Carlsbad Housing Commission backs 2024–25 report and 2025–26 work plan, sets October review of meeting times

The Carlsbad Housing Commission voted June 12 to recommend that the City Council approve the commission’s July 2024–June 2025 work‑plan report and the draft fiscal year 2025–26 work plan.

Housing Services Manager Christian Gutierrez presented the report and the draft work plan, saying the commission met eight times during the year and worked toward five goals and 16 specific tasks. He told commissioners the commission had reviewed the public housing authority annual and five‑year plans, an amended Housing Choice Voucher administrative plan, a new county agreement for VASH project‑based vouchers and the CDBG consolidated five‑year plan, and that staff would forward both the annual report and the FY25–26 work plan to City Council for formal approval.

The work plan matters because it documents the commission’s annual priorities and channels the commission’s recommendations to the council for action or implementation. Upon a motion made by Commissioner Eddie Goris and seconded by Commissioner Burger, the commission adopted a resolution recommending City Council approve both the July 2024–June 2025 work‑plan report and the draft FY25–26 work plan. The resolution carried by a vote of 4 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.

In presenting the report, Gutierrez summarized accomplishments and recurring tasks. He said, “Tonight I'll be presenting the housing commission’s accomplishments for July 2024 through June 2025, as well as a proposed work plan for fiscal year 2025–26.” The report, included as staff attachments A and B, removes one‑time items completed in the prior year and retains recurring duties such as reviewing housing policy questions, considering funding recommendations, tracking legislative housing issues and supporting HUD compliance.

The commission first took up approval of minutes from the May 8, 2025 meeting. After an initial vote that the clerk noted produced only two yeas, commissioners questioned whether all members had reviewed the minutes. Commissioner Tyler Collins said he had “not been able to review it” because of a new job and asked to abstain. The commission reconvened the vote and approved the May 8 minutes by a vote of 3 yeas, 1 abstain and 1 absent (final vote recorded after the revote).

Commissioner commentary included a request from Commissioner Tyler Collins to agendize, in October, a review of the Housing Commission’s regular meeting time so the commission could consider later start times to accommodate members with in‑person jobs. Collins said he had a new full‑time, in‑person job in Kearny Mesa and described the scheduling conflict: “It’s been very tough for me to make it here to sessions at 4 p.m. ... I had to leave at 2:30 because there’s very bad traffic on Thursdays.” Collins moved to add the item to the October agenda. The motion to agendize the October time review passed by a vote of 3 yeas, 1 no and 1 absent.

Staff next steps: with the commission’s approval, staff will present the July 2024–June 2025 work‑plan report and the FY25–26 work plan to the City Council for formal approval; the commission’s resolution is a recommendation to the council rather than a final authorization. The meeting adjourned at 4:13 p.m.