The Coast News, May 22, 2020

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SAN Encinitas MARCOS -NEWS renews Safe Parking lease

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By Caitlin Steinberg

communications for board Chairman Greg Cox. The board approved the funding as part of two agenda items. The board voted unanimously on the first, which dealt with funding for cities. The second agenda item, involving the com-

ENCINITAS —After reading over 100 testimonials and comments, THE the Encinitas City Council voted to VISTA reauthorize the extension of the JewishNEWS Family Services Safe Parking Program for its full 16-month lease during its May 20 meeting. The council also adopted the revised 2019-2020 Fiscal Budget, among 16 other items that caused the meeting to end around midnight. Voting unanimously to extendRANCHO the use agreement at Leichtag Commons, the SFNEWS city council approved the extension of the Leichtag Foundation’s Safe Parking Program, which accommodates households living in their cars and holds a maximum of 25 vehicles. Additionally, the council passed 16 other items, including a budget amendment to receive $250,000 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for homeless prevention and intervention services, a recommendation by the youth commission to prohibit the sale and distribution of flavored tobacco products,

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By Steve Puterski

CARLSBAD — There will be no special election this time. The Carlsbad City Council has decided to wait for the general election in November to fill the vacant city council seat. The vacant seat is an at-large position formerly held by Councilwoman Cori Schumacher, who was elected to the council in 2016. Following the resignation of former Councilwoman Barbara Hamilton, Schumacher later won Hamilton's District 1 seat during a special election in March 2019, leaving an at-large vacant seat on the council. Hamilton was elected as District 1 representative in November 2018 before leaving in October 2019. “As a practical matter, the special election option is really not available in this instance because the next regularly scheduled election date is not until Nov. 3, 2020,” Sheila Cobian, city clerk services, said. “With that election, there will no longer be any at-large seats because the city will have completed its transition to district rather than at-large elections.” The City Council has 60 days after a vacancy in an elected office to either appoint a successor or call a special election to fill the vacancy. The special election must be held on the next regularly scheduled election date not less than 114 days after the election is called. Mayor Matt Hall, who was the lone no vote, said he believes calling on experienced former city councilmembers offers viable options for an appointment over the next six months. He said with the city’s budget beginning to take shape, and other pressing issues, the seat should be filled as soon as possible. Hall said former councilmembers Michael Schumacher, Eric Larson, TURN TO COUNCIL SEAT ON A6

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BACK TO BUSINESS Supervisors approve stimulus package as stores begin to reopen

By Bradley Rollins

REGION — What its authors billed as “a comprehensive economic and humanitarian stimulus package” using funds from the federal coronavirus relief bill was approved today by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. The package con-

sists of $175 million for the county's COVID-19 response/recovery; $100 million for virus testing, tracing and treatment; $50 million for 17 cities; $17 million to help restaurants and small businesses; $15 million for behavioral health services; and $2 million for child welfare services.

The county has received $334 million in funding from the coronavirus aid bill. County officials expect there might be more funding coming from the federal and state governments to make up for any shortfall caused the coronavirus outbreak, according to Luis Monteagudo, the director of

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Fatal Grandview bluff collapse triggers legislation By Jordan P. Ingram

ENCINITAS — A Leucadia resident who witnessed a fatal bluff collapse that claimed the lives of three family members last summer in Encinitas is rallying support for legislation to improve public safety on beaches by allowing local municipalities and homeowners to more easily install protective barriers along the shoreline. Charlie McDermott, founder of SoCal Bluff Alliance, was with his daughter at Grandview Beach when a 30-foot-long slab of sandstone crashed onto the sand, killing Anne Clave, her mother Julie Davis, and Clave’s aunt, Elizabeth Cox. “I saw them dig out

experience and concerns with Sen. Pat Bates (R-Laguna Niguel), who responded by introducing Senate Bill 1090. The proposed bill would revise the California Coastal Act of 1976 by requiring the California Coastal Commission to grant permits to city, county and state agencies, in addition to oceanfront homeowners, for the installation of drainage systems, retaining walls, seawalls and erosion resistant landscaping to help prevent FLOWERS MARK the spot where a bluff collapse killed three future fatalities on public family members on Aug. 2, 2019, in Encinitas. Courtesy photo beaches. Additionally, SB 1090 the victims,” McDermott members. I swore it would imposes a “sand mitigation told The Coast News. “They never happen again. It was offset” requirement to help balance any potential loss seemed like fantastic peo- totally unnecessary.” ple and great community McDermott shared his of coastal sand supply due

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to these protective barriers. Specifically, property owners would be responsible for up to $25,000 of sand replenishment in front of the barrier. The bill is scheduled for its first public hearing in the Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee on May 26 at the State Capitol building in Sacramento. For McDermott, the change to the law is about saving lives and putting local officials on notice. “It’s guaranteed there will be more fatalities,” McDermott said. “When it comes to local politicians, we are going to give everybody a chance to respond, TURN TO LEGISLATION ON A7

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