ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Protected eight riparian acres (of 16 North Commercial acres) from high-density residential development in the North Commercial zone
- Fought to keep legal sea walls with no managed retreat as Sea Level Rise Chair and on City Council
- Supported a “Living Levee” along the San Dieguito River south bank to protect the Beach Colony from river flooding
- Fought for the Coastal Commission to require new legal access across the railroad tracks to the beach as mitigation for the loss of acres of beach behind sea walls in SANDAG’s Del Mar Bluff Stabilization Project
- Made sure that bluff-top fencing will never be more than low post-and-cable to mark unsafe spots
- Modernized restaurant parking requirements to support a vibrant, walkable downtown
- Updated Scenic View ordinance to protect property values and community character
- Pushed to create the fire evacuation plan for Crest Canyon neighborhoods including Oribia and San Dieguito
- Completed utility undergrounding along south Stratford with projects underway or in design for Crest Canyon, north Stratford, and the Beach Colony
- Established that affordable housing at the Fairgrounds is financially viable
- Gained State approval for $300 million to do the environmental studies to relocate the railroad tracks off the Bluffs, including study of a "Northern I-5" alignment (aka "Northern Yellow Line")
- Received $3.5 million from the County to replace Camino Del Mar Bridge over San Dieguito Lagoon
- Minimized SANDAG’s Bluff Stabilization project to stop "decapitation" of the Bluff at 10th St
- Ensured SANDAG funding for new legal railroad crossing and safe passage to the beach
- Through EDCO, our new waste management company, implemented local organic waste processing to capture methane gas and keep it out of landfills