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Votes at a glance: Dana Point City Council actions, Dec. 2, 2025
Summary
Council approved the consent calendar (including the comprehensive financial report), repealed the outdated SB 9 implementing ordinance, approved salary and personnel adjustments, and confirmed leadership appointments for mayor and mayor pro tem.
Dana Point — At its Dec. 2 meeting, the City Council took the following formal actions:
• Consent calendar approved (roll-call vote): Included Item 6, the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, which councilmembers praised as a strong financial "report card." (Motion to approve consent calendar; second; unanimous 'Aye').
• Repeal of Ordinance 22-01 (Item 13): Council voted unanimously to repeal the 2022 local ordinance implementing SB 9 (chapters 9.72 and 7.37) and to rely on current state law for SB 9 application processing. Planning staff said HCD requested the update and the planning commission recommended repeal. (Motion: moved by Councilmember Frost; second not specified; unanimous 'Aye').
• Salary schedule and personnel adjustments (New Business): Council approved changes to community development staffing — creating a senior plan check engineer (in lieu of assistant planner), establishing a permit supervisor in place of senior permit technician, and adjusting director salary ranges to improve recruitment. Councilmembers said the changes were fiscally sustainable. (Motion moved by Councilmember Frost; second; unanimous 'Aye').
• Council reorganization: Outgoing mayor nominated Mayor Pro Tem John Gabbard to serve as mayor; nomination passed. Councilmember Frost was nominated and approved as mayor pro tem for the coming year. (Nominations seconded and approved by vote).
No recorded votes failed, tabled or were postponed during the meeting. Several items were ceremonial or presentations and did not require formal council action.
