physical change in the environment. Therefore, pursuant to Section
15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
This determination is also predicated on State CEQA Guidelines Section 15004 which provides direction to
lead agencies on the appropriate timing for environmental review. Any future projects resulting from
implementation of the Community Benefit District formation may require environmental review and
preparation of appropriate documentation in accordance with applicable state requirements, including
CEQA and applicable provisions of the City Municipal Code.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
The original Downtown Chula Vista Property-based Improvement District (“PBID”) was established in 2002
for a five-year period and subsequently renewed for two (2) additional ten-year (10 year) terms. The term
of the existing PBID is set to expire on December 31, 2026. The PBID was originally administered by Third
Avenue Village Association (“TAVA”). In 2023, all rights and obligations of TAVA were assigned to Greater
Third Avenue Improvement Association (“GTAIA”), doing business as Downtown Chula Vista Association
(“DCVA”). The PBID was established to provide services, programs and improvements that directly and
specially benefit properties and businesses within the PBID because they promote a cleaner, safer and more
attractive historic downtown core, resulting in increased safety and business activity. These activities
supplement the base level of services provided by the City to other areas of the City outside the District and
are intended to specially benefit assessed parcels within the district by supporting commerce, employment,
property values, livability, and commercial and residential occupancy. Activities include reducing litter and
debris, deterring crime, promoting the district, and providing beautification and other improvements that
contribute to a competitive and well-managed mixed-use business district.
On April 14, 2026, the City Council adopted a Community Benefit Districts (“CBD”) Ordinance which
established procedures for the formation of property and business improvement districts – referred to as
CBDs – in Chula Vista. The ordinance supplements procedures established by State law, which allow for the
formation of PBIDs, but does not replace such procedures unless specifically stated in the CBD Ordinance.
The proposed CBD will be established consistent with the CBD Ordinance and in compliance with State law.
To support the establishment of a new district that would continue providing enhanced services and
programming, a petition drive of all affected property owners was conducted between May and August 2026
by New City America, Inc. The petition drive was successful in gaining the signatures of affected property
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owners who would pay over thirty percent (30%) of the total assessment of the proposed CBD, which
exceeded the threshold for proceeding with the establishment of the district.
On September 1, 2026, the City Council adopted a resolution preliminarily approving the Final Assessment
Engineer’s Report, expressing the intention to establish the Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit
District for a period of twenty (20) years, setting the public hearing on such establishment for November 10,
2026, and authorizing the City Manager to vote in favor of establishing the district for all parcels within the
district boundaries owned by the City.
On September 11, 2026, the City Clerk mailed out ballots to all affected property owners within the proposed
CBD boundaries pursuant to Proposition 218, the PBID Law, and the City’s CBD Ordinance. Ballots were sent
out no later than 45 days before the public hearing as required by law, along with the formal Notice of Public
Hearing. The purpose of this item is to allow the City Clerk to open and count all ballots at the public hearing.
The City Clerk will tabulate and weight each ballot according to each property’s proportional assessment. If
the weighted ballots submitted in favor of the assessment exceed those submitted in opposition, the City
Council may establish the district and levy the assessment. If this Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit
District is established, the CBD assessment will become effective on January 1, 2027.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council members and has found no property holdings
within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of this action. Consequently, this item
does not present a disqualifying real property-related financial conflict of interest under California Code of
Regulations Title 2, section 18702.2(a)(7) or (8), for purposes of the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov’t Code
§87100, et seq.).
Staff is not independently aware and has not been informed by any City Council member, of any other fact
that may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
If the new CBD is ultimately established, it is anticipated to result in a current-year fiscal impact to the
General Fund of approximately $44,000. This includes increases to both the City’s District assessment and a
General Benefit payment the City makes to the District. This amount is anticipated to be absorbed within the
existing General Fund expenditure budget, and no additional appropriation is recommended at this time.
The City’s District assessment under the new CBD is expected to total $121,448.02, an increase of
approximately $36,000 from prior years. The assessment amount is based on the assessed value calculated
pursuant to the formula established by the final Assessment Engineer’s Report and applied cumulatively to
all properties owned by the City of Chula Vista that are located within the CBD boundaries.
The City’s General Benefit payment under the new CBD is expected to total $14,158, an increase of
approximately $8,000 from prior years.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of CBD formation would result in City funding obligations for the next twenty (20) years.
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The City’s District assessment would be calculated based on the assessed value and established by the
formula contained in the final Assessment Engineer’s Report as it applies to any property/properties owned
by the City of Chula Vista during the twenty (20) year period.
Additionally, the District’s budget and assessments to City would be subject to annual increases not to exceed
7% per year. Increases will be determined by the Owners’ Association/District Management Corporation and
may vary between 0% and 7% annually but may not exceed 7%. According to the DCVA, the assessment has
only been increased twice and has never been increased by the full amount authorized annually.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Final Assessment Engineer’s report dated August 11, 2026
Staff Contact: Kevin Pointer, Principal Economic Development Specialist
David Graham, Economic Development Director
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60297.00069\45536942.1
RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA FORMING THE DOWNTOWN CHULA VISTA
COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT, APPROVING THE
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT
ENGINEER’S REPORT, LEVYING PROPERTY
ASSESSMENTS, AND AUTHORIZING AN
ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista’s Community Benefit Districts Ordinance, codified
in Chula Vista Municipal Code Chapter 5.14 (the “Ordinance”), authorizes the formation of
property and business improvement districts and incorporates the Property and Business
Improvement District Law of 1994, Streets and Highways Code section 36600 et seq. (“PBID
Law”), except where the Ordinance provides otherwise; and
WHEREAS, the City received petitions supporting the formation of the Downtown Chula
Vista Community Benefit District (the “District”) from property owners who will pay more than
thirty percent of the proposed assessments, calculated in accordance with C hula Vista Municipal
Code section 5.14.050(A); and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-188,
entitled RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
PROVIDING PRELIMINARY APPROVAL OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S
REPORT; EXPRESSING ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH THE DOWNTOWN CHULA
VISTA COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT FOR A PERIOD OF TWENTY YEARS; AND
SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON SUCH ESTABLISHMENT” (the “Resolution of
Intention”), declaring its intention to establish the District for twenty years and levy property
assessments, preliminarily approving the Assessment Engineer’s Report, and setting a public
hearing for November 10, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District Management District
Plan, dated August 11, 2026 (the “Plan”), and the Assessment Engineer’s Report, dated August
11, 2026, prepared by a California Registered Professional Engineer (the “Engineer’s Report”),
describe the District boundaries, improvements, maintenance, activities, assessment methodology,
parcel assessments, special benefits, and general benefits; and
WHEREAS, on or about September 11, 2026, the City Clerk mailed notice of the proposed
assessments, the public hearing, and assessment ballots to the record owners of the affected
parcels, at least forty-five days before the hearing, in accordance with article XIII D, section 4 of
the California Constitution, Government Code section 53753, Streets and Highways Code section
36623, and the Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, on November 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. at Chula Vista City Council Chambers
located at 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA, the City Council held the noticed public hearing
concerning establishment of the District and levy of the assessments, received written and oral
testimony, and considered all objections and protests; and
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WHEREAS, following the conclusion of public testimony, the City Clerk unsealed and
tabulated in public view all valid assessment ballots submitted and not withdrawn, weighting each
ballot according to the proportional financial obligation of the affected parcel, and presented the
certified results to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the Plan, Engineer’s Report, staff report,
testimony, objections, protests, and certified ballot results and desires to establish the District
without changes to its proposed boundaries, first-year parcel assessments, or improvements,
maintenance, and activities; and
WHEREAS, District formation and assessment authorization constitute a governmental
fiscal and administrative activity that does not result in a physical change in the environment and
therefore do not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it forms the Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District, approves the Management
District Plan and Assessment Engineer’s Report as provided below, levies property assessments,
and authorizes an administration agreement on the following terms:
1. Formation and term. The City Council establishes the Downtown Chula Vista
Community Benefit District as a property-based business improvement district pursuant to the
Ordinance and the PBID Law. The District’s assessment and operating term consists of twenty
annual periods beginning January 1, 2027, and ending December 31, 2046, unless lawfully
disestablished earlier or renewed through subsequent proceedings. No assessment under this
resolution funds a period before January 1, 2027. This term does not extend or replace any portion
of the existing Third Avenue Property-based Improvement District’s term, which expires
December 31, 2026.
2. Protests and ballot results. The City Council accepts the City Clerk Certificate attached
as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference. As certified therein, the valid assessment ballots
submitted and not withdrawn in favor of the proposed assessments outweigh those submitted in
opposition when weighted according to the proportional financial obligation of each affected
parcel. Accordingly, the City Council finds that no majority protest exists under article XIII D,
section 4 of the California Constitution and Government Code section 53753. After considering
all protests and objections, the City Council determines that they do not warrant changes to the
proposed boundaries, first-year parcel assessments, or improvements, maintenance, and activities.
Before adopting this resolution, the City Council considered and responded orally or in writing to
each timely written legal objection received, if any, as required by Chula Vista Municipal Code
section 5.14.090(A). The City Clerk shall retain the Certificate, supporting tabulation, and
responses in the proceedings record.
3. Approval of Plan and Engineer’s Report. The City Council approves the Plan and
Engineer’s Report and incorporates them by reference, subject to the collection provisions and the
annual increase limitations described in this resolution. The City Clerk shall retain the approved
Plan and Engineer’s Report, including the assessment roll and boundary map, on file and available
for public inspection.
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4. District boundaries and assessed parcels. The District includes approximately twenty-
seven blocks along Third Avenue, generally extending from E Street on the north to I Street on the
south, including the H Street extension toward Fourth Avenue. Its precise exterior boundaries are
those shown on the District boundary map in Appendix 2 of the Engineer’s Report and described
in Section 2 of the Plan, on file with the City Clerk. Those documents control over this general
description. The assessment roll identifies 253 assessed parcels and their individual assessments
in Appendix 1 of the Engineer’s Report and Section 7 of the Plan. The City Council adopts those
boundaries and parcel assessments without modification.
5. Improvements, maintenance, and activities. The District will provide the supplemental
improvements, maintenance, and activities described in the Plan and Engineer’s Report, which
will be funded by the levy of the assessments. They include safety and cleanliness activities,
including without limitation sidewalk and gutter cleaning, pressure washing, supplemental trash
collection, graffiti removal, beautification, landscaping, public-space maintenance, and safety
services; District identity and placemaking activities, such as events, marketing, public relations,
banners, decorations, and public-space activation and amenities; administration and program
management; and contingency and reserves. The first-year special-benefit budget allocates
$416,000 to Civil Sidewalks–Safety–Cleanliness, $104,000 to District Identity–Placemaking,
$153,000 to administration, and $20,762 to contingency and reserves. These services supplement
the City’s existing baseline services and do not replace them. The Plan describes the
improvements, maintenance, and activities for subsequent years.
6. Special benefits and proportionality. Based on the Engineer’s Report and the hearing
record, the City Council finds that the assessed properties within the District will receive particular
and distinct special benefits from the assessment-funded improvements, maintenance, and
activities. Those benefits include cleaner and safer access to assessed parcels, improved use and
occupancy, and enhanced attraction and retention of customers, tenants, employees, and
businesses. The Engineer’s Report identifies the special benefits to each assessed parcel and
allocates costs according to the proportional special benefit that parcel receives. No parcel
assessment exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.
Publicly owned assessed parcels also receive special benefits and shall pay their proportional
assessments. The total amount of all special benefits to the assessed properties is $693,762 for the
first year, as stated in the Plan and Engineer’s Report; subsequent annual special-benefit amounts
are those in the approved annual budgets, subject to paragraph 9. The twenty-year projected annual
special-benefit costs appear in the Engineer’s Report, including its twenty-year budget schedules,
which this resolution incorporates by reference.
8. Levy and assessment methodology. The City Council levies the assessments on real
property only, and not on businesses, for each annual assessment period during the District’s
twenty-year term. The first-year aggregate parcel assessment is $693,762. Each parcel shall pay
the amount shown on the approved assessment roll. The general first-year formula is $0.14 per
assessable square foot of building area, plus $0.08 per assessable square foot of land area, plus
$4.00 per assessable linear foot of street frontage, excluding alley frontage. Residential
condominium parcels shall pay $0.14 per square foot of interior unit building area only. The Plan
and Engineer’s Report govern parcel classifications, allocations, exclusions, and adjustments for
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property characteristics and changes in use or development. No assessment may exceed the
proportional special benefit to the parcel. Adoption of this resolution and recordation of the
required notice and assessment diagram constitute the levy for each assessment year pursuant to
Streets and Highways Code section 36625(b).
9. Annual adjustments and reports. For each year after the first, the Owners’ Association
may propose an assessment rate increase between zero and seven percent over the preceding year’s
actual rates, commensurate with special benefits. An increase requires approval by the Owners’
Association’s board, inclusion in the annual report, and adoption by the City Council in accordance
with Streets and Highways Code section 36650. Unused increases do not accumulate or permit an
increase above seven percent in a later year. Changes in assessable property characteristics may
affect a parcel’s assessment only as the approved methodology permits. Any increase or change
beyond the approved authority requires the proceedings applicable under article XIII D, the PBID
Law, and the Ordinance. The Owners’ Association shall submit annual reports and account for
revenues, expenditures, carryovers, nonassessment contributions and other information described
in the Assessment Engineer’s Report as the PBID Law requires.
10. Time and manner of collection. Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code section 36631,
the City shall collect assessments by direct annual billing to property owners, beginning with the
annual assessment period commencing January 1, 2027. Payment is due t hirty days after mailing
of the invoice. Direct billing applies to public and private assessed parcels. In subsequent years,
except for publicly owned properties, the City may place the assessment on the County of San
Diego property tax rolls, where they will be collected at the same time/in the same manner as ad
valorem property taxes, and will have the same lien priority and penalties for delinquent payments
as ad valorem property taxes, with delinquent assessments from the first year added to the tax roll
for the following year with applicable interest and penalties.
11. Use of assessment revenues and bonds. The levy of assessments will fund the District’s
special-benefit improvements, maintenance, and activities. Assessment revenues shall serve only
the purposes specified in the Resolution of Intention and approved through these proceedings. The
City and Owners’ Association shall not use those revenues to provide improvements, maintenance,
or activities outside the District or to pay general-benefit costs. No bonds will issue in connection
with the District.
12. Owners’ Association and administration agreement. The City Council designates
Greater Third Avenue Improvement Association, a nonprofit corporation doing business as
Downtown Chula Vista Association, as the District’s Owners’ Association. The City Manager may
negotiate and execute an administration agreement with the Owner’s Association, subject to
approval as to form by the City Attorney, to implement the approved Plan and Engineer’s Report
and this resolution. The Owners’ Association shall comply with the Ralph M. Brown Act when it
hears, discusses, or deliberates on matters within the District’s subject matter and with the
California Public Records Act for records relating to District activities, as Streets and Highways
Code section 36612 requires. The agreement may not increase assessment rates, expand District
boundaries, or authorize activities beyond those approved through lawful proceedings.
13. Applicable law and amendments. The properties within the District shall be subject to
any amendments to the PBID Law, to the extent such amendments are consistent with the
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Ordinance, and to applicable constitutional requirements. District administration, annual reporting,
modification, renewal, disestablishment, and disposition of remaining funds shall comply with the
PBID Law and the Ordinance.
14. Environmental determination. The City Council determines that District formation and
assessment authorization are not a project under State CEQA Guidelines section 15378 and are
not subject to CEQA pursuant to section 15060(c)(3). This resolution does not approve
construction of a specific physical improvement. Any future project shall undergo environmental
review at the appropriate time under section 15004 and other applicable CEQA and Municipal
Code requirements.
15. Recording and implementation. The City Clerk shall record the notice and assessment
diagram with the San Diego County Recorder as required by Streets and Highways Code sections
36627 and 3114 and retain a certified copy of this resolution with the District records. The City
Manager, City Clerk, and other appropriate City officers may take the administrative actions
necessary to implement this resolution consistent with its terms. This resolution takes effect upon
adoption; the assessments and District operations commence January 1, 2027.
Presented by Approved as to form by
David Graham Marco A. Verdugo
Director of Economic Development City Attorney
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CITY CLERK CERTIFICATE
Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District
Resolution No. ____________________
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista, certify the following
concerning the proposed District property assessments:
1. The City Council held the noticed public hearing on November 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., at
Chula Vista City Hall, Council Chambers, 276 4th Avenue, Chula Vista, CA.
2. After the conclusion of the public hearing on November 10, 2026, I conducted or supervised
the unsealing and tabulation of assessment ballots in public view, in accordance with
Government Code section 53753. The tabulation occurred at Chula Vista City Hall, Council
Chambers, 276 4th Avenue, Chula Vista, CA and concluded on November 10, 2026 at
__________ p.m.. I acted as the impartial tabulator and had no vested interest in the outcome.
3. I counted only valid ballots timely submitted and not withdrawn. Each ballot’s weight reflects
the proposed assessment on the parcel or parcels it represents. For multiple ballots from co-
owners of a parcel, I apportioned the parcel’s assessment according to their respective ownership
interests, as Government Code section 53753(e)(3) requires. I excluded late, withdrawn, invalid,
and superseded ballots from the results below.
4. Certified results
Position Valid ballots
Number
Assessment weight
Dollars
Share of valid
assessment weight
In favor ________$____________________%
In opposition ________$____________________%
Total counted ________$____________100%
Excluded ballot counts: Late ____; withdrawn ____; invalid ____; superseded ____. Count each excluded ballot
once. The attached tabulation identifies the affected parcels, ballot dispositions, assessment weights, and any co -
owner allocations.
5. The total assessment weight of valid ballots submitted and not withdrawn in favor exceeds the
total assessment weight of those in opposition. Accordingly, no majority protest exists under
article XIII D, section 4 of the California Constitution and Government Code section 53753.
I certify that the foregoing results and attached detailed tabulation are true and correct. The City
Clerk’s office retains the ballots and supporting tabulation records.
Date: November 10, 2026
Signature: ______________________________
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC
City Clerk, City of Chula Vista
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ATTACHMENT 1
DOWNTOWN CHULA VISTA
COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT
DCV CBD)
ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S
REPORT
Being Established for a 20-year Term Pursuant to the City of Chula Vista’s
Community Benefit District Ordinance
Chapter 5.14 added to Title 5 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code.
Prepared by
Edward V. Henning
California Registered Professional Engineer # 26549
Edward Henning & Associates
August 11, 2026
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ASSESSMENT ENGINEER’S REPORT
To Whom It May Concern:
I hereby certify to the best of my professional knowledge and experience that each of the identified
benefiting properties located within the proposed Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District
DCV CBD") being established for a 20 year term will receive a special benefit over and above the
benefits conferred on the public at large and that the amount of the proposed assessment is proportional
to, and no greater than the benefits conferred on each respective property. As required by State Law, I
have personally prepared this entire Report and hereby attest to all of its contents.
Introduction
This report serves as the “detailed engineer’s report” required by Section 4(b) of Article XIIID of the
California Constitution to support the benefit property assessments to be levied within the proposed DCV
CBD in the City of Chula Vista, California being established for a 20 year term. The discussion and
analysis contained within this Report constitutes the required “nexus” of rationale between assessment
amounts levied and special benefits conferred on real properties within the proposed DCV CBD.
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Background
The DCV CBD is a property-based benefit assessment type district being established for a 20 year term
pursuant to the City of Chula Vista’s Community Benefit District Ordinance, codified Under Municipal Code Chapter
5.14 added to Title 5 (the “Ordinance”), which supplements Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and
Highways Code (as amended), also known as the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994
the “Act”). Due to the benefit assessment nature of assessments levied within a property and business
improvement district (“PBID”) or community benefit district (“CBD”), district program costs are to be
distributed amongst all identified benefiting properties based on the proportional amount of special benefit
each property is expected to derive from the assessments levied. Only those properties on which special
benefits are expected to be conferred from assessment funded programs and activities may be assessed and
only in an amount proportional to the relative special benefits expected to be conferred on each property.
Supplemental Article XIIID Section 4(b) California Constitution
Procedures and Requirements
Proposition 218, approved by the voters of California in November of 1996, adds a supplemental array of
procedures and requirements to be carried out prior to levying a property-based assessment like the DCV
CBD. These requirements are in addition to requirements imposed by State and local assessment enabling
laws. These requirements were “chaptered” into law as Article XIIID Section 4(b) of the California
Constitution (hereinafter Article XIIID).
Since Article XIIID provisions will affect all subsequent calculations to be made in the final assessment
formula for the DCV CBD, each of these supplemental requirements will be taken into account and
addressed in this Report. The key provisions of Article XIIID along with a description of how the DCV
CBD complies with each of these provisions are delineated below.
Note: All section references below pertain to Article XIII D of the California Constitution)
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Finding 1. From Section 4(a): “Identify all parcels which will have a special benefit conferred upon
them and upon which an assessment will be imposed”
Boundaries
The proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD (DCV CBD) consists of approximately 27 square blocks
blocks vary in size on each side of both Third Avenue, in general with E Street as the northern boundary
north and south sides of the street, I Street as the southern boundary, (north side only) and on the east and
west side of Third Avenue which following the predominantly commercial and governmental parcels in a
varying boundary. There are 253 parcels owned by 199 property owners. The boundaries also include
large parcels and buildings owned by both the City and County of San Diego. The boundary of the DCV
CBD and parcels within it are shown on the map of the DCV CBD attached as Appendix 2 to this Report.
District Boundary Rationale
The DCV CBD boundaries are comprised of parcels that highlight restaurants, bars, breweries, retailers,
services, office buildings, government buildings, two hospitals, health care office buildings, banks and
mixed-use residential condominiums, apartment units in general. The boundaries from the renewal of this
property assessment district mirror, in general, the boundaries of the PBID approved by property owners
in 2017 with an extension of the service area running westward on both sides of H Street, ending at the
eastern intersection of Fourth Avenue and H Street. Under the new local enabling ordinance, the term will
allow the district to help fund and improve new projects throughout the district, over a maximum 20-year
term. The new projects may include the creation of Memorial Plaza and new public spaces created and
managed throughout the district boundaries.
Northern Boundary
The northern boundary of the proposed DCV CBD is bounded by E Street on the north, including the north
and south sides of E Street ending at parcel 566-240-011 on the east, the parcel at the northwest section of
the intersection of Del Mar Avenue and E Street. On the west side, the district ends at parcel 566-232-010,
566-232-018, 566-232-013 and parcel 566-232-017 which serves as the group of parcels defining the
northwest corner of the District boundaries. No District special benefit services shall be provided north of
the northern District boundary.
Western Boundary
The western boundary of the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD includes the parcel at the southwest
corner of the intersection of E Street and Landis Avenue, parcel 568 -043-022. The western boundary
continues southward running along the west side of the parcels from 568-043022 ending at parcel 568-
151-022. The western boundary then extends westward to include parcels 568-153-001, 568-153-002
west of Garrett Street and F street). The western boundary then crosses southward at F Street to include
the following parcels running southward on a variety of blocks starting with parcel 568-270-031, then
crosses southward at Fourth Avenue and runs southward on the west side of parcels 568-270-029, 568-
270-044. The western boundary continues southward and runs along the west side of Third Avenue from
Park Way and Third Avenue including all the parcels along the west side of Third Avenue, parcel 573 -
300-046 running southward to parcels 573-450-066. The western boundary then moves westward to both
sides of H Street ending at parcel 568-450-55 at Fourth Avenue and H Street (north side) and parcel
573010-021 at Fourth Avenue and H Street (south side). The western boundary then runs eastward on the
south side of H Street, up to Third Avenue. From there the western boundary turns at H Street turning
southward to include the County owned buildings including parcel 573-100-037, 573-100-039 and 573-
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100-038, ending at the northwestern corner of the intersection of I Street and Third Avenue, parcel 573-
100-038. No District programs and services will be provided west of the western District boundary.
Southern Boundary
The southern boundary of the proposed DCV CBD ends at two parcels at the northwestern parcel of the
intersection of I Street and Third Avenue, parcel 573-100-038 and then includes the parcel at the
northeastern corner of I Street and Third Avenue, parcel 573-110-024. No District programs and services
will be provided south of the southern District boundary.
Eastern Boundary
The eastern boundary of the proposed DCV CBD starts at the northeastern parcel of the intersection of I
Street and Third Avenue, parcel 573-110-024 and then proceeds northward on the east side of Third Avenue
including all the parcels on the east side of Third Avenue up to parcel 573-512-039 at Alvarado Street. The
eastern boundary then continues running northward along the east side of Third Avenue including parcels
573-420-021, 573-420-020 and parcel 573-420-019. The eastern boundary then continues northward
running along the east side of Third Avenue including all the parcels between the alley east of Third Avenue
to Third Avenue from Alvarado Street on the south to Center Street on the north. All the parcels between
Third Avenue and the alley to the east of Third Avenue are included in the eastern boundary. At Center
Street, the eastern boundary continues northward to include all the parcels between the east side of Third
Avenue and the west side of Del Mar Avenue, ending at F Street (parcel 568-333-011). The eastern boundary
then moves northward along the east side of Church Avenue starting at parcel 568-162011 at the
northeastern corner of the intersection of F Street and Church Avenue and continues northward including
all the parcels fronting along the east side of Church Avenue ending at the parcel on E Street, parcel 569-
072-026. The eastern boundary terminates at the parcel on the north side of E Street and Del Mar Avenue,
parcel 566-240-011. No District programs and services will be provided east of the eastern District
boundary.
Summary
All identified parcels within the above-described boundaries and shall be assessed to fund supplemental
special benefit programs, services and improvements as outlined in the Management District Plan (the
Plan”) and in this Assessment Engineer’s Report (the “Report”). All DCV CBD funded services,
programs and improvements provided within the above-described boundaries shall confer special benefit
to identified assessed parcels inside the DCV CBD boundaries and none will be provided outside of the
DCV CBD. Each assessed parcel within the DCV CBD will proportionately specially benefit from the
DCV CBD funded Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity-Placemaking, Administration and
Contingency-Reserve as described in more detail under “Work Plan”, beginning on page 12 of this Report.
These services, programs and improvements are intended to improve commerce, employment, rents,
livability and commercial and residential occupancy rates of parcels and businesses within the DCV CBD
by reducing litter and debris, deterring crime, marketing the available goods and services and installing
beautification elements, each considered necessary in a competitive properly managed mixed-use business
district. All DCV CBD funded services programs and improvements are considered supplemental, above
normal base level services provided by the City of Chula Vista and are only provided for the special benefit
of assessed parcels within the boundaries of the DCV CBD.
A list of all parcels included in the proposed DCV CBD is shown as Appendix 1, attached to this Report
with their respective San Diego County assessor parcel number. The boundary of the proposed DCV CBD
and parcels within it are shown on the map of the DCV CBD attached as Appendix 2 to this Report.
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Finding 2. From Section 4(a): “Separate general benefits (if any) from the special benefits conferred
on parcel(s). Only special benefits are assessable. “
QUANTITATIVE BENEFIT ANALYSIS
As stipulated in Article XIIID Section 4(b) of the California Constitution, assessment district programs
and activities confer a combination of general and special benefits to properties, but the only program
benefits that can be assessed are those that provide special benefit to the assessed properties. For the
purposes of this analysis, a “general benefit” is hereby defined as: “A benefit to properties in the area and
in the surrounding community or benefit to the public in general resulting from the improvement, activity,
or service to be provided by the assessment levied”. “Special benefit” as defined by Article XIIID means
a distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on real property located in the district.
The property uses within the boundaries of the DCV CBD that will receive special benefits from DCV
CBD funded programs and services are currently an array of restaurants, bars, breweries, retailers,
services, office buildings, government buildings and market rate apartment units with future residential
condominiums. Services, programs and improvements provided and funded by the DCV CBD are
primarily designed to provide special benefits as described below to identified assessed parcels and the
array of land uses within the boundaries of the DCV CBD and are over and above services already
provided by the City to the general public at large.
The proposed DCV CBD programs, improvements and services and Year 1 budget allocation are as
follows:
Year 1 - DCV CBD Special Benefit Cost Allocations (Assessment Revenue Only) *
Civil Sidewalks-
Safety-
Cleanliness
District Identity
Placemaking Administration
Contingency
Reserve TOTAL
59.9629% 14.9907% 22.0537% 2.9927% 100.00%
416,000 $104,000 $153,000 $20,762 $693,762
These dollar numbers are rounded to the closest whole dollar amount
Assessed parcels are conferred proportionate special benefits from all DCV CBD funded programs,
services and improvements which are intended to attract more customers, users, visitors, employees,
tenants and investors. DCV CBD programs, services and improvements are designed to increase business
volumes, sales transactions, occupancies, livability and rental income. These programs, services and
improvements are designed to improve commerce and aesthetic appeal for owners, tenants, patrons,
residents, visitors and employees of these parcels within the DCV CBD by reducing litter and debris,
deterring crime, marketing the available goods and services and installing beautification elements, each
considered necessary in a competitive properly managed mixed-use business district. Importantly, these
services and improvements are in addition to services and improvements that the City provides to the
general public and are only provided to and funded by the assessed parcels.
These benefits are particular and distinct to each and every identified and assessed parcel within the DCV
CBD and are not provided to non-assessed parcels outside of the DCV CBD. These programs, services
and improvements will only be provided to each individual assessed parcel within the DCV CBD
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boundaries and, in turn, confer proportionate special benefits to each assessed parcel.
In the case of the DCV CBD, the very nature of the purpose of this CBD is to fund supplemental programs,
services and improvements to assessed parcels within the DCV CBD boundaries above and beyond what
is being currently funded either via normal tax supported methods or other funding sources. All benefits
derived from the assessments to be levied on assessed parcels within the DCV CBD are for services,
programs and improvements directly and specially benefiting each individual assessed parcel within the
DCV CBD. No DCV CBD funded services, activities or programs will be provided outside of the DCV
CBD boundaries.
While every attempt is made to provide DCV CBD services and programs to confer special benefits only
to those identified assessed parcels within the DCV CBD. Article XIIID stipulates that the portion of the
program costs that are attributable to general benefits must be assigned a value and funded from sources
other than assessment revenue. A special benefit does not become or create general benefits if the special
benefit creates or produces general benefits, either General benefits might be conferred on parcels within
the DCV CBD, or “spillover” onto parcels surrounding the DCV CBD, or to the public at large who might
be passing through the DCV CBD with no intention of transacting business within the DCV CBD or
interest in the DCV CBD itself.
Assessment engineering experience throughout California has found that general benefits within a given
business improvement district tend to range from 2-6% of the total costs. There are three methods that
have been used by this Assessment Engineer for determining general and special benefit values within
assessment districts:
1) The parcel-by-parcel allocation method
2) The program/activity line-item allocation method, and
3) The composite district overlay determinant method.
A majority of PBID type districts in California for which this Assessment Engineer has provided
assessment engineering services in conformance with Article XIIID have used Method #3, the composite
district overlay determinant method which will be used for the DCV CBD. This method of computing the
value of general benefit involves a composite of three distinct types of general benefit – general benefit
to assessed parcels within the DCV CBD, general benefit to the public at large within the DCV CBD and
general benefit to parcels outside the DCV CBD.
General Benefit – Assessed Parcels within the DCV CBD
DCV CBD funded programs are narrowly designed and carefully implemented to specially benefit the
assessed DCV CBD parcels and are only provided for the special benefit to each and every assessed parcel
within the DCV CBD. It is the opinion of this Engineer, based on over 30 years of professional assessment
engineering experience and knowledge of similar factors used in similar type business improvement
districts throughout California by other Assessment Engineer’s, that nearly 100% of benefits conferred on
the 253 assessed parcels within the DCV CBD are distinct and special. In the case of the DCV CBD, it is
projected that there are 0.25% general benefits conferred on these parcels. This high ratio of special
benefits to general benefits is because the DCV CBD funded programs and services are specially geared
to the unique needs of each parcel within the DCV CBD and are directed specially only to these parcels
within the DCV CBD and are in addition to services provided City-wide and to the general public at large.
This concept is further reinforced by the proportionality of special benefits conferred on each parcel within
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the DCV CBD as determined by the special benefit assessment formula as it is applied to the unique and
varying property characteristics of each parcel. The computed 0.25% general benefit value on the 253
assessed parcels within the DCV CBD equates to $1,734 or (.25% x $693,762).
