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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS - LAND USE, May 20, 2026

Approves Cost Recovery Fee Ordinances - Land Development, Environmental Health, Agriculture Weights and Measures (Item 6), 4-1

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What happened

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a five-year lease (three years guaranteed plus two one-year options) with American Airlines to continue commercial service at McClellan-Palomar Airport, using the Embraer 175 aircraft for up to eight daily flights, on a unanimous…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Diego County, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 20, 2026
Decisions
8 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 4-1

Free sample: decision 1 of 8

San Pasqual Academy Transition Plan (Item 35)

Board amended staff recommendations for San Pasqual Academy, a residential education facility for foster youth on a 238-acre campus. Struck the first recommendation to begin a planned/phased wind-down; replaced it with direction for the CAO to return with a high-level plan for the future of the campus including transitional age housing. Amended recommendation two to continue community engagement with clearer framing of staff perspective and a 90-day report back; retained recommendation three (12-month and 18-month report backs). Motion passed unanimously.

  • CAO to return with high-level future campus plan
  • continue inclusive community engagement including court-appointed special advocates and youth
  • 90-day report back on youth outreach
  • 12-month and 18-month report backs to the board

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a five-year lease (three years guaranteed plus two one-year options) with American Airlines to continue commercial service at McClellan-Palomar Airport, using the Embraer 175 aircraft for up to eight daily flights, on a unanimous…

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Key Decisions (8)

Amended

San Pasqual Academy Transition Plan (Item 35)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Charter Reform Item 24 (as amended)

Vote: 3-2Conditions attached
Denied

Charter Reform Item 25 (Anderson alternative)

Vote: 2-3
Denied

Substitute motion to place both items 24 and 25 on ballot

Vote: 2-3
Approved

Third Quarter Operational Plan Status Report and Use of Unlocked Reserves (Item 31)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Authorization of Unlocked Reserves Contracts and Grants including PANA Global Village (Item 32)

Vote: 3-2Conditions attached
Approved

Cost Recovery Fee Ordinances - Land Development, Environmental Health, Agriculture Weights and Measures (Item 6)

Vote: 4-1Conditions attached
Approved

American Airlines Lease at McClellan-Palomar Airport (Item 7)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Development Activity (5)

Global Village

Mixed-Use

Innovative Housing Trust Fund allocation

Residential

Coast Villas affordable housing groundbreaking

Residential

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Multiple advocates cited that ~129,829 low-income renter households in San…

Infrastructure

State May revision cuts homelessness HHAP funding by 50% to…

Commercial Demand

American Airlines reports viable demand for commercial flights at McClellan-Palomar…

Who Spoke (19)

Chair · 2Board Member · 3StaffClerkWitness

On the record: 2 chairs, 3 board members, a staff member, the clerk, and a witness.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

This season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.

SET A HEARING FOR JUNE 10, 2026: CONSOLIDATED COST RECOVERY PROPOSAL TO ADOPT ORDINANCES… request

Case 26-300
Approved 4-1ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 4-1moved by Monica Montgomery-Stepp1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT - APPROVE LEASE WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND RELATED CEQA FINDING… request

Case 26-297
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Jim Desmond2 conditions of approval
2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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CONTINUED ITEM FROM MAY 6, 2026 (01): ESTABLISH APPROPRIATIONS AND ADVERTISE AND AWARD… request

Case 26-295
No vote recorded

ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM: SECOND CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE: TRAFFIC ADVISORY… request

Case 26-299
No vote recorded

APPROVE AND RATIFY FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 REVENUE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCES… request

Case 26-296
No vote recorded

GENERAL SERVICES - ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO SUMMARILY VACATE A PORTION OF VINE STREET IN THE… vacation

Case 26-302
No vote recorded

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