Council approves consent calendar, appoints deputy mayor and retains outside appointments

The Chula Vista City Council unanimously approved the consent calendar and several governance items during its Jan. 6 meeting.

The consent calendar (items 5.1–5.7) included approval of minutes for prior meetings; a motion to read only titles and waive full reading of resolutions and ordinances at the meeting; authorization to purchase three vehicles under an existing contract; a second amendment to legal services with Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth LLP related to a property at 707 F Street; amendments with SANDAG for a violence intervention and prevention grant; a resolution calling the June 2, 2026 primary municipal election and related candidate regulations; and an extension of the city’s alternative dispute resolution agreement with the Chula Vista Police Officers Association. The clerk read headings for each consent item and the mayor’s motion to approve passed unanimously.

Later in the meeting the council reviewed outside agency assignments for the year and agreed to remove an interagency water task force listed as defunct. Council member Preciado moved to retain prior year appointments otherwise unchanged and the motion carried. The council then moved to appoint Cesar Fernandez as deputy mayor for 2026; the motion passed unanimously.

Public commenters raised questions about some consent calendar items during the public comment period (for example, concerns about a proposed increase in a contract line item and requests for further community engagement). Those comments were recorded but did not change the council’s votes at the Jan. 6 meeting.