Spillover General Benefits to Parcels Outside of DCV CBD
While DCV CBD programs and services will not be provided directly to parcels outside the DCV CBD
boundaries, it is reasonable to conclude that DCV CBD services may confer an indirect general benefit on
parcels adjacent to the DCV CBD boundaries. The California Court of Appeal has previously held that
indirect benefits to non-assessed parcels resulting from programs and services provided directly and only
to assessed parcels does not in and of itself create a general benefit. Nevertheless, out of an abundance of
caution, and in light of certain adjacent parcels, this report analyzes the potential for some general benefit.
An inventory of the DCV CBD boundaries finds that the DCV CBD is immediately surrounded by 140
parcels. Of these, 21 are commercial zoned parcels with commercial uses and 119 are either residentially
zoned parcels with residential uses or public or non-profit owned parcels with public or non-profit uses.
The 140 parcels directly outside the DCV CBD boundaries can reasonably be assumed to receive some
indirect general benefit as a result of DCV CBD funded programs, services and improvements. Based on
over 30 years of assessment engineering experience and knowledge of similar factors used in similar type
business improvement districts throughout California by other Assessment Engineer’s, it is the opinion of
this Engineer that a benefit factor of 1.0 be attributed to the 253 assessed parcels within the DCV CBD, a
benefit factor of 0.05 be attributed to general benefits conferred on the 21 commercial parcel located
adjacent to or across the street from assessed parcels within the DCV CBD, and a benefit factor of 0.005
be attributed to general benefits conferred on the 119 residential or public or non-profit parcels and uses
located adjacent to or across the street from assessed parcels within the DCV CBD. The cumulative dollar
value of this general benefit type equates to $4,545 ($2,892 + $1,653) as delineated in the following Table:
Spillover” General Benefits *
Parcel Type Quantity Benefit
Factor
Benefit
Units
Benefit
Percent
Benefit
Value
Assessed Parcels Inside BID 253 1.000 253.00 99.3521% $693,762
Commercial Perimeter Parcels Outside BID 21 0.050 1.05 0.4123% $2,892
Other Perimeter Parcels Outside BID 119 0.005 0.60 0.2356% $1,653
TOTAL 254.65 100.00% $701,550
It is noted that some of these numbers are rounded to the closest whole dollar amount.
General Benefit - Public At Large
While the DCV CBD funded programs are narrowly designed and carefully implemented to specially
benefit the assessed DCV CBD parcels, are provided directly and exclusively to assessed parcels, and are
only provided for the special benefit to each and every assessed parcel within the DCV CBD, these
programs also provide general benefits to the public at large within the DCV CBD.
For the proposed DCV CBD activities, assessment engineering experience in California, based on actual
professionally conducted pedestrian intercept surveys in other similar business improvement type districts
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has found that generally over 95% of people moving about within similar district boundaries are engaged
in business related to assessed parcels and businesses located within them, while the public at large “just
passing through” is typically 5% or less. Districts with high levels of transit connecting nodes and patrons
may have higher levels of general benefits conferred on non-engaged “passers-through”, i.e. the public at
large.
Tangible services and improvements such as security, benches and shade trees would confer higher levels
of general benefits on the public at large than say steam cleaned sidewalks, planters, decorative pavement
and other general district management and operation activities. Typically, a factor range from 2.0% to 4%
0.02 to 0.04) is assigned to tangible streetscape/sidewalk type services, programs and improvements such
as security, benches and shade trees; in turn, a factor ranging from 0.25% to 1.0% (0.0025 to 0.01) is
assigned to intangible services, programs and improvements such as sidewalk and pavement cleaning,
general landscape improvements and ancillary services such as district management, operations and
overhead.
While the California Court of Appeal has previously held that a business improvement district that
provides services directly to assessed properties in addition to services provided to the public at large
provides only a special benefit to the assessed parcels even if the special benefits produce general benefits
to the public at large. Nevertheless, out of an abundance of caution, this report identifies some general
benefit.
Based on experience and the nature of the proposed DCV CBD funded programs and over 30 years of
assessment engineering experience, it is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that districtwide general
benefit factors for each of the DCV CBD funded special benefit program element costs that provide a
general benefit to the public at large are as shown in the Table below. These factors are applied to each
program element cost in order to compute the dollar and percent value of districtwide general benefits to
the public at large. The total dollar value of this general benefit type, public at large, equates to $7,729 as
delineated in the following Table:
GENERAL BENEFITS TO “PUBLIC AT LARGE” *
A B C E
Program Element Dollar
Allocation
General
Benefit
Percent
General
Benefit
Factor
General
Benefit Value
A x C)
Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $416,000 1.50% 0.0150 $6,240
District Identity-Placemaking $104,000 0.50% 0.0050 $520
Administration $153,000 0.50% 0.0050 $765
Contingency $20,762 0.50% 0.0050 $104
Total $693,762 $7,629
It is noted that some of these numbers are rounded to the closest whole dollar amount.
Composite General Benefit
Based on the general benefit values delineated in the three sections above, the total value of districtwide
general benefits conferred on assessed parcels within the DCV CBD, on the public at large and on parcels
outside the DCV CBD, equates to $13,908 ($1,734 + $4,545 + $7,629). Total Year 1 program costs are
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estimated $707,670. This Assessment Engineer has determined that the general benefit value portion of
this equates to $13,908 or 1.97% of the total estimated DCV CBD program costs. This leaves a value of
98.03% assigned to special benefit related costs. The general benefit percentage will now be
conservatively rounded up to 2.0% of the total revised program costs of $707,920 or $14,158. Subtracting
the composite general benefit value of $14,158 from the revised total estimated program cost of $707,920
results in a special benefit value of $693,762. This is the total amount of assessments to be levied on the
253 assessed parcels in the proposed renewed DCV CBD for Year 1. General benefit costs of $14,158
will need to be funded by other non-assessment sources.
A breakdown of projected special and districtwide general benefits for Years 1-20 for each program
element is shown in the following Table:
20 Year Special + General Benefit Costs (Assumes max of 7% Annual Increase) *
These dollar numbers are rounded to the closest whole dollar amount)
YR PROGRAM CATEGORY
SPECIAL
BENEFIT
ASSESSMENT
COSTS
GENERAL
BENEFIT
NON-
ASSESSMENT
COSTS
TOTAL
ADJUSTED
COSTS
OF
TOTAL
1 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $416,000 $8,490 $424,490 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $104,000 $2,122 $106,122 14.9907%
Administration $153,000 $3,122 $156,122 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $20,762 $424 $21,186 2.9927%
Total $693,762 $14,158 $707,920 100.0000%
2 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $445,120 $9,084 $454,204 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $111,280 $2,271 $113,551 14.9907%
Administration $163,710 $3,341 $167,051 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $22,215 $454 $22,669 2.9927%
Total $742,325 $15,150 $757,475 100.0000%
3 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $476,278 $9,720 $485,998 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $119,070 $2,430 $121,500 14.9907%
Administration $175,170 $3,575 $178,745 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $23,770 $486 $24,256 2.9927%
Total $794,288 $16,211 $810,499 100.0000%
4 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $509,617 $10,400 $520,017 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $127,405 $2,600 $130,005 14.9907%
Administration $187,432 $3,825 $191,257 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $25,434 $520 $25,954 2.9927%
Total $849,888 $17,345 $867,233 100.0000%
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5 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $545,290 $11,128 $556,418 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $136,323 $2,782 $139,105 14.9907%
Administration $200,552 $4,093 $204,645 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $27,214 $556 $27,770 2.9927%
Total $909,379 $18,559 $927,938 100.0000%
6 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $583,460 $11,907 $595,367 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $145,866 $2,977 $148,843 14.9907%
Administration $214,591 $4,380 $218,971 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $29,119 $595 $29,714 2.9927%
Total $973,036 $19,859 $992,895 100.0000%
7 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $624,302 $12,740 $637,042 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $156,077 $3,185 $159,262 14.9907%
Administration $229,612 $4,687 $234,299 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $31,157 $637 $31,794 2.9927%
Total $1,041,148 $21,249 $1,062,397 100.0000%
8 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $668,003 $13,632 $681,635 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $167,002 $3,408 $170,410 14.9907%
Administration $245,685 $5,015 $250,700 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $33,338 $682 $34,020 2.9927%
Total $1,114,028 $22,737 $1,136,765 100.0000%
9 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $714,763 $14,586 $729,349 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $178,692 $3,647 $182,339 14.9907%
Administration $262,883 $5,366 $268,249 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $35,672 $730 $36,402 2.9927%
Total $1,192,010 $24,329 $1,216,339 100.0000%
10 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $764,796 $15,607 $780,403 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $191,200 $3,902 $195,102 14.9907%
Administration $281,285 $5,742 $287,027 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $38,169 $781 $38,950 2.9927%
Total $1,275,450 $26,032 $1,301,482 100.0000%
11 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $818,332 $16,699 $835,031 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $204,584 $4,175 $208,759 14.9907%
Administration $300,975 $6,144 $307,119 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $40,841 $836 $41,677 2.9927%
Total $1,364,732 $27,854 $1,392,586 100.0000%
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12 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $875,615 $17,868 $893,483 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $218,905 $4,467 $223,372 14.9907%
Administration $322,043 $6,574 $328,617 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $43,700 $895 $44,595 2.9927%
Total $1,460,263 $29,804 $1,490,067 100.0000%
13 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $936,908 $19,119 $956,027 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $234,228 $4,780 $239,008 14.9907%
Administration $344,586 $7,034 $351,620 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $46,759 $958 $47,717 2.9927%
Total $1,562,481 $31,891 $1,594,372 100.0000%
14 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $1,002,492 $20,457 $1,022,949 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $250,624 $5,115 $255,739 14.9907%
Administration $368,707 $7,526 $376,233 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $50,032 $1,025 $51,057 2.9927%
Total $1,671,855 $34,123 $1,705,978 100.0000%
15 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $1,072,666 $21,889 $1,094,555 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $268,168 $5,473 $273,641 14.9907%
Administration $394,516 $8,053 $402,569 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $53,534 $1,097 $54,631 2.9927%
Total $1,788,884 $36,512 $1,825,396 100.0000%
16 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $1,147,753 $23,421 $1,171,174 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $286,940 $5,856 $292,796 14.9907%
Administration $422,132 $8,617 $430,749 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $57,281 $1,174 $58,455 2.9927%
Total $1,914,106 $39,068 $1,953,174 100.0000%
17 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $1,228,096 $25,060 $1,253,156 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $307,026 $6,266 $313,292 14.9907%
Administration $451,681 $9,220 $460,901 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $61,291 $1,256 $62,547 2.9927%
Total $2,048,094 $41,802 $2,089,896 100.0000%
18 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $1,314,063 $26,814 $1,340,877 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $328,518 $6,705 $335,223 14.9907%
Administration $483,299 $9,865 $493,164 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $65,581 $1,344 $66,925 2.9927%
Total $2,191,461 $44,728 $2,236,189 100.0000%
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19 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $1,406,047 $28,691 $1,434,738 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $351,514 $7,174 $358,688 14.9907%
Administration $517,130 $10,556 $527,686 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $70,172 $1,438 $71,610 2.9927%
Total $2,344,863 $47,859 $2,392,722 100.0000%
20 Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness $1,504,470 $30,699 $1,535,169 59.9629%
District Identity - Placemaking $376,120 $7,676 $383,796 14.9907%
Administration $553,329 $11,295 $564,624 22.0537%
Contingency - Reserve $75,084 $1,539 $76,623 2.9927%
Total $2,509,003 $51,209 $2,560,212 100.0000%
DCV CBD WORK PLAN
Overview
The services, programs and improvements to be funded by the DCV CBD include Civil Sidewalks-Safety-
Cleanliness, District Identity-Placemaking, Administration and Contingency-Reserve. The property uses
within the boundaries of the DCV CBD that will receive special benefits from DCV CBD funded
programs, services and improvements are currently an array of restaurants, bars, breweries, retailers,
services, office buildings, government buildings and market rate apartment units with future residential
condominiums zoned as mixed-use. Services, programs and improvements provided and funded by the
DCV CBD are primarily designed to provide special benefits as described below to identified assessed
parcels within the boundaries of the DCV CBD, and are different from, supplemental and/or in addition
to services provided by the City to the public at large.
These special benefits are particular and distinct to each and every identified assessed parcel within the
DCV CBD and are not provided to non-assessed parcels outside of the DCV CBD. These programs,
services and improvements will only be provided to each individual assessed parcel within the DCV CBD
boundaries and, in turn, confer proportionate special benefits to each assessed parcel.
The very nature of the purpose of the DCV CBD is to fund supplemental programs, services and
improvements to assessed parcels within the DCV CBD boundaries above and beyond the base line
services provided by the City of Chula Vista. The City of Chula Vista does not provide these supplemental
programs and services to non-assessed parcels. All benefits derived from the assessments to be levied on
assessed parcels within the DCV CBD are for services, programs and improvements directly benefiting
each individual assessed parcel within the DCV CBD. No DCV CBD funded services, activities or
programs will be provided outside of the DCV CBD boundaries.
The program special benefit cost allocations of the DCV CBD assessment revenues for Year 1-2026 are
shown in the Table on page 15 of this Report. The projected program special benefit cost allocations of
the DCV CBD assessment revenues for the 20-year term of the DCV CBD, assuming a 7% maximum
annual assessment rate increase, are shown in the Table on page 14 of this Report.
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WORK PLAN DETAILS
The services to be provided by the DCV CBD (i.e. Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity-
Placemaking, Administration and Contingency-Reserve) are all designed to contribute to the cohesive
urban fabric to ensure economic success and vitality of each assessed parcel within the proposed DCV
CBD. The assessed parcels in the DCV CBD will specially benefit from the DCV CBD programs in the
form of increasing commerce and improving economic success, livability and vitality through meeting the
DCV CBD Goals: to improve cleanliness, safety, beautification, landscaping and to attract and retain
businesses and services, generate more pedestrian and visitor traffic and to increase commerce and
improve the economic viability of each individual assessed parcel.
Assessed parcels are conferred proportionate special benefits from all DCV CBD funded programs,
services and improvements which are intended to attract more customers, users, visitors, employees,
tenants, residents and investors. DCV CBD programs, services and improvements are designed to increase
business volumes, sales transactions, occupancies and rental income. These programs, services and
improvements are designed to improve commerce, livability and aesthetic appeal for owners, tenants,
patrons, residents, visitors and employees of these parcels within the DCV CBD by reducing litter and
debris, deterring crime, marketing the available goods and services and installing beautification elements,
each considered necessary in a competitive properly managed business district.
These benefits are particular and distinct to each and every identified and assessed parcel within the DCV
CBD and are not provided to non-assessed parcels outside of the DCV CBD. These programs, services
and improvements will only be provided to each individual assessed parcel within the DCV CBD
boundaries and, in turn, confer proportionate "special benefits” to each assessed parcel.
The following programs, services and improvements are proposed by the DCV CBD to specially benefit
each and every individually assessed parcel within the DCV CBD boundaries..
CIVIL SIDEWALKS – SAFETY – CLEANLINESS $416,000 60%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited to:
Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping
Periodic sidewalk steam cleaning
Beautification of the district
Enhanced trash emptying (over and above city services)
Timely graffiti removal, within 48 hours as necessary
Maintenance of existing and new public spaces
Maintenance of the new proposed Memorial Plaza
Set up and take down of special events
Installation and maintenance of flowers throughout the district (outside of medians)
Possible supplemental services provided to the City of Chula Vista through contracting out
services in city assets such as the downtown parking structure
Personnel to manage in-house or contracted maintenance and any security teams.
The goal of the Civil Sidewalk-Safety-Cleanliness work plan component is to ensure that all identified
assessed parcels are clean, well maintained and safe, thereby creating an attractive DCV CBD for the
special benefit of each and every assessed DCV CBD parcel. These supplemental services will assist in
creating a clean, orderly and safer environment for the special benefit of each assessed parcel in the DCV
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CBD. A well maintained, secured and managed environment may improve commerce and and may attract
patrons, visitors and tenants and increase rents and occupancies. For the land uses within the DCV CBD
this work plan component is designed to increase commerce and customer activity, attract and retain new
business, residents and patrons, and may increase rents and occupancies for the assessed parcels within
the DCV CBD boundaries. Each assessed parcel will specially benefit from the Civil Sidewalk-Safety-
Cleanliness programs which will only be provided to, and for the direct benefit of, each identified assessed
parcel within the DCV CBD boundaries.
DISTRICT IDENTITY - PLACEMAKING – $104,000 15%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited to:
Traditional events done by the Downtown Chula Vista Association
Contracting with social media, public relations firm
Enhancing current City holiday and seasonal decorations
Branding of Downtown Chula Vista so a positive image is promoted to the public
Activation of Memorial Plaza
Banner programs
Public space design and improvements
Personnel to manage in-house or contracted public relations, web site maintenance and social
media contractors.
The District Identity-Placemaking component is designed to promote the image of DCV CBD with
physical improvements and amenities to attract and increase pedestrian activity and both business and
residential occupancies. This program helps meet the goals of business and service attraction and retention
and increased commerce while attracting new businesses, residents and investors.
The District Identity-Placemaking component is also designed with the intent to increase the public’s
awareness of the DCV CBD as a single destination in order to attract consumers to the rich collection of
attractions, events, and services which will ultimately lead to increased commerce and livability. For
example, the DCV CBD will publish a regular e-newsletter to keep property owners informed of upcoming
events and services. The Owners’ Association will use its website to promote the assessed DCV CBD
parcels in an effort to increase awareness of the DCV CBD as a destination for consumers and business
and residential tenants and increase occupancy and commerce on the assessed parcels. The website will
provide visitors with information about the DCV CBD and comply with the open meetings and records
provisions of the Brown Act.
ADMINISTRATION - $153,000 22%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but is not limited to:
Staff and administrative costs, contracted or in-house
Directors and Officers and General Liability Insurance
Office related expenses
Office and equipment rent
Financial reporting and accounting
Legal work
CONTINGENCY - RESERVE - $20,762 3%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs include, but is not limited to:
Delinquencies, City/County fees, reserves
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The Administration and Contingency-Reserve components are key to the proper expenditure of DCV
CBD assessment funds and the administration of DCV CBD programs and activities for the special benefit
of all parcels and land uses within the DCV CBD. The Administration and Contingency-Reserve work
plan component exists only for the purposes of the DCV CBD and directly relates to the implementation
of cleaning, security and beautification, district identity and improvement programs and services, which
specially benefit each identified assessed parcel within the DCV CBD boundaries.
In summary, all DCV CBD funded services, programs and improvements described above confer special
benefits to identified assessed parcels inside the DCV CBD boundaries and none will be provided outside
of the DCV CBD. Each assessed parcel within the DCV CBD will proportionately specially benefit from
Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity-Placemaking, Administration and Contingency-
Reserve. These services, programs and improvements are intended to improve commerce, employment,
rents, livability and occupancy rates of assessed parcels within the DCV CBD by reducing litter, deterring
crime, marketing the available goods and services and installing physical improvements, each considered
necessary in a competitive properly managed mixed-use business district. All DCV CBD funded services
programs and improvements are considered supplemental, above normal base level services provided by
the City of Chula Vista and are only provided for the special benefit of each and every assessed parcel
within the boundaries of the DCV CBD.
WORK PLAN BUDGET
Each identified assessed parcel within the DCV CBD will be assessed the full amount of the
proportionate special benefit conferred upon it based on the level of DCV CBD funded services
provided. The projected DCV CBD program special benefit (assessments) allocation budget for Year
1 is shown in the following Table:
DCV CBD Year 1 Special Benefit Assessment Budget by Zone *
These numbers are rounded to the closest whole dollar amount)
Civil Sidewalks-Safety-
Cleanliness
District
Identity -
Placemaking Administration
Contingency
Reserve TOTAL
59.9629% 14.9907% 22.0537% 2.9927% 100%
416,000 $104,000 $153,000 $20,762 $693,762
In order to carry out the DCV CBD programs outlined in the previous section, a Year 1 assessment
budget of $693,762 is projected. Since the DCV CBD is being proposed for a 20-year term, projected
program costs for future years (Years 2-20) are set at the inception of the DCV CBD. While future
inflationary and other program cost increases are unknown at this point, a maximum annual increase of
7% per year, commensurate to special benefits conferred on each assessed parcel, is incorporated into
the projected program costs and assessment rates for the DCV CBD.
Funding carryovers, if any, may be reapportioned the following year for related programs, services
and improvements in accordance with the Plan. Detailed annual budgets will be prepared by the
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Property Owners’ Association Board and included in the Annual Report for the City Council’s review
and approval.
It is recognized that market conditions may cause the cost of providing goods and services to fluctuate
from year to year for the proposed DCV CBD. Accordingly, the Owners’ Association shall have the
ability to reallocate any budget line item within the budget categories in the Management District Plan
subject to the review and approval by the Owners’ Association Board. Any surplus or unspent funds, per
category, shall be accumulated year to year over the life of the DCV CBD. Such reallocation will be
included in the Annual Report for approval by the City of Chula Vista City Council pursuant to related
City policies. Any accrued interest or delinquent payments may be expended in any budget category in
accordance with the Management District Plan.
A 20-year projected DCV CBD special benefit budget is shown in the following Table:
YEAR 1-20 PROJECTED DCV CBD ASSESSMENT BUDGET SUMMARY (Special Benefits) *
Assumes 7% max rate increase per year)
These numbers are rounded to the closest whole dollar amount)
YR
Civil
Sidewalks-
Safety-
Cleanliness
District
Identity -
Placemaking Administration
Contingency
Reserve TOTAL
59.9629% 14.9907% 22.0537% 2.9927% 100.00%
1 $416,000 $104,000 $153,000 $20,762 $693,762
2 $445,120 $111,280 $163,710 $22,215 $742,325
3 $476,278 $119,070 $175,170 $23,770 $794,288
4 $509,617 $127,405 $187,432 $25,434 $849,888
5 $545,290 $136,323 $200,552 $27,214 $909,379
6 $583,460 $145,866 $214,591 $29,119 $973,036
7 $624,302 $156,077 $229,612 $31,157 $1,041,148
8 $668,003 $167,002 $245,685 $33,338 $1,114,028
9 $714,763 $178,692 $262,883 $35,672 $1,192,010
10 $764,796 $191,200 $281,285 $38,169 $1,275,450
11 $818,332 $204,584 $300,975 $40,841 $1,364,732
12 $875,615 $218,905 $322,043 $43,700 $1,460,263
13 $936,908 $234,228 $344,586 $46,759 $1,562,481
14 $1,002,492 $250,624 $368,707 $50,032 $1,671,855
15 $1,072,666 $268,168 $394,516 $53,534 $1,788,884
16 $1,147,753 $286,940 $422,132 $57,281 $1,914,106
17 $1,228,096 $307,026 $451,681 $61,291 $2,048,094
18 $1,314,063 $328,518 $483,299 $65,581 $2,191,461
19 $1,406,047 $351,514 $517,130 $70,172 $2,344,863
20 $1,504,470 $376,120 $553,329 $75,084 $2,509,003
The DCV CBD assessments may increase for each individual parcel each year during the life of the DCV
CBD, but not to exceed 7% per year, commensurate to special benefits received by each assessed parcel,
and must be approved by the Owners’ Association Board of Directors, included in the Annual Report and
adopted by the City of Chula Vista City Council. Any accrued interest and delinquent payments will be
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expended within the budgeted categories. The Owners’ Association Board of the Directors (“Property
Owners’ Association of the DCV CBD) shall determine the percentage increase, if any, to the annual
assessment, not to exceed 7% per year. The Owners’ Association Executive Director shall communicate
the annual increase to the City each year in which the DCV CBD operates at a time determined in the
Administration Contract held between the Owners’ Association and the City of Chula Vista. No bonds are
to be issued in conjunction with the proposed DCV CBD.
Pursuant to the Ordinance, any funds remaining after the 20-Year term will be rolled over into the renewal
budget or returned to stakeholders in accordance with the Ordinance. If the DCV CBD is terminated for
any reason or disestablished, unencumbered/unexpended funds will be returned to the property owners in
accordance with the Ordinance.
Finding 3. From Section 4(a): “(Determine) the proportionate special benefit derived by each parcel
in relationship to the entirety of the..........cost of public improvement(s) or the maintenance and
operation expenses...........or the cost of the property related service being provided.
Each identified assessed parcel within the DCV CBD will be assessed based on property characteristics
unique only to that parcel. Based on the specific needs and corresponding nature of the program activities
to be funded by the proposed DCV CBD (i.e. Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity-
Placemaking, Administration and Contingency-Reserve), it is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer
that the assessment factors on which to base assessment rates relate directly to the proportionate amount
of building area, land area and street frontage of each parcel except as noted herein within one benefit
zone.
The calculated assessment rates are applied to the actual assessed factor quantities of each parcel and
thereby are proportional to each and every other identified assessed parcel within the DCV CBD as a
whole. Larger parcels and those with larger buildings and/or street frontage are projected to impact the
demand for services and programs to a greater extent than smaller parcels or smaller buildings or street
frontages and thus, are assigned a greater proportionate degree of assessment program and service costs .
The proportionality is further achieved by setting targeted formula component weights for the respective
parcel by parcel identified property attributes.
The proportionate special benefit cost for each parcel has been calculated based on proportionate formula
components and is listed in the Plan and this Report. The individual percentages (i.e. proportionate
relationship to the total special benefit related program and activity costs) are computed by dividing the
individual parcel assessment by the total special benefit program related costs.
Finding 4. From Section 4(a): “No assessment shall be imposed on any parcel which exceeds the
reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.”
Not only are the proposed program costs reasonable due to the benefit of group purchasing and contracting
which would be possible through the proposed DCV CBD, they are also considerably less than other
options considered by the DCV CBD Formation Committee. The actual assessment rates for each parcel
within the DCV CBD directly relate to the level of service and, in turn, special benefit to be conferred on
each parcel based on the respective amount of building area, land area and street frontage of each parcel
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except as noted herein within one benefit zone.
Finding 5. From Section 4(a): “Parcels….....that are owned or used by any (public) agency shall
not be exempt from assessment….......”
Article XIIID states that “parcels within a District that are owned or used by any agency, the State of
California or the United States shall not be exempt from assessment unless the agency can demonstrate
by clear and convincing evidence that those publicly-owned parcels in fact receive no special benefit.”
There are currently 27 public and/or tax exempt owned parcels within the boundaries of the proposed
DCV CBD. Of these parcels, 21 are owned by the City of Chula Vista, 2 by the County of San Diego, 1
by Pacific Bell, 1 by Sweetwater Authority (water agency), 1 by Scripps Health and 1 by Sharp Healthcare.
DCV CBD services are designed to improve the cleanliness and image of assessed publicly owned parcels
and facilities for visitors, their employees, students and users of public facilities on publicly owned parcels
within the DCV CBD by reducing litter and debris, deterring crime and improving their image, each
considered detractions to employment, visitation and use of public facilities if not contained and properly
managed. In turn, these services will serve to enhance the public purpose provided by public facilities and
parcels within DCV CBD.
It is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that there is no clear and convincing evidence that any of
these public owned and/or tax exempt parcels would not receive proportionate special benefits and thus,
will not be exempt from assessments nor assessed differently than privately owned parcels. The Table
below lists all publicly owned parcels within the proposed DCV CBD and their Year 1 assessment
amounts:
PUBLIC OR TAX EXEMPT OWNED PARCELS
APN Legal Owner Site Street Year 1 Assessment % of Total
568-044-02-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 205 LANDIS AVE $ 700.00 0.10%
568-044-09-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 245 LANDIS AVE $ 588.00 0.08%
568-044-10-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 245 LANDIS AVE $ 1,400.00 0.20%
568-044-11-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 245 LANIS AVE $ 1,820.00 0.26%
568-044-18-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 226 THIRD AVE $ 1,816.60 0.26%
568-044-19-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 224 THIRD AVE $ 660.00 0.10%
568-071-18-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 248 CHURCH AVE $ 1,207.68 0.17%
568-071-19-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA CHURCH AVE $ 876.48 0.13%
568-152-02-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 281 LANDIS AVE $ 700.00 0.10%
568-152-03-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 285 LANDIS AVE $ 700.00 0.10%
568-152-29-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA LANDIS AVE $ 700.00 0.10%
568-152-32-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA LANDIS AVE $ 3,368.48 0.49%
568-153-02-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 365 F ST $ 24,957.10 3.60%
568-162-08-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 281 CHURCH AVE $ 856.76 0.12%
568-162-09-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 287 CHURCH AVE $ 785.28 0.11%
568-270-29-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 340 F ST $ 35,839.76 5.17%
568-270-31-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 315 4TH AVE $ 31,023.48 4.47%
568-300-44-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 356 3RD AVE $ 3,643.84 0.53%
568-333-11-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 270 F ST $ 7,956.96 1.15%
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568-350-02-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA MADRONA AVE $ 907.60 0.13%
568-350-03-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA MADRONA AVE $ 940.00 0.14%
TOTAL $ 121,448.02 17.51%
573-100-38-00 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 590 3RD AVE $ 17,423.10 2.51%
573-100-39-00 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO 500 3RD AVE $ 65,181.00 9.40%
TOTAL $ 82,604.10 11.91%
568-410-37-00 PACIFIC BELL 420 3RD AVE $ 10,128.42 1.46%
568-450-72-00 SCRIPPS HEALTH 333 H ST $ 20,139.24 2.90%
573-040-19-00 SHARP HEALTHCARE 525 3RD AVE $ 5,620.00 0.81%
573-100-37-00 SWEETWATER AUTHORITY 505 GARRETT AVE $ 5,049.16 0.73%
Finding 6. From Section 4(b): “All assessments must be supported by a detailed engineer’s report
prepared by a registered professional engineer certified by the State of California”.
This report serves as the “detailed engineer’s report” to support the benefit property assessments proposed
to be levied within the proposed DCV CBD.
Finding 7. From Section 4(c): “The amount of the proposed assessment for each parcel shall be
calculated (along with) the total amount thereof chargeable to the entire district, the duration of
such payments, the reason for such assessment and the basis upon which the amount of the proposed
assessment was calculated.”
The individual and total parcel assessments attributable to special property benefits are shown in Appendix
1 to the Plan and this Report. The proposed DCV CBD and resultant assessment levies will continue for
20 years unless disestablished. The reasons for the proposed assessments are outlined in Finding 2 above
as well as in the Plan. The calculation basis of the proposed assessment is attributed to building area, land
area and street frontage of each parcel except as noted herein within one benefit zone.
Assessment Formula Methodology
Step 1. Select “Benefit Unit(s)”
Background – Generic Assessment Formula Development
The method used to determine special benefits derived by each identified assessed property within a CBD
begins with the selection of a suitable and tangible basic benefit unit. For property related services, such
as those proposed in the DCV CBD, the benefit unit may be measured in building size in square feet,
parcel land area in square feet or parcel street frontage in linear feet or any combination of these factors.
Factor quantities for each parcel are then measured or otherwise obtained. From these figures, the amount
of benefit units to be assigned to each property can be calculated. Special circumstances such as unique
geography, land uses, development constraints etc. are carefully reviewed relative to specific programs
and improvements to be funded by a CBD in order to determine any levels of different benefit that may
apply on a parcel-by-parcel or categorical basis.
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Based on the factors described above such as geography and nature of programs and activities proposed,
an assessment formula is developed which is derived from a singular or composite benefit unit factor or
factors. Within the assessment formula, different factors may be assigned different “weights” or
percentage of values based on their relationship to programs/services to be funded.
Next, all program and activity costs, including incidental costs, administration and ancillary program
costs, are estimated. It is noted, as stipulated in Article XIIID Section 4(b) of the California Constitution,
and now required of all property-based assessment districts, indirect or general benefit related costs may
not be incorporated into the assessment formula and levied on the district properties; only direct or
special” benefits related costs may be used. Indirect or general benefits, if any, must be identified and, if
quantifiable, calculated and factored out of the assessment cost basis to produce a “net” cost figure. In
addition, Article XIIID Section 4(b) of the California Constitution also no longer automatically exempts
publicly owned property from being assessed unless the respective public agency can provide clear and
convincing evidence that their property does not specially benefit from the programs and services to be
funded by the proposed special assessments. If special ben efit is determined to be conferred upon such
properties, they must be assessed in proportion to special benefits conferred in a manner similar to
privately owned property assessments. (See pages 18-19 of this Report for discussion regarding publicly
owned parcels within the DCV CBD).
