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Eric Joyce

Council Member, District 12022-12 - 2026-12 (month-level start: December 2022 (new District 1 member per Coast News Dec 21, 2022 and Union-Tribune Dec 17, 2022); month-level end: December 2026 per BallotReady (holds office through the end of 2026); seat on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot (election pending))

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
23
Total speaking time
4:22:13
Avg per meeting
11:24
Segments
3076

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Top issues during term (20)

high↑Jun 2026[35]

Measure X youth program funding and Crown Heights equity

$714,470 in Measure X funds, including $140,470 from fund balance.

high↑Jun 2026[27]

Half-cent sales tax for infrastructure

A half-cent sales tax — roughly 50 cents per $100 — for ten years.

medium↑Jun 2026[16]

Police and Fire Commission oversight composition

critical↑Oct 2026[16]

San Luis Rey River Flood Protection Project

$8.67 million now, with roughly $17 million more owed and potentially another $11.5 million if federal costs rise.

medium↑Jun 2026[15]

City Employee Compensation and Living Wage

Police chief incentive costs about $41,500 annually, absorbed in the police budget.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Frontwave Law Enforcement Funding Agreement

Up to $1.05 million in outside funding over three years for the Police Department.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

EMS billing services extension

Estimated one-year contract expense of $300,000.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Oceanside Pier structural bracing and repairs

Up to $428,982 for bracing now, with full pier restoration expected to cost far more.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Truecare health facility bonds

Up to $15,550,000 in bonds, issued by CMFA without city repayment obligation.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Overhead Archway Monument Project

About $250,000 already spent on design; full build could cost $2 million or more, likely from the general fund.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

City IT data storage purchase

$652,330 appropriated from the Information Services Reserve fund.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

$300 million reimbursement resolution

Establishes reimbursement authority for up to $300 million in anticipated tax-exempt obligations.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Buccaneer Force Main engineering

Brings the total contract to $731,596.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

Heritage Park exterior repairs

Adds $50,000 to the annual contract plus a $38,000 change order with $12,000 contingency.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

Homelessness and small-business impacts

McNamara estimated roughly $1,800 paid for an unused organics cart and $25,000-$35,000 quoted for a code-compliant dumpster enclosure.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Short-term rental enforcement and fees

$85,500 ongoing from the General Fund for Deckard, plus an amended Neumo contract of $293,595 total.

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Municipal election logistics and integrity

low↑Oct 2026[10]

100 years of Oceanside lifeguarding

critical↑Oct 2026[10]

El Niño local emergency and storm preparedness

Ratifying the emergency doesn't itself spend money, but it positions the city to tap state disaster funds and speed pier and shoreline repairs.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Massage Facility Licensing Cleanup

Decisions during term (176)

Recorded while Joyce was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Consent Calendar items 2-6 and 10-15 (motion to approve balance)

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Item 7 — Neumo Group STR/TOT compliance contract amendment

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Item 8 — Nielsen Construction fire training center contract

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Item 9 — Deckard Technologies STR monitoring agreement

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Item 16 — Ratify El Niño local emergency and receive preparedness presentation

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Item 19 — Adopt massage licensing ordinance cleanup

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff recommends that the City Council/Harbor Board/CDC/OPFA approve the waiving of reading of the text of all ordinances and the text and title of all resolutions included in this agenda. Unanimous approval of the City Council/Harbor…

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Accept City Clerk’s Action Minutes of the Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors, Community Development Commission, City Council, and Oceanside Public Financing Authority of the October 7, 2026 Regular Meeting

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff recommends that the City Council take the following action with respect to the urgent temporary bracing work to the hammerhead portion of the Oceanside Pier: approve a Public Works Agreement with Jilk Heavy Construction, Inc.…

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment 2 to the Public Works Agreement (PWA) with West Coast Arborists, Inc. (WCA), for additional Citywide tree maintenance services in the amount of $185,166, for a revised annual amount…

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting a Unanimous Consent and Approval (the “Unanimous Consent and Approval”) to annex the Grace Street Subdivision project property into City of Oceanside Community Facilities…

