City Heights Area Planning Committee

Minutes - May-July 2026

 

NO MEETING IN MAY 2026.

 

 

City Heights Area Planning Committee

Meeting Minutes of Monday, June 1, 2026 6:15 PM

City Heights/Weingart Branch Library

3795 Fairmount Avenue, San Diego, CA 92105

Meeting ID: 245 416 124 193 68, Passcode: L85fL6EQ

 

Board Member	City Heights District	Present/Absent
Maria Cortez	At Large	Present
Russ Connelly	At Large	Present
Nam Nguyen	At Large - Third Chair	Absent
Ozzy Meneses	At Large	Present
Jennipher Hager	Business	Present
Mazda Mehraz	Business	Present
David Nelson	Business	Present
Edwin Lohr	District 1 - Second Chair	Present
Evihn Vasily	District 1	Present
Denisse Lopez	District 2 - Secretary	Present
Angela Martin	District 2	Absent
Patty Vaccariello	District 3	Present
Marcellus Anderson	District 3 - Chair	Present
Noema Aguilar	District 3	Absent
Mary Otero	District 4	Absent
Maria Lopez	District 4	Absent
Jodee Page	District 4	Present
Dan Castanon	District 5	Present
Sneha Craig	School/Non-Profit	Present
Victor Ponce	School/Non-Profit	Present
Tanya Brown	Youth	Present
Vacant	Youth	-

1. Call to Order

The meeting was called to order at 6:18

 

2. Correction of Minutes – May 4, 2026

Corrections noted: To amend welcoming to seated

Motion: Russ Connelly
Second: Maria Cortez

Vote: Unanimous approval.

3. Approval of the Agenda

Corrections noted: To remove item 6.3 from the agenda

Motion: Russ Connelly
Second: Patty Vaccariello

Vote:Unanimous approval.

4. Staff Comment

• Fatima Maciel (Mayor Todd Gloria’s Office):

• Diana Frias (District 9 Representative):

• Sam Gonzalez (Office of State Senator Webber Pierson):

  • Backpack giveaway August 8,2026 - Digital Copy 600 hundred supplies for back to school

5. Off-Agenda Public Comment

• Mary Otero - request San Diego Unified School district about maintenances around their own schools (invite staff)

• Ozzy Meneses - mention FABA program start next week with have program for kids and parents

• Maria Cortez and Denisse Lopez - Mention Rosa’s Ice cream about passing of Francisco and to support their business

• Victor Ponce - Ask people to go out and vote

6. Business Agenda

6.1. CHAPC Officer Selection

Election Results

• Chair: Marcellous – 13 votes (Elected); Russ – 2 votes; Abstain – 1 vote

• Vice Chair: Edwin – 16 votes (Elected)

• Second Vice Chair: Ozzy – 4 votes; Nam – 11 votes (Elected)

• Secretary: Angela – 1 vote; Denisse – 13 votes (Elected); Abstain – 1 vote

6.2. De-Channelization and Restoration - Federal Boulevard

• Presenter: Amanda

  • Russ: repave Federal Boulevard after the project completed

  • Edwin: 8 million for face one and 4 million for face two

  • Mary Otero:Cost of maintenance after construction

  • Jennifer Hager: Who won the contract

  • Ozzy: Maintenance to have clean-up remove a canal that was concert

  • Patty: Segment 5

  • Jodee page: No impact of freeway and communication between two projects

Chair Comments

• Expressed appreciation for the re-nomination and thanked Mary Ortego and Maria Lopez for their support.

• An invitation will be sent to the community, including a Zoom option for those who wish to participate remotely.

• Information about the Community Operations Workshop (COW) Training will be shared with the invitation.

• The workshop link will be distributed so community members can register and participate.

 

Committee Comments, Questions and Answers

• Patty: Recognized Linda Pennington.

• Maira: Representing the Teralta West Alliance.

• Jennifer Hager: Announced the Oceanside opening.

 

Adjournment

Motion:
Second:

Vote:

 

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