From the estimated program costs, the value of a benefit unit or “unit cost” can be computed by dividing
the total amount of estimated program costs by the total number of benefit units. The amount of assessment
for each parcel can be computed at this time by multiplying the Unit Cost times the number of Benefit
Units per parcel. This is known as “spreading the assessment” or the “assessment spread” in that all costs
are allocated proportionately or “spread” amongst all benefitting properties within the CBD.
The method and basis of spreading program costs varies from one CBD to another based on local
geographic conditions, types of programs and activities proposed, and size and development complexity
of the district. CBDs may require secondary benefit zones to be identified to allow for a tiered assessment
formula for variable or stepped-down benefits derived based on general land use differentials or levels of
services required or programmed to be provided.
DCV CBD Assessment Formula
Based on the specific needs and corresponding nature of the program activities to be funded by the
proposed DCV CBD (i.e. Civil Sidewalks-Safety-Cleanliness, District Identity–Placemaking,
Administration and Contingency-Reserve) it is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that the
assessment factors on which to base assessment rates relate directly to the proportionate amount of
building area, land area and street frontage of each parcel except as noted herein within one benefit zone.
The “Benefit Units” will be expressed as a combined function of gross building square footage (Benefit
Unit “A”), parcel land square footage (Benefit Unit “B”), street frontage (Benefit Unit “C”) and residential
condominium interior building square footage (Benefit Unit “D”). Based on the shape of the proposed
DCV CBD, as well as the nature of the work program, it is determined that all identified properties will
gain a direct and proportionate degree of special benefit based on the respective amount of building area,
land area and street frontage of each parcel except as noted herein within one benefit zone. It is noted and
explained in more detail on page 21 under “Special Assessment Circumstances” that residential
condominiums will be assessed based only on interior building pad square footage of each unit.
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The interaction of building area, land area and street frontage quantities is a common method of fairly and
equitably spreading special benefit costs to the beneficiaries of CBD funded services, programs and
improvements. These factors directly relate to the proportion of special benefit each assessed parcel will
receive from DCV CBD funded activities, programs and improvements.
Building Area (Benefit Units A & D) is a direct measure of the static utilization of each parcel and its
corresponding impact or draw on DCV CBD funded activities. The combined targeted revenue weight of
Building Area (Units A & D) is about 40%. Units A and D will actually generate 42,1651% of the overall
assessment revenue
Land Area (Benefit Unit B) is a direct measure of the current and future development capacity of each
parcel and its corresponding impact or draw on DCV CBD funded activities. The targeted revenue weight
of Land Area (Unit B) is about 40%. Unit B will actually generate 39.7907% of the overall assessment
revenue.
Street Frontage (Benefit Unit C) is a direct measure of each parcel’s corresponding impact or draw on DCV
CBD funded activities. The targeted revenue weight of Street Frontage (Unit C) is about 20%. Unit C will
actually generate 18.0442% of the overall assessment revenue.
Special Assessment Circumstances
1. Residential Condominiums (future)
Residential condominium parcels (which are zoned mixed-use) will be assessed as a separate category.
It is the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that residential condominium parcels will proportionately
specially benefit from DCV CBD funded programs and activities, but differently than commercial
parcels and other residential parcels with multiple units on them. As such, based on the development
configuration of such units which are generally multi floor buildings with no direct land or street
frontage, the assessments for residential condominiums shall be assessed based solely on the internal
building area of each residential condominium unit at the rate of $0.14 per square foot of internal
building pad area, the same building area rate of all other land uses, subject to any approved annual
rate increases. It is noted that downtown mixed-use zoning typically allows residential uses such as
apartments or condominiums but require a certain amount of commercial ground floor space and units
which, in turn, are assessed on a pro-rated basis for parcel land area and street frontage (see below for
mixed-use condominium assessment methodology).
2. Mixed-Use Condominiums
Ground floor commercial condominiums within the DCV CBD shall be assessed based on actual land
area covered, condominium building area and direct street frontage for each unit. Because such uses
are typically developed as part of a multi-floor mixed-use complex, special methodologies are needed
to address the levy of assessments on such land uses as follows:
Multi-Floor Commercial Only Condominiums (Upper Floors)
Building area assessed at respective building area rate and pro-rated for land area and street
frontage based on building area quantities of the whole complex
Multi-Floor Mixed-Use Condominiums
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Commercial condo (See above for ground floor and upper floor locations)
Residential condo (See # 1 above)
3. Single Family Dwellings (Non-Condominiums)
There are a few remaining single family occupied dwelling units with the proposed DCV CBD. It is
the opinion of this Assessment Engineer that these parcels will not specially benefit from the proposed
activities and improvements to be funded by the DCV CBD and thus will not be assessed. In the future,
should these uses change and/or new developments occur on them, they will then be assessed similar
to other parcels and land uses within the DCV CBD.
Changes to Building and/or Parcel Size
Any changes in building or parcel size as a result of new construction, demolitions, land adjustments
including but not limited to lot splits, consolidations, subdivisions, street dedications, right of way
setbacks shall have their assessment adjusted upon final City approval of such building and/or parcel
adjustments.
Other Future Development
Other than future maximum rates and the assessment methodology delineated in this Report, future
assessments may increase for any given parcel if such an increase is attributable to events other than an
increased rate or revised methodology, such as a change in the density, intensity, or nature of the use of
land. Any change in assessment formula methodology or rates other than as stipulated in this Report would
require a new Article XIIID ballot procedure in order to approve any such changes.
Step 2. Quantify Total Basic Benefit Units
Considering all identified specially benefiting parcels within the DCV CBD and their respective assessable
benefit units, the cumulative quantities by factor and zone are shown in the following Table:
Year 1 – 2026 - Assessable Benefit Units
BLDG
AREA (SF)
LAND
AREA
SF)
STREET
FRONTAGE
LF)
R-CONDO
BLDG
AREA
SF)
OF
ASSESSABLE
PARCELS
2,089,465 3,450,661 31,296 0 253
Considering all identified specially benefiting parcels within the DCV CBD and their respective assessable
benefit units, the cumulative assessment revenues by factor are shown in the following Table:
Year 1 - Assessment Revenue
BLDG
ASSMT $
LAND
ASSMT $
STREET
FRONTAGE
ASSMT
REVENUE
R-CONDO
BLDG
ASSMT
REVENUE
TOTAL
ASSMT
REVENUE
292,525.10 $276,052.88 $125,184.00 $0.00 $693,761.98
42.1651% 39.7907% 18.0442% 0.0000% 100.00%
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Step 3. Calculate Benefit Units for Each Property.
The number of Benefit Units for each identified benefiting parcel within the proposed DCV CBD was
computed from data extracted from County Assessor records and maps. These data sources delineate
current land uses, property areas and dimensions of record for each tax parcel. While it is understood that
this data does not represent legal field survey measurements or detailed title search of recorded land
subdivision maps or building records, it does provide an acceptable basis for the purpose of calculating
property-based assessments. All respective property data being used for assessment computations will be
provided to each property owner in the DCV CBD for their review. If a property owner believes there is
an error on a parcel’s assessed quantities, the DCV CBD may confirm the data with the San Diego County
Assessor’s office. If DCV CBD data matches Assessor’s data, the property owner may opt to work with
the Assessor’s office to correct the data so that the DCV CBD assessment may be corrected.
Step 4. Determine Assessment Formula
In the opinion of this Assessment Engineer, the general assessment formula for the proposed DCV CBD
as shown in the Year 1 Assessment Rate Table above is as follows:
Assessment = Building Area (Unit A) Sq Ft x Unit A Rate
Land Area (Unit B) Sq Ft x Unit B Rate, plus
Street Frontage (Unit C) Lin Ft x Unit C Rate
OR
Residential Condominium Building Area (Unit D) Sq Ft x Unit D Rate
Assessment Formula Unit Rates
Based on figures from the Assessable Benefit Units Table above, the assessment rates for each factor and
zone are shown as calculated below:
Building Area Rate (Unit A)
693,761.98 x 42.1651%) / 2,089,465 assessable building area units = $0.14/sq ft building area
Land Area Rate Rate B (Unit B)
693,761.98 x 39.7907%) / 3,450,661 assessable land area units = $0.08/sq ft land area
Street Frontage Rate (Unit C)
693,761.98 x 18.0442%) / 31,296 assessable street frontage units = $4.00/ LF street frontage
Condo Building Area Rate (Unit D)
Set at $0.14/sq ft of interior unit building area
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YEAR 1 Assessment Rates
BLDG
ASSMT
RATE
SF)
LAND
ASSMT
RATE
SF )
STREET
FRONTAGE
ASSMT
RATE
LF)
R-CONDO
BLDG
ASSMT
RATE
0.14 $0.08 $4.00 $0.14
The complete Year 1 assessment roll of all parcels to be assessed by the DCV CBD is included in this
Report as Appendix I.
Step 5. Estimate Total DCV CBD Costs
The total projected 20-year DCV CBD special benefit costs are shown in the Table on page 16 of this
Report assuming a maximum 7% increase per year.
Step 6. Separate General Benefits from Special Benefits and Related Costs (Article XIIID)
Total Year 1 special and districtwide general benefit related costs are estimated at $693,762. Districtwide
general benefits are factored at 2.0% of the total benefit value (see Finding 2 of this Report) with special
benefits set at 98.0%. Article XIIID limits the levy of property assessments to costs attributed to special
benefits only. The 2.0% general benefit value is computed to be $14,158 with a resultant 98.0% special
benefit limit computed at $693,762. Based on current property data and land uses, this is the maximum
amount of Year 1 revenue that can be derived from property assessments from the subject District. All
program costs associated with district-wide and site/activity specific general benefits will be derived from
sources other than DCV CBD assessments.
Step 7. Calculate “Basic Unit Cost”
With a YR 1 assessment revenue portion of the budget set at $693,762 (special benefit only), the Unit Costs
rates) are shown earlier in Step 4. The DCV CBD is proposed for a 20-year term. An annual inflationary
assessment rate increase of up to 7%, commensurate to special benefits received by each assessed parcel,
may be imposed for future year assessments, on approval by the DCV CBD Property Owner’s Association.
The maximum assessment rates for years 1-20 are shown in the Table below. The assessment rates listed
constitute the maximum assessment rates that may be imposed for each year of the 20-year DCV CBD
term.
DCV CBD – Maximum Assessment Rates - Years 1-20
Includes a 7%/Yr. Max Increase)
YEAR
BLDG
ASSMT
RATE
SF)
LAND
ASSMT
RATE
SF )
FRONTAGE
ASSMT
RATE
LF)
R-CONDO
BLDG
ASSMT
RATE
SF)
1 $0.1400 $0.0800 $4.0000 $0.1400
2 $0.1498 $0.0856 $4.3480 $0.1522
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3 $0.1603 $0.0916 $4.7263 $0.1654
4 $0.1715 $0.0980 $5.1375 $0.1798
5 $0.1835 $0.1049 $5.5845 $0.1954
6 $0.1963 $0.1122 $6.0704 $0.2124
7 $0.2100 $0.1201 $6.5985 $0.2309
8 $0.2247 $0.1285 $7.1726 $0.2510
9 $0.2404 $0.1375 $7.7966 $0.2728
10 $0.2572 $0.1471 $8.4749 $0.2965
11 $0.2752 $0.1574 $9.2122 $0.3223
12 $0.2945 $0.1684 $10.0137 $0.3503
13 $0.3151 $0.1802 $10.8849 $0.3808
14 $0.3372 $0.1928 $11.8319 $0.4139
15 $0.3608 $0.2063 $12.8613 $0.4499
16 $0.3861 $0.2207 $13.9802 $0.4890
17 $0.4131 $0.2361 $15.1965 $0.5315
18 $0.4420 $0.2526 $16.5186 $0.5777
19 $0.4729 $0.2703 $17.9557 $0.6280
20 $0.5060 $0.2892 $19.5178 $0.6826
Step 8. Spread the Assessments
The resultant assessment spread calculation results for each parcel within the DCV CBD are shown in
the Plan and this Report and were determined by applying the DCV CBD assessment formula to each
identified benefiting property.
Miscellaneous DCV CBD Provisions
Time and Manner of Collecting Assessments:
Assessments shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ad valorum taxes paid to San
Diego County. The DCV CBD assessments shall appear as a separate line item on the property tax bills
issued by San Diego County. The City of Chula Vista is authorized to collect any assessments not placed
on the County tax rolls, or to place assessments, unpaid delinquent assessments, or penalties on the County
tax rolls as appropriate to implement the Plan.
Bonds:
No bonds are to be issued in conjunction with the proposed DCV CBD.
Duration:
As allowed by the Ordinance, the DCV CBD will have a 20-year operation term, beginning January 1,
2027 and ending December 31, 2046. At that time, the DCV CBD may be renewed again in accordance
with the Ordinance.
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APPENDIX 1
DCV CBD
YR 1
ASSESSMENT ROLL
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APN Year 1 Assessment
566-232-10-00 $6,549.52
566-232-13-00 $3,300.16
566-232-17-00 $7,056.00
566-232-18-00 $400.00
566-240-11-00 $1,829.98
566-240-28-00 $1,742.00
566-240-29-00 $3,247.44
566-240-30-00 $7,847.84
568-043-14-00 $9,656.00
568-043-15-00 $827.12
568-043-16-00 $1,076.32
568-043-17-00 $881.72
568-043-18-00 $829.92
568-043-20-00 $916.16
568-043-21-00 $826.84
568-043-22-00 $2,591.60
568-044-01-00 $1,760.00
568-044-02-00 $700.00
568-044-03-00 $918.68
568-044-04-00 $871.36
568-044-05-00 $1,036.00
568-044-06-00 $993.86
568-044-07-00 $852.04
568-044-08-00 $1,196.16
568-044-09-00 $588.00
568-044-10-00 $1,400.00
568-044-11-00 $1,820.00
568-044-12-00 $1,775.60
568-044-13-00 $1,166.36
568-044-14-00 $1,281.60
568-044-15-00 $1,311.00
568-044-16-00 $1,079.16
568-044-17-00 $680.76
568-044-18-00 $1,816.60
568-044-19-00 $660.00
568-044-20-00 $1,092.60
568-044-21-00 $981.44
568-044-22-00 $1,304.00
568-044-23-00 $1,878.30
568-071-01-00 $1,786.48
568-071-02-00 $1,342.52
568-071-03-00 $930.08
568-071-04-00 $646.76
568-071-05-00 $2,840.76
568-071-06-00 $597.12
568-071-07-00 $594.00
568-071-08-00 $1,073.02
568-071-09-00 $663.52
568-071-12-00 $1,058.88
568-071-13-00 $1,045.62
568-071-14-00 $1,278.08
568-071-15-00 $1,298.18
568-071-16-00 $2,922.48
568-071-17-00 $1,868.06
568-071-18-00 $1,207.68
568-071-19-00 $876.48
568-071-20-00 $1,120.68
568-071-23-00 $987.40
568-071-24-00 $2,210.18
568-071-25-00 $5,466.02
568-072-03-00 $1,008.50
568-072-04-00 $1,634.44
568-072-05-00 $1,049.52
568-072-06-00 $813.36
568-072-08-00 $1,278.34
568-072-09-00 $1,346.10
568-072-10-00 $1,029.56
568-072-11-00 $1,223.32
568-072-22-00 $1,859.92
568-072-23-00 $1,837.06
568-072-26-00 $1,262.56
568-072-28-00 $506.88
568-151-01-01 $324.08
568-151-01-02 $356.28
568-151-01-03 $345.64
568-151-01-04 $351.52
568-151-01-05 $308.40
568-151-01-06 $349.84
568-151-01-07 $383.16
568-151-01-08 $365.94
568-151-01-09 $365.94
568-151-01-10 $414.52
568-151-01-11 $360.62
568-151-01-12 $429.64
568-151-01-13 $358.80
568-151-01-14 $374.48
568-151-01-15 $321.28
568-151-01-16 $364.68
568-151-01-17 $371.96
568-151-01-18 $383.16
568-151-01-19 $322.68
568-151-01-20 $388.90
568-151-01-21 $426.98
568-151-02-00 $729.12
568-151-03-00 $1,201.48
568-151-08-00 $896.28
568-151-10-00 $1,160.60
568-151-11-00 $1,321.68
568-151-22-00 $7,233.48
568-151-23-00 $3,034.98
568-152-02-00 $700.00
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568-152-03-00 $700.00
568-152-04-00 $1,981.04
568-152-06-00 $1,319.00
568-152-07-00 $973.70
568-152-08-00 $1,428.00
568-152-09-00 $1,260.00
568-152-10-00 $787.50
568-152-11-00 $1,012.20
568-152-13-00 $1,203.02
568-152-16-00 $1,538.46
568-152-17-00 $1,629.70
568-152-18-00 $1,317.60
568-152-19-00 $1,300.00
568-152-20-00 $1,142.22
568-152-22-00 $3,480.70
568-152-28-00 $2,520.30
568-152-29-00 $700.00
568-152-30-00 $1,042.94
568-152-31-00 $1,280.70
568-152-32-00 $3,368.48
568-153-02-00 $24,957.10
568-161-03-00 $1,601.20
568-161-04-00 $2,101.20
568-161-05-00 $524.22
568-161-06-00 $714.72
568-161-07-00 $672.00
568-161-09-00 $648.00
568-161-10-00 $1,188.00
568-161-11-00 $1,328.00
568-161-12-00 $1,377.00
568-161-13-00 $688.50
568-161-22-00 $1,149.92
568-161-23-00 $990.04
568-161-24-00 $990.04
568-161-25-00 $8,815.20
568-161-26-00 $2,044.84
568-161-27-00 $664.00
568-161-28-00 $1,720.28
568-161-34-00 $4,936.74
568-161-35-00 $1,749.68
568-161-36-00 $666.80
568-161-37-00 $594.00
568-161-38-00 $3,125.94
568-162-01-00 $1,649.04
568-162-02-00 $914.02
568-162-03-00 $1,054.86
568-162-05-00 $1,370.00
568-162-06-00 $1,144.18
568-162-07-00 $1,072.22
568-162-08-00 $856.76
568-162-09-00 $785.28
568-162-10-00 $924.42
568-162-11-00 $2,206.32
568-270-20-00 $3,276.02
568-270-21-00 $14,993.62
568-270-22-00 $6,949.92
568-270-23-00 $2,709.44
568-270-27-00 $2,513.20
568-270-29-00 $35,839.76
568-270-30-00 $3,786.26
568-270-31-00 $31,023.48
568-300-44-00 $3,643.84
568-300-46-00 $7,167.44
568-333-01-00 $3,211.52
568-333-02-00 $657.00
568-333-03-00 $657.00
568-333-04-00 $1,282.20
568-333-05-00 $828.00
568-333-06-00 $572.92
568-333-07-00 $578.50
568-333-08-00 $1,169.40
568-333-09-00 $3,509.60
568-333-10-00 $3,892.32
568-333-11-00 $7,956.96
568-334-01-00 $3,116.10
568-334-02-00 $687.00
568-334-03-00 $660.50
568-334-04-00 $2,723.34
568-334-16-00 $7,412.64
568-350-02-00 $907.60
568-350-03-00 $940.00
568-350-06-00 $1,569.56
568-350-07-00 $1,910.04
568-350-16-00 $1,146.30
568-350-19-00 $2,051.36
568-350-21-00 $1,045.06
568-350-23-00 $408.64
568-350-37-00 $3,321.20
568-350-39-00 $1,660.40
568-350-40-00 $1,391.46
568-350-43-00 $2,047.90
568-350-45-00 $379.56
568-350-48-00 $3,564.00
568-351-01-00 $1,132.00
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568-351-02-00 $1,142.58
568-351-03-00 $1,731.58
568-351-04-00 $1,214.40
568-351-05-00 $350.00
568-351-06-00 $1,750.00
568-410-20-00 $3,801.20
568-410-29-00 $2,571.36
568-410-37-00 $10,128.42
568-410-62-00 $2,725.66
568-420-01-00 $2,371.50
568-420-02-00 $907.52
568-420-03-00 $1,045.00
568-420-04-00 $517.74
568-420-05-00 $447.60
568-420-06-00 $931.20
568-420-14-00 $2,220.00
568-420-15-00 $2,328.40
568-420-31-00 $792.00
568-450-28-00 $1,433.08
568-450-29-00 $974.16
568-450-30-00 $977.24
568-450-31-00 $1,308.36
568-450-32-00 $1,066.20
568-450-33-00 $5,586.40
568-450-50-00 $1,267.12
568-450-51-00 $5,105.36
568-450-55-00 $3,983.10
568-450-66-00 $20,965.34
568-450-67-00 $25,275.36
568-450-68-00 $1,971.60
568-450-70-00 $4,224.16
568-450-72-00 $20,139.24
568-511-21-00 $2,706.98
568-512-37-00 $1,596.00
568-512-39-00 $2,000.00
568-512-46-00 $4,459.04
573-010-14-00 $1,550.94
573-010-15-00 $845.60
573-010-16-00 $2,803.60
573-010-21-00 $3,083.68
573-010-23-00 $4,354.34
573-040-01-00 $3,014.24
573-040-02-00 $600.00
573-040-03-00 $540.00
573-040-04-00 $624.00
573-040-19-00 $5,620.00
573-061-01-00 $1,291.90
573-062-01-00 $1,150.88
573-062-25-00 $1,194.08
573-063-01-00 $1,450.00
573-063-08-00 $2,219.84
573-100-37-00 $5,049.16
573-100-38-00 $17,423.10
573-100-39-00 $65,181.00
573-110-01-00 $1,197.98
573-110-02-00 $1,013.60
573-110-03-00 $938.28
573-110-24-00 $3,745.90
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APPENDIX 2
DCV CBD BOUNDARY MAP
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THE DOWNTOWN CHULA VISTA COMMUNITY BENEFIT DISTRICT
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT PLAN
Final Plan -
August 11, 2026
Prepared pursuant to the City of Chula Vista’s Community Benefit Ordinance,
Chapter 5.14 added to Title 5 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code.
Prepared for:
The Greater Third Avenue Improvement Association
Property Owners in Downtown Chula Vista
City of Chula Vista
Prepared by:
New City America, Inc.
The Downtown Chula Vista
Community Benefit District Steering Committee
Corporate Office 710 West Ivy Street San Diego, CA 92101 619-233-5009
New England Office: 794 Purchase Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
mail@newcityamerica.com www.newcityamerica.com Facebook: New City America, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Section Number
1. Management District Plan Summary 3
2. Downtown Chula Vista CBD Boundaries 9
3. District Improvement and Activity Plan 12
4. Assessment Methodology 18
5. District Rules, Regulations and Governance 27
6. Implementation Timetable 27
7. Assessment Roll of Properties Included 28
Attachment:
A. Engineer’s Report
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Section 1
Management District Plan Summary
The name of this Community Benefit District (“CBD”) is the Downtown Chula Vista Community
Benefit District (“Downtown Chula Vista CBD” or the “District”). The District is being formed
under the City of Chula Vista’s Community Benefit Ordinance, Chapter 5.1 4 added to Title 5 of
the Chula Vista Municipal Code.
The levy of assessments on real property within the proposed District will confer special benefit
to assessed parcels through physical and maintenance improvements to individual properties.
Such improvements are intended to attract new customers, tenants, and increase business sales
resulting in stabilized rents on property owners throughout Downtown Chula Vista. These benefits
do not accrue to the public at large, and as such, are special and not general in nature. The
assessments will fund maintenance, special events and activities, revitalizing the Downtown Chula
Vista District and creating jobs, attracting, and retaining businesses, and reducing crime, in a
manner that benefits the assessed parcels in a unique and distinct manner.
Downtown Chula Vista CBD Steering Committee
For the past three decades, Downtown Chula Vista stakeholders have worked to improve and
enhance their experience and overall ambiance of working, visiting, shopping, and residing in the
Downtown Chula Vista District.
The current PBID Board of Directors, the Greater Third Avenue Improvement Association, approved
the Downtown CBD renewal plan at its January 2026 Board of Directors meeting. Once that was
done, staff was authorized to write the new Management District Plan under a newly adopted
Charter City enabling ordinance, work with the Assessment Engineer for the required engineer’s
report, submit to the City of Chula Vista’s City Attorney’s office to ensure compliance with the state
constitution, initiate a petition drive to gauge support for the new management plan and work with
the City on the majority protest proceeding to approve the renewed district. All of this will be
completed by July 2026. During this renewal process, the Board of Directors and its staff shall hold
public meetings with property owners as well as one on one discussions to be held to explain the
purpose of the District renewal and expansion.
How can a new Downtown Chula Vista CBD benefit property owners?
In summary, a Downtown Chula Vista CBD is a Special Benefits sssessment iistrict whereby
property owners vote, through a majority protest proceeding, to supplement their property tax
bills to pay for and control the assessments they generate through the new CBD. The CBD will
not replace current City services, but it can fund solutions to supplement City services that
specially benefit assessed parcels including:
Safety, petty criminal, and homeless/vacancy problems to enhance profitable use of
assessed parcels
Sidewalk cleanliness, driving more customers to travel to and access assessed parcels
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Install/improve decorative amenities such as street furniture, fixtures, equipment, and
lighting to attract more customers and tenants to assessed parcels
Promote and enhance the brand image of Downtown Chula Vista
Manage events in and around the district, particularly on Third Avenue and soon at
Memorial Plaza, in order to drive business to assessed parcels
Create a strong social media presence and facilitate public relations for Downtown Chula
Vista businesses.
Promote public space development and placemaking, especially as it relates to the
creation of the new Memorial Plaza.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THESE PROPERTY ASSESSMENT FUNDS WILL NOT REPLACE EXISTING CITY
SERVICES IN DOWNTOWN CHULA VISTA AND WILL BE MANAGED BY THE PROPERTY AND
BUSINESS OWNERS THROUGH THEIR NON-PROFIT OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION – THE GREATER
THIRD AVENUE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, dba: Downtown Chula Vista Association.
The proposed Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District will fund special benefit services,
over and above, what the City of Chula Vista is currently providing. Special benefits are benefits that
are unique and distinct to the assessed parcel and are different from how the general public may
benefit. Those categories of special benefit services include the following:
All services listed below are special benefits and supplemental to current City services.
Year 1 – PROPOSED BUDGET (ASSESSMENT REVENUES/SPECIAL BENEFIT COSTS)
CIVIL SIDEWALKS - $416,000 60%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited
to:
Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping, (estimated to be performed seven days per
week)
Periodic sidewalk steam cleaning, (estimated to be done at least monthly)
Beautification of the district, (as needed)
Enhanced trash emptying (over and above city services)
Timely graffiti removal, within 48 hours as necessary
Maintenance of existing and new public spaces (done daily)
Maintenance of the new proposed Memorial Plaza (done daily)
Set up and take down of special events (as needed)
Installation and maintenance of flowers throughout the district (outside of medians)
Costs related to water and infrastructure, tree and landscaping related replace ments will
remain an obligation of the City of Chula Vista as a general benefit
Possible supplemental services provided to the City of Chula Vista through contracting out
services in city assets such as the downtown parking structure
Personnel to manage in-house or contracted maintenance and any security teams.
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DISTRICT IDENTITY AND PLACEMAKING – $104,000 15%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited
to:
Traditional events done by the Downtown Chula Vista Association (Lemon Festival, Dia
de Los Muertos, Taste of Chula Vista, Annual Tree lighting)
Contracting with social media, public relations firm
Enhancing current City holiday and seasonal decorations
Branding of Downtown Chula Vista so a positive image is promoted to the public
Activation of the new Memorial Plaza
Banner programs depicting the history of Third Avenue or seasonal banners)
Public space design and improvements (more tables, chairs and umbrellas throughout
the expanded CBD)
Personnel to manage in-house or contracted public relations, web site maintenance and
social media contractors.
ADMINISTRATION/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - $153,000 22%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but is not limited to:
Staff and administrative costs, contracted or in-house
Directors and Officers and General Liability Insurance
Office related expenses
Office and equipment rent
Financial reporting and accounting
Legal work
CONTINGENCY/CITY AND COUNTY FEES/RESERVE - $20,762 3%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs include, but is not limited to:
Delinquencies, City/County fees, reserves
Proposed First Year Downtown Chula Vista District CBD Budget
Category of Services Percentage of budget* 1st Year Allocation*
Civil Sidewalks/Safety and Cleanliness 60% $416,000
District Identity and Placemaking 15% $104,000
Administration 22% $153,000
Contingency/Reserve 3% $20,762
Total 1st year Budget 100% $693,762
*Numbers are rounded.
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METHOD OF FINANCING
The financing of the Downtown Chula Vista CBD is based upon the levy of special assessments on
real properties that receive special benefits from the improvements and activities located within
the boundaries of the District. See Section 4 for assessment methodology and compliance with
Article XIII D of the California State Constitution. The four factors used to determine proportional
costs to the parcels in the District:
Linear frontage, on all sides of the parcel (excluding alleys)
Lot square footage
Building square footage
Future residential condominiums
Costs
The costs per parcel are based upon the four factors listed above. All assessments must be
proportional to the special benefits received. The annual assessment to each benefiting parcel
owner will be determined by the combination of the assessments of each property variable.
First Year Annual Costs Per Property
Property Variable Annual Costs
Building Square Footage $0.14
Lot size $0.08
Linear Frontage $4.00
Residential Condos Unit Sq. Ft. $0.14
In addition, other factors will be used to determine assessments based upon the anticipated
benefit of the current land uses:
Residential condominiums will be assessed for their unit building square footage only.
Private parking structures or major retail parking lots may be reduced for their gross
building square footage and/or lot size assessments if they are not open to the public in
general, and that parking only serves the needs of direct tenants. .
All publicly owned and operated parcels will be assessed for linear frontage, lot size and
building square footage, similar to commercial parcels.
Data and Benefit Zones
There are 253 individual parcels owned by 199 property owners in the proposed Downtown Chula
Vista Community Benefit District. The data was obtained by San Diego County Tax Assessors,
ParcelQuest, as well as verification from property owners in the Downtown Chula Vista. The
following data is used as the basis for the generation of the CBD assessments.
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Current Property Data
Building
Square Feet
Lot
Square Feet
Linear
Frontage
Residential
Condos/Apt
2,089,465 sq. ft 3,450,661 sq. ft. 31,296 linear feet 0
District Formation
Under the local enabling ordinance, district formation requires submission of petitions from
private and public property owners in the proposed district representing at least 30% of the total
assessments to be paid into the first year of the Downtown Chula Vist a CBD.
Once the City verifies the petitions totaling a minimum of 30%, ($208,129) of the first-year annual
budget which is projected to be $693,762 in first-year annual assessments, the Chula Vista City Council
may adopt a Resolution of Intention to mail out ballots to all affected property owners. The City will
then hold a public hearing and tabulate the ballots. The Downtown Chula Vista CBD will be formed if the
weighted majority of all returned mail ballots support District formation and if the City Council adopts a
Resolution of Formation to levy the assessments on the benefiting parcels. The date for that public
hearing has not been scheduled but it is assumed that it will be held in the Fall of 2026, based upon the
successful completion of the petition drive.
Term
Under the Chula Vista local enabling ordinance, the District may be established for up to 20-years and
shall not exceed 20-years. State law and the local enabling ordinance permits this annual
disestablishment of the district based upon petition and vote of the property owners.
Time and Manner for Collecting Assessments
The Downtown Chula Vista CBD assessments will appear as a separate line item on annual property tax
bills prepared by the San Diego County Tax Assessor. The assessments are collected at the same time
and in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes paid to the County. The assessments have the
same lien priority and penalties for delinquent payments as ad valorem property taxes. Any delinquent
assessments owed for the first year will be added to the property tax roll for the following year together
with any applicable interest and penalties. The “property owner” means any person shown as the
owner/taxpayer on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner/taxpayer
by the City. Publicly owned properties of the City and County will not be collected by the County Tax
Assessor, but by a manual billing by the City of Chula Vista. If adopted, the first assessments of the new
Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District will be billed directly by the City of Chula Vista and
will be on the County property tax bills the year after.
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Government and Tax-exempt Parcel Assessment
The Downtown Chula Vista CBD Management Plan assumes that any public or tax-exempt parcels
shall pay into the CBD in proportion to the special benefit conferred on their parcel(s). There are
currently City and County and non-profit hospitals in the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD.