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the extension of the agreement with the County of San Diego, in the amount of $65,000, for the 2026 Regional Realignment Response Group (R3G); approve the expenditure…

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution to accept $4,458,762 in grant funds from the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) awarded to the City; appropriate the funds to the Grant Fund for the Police Department;…

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff and Police and Fire Commission recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution to accept $150,000 in grant funds from the County of San Diego for Operation Stonegarden FY 2025; appropriate the funds to the Grant Fund for the…

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Oceanside and the Oceanside Marine Safety Employees’ Association retroactively effective July 1, 2026,…

approved5-0Oct 21, 2026

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Oceanside and the Western Council of Engineers retroactively effective July 1, 2026, through June 30,…

approved5-0Oct 7, 2026

Consent Calendar Items 3-13, 15-16

approved5-0Oct 7, 2026

Item 14 — 2027 Meeting Schedule Resolutions

approved5-0Oct 7, 2026

Item 17 — Revised Salary Schedule (MECO/OCEA)

approved5-0Oct 7, 2026

Item 18 — OPOA Non-Sworn MOU

Voting record (60)

51 yes9 no

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 21, 2026

approve a Professional Services Agreement with Nielsen Construction California, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $698,907, for Phase 1 design-build services for the Fire Training Center Modular Buildi

Voted yesOct 21, 2026

adopt a resolution ratifying a Proclamation of a Local Emergency by the Director of Emergency Services due to the threat of severe weather and flooding hazards resulting from the 2026-2027 El Niño Eve

Voted yesOct 21, 2026

approve Amendment 4 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Neumo Group LLC (Neumo), in an amount of $17,335, for a revised contract amount of $293,595, extending the term of the Agreement f

Voted yesOct 21, 2026

adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 15, Article II, of the Oceanside City Code to remove two obsolete references tied to the County’s former role in regulating massage facilities: the definition of “H

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

introduce an ordinance amending Chapter 15, Article II, of the Oceanside City Code to remove two obsolete references tied to the County’s former role in regulating massage facilities: the definition o

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

adopt a resolution approving and implementing the Compensation Plan for Unrepresented Employees effective October 11, 2026.

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

authorize the payment of $8,666,666 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as partial payment for the matching funds for the San Luis Rey River (SLRR) Flood Protection Project; and appropriate fu

Voted yesOct 7, 2026

Item 19 — Compensation Plan for Unrepresented Employees

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

approve a five-year contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for the purchase of two Skydio Drone as First Responder (DFR) drones in an amount not to exceed $682,556; authorize the purchase utilizing Sourc

Voted yesSep 16, 2026

approve the 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance & Evaluation Report (CAPER) and direct staff to submit the CAPER to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Voted yesSep 2, 2026

Ironman 70.3 Oceanside five-year agreement

Voted noSep 2, 2026

$57,403 federal justice grant

Voted yesSep 2, 2026

Amending facility naming policy (Policy 100-55)

Voted yesSep 2, 2026

Conflict of interest code amendments

Voted yesSep 2, 2026

Advisory group appointments

Voted yesSep 2, 2026

approve a 5-year agreement with World Triathlon Corporation to host the annual Ironman 70.3 Oceanside triathlon; approve payment to the City for municipal services in an amount not to exceed $57,000;

Voted noSep 2, 2026

adopt a resolution to accept $57,403 in grant funds from the FY 2025 U.S. Department of Justice Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant awarded to the City for crime suppression; appropriate th

Voted yesSep 2, 2026

adopt a resolution amending City Council Policy 100-55 concerning policies and procedures for naming City facilities.

