Agenda item
APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO, AND ACCEPT TERMS FOR, SANDAG'S FLEXIBLE FLEET PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EXPANDED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS — approved 5-0
Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled), item 7, APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO, AND ACCEPT TERMS FOR, SANDAG'S FLEXIBLE FLEET PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EXPANDED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS was approved (5-0). [Minutes, p. 2]
Tier 3 · Human approved · Updated Aug 23, 2026
The Escondido City Council voted to apply for money from a regional transportation program that the city says would give residents and visitors more ways to get around. The council approved the item 5-0, on a motion by Martinez and a second by C. Garcia.
The decision took the form of Resolution No. 2026-114, which gives the Mayor permission to sign and file the city's application to SANDAG's Flexible Fleet Pilot Program on Escondido's behalf. In short, the council did not itself send in the application; it cleared the way for the Mayor to do so.
City staff had recommended approval before the vote. The recommendation came from the Development Services Department, led by Director of Development Services Kevin Snyder.
The record supplied here does not explain what a "flexible fleet" is or what specific services the grant would pay for, how much money the city is asking for, whether the city would have to contribute anything of its own, or when SANDAG would decide on the application. Readers who want the official paperwork can look for file number 0480-70.
The record
- Meeting
- Council Meeting (Closed Session 4:00 PM - Cancelled)
- Body
- City Council
- Item
- 7
- Request
- Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-114, authorizing the Mayor to execute, on behalf of the City, the filing of an application to SANDAG’s Flexible Fleet Pilot Program. (File Number 0480-70)
- Staff recommendation
- approval
- Outcome
- approved
- Vote
- 5-0
- Moved by
- Martinez
- Seconded by
- C. Garcia
- Case or file number
- 0480-70
From the document
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7. APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO, AND ACCEPT TERMS FOR, SANDAG'S FLEXIBLE FLEET PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE EXPANDED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS Request the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-114, authorizing the Mayor to execute, on behalf of the City, the filing of an application to SANDAG’s Flexible Fleet Pilot Program. (File Number 0480-70)
Staff Recommendation: Approval (Development Services Department: Kevin Snyder, Director of Development Service)
Motion: Martinez; Second: C. Garcia; Approved: 5-0