What San Juan Capistrano considered

A closed Executive Session opened the day at 3:00 PM; the council then adjourned to a public Regular Meeting — held jointly with the San Juan Capistrano Housing Authority — at 5:00 PM. Both sessions met in the Council Chamber at the Community Center, 25925 Camino Del Avion. No public hearings were scheduled. These are the items the council was scheduled to consider from the posted agendas — official results are pending; as of this writing, the city had not posted minutes for this meeting. Every item links to the official record.

Source: executive session agenda · regular meeting & Housing Authority agenda · Next meeting: September 15, 2026 (3:00 PM executive session, 5:00 PM public session)

🔒 Executive session, 3:00 PM — before the public meeting

• City land at Calle Jardin and Alipaz Street: the council's real property negotiators (City Manager Benjamin Siegel and City Attorney Jeffrey Ballinger) were to discuss "the price and terms of payment concerning approximately 10,500 square foot portion of City owned vacant property located at the terminus of Calle Jardin and Alipaz Street" (APN 668-211-19). Negotiating party: Dr. Jillian Stewart, Surf & Turf Therapy. Executive 4c
• Anticipated litigation: a conference with legal counsel on "significant exposure to litigation" — two items — under Government Code Section 54956.9(a),(d)(2). Executive 4a
• Initiation of litigation: a conference with legal counsel on whether to initiate litigation — one item — under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). No further detail is given; closed-session litigation matters are confidential by law. Any reportable action is announced when the public session opens. Executive 4b, Item A.5

🚗 Downtown parking

• The City Manager's Presentation of Downtown Parking Implementation Plan, with an agenda report and a PowerPoint presentation attached. The agenda lists it as a presentation under Administrative Items and does not describe the plan's contents or state a recommended action. Item F.1.a

⚖️ Ordinances, rules & contracts (consent calendar)

• Massage businesses: adoption of "an Ordinance Amending the City's Massage Establishment and Business License Regulations," with a finding that the action is categorically exempt from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(3) and 15061(b)(3). The agenda does not describe the specific changes. Item E.5
• A resolution amending the city's Conflict of Interest Code. Item E.6
• A rental fee reduction request from the Alzheimer's Association Orange County Chapter for use of the Reata Park parking lot, with a finding that the action is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3). The agenda does not state the fee amount or the size of the reduction. Item E.7
• A professional services agreement with Jacob Green and Associates for engineering project management services. The agenda does not state a dollar figure. Item E.8

🪑 Also on the agenda

• Council Action Item: a 9/11 Memorial Event, brought by a council member. Per the agenda, staff does not provide a recommendation on Council Action Items under City Council Policy 002. Item H.1
• Routine consent items: a motion to read ordinances by title only, minutes of the August 18, 2026 special (executive session) and regular meetings, and check registers for the period June 26 through July 9, 2026. Items E.1–E.4
• San Juan Capistrano Housing Authority: minutes of the August 4, 2026 regular meeting, check registers for June 12 through July 9, 2026, and the Cash and Investments Report for the month ended June 30, 2026. Items G.B1–B3
• Introduction of commissioners present at the meeting; Pledge of Allegiance by Council Member Farias and invocation by Mayor Campbell. Roll call per the agenda: Mayor John Campbell, Mayor Pro Tem John Taylor, and Council Members Troy A. Bourne, Sergio Farias, and Howard Hart. Items A.3–A.4, B.1

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