The Civil Sidewalks, District Identity and Placemaking and Administrative special benefit services
will provide a clean and attractive working environment for those publicly owned and tax-exempt
operated buildings in the core of the District, in order to attract new employees and provide
enhanced visitor experience. The hospitals within the District on H Street will have thousands of
visitors annually and those visitors will likely walk east along H Street to the multiple businesses
near the corner of H Street and Third Avenue and will be able to enjoy the clean and attractive
public rights arising for the distribution of these special benefit services.
Governance
Pursuant to Section 36650 of the California Streets and Highway Code, the CBD will be managed
by a Owners’ Association, which is defined in section 36612 to be a private non-profit entity under
contract with the City to administer or implement the CBD Plan. The CBD will be managed by the
current Owners’ Association, the Greater Third Avenue Improvement Association (501c3), who
will be responsible for reviewing the District budgets and policies annually within the limitations
of the Management District Plan. The Owners’ Association must file Annual Reports with the City
of Chula Vista and will oversee the day-to-day implementation of services as defined in the
Management District Plan.
Disestablishment
Under Streets and Highways Code Section 36670, assessed property owners will have an annual
period in which to submit petitions to the City Council to disestablish the CBD. If a petition is
submitted by property owners who pay 50% or more of the total assessment, the City shall
disestablish the CBD after adopting a resolution of intention and holding a noticed public hearing.
Upon disestablishment, assessments will be removed from the parcels the following fiscal year.
Unexpended surplus funds will be returned to property owners based upon a parcel’s percentage
contribution to the previous fiscal year’s assessments.
Exemptions or Reductions in Rates
Under this Management District Plan and consistent with Article XIII D of the State Constitution,
no parcel receiving special benefits from the establishment of a property assessment district is
exempt from the full payment of the annual assessment, and no other parcel shall be charged
more than their proportional special benefit conferred as a result of another assessed parcel not
paying the assessment.
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Section 2
Downtown Chula Vista CBD Boundaries
Boundaries
The proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD consists of approximately 27 square blocks (blocks vary
in size on each side of both Third Avenue, in general with E Street as the northern boundary (north
and south sides of the street, I Street as the southern boundary, (north side only) and on the east
and west side of Third Avenue which following the predominantly commercial and governmental
parcels in a varying boundary and the expansion area running down both sides of H Street up to
the eastern side of the intersection of H Street and Fourth Avenue. There are 253 parcels owned
by 199 property owners. The boundaries also include large parcels and buildings by both the City
and County of San Diego. The parcel map is located on page 11.
District Boundary Rationale
The Downtown Chula Vista CBD boundaries are comprised of parcels that highlight restaurants,
bars, breweries, retailers, services, office buildings, government buildings, two hospitals, health
care office buildings, banks and mixed-use residential condominiums, apartment units in general.
The boundaries from the renewal of this property assessment district mirror, in general, the
boundaries of the Property Business Improvement District approved by property owners in 2017
with an extension of the service area running westward on both sides of H Street, ending at the
eastern intersection of Fourth Avenue and H Street. Under the new local enabling ordinance, the
term will allow the district to help fund and improve new projects throughout the district, over a
maximum 20-year term. The new projects may include the creation of Memorial Plaza and new
public spaces created and managed throughout the district boundaries.
Northern Boundary
The northern boundary of the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD is bounded by E Street on the
north, including the north and south sides of E Str eet ending at parcel 566-240-011 on the east,
the parcel at the northwest section of the intersection of Del Mar Avenue and E Street. On the
west side, the district ends at parcel 566-232-010, 566-232-018, 566-232-013 and parcel 566-232-
017 which serves as the group of parcels defining the northwest corner of the boundaries of the
District. No District special benefit services shall be provided north of the northern boundary of
the District.
Western Boundary
The western boundary of the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD includes the parcel at the
southwest corner of the intersection of E Street and Landis Avenue, parcel 568-043-022. The
western boundary continues southward running along the west side of the parcels from 568-043-
022 ending at parcel 568-151-022. The western boundary then extends westward to include
parcels 568-153-001, 568-153-002 (west of Garrett Street and F street). The western boundary
then crosses southward at F Street to include the following parcels running southward on a variety
of blocks starting with parcel 568-270-031, then crosses southward at Fourth Avenue and runs
southward on the west side of parcels 568-270-029, 568-270-044. The western boundary
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continues southward and runs along the west side of Third Avenue from Park Way and Third
Avenue including all the parcels along the west side of Third Avenue, parcel 573-300-046 running
southward to parcels 573-450-066. The western boundary then moves westward to both sides of
H Street ending at parcel 568-450-55 at Fourth Avenue and H Street (north side) and parcel 573-
010-021 at Fourth Avenue and H Street (south side). The western boundary then runs eastward
on the south side of H Street, up to Third Avenue. From there the western boundary turns at H
Street turning southward to include the County owned buildings including parcel 573 -100-037,
573-100-039 and 573-100-038, ending at the northwestern corner of the intersection of I Street
and Third Avenue, parcel 573-100-038. No District programs and services will be provided west of
the western District boundary.
Southern Boundary
The southern boundary of the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD ends at two parcels at the
northwestern parcel of the intersection of I Street and Third Avenue, parcel 573-100-038 and then
includes the parcel at the northeastern corner of I Street and Third Avenue, parcel 573-110-024. No
District programs and services will be provided south of the southern District boundary.
Eastern Boundary
The eastern boundary of the District starts at the northeastern parcel of the intersection of I Street
and Third Avenue, parcel 573-110-024 and then proceeds northward on the east side of Third
Avenue including all the parcels on the east side of Third Avenue up to parcel 573-512-039 at
Alvarado Street. The eastern boundary then continues running northward along the east side of
Third Avenue including parcels 573-420-021, 573-420-020 and parcel 573-420-019. The eastern
boundary then continues northward running along the east side of Third Avenue including all the
parcels between the alley east of Third Avenue to Third Avenue from Alvarado Street on the south
to Center Street on the north. All the parcels between Third Avenue and the alley to the east of
Third Avenue are included in the eastern boundary. At Center Street, the eastern boundary
continues northward to include all the parcels between the east side of Third Avenue and the west
side of Del Mar Avenue, ending at F Street (parcel 568-333-011). The eastern boundary then moves
northward along the east side of Church Avenue starting at parcel 568-162-011 at the northeastern
corner of the intersection of F Street and Church Avenue and continues northward including all the
parcels fronting along the east side of Church Avenue ending at the parcel on E Street, parcel 569-
072-026. The eastern boundary terminates at the parcel on the north side of E Street and Del Mar
Avenue, parcel 566-240-011. No District programs and services will be provided east of the eastern
District boundary.
Summation
A list of all parcels included in the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD are shown as Appendix 1,
attached to this report identified by their respective San Diego County assessor parcel numbers. All
identified assessed parcels within the above-described boundaries shall be assessed to fund
supplemental special benefit programs, services and improvements as outlined in this Management
District Plan.
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Section 3
District Improvement and Activity Plan
Explanation of Special Benefit Services
The improvements and activities detailed below are provided only to properties within the
boundaries of the Downtown Chula Vista CBD, as the improvements and activities will provide
special benefits to the owners of these properties.
The City of Chula Vista will continue to provide general benefit services in Downtown Chula Vista which
will include public safety programs, street sweeping, and tree trimming, replacing the lighting and
landscaping infrastructure as needed, due to wear and tear and accidents as well as water usage for
the CBD’s maintenance of the landscaping up and down Third Avenue. The frequency of these general
benefits may change from year-to-year and from time to time based upon budget constraints.
However, City general benefits cannot not be withdrawn from Downtown Chula Vista CBD unless they
are withdrawn by an equal frequency City wide. The CBD funded special benefits will not replace City
funded general benefits but rather will provide enhanced special benefits to parcel owners over and
above the general benefits provided by the City of Chula Vista.
All services funded by the assessments outlined in the Management District Plan are intended to
directly benefit the properties within the District to support increased commerce, business attraction
and retention, to retain and increase commercial property rentals, attract new mixed-use residential
developments, enhance safety and cleanliness in the District to increase business activity and
customer experience, improve District identity, and eventually fund specialized beautification and
enhanced services for the property owners in a manner that will increase business activity.
Special Benefit Budget Category Analysis
This Plan gives property owners greater flexibility in determining the type and frequency of special
benefit services that will be allocated on a year-to-year basis. As Chula Vista’s Downtown District
evolves, services that are needed one year may not be needed next. Therefore, “bundles” or
categories of special benefit funding have been created and divided into four broad categories – Civil
Sidewalks, District Identity and Placemaking, Administration, and Contingency. The bundles are
allocated funding percentages with the flexibility to prioritize or minimize a service within each
bundle.
The bundles or categories of services and their percentages represent the service plan the
Downtown Chula Vista District property owners will be voting on when the Downtown Chula Vista
CBD comes up for a mail ballot early this summer.
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All services listed below are special benefits and supplemental to current City services.
Year 1 – PROPOSED BUDGET (ASSESSMENT REVENUES/SPECIAL BENEFIT COSTS)
CIVIL SIDEWALKS - $416,000 60%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited
to:
Regular sidewalk and gutter sweeping, (estimated to be performed seven days
per week)
Periodic sidewalk steam cleaning, (estimated to be done at least monthly)
Beautification of the district, (as needed)
Enhanced trash emptying (over and above city services)
Timely graffiti removal, within 48 hours as necessary
Maintenance of existing and new public spaces (done daily)
Maintenance of the new proposed Memorial Plaza (done daily)
Set up and take down of special events (as needed)
Installation and maintenance of flowers throughout the district (outside of medians)
Costs related to water and infrastructure, tree and landscaping related replacements
will remain an obligation of the City of Chula Vista as a general benefit
Possible supplemental services provided to the City of Chula Vista through contracting
out services in city assets such as the downtown parking structure
Personnel to manage in-house or contracted maintenance and any security teams.
DISTRICT IDENTITY AND PLACEMAKING – $104,000 15%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but are not limited
to:
Traditional events done by the Downtown Chula Vista Association (Lemon Festival, Dia
de Los Muertos, Taste of Chula Vista, Annual Tree lighting)
Contracting with social media, public relations firm
Enhancing current City holiday and seasonal decorations
Branding of Downtown Chula Vista so a positive image is promoted to the public
Activation of the new Memorial Plaza
Banner programs depicting the history of Third Avenue or seasonal banners)
Public space design and improvements (more tables, chairs and umbrellas throughout
the expanded CBD)
Personnel to manage in-house or contracted public relations, web site maintenance and
social media contractors.
ADMINISTRATION/PROGRAM MANAGEMENT - $153,000 22%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs may include, but is not limited to:
Staff and administrative costs, contracted or in-house
Directors and Officers and General Liability Insurance
Office related expenses
Office, equipment, rent
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Financial reporting and accounting
Legal work
CONTINGENCY/CITY AND COUNTY FEES/RESERVE - $20,762 3%
Examples of this category of special benefit services and costs include, but is not limited to:
Delinquencies, City/County fees, reserves
Proposed First Year Downtown Chula Vista District CBD Budget
Category of Services Percentage of budget* 1st Year Allocation*
Civil Sidewalks/Safety and Cleanliness 60% $416,000
District Identity and Placemaking 15% $104,000
Administration 22% $153,000
Contingency/Reserve 3% $20,762
Total 1st year Budget 100% $693,762
*Numbers are rounded.
METHOD OF FINANCING:
The financing of the Downtown Chula Vista CBD is based upon the levy of special assessments on
real properties that receive special benefits from the improvements and activities based upon
which Benefit Zone they are located within. See Section 4 for assessment methodology and
compliance with Article XIII D of the California State Constitution. The factors used to determine
proportional costs to the parcels in the District:
Linear frontage, on all sides of the parcel (excluding alleys)
Lot square footage
Building square footage
Future mixed-use residential condominiums
Costs:
The costs per parcel are based upon the four factors listed above. All assessments must be
proportional to the special benefits received for each benefitting parcel Th e “weight” of each
parcel assessment is based upon a combination of the assessments for building square footage,
lot size and linear frontage. That will constitute the first-year annual assessment.
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First Year Annual Costs Per Property
Property Variable Annual Costs
Building Square Footage $0.14
Lot size $0.08
Linear Frontage $4.00
Residential Condos Unit Sq. Ft. $0.14
In addition, other factors will be used to determine assessments based upon the anticipated
benefit of the current land uses:
Residential condominiums will be assessed for their unit building square footage only.
Private parking structures or major retail parking lots may be reduced for their gross
building square footage and/or lot size assessments if they are not open to the public in
general, and that parking only serves the needs of direct tenants.
All publicly owned and operated parcels will be assessed for linear frontage, lot size and
building square footage, similar to commercial parcels.
Data and Benefit Zones
There are 253 individual parcels owned by 199 property owners in the proposed Downtown Chula
Vista Community Benefit District. The data was obtained by San Diego County Tax Assessors,
ParcelQuest, as well as verification from property owners in the Downtown Chula Vista. The
following data is used as the basis for the generation of the CBD assessments.
Current Property Data
Building
Square Feet
Lot
Square Feet
Linear
Frontage
Residential
Condos/Apt
2,089,465 sq. ft 3,450,661 sq. ft. 31,296 linear feet 0 sq. ft.
District Formation
Under the local enabling ordinance, district formation requires submission of petitions from
private and public property owners in the proposed district representing at least 30% of the total
assessments to be paid into the first year of the Downtown Chula Vista CBD.
Once the City verifies the petitions totaling a minimum of 30%, ($208,129) of the first-year annual
budget which is projected to be $693,762 in first-year annual assessments, the Chula Vista City
Council may adopt a Resolution of Intention to mail out ballots to all affected property owners. The
City will then hold a public hearing and tabulate the ballots. The Downtown Chula Vista CBD will be
formed if the weighted majority of all returned mail ballots support District formation and if the City
Council adopts a Resolution of Formation to levy the assessments on the benefiting parcels. The
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date for that public hearing has not been scheduled but it is assumed that it will be held in Fall of
2026, based upon the successful completion of the petition drive.
Time and Manner for Collecting Assessments
The Downtown Chula Vista CBD assessments will appear as a separate line item on annual property
tax bills prepared by the San Diego County Tax Assessor. The assessments are collected at the same
time and in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes paid to the County. The assessments
have the same lien priority and penalties for delinquent payments as ad valorem property taxes.
Any delinquent assessments owed for the first year will be included to the property tax roll for the
following year together with any applicable interest and penalties. The “property owner” means
any person shown as the owner/taxpayer on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known
to be the owner/taxpayer by the City. Publicly owned properties of the City and County shall not
be collected by the County Tax Assessor, but rather by a manual billing by the City of Chula Vista.
The first assessments of the new Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District will be billed
directly by the City of Chula Vista and then will be on the County property tax bills the year after.
(s property owners’ annual assessment will be based upon the sum of the parcel(s) building square
footage, lot size and linear frontage, each multiplied by the applicable assessment rate. That sum
will constitute the property owners’ “weight” in the petition and balloting phase of the formation
process).
Annual Assessment Cap
The District budget and assessments may be subject to annual increases not to exceed 7% per
year. Increases will be determined by the Owners’ Association/District Management Corporation
and will vary between 0% and 7% annually. Changes in land uses, the development of vacant
parcels, the demolition of buildings, building improvements that increase square footages, and
new building construction or residential condominium development, may alter the District’s
budget and individual property assessments. The linear frontage and parcel size are normally not
altered in the redevelopment of a site. Changes to assessments are more likely to occur upon
increases to building square footages. Changes may also occur upon the conversion of single
parcels to multiple parcels due to the construction of residential and/or commercial
condominiums.
Bonds
The District will not issue any bonds related to any program.
Operating Budget
A projected operating budget, based upon the local enabling ordinance, has an initial 20 -year term
and may be renewed again in 2046 for up to 20-years more. New City America has listed the
maximum percentage of allowable annual increases based upon the current data within the
district, with the following assumptions:
Assessments may be subject to annual increase, based upon the action of the new District
Management Corporation Board, not to exceed 7% per year. Such increases will
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be considered annually by the Owners Association Board of Directors and will be proposed
to the full City Council prior to June of each successive year.
Changes in land use, demolition of existing buildings, and new development will occur
and will change the improvements to that parcel, normally due to redevelopment of the
site and the addition of new building square footage which shall be assessed based upon
the provisions laid out in this Management Plan.
The budget for specific programs listed may be reallocated within each budget category by up to
10% during the term of the District. The Management Corporation Board may alter the budget
based upon service needs and such changes shall be included in the Annual report and submitted
to the Chula Vista City Council for review and approval.
Five-Year Projection of Maximum Assessment for the
Downtown Chula Vista CBD (first 5 years of the 20-year budget)
Civil Sidewalks District Identity Administration Contingency TOTAL
Y1 $ 416,000 $ 104,000 $ 153,000 $ 20,762 $ 693,762
Y2 $ 445,120 $ 111,280 $ 163,710 $ 22,215 $ 742,325
Y3 $ 476,278 $ 119,070 $ 175,170 $ 23,770 $ 794,288
Y4 $ 509,618 $ 127,404 $ 187,432 $ 25,434 $ 849,888
Y5 $ 545,291 $ 136,323 $ 200,552 $ 27,215 $ 909,380
Notes:
Assumes a possible 7% maximum yearly increase on all budget items, if approved
annually by the District Management Corporation Board of Directors
Any accrued interest or delinquent payments will be expended in the above categories.
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Section 4
Assessment Methodology
The proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD is a property-based special benefit assessment district being
established pursuant to the Chula Vista local enabling ordinance, Chapter 5.14 added to title 5 of the
Chula Vista Municipal Code, as well as the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994,
Section 36600 et seq. of the California Streets and Highway Code. Due to the special benefit nature of
assessments levied within a CBD, program costs are to be distributed amongst all identified specially
benefited properties based on the proportional amount of special program benefits each property is
expected to derive from the assessments collected, as measured by frontage, lot size, and building
square footage.
Assessments cannot exceed the proportional special benefit conferred on each assessed parcel.
Only those properties expected to derive special benefits from CBD funded programs and
activities may be assessed and only in an amount proportional to the relative special benefits
expected to be received.
General vs. Special Benefits:
As provided by Proposition 218, assessment district programs and activities confer a combination of
general and special benefits to properties, but the only program benefits that can be assessed are
those that provide special benefit to the assessed properties. “Special Benefit” as defined by the
California State Constitution, Article XIIID, means “a particular and distinct benefit over and above
general benefits conferred on real property located in the iistrict or to the public at large.” For the
purposes of this analysis, “General Benefits” are benefits provided within Downtown Chula Vista
District that are not special in nature, are not "particular and distinct" and are not over and above the
benefits that other city parcels receive.
General benefits are not restricted to benefits conferred only on persons and property outside the
assessment district but can include benefits both conferred on real property located in the district or
to the public at large. “At large” is not limited to any person and means all members of the public,
including those who live, work, and shop within the district and not simply transient visitors.
The property uses within the boundaries of the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD, which will
receive special benefits from CBD funded programs and services are currently a mix of retail,
service, office, mixed-use residential, and parking.
Parcels that receive the special benefit programs, services and improvements outlined in this
Management District Plan will attract more customers, employees, tenants and investors as a result of
these programs, services and improvements, thereby increasing business volumes, sales transactions,
occupancies, and rental income. For future residents, make Downtown Chula Vista District more
walkable, attractive and livable. These benefits are particular and distinct in that they are not provided
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to non-assessed parcels within or outside of the District. While the services may provide some
incidental benefits to transients traveling through downtown Chula Vista, such benefits flow from
the special benefits.
Existing City of Chula Vista services will not be replaced or duplicated by the Downtown Chula
Vista CBD funded services. The purpose of this District is to fund supplemental programs,
improvements, and services within the Downtown Chula Vista District boundaries above and
beyond what is currently being funded either via normal tax supported methods or other funding
sources. The assessments to be levied on parcels within the Downtown Chula Vista CBD are for
services, programs and improvements directly benefiting each individual parcel within this area
and support increased cleanliness, commerce, business attraction and retention, increased
commercial property rental income and improved District identity. No CBD funded services,
activities or programs will be provided beyond the Downtown Chula Vista District CBD boundaries.
While every attempt is made to provide CBD services and programs to confer benefits only to those
identified assessed parcels within the District, the California State Constitution, Article XIII D, was
added via Proposition 218 to prohibit any costs associated with general benefits from being funded
through the assessment. General benefits might be conferred on parcels within the District, or
“spillover” onto parcels surrounding the District, or to the public at large who might be passing
through the District with no intention of transacting business or residing within the District or interest
in the District itself.
There are three methods that have been used by the Downtown Chula Vista CBD Assessment Engineer
for determining general and special benefit values within assessment districts:
1. The parcel-by-parcel allocation method
2. The program/activity line-item allocation method, and
3. The composite district overlay determinant method.
A majority of PBIDs and CBDs in California for which the Assessment Engineer has provided
assessment engineering services since the enactment of Proposition 218, have used Method #3, the
composite district overlay determinant method which will be used for this CBD. This method of
computing the value of general benefit involves a composite of three distinct types of general benefit
– general benefit to assessed parcels within the District, general benefit to the public at large within
the District and general benefit to parcels outside the District.
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Downtown Chula Vista CBD Programs and Improvements
The total special and general benefit program activities and budget allocations that will be
provided to each individual parcel assessed in the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD are
shown in the chart below:
Total Year 1 – 2026 Special + General Benefit Costs
Category of Special
Benefit Services
Year 1
Annual Amount
(assessments to fund
special benefits)
Year 1
Non-
Assessment
Costs (general
benefits ratio)
Year 1
Total Costs
(special and
general
benefits)
% of Total
Civil Sidewalks $416,000 $8,495 $424,495 60%
District Identity $104,000 $2,124 $106,124 15%
Administration $153,000 $3,115 $156,115 22%
Contingency $20,762 $424 $21,186 3%
Total $693,762 $14,158 $707,920 100%
All program costs associated with general benefits will be derived from sources or credits other than
CBD assessments. Sample “other” revenue sources can be derived from special events, grants,
volunteer hours and must simply equal a total of $14,158 per year which would equal the general
benefit cost of 2% of the computed total CBD cost $693,762 from the table above. Here, program
costs are spread among property variables that are common to each parcel include linear frontage,
lot or parcel size and building square footage, and residential condominium parcels and benefit zone.
Assessed valuation cannot be used as the basis for revenue generation in the state of California since
Proposition 13 sets the assessed valuation at the time of purchase of the parcel, therefore adjacent
parcels may be similar in size, but have different assessed valuations. We must therefore spread the
assessments among the consistent factors of each parcel, based upon 2025 data.
Linear Frontage Defined
Individual parcels will be assessed for all sides of each parcel fronting a public street. Alley frontage is
not assessed. Each side of the parcel (excluding alley areas) will receive Civil Sidewalks special benefit
services based upon the frequency of services articulated in this plan, linear front footage data was
obtained from the County Assessor’s parcel maps.
Building Square Footage Defined
Building square footage is defined as gross building square footage for any parcel throughout the
Downtown Chula Vista CBD.
Lot Square Footage Defined
Lot square footage is defined as the total amount of area within the borders of the parcel. The
lot square footage of a parcel has been verified by the County Assessor’s parcel maps.
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Commercial Condominium Parcels Defined
Ground floor commercial condominiums shall be assessed on actual building square footage, lot
square footage and direct street frontage for each unit.
Multi-Floor Commercial Only Condominiums (Upper Floors)
Building area assessed at respective building area rate and pro-rated for land area and street
frontage based on building area quantities of the whole complex.
Current and Future Residential Condominium Unit Parcels Defined
The boundary of the CBD includes certain mixed-use developments with both retail and
residential units. Current and future residential condominiums unit square footage is defined as
the livable building square footage within the walls of the condominium residential unit parcel.
They are included in a special category to designate t heir unique special benefits relative to the
commercial parcels within the Downtown Chula Vista CBD. Unlike the commercial parcels in the
District, including commercially operated apartment buildings, residential condominium parcels
are assessed for building square footage only, and are not assessed for linear frontage and lot
square footage.
Current and future residential condominium parcels are assessed as a separate category. These
residential condominium individual parcels will be assessed for their unit square footage only at
the rate of $0.14 per square foot per year for the first year. The rationale for assessing future
residential condominiums only for the unit square footage rate is provided below.
Residential condominium parcels are assessed differently than multi-unit, market rate apartment
rental buildings as well as legally mandated affordable units due to the frequency of special
benefit services required by each parcel as described below. The multi-unit apartment buildings
are commercial properties in which the tenant and landlord have an economic relationship as
opposed to residential condominium buildings where individual property owners own separate
“air space parcels” on a single floor. Future residential apartment buildings can be bought or sold
just like commercial buildings whereas residential condominium individual units are separately
owned and must be individually bought and sold.
Distinctions between residential apartment buildings with tenants and residential condominium
building with individual parcel owners are explained as follows:
1. The iavis Sterling sct establishes rules and regulations for residential
condominium owners based upon “separate interests” (i.e., ownership rights), as
opposed to renters who only have a possessory interest.
2. Generally, residential condominium unit owners demonstrate greater care for their
property and concerns about quality-of-life issues due to their investment in real
estate.
3. Residential owners and have the right to vote in a Proposition 218 hearing, tenants
do not have that right.
4. Residential condominium owners are required to contribute to legally established
Homeowners Associations to oversee building maintenance, tenants are not.
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5. Residential tenants may have their dwelling units sold or have their rent raised
arbitrarily due to the lack of ownership of their residential units.
The assessment methodology has been written to confer special benefits to current and future
residential condominium individual assessed parcels since future residential condominium owners
have unique expectations about the care and maintenance of the building and its surroundings
compared to the interest of residential tenants who have a possessory not an ownership interest.
Exemptions or Reductions in Rates
Under this Management District Plan and consistent with Article XIIID of the State Constitution, no
parcel receiving special benefits from the establishment of a property assessment district is exempt
from payment of the assessment. There may be adjustments to the special benefits and related
assessments based upon non-functional building square footage or large private parking lots to the
lot size of a specific parcel. Those adjustments would be made on a case-by-case basis based upon the
determination that lot size, linear frontage and building square footage may not be accessible to the
public-at-large and therefore could not benefit from the services provided by the new Community
Benefit District.
It is up to each parcel owner to inform the iistrict Management Corporation of any proposed
reduction in annual lot size assessments due to exclusive use of parcel parking lots for their
respective customers, and which are not open to non-customers.
Calculation of Assessments
The proportionate special benefit derived by each identified parcel shall be determined in relationship
to the entirety of the improvement or the maintenance and operation expenses of an improvement
or for the cost of property service being provided. Per California Constitution Article XIII D, Section 2(i),
“Special Benefit,” means a and distinct benefit over and above general benefits conferred on a real
property located in the district or to the public at large. No assessment will be imposed on any parcel
that exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefits conferred upon that parcel. Only
special benefits are assessable, and these benefits must be separated from any general benefits.
Properties are assessed as defined on the County Assessor’s most current parcel maps. The preceding
methodology is applied to the database of parcels within the boundaries of the District. The process
in compiling the property database includes the following steps:
A report was generated from data obtained from the San Diego County Tax Assessors office.
A list of properties to be included within the District is provided in Section 7.
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First Year Parcel Assessment Calculation
The annual assessment method to calculate all parcels will be:
Total Linear Frontage x $4.00 per foot
+
Total Building Square Footage X $0.14 per sq. ft.
+
Total Lot Size x $0.08 per square foot
=
TOTAL PARCEL ASSESSMENT
The annual assessment method to calculate residential condominiums are as follows:
Total Residential Condo Unit Square Footage X $0.14 per square foot= Total Parcel Assessment
Future Development
As a result of continued new development, the Downtown Chula Vista CBD will experience the
addition or subtraction of assessable commercial and residential buildings or the conversion of
vacant parcels into new commercial and residential units. The Management District Plan
assessment methodology will reflect all land use changes in the District with annual adjustments
being submitted to the City, as these assessment calculations and property variable alterations
occur. Undeveloped parcels within the boundaries of the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD will
pay only for linear frontage and lot size assessments due to the lack of building on the parcel. If that
parcel is redeveloped, the building assessments will be levied on that parcel as soon as a certificate
of occupancy has been issued to that owner, by the City of Chula Vista.
Maximum Annual Assessment Adjustments:
Assessments may be subject to annual increases not to exceed 7% per year. Increases will be
determined by the CBD District Management Corporati on, the Downtown Chula Vista
Improvement Association, and will vary between 0% and 7% in any given year. The maximum the
assessments may be increased is 7% over the previous fiscal year’s base assessments. The absence
of increase in any given year does not give the District Management Corporation the authority to
accumulate increases above 7% in any successive year. The following projections illustrate a
potential 7% annual increase.
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Projected Maximum Assessments by Property Variable first eears
Lot Sq. Ft
Linear Frontage Bldg. Sq. Ft. Condo Sq. Ft.
Y1 $ 0.080 $ 4.000 $ 0.140 $0.140
0.14
0 Y2 $ 0.086 $ 4.280 $ 0.150 $0.150
0.15
0 Y3 $ 0.092 $ 4.580 $ 0.160 $0.160
0.16
0 Y4 $ 0.098 $ 4.900 $ 0.172 $0.172
0.17
2 Y5 $ 0.105 $ 5.243 $ 0.184 $0.184
0.18
4
Government and Tax-exempt Parcel Assessment
The Downtown Chula Vista CBD Management Plan assumes that any public or tax-exempt parcels
shall pay into the CBD in proportion to the special benefit conferred on their parcel(s). There are
currently City and County and non-profit hospitals in the proposed Downtown Chula Vista CBD.
The Civil Sidewalks, District Identity and Placemaking and Administrative special benefit services
will provide a clean and attractive working environment for those publicly owned and tax-exempt
operated buildings in the core of the District, in order to attract new employees and provide
enhanced visitor experience. The hospitals within the District on H Street will have thousands of
visitors annually and those visitors will likely walk east along H Street to the multiple businesses
near the corner of H Street and Third Avenue and will be able to enjoy the clean and attractive
public rights arising for the distribution of these special benefit services.
APN Legal Owner Site Street Annual Assessment Percent
568-044-02-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 205 LANDIS AVE $
700.00 0.10%
568-044-09-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 245 LANDIS AVE $
588.00 0.08%
568-044-10-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 245 LANDIS AVE $
1,400.00 0.20%
568-044-11-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 245 LANIS AVE $
1,820.00 0.26%
568-044-18-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 226 THIRD AVE $
1,816.60 0.26%
568-044-19-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 224 THIRD AVE $
660.00 0.10%
568-071-18-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 248 CHURCH AVE $
1,207.68 0.17%
568-071-19-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA CHURCH AVE $
876.48 0.13%
568-152-02-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 281 LANDIS AVE $
700.00 0.10%
568-152-03-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 285 LANDIS AVE $
700.00 0.10%
568-152-29-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA LANDIS AVE $
700.00 0.10%
568-152-32-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA LANDIS AVE $
3,368.48 0.49%
568-153-02-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 365 F ST $
24,957.10 3.60%
568-162-08-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 281 CHURCH AVE $
856.76 0.12%
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568-162-09-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 287 CHURCH AVE $
785.28 0.11%
568-270-29-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 340 F ST $
35,839.76 5.17%
568-270-31-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 315 4TH AVE $
31,023.48 4.47%
568-300-44-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 356 3RD AVE $
3,643.84 0.53%
568-333-11-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA 270 F ST $
7,956.96 1.15%
568-350-02-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA MADRONA AVE $
907.60 0.13%
568-350-03-00 CITY OF CHULA VISTA MADRONA AVE $
940.00 0.14%
TOTAL $
121,448.02 17.51%
573-100-38-00 COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO
590 3RD AVE $
17,423.10 2.51%
573-100-39-00 COUNTY OF SAN
DIEGO
500 3RD AVE $
65,181.00 9.40%
TOTAL $
82,604.10 11.91%
568-410-37-00 PACIFIC BELL 420 3RD AVE $
10,128.42 1.46%
568-450-72-00 SCRIPPS HEALTH 333 H ST $
20,139.24 2.90%
573-040-19-00 SHARP HEALTHCARE 525 3RD AVE $
5,620.00 0.81%
573-100-37-00 SWEETWATER
AUTHORITY
505 GARRETT
AVE
$
5,049.16 0.73%
Term
Under the Chula Vista local enabling ordinance, the District may be established for up to 20-years and
shall not exceed 20-years. State law and the local enabling ordinance permits this annual
disestablishment of the district based upon petition and vote of the property owners.
