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Anita Edmondson

District 2 Council Member2026-2028

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Term ending Nov 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
8
Total speaking time
42:52
Avg per meeting
5:22
Segments
568

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Top issues during term (20)

high↓Jul 2026[22]

Prohibition of AI data centers in all zones

No immediate fiscal impact; a ban could forgo future data center tax revenue but preserves commercial land for job-producing uses.

high↑Oct 2026[19]

Boulder Mountain Open Space Acquisition

$1.185 million from the habitat mitigation in-lieu fee fund, which is replenished by developer fees and interest income.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Use of Public Funds for City Mailings During Election Season

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Delegating Industrial Wastewater Oversight to San Diego

medium↑Oct 2026[10]

Federal CDBG Funding for Park Access and Homeless Services

$237,460.46 appropriated from the General Fund as a loan, reimbursed by the County through the fiscal year.

low↑Oct 2026[10]

Faster EV Charger Permits

high↓Sep 2026[10]

Flock cameras contract rehearing request

high↓Jun 2026[7]

2026-2027 street maintenance contract

Contract amount not stated in the minutes excerpt.

medium↓Oct 2026[6]

Parking and abandoned vehicles on Cynthia Lane

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Big Stone Lodge passive park proposal

Acquisition and park development costs are unknown pending the staff report; the mitigation funds account may cover the purchase.

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Espola Road adaptive traffic signals

Espola Road work was a condition of The Farm development approval; Poway Road expansion costs are still being estimated.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

Opposition to county half-cent sales tax measure

A half-cent county sales tax would slightly raise costs for Poway shoppers if adopted by the county.

high↓Oct 2026[5]

City Manager's citywide mailer under scrutiny

Unknown printing and mailing costs — under a public records request; possibly water fund money.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Poway Oaks playground renovation

$528,953.44 from city funds, procured through a competitively bid cooperative contract.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

K&M Investments litigation against the city

Defense costs will be borne by the city; no figure was disclosed.

low↓Aug 2026[5]

Active-duty military discount study

Would modestly reduce recreation revenue; the fee study recently completed complicates the analysis.

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Speed limit reductions and school-zone safety

Sign replacement and striping costs come from existing public works budgets; no new figure was given.

high↓Jul 2026[2]

District 2 special election result and oath of office

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Landscape and lighting district assessments for FY 2026-27

Assessment rates largely unchanged; LMD 86-2 and 86-3 up 3.79% and LMD 19-1 up 3%.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Fire Protection Special Tax renewal

About $658,000 collected in FY 2026-27, with authority up to $700,000; rate unchanged since 1997.

Decisions during term (45)

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

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 20, 2026

Consent Calendar (Items 1-6)

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 20, 2026

Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Program Ordinance (First Reading)

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 20, 2026

FY 2027-28 CDBG Program Resolution

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 20, 2026

EV Charging Station Permit Streamlining Ordinance (First Reading)

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 20, 2026

Acquisition of 1 Boulder Mountain Road

approved5-0Oct 20, 2026

Approval of Reading by Title Only and Waiver of Reading in Full of Ordinances on this Agenda

approved5-0Oct 20, 2026

Approval of the September 15, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes

approved5-0Oct 20, 2026

Adoption of the 2027 City Council Meeting Calendar

approved5-0Oct 20, 2026

Acceptance of the Lester J. Berglund Water Treatment Plant Filter Upgrades Phase A Project with Gateway Pacific Contractors, Inc., as Complete

approvedVoted yes5-0Oct 6, 2026

Consent Calendar (Items 1-5), including adoption of Ordinance No. 883 banning AI data centers

approved5-0Oct 6, 2026

Approval of the September 1, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes

approved5-0Oct 6, 2026

Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 883 entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, Amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code to Prohibit Al Data Centers in All Zones"

