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Votes at a glance: National City Council actions taken at April meeting
Summary
A roundup of formal motions, votes and administrative actions approved or continued at the National City City Council meeting. Includes consent approvals, RFP awards, warrant approvals, continuances, and ordinance adoptions noted during the session.
Key formal actions taken during the council meeting (select items):
- Ordinance adoption (Item 9.2): Approved amendment to Chapter 9.6 to expand storefront cannabis hours (passed 4–1; Councilmember Yamani voted no). See separate article for details.
- Sewer capacity fee (Item 9.1): Public hearing opened and continued because the associated memorandum/analysis was not posted in a timely fashion. Council voted unanimously to continue the item to the next meeting; written comments on file will be carried forward.
- Consent calendar (multiple items): The council approved the remainder of consent calendar items after pulling several for discussion. Recorded motions indicated unanimous approval of the remaining consent items, with Vice Mayor Bush recusing on item 8.9 (partial termination notice of restrictions) because of proximity to his residence.
- Purchase of police vehicles (Item 8.4): Council authorized purchase and build-out of three Ford Police Utility Interceptors for the National City Police Department (motion approved unanimously).
- Grants and RFPs: - Item 8.5: San Diego State Library "Lunch at the Library" GRAMA grant acceptance — approved unanimously. - Item 8.7: Community Development on-call services RFP (permit processing, plan review, inspections) — approved unanimously. - Item 8.8: Fire Department on-call services RFP — approved unanimously.
- Warrant registers and settlements (Items 8.12 and 8.13): Council approved warrant registers; staff clarified a large settlement payment (approx. $1,000,000) will be initially paid from the general fund and is expected to be reimbursed by insurance.
- Transportation development impact fee (Item 10.1): Council adopted the required annual adjustments to the Transportation Development Impact Fee schedule (resolution adopted unanimously). Staff said the fees are required to preserve Transnet/RTIP funding eligibility.
- Parking/daylighting ordinance (Item 9.3): Council adopted code changes to align with California law (AB 413) relating to daylighting at intersections; staff said outreach materials and mailers will be distributed and warnings issued before citations begin.
For each of the above, the minutes and formal resolutions/ordinances are posted on the city website. If a reader needs the exact motion text or the full roll-call vote-by-name, consult the official meeting minutes and the posted agenda packet.
