City Council - 2026-04-07 - Tuesday Agenda Revised Added S500-S504, April 7, 2026
Approves Consent agenda (items 50-120 incl. item 54 Due Process Ordinance and item 107 Grove Park grant), 8-0
What happened
This San Diego City Council meeting (April 7, 2026) contained no substantive zoning, rezoning, or development-entitlement decisions. The most consequential land-use-adjacent action was approval of a 10-year nonprofit lease (item S-503) between the City and the YWCA of San Diego C…
- Jurisdiction
- San Diego, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 8-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
YWCA nonprofit lease at confidential city-owned housing site
10-year lease (with one five-year option, total potential 15 years) between the City of San Diego and the YWCA of San Diego County for a city-owned property operated as transitional housing and supportive services for women, children, and families in crisis, including domestic-violence survivors. Annual rent set at the city's nonprofit administrative fee of $4,827.50 with 3.5% annual increases; property appraised at approximately $3.6 million; ~$56,633/$57,000 to the general fund. Council waived the market-rent appraisal requirement. Motion by Campillo, seconded by Whitburn; passed unanimously (reported 7-2 then corrected to unanimous with Lee and Campbell absent).
- Finding that lease serves a valid public purpose under council policy 700-12
- Waiver of market rent appraisal requirement
- Lessee responsible for all maintenance, operations, and improvements
- CEQA categorical exemption under section 15301
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Meeting Summary
This San Diego City Council meeting (April 7, 2026) contained no substantive zoning, rezoning, or development-entitlement decisions. The most consequential land-use-adjacent action was approval of a 10-year nonprofit lease (item S-503) between the City and the YWCA of San Diego C…
Key Decisions (3)
YWCA nonprofit lease at confidential city-owned housing site
Proclamations (items 30, 31, 32, S500-S504)
Consent agenda (items 50-120 incl. item 54 Due Process Ordinance and item 107 Grove Park grant)
Development Activity (3)
Grove Neighborhood Park (Phase 1)
Other
Skyline transit-oriented development
Residential
YWCA transitional housing facility (confidential city-owned site)
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
City officials repeatedly emphasized demand for affordable housing (Skyline TOD…
Sentiment
City acknowledged significant budget pressure from rising fuel, construction, and…
Commercial Demand
A public speaker highlighted the underutilized Starlight Amphitheater in Balboa…
Infrastructure
Building electrification financing agreement (cash-flow-neutral, 25-year term, no upfront cost)…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the clerk, and 5 members of the public.
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