Time and Manner for Collecting Assessments
The Downtown Chula Vista CBD assessments will appear as a separate line item on annual property tax
bills prepared by the San Diego County Tax Assessor. The assessments are collected at the same time
and in the same manner as ad valorem property taxes paid to the County. The assessments have the
same lien priority and penalties for delinquent payments as ad valorem property taxes. Any delinquent
assessments owed for the first year will be added to the property tax roll for the following year together
with any applicable interest and penalties. The “property owner” means any person shown as the
owner/taxpayer on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner/taxpayer
by the City. Publicly owned properties of the City and County shall not be collected by the County Tax
Assessor, but rather by a manual billing by Greater Third Avenue Improvement Association. The first
assessments of the new Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit District will appear in December
2026 property tax bills.
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Budget Adjustments
Annual budget surpluses, if any, will be rolled into the following year’s budget. Assessments will
be set annually by action of the Chula Vista City Council. Revenues from delinquent accounts may
be expended in the year they are received.
Disestablishment
California Streets and Highways Code section 36670 as well as the local CBD enabling ordinance
provides for the disestablishment of a District. Provisions for annual disestablishment of the
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District are provided for in the local enabling ordinance. Property owners dissatisfied with the results,
management or quality of the services may petition the City Council to disestablish the District, in the
same method in which they petitioned the City Council to establish it.
Section 36670 of the State Streets and Highway Code states:
(b) The city council shall adopt a resolution of intention to disestablish the district prior to the
public hearing required by this section. The resolution shall state the reason for the
disestablishment, shall state the time and place of the public hearing, and shall contain a
proposal to dispose of any assets acquired with the revenues of the assessments levied within
the property and business improvement district. The notice of the hearing on disestablishment
required by this section shall be given by mail to the property owner of each parcel or to the
owner of each business subject to assessment in the district, as appropriate. The city shall
conduct the public hearing not less than 30 days after mailing the notice to the property or
business owners. The public hearing shall be held not more than 60 days after the adoption of
the resolution of intention.
Unexpended surplus funds will be returned to property owners based upon each property
owner’s percentage contribution to the previous fiscal year’s assessments.
Governance
Pursuant to Section 36650 of the California Streets and Highway Code, an Owners’ Association will
review District budgets and policies annually within the limitations of the Management District Plan.
The Owners’ Association must file Annual Reports with the City of Chula Vista and will oversee the
day-to-day implementation of services as defined in the Management District Plan. The current
Owners’ Association who will continue the oversight and management of the special benefit services
shall be the Greater Third Avenue Improvement Association.
“Owners' association" means a private nonprofit entity that is under contract with a city to
administer or implement activities and improvements specified in the management district
plan. sn owners' association may be an existing nonprofit entity or a newly formed nonprofit
entity. sn owners' association is a private entity and may not be considered a public entity for
any purpose, nor may its board members or staff be considered to be public officials for any
purpose. (Streets & Highway. Code § 36612.)
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Section 5
District Rules and Regulations and Governance
There are no specific rules and regulations prescribed for the proposed Downtown Chula Vista
Community Benefit District Management Corporation except that it will adhere to the open
meeting and open records provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act and will see k to be as open and
transparent to the CBD assessees and the public at large as is reasonably possible.
Section 6
Implementation Timetable
The Downtown Chula Vista CBD is expected to be established and begin assessing benefiting
parcels as of the fourth quarter of calendar year 2026. Due to the timing of revenue collection by
the City of Chula Vista (for the first year of operation) and the need to establish the new contract
between the Owners’ Association and the City of Chula Vista, implementation of th e Management
District Plan and the delivery of services is scheduled to commence in or around late 2026/early
2027. Thereafter, the CBD assessments will be on the annual property tax bill.
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Section 7
Assessment Roll of Properties
APN Annual Assessment
566-232-10-00 $6,549.52
566-232-13-00 $3,300.16
566-232-17-00 $7,056.00
566-232-18-00 $400.00
566-240-11-00 $1,829.98
566-240-28-00 $1,742.00
566-240-29-00 $3,247.44
566-240-30-00 $7,847.84
568-043-14-00 $9,656.00
568-043-15-00 $827.12
568-043-16-00 $1,076.32
568-043-17-00 $881.72
568-043-18-00 $829.92
568-043-20-00 $916.16
568-043-21-00 $826.84
568-043-22-00 $2,591.60
568-044-01-00 $1,760.00
568-044-02-00 $700.00
568-044-03-00 $918.68
568-044-04-00 $871.36
568-044-05-00 $1,036.00
568-044-06-00 $993.86
568-044-07-00 $852.04
568-044-08-00 $1,196.16
568-044-09-00 $588.00
568-044-10-00 $1,400.00
568-044-11-00 $1,820.00
568-044-12-00 $1,775.60
568-044-13-00 $1,166.36
568-044-14-00 $1,281.60
568-044-15-00 $1,311.00
568-044-16-00 $1,079.16
568-044-17-00 $680.76
568-044-18-00 $1,816.60
568-044-19-00 $660.00
568-044-20-00 $1,092.60
568-044-21-00 $981.44
568-044-22-00 $1,304.00
568-044-23-00 $1,878.30
568-071-01-00 $1,786.48
568-071-02-00 $1,342.52
568-071-03-00 $930.08
568-071-04-00 $646.76
568-071-05-00 $2,840.76
568-071-06-00 $597.12
568-071-07-00 $594.00
568-071-08-00 $1,073.02
568-071-09-00 $663.52
568-071-12-00 $1,058.88
568-071-13-00 $1,045.62
568-071-14-00 $1,278.08
568-071-15-00 $1,298.18
568-071-16-00 $2,922.48
568-071-17-00 $1,868.06
568-071-18-00 $1,207.68
568-071-19-00 $876.48
568-071-20-00 $1,120.68
568-071-23-00 $987.40
568-071-24-00 $2,210.18
568-071-25-00 $5,466.02
568-072-03-00 $1,008.50
568-072-04-00 $1,634.44
568-072-05-00 $1,049.52
568-072-06-00 $813.36
568-072-08-00 $1,278.34
568-072-09-00 $1,346.10
568-072-10-00 $1,029.56
568-072-11-00 $1,223.32
568-072-22-00 $1,859.92
568-072-23-00 $1,837.06
568-072-26-00 $1,262.56
568-072-28-00 $506.88
568-151-01-01 $324.08
568-151-01-02 $356.28
568-151-01-03 $345.64
568-151-01-04 $351.52
568-151-01-05 $308.40
568-151-01-06 $349.84
568-151-01-07 $383.16
568-151-01-08 $365.94
568-151-01-09 $365.94
568-151-01-10 $414.52
568-151-01-11 $360.62
568-151-01-12 $429.64
568-151-01-13 $358.80
568-151-01-14 $374.48
568-151-01-15 $321.28
568-151-01-16 $364.68
568-151-01-17 $371.96
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568-151-01-18 $383.16
568-151-01-19 $322.68
568-151-01-20 $388.90
568-151-01-21 $426.98
568-151-02-00 $729.12
568-151-03-00 $1,201.48
568-151-08-00 $896.28
568-151-10-00 $1,160.60
568-151-11-00 $1,321.68
568-151-22-00 $7,233.48
568-151-23-00 $3,034.98
568-152-02-00 $700.00
568-152-03-00 $700.00
568-152-04-00 $1,981.04
568-152-06-00 $1,319.00
568-152-07-00 $973.70
568-152-08-00 $1,428.00
568-152-09-00 $1,260.00
568-152-10-00 $787.50
568-152-11-00 $1,012.20
568-152-13-00 $1,203.02
568-152-16-00 $1,538.46
568-152-17-00 $1,629.70
568-152-18-00 $1,317.60
568-152-19-00 $1,300.00
568-152-20-00 $1,142.22
568-152-22-00 $3,480.70
568-152-28-00 $2,520.30
568-152-29-00 $700.00
568-152-30-00 $1,042.94
568-152-31-00 $1,280.70
568-152-32-00 $3,368.48
568-153-02-00 $24,957.10
568-161-03-00 $1,601.20
568-161-04-00 $2,101.20
568-161-05-00 $524.22
568-161-06-00 $714.72
568-161-07-00 $672.00
568-161-09-00 $648.00
568-161-10-00 $1,188.00
568-161-11-00 $1,328.00
568-161-12-00 $1,377.00
568-161-13-00 $688.50
568-161-22-00 $1,149.92
568-161-23-00 $990.04
568-161-24-00 $990.04
568-161-25-00 $8,815.20
568-161-26-00 $2,044.84
568-161-27-00 $664.00
568-161-28-00 $1,720.28
568-161-34-00 $4,936.74
568-161-35-00 $1,749.68
568-161-36-00 $666.80
568-161-37-00 $594.00
568-161-38-00 $3,125.94
568-162-01-00 $1,649.04
568-162-02-00 $914.02
568-162-03-00 $1,054.86
568-162-05-00 $1,370.00
568-162-06-00 $1,144.18
568-162-07-00 $1,072.22
568-162-08-00 $856.76
568-162-09-00 $785.28
568-162-10-00 $924.42
568-162-11-00 $2,206.32
568-270-20-00 $3,276.02
568-270-21-00 $14,993.62
568-270-22-00 $6,949.92
568-270-23-00 $2,709.44
568-270-27-00 $2,513.20
568-270-29-00 $35,839.76
568-270-30-00 $3,786.26
568-270-31-00 $31,023.48
568-300-44-00 $3,643.84
568-300-46-00 $7,167.44
568-333-01-00 $3,211.52
568-333-02-00 $657.00
568-333-03-00 $657.00
568-333-04-00 $1,282.20
568-333-05-00 $828.00
568-333-06-00 $572.92
568-333-07-00 $578.50
568-333-08-00 $1,169.40
568-333-09-00 $3,509.60
568-333-10-00 $3,892.32
568-333-11-00 $7,956.96
568-334-01-00 $3,116.10
568-334-02-00 $687.00
568-334-03-00 $660.50
568-334-04-00 $2,723.34
568-334-16-00 $7,412.64
568-350-02-00 $907.60
568-350-03-00 $940.00
568-350-06-00 $1,569.56
568-350-07-00 $1,910.04
568-350-16-00 $1,146.30
568-350-19-00 $2,051.36
568-350-21-00 $1,045.06
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568-350-23-00 $408.64
568-350-37-00 $3,321.20
568-350-39-00 $1,660.40
568-350-40-00 $1,391.46
568-350-43-00 $2,047.90
568-350-45-00 $379.56
568-350-48-00 $3,564.00
568-351-01-00 $1,132.00
568-351-02-00 $1,142.58
568-351-03-00 $1,731.58
568-351-04-00 $1,214.40
568-351-05-00 $350.00
568-351-06-00 $1,750.00
568-410-20-00 $3,801.20
568-410-29-00 $2,571.36
568-410-37-00 $10,128.42
568-410-62-00 $2,725.66
568-420-01-00 $2,371.50
568-420-02-00 $907.52
568-420-03-00 $1,045.00
568-420-04-00 $517.74
568-420-05-00 $447.60
568-420-06-00 $931.20
568-420-14-00 $2,220.00
568-420-15-00 $2,328.40
568-420-31-00 $792.00
568-450-28-00 $1,433.08
568-450-29-00 $974.16
568-450-30-00 $977.24
568-450-31-00 $1,308.36
568-450-32-00 $1,066.20
568-450-33-00 $5,586.40
568-450-50-00 $1,267.12
568-450-51-00 $5,105.36
568-450-55-00 $3,983.10
568-450-66-00 $20,965.34
568-450-67-00 $25,275.36
568-450-68-00 $1,971.60
568-450-70-00 $4,224.16
568-450-72-00 $20,139.24
568-511-21-00 $2,706.98
568-512-37-00 $1,596.00
568-512-39-00 $2,000.00
568-512-46-00 $4,459.04
573-010-14-00 $1,550.94
573-010-15-00 $845.60
573-010-16-00 $2,803.60
573-010-21-00 $3,083.68
573-010-23-00 $4,354.34
573-040-01-00 $3,014.24
573-040-02-00 $600.00
573-040-03-00 $540.00
573-040-04-00 $624.00
573-040-19-00 $5,620.00
573-061-01-00 $1,291.90
573-062-01-00 $1,150.88
573-062-25-00 $1,194.08
573-063-01-00 $1,450.00
573-063-08-00 $2,219.84
573-100-37-00 $5,049.16
573-100-38-00 $17,423.10
573-100-39-00 $65,181.00
573-110-01-00 $1,197.98
573-110-02-00 $1,013.60
573-110-03-00 $938.28
573-110-24-00 $3,745.90
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O’Neill – Received 11/9/2026
From: Kevin O'Neill
Sent: Monday, November 9, 2026 3:43 PM
To: CityClerk <CityClerk@chulavistaca.gov>
Subject: Council Item 7.1
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I am in support of the CBD renewal and expansion as I represented the Council last
month.
Thank you
Kevin O'Neill
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November 10, 2026 : Item 7.1, in support of the Formation of the Downtown Chula Vista Community
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Hello,
My name is Joe Warren. I serve as a board member and the current President of the
Downtown Chula Vista Association. I serve on the board as a representative of Smiser Family
Properties and the ownership of the commercial property located at 310 Third Avenue. I
previously spoke in support of the Formation of the Downtown Chula Vista Community Benefit
District at the September 1, 2026, City Council meeting. I am unable to attend the November
10, 2026, City Council meeting due to a scheduling conflict, but I remain a strong supporter of
the measure.
As I stated during the September 1 meeting, my office is located at our property at 310 Third
Avenue and I am onsite daily. I personally show any vacant spaces we have to prospective
tenants. The messaging I continually hear from people that have found us are that they are
drawn to the overall atmosphere in the Third Avenue district and appreciate how clean and well
kept the area is. I am confident that the enhanced landscaping, cleaning and pressure
washing, tables and chairs, and community events, all provided by the Downtown Chula Vista
Association, lead to this result. I am pleased to say that we remain 100% leased thanks in part
to all of these services provided by the District.
Looking to the future, not only is the continuation of the District important, but the structure of
the District is equally critical. We are fortunate to have the foresight and expertise of New City
America behind this effort, as they have seen this and lived this in other districts, including Little
Italy in San Diego. The proposed assessments for the new District include a building square
footage factor that will more realistically account for the impact that new developments have on
the district as growth becomes more vertical. At our monthly board meetings, we have been
informed of 3-4 new multistory housing projects that are set to come to Third Avenue. By
including the building square footage factor in the assessments, the District will have an
operating budget that more realistically grows with the future development and added density in
the Third avenue corridor.
On behalf of Smiser Family Properties, I strongly support the Formation of the Downtown Chula
Vista Community Benefit District and urge you to vote in support of this item.
Written Communication - 7.1 - Warren
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Best regards,
Joe Warren
Smiser Family Properties
CABRE 01977609/01987240
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ITEM TITLE
Municipal Code Update: Approve an Amendment to the Chula Vista Municipal Code to Add Chapter 19.59 -
Outdoor Dining Facilities Within the Public Right-of-Way and Amend the City’s Master Fee Schedule
Report Number: 26-0331
Location: Citywide
Department: Development Services
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: Yes
Environmental Notice: The project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant to California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Section 15303 (New Construction
or Conversion of Small Structures), Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), and Section 15311 (Accessory
Structures).
Recommended Action
Conduct the public hearing and:
A. Place an ordinance on first reading amending Chula Vista Municipal Code (CVMC) Title 19 (Planning
and Zoning) to add Chapter 19.59 - Outdoor Dining Facilities Within the Public Right-of-Way (First
Reading)
B. Adopt a resolution establishing fees associated with Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public right-
of-way and amending CVMC Chapter 14 – Planning Fees of the City’s Master Fee Schedule
SUMMARY
The proposed ordinance establishes a regulatory framework for Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public
right-of-way, specifically Pocket Patios, through an objective ministerial encroachment permit process. If
adopted, the ordinance would support pedestrian-oriented commercial activity, activate commercial
corridors, and promote economic vitality by encouraging outdoor dining opportunities throughout the City
of Chula Vista (“City”). The proposed regulations establish clear standards related to accessibility, public
safety, operations, maintenance, design, and use of the public right-of-way to ensure compatibility with
surrounding public infrastructure, businesses, and pedestrian circulation. The proposed ordinance also
establishes authority for permitting, permit renewal, and public right-of-way occupancy fees associated with
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Outdoor Dining Facilities. The amendments to Chapter 14 – Planning Fees of the Master Fee Schedule related
to Outdoor Dining Facilities, including the specific fee amounts, are proposed for adoption by City Council
resolution.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed project has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) and it has been determined that the project qualifies for the following Categorical Exemptions
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines: Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), which consists of the operation, repair,
maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures,
facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing
or former use; Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which consists of
construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new
equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to
anther where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure; Section 15304 (Minor
Alterations to Land), which consists of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water,
and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or
agricultural purposes; and Section 15311 (Accessory Structures), which consists of construction, or
placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional
facilities; and where the exceptions listed in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 would not apply in that
no cumulative impacts were identified, no significant effects on the environment were identified, the project
is not adjacent to a scenic highway, no historical resources would be affected by the action, and the project
was not identified on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code.
Thus, no further environmental review is required.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
In June 2025, the Economic Development Department and Office of Communications conducted a citywide
outdoor dining survey (Attachment 1) through the City’s Community Voices public engagement platform,
receiving responses from approximately 190 participants. Although participation was limited, the results
indicated support among respondents for expanded outdoor dining opportunities. Response totals varied by
question with sixty-two percent (62%) of respondents said that they do not feel that there is enough outdoor
dining in Chula Vista; sixty-four (64%) percent indicating general support of additional Sidewalk Cafes; and
fifty (50%) percent indicated they would like to see more Curb Cafes, even if it means converting parking
spaces to accommodate them. Respondents also emphasized the importance of operating standards: Ninety-
six percent (96%) identified clear requirements for safety, cleanliness, food handling, and trash removal as
very important. These priorities are reflected in the proposed ordinance.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Planning Commission (“Commission”) considered the Outdoor Dining Ordinance on May 27, 2026. The
Commission continued the public hearing and asked staff to address several safety items and provide
clarification on several questions regarding fees and aesthetic design. On August 12, 2026, the item was
brought back with safety revisions incorporated into the proposed ordinance and additional information
regarding fees. The Commission considered public comments received including the letter from the
Downtown Chula Vista Association (DCVA) (Attachment 2) and voted 3-0 to approve Resolution Nos. 26-009
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and 2026-010 (Attachments 3 & 4) recommending that City Council adopt the proposed ordinance with the
following amendments:
1. Develop a City-provided standard design and build template promoting consistency and aesthetic
uniformity along designated corridors;
2. Eliminate the proposed $1,250 Sidewalk Cafe Initial Permit Fee, the $500 Sidewalk Cafe Annual
Renewal Fee, and the right-of-way occupancy fees; and
3. Establish a $500 transfer fee upon a change in ownership of the restaurant business or property.
The Commission also recommended staff provide the City Council with a comprehensive report after two (2)
years of program implementation addressing lessons learned.
DISCUSSION
Background
The City Council has previously taken two (2) land use policy actions allowing outdoor dining within the
public right-of-way, specifically on sidewalks. On February 23, 2011, the City Council adopted Ordinance No.
3184 amending the Urban Core Specific Plan (UCSP), adding Outdoor Dining Design Guidelines as an
Appendix. This was in response to a stated goal of the UCSP that encourages special pedestrian-oriented café
environments within the Downtown Area. This program allowed for ongoing encroachment into the public
sidewalk through a discretionary permit and encroachment process for specific areas (V-2, V-3, & V-4) within
UCSP. The second policy action was in February 2020 where City Council approved Resolution No. 2020-033
Village 8 West Town Center Master Precise Plan that allows adjacent business in specific areas to expand
into the sidewalk, provided they obtain an encroachment permit and maintain a minimum five (5) foot
pedestrian walkway.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the City implemented temporary economic stimulus measures to support
local businesses, sustain business operations during public health restrictions, and provide opportunities for
outdoor activity in open-air environments. As part of those efforts, the City Council approved actions in 2020
and 2021 to facilitate temporary outdoor dining along Third Avenue between E and G Streets, including
establishment of a permitting process for Sidewalk Cafes and Curb Cafes within the public right-of-way and
amendments to CVMC Chapter 12.28 – Encroachments, to clarify administrative authority for approval of
certain encroachments into the public right-of-way. The City also established a grant reimbursement
program utilizing American Rescue Plan Act funding to help offset the design, permitting, and construction
costs incurred by businesses associated with outdoor dining improvements. Staff subsequently developed
permitting procedures and design guidance for outdoor dining facilities within the public right-of-way.
The outdoor dining provisions in the UCSP and Village 8 West Town Center Master Precise Plan reflected
long-term land use policy decisions, while the programs implemented in response to COVID-19 were
temporary economic stimulus measures intended to support businesses facing pandemic-related
operational constraints and changing public health requirements. Consistent with that temporary purpose,
following several permit extensions, the City provided notices to businesses in 2024 that the temporary uses
would expire, and the Curb Cafes must be removed. In August 2024, the City issued a memorandum
(Attachment 6) allowing tables and chairs on public sidewalks during the operating hours of the adjacent
business.
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The City has continued to experience increasing interest from businesses seeking to utilize portions of the
public right-of-way for outdoor dining purposes, particularly within the Downtown-Third Avenue corridor.
Temporary outdoor dining programs implemented during and following the COVID-19 pandemic
demonstrated the value of outdoor activation in supporting local businesses, encouraging pedestrian
activity, and enhancing pedestrian-oriented commercial districts.
The proposed ordinance builds upon those earlier efforts by establishing a permanent, citywide regulatory
framework for Outdoor Dining Facilities, specifically Pocket Patios, formerly known as Curb Cafes. The
proposed ordinance establishes an objective ministerial encroachment permit process for the use and
occupation of the public right-of-way associated with Outdoor Dining Facilities and provides clear
operational, design, accessibility, maintenance, and public safety standards while supporting pedestrian-
oriented commercial activity and activation of commercial corridors. Additionally, Pocket Patios would
remain subject to applicable building permit and inspection requirements to ensure compliance with the
California Building Code and accessibility standards.
In May 2025, the City retained HdL ECONSolutions through the City’s established on-call consultant program
to assist in the development of balanced, citywide outdoor dining regulations addressing Sidewalk Cafes,
Pocket Patios, food trucks, and related outdoor dining activities occurring within the public right-of-way. As
part of that effort, the consultant team evaluated regulations and best practices from other California
jurisdictions that permit outdoor dining in public spaces, including sidewalks and on-street parking areas, to
help inform development of the proposed ordinance. The proposed ordinance was further developed
through coordination with multiple City departments including Economic Development, Fire, Police,
Development Services, Engineering, Finance, and the City Attorney’s Office as well as outreach to property
owners, business owners, and the Downtown Chula Vista Association.
Development of the proposed ordinance was also informed by input and policy direction provided through
the City Council’s Outdoor Dining Subcommittee, established by the City Council on August 13, 2024, and
comprised of Mayor McCann and Councilmember Preciado. The Outdoor Dining City Council
Subcommittee met in April 2026, to review the proposed framework and provide the following direction
regarding permitting, operational standards, and public right-of-way considerations associated with
Outdoor Dining Facilities:
1. Limit any permit requirement to a ministerial permit.
2. The locations of the parking patios and the number of parking spaces used for each parki ng patio
must be reviewed and approved by the Engineering Department to ensure safety concerns are
addressed including but not limited to potential conflicts with ADA access, bike lanes, and
drainage/stormwater requirements.
3. Limit the number of parking patios allowed per block to ensure equitable distribution among all uses.
Code Amendment
The proposed regulations establish requirements for Pocket Patios, one of two (2) types of outdoor dining
facilities analyzed by staff and the consultant team and considered by the Planning Commission. Sidewalk
Cafes were also analyzed but are not included in the proposed regulations at this time, as staff continues to
engage with the Downtown Chula Vista Association and Third Avenue corridor businesses to refine the
proposed updates to the City’s sidewalk dining land use policies. Proposed Sidewalk Café regulations will be
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presented to the Planning Commission for recommendation and City Council for approval at future public
hearings.
The proposed ordinance would reduce barriers associated with obtaining authorization for encroachments
into the public right-of-way by establishing objective ministerial standards for Outdoor Dining
Encroachment Permits while ensuring that Pocket Patios positively contribute to the safe and active use of
the public realm for pedestrians and bicyclists of all abilities. The Development Services Department, in
coordination with the Economic Development, Engineering, and Public Works Departments, will periodically
evaluate the program’s implementation, including operational and enforcement outcomes.
The proposed ordinance incorporates regulations addressing accessibility, public safety, emergency access,
pedestrian circulation, design standards, operational requirements, building permit requirements, insurance
and indemnity requirements, permit fees, and enforcement authority. The regulations provide predictable
and streamlined standards for applicants while maintaining accessibility, visibility, public safety, and
operational compatibility with surrounding businesses and public infrastructure.
In summary, the proposed regulations establish locational, operational, design, accessibility and
maintenance standards to ensure compatibility between Pocket Patios and surrounding uses and public
infrastructures. These standards include requirements to ensure visibility, avoidance of conflicts with
existing and planned bike lanes and transit lanes, compliance with engineering standards, stormwater, fire
code, accessibility requirements and applicable noise standards for adjacent uses. The regulations also
require permittees and property owners to maintain the Outdoor Dining Facilities in a clean and safe
condition and to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City from claims, damages, injuries, or liabilities
associated with the private commercial use of the public right-of-way.
One (1) year after the first permitted Pocket Patio location begins operating, staff will report to the Planning
Commission and City Council on lessons learned and recommend any necessary amendments or
adjustments.
Proposed Fees
The proposed ordinance establishes a fee structure to recover the City’s reasonable costs associated with
review, permitting, inspection, monitoring, and administration of Pocket Patios within the public right-of-
way, while also providing fair compensation for the temporary private commercial use and occupation of
public property. The proposed fee structure was developed following evaluation of similar outdoor dining
and public right-of-way encroachment programs utilized by California municipalities established both prior
to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed fee program is generally consistent with Council Policy
159.03 - Citywide Cost Recovery Policy, and common practices for recovering regulatory costs associated
with outdoor dining facilities and other encroachments within the public right-of-way.
Subsequent to the August 12th Planning Commission meeting and prior to this City Council meeting, staff met
with DVCA to discuss their concerns due to the fees, particularly the Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Fee.
After several meetings and collaborative discussions of the fees, a consensus was made to support and
recommend the following fees:
Permit & Site Inspection Fees
Pocket Patio Initial Permit Fee: $3,500
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Pocket Patio Annual Renewal Fee: $1,250 annually
Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Fees
Pocket Patio: $247 per parking space per month (paid annually)
Parking Revenue Recovery Fees (Pocket Patios only)
$176 per parking space per month (paid annually)
The initial permit fees are benchmarked to recover costs associated with application intake,
interdepartmental review, engineering and accessibility review, permit preparation, inspection of site
eligibility, and permit issuance. Pocket Patio permit fees reflect the high level of review associated with
occupation of on-street parking spaces, including traffic safety considerations, roadway operations,
emergency access, stormwater and drainage review, accessibility compliance, and coordination with
applicable building permit requirements.
The Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Fees are proposed to provide fair compensation to the City for the
temporary private commercial use and occupation of public right-of-way areas that would otherwise remain
available for general public use. The occupancy fees also help ensure that the City does not subsidize or
provide exclusive private commercial use of public property without appropriate compensation.
Annual renewal fees recover ongoing administrative and operational costs associated with permit
monitoring, compliance verification, insurance review, inspections, complaint response, and enforcement
activities. Where Pocket Patios occupy metered or revenue-generating right-of-way, a Parking Revenue
Recovery Fee would also apply annually to offset projected public parking revenue losses associated with
conversion of parking spaces to Pocket Patios, collected at the time of initial permit and upon permit renewal.
The proposed ordinance also includes annual fee adjustments of three percent (3%) or tied the July-to-July
change in the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers for the San Diego Metropolitan Statistical Area (SD CPI-U) to help ensure that fees continue to
reflect operational and administrative costs over time.
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission recommended eliminating the proposed Sidewalk Cafe Initial Permit, Annual
Renewal, and Right-of-Way Occupancy Fees, and adding a transfer fee of $500 in the event there is a change
in ownership in property and/or business ownership, currently not allowed in the ordinance. Staff
recommend the City Council retain all proposed fees consistent with Council Policy 159-03 - Citywide Cost
Recovery Policy, which provides a framework for recovering costs from those who receive a special benefit
or generate the need for regulatory services, while limiting General Fund subsidies. Permit and renewal fees
help recover the City’s costs to review and administer outdoor dining permits, while occupancy fees
compensate the City for commercial use of public space. Eliminating or reducing these fees would require
other City resources to fund program administration and would allow commercial use of public space
without compensation. The policy also recognizes that the City Council may establish lower cost recovery
levels to advance public policies and community goals. If the City Council determines that eliminating or
reducing the proposed fees advances those goals, staff will revise the proposed fee resolution accordingly.
Also, should the City Council support the recommendation to add a transfer fee of $500, staff will revise the
ordinance and proposed fee resolution accordingly.
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The Planning Commission also recommended that the City develop standard design and construction plans
for Pocket Patios to promote consistency and aesthetic uniformity along designated corridors and reduce
design costs for small businesses. This recommendation has not been incorporated into the proposed
program because funding and staff resources have not been allocated for the work. Should the City Council
support the Planning Commission’s recommendation, staff recommends directing staff to develop a scope of
work and cost estimate for standard drawings and construction plans and return to Council with a funding
request for consultant services and the staff time required to manage, review, and implement the standard
plans.
Master Fee Schedule Amendment
Section 3.42.010 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code states that the City Council shall adopt, by resolution, a
Master Fee Schedule (MFS), indicating therein the fees for all services, administrative acts and other legally
required fees, which by resolution may be amended from time to time. As a result, staff is proposing
amendments via resolution to the MFS (Attachment 7) for recommended fees discussed above. The proposed
amendments to MFS include updates to MFS Chapter 14 – Planning Fees.
Conclusion
Outdoor dining supports pedestrian activity, vibrant commercial corridors, and the economic vitality and
character of business districts. The proposed ordinance establishes a balanced regulatory framework for
Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public right-of-way, specifically for Pocket Patios, with clear and
objective standards for public safety, accessibility, operations, maintenance, and design.
The proposed fee structure is intended to recover the City’s costs for permitting, inspection, monitoring, and
enforcement, consistent with Council Policy 159-03, Citywide Cost Recovery Policy, and provide fair
compensation for temporary long term private commercial use of public space. Accordingly, staff
recommends that the City Council approve the proposed ordinance adding Chapter 19.59 to the Chula Vista
Municipal Code to establish standards and permitting procedures for Pocket Patios within the public right-
of-way and adopt the associated fee resolution.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and determined that it is not site-specific and
consequently, the real property holdings of the City Council members do not create a disqualifying real
property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov't Code § 87100, et seq.).
Staff is not independently aware and has not been informed by any City Council member of any other fact
that may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
Adopting the proposed Permit & Site Inspection fees supports effective cost recovery for providing
application intake, interdepartmental review, engineering and accessibility review, permit preparation,
inspection of site eligibility, and permit issuance services. If adopted, the proposed Parking Revenue
Recovery Fee would offset the estimated loss of parking meter revenue associated with the conversion of
metered parking spaces to private outdoor dining use.
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Because installation of Pocket Patios is voluntary and market-driven, the current-year fiscal impact will vary
based on the number and location of permits approved.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
Adopting the proposed Permit & Site Inspection fees supports effective cost recovery for providing
application intake, interdepartmental review, engineering and accessibility review, permit preparation,
inspection of site eligibility, and permit issuance services. If adopted, the proposed Parking Revenue
Recovery Fee would offset the estimated loss of parking meter revenue associated with the conversion of
metered parking spaces to private outdoor dining use.
