MEETING DATE:
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-9377 - APPROVE A LETTER OF COMMITMENT WITH PECHANGA BAND OF INDIANS, SAN LUIS REY BAND OF MISSION INDIANS, AND RINCON BAND OF LUISENO INDIANS AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SAME, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT OF ACCESS EASEMENT AND MEMORANDUM OF THE GRANT OF ACCESS EASEMENT
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Recommendation
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APPROVE and AUTHORIZE City Manager to execute Grant of Access Easement, Memorandum of Grant of Access Easement, and Letter of Commitment
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Relevant Council Strategic Theme
Not Applicable
Executive Summary
San Diego Gas and Electric ("SDG&E") and the City unearthed Native American ancestral remains and artifacts on construction projects in the area around San Marcos Boulevard and Discovery St. The City, SDG&E, and the Tribes collaborated to identify a suitable location for the reburial of the ancestral remains and artifacts. The reburial occurred on October 23, 2024 on City property within the City's Creek District future conservation easement.
The proposed Resolution would approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Grant of Access Easement and Memorandum of Grant of Access Easement to Pechanga Band of Indians, San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians, and Rincon Band of Luiseno Indians to allow access to the Tribal reburial area. The Resolution would also authorize the City Manager to execute a Letter of Commitment with the Tribes to ensure the City will continue to work with said Tribes to complete outstanding items related to the reburial, as the affected area is in a future conservation area and activity associated with that conservation process is currently ongoing.
Discussion
In 2022, SDG&E unearthed Native American remains while constructing a new electrical pole as part of its tie-line (TL 6975) project on the corner of San Marcos Boulevard and Discovery Street. Around the same time, SDG&E unearthed additional Native Amer...
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