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
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…
- 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…
Key Decisions (8)
San Pasqual Academy Transition Plan (Item 35)
Charter Reform Item 24 (as amended)
Charter Reform Item 25 (Anderson alternative)
Substitute motion to place both items 24 and 25 on ballot
Third Quarter Operational Plan Status Report and Use of Unlocked Reserves (Item 31)
Authorization of Unlocked Reserves Contracts and Grants including PANA Global Village (Item 32)
Cost Recovery Fee Ordinances - Land Development, Environmental Health, Agriculture Weights and Measures (Item 6)
American Airlines Lease at McClellan-Palomar Airport (Item 7)
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)
On the record: 2 chairs, 3 board members, a staff member, the clerk, and a witness.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 2 of 2 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
MCCLELLAN-PALOMAR AIRPORT - APPROVE LEASE WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES AND RELATED CEQA FINDING… request
CONTINUED ITEM FROM MAY 6, 2026 (01): ESTABLISH APPROPRIATIONS AND ADVERTISE AND AWARD… request
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM: SECOND CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE: TRAFFIC ADVISORY… request
APPROVE AND RATIFY FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 REVENUE AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE WATER RESOURCES… request
GENERAL SERVICES - ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO SUMMARILY VACATE A PORTION OF VINE STREET IN THE… vacation
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