Because installation of Pocket Patios is voluntary and market-driven, ongoing fiscal impacts will vary based
on the number and location of permits approved.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Economic Development Survey – Outdoor Dining
2. Planning Commission Public Comment Letter – Downtown Chula Vista Association
3. Planning Commission Resolution No. 26-009
4. Planning Commission Resolution No. 26-010
5. 2011 Outdoor Dining Design Guidelines
6. 2024 Temporary Outdoor Dining Memo
7. Redline Amending Master Fee Schedule Chapter 14 – Planning Fees
Staff Contact: Rebecca Bridgeford, Deputy Director of Development Services
David Graham, Economic Development Director
Roy Sapa’u, Deputy City Manager/ Director of Development Services
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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 19 (PLANNING
AND ZONING) TO ESTABLISH REGULATIONS FOR
OUTDOOR DINING FACILITIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY, INCLUDING POCKET PATIOS
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista (“City”) has experienced increasing interest from
businesses seeking to utilize portions of the public right-of-way for outdoor dining purposes,
particularly within pedestrian-oriented commercial districts and the Urban Core area; and
WHEREAS, Outdoor Dining Facilities can support economic vitality, activate commercial
corridors, enhance pedestrian-oriented environments, and support local businesses while providing
additional dining opportunities for residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance establishes regulations governing Outdoor Dining
Facilities within the public right-of-way, including Pocket Patios, and establishes standards related
to permitting, design, operations, accessibility, maintenance, insurance, indemnity, public safety,
fees, and enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance establishes objective standards intended to maintain
pedestrian circulation, emergency access, accessibility compliance, visibility, public safety, and
compatibility with surrounding uses and public infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance includes requirements related to compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California Building Code, California Code of Regulations
Title 24, and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the proposed legislative action has been reviewed for compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and it has been determined that the action qualifies
for Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities),
which consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor
alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or
topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use; Section
15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which consists of construction and
location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new
equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from
one use to another where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure; Section
15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), which consists of minor public or private alterations in the
condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic
trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes; Section 15311 (Accessory Structures), which
consists of construction, or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing
commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities; and where the exceptions listed in CEQA
Guidelines Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no cumulative impacts were identified, no
significant effects on the environment were identified, the project is not adjacent to a scenic
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highway, no historical resources would be affected by the action, and the project was not identified
on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends that the City Council approve and adopt the Ordinance
amending the Chula Vista Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the staff report and related materials, the
Planning Commission held duly noticed public hearings on May 27, 2026, and August 12, 2026,
to consider the proposed Ordinance and associated fees; and
WHEREAS, at its August 12, 2026, public hearing, the Planning Commission voted 3-0-0
to adopt Resolution Nos. 2026-009 and 2026-010, recommending that the City Council adopt the
proposed Outdoor Dining Ordinance and associated fees, subject to amendments concerning
standardized design requirements, certain permit and right-of-way occupancy fees, a permit
transfer fee, and a two-year program evaluation report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council set the time and place for a hearing on the subject Chula
Vista Municipal Code amendments and associated fees and notice of said hearing, together with
its purpose, was given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City at least ten
(10) days prior to the hearing; and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the staff report and related materials, the
City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the proposed Chula Vista Municipal
Code amendments at the time and place as advertised in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth
Avenue, before the City Council, and the hearing was thereafter closed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
adopts amendments to the Chula Vista Municipal Code adding Chapter 19.59 establishing
regulations for Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public right-of-way, including Pocket Patios.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista finds that
the proposed amendments to the Chula Vista Municipal Code qualify for Categorical Exemption
pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), which consists of the operation,
repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private
structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no
expansion of existing or former use; Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures), which consists of construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities
or structures; installation of small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the
conversion of existing small structures from one use to another where only minor modifications
are made in the exterior of the structure; Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), which consists
of minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do
not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes;
Section 15311 (Accessory Structures), which consists of construction, or placement of minor
structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities;
and where the exceptions listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no
cumulative impacts were identified, no significant effects on the environment were identified, the
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project is not adjacent to a scenic highway, no historical resources would be affected by the action,
and the project was not identified on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962.5 of
the Government Code.
NOW, THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish consistent standards and
permitting procedures for Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public right-of-way in order to
support economic vitality while maintaining accessibility, pedestrian circulation, public safety,
emergency access, visibility, and compatibility with surrounding uses and infrastructure.
Section II. Amendment to the Chula Vista Municipal Code
Title 19 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended to add Chapter 19.59,
entitled “Outdoor Dining Facilities Within the Public Right-of-Way,” to read as follows:
Chapter 19.59
Outdoor Dining Facilities Within the Public Right-of-Way
19.59.010 Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to establish requirements for Outdoor Dining Facilities located
within the public right-of-way in the form of Pocket Patios. Pocket Patios allow the temporary
conversion of on-street parking spaces into outdoor dining areas that function as extensions of
adjacent licensed businesses. These requirements ensure that Outdoor Dining Facilities protect
public health, safety, and welfare while maintaining adequate pedestrian circulation, public access,
and public safety standards. These requirements also provide guidance to applicants for the design
and management of their installations.
Outdoor Dining Facilities, as defined within this chapter, are permitted in all zoning districts where
eating and drinking establishments are permitted, subject to the following regulations. It is not the
intent of this chapter to regulate outdoor eating and drinking establishment areas that are located
on private property.
19.59.020 Outdoor Dining Definitions
“ABC License” shall mean a liquor license issued by the California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control that is legally required for any business, restaurant, bar, or retailer to
manufacture, store, or sell alcoholic beverages in the state of California.
“Outdoor Dining Facility(ies)” shall mean Pocket Patio(s) as defined in this chapter.
“Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit” shall mean a temporary, revocable, and non-exclusive
authorization issued by the City for the occupancy and use of a portion of the public right -of-way
for an Outdoor Dining Facility. An Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit shall not create or confer
any property right, leasehold interest, vested right, or exclusive right of use.
“Pocket Patio” shall mean an outdoor space built on a platform structure that occupies one or more
on-street parking spaces, incorporating elements such as seating, planting, shade, safety features,
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and/or lighting and is used for outdoor dining or eating associated with an adjacent food and/or
beverage establishment.
19.59.030 Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit Required
It shall be unlawful to construct, install, maintain, or operate an Outdoor Dining Facility within
the public right-of-way without first obtaining an Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit in
accordance with this chapter, executing a Maintenance and Removal Agreement pursuant to
CVMC Section 12.28.050, and paying all applicable fees established by resolution of the City
Council.
19.59.040 Form and Conditions of the Encroachment Permit
The Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit issued shall be in a form provided by the Development
Services Department and in compliance with CVMC Chapter 12.28 except as specified in this
section. The area of encroachment shall be specifically limited to the area shown on an exhibit
prepared by the applicant, approved by the Director of Development Services, and attached or
made part of the permit. The Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit shall also include an
indemnification of the City from liability. Each Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit issued shall
be personal to the permittee and is not transferable, delegable, or assignable. Any attempted
transfer, delegation, or assignment of the permit shall be void. In the event of a business transfer,
a new permit application for the Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit shall be submitted in
accordance with this chapter.
Additional conditions related to the design and operation of an Outdoor Dining Facility may be
imposed prior to encroachment permit issuance at the sole discretion of the City.
The Director of Development Services and/or City Engineer may adopt and periodically update
administrative design guidelines, standard details, and application materials consistent with this
chapter.
19.59.050 Term
Each encroachment permit for operation of an Outdoor Dining Facility shall expire one (1) year
after the date of initial approval. An application for renewal and all associated fees shall be
received by the City at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration date.
19.59.060 Outdoor Dining Facility Fees
A. An application for an Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit shall be accompanied by
payment of all applicable application, permit, and plan review fees, inspection, and processing
fees, as established by resolution of the City Council and/or Master Fee Schedule. The City shall
not accept, deem complete, or process any application until all required application and initial
processing fees have been paid. Such fees are separate from and in addition to any Use of Public
Right-of-Way Fee, Parking Revenue Recovery Fee, Sewer Capacity Fee, or other fee, charge, or
cost recovery amount otherwise authorized by this Code or applicable law.
B. Use of Public Right-of-Way Fee. The Use of Public Right-of-Way Fee shall be established
by resolution of the City Council and administered by the Director of Development Services. The
fee shall be calculated based on the applicable monthly rate and the number of parking spaces
occupied or made unavailable for public use by an Outdoor Dining Facility.
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1. The Use of Public Right-of-Way Fee shall be calculated for the full one-year permit
term and is payable annually in advance, prior to initial permit issuance and at least thirty
(30) days prior to each subsequent permit renewal.
C. Outdoor Dining Facilities shall be subject to Sewer Capacity Fees in accordance with
CVMC Section 13.14.090.
D. Parking Revenue Recovery Fee. Where an Outdoor Dining Facility occupies or encroaches
upon one or more metered parking spaces or other revenue-generating portions of the public right-
of-way, the applicant shall pay a Parking Revenue Recovery Fee calculated to recover projected
parking revenue foregone during the permit term . The Director of Finance shall update the fee
based on applicable parking rates, utilization data, and other relevant revenue assumptions and is
authorized to administratively recalculate the fee when those rates or assumptions are updated.
Such adjustments may be implemented concurrently with changes to the underlying parking
program consistent with applicable law and City Council-approved rates and methodologies. The
Parking Revenue Recovery Fee shall be due at the time of permit issuance and upon permit
renewal, as applicable.
E. Annual Fee Adjustments. Exclusive of the Parking Revenue Recovery Fee, all fees established
pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to annual review and adjustment. The fees shall be adjusted
annually on October 1st based on the greater of:
a. Three percent (3%); or
b. The percentage increase in the July-to-July Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers (CPI-U), San Diego-Carlsbad, as published by the United States Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
19.59.070 Security
In addition to all other requirements and prior to issuance of the Outdoor Dining Encroachment
Permit, the permittee shall post a bond or provide a security in a form acceptable to the Director
of Development Services and/or City Engineer in accordance with CVMC Section 12.28.080.
19.59.080 Liability and Insurance
In addition to all other requirements and prior to issuance of the Outdoor Dining Encroachment
Permit, the permittee shall provide insurance and indemnity to the City in accordance with CVMC
Section 12.28.090 or at the discretion of the Director of Development Services and/or the City
Engineer.
19.59.090 Outdoor Dining Requirements - Pocket Patio
A. Location Requirements.
1. Pocket Patios shall be located adjacent to eating and drinking establishments at the
following locations:
a. Within the curb lane where parking spaces exist adjacent to the front of the eating and
drinking establishment.
b. At least twenty (20) feet away from an intersection, street corner, alley, or a driveway;
and
c. Along curbs painted yellow or green, non-painted curbs, or motorcycle parking areas.
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2. Pocket Patios shall not be allowed at the following locations:
a. Along a street segment with a speed limit greater than thirty (30) miles per hour.
b. Along a curb painted red, white, or blue.
c. Within or adjacent to an alley.
d. Adjacent to a Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) bus lane.
e. Less than twenty (20) feet from any MTS bus stop, transit shelter, or designated
passenger loading area.
f. Within an existing bike lane or within a proposed bike lane project identified in any
comprehensive bicycle plan or adopted land use plan.
g. Within five (5) feet of storm drain inlets or cleanouts.
h. Over utility access panels, manhole covers, handholes, transformers, water meters or
water valves, or any operational facility.
i. Within five (5) feet of a fire hydrant and any emergency equipment.
j. Within five (5) feet of any natural gas or electric utility facility, including the perimeter
of any manholes, handholes or vaults, and any surface-level structures such as natural
gas meters, monitors, pressure regulators, protection stations, poles, curbside electric
meters, transformers or green utility boxes.
3. Each Pocket Patio shall occupy no more than three (3) parking spaces.
4. Only three (3) Pocket Patios are allowed per each side of each block.
B. Removal of on-street parking spaces to construct Pocket Patios shall comply with the following:
1. On-street accessible parking spaces provided in accordance with Title 24 of the California
Code of Regulations (California Building Standards Code) shall not be removed for the
construction of a Pocket Patio.
2. The dimensions of a Pocket Patio shall be delineated on a site plan and documented in the
associated Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit.
C. Operational Requirements.
1. Where required by the underlying zone, the sale of beer or other alcoholic beverages for
consumption on the premises shall require a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in accordance
with CVMC Sections 19.34.030 or 19.58.075, as applicable. The CUP for the primary
business establishment shall satisfy this requirement if all conditions of such CUP apply to
the business’ corresponding Pocket Patio. Otherwise, an amendment to that CUP may be
required.
2. The hours of operation of a Pocket Patio shall be limited to the h ours that the associated
eating and drinking establishments are open for business. Alcohol, food, or beverages shall
not be served or permitted within the Pocket Patio after 10:00 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday, and after 11:00 p.m. Friday through Saturday or as allowed by the primary
business establishment’s approved CUP, whichever is more restrictive.
3. Pocket Patios shall comply with all State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage
Control Boards approved license requirements, as applicable.
4. Smoking and vaping shall not be permitted within the Pocket Patio. For purposes of this
section, the terms smoke, smoking, vape, and vaping have the same meanings as in CVMC
Chapter 8.22, Regulation Of Smoking In Public Places, Affordable Housing Projects And
Places of Employment.
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5. Live entertainment, music, and/or amplified sound shall not be operated or used within a
Pocket Patio, unless authorized through the CUP.
6. Televisions, video displays, projection screens, digital displays, or other devices used for
the reproduction or display of video, images, or similar visual media shall not be installed,
operated, or maintained within a Pocket Patio where such display is visible from the public
right-of-way or creates visual impacts, nuisances, or disturbances to adjacent properties or
businesses.
7. Outdoor cooking and food preparation within the Pocket Patio is prohibited.
8. Trash, service stations, or storage areas shall not be located on or adjacent to the public
right-of-way.
D. Maintenance.
1. The permit holder shall be responsible for maintaining the Pocket Patio. Maintenance shall
include posting of the name, phone number, and email address of the person responsible
for the Pocket Patio in a location visible from the public right-of-way, keeping the Pocket
Patio free of litter, and preventing litter attributable to the Pocket Patio from entering
adjacent properties within the public right-of-way.
2. Pocket Patio areas shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition including regular
cleaning of tables, chairs, and eating areas, and changing of trash and food collection areas.
3. All food waste must be immediately removed during operational hours and at end of
operation and disposed of appropriately.
4. All areas shall be cleaned at the end of every use including removal of al l food and waste
items, mopping, cleaning tables and chairs, and generally maintaining in a manner that will
encourage a pest (vertebrate and invertebrate) free environment.
5. Tables, chairs, and other movable furnishings shall be removed or secured outside of
approved hours of operation of the associated business.
6. No water or debris may intentionally or passively enter the areas outside the Pocket Patio
boundary or impact the public sidewalk, storm drains, or street.
E. Design Requirements. Pocket Patios shall be designed in accordance with the current California
Building Code and meet the following regulations to the satisfaction of the Director of
Development Services:
1. Pocket Patios shall be designed as an extension of the sidewalk with at least one minimum
forty-eight (48) inches wide entry for every ten (10) feet of Pocket Patio along the curbside
edge.
2. The width of the Pocket Patio shall not extend within twenty-four (24) inches of the edge
of the street travel lane.
3. A Pocket Patio shall maintain a minimum setback of at least thirty-six (36) inches
horizontal clearance from adjacent vehicle parking spaces.
4. The deck of the Pocket Patio platform shall be flush with the sidewalk.
5. Bolting into the street or penetrating into the surface of the road shall not be permitted.
6. A minimum thirty-six (36) inch wide emergency access gap with horizontal and vertical
clearance shall be required for every twenty (20) feet of the Pocket Patio or adjacent Pocket
Patios or other structures in the parking lane.
7. The accessible path of travel through the Pocket Patio shall be a paved sidewalk that is at
least sixty (60) inches wide, the width identified in the applicable adopted land use plan,
or the width required by the applicable zone or planned district, whichever width is greater.
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8. Drainage.
a. Pocket Patios shall not impede the flow of curbside drainage.
b. Eight (8) inches from the curb edge by six (6) inch in height minimum clear gutter
space shall be provided along the entire length of the Pocket Patio adjacent to the curb.
c. The applicant shall ensure that the drainage area between the curb and the platform
remains clear of debris and proper drainage occurs at all times, including cleaning and
regular maintenance of the areas beneath the platform.
9. A forty-two (42) inch high railing shall be placed at the edge of the Pocket Patio to serve
as a barrier from vehicular traffic. Chain-link fencing, cyclone fencing, chicken wire, fabric
inserts, pallets, tires, temporary containers, or similar improvised materials shall be
prohibited.
10. No horizontal or vertical structure, furnishing, screening element, planter, barrier,
extension, or other appurtenance exceeding forty-two (42) inches in height above the
surface of the Pocket Patio shall be installed along the street facing edge of the Pocket
Patio, except for stanchions, vertical poles, or similar support elements necessary to
provide permitted lighting. All street-facing barriers shall maintain visibility into and out
of the Pocket Patio for public safety and traffic awareness.
11. Umbrellas with an overhang of a minimum of eighty-four (84) inches from the finished
grade of the Pocket Patio platform (floor) may be used in conjunction with a Pocket Patio,
but no permanent roof or shelter is permitted over the Pocket Patio. The canopy of the
umbrella shall be contained within the Pocket Patio and shall not protrude outside of the
barrier or railing of the Pocket Patio.
12. Solar powered lights shall be permitted but electrical lighting elements that contain wires
that cross the clear path of travel shall not be permitted.
13. The placement of the name and type of establishment on umbrellas is not allowed. Signs
other than that required in subsection D.1 shall not be permitted on a Pocket Patio.
14. No freestanding signs, banners, promotional displays, or fence-mounted signage shall be
permitted within a Pocket Patio.
F. Accessibility. Pocket Patios shall be designed, constructed, maintained, and operated in
compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local accessibility laws and regulations, including
but not limited to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and California Code of Regulations,
Title 24. Pocket Patios shall maintain accessible paths of travel, accessible seating, and clear
pedestrian circulation in a manner that provides safe and equitable access for persons with
disabilities. Pocket Patios shall not obstruct or interfere with required accessibility features,
pedestrian access or use of the public right-of-way. Where the requirements of this section conflict
with applicable accessibility laws or building standards, the more restrictive requirement shall
apply.
G. Inspections. Inspections may be performed to ensure full compliance with approved plans and
applicable codes and standards.
H. Enforcement of Violations - Appeal of Encroachment Permit Denial or Revocation.
1. The general enforcement of Pocket Patio regulations, permit conditions, maintenance
obligations, operational requirements, accessibility standards, and authorized
encroachments associated with a permitted Pocket Patio shall fall within the purview of
the Code Enforcement Division and/or Public Works Department.
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2. Enforcement authority granted to the Code Enforcement Division and/or Public Works
Department under this section shall be limited to compliance with the Outdoor Dining
Encroachment Permit, and applicable operational, accessibility, and maintenance
requirements, and shall not include parking enforcement, traffic enforcement, vehicle code
enforcement, or general policing activities within the public right-of-way.
3. The Police Department shall retain primary enforcement authority over traffic operations,
parking regulations, vehicle-related violations, emergency access, and public safety
matters occurring within the street area of the public right-of-way. Nothing herein shall
limit the authority of the Police Department to enforce the terms and conditions of an
Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit, or other applicable permit or approval associated
with a Pocket Patio.
4. The State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control shall retain enforcement authority
over violations pertaining to the business’s issued alcoholic beverage license, including but
not limited to beverage handling and service hours of operation.
5. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision, or to fail to comply with the
requirements of this chapter and any such violations are subject to enforcement according
to CVMC Chapters 1.20 through 1.41. Permits issued in accordance with this chapter may
be modified, suspended, or revoked at any time deemed necessary by the Director of
Development Services.
6. Any revocation of a permit may be appealed pursuant to CVMC Chapter 1.40.
7. Any encroachment for which a permit is required and for which no permit has been issued
pursuant to this chapter shall be deemed a public nuisance. Such violations may be abated
by civil action or pursuant to applicable administrative abatement procedures.
Section III. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any
reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction,
that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its
application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista
hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses or
phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
Section IV. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to
duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in
light of that intent.
Section V. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force after the thirtieth day following its final
passage.
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Section VI. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the
same to be published or posted according to law.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Roy Sapa’u Marco A. Verdugo
Deputy City Manager/ City Attorney
Director of Development Services
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Form Rev 9/30/2025
RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA ESTABLISHING FEES FOR OUTDOOR DINING FACILITIES
WITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT -OF-WAY AND AMENDING
SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 14 - PLANNING FEES OF THE MASTER
FEE SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, the City Council is considering an ordinance adding Chapter 19.59 to Title 19 of the
Chula Vista Municipal Code (CVMC) to regulate Outdoor Dining Facilities including Pocket Patios within
the public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, proposed CVMC Section 19.59.030 requires payment of applicable fees established
by resolution of the City Council as a condition of obtaining an Outdoor Dining Encroachment Permit; and
WHEREAS, proposed CVMC Section 19.59.060 authorizes application, permit, review,
inspection, processing, public right-of-way use, and parking revenue recovery charges associated with
Outdoor Dining Facilities; and
WHEREAS, initial and renewal permit fees are intended to recover reasonable City costs for permit
intake, interdepartmental and accessibility review, engineering and safety review, permit issuance,
inspections, monitoring, and administration, as applicable; and
WHEREAS, Use of Public Right-of-Way Fees compensate the City for the temporary private
commercial occupation of public property, and Parking Revenue Recovery Fees are intended to recover
projected parking revenue foregone where an Outdoor Dining Facility occupies revenue-generating parking
space; and
WHEREAS, on August 12, 2026, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2026-010
recommending City Council consideration of the proposed fee program, subject to amendments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the staff report, proposed ordinance, and proposed
fees and desires to establish the fees set forth below without adopting the Planning Commission’s
recommended fee eliminations or transfer fee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Chapter 14 - Planning Fees of the City’s Master
Fee Schedule, as set forth in Exhibit 1 to this Resolution, attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee Outdoor Dining Facilities fees are subject to the following
calculations and conditions:
A. The Use of Public Right-of-Way Fee shall be calculated by multiplying the applicable rate
($.50) by the number of parking spaces occupied or made unavailable for public use, and by
the number of hours per week, and by 52 weeks per year, and divided by twelve (12) months
to establish the monthly rate for the one-year permit term. The resulting amount shall be paid
annually in advance, prior to initial permit issuance and at least thirty (30) days prior to each
renewal.
B. Parking Revenue Recovery Fee: Where an Outdoor Dining Facility occupies or makes
unavailable a metered parking space or other revenue-generating portion of the public right-of-
way, the fee shall equal the projected parking revenue foregone during the applicable permit
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term. The Parking Revenue Recovery Fee shall be calculated by multiplying the applicable rate
($.75) by the number of parking spaces occupied or made unavailable for public use, and by
the number of hours per week, and by 52 weeks per year, and divided by twelve (12) months
to establish the monthly rate for the one-year permit term. The resulting amount shall be paid
annually in advance, prior to initial permit issuance and at least thirty (30) days prior to each
renewal.
C. Initial permit fees and other required application and processing fees shall be paid before an
application is accepted or processed. Renewal fees shall be paid in connection with each annual
permit renewal. The Parking Revenue Recovery Fee shall be paid at initial permit issuance and
upon renewal, as applicable.
D. Except for the Parking Revenue Recovery Fee, fees established under this Resolution shall be
reviewed and adjusted annually on October 1 by the greater of (a) three percent (3%) or (b) the
percentage increase in the July-to-July Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-
U), San Diego-Carlsbad, published by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, consistent
with CVMC Section 19.59.060(E).
E. The fees established by this Resolution are separate from and in addition to applicable sewer
capacity fees under CVMC Section 13.14.090 and any other lawfully applicable fees or
charges, except that no separate duplicate charge shall be imposed for costs already included
in a fee established by this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fees do not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing the
associated services; and
WHEREAS, Article XIII C of the California Constitution requires a vote of the electorate to
increase any levy, charge, or exaction imposed by a local government, unless specifically exempted; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fees are exempt from the vote requirement per Sections 1(e)(2), 1(e)(3),
and 1(e)(4); and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Master Fee Schedule Chapter 14 shall not become
effective until 60 days after adoption of this Resolution by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the Master Fee Schedule Chapter 14 - Planning Fees
shall not take effect until CVMC Chapter 19.59 becomes effective.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista as
follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
2. The City Council finds that the fees and charges adopted or amended by this Resolution are
intended to constitute fees or charges exempt from the definition of “tax” under Article XIII C,
Section 1(e), of the California Constitution, as applicable to each fee or charge.
3. The City Council finds that the fees and charges adopted or amended by this Resolution are
intended to be limited to the reasonable costs of providing the applicable governmental
services, benefits, privileges, or regulatory activities, and that the allocation of such costs to
individual payors bears a fair or reasonable relationship to the payors’ burdens on, or benefits
received from, the applicable governmental activity.
4. The City Council finds that the fees and charges adopted or amended by this Resolution are not
intended to exceed the reasonable costs of the applicable governmental activities or to
constitute taxes imposed for general revenue purposes.
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5. The City Council directs that the fees and charges adopted or amended by this Resolution be
administered consistent with the requirements of Proposition 26 and applicable law.
NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it does
hereby amend certain sections of Chapter 14 - Planning Fees of the City ‘s Master Fee Schedule as set forth
in Exhibit 1 to this resolution.
Presented by: Approved as to form by:
________________________________ ________________________________
Roy Sapa’u Marco A. Verdugo
Deputy City Manager/ City Attorney
Director of Development Services
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Chula Vista Outdoor Dining Survey
Project Engagement
VIEWS
1,314
PARTICIPANTS
191
RESPONSES
2,882
COMMENTS
142
SUBSCRIBERS
68
All participants
10. Do you have any additional thoughts you would like to share on the planning for this park?
All participants All Time
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enhance
community
engagement
6
address
homeless
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issues
3 add
recreational
facilities
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improve
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1. How would you primarily identify yourself?
190 respondents
66%Resident
20%Business owner
10%Both (resident and business owner
3%Visitor
1%Other
2. Rank which type of outdoor dining you enjoy the most?
161 Respondents
133 ✓83%
101 ✓63%
91 ✓57%
36 ✓22%
79 ✓49%
Rank: 1.36
Rank: 2.14
Rank: 2.82
Rank: 2.92
Rank: 3.08
Sidewalk cafes
Curb cafes
Food trucks
I do not enjoy outdoor dining
Sidewalk vendors
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3. Do you feel there are enough outdoor dining options in your area?
181 respondents
62% No
28% Yes
10% Not sure
4. Have you ever avoided outdoor dining or food vendors in Chula Vista due to safety, cleanliness,
or accessibility concerns?
180 respondents
63% No
31% Yes
4% Not sure2% Other
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5. How comfortable are you dining next to street traffic (e.g., curb cafes)?
178 respondents
42%Very Comfortable
24%Not comfortable
19%It depends on the setup including barriers
and protections in place
16%Somewhat comfortable
6. How important is it that outdoor vendors follow clear rules for safety, trash removal, food
handling, cleanliness?
178 respondents
96%Very important
4%Somewhat important
0%Not important
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7. Sidewalk cafes – Do you support allowing more sidewalk cafes (tables and seating placed on
public sidewalk next to businesses) in commercial areas of Chula Vista?
177 respondents
64%Yes
19%Only in areas with wide sidewalks
16%No
1%Not sure
8. Curb Cafes – Would you be in favor of converting street parking spaces into curb cafes to expand
outdoor dining options?
176 respondents
50%Yes
28%No
20%Depending on location and parking impact
2%Not sure
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9. Food Trucks- Where would you most like to see food trucks operating in Chula Vista?
172 Respondents
10. Would you be interested in seeing a designated food truck corral or outdoor food market in
Chula Vista? (A food truck corral is a dedicated space where multiple food trucks operate together;
a food market may include vendors, carts, and small stands.)
174 respondents
42%Yes – I would visit regularly
29%Yes - I would visit occasionally
18%Maybe – depends on location and offerings
10%No – Not interested
131 ✓76%
88 ✓51%
81 ✓47%
71 ✓41%
64 ✓37%
24 ✓14%
14 ✓8%
At special events
At sporting events
Downtown Chula Vista
Near business districts/areas
Parks and near trails
Near schools
I do not support food trucks
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11. Sidewalk Vendors – What is your level of support for sidewalk vending (e.g., food carts, stands)
in public spaces?
170 respondents
34%Strongly support
26%Somewhat support
23%Do not support
17%Support only with stricter regulations
12. What is one thing the City of Chula Vista could do to improve your outdoor dining or vending
experience.
6/29/2025
6/29/2025
6/29/2025
6/29/2025
6/29/2025
most important food handling safety
No alcohol sale to keep it strictly family-friendly.
Make sure they are registered. We cannot trust someone who is not following the proper regulations. And allow
longer hours of operation.
zzz
Bring back the curb cafes on 3rd. Such a loss when they were removed.
Show all comments
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13. Are you a business owner?
168 respondents
73% No
27% Yes
14. How would you rate your understanding of the current permitting process for outdoor dining or
vending in Chula Vista?
43 respondents
30%Somewhat clear
30%Confusing or unclear
26%Very clear
14%I was not aware a permit was required.
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15. As a business owner, what challenges (if any) have you experienced with outdoor dining or
vending?
46 Respondents
16. If you are a food truck owner or operator, what challenges have you experienced operating in
Chula Vista?
44 Respondents
22 ✓48%
9 ✓20%
8 ✓17%
8 ✓17%
7 ✓15%
5 ✓11%
3 ✓7%
37 ✓84%
4 ✓9%
4 ✓9%
2 ✓5%
1 ✓2%
0 ✓0%
Not applicable
Permit process
Design or space limitations
No major challenges
Cost of setup
Accessibility standards
Vandalism
Not applicable
Permit or regulatory issues
Enforcement or unclear rules
Limited locations
No major challenges
Lack of demand
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17. Do you believe that nearby food trucks or sidewalk vendors positively or negatively impact your
business?
44 respondents
39%Depends on the proximity and type of
vendor
23%Positive impact – brings more foot traffic
18%Negative impact – competes with my
business
16%No impact
5%Not sure
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August 12th, 2026
Dear Chula Vista Planning Commissioners,
I am writing to you all today on behalf of the Downtown Chula Vista Outdoor Dining Task Force,
a task force of the Downtown Chula Vista Association (DCVA) Board of Directors set up to
evaluate the proposed outdoor dining regulations being reviewed at the Planning Commission
meeting on Wednesday, August 12th, 2026 at 6:00 PM. The DCVA Outdoor Dining Task Force
consists of several long-standing business owners on Third Avenue, ranging from professional
services to food and beverage establishments, and is motivated to engage the City in
constructive dialogue around the establishment of reasonable outdoor dining regulations.
On July 15th, 2026, the DCVA Outdoor Dining Task Force convened to review the proposed
outdoor dining regulations and associated fee structure. After a thorough evaluation, the Task
Force has outlined suggested actions for consideration by the Planning Commission to realize a
more feasible and economical outdoor dining policy for the city at large. Those suggested
actions are as follows:
1. City Should Provide a Standard Design + Build Template that Establishes Standardization
Aesthetic Uniformity for Certain Corridors
2. The DCVA, In Its Liaison Capacity With The City, Should Be Engaged To Monitor
Compliance To Design And Activity. This DCVA can provide more frequent monitoring
and reporting of both the sidewalk cafes and pocket patios.
3. Strike The Sidewalk Café Initial Permit Fee: $1,250. The City does not currently charge
for this permit, per Development Services Memo Issued on October 8th, 2024.
4. Strike The Sidewalk Café Annual Renewal Fee: $500. These sidewalk cafes are easily
monitored and, again, no fee is currently instituted and they function perfectly fine.
5. Reduce the Pocket Patio Initial Permit Fee from $3,500 to $1,750 . Permit fee reductions
can be achieved through time-savings on unform design review and standard templates.
6. Reduce the Pocket Patio Annual Renewal Fee from $1,250 to $625. Annual fees should
be paid on an end-of-quarter schedule, and fees should be assessed bi-annually.
7. Completely Strike the Right-of-Way Occupancy Fees. These additional fees are cost-
prohibitive and will deter general business participation. The downtown parking meters
don’t generate revenue for the City before 8:00 AM or after 6:00 PM, Monday through
Saturday, and are not active on Sundays. Under these regulations, the City is proposing
charging private businesses for exclusive use of a portion of a public street that it also
provides for free public use during certain hours throughout the week.