Voted yesSep 2, 2026

1. The City Council adopt a resolution approving amendments to the City of Oceanside’s local conflict of interest code and adopting the Appendix. 2. The Harbor District Board of Directors adopt the re

Voted yesAug 19, 2026

address modifications of Phase 3 of the Storefront Cannabis Licensing process requested by applicants and provide direction regarding Staff’s recommendation to conduct a blind lottery among three tied

Voted yesAug 19, 2026

approve a three-year Joint Use Agreement (“Agreement”) with the Oceanside Unified School District (OUSD), effective June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2029, for the joint use of park and recreation and scho

Voted yesAug 19, 2026

Consent Calendar (Items 4-13)

Voted yesAug 19, 2026

Re-establish Senior Commission as the "Commission on Aging" (Item 14)

Voted yesAug 19, 2026

Three-year Joint Use Agreement with OUSD (Item 15)

Voted yesAug 19, 2026

Cannabis licensing: issue licenses to three tied applicants (Item 16)

Favors the meritorious path over a random selection

Voted yesAug 19, 2026

El Corazon field prioritization for Pop Warner and Thunder Rugby (Item 19)

Voted yesJun 24, 2026

Adopt Onward Oceanside resolutions (EIR certification, General Plan Amendment, GHG thresholds)

Voted yesJun 24, 2026

Direction to raise corridor inclusionary housing requirement to 20%

Voted yesJun 24, 2026

Motion to exclude density bonus projects from streamlining fails

Density-bonus projects double allowed density and should not qualify for the streamlined GHG pathway.

Voted yesJun 24, 2026

Sales tax ballot measure adopted; ordinance introduced

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

approve the FY2026-27 Professional Services Agreements (PSAs) for Oceanside Drug-Free Community Initiative program providers in the total amount of $340,000, and authorize the City Manager to execute

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

adopt a resolution approving and implementing the Compensation Plan for Unrepresented Employees, effective July 1, 2026, for all Unrepresented, approved Hourly Extra-Help/Seasonal and Executive classi

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

approve Amendment 2 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with The Code Group, Inc., dba VCA Code (“VCA Code”), in the amount of $300,000 for FY 2026-2027 for a revised contract amount of $1,00

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

adopt a resolution appropriating $4,891,724 in Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funds provided by Senate Bill 1 (“SB1”) to SB1 Gas Tax Fund 265 and approve the City’s SB1 project lis

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

adopt an Ordinance establishing the prohibition of vehicles in excess of seven tons per Type 3 truck (truck with 3 axles), in excess of seven tons per Type 3S2 truck (truck and semi-trailer with 5 axl

Voted noJun 17, 2026

APPROVE APPOINTMENTS TO THE POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSION

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Interfaith Community Services (ICS), in the amount of $233,000, for operation of Oceanside Bridge Housing for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27, and authori

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

reject the bid protest submitted by Eagle Paving, LLC, and award a Public Works Agreement (PWA) to Onyx Paving Company, Inc in the amount of $11,156,000 for the FY 2025-26 Pavement Rehabilitation Proj

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

Accept City Clerk’s Action Minutes of the Small Craft Harbor District Board of Directors, Community Development Commission, City Council, and Oceanside Public Financing Authority of the May 20, 2026 R

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

approve the FY2026-27 Measure X-Youth Program Professional Services Agreements (PSAs) for a total of $714,470; appropriate $140,470 from assigned Measure X fund balance; and authorize the City Manager

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

adopt an Ordinance for amended text proposed by the California Coastal Commission (CCC) to incorporate suggested modifications to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (Chapter 14C of the Oceanside City

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

approve the department’s annual Military Equipment Use Inventory list as required by Assembly Bill (AB) 481.

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

approve the waiving of reading of the text of all ordinances and the text and title of all resolutions included in this agenda

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Interfaith Community Services (ICS), in the amount of $1,175,000, for Fiscal Year 2026-27, supporting continued provision of outreach, case managem

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Stephen Dalton Architects (SDA), in the amount of $116,633, to conduct a Feasibility Analysis Report for the Harbor Marine Safety Unit Modular Buil

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

adopt an Ordinance amending article 12, section 1232 of the regulations for mixed use developments with modifications suggested by the California Coastal Commission.

Voted noJun 17, 2026

approve the Housing Commission’s Biennial Work Plan for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27.

Voted yesJun 17, 2026

adopt a resolution to adopt the 2027 TransNet Local Street Improvement Program of Projects (POP) for the City of Oceanside in the 2027 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP).

Voted noJun 17, 2026

Item 22 — Housing Commission Biennial Work Plan

Believed the commission's original work plan should be approved rather than the staff-revised version brought forward

Voted noJun 17, 2026

Item 36 — Advisory group appointments