San Diego Municipal Code § 6.10 Standing Committee Composition and Responsibilities

Intergovernmental Relations

(a) The Committee on Economic Development and
Intergovernmental Relations shall be composed of three
or four voting Councilmembers.

(b) The Committee on Economic Development and
Intergovernmental Relations shall have the following
areas of responsibility: Intergovernmental Relations,
Interagency and Bi-National Agreements, International
Trade, Foreign Trade Zones, San Diego Regional
Airport Authority, Civic San Diego or Successor
Agency, Port District, Educational Partnerships, City-
wide Economic Development Programs and Strategy,
Workforce Development, Commercial Marketing
Districts, Business Improvement Districts, Tourism
Marketing District, San Diego Convention Center
Corporation, Incentive Programs, Regulatory Relief,
Community Development Block Grants, Small
Business Support, Worker Rights and Protections,
Labor Standards, Job Quality Standards, Arts and
Culture, and Open Data.

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(a) The Committee on Land Use and Housing shall be composed of three or four voting Councilmembers.

(b) The Committee shall have the following areas of
responsibility: Permanent Supportive Housing,
Homeless Services, Affordable Housing, Real Estate
Assets, Planning, Land Use, Land Development Code,
General Plan, Community Plans, Coastal Overlay Zone,
and Historical Issues/Mills Act.

(a) The Committee on the Environment shall be composed of three or four voting Councilmembers.

(b) The committee shall have the following areas of
responsibility: the Clean Water Program, Water
Management and Policy, Energy (Solar, Property
Assessed Clean Energy Programs, Green), Multiple
Species Conservation Program, Solid Waste Disposal,
Recycling, Air Quality Standards, Hazardous Waste,
Regional Parks, Open Space, Public Utilities, Golf,
Utility Undergrounding, Franchise Agreements,
Stormwater Management and Policy, Climate Action
Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan, Sustainability,
Wastewater Management and Policy, Independent
Rates Oversight Committee, Pure Water (including
Indirect Potable Reuse/Direct Potable Reuse, Recycled
Water, Graywater), San Diego County Water
Authority, Shoreline Preservation, Wildlife
Management, Environmental Services, and
Environmental Policy.

(a) The Committee on Public Safety shall be composed of three or four voting Councilmembers.

(b) The committee shall have the following areas of
responsibility: Police, Fire, Lifeguards, Homeland
Security, Emergency Medical Services, Gang
Prevention and Intervention, Graffiti Abatement, and
Commission on Police Practices.

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 2: Government (7-2026)

(a) The Committee on Budget and Government Efficiency shall be composed of three or four voting Councilmembers.

(b) The Committee shall have the following areas of
responsibility: the Annual Budget, Financial Reports,
Fees, Performance Measures and Analytics, Corporate
Partnerships and Development, Fleet Services, Risk
Management, Information Technology, Enterprise
Resource Management, Purchasing and Contracting,
Equal Opportunity Contracting, Living Wage,
Prevailing Wage, Managed Competition, Revenue, San
Diego City Employees’ Retirement System, Personnel,
Consumer Protection, Civil Service, and Human
Resources.

(a) The Committee on Active Transportation and Infrastructure shall be composed of three or four voting Councilmembers.

(b) The Committee shall have the following areas of
responsibility: Capital Improvement Program (CIP),
Oversight of CIP Streamlining, ADA CIP Projects,
Infrastructure Finance, Regional Transportation
Improvement Program, Asset Management,
Infrastructure Condition Assessment Monitoring and
Implementation, Neighborhood Input on Infrastructure
Needs and Priorities, Stormwater Infrastructure, Public
Facilities Financing Plans, Development Impact Fees,
Facilities Benefit Assessments, Wastewater
Infrastructure, Water Infrastructure, City Facilities,
Park Infrastructure, Multi-Year Capital Improvement
Program Plan, Transportation Infrastructure, Public
Works, Transportation Planning, Transit Services,
Parking, Community Parking Districts, Municipal
Airports, Walkability, Bicycle Programs, and ADA
Compliance and Accessibility. The Committee’s
responsibility includes individual infrastructure projects
related to water, wastewater, storm water, and parks,
except for projects related to Pure Water, which shall
be the responsibility of the Committee on the
Environment.

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San Diego Municipal Code Chapter 2: Government (7-2026)

(a) The Committee on Rules shall be composed of five voting Councilmembers. The Council President shall serve as chair.

(b) The Committee shall have the following areas of
responsibility: Rules of Council, City Charter, Open
Government, Elections and Ballot Measures,
Annexations, Boards and Commissions,
Communications, Customer Service, Public Outreach,
matters initiated by individual Councilmembers as
provided in Rule 7.1, and Committee Composition and
Responsibilities.

(c) The Committee on Rules shall review the standing
committee structure and assigned areas of responsibility
every three years.

(a) The Committee on Community and Neighborhood Services shall be composed of three or four voting Councilmembers.

(b) The committee shall have the following areas of
responsibility: Neighborhood Parks, Recreation
Programs, Veterans Services, Special Event Permits,
Senior Services, Volunteerism, Libraries, Maintenance
Assessment Districts, Code Enforcement, and Child,
Youth, and Family Services.