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8. If A Business Were To Close Or Relocate, Their Existing Sidewalk Café Or Pocket Patio
Permit Does Not Transfer To The New Commercial Tenant Or Building Owner. A new
process would need to be undertaken to secure an outdoor dining permit for the new
tenant/usage.
To date, the DCVA Outdoor Dining Task Force has engaged in very positive and productive
conversations with Economic Development Department staff regarding this policy matter, and
look forward to continuing this collaborative approach with the Planning Commission at this
next juncture. It is the hope of the DCVA Outdoor Dining Task Force that an ordinance can be
formulated that is actionable and achievable to the common business owner. The Task Force
outlines these suggestions not for the benefit of only downtown, but for prosperity of all of
Chula Vista.
Thank you for your attention to this important issue.
Sincerely,
Dominic LiMandri
District Manager
Downtown Chula Vista Association (DCVA)
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-009
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPT
AMENDMENTS TO THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE
CREATING CHAPTER 19.59 ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS
FOR OUTDOOR DINING FACILITIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC
RIGHT-OF-WAY, INCLUDING SIDEWALK CAFES AND
POCKET PATIOS
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista (“City”) has experienced consistent and increasing
interest from businesses seeking to utilize portions of the public right -of-way for Outdoor Dining
Facilities, particularly within pedestrian-oriented commercial districts and the Urban Core Specific
Plan area; and
WHEREAS, Outdoor Dining Facilities can support economic vitality, activate commercial
corridors, enhance pedestrian-oriented environments, and support local businesses while providing
additional dining opportunities for residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance establishes regulations governing Outdoor Dining
Facilities within the public right-of-way, including Sidewalk Cafes and Pocket Patios, and
establishes standards related to accessibility, public safety, emergency access, pedestrian
circulation, design standards, operational requirements, maintenance, building permit
requirements, insurance and indemnity requirements, permitting, permit fees, and enforcement
authority; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance establishes objective standards intended to provide
predictable and streamlined standards for applicants while maintaining accessibility, visibility,
public safety, and operational compatibility with surrounding businesses and public infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance includes requirements related to compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), California Building Code, California Code of Regulations
Title 24, and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance establishes permit fees, right-of-way occupancy fees,
and parking revenue recovery fees intended to offset administrative and operational impacts
associated with Outdoor Dining Facilities occupying portions of the public right-of-way; and
WHEREAS, the proposed legislative action has been reviewed for compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and it has been determined that the action qualifies
for Categorical Exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities),
which consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor
alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or
topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former use; Section
15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which consists of construction and
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location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of small new
equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small structures from
one use to anther where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the structure; Section
15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), which consists of minor public or private alterations in the
condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic
trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes; Section 15311 (Accessory Structures), which
consists of construction, or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing
commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities; and where the exceptions listed in CEQA
Guidelines Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no cumulative impacts were identified, no
significant effects on the environment were identified, the project is not adjacent to a scenic
highway, no historical resources would be affected by the action, and the project was not identified
on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the Government Code; and
WHEREAS, a hearing time and place were set by the Planning Commission to consider
the proposed Chula Vista Municipal Code amendments and notice of said hearing, together with
its purpose, was given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the City at least
twenty (20) days prior to the hearing; and
WHEREAS, after review and consideration of the Staff Report and related materials for
this matter, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the proposed
Chula Vista Municipal Code amendments at the time and place as advertised at 6:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in the Council Chambers, 276 Fourth Avenue, before the Planning
Commission, and the hearing was thereafter closed.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission hereby
recommends that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista adopt amendments to the Chula Vista
Municipal Code establishing regulations for Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public right-of-
way, including Sidewalk Cafes and Pocket Patios. The recommendation is subject to the
amendments set forth herein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends the following
amendments to the proposed Outdoor Dining Ordinance and associated fee program: (1) provide
a City-prepared standard design and construction template to establish standardization and
aesthetic uniformity for designated corridors; (2) eliminate the proposed $1,250 Sidewalk Café
Initial Permit Fee; (3) eliminate the proposed $500 Sidewalk Café Annual Renewal Fee; (4)
eliminate the proposed Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Fees for Sidewalk Cafés and Pocket
Patios; and establish a $500 transfer fee upon a change in ownership of the restaurant business or
the property.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends that staff
provide City Council with a comprehensive report after two years of program implementation,
addressing lessons learned, program administration, fees, safety, accessibility, operations,
enforcement, and any recommended adjustments.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission hereby recommends that
the City Council of the City of Chula Vista find that the proposed amendments to the Chula Vista
Municipal Code qualify for Categorical Exemptions pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301
Existing Facilities), which consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing,
licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical
equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of existing or former
use; Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which consists of
construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures; installation of
small new equipment and facilities in small structures; and the conversion of existing small
structures from one use to anther where only minor modifications are made in the exterior of the
structure; Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land), which consists of minor public or private
alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of
healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes; Section 15311
Accessory Structures), which consists of construction, or placement of minor structures accessory
to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities; and where the
exceptions listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 would not apply in that no cumulative
impacts were identified, no significant effects on the environment were identified, the project is
not adjacent to a scenic highway, no historical resources would be affected by the action, and the
project was not identified on a list of hazardous waste sites pursuant to Section 65962.5 of the
Government Code.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the City
Council.
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Page No. 4
Presented by Approved as to form
Roy Sapa’u Marco A. Verdugo
Deputy City Manager/ City Attorney
Director of Development Services
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Chula
Vista, California, this 12th day of August 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners: Combs, Torres, and Leal
NOES: Commissioners: None
ABSENT: Commissioners: Jones, and Sanfilippo
Rodrigo Leal, Chair
ATTEST:
Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2026-009 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Planning
Commission at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 12th day of August
2026.
Executed this 12th day of August 2026.
Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-010
RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY
COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FEES
RELATED TO OUTDOOR DINING FACILITIES WITHIN THE
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, INCLUDING SIDEWALK CAFÉS
AND POCKET PATIOS AND UPDATING THE MASTER FEE
SCHEDULE
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista (“City”) is considering adoption of regulations
establishing standards and permitting procedures for Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public
right-of-way, including Sidewalk Cafés and Pocket Patios; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Outdoor Dining regulations establish a ministerial
encroachment permit process for temporary use and occupation of portions of the public right -of-
way associated with Outdoor Dining Facilities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee structure is intended to recover the City’s reasonable
administrative, operational, site eligibility inspection, enforcement, and permit processing costs
associated with review and administration of Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public right -of-
way; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee structure establishes Sidewalk Café and Pocket Patio initial
permit fees intended to recover costs associated with application intake, interdepartmental review,
engineering and accessibility review, permit preparation, inspection of site eligibility, and permit
issuance; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee structure also establishes Public Right-of-Way Occupancy
Fees intended to provide fair compensation to the City for the temporary private commercial use
and occupation of public property; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee structure establishes Sidewalk Café and Pocket Patio Annual
Renewal Fees intended to recover ongoing administrative and operational costs associated with
permit monitoring, compliance verification, insurance review, inspections, complaint response,
and enforcement activities; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee structure also establishes a Parking Revenue Recovery Fee
intended to offset projected public parking revenue losses associated with the conversion of
parking spaces to Pocket Patios; and
WHEREAS, the proposed fee structure includes Sidewalk Café and Pocket Patio permit
fees, annual renewal fees, Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Fees, and Parking Revenue Recovery
Fees where applicable; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed fees include:
Sidewalk Café Initial Permit Fee: $1,250;
Pocket Patio Initial Permit Fee: $3,500;
Sidewalk Café Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Fee: $1.00 per square foot per
month;
Pocket Patio Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Fee: $2.00 per square foot per
month;
Sidewalk Café Annual Renewal Fee: $500 annually;
Pocket Patio Annual Renewal Fee: $1,250 annually; and
Parking Revenue Recovery Fee based upon projected parking revenue loss, where
applicable, annually.
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the
proposed fees and related staff report and received and considered all oral and written testimony
presented regarding the matter.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of
Chula Vista, that it hereby recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution establishing fees
associated with Outdoor Dining Facilities within the public right-of-way with the following
amendments:
1. Deletion of the Sidewalk Café Initial Permit Fee, Sidewalk Café Annual Renewal Fee, and
both Public Right-of-Way Occupancy Fees;
2. Add a $500 transfer fee upon a change in ownership of the restaurant business or property;
and
3. Return to the Planning Commission and City Council after 2 years of implementation with
a progress report.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Chula Vista
that the proposed fee structure is reasonably related to the administrative, operational, inspection,
enforcement, and public right-of-way occupancy impacts associated with Outdoor Dining
Facilities.
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Presented by Approved as to form
Roy Sapa’u Marco A. Verdugo
Deputy City Manager/ City Attorney
Director of Development Services
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Chula
Vista, California, this 12th day of August 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners: Combs, Torres, and Leal
NOES: Commissioners: None
ABSENT: Commissioners: Jones, and Sanfilippo
Rodrigo Leal, Chair
ATTEST:
Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2026-010 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Planning
Commission at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission held on the 12th day of August
2026.
Executed this 12th day of August 2026.
Mariluz Zepeda, Deputy City Clerk
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City of Chula Vista
Third Avenue Village Outdoor
Dining Design Guidelines
Prepared by MMS Design Associates in cooperation with the Third Avenue
Village Association.
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Table of Contents
Purpose of Guidelines………………………………………………...…..….. 3
Background………………………………………………………………........ 4
Application Processing and Procedures…………………………………….. 5
Chapter 1: Barriers………………………...………………………………... 6
1.1 Barrier Design Applications…………………………………. 7
1.2 Barrier Measurements..………………………………………. 10
1.3 Access and Openings…………………………………………. 12
1.4 Landscape Elements………………………………………….. 12
Chapter 2: Street Furniture and Fixtures……………..………………….. 15
2.1 Types of Street Furniture and Furnishings……………………. 17
2.2 Tables and Chairs…….. ……………………………………… 17
2.3 Umbrellas and Stands…………………………………………. 22
2.4 Sidewalk Coverings…………………………………………... 25
2.5 Unobstructed Pedestrian Circulation…………………………. 25
2.6 Signage and Applications…………………………………….. 27
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Purpose of Guidelines
The purpose of these Outdoor Dining Design Guidelines (“Design Guidelines”) is
to provide overall standards for the use of outdoor dining areas along Third
Avenue and adjoining streets. This achieves a quality appearances and maintains
the Third Avenue Village character. Central to the process of permitting outdoor
dining along one of the south county’s older downtown avenues is the necessity of
ensuring that the street furniture and other items placed along the street will
complement the overall character of the Village and not detract from the Village’s
architectural and character vision.
The City of Chula Vista permits outdoor dining along Third Avenue and
adjoining streets in the Village area through an administrative permitting process
Including the issuance of an encroachment permit if within the public right of
way.
This document contains further description for the implementation of these
guidelines for street furniture, preferred appurtenances and furnishings that are
considered acceptable within the architectural and cultural framework of the Third
Avenue Village area.
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Background
The City of Chula Vista and the Third Avenue Village Association are pleased to
offer existing and encourage future restaurants within the Village the option of
utilizing the public sidewalks as outdoor dining areas. Outdoor dining gives
restaurant patrons an amenity that has become an increasingly popular feature
within the southern California area, due to its sunny weather and mild climates
year around.
While the City supports the use of outdoor dining arrangements, restaurant
operators must be aware of three (3) important factors in determining how to use
an outdoor dining area:
1) Public safety and visibility
2) Circulation flow of pedestrian traffic and
3) Visual appropriateness within Village’s character.
These Outdoor Dining Design Guidelines are intended to ensure that restaurants
use the public sidewalk for outdoor dining in a way that is safe for pedestrians,
does not present handicap constraints for the visually impaired, encourages
interactions, and supports a pleasant outdoor dining experiences.
The Outdoor Dining Design Guidelines has blended elements of the existing
Resolution No. 1410 with the current visions and strategies, USCP guidelines,
other communities downtown guidelines and local knowledge to create a set of
visual pictures to describe the intent and application. We hope this document will
encourage more restaurants or cafés to that this opportunity to create an outdoor
dining experience within the Village area.
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Application Processing and Procedures
Outdoor dining is permitted within the Village along Third Avenue and adjoining
streets through an administrative approval process. This administrative process
will save time and expense by establishing standards that must be followed for all
outdoor dining locations.
To apply, a restaurant owner or his/her designee needs to complete the following:
• Application Form: The applicant should fill out the a brief form with
basic information about the restaurant, proposed number of seats and how
these are to be arranged within the proposed outdoor space.
• Site Plan: A plan showing the proposed outdoor dining area with specific
measurements (including a representation showing that at least 5 feet of
unobstructed sidewalk space within the public right-of-way will remain for
pedestrian circulation).
• Photos or Drawing of Street Furniture: Photos or other graphic
representation (including color and materials) of furniture, umbrellas,
stands, fences and/or railings needed for the City to verify that the
proposed furniture conforms to these Design Guidelines.
For application forms, information or questions regarding the outdoor dining
design guidelines, please contact the Development Services at (619) 691-5101 or
visit in person at City Hall located at 276 Fourth Street, Chula Vista.
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Chapter 1: Barriers
Dining area barriers (fences, gates, ropes etc.) are visually appealing and help to
define and separate the dining area from the public sidewalk. All barrier material
must be maintained in good visual appearance, without visible fading, dents, tears,
rust, corrosion, or chipped or peeling paint.
Barriers are required in the following instances:
• Required for Leading Edge of all Dining Areas: A solid detectable
barrier is required for the leading edge of all outdoor dining areas to
ensure that visually impaired pedestrians using canes can detect the
dining areas safely. The leading edge, illustrated to the right in orange, is
defined as the section of a dining area that is at or near a perpendicular
angle to the building wall and/or curb line.
• Required for Full Perimeter of Some Dining Areas: A solid detectable
barrier is required for the full perimeter (with the exception of access
openings) when the outdoor seating area extends more than 3 feet into the
public right-of-way. The perimeter includes both the leading edges and
parallel edges. Restaurants which do not serve alcohol and whose outdoor
seating area extends less than 3 feet into the public right-of-way are not
required to enclose the full perimeter of the seating area, but may do so on
an optional basis.
• Required for Full Perimeter of All Outdoor Dining Areas Serving
Alcohol: State law requires that outdoor dining areas where alcohol is
served or consumed must enclose the area, with only one opening to the
sidewalk for access.
Parallel Edges
Leading Edges
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Barrier Designs
1.1 Barrier Design Applications
A wide variety of styles and designs are permissible for outdoor dining area
barriers:
Sectional Fencing: Sectional fencing (generally defined as rigid fence segments
that can be attached together to create a unified fencing appearance) is the most
desirable solution for outdoor seating areas using barriers. Such fencing is easily
portable, but cannot be shifted by patrons or pedestrians, as can less rigid forms of
enclosures. Sectional fencing must be of metal (aluminum, steel, iron, or similar)
or of wood construction and must be of a color (either painted or stained).
Rope or Chain Rails: Rope or chain-type barriers (generally defined as
enclosures composed of a rope or chain suspended by vertical elements such as
stanchions) are permitted only if they meet the following criteria:
• Rope/Chain Diameter: The rope or chain must have a minimum diameter
of 1 inch, in order to be detectable by the visually impaired.
• Posts: Vertical support posts (stanchions, bollards, etc.) must be con-
structed of wood or metal (aluminum, steel, iron, or similar).
• Stanchion Base Must Not Be A Tripping Hazard: If a stanchion or other
vertical supporting device is attached to as base, that base must be flat and
must measure no more that one-half (1/2) of an inch above the sidewalk
surface. Typically stanchion have a minimum height of 36”. No domed
stanchion bases are permitted.
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Figure 2: Acceptable use of a sectional fence.
Note appropriate base and connection to the fence.
Figure 1: Use of rope or chain barrier must have a minimum diameter
of one (1”) inch. Note the approved connection to the stands.
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Figure 3: Good example of a preferred
stanchion base that is flat and no more than
1/2” above the sidewalk surface.
Figure 4: Here is an example of a stanchion
that is not permitted within the outdoor area.
Figure 5: A great example of the outdoor
sectional fencing that is linked together with
a great design and has a low profile
stanchions.
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Freestanding: Any barrier (whether sectional fencing or rail-type) must be
freestanding, without any permanent or temporary attachments to buildings,
sidewalks or other structures.
Prohibited Barrier Styles:
• Fabric Inserts: Fabric inserts (whether natural or synthetic fabric) of any
size are not permitted to be used as part of a barrier.
• Chain-link and Other Fencing: The use of chain-link, cyclone fencing,
chicken wire or similar appurtenances is strictly prohibited. Materials not
specifically manufactured for fencing or pedestrian control (including, but
not limited to filled buckets, food containers, tires, tree stumps, vehicle
parts, pallets, etc.) and not expressly permitted elsewhere in these Design
Guidelines, may not be used as components of a barrier.
1.2 Barrier Measurements
To ensure their effectiveness as pedestrian control devices and to be detectable by
persons with visual impairments, barriers must meet the following measurement
guidelines:
Height: The highest point of a barrier (such as a stanchion) must measure at least
36 inches in height, with the exception of planters.
Open Appearance: Fences or other perimeter enclosures with a height of
between 36” and 50” must be at least fifty percent (50%) open (see-through) in
order to maintain visibility of street level activity. Any enclosure with a height
over 50” must be at least eighty percent (80%) open (see-through).
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Figure 6: Fencing with fabric inserts are not permitted to be
used as part of the barrier.
Figure 7: The Height of the sectional
fence must be at least 36” along the
entire fenced outdoor dining area.
Min. 36”
Figure 8: In all cases where the applicant is
proposing a rope or chain barrier, the center
of the barrier must be 27” from the sidewalk,
as measured 12” from the side stanchions.
Pavement top
Railing top
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Maximum Distance from Ground: All barriers must be detectable to visual
impaired pedestrians who employ a cane for guidance. Therefore the bottom of
barriers must be no greater than 24 inches above the sidewalk surface.
How to Measure Rope/Chain Distance from Ground: In the case of a rope or
chain enclosure, the rope/chain must not exceed 27 inches in height when
measured 12 inches or more away from a vertical post (stanchion, bollard or
other such support).
1.3 Access and Openings
Minimum Access Width: Any enclosure opening within the barrier must
measure no less than 44 inches in width.
Location: Enclosure openings should be placed in a location that will not create
confusion for visually impaired pedestrians.
1.4 Landscape Elements
Landscape Elements, such as planters or freestanding potted plants may be used
in addition to, or in place of, other barrier designs. In addition, planters may be
used in situations where no barrier is required (for example, where the outdoor
dining areas do not extend more than three (3’) feet onto the sidewalk) in order to
provide added visual interest, or to create a more attractive and welcoming
atmosphere.
Maximum Height of Planters: Planters may not exceed a height of 36 inches
above the level of the sidewalk. (This pertains only to planters, not the plants
contained therein.)
44’
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Figure 9: Here is an acceptable outdoor dining area that uses
planters, materials and chain barrier.
Figure 10: Planters height may vary but in all
cases must not exceed a maximum of 8’ from
sidewalk to top of plant materials.
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Figure 11: Here are some good examples of planter design
and uses of materials.
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Maximum Height of Plants: Plant material may not exceed a height of 108
inches (9 feet) above the level of the sidewalk.
Planted Material: All planters must have plants contained within them. If the
plants within a planter die, the plants must be immediately replaced or the planter
removed from the public right-of-way. Artificial plants, empty planters, or
planters with only bare dirt, mulch, straw, woodchips or similar material are
strictly prohibited. Seasonal or thematic planter displays are encouraged.
Chapter 2: Furniture and Fixtures
Commercial and Service Retail liveliness depends on maintaining an attractive
and high-quality atmosphere. As stated in the Urban Core Specific Plan, within
the Public Realm Strategies, the Third Avenue Village and the City of Chula
Vista want to create an unified and visually attractive environment which
promote a sense of place, encouraging people to dine, explore and seek a variety
of shops.
The quality of the streetscape and street furnishing is vitally important to that
sense of place for the Third Avenue Village retail and pedestrian ambiance. The
streetscape, landscaping and the adjacent buildings and/or outdoor spaces are the
most significant overall elements in providing a dynamic visual environment.
Outdoor dining furniture becomes a prominent part of the streetscape when used
in the front or along the sides of buildings, and such furniture needs to uphold the
high standards applied to buildings and other improvements within the Third
Avenue Village.
The pedestrian experience whether strolling along Third Avenue or sitting at a
sidewalk café plays an important role in the functionality of the overall
economic health of the Village and most important a sense of safety.
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Figure 12: The outdoor dining area is for tables and chairs only.
Other appurtenances or furnishing are not permitted within this area.
Note the services tables and trash receptacles, these are not permitted.
Not permitted within the outdoor
dining area.
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A wide range of furniture styles, colors and materials is permitted. All furniture
and fixtures must be maintained in good visual appearance, without visible fading,
dents, tears, rust, corrosion, or chipped or peeling paint. All furniture and fixtures
must be maintained in a clean condition at all times. All furniture and fixtures
must be durable and sturdy construction as not to blow over with normal winds.
To ensure a quality visual appearance in keeping with the Third Avenue Village
vision, common standards and conditions on the following pages apply to outdoor
dining furniture such as tables and chairs.
2.1 Types of Street Furniture and Furnishings
Prohibited Furniture or Furnishings: All furniture or furnishings other than
tables, chairs and umbrellas are prohibited. This includes but is not limited to
serving stations, bar counters, shelves, racks, sofas, televisions, trash receptacles,
torches, etc.
Freestanding: Furniture and fixtures must not be secured to trees, lampposts,
street signs, hydrants, or any other street infrastructure by means of ropes, chains or
any other such devices, whether during restaurant operating hours or at times when
the restaurant is closed.
2.2 Tables and Chairs
Tables need to be functional, not only for patrons, but also for pedestrians, given
the limited space available for outdoor dining on many of the Third Avenue Village
sidewalks.
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Figure 13: Here is a great example of an outdoor dining
setup and furnishing. The chairs may be of dark or
natural unpainted materials.
Figure 14: These smaller bistro style tables and chairs are more
efficient, along use of the sidewalk and could be applied to various
streets within the Third Avenue Village area.
Figure 15: Plastic white or fluorescent furniture
is not permitted under any circumstance within
the Third Avenue Village area.
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Figure 16: Combination between the chairs and tables is acceptable
as long as they match each other, as shown in photos above and
below.
Figure 17: Use of white plastic furniture is not permitted within
the Third Avenue Village.
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Outdoor dining furniture must also contribute to the overall atmosphere of Third
Avenue’s entertainment/retail/restaurant district and be complementary in both
appearance and quality.
Color: Tables may be colored or of a natural unpainted material (i.e., wood,
metal, etc.). Tables are not permitted to be white plastic or of any fluorescent or
other strikingly bright or vivid color.
Size and Shape: The size and shape of tables strongly affects the functionality
of an outdoor dining area. Due to Third Avenue’s sidewalks configurations,
restaurants should strive for space-efficient seating layouts and furniture siting
while creating a usable space that is not to crowded and allows for easy
circulation.
Square or Rectangular Tables Preferred: Square or rectangular tables are
strongly recommended for use in Third Avenue’s outdoor dining areas.
Better Fit: Square or rectangular tables may fit flush against a building’s wall
and can permit more usable surface area for patrons while at the same time
leaving more space available for pedestrian circulation.
More Flexibility: Square or rectangular tables are more flexible for use in
outdoor dining areas. Such tables may be combined to seat larger parties much
more effectively than can round tables.
Smaller Tables Preferred: Smaller tables work better than larger tables and are
more effectively and flexible. Although optimal table size varies by each
restaurant’s specific outdoor dining layout, smaller tables are preferred.
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Chairs, like other outdoor dining elements, must contribute to the overall
atmosphere of Third Avenue’s commercial/retail district and must be
complementary in both appearance and quality.
Color: Chairs may be colored or of a natural unpainted material (i.e., wood,
metal etc.). Chairs are not permitted to be white plastic or of any fluorescent or
other strikingly bright or vivid color.
Upholstery: Upholstered chairs are permitted. Upholstery is not permitted to be
of any fluorescent or other strikingly bright or vivid color. Although not
discourage, however, material covered chairs tend to be higher maintenance due
to the cleaning aspects. These types of material chairs must be maintained in
good visual appearance, without visible fading, dents, tears, rust, corrosion, or
chipped or peeling paint.
Matching: All chairs used within a particular establishment’s outdoor seating
area much match each other by being of visually similar design, construction and
color.
Service Podiums: Podiums may be constructed of either wood or metal. The
color palette shall match the outdoor dining areas theme for that given restaurant.
Like other furnishings the podiums must be maintained in good visual
appearance, without visible fading, dents, tears, rust, corrosion, or chipped or
peeling paint. A small unobtrusive light maybe mounted on the podium, but
must not create a visual or safety concern for the diners or nearby pedestrian
areas. The location of the service podium may not create confusion for visually
impaired pedestrians or create a blocking situation.
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2.3 Umbrellas and Stands
Umbrellas can add a welcoming feel to outdoor dining areas and provide shelter
from the elements, making their use desirable for outdoor dining applications.
Appropriately design and sized umbrellas are permitted for use under this
outdoor dining program. Umbrellas must be free of advertisements and
contained within the outdoor dining area, and the lowest dimension of an
extended umbrella must be at least 7 feet above the sidewalk surface. All
umbrellas must comply with the following conditions.
Contained Within the Outdoor Seating Area: To ensure effective pedestrian
flow and safety, all parts of any umbrella (including the fabric and supporting
ribs) must be contained entirely within the outdoor seating area. No overhanging
onto neighboring sidewalk (s) or landscaped areas will be allowed.
Minimum Height for Sidewalk Clearance: When extended, the umbrella must
measure at least 7 feet above the surface of the outdoor dining area in order to
provide adequate circulation space below. This measurement must include not
only the umbrella frame and panels, but also any decorative borders such as
fringes, tassels, or other such ornamentation.
Maximum Height: Any part of an umbrella used in an outdoor seating area may
not exceed a height of 120” (10 feet) above the level of the sidewalk, in order to
avoid causing an undue visual obstruction or safety concern to other businesses.
Colors: Umbrellas must blend appropriately with the surrounding built
environment. There fore, umbrella fabric is not permitted to be of any
fluorescent or other strikingly bright or vivid color. Umbrella covers must be of
one solid color.
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Size and Shape: The size and shape of an umbrella strongly affects its
functionality within a constrained space such as an outdoor dining area. Due to
the narrow measurements of most restaurants outdoor dining areas, restaurants
using umbrellas should strive for space-efficient umbrella designs.
Square or Rectangular Umbrellas Preferred: Square or rectangular umbrellas,
as opposed to round or octagonal umbrellas, are strongly recommended for use in
Third Avenue’s outdoor dining areas.
Market-Style Umbrellas Preferred: Market-style umbrellas – those designed
specifically for patio or outdoor restaurant use – are preferred for outdoor dining
purposes.
Material: Umbrella fabric must be of a material suitable for outdoor use, and
must be canvas-type. No plastic fabrics, plastic/vinyl-laminated fabrics, or any
type of rigid materials are permitted for use as umbrellas within an outdoor
seating area.
Signage or Wording Prohibited: Umbrellas must not contain signage for the
restaurant or for any other entity in the form of wording, logos, drawing, pictorial
or photographic representations, or any other likewise identifying characteristic.
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Figures 18, 19 & 20: Illustrate inappropriate signage and
use of metal or plastic umbrellas which are not permitted
within the Third Avenue Village.
Figure 21: This photo offers another good example of an
outdoor umbrella application.
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2.4 Sidewalk Coverings
The basic floor of outdoor seating area should be uncovered sidewalk material
(such as concrete, concrete pavers, stamped concrete, etc.) as to provide
continuity with the adjacent public right-of-way. Floor coverings or raised
platforms may not be used within outdoor dining areas.
Prohibited Sidewalk Coverings:
Carpet: Prohibited sidewalk coverings include carpet or other flooring material
constructed of fabric, canvas, wool, tile, linoleum, nylon, vinyl, or any covering
that is intended to resemble turf.
Platforms: Raised decks, platforms, or other such surfaces are not permitted
within outdoor dining areas.
2.5 Unobstructed Pedestrian Circulation
As established in the Outdoor Dining Ordinance, all outdoor dining areas must
leave at least five (5’) feet of unobstructed pedestrian space outside of the
proposed outdoor dining area. These 5 feet of pedestrian space must be clear of
obstruction caused by trees, tree wells, posts, hydrants, parking meters or any
other infrastructure. In addition, no part of an outdoor dining areas (including
plants) may extend into the 5 feet-unobstructed zone.
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Figure 21: Overall this photo illustrates the minimum clearances required for an outdoor dining application.
Note that there is ample dining area reserved and the public has a safe clearance between the outdoor dining
area and other street obstacles, such as the street trees. This also includes other appurtenances such as park-
ing meters, signs or poles that may be found within the public rights-of-ways.
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2.6 Signage and Applications
Signage is permitted within outside dining areas affixed only to the building
structure and with a valid City permit. No extra or additional signage is
permitted solely as a result of an establishment’s participation in this outdoor
dining program. No free standing signs or banners will be allowed within the
boundaries of the outdoor dining areas or hanging from the perimeter fencing.
2.7 Adjacency to Other Businesses
Restaurants need to be mindful of adjoining businesses when using outdoor
dining areas, making sure that neighboring businesses remain visible to
pedestrians and motorists, and are not negatively affected by noise, odors, etc.
pursuant to CVMC 19.66 and 19.68
A restaurant may be required to adjust the outdoor seating area’s layout,
dimensions or distance from the property line (2 feet or more) to ensure that
these performance standards are maintained.
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Dear Business Owner, The City of Chula Vista recognizes the value of outdoor dining and seating to enhance yourbusinessandprovideabetterexperienceforyourcustomers.
Effective October 9, 2024, the City will allow outdoor dining and seating on a temporary basiswiththefollowingguidelines:
1. Path of Travel: Maintain an unobstructed path of travel at least 60 inches wide. 2. Accessible Entrance: Maintain a clear space of 24 inches on both sides of the accessibleentrancetothebuilding. 3. Accessible Seating: Provide at least one accessible seating space for every 20 seats. 4. Maneuverability: Accessible seating spaces must be 36 inches wide by 48 inches deep andaccessibleviaanunobstructedpaththatisatleast36incheswide. 5. Ingress/Egress: Ensure an unobstructed path between all exit doors and the public right-of-way. 6. Furniture: Only tables and chairs may be placed on the sidewalk. 7. Alcohol Sales: Comply with all State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Controllicenserequirements. 8. Removal: Tables and chairs shall be removed when the business is closed to the public. 9. Location: Set up tables and chairs directly in front of your business. 10. Food Preparation: No outdoor cooking and preparation of food. 11. Signage: No commercial signage allowed on any tables or chairs. 12. Public Infrastructure: Existing public infrastructure or features shall not be altered. Failure to follow the above guidelines may result in enforcement action and/or revocationofthistemporaryauthorization.
Should you have any questions, please contact Brian Catacutan, Code Enforcement Managerat619.585.5776 or Bcatacutan@chulavistaca.gov.
Sincerely,
Laura C. Black, AICPDirector
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APPEALS
All appeals from actions of the Zoning
Administrator, Design Review Board, Planning
Commission or Chula Vista Redevelopment
Corporation for consideration by the City Council
pursuant to CVMC §19.14.
Filing fee (Appellant) ....................................... $250
Processing fee (Applicant) ........... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $5,000
COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMITS
Administrative ............................. Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $5,000
De Minimum Waiver ................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $3,000
Public hearing .............................. Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $11,000
Optional pre-application review services are
available on a full cost recovery basis (per
conference). The applicable hourly rates by work
group are listed below.