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 15, 2026

Consent Calendar Items 1-8

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 15, 2026

Resolutions 26-047 and 26-048 — Lake Poway Road booster pump station (CUP 26-0003)

approvedVoted yes4-1Sep 15, 2026

Ordinance No. 883 / Resolution 26-049 — prohibit third-party AI data centers

approvedVoted yes5-0Sep 15, 2026

Poway Oaks Neighborhood Park playground renovation contract

approved5-0Sep 15, 2026

Closed session — K&M Investments, LP v. City of Poway

approved5-0Sep 15, 2026

Approval of Reading by Title Only and Waiver of Reading in Full of Ordinances on this Agenda

approved5-0Sep 15, 2026

Approval of the August 18, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes

approved5-0Sep 15, 2026

Award of Contract to American Asphalt South Inc., for the 2026-2027 Street Maintenance Project, Bid No. 27-005 and Determination the Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

Voting record (35)

35 yes0 no

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Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Consent Calendar (Items 1-6)

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Program Ordinance (First Reading)

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

FY 2027-28 CDBG Program Resolution

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

EV Charging Station Permit Streamlining Ordinance (First Reading)

Voted yesOct 20, 2026

Acquisition of 1 Boulder Mountain Road

Values permanent visibility to untouched hills in the center of Poway.

Voted yesOct 6, 2026

Consent Calendar (Items 1-5), including adoption of Ordinance No. 883 banning AI data centers

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 8

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

introduce Ordinance No. 882, entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, Adopting the 2026 Engineering and Traffic Survey" for first reading by title only, waive furth

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

1) adopt Resolution No. 26-047 entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, Adopting an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Assessment 26-00

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

1) introduce Ordinance No. 883 entitled "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Poway, California, Amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code to Prohibit Al Data Centers in All Zones" f

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

direct the City Manager and City Attorney to direct the City Manager to remove the Big Stone Lodge parcel from the affordable housing inventory list and prepare the parcel for a future passive park

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

award the Agreement for Poway Oaks Neighborhood Park Playground Renovation project to Landscape Structures Inc. in the amount of $528,953.44 and authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary doc

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Consent Calendar Items 1-8

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Ordinance No. 882 — 2026 Engineering and Traffic Survey (first reading)

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Resolutions 26-047 and 26-048 — Lake Poway Road booster pump station (CUP 26-0003)

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Ordinance No. 883 / Resolution 26-049 — prohibit third-party AI data centers

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Poway Oaks Neighborhood Park playground renovation contract

Voted yesSep 15, 2026

Big Stone Lodge — remove from affordable housing inventory, plan passive park

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 5

Voted yesSep 1, 2026

Consent Calendar Items 1 through 5

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 7

Voted yesAug 18, 2026

Consent Calendar Items 1 through 7

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

adopt Resolution No. 26-041 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Poway, California, Establishing Assessments for Poway Landscape Maintenance District No. 87-1 to be Collected on t

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

adopt Resolution No. 26-044 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Poway, California, Renewing the Fire Protection Special Tax to be Collected on the Property Tax Rolls for Fiscal Y

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

approve Consent Calendar Items 1 through 6

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

adopt Resolution No. 26-037 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Poway, California, Establishing Assessments for Poway Landscape Maintenance District No. 83-1 to be Collected on t

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

direct the City Manager and City Attorney to return as soon as possible with a draft ordinance amending the Poway Municipal Code to prohibit the development and operation of stand-alone commercial dat

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

adopt Resolution No. 26-038 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Poway, California, Establishing Assessments for Poway Landscape Maintenance District No. 86-1 to be Collected on t

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

adopt Resolution No. 26-036 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Poway, California, Establishing Assessments for Poway Landscape Maintenance District No. 19-1 to be Collected on t

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

adopt Resolution No. 26-039 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Poway, California, Establishing Assessments for Poway Landscape Maintenance District No. 86-2 to be Collected on t

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

adopt Resolution No. 26-040 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Poway, California, Establishing Assessments for Poway Landscape Maintenance District No. 86-3 to be Collected on t

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

adopt Resolution No. 26-042 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of The City of Poway, California, Establishing Assessments for Poway Lighting District to be Collected on the San Diego County Pr

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

1) find and determine the Project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15332 (Class 32: In-Fill Development

Voted yesJul 21, 2026

Intracorp townhomes at 13044/13056 Poway Road (DR 25-0002 / TTM 25-0002)

Voted yesJul 7, 2026

2025 Weed and Nuisance Abatement Charges (FY 2026-27)