Esther Sanchez
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 23
- Total speaking time
- 13:59:27
- Avg per meeting
- 36:30
- Segments
- 12701
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Top issues during term (20)
Measure X youth program funding and Crown Heights equity
$714,470 in Measure X funds, including $140,470 from fund balance.
Half-cent sales tax for infrastructure
A half-cent sales tax — roughly 50 cents per $100 — for ten years.
Police and Fire Commission oversight composition
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.
City Employee Compensation and Living Wage
Police chief incentive costs about $41,500 annually, absorbed in the police budget.
Frontwave Law Enforcement Funding Agreement
Up to $1.05 million in outside funding over three years for the Police Department.
EMS billing services extension
Estimated one-year contract expense of $300,000.
Oceanside Pier structural bracing and repairs
Up to $428,982 for bracing now, with full pier restoration expected to cost far more.
Truecare health facility bonds
Up to $15,550,000 in bonds, issued by CMFA without city repayment obligation.
Overhead Archway Monument Project
About $250,000 already spent on design; full build could cost $2 million or more, likely from the general fund.
City IT data storage purchase
$652,330 appropriated from the Information Services Reserve fund.
$300 million reimbursement resolution
Establishes reimbursement authority for up to $300 million in anticipated tax-exempt obligations.
Buccaneer Force Main engineering
Brings the total contract to $731,596.
Heritage Park exterior repairs
Adds $50,000 to the annual contract plus a $38,000 change order with $12,000 contingency.
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.
Short-term rental enforcement and fees
$85,500 ongoing from the General Fund for Deckard, plus an amended Neumo contract of $293,595 total.
Municipal election logistics and integrity
100 years of Oceanside lifeguarding
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.
Massage Facility Licensing Cleanup
Decisions during term (176)
Recorded while Sanchez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Calendar items 2-6 and 10-15 (motion to approve balance)
Item 7 — Neumo Group STR/TOT compliance contract amendment
Item 8 — Nielsen Construction fire training center contract
Item 9 — Deckard Technologies STR monitoring agreement
Item 16 — Ratify El Niño local emergency and receive preparedness presentation
Item 19 — Adopt massage licensing ordinance cleanup
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…
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
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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;…
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…
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,…
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,…
Consent Calendar Items 3-13, 15-16
Item 14 — 2027 Meeting Schedule Resolutions
Item 17 — Revised Salary Schedule (MECO/OCEA)
Item 18 — OPOA Non-Sworn MOU
Voting record (55)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
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
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
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
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
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
adopt a resolution approving and implementing the Compensation Plan for Unrepresented Employees effective October 11, 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
Item 19 — Compensation Plan for Unrepresented Employees
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
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).
Ironman 70.3 Oceanside five-year agreement
Amending facility naming policy (Policy 100-55)
Conflict of interest code amendments
Advisory group appointments
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;
adopt a resolution amending City Council Policy 100-55 concerning policies and procedures for naming City facilities.
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
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
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
Consent Calendar (Items 4-13)
Re-establish Senior Commission as the "Commission on Aging" (Item 14)
Three-year Joint Use Agreement with OUSD (Item 15)
Cannabis licensing: issue licenses to three tied applicants (Item 16)
Concerned about youth access to cannabis and edibles
El Corazon field prioritization for Pop Warner and Thunder Rugby (Item 19)
DIRECT STAFF TO EVALUATE AND RETURN WITH RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRIORITIZE THE ATHLETIC FIELDS AT SUPUL/EL CORAZON PARK AND TO LOOK AT OTHER PARKS AS THE PERMANENT HOME FIELDS FOR OCEANSIDE POP WARNER FOO
Adopt Onward Oceanside resolutions (EIR certification, General Plan Amendment, GHG thresholds)
direct staff to return with a plan to raise the current designation of inclusionary and affordable housing from 15% to 20% for the smart and sustainable corridor program
exclude density bonus projects from using the checklist for streamlining
Direction to raise corridor inclusionary housing requirement to 20%
Most cities remain at 15%; the 15% rate is too new to assess, and raising it risks HCD constraints.