Development Planning staff, per hour ............ $208
Long Range Planning staff, per hour ............... $235
Land Development staff, per hour .................. $176
Building staff, per hour .................................... $188
Fire Prevention staff, per hour ........................ $162
Landscape Architecture staff, per hour ........... $162
Pre-submittal/ Completeness
Review (Required) ....................................... $750
ANNEXATION
Annexation .................................. Full cost recovery
Initial deposit, each organizational change
≤ 20 acres ..................................................... $4,000
21 – 100 acres .............................................. $6,000
> 100 acres ................................................. $10,000
CUP, administrative ...................................... $3,000
CUP, public hearing ..................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $10,000
Variance, administrative ............................... $2,200
Variance, public hearing .............. Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $9,000
Permit extension, nonrefundable .................... $300
Permit Modification/ Amendment
Administrative .............................................. $2,400
Public hearing .............................. Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $5,000
DESIGN REVIEW
Administrative ............................. Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $10,000
Public hearing .............................. Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $20,000
FEE BULLETIN
14-100
October 2026
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS (CUPs) &
VARIANCES
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE
Chapter 14 – Planning Fees
General Planning Fees
City of Chula Vista Development Services
276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910
PRE-APPLICATION/ PRE-SUBMITTAL
REVIEW
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ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Preliminary Environmental Review .............. $2,200
Initial Study .................................. Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $10,000
Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) ......................................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $20,000
Habitat Loss and Incidental Take Permit
(HLIT) Permit ............................ Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $7,500
Mitigation Monitoring
Mitigated Negative Declaration
(MND) ...................................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $5,000
Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) ......................................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $15,000
HISTORIC DESIGNATION
Application for Historic designation ............. $4,800
Application for Mills Act status .................... $8,725
Historic sign fee ............................................... $875
Historic District formation ........... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $10,000
Certificate of
Appropriateness ....................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit, minor .................................... $1,000
Initial deposit, major .................................... $2,000
MAJOR PLANNING APPLICATIONS
General Plan Amendment/Rezone Initiation
per CVMC § 19.14.800) ............................. $2,600
General Plan Amendment ........... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $20,000
General Development Plan
Initial plan .................................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $20,000
Plan modification ......................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $20,000
Precise Plan
Initial plan .................................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $10,000
Plan modification ......................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $5,000
Sectional Planning Area (SPA)/ Specific Plan
Initial plan .................................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $20,000
Plan modification ......................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $20,000
Agreement ................................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $5,000
Tentative subdivision map .......... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $10,000
Condominium Conversion ........... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $20,000
SIGNS
Planned Sign Program, Application and
Modifications
Sign Program, administrative ....................... $3,700
Sign Program, public hearing ...... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit ................................................ $7,500
Sign Permits
Planned Sign Program, per sign ....................... $200
Non-planned Sign Program, per sign ............... $200
OUT-OF-AGENCY SERVICE
AGREEMENT
TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP AND
CONDOMINIUM CONVERSIONS
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ZONING
Rezone application ...................... Full cost recovery
Initial deposit .............................................. $10,000
Zoning Compliance Review for Business License
Application submitted prior to establishment of
a new or changed use of any land
or building .................................................... $100
Application not submitted prior to establishment
of
a new or changed use of any land
or building .................................................... $200
OTHER PERMITS & ACTIVITIES
Large family daycare permit/extension ........ $1,250
Mobile Food Facilities
Vending vehicle permit, annual ....................... $135
Host permit, annual ........................................ $250
Outdoor Dining Facilities*
Pocket Patio
Parking Revenue Recovery…per space, per
month………………………….…………………….$176
Initial Permit……………………………………$3,500
Annual Renewal………………………………$1,200
Use of ROW.…….per space, per month $247
*Outdoor Dining Facilities Fees are increased annually by 3% or July-
to-July change in the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the San
Diego Metropolitan Statistical Area (SD CPI) whichever is greater.
Special/Temporary Events
Special events on private property ................. $550
Temporary outside sales permit ..................... $375
Official Zoning Letter, per letter ...................... $200
Site Plan and architectural
review (commercial & industrial).............. $2,300
Substantial Conformance Review
Administrative .............................................. $1,700
The fee required for applications subsequent to a
violation of Title 19 of the CVMC shall be double the
amount that would normally be required. Such
double fee shall not be construed as a penalty, but
shall be construed as an added fee required to
defray the additional expense of investigations and
enforcement by the City as a result of failure to
comply with the provisions of the title. If the
normal application requires a deposit, the normal
deposit is also double.
FULL COST RECOVERY
For all full cost recovery fee items, an initial deposit
shall be collected to cover the City’s full cost,
including overhead, incurred in conjunction with
review and processing as requested by applicant.
Additional funds may be collected, as required, to
cover City costs. Should the application be
withdrawn at any time, the deposit shall be
adjusted to cover the City’s actual costs, including
overhead, up to that time. Any funds remaining on
deposit at the time of the completion or
withdrawal of the application shall be returned to
the depositor, after accounting for expenses
incurred to date.
See Master Fee Schedule Fee Bulletins 1-100 and
1-200 for additional discussion of full cost recovery
and current hourly rates.
VIOLATIONS/AFTER-THE-FACT
SUBMITTALS
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ITEM TITLE
Parking Restriction: Establish Time-Limited Parking Spaces on the East Side of Avenida Escaya
Report Number: 26-0339
Location: Avenida Escaya from Heritage Road to Camino Aldea
Department: Engineering & Capital Projects Department
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: This activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California
Environmental Quality Act Guidelines. Therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3) no
environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
Adopt a resolution establishing time-limited parking spaces on Avenida Escaya, delegating authority to the
City Engineer to implement and modify parking restrictions on Avenida Escaya from Heritage Road to
Camino Aldea, and amending Schedule VI of the City Engineer Register.
SUMMARY
This item proposes establishing four 30-minute parking spaces and ten 2-hour parking spaces on the east
side of Avenida Escaya, between Heritage Road and Camino De Vida, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM; delegating
authority to the City Engineer to adjust parking durations and time limits and establish future time-limited
parking restrictions along Avenida Escaya between Heritage Road and Camino Aldea based on business
feedback and field observations; and amending Schedule VI of the Register of Schedules maintained in the
Engineering & Capital Projects Department (see attachment 1, Location Plat).
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed activity has been reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), and it has been determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the
State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a physical change in the environment. Therefore, pursuant
to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, the ac tivity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no
environmental review is required.
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BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
The Traffic Safety Commission, at their meeting on October 8, 2026, concurred with and adopted a resolution
based on staff’s recommendation.
DISCUSSION
Avenida Escaya from Heritage Road to Camino Aldea (the “Segment”) is a secondary village entry street with
a landscaped median, parallel and angled parking, and mixed-use residential with ground floor retail
commercial use. There are no existing parking restrictions except for two 20-minute time-limited parking
spaces at the northeast corner.
Following a request from the owner of Escaya Wine and Spirits, located at the northeast corner of the
Segment, staff conducted a parking demand study for the Segment to evaluate parking needs and inform
future parking management requests and regulations.
The study concluded that the southbound half of the Segment shows higher demand on weekdays, peaking
midday, whereas higher demand on the northbound side occurred on the weekend, peaking in the early
afternoon. Parked vehicles were determined to dwell an average of approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour and
20 minutes, depending on the location on the Segment.
Staff collected feedback from the businesses fronting the northbound/east side of Avenida Escaya between
Heritage Road and Camino de Vida (the “Frontage”). All Frontage spaces are occupied, and the following
businesses support the proposed time-limited parking restrictions indicated below:
Suite Business Spaces Parking Time Limitation
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Gent’s Corner Barber Shop
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Therefore, staff proposes the time limitations outlined in the table above beginning with enforcement times
of 8:00AM to 6:00PM. This will result in four 30-minute parking spaces and ten 2-hour parking spaces. The
establishment of the parking restriction requires the posting of new signs and painted curb on the subject
segment of Avenida Escaya at an approximate cost of $3,000. On the block bound by Avenida Escaya, Camino
de Vida, Heritage Road, and Via Buena, there are a total of 65 marked parking spaces, of which are four
accessible parking spaces. This exceeds the minimum number of accessible sparking spaces required by the
Public Rights of Way Accessibility Guidelines. Therefore, no additional accessible spaces are currently
required on the Frontage.
To respond to future changes in demand, staff proposes that City Council delegate authority to the City
Engineer to adjust parking restrictions and establish future time-limited parking restrictions along the
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Segment after consulting with fronting businesses. Staff will notify the City Councilmember in whose district
the Segment is located as well as the Traffic Safety Commission of modifications to the time-limited parking
restrictions on the Segment at its next regular meeting.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the property holdings of the City Council members and has found no property holdings
within 1,000 feet of the boundaries of the property which is the subject of this action. Consequently, this item
does not present a disqualifying real property-related financial conflict of interest under California Code of
Regulations Title 2, section 18702.2(a)(7) or (8), for purposes of the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov’t Code
§87100, et seq.).
Staff is not independently aware, and has not been informed by any Council member, of any other fact that
may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
The establishment of time limited parking requires the posting of new signs and painted curb on the subject
segment of Avenida Escaya at an approximate cost of $3,000. This minor work will be incorporated into the
existing Capital Improvement Project funded from the Transportation Sales Tax Fund for the Signing and
Striping Implementation Program (CIP Project No. TRF0448). Sufficient funding is available within the
project budget to cover the costs, therefore, there is no fiscal impact as a result of this action.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
Regular maintenance of the limited time signage is required every 12 to 15 years. Upon completion, the
signage will be incorporated into the Public Works Department’s routine sign and striping maintenance
program, which will be funded through the department’s operating budget as part of the annual budget
development process.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Location Plats
2. Traffic Safety Commission Resolution No. 2026-008, dated October 8th, 2026
Staff Contact: Paul Oberbauer, PE, TE, Principal Traffic Engineer
Luis Schaar, PE, Director of Engineering & Capital Projects/City Engineer
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RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ESTABLISHING 30-MINUTE TIME-LIMITED
PARKING SPACES ON FOUR PARKING SPACES AND TWO-
HOUR TIME-LIMITED PARKING ON TEN PARKING SPACES
BETWEEN 8:00 AM AND 6:00 PM ON AVENIDA ESCAYA
WITH DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO AMEND PARKING
RESTRICTIONS ON AVENIDA ESCAYA TO THE CITY
ENGINEER, AND TO ACCORDINGLY AMEND SCHEDULE
VI OF THE REGISTER MAINTAINED IN THE ENGINEERING
AND CAPITAL PROJECTS DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the northernmost portion of the east side of Avenida Escaya between Heritage
Road and Camino de Vida (“Subject Parking Area”) provides 14 diagonal parking spaces with no
time limitations except two existing twenty-minute time-limited parking spaces at the north end; and
WHEREAS, business owners fronting the Subject Parking Area are requesting that the City
of Chula Vista City Council establish a 30-minute time limit for parking in the north four parking
spaces and a two-hour time limit for the remaining ten parking spaces in the Subject Parking Area,
enforceable from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM; and
WHEREAS, staff have evaluated the current parking conditions at the Subject Parking
Area and have concluded that a change to the current parking regulations is recommended; and
WHEREAS, due to the potentially changing parking demands in the Subject Parking Area
and the broader business district fronting Avenida Escaya between Heritage Road and Camino
Aldea (“the Segment”), staff recommends that City Council delegate authority to the City Engineer
to amend parking restrictions on the Segment as observations and feedback from fronting
businesses require with subsequent notification to the Traffic Safety Commission and the City
Councilmember in whose district the Segment is located.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby establish 30-minute time-limited parking along the most northerly four parking spaces
on the east side of Avenida Escaya and a 2-hour time restriction for the remaining ten parking
spaces located immediately to the south, enforceable from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista that the City
Engineer be delegated the authority to modify the duration and start and end times of parking
restrictions on the Segment if subsequent observations and feedback from fronting businesses
indicate that such modification would be appropriate to allow for responsiveness to parking
demands on the Segment and that City Engineer notify the Mayor and City Councilmembers in
writing as well as the Traffic Safety Commission at their next regular meeting of such
modifications to parking restrictions on the Segment. Also, per the City of Chula Vista Municipal
Code Section 10.52.330, upon approval of the proposed time-limited parking by City Council or
by City Engineer when delegated authority by City Council, as applicable, Schedule VI of the
register maintained in the Engineering and Capital Projects Department would be revised
accordingly.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Luis Schaar, PE Marco A. Verdugo
Director of Engineering & Capital Projects/ City Attorney
City Engineer
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TSC RESOLUTION NO. 2026-008
RESOLUTION OF THE TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT
THE CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL ESTABLISH 30-
MINUTE TIME LIMITED PARKING ON FOUR PARKING
SPACES AND 2-HOUR TIME LIMITED PARKING ON TEN
PARKING SPACES BETWEEN 8:00AM AND 6:00PM ON
AVENIDA ESCAYA WITH DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO
AMEND PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON AVENIDA
ESCAYA TO THE CITY ENGINEER, AND THAT
SCHEDULE VI OF THE REGISTER MAINTAINED BY THE
CITY ENGINEER BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY
WHEREAS, the northernmost portion of the east side of Avenida Escaya between
Heritage Road and Camino de Vida (“Subject Parking Area”) is providing 14 diagonal parking
spaces with no time limitations except two existing twenty-minute time-limited parking spaces at
the north end; and
WHEREAS, business owners fronting the Subject Parking Area are requesting that the
City of Chula Vista City Council establish a 30 -minute time limit for parking in the north four
parking spaces and a two-hour time limit for the remaining ten parking spaces in the Subject
Parking Area, enforceable from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM; and
WHEREAS, staff has evaluated the current parking conditions at the Subject Parking Area
and have concluded that a change to the current parking regulations is recommended; and
WHEREAS, due to the potentially changing parking demands in the Subject Parking Area
and the broader business district fronting Avenida Escaya between Heritage Road and Camino
Aldea (“the Segment”), staff recommends that City Council delegate to the City Engineer the
authority to amend parking restrictions on the Segment as observations and feedback from
fronting businesses require with subsequent notification to the Traffic Safety Commission and the
City Councilmember in whose district the Segment is located.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Traffic Safety Commission of the City
of Chula Vista does hereby recommend that the Chula Vista City Council establish 30-minute
time limited parking along the most northerly four parking spaces on the east side of Avenida
Escaya and a 2-hour time restriction for the remaining ten parking spaces located immediately to
the south, enforceable from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Engineer be delegated the authority to
modify the duration and start and end times of the parking restriction if subsequent observations
and feedback from fronting businesses indicate that such modification would be appropriate to
allow for responsiveness to parking demands on the Segment and that City Engineer notify the
City Councilmember whose district contains the Segment as well as the Traffic Safety
Commission at their next regular meeting of such modifications to parking restrictions on the
Segment. Also, per the City of Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 10.52.330, upon approval of
the proposed time limited parking by City Council or by City Engineer when delegated authority
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esolution No. 2026-008
Page No. 2
by City Council, as applicable, Schedule VI of the register maintained in the office of the City
Engineer would be revised accordingly.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Paul Oberbauer, Principal Traffic Engineer Marco Verdugo, City Attorney
ASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by
the Traffic Safety Commission of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 8th day of October
2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Commissioners: Caudillo, Luke, Marroquin, Rodgers
NAYS: Commissioners: None
ABSENT: Commissioners: DeMarco, Galicia
Rodney Caoudillo, Chair
ATTEST:
Karina Lafarga, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Karina Lafarga, Deputy City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2026-008 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the Traffic Safety
Commission at its regular meeting held on the 8th day of October 2026.
Executed this 8th day of October 2026.
Karina Lafarga, CMC, Deputy City Clerk
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For
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Form Rev 9/30/2025
RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA CONDEMNING REMARKS MADE BY
PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP REGARDING LOS
ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO, AFFIRMING THE PROTECTION
OF AMERICAN COMMUNITIES, AND EXPRESSING
SOLIDARITY WITH THE RESIDENTS OF SAN DIEGO
COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista is part of the greater San Diego region and is home to
a diverse community of residents, including military families, veterans, first responders, working
families, and children; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista recognizes that the protection of
human life and the safety and well-being of residents are fundamental responsibilities of
government at all levels; and
WHEREAS, on October 5, 2026, President Donald J. Trump, during public remarks
concerning the conflict with Iran, referenced the possibility of attacks on American cities,
specifically naming Los Angeles and San Diego; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that remarks invoking the potential destruction of
American cities warrant formal denunciation, including the characterization of such remarks as
treasonous, given the fundamental responsibility of the federal government to protect American
lives and communities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council affirms that no American city or community should be
regarded as expendable and that the protection of American lives must remain a priority in matters
of national security and armed conflict; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes its shared interests and longstanding connections
with communities throughout San Diego County and Los Angeles and wishes to express solidarity
with their residents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to reaffirm its commitment to the safety, dignity, and
well-being of all residents and to the principle that every American community is deserving of
protection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it:
1. Formally denounces and condemns the treasonous remarks made by President Donald
J. Trump regarding the potential destruction of Los Angeles and San Diego and affirms
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that statements concerning threats to American communities should reflect the
seriousness of the potential loss of human life.
2. Affirms that San Diego, Los Angeles, and every American community are deserving
of protection and that the lives and safety of their residents must not be treated as
expendable or acceptable collateral damage in any armed conflict.
3. Expresses solidarity with the residents of San Diego County and Los Angeles and
reaffirms the City of Chula Vista's commitment to the protection of human life, public
safety, and the well-being of all communities.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Michael Inzunza Chula Vista
Councilmember City Attorney
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Micheal Inzunza
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I wonder whether past experiences with bullying may be influencing how you treat others, although I do not
know your personal history. My main concern is your treatment of seniors.
In my opinion, your behavior toward an elderly woman could be perceived as bullying,
ageist, or threatening.
More concerning those you have call members of your team
members chose to ignore your unusable behavior
12.1 - Written Communications - Acosta
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! Inzunza your behavior is unprofessional.
Why did you go outside to Confront and quarrel with an elderly?
While appearing aggressive
It seems to me that you are a BULLY!
Inzunza
Your hand gestures
could be interpreted as
intimidation to an
Elderly person
INZUNZA
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ITEM TITLE
Council Policy No. 111-02: Discussion Regarding Amendments to the Special Orders of the Day and
Proclamations Policy
Report Number: 26-0362
Location: No specific geographic location
Department: City Attorney
G.C. § 84308 Regulations Apply: No
Environmental Notice: This activity is not a “Project” as defined under Section 15378 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) State Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to State Guidelines Section
15060(c)(3) no environmental review is required.
Recommended Action
Option to adopt a resolution approving amendments to Council Policy No. 111-02 regarding Special Orders
of the Day and Proclamations.
SUMMARY
Consider adopting a resolution approving amendments to City Council Policy No. 111-02 on presentations
to Council consistent with Council’s referral.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a “Project” as defined under
Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines; therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA
Guidelines, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required.
BOARD/COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Not applicable.
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DISCUSSION
On December 2, 2025, the City Council considered and approved amendments to Council Policy
111-02. On February 2, 2026, the Council made a new referral for standard proclamation
templates as exhibits to the policy, and provide any additional recommendations for Council
consideration at a future meeting.
This item is returned to the City Council for consideration of further amendments to Council Policy
111-02.
DECISION-MAKER CONFLICT
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site-specific
and consequently, the real property holdings of the City Council members do not create a disqualifying real
property-related financial conflict of interest under the Political Reform Act (Cal. Gov't Code § 87100, et
seq.).
Staff is not independently aware, and has not been informed by any City Councilmember, of any other fact
that may constitute a basis for a decision-maker conflict of interest in this matter.
CURRENT-YEAR FISCAL IMPACT
Any costs associated with the amendment is already included in the current fiscal year budget.
ONGOING FISCAL IMPACT
Any costs associated with the amendment will be included in the future fiscal year budgets.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Policy 111-02 - Clean
2. Policy 111-02 - Redline
Staff Contact: City Attorney Marco A. Verdugo
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CITY COUNCIL POLICIES
POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 1 of 4
I. BACKGROUND
The City Council frequently receives presentations at City Council Meetings under “Special Orders of the Day.” It is
current practice for the Mayor and City Manager to review and approve requests for placement of items under “Special
Orders of the Day.”
“Special Orders of the Day” are brief ceremonial items, such as the issuance of a proclamation to honor significant
achievements by community members, highlight an event, promote awareness of community issues, and recognize
City employees.
Proclamations may be presented during City Council Meetings under “Special Orders of the Day” and outside of City
Council Meetings at the discretion of the Mayor and City Council subject to the requirements of this Policy and all
other applicable laws, policies, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
II. PURPOSE
To establish a formal process for placement of items by City Councilmembers under “Special Orders of the Day” that
ensures efficient scheduling and distribution of items on City Council Meeting agendas and to establish the authority,
criteria, and procedure for the issuance of proclamations and certificates of recognition.
III. POLICY
Special Orders of the Day
Requests by City Councilmembers for items to be placed under "Special Orders of the Day" at an upcoming City
Council Meeting must be made in writing to the Mayor by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day falling six days prior to
the requested Council Meeting (e.g., the Wednesday preceding an upcoming Tuesday Council Meeting).
Transmission of a request by email will satisfy this requirement. To be considered, requests should include a brief
description of the item, the identity of any presenters, an estimate of the duration of any presentation and any timing
requirements. Any such request will be subject to approval by the Mayor. Approved items will be scheduled and
added to the agenda in consultation with the City Manager and as soon as practical in light of the business demands
of upcoming agendas and any identified timing requirements. The Councilmember that requested the item to be placed
under “Special Orders of the Day” shall be provided an opportunity to speak during the presentation. In the event the
Mayor elects to not authorize a proposed request from a City Councilmember in a reasonable timeframe, a
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CITY COUNCIL POLICIES
POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 2 of 4
Councilmember may request approval for a proposed proclamation to be placed under "Special Orders of the Day"
by the full City Council by placing the item on the agenda in accordance with Council Policy 111-04.
In addition to the Mayor's authority, the City Manager also may place items under "Special Orders of the Day" as
deemed appropriate.
City Proclamations
It is the policy of the City that proclamations shall be presented in accordance with the criteria below:
1. Proclamations on behalf of the Mayor and Council may be presented during City Council Meetings or outside of
a City Council meeting and shall bear the names and signatures of the Mayor and all City Councilmembers unless
the Mayor or a Councilmember opts out of signing a proclamation.
2. Proclamations may be presented to acknowledge:
A. individual or group achievement and contributions to the City;
B. individuals, groups, organizations, or businesses with a connection to the City for milestones or major
achievements that have community-wide significance;
C. civic celebrations; or
D. local, community, regional, state, or national occasions significant to the City of Chula Vista.
3. Proclamations may only be presented by City officials or their staff.
4. Mayoral and City Council District Proclamations (“District Proclamation”)
A. Mayoral Proclamations. Mayoral Proclamations may be presented by the Mayor outside of a City Council
Meeting and shall only bear the signature of the Mayor.
i. Mayoral Proclamations may be presented to acknowledge:
a. individual or group achievement and contributions to the City;
b. individuals, groups, organizations, or businesses with a connection to the City for milestones or
major achievements that have community-wide significance;
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CITY COUNCIL POLICIES
POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 3 of 4
c. civic celebrations;
d. local, community, regional, state, or national occasions significant to the City of Chula Vista.
ii. The Mayor shall notify the City Clerk in writing and provide the City Clerk with a copy of the
proclamation within 30 days of issuance.
B. District Proclamations.
i. City Councilmembers may present District Proclamations outside of City Council Meetings to
acknowledge:
a. individual or group achievement and contributions to the community within the City Council
District;
b. individuals, groups, organizations, or businesses with a connection to the City Council District for
milestones or major achievements that have community-wide significance; and/or
c. civic celebrations in the respective City Council District.
ii. City Councilmembers shall document the following information prior to presenting the proclamation:
a. Information and/or example(s) of how the request meets the criteria outlined in this policy;
b. Any background or historical information;
c. Notable qualities or characteristics of any individual or group(s) which would be honored; and
d. Other information pertinent to the request.
iii. District Proclamations shall only bear the name and signature of the respective District Councilmember.
iv. If the request meets the above-mentioned criteria, Council staff may prepare the document.
v. The respective City Councilmember that presents the proclamation shall notify the City Clerk in writing
and provide the City Clerk with a copy of the proclamation within 30 days of issuance.
Certificates of Recognition
Certificates of recognition may be issued to recognize and honor individuals or organizations for their achievements
or contributions to the City. Certificates of recognition may only be presented by City officials or their staff.
Documentation
The respective official that presents the proclamation or certificate of recognition shall notify the City Clerk in writing
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CITY COUNCIL POLICIES
POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 4 of 4
and provide the City Clerk with a copy of the proclamation or certificate of recognition within 30 days of issuance.
The City Clerk shall maintain a centralized log tracking all proclamations and certificates of recognition presented.
HISTORY
DATE ACTION RESOLUTION NO.
10/09/1973 Adoption Minute Action
12/06/2022 Revision 2022-261
04/15/2025
12/02/2025
Revision
Revision
2025-057
2025-207
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CITY COUNCIL POLICIES
POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 1 of 4
I. BACKGROUND
The City Council frequently receives presentations at City Council Meetings under “Special Orders of the Day.” It is
current practice for the Mayor and City Manager to review and approve requests for placement of items under “Special
Orders of the Day.”
“Special Orders of the Day” are brief ceremonial items, such as the issuance of a proclamation to honor significant
achievements by community members, highlight an event, promote awareness of community issues, and recognize
City employees.
Proclamations may be presented during City Council Meetings under “Special Orders of the Day” and outside of City
Council Meetings at the discretion of the Mayor and City Council subject to the requirements of this Policy and all
other applicable laws, policies, ordinances, rules, and regulations.
II. PURPOSE
To establish a formal process for placement of items by City Councilmembers under “Special Orders of the Day” that
ensures efficient scheduling and distribution of items on City Council Meeting agendas and to establish the authority,
criteria, and procedure for the issuance of proclamations and certificates of recognition.
III. POLICY
Special Orders of the Day
Requests by City Councilmembers for items to be placed under "Special Orders of the Day" at an upcoming City
Council Meeting must be made in writing to the Mayor by no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day falling six days prior to
the requested Council Meeting (e.g., the Wednesday preceding an upcoming Tuesday Council Meeting).
Transmission of a request by email will satisfy this requirement. To be considered, requests should include a brief
description of the item, the identity of any presenters, an estimate of the duration of any presentation and any timing
requirements. Any such request will be subject to approval by the Mayor. Approved items will be scheduled and
added to the agenda in consultation with the City Manager and as soon as practical in light of the business demands
of upcoming agendas and any identified timing requirements. The Councilmember that requested the item to be placed
under “Special Orders of the Day” shall be provided an opportunity to speak during the presentation. In the event the
Mayor elects to not authorize a proposed request from a City Councilmember in a reasonable timeframe, a
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CITY COUNCIL POLICIES
POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 2 of 4
Councilmember may request approval for a proposed proclamation to be placed under "Special Orders of the Day"
by the full City Council by placing the item on the agenda in accordance with Council Policy 111-04. To prevent
duplicate requests under Special Orders of the Day, the first member of council to submit a request shall present the
proclamation. In the event the Mayor elects to not authorize a proposed proclamation request from a City
Councilmember, no other City official may issue a proclamation on that subject until the sponsoring Councilmember
has had the opportunity to place the item on the next City Council agenda for Council action.
In addition to the Mayor's authority, the City Manager also may place items under "Special Orders of the Day" as
deemed appropriate.
City Proclamations
It is the policy of the City that proclamations shall be presented in accordance with the criteria below:
1. Proclamations on behalf of the Mayor and Council may be presented during City Council Meetings or outside of
a City Council meeting and shall bear the names and signatures of the Mayor and all City Councilmembers unless
the Mayor or a Councilmember opts out of signing a proclamation.
2. Proclamations are approved by the Mayor.
3.2. Proclamations may be presented to acknowledge:
A. individual or group achievement and contributions to the City;
B. individuals, groups, organizations, or businesses with a connection to the City for milestones or major
achievements that have community-wide significance;
C. civic celebrations; or
D. local, community, regional, state, or national occasions significant to the City of Chula Vista.
4.3. Proclamations may only be presented by City officials or their staff.
4. Mayoral and City Council District Proclamations (“District Proclamation”)
5.
A. Mayoral Proclamations. Mayoral Proclamations may be presented by the Mayor outside of a City Council
Meeting and shall only bear the signature of the Mayor.
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CITY COUNCIL POLICIES
POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 3 of 4
i. Mayoral Proclamations may be presented to acknowledge:
a. individual or group achievement and contributions to the City;
b. individuals, groups, organizations, or businesses with a connection to the City for milestones or
major achievements that have community-wide significance;
c. civic celebrations;
d. local, community, regional, state, or national occasions significant to the City of Chula Vista.
ii. The Mayor shall notify the City Clerk in writing and provide the City Clerk with a copy of the
proclamation within 30 days of issuance.
B. District Proclamations.
B. City Councilmembers may request to present District Proclamations outside of City Council Meetings
on behalf of the City with approval by the Mayor.
i. District Proclamations may be presented within the boundaries of the respective City Council District
to acknowledge:
a. individual or group achievement and contributions to the community within the City Council
District;
b. individuals, groups, organizations, or businesses with a connection to the City Council District for
milestones or major achievements that have community-wide significance; and/or
c. civic celebrations in the respective City Council District.
ii. City Councilmembers shall submit requests for District Proclamations to the Office of Mayor in writing
at least five days prior to the date the document is requested. Transmission of a request by email will
satisfy this requirement. Requests shall includedocument the following information prior to presenting
the proclamation:
a. Information and/or example(s) of how the request meets the criteria outlined in this policy;
b. Any background or historical information;
c. Notable qualities or characteristics of any individual or group(s) which would be honored; and
d. Other information pertinent to the request.
iii. District Proclamations shall only bear the name and signature of the respective District Councilmember.
iv. If the request meets the above-mentioned criteria, it shall be approved. Upon approval of the
proclamation, Council staff shall may prepare the document.
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POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 4 of 4
v. The requests for District Proclamation shall be deemed approved if no response is received within five
days.
vi. In the event the Mayor elects to not authorize a proposed request from a City Councilmember, a
Councilmember may request approval of a proposed proclamation by the full City Council by placing
the item on the agenda in accordance with Council Policy 111-04.
vii. In the event the Mayor elects to not authorize a proposed proclamation request from a City
Councilmember, no other City official may issue a proclamation on that subject until the sponsoring
Councilmember has had the opportunity to place the item on the next City Council agenda for
Council action.
viii. The only basis for non-approval shall be failure to demonstrate compliance with Sections 5.B.i or 5.B.ii
of this Policy.
ix.v. The respective City Councilmember that presents the proclamation shall notify the City Clerk in writing
and provide the City Clerk with a copy of the proclamation within 30 days of issuance.
Certificates of Recognition
Certificates of recognition may be issued to recognize and honor individuals or organizations for their achievements
or contributions to the City. Certificates of recognition may only be presented by City officials or their staff.
Documentation
The respective official that presents the proclamation or certificate of recognition shall notify the City Clerk in writing
and provide the City Clerk with a copy of the proclamation or certificate of recognition within 30 days of issuance.
The City Clerk shall maintain a centralized log tracking all proclamations and certificates of recognition presented. All
proclamations shall be submitted to the Mayor for approval, and to the City Clerk for documentation, with issuance
granted on a first-requested basis.
HISTORY
DATE ACTION RESOLUTION NO.
10/09/1973 Adoption Minute Action
12/06/2022 Revision 2022-261
04/15/2025 Revision 2025-057
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CITY COUNCIL POLICIES
POLICY NAME:
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS –
Special Orders of the Day,
Proclamations, and Certificates of
Recognition
POLICY NUMBER: 111-02
Effective Date: 10/09/1973 Last Revised Date: 12/02/2025
Status: Active Page: 5 of 4
12/02/2025 Revision 2025-207
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Item 14.1 – Additional Information
Received 11/9/2026
[PROCLAMATION NAME]
[ADDITIONAL DETAILS]
[MONTH DAY, YEAR]
WHEREAS, [Insert all necessary recitals,
including and relevant background information,]; and
WHEREAS, [Insert additional recitals, as
needed].
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED,
that I, John McCann, 41st Mayor of the City of Chula Vista,
along with the City Council, on behalf of the citizens of
Chula Vista do hereby proclaim [insert date], as [INSERT
PROCLAMATION NAME] in the City of Chula Vista in
recognition of [Insert Additional Details Line].
Dated this___________ day of _______________, ______
___________________________________
John McCann
Mayor of Chula Vista
Carolina Chavez Jose Preciado
Councilmember, District 1 Councilmember, District 2
Michael Inzunza Cesar Fernandez
Councilmember, District 3 Councilmember, District 4
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