San Diego Municipal Code § 7.5 Preparation of the Council Agenda (Docket Management)

prepared and submitted in accordance with these Rules of Council shall be placed on the agenda. Each Request for Council Action so prepared and submitted shall be reviewed and placed on the Adoption Agenda.

be referred to a standing committee or the Committee of the Whole when it would do any of the following: (1) support or oppose state or federal legislation; (2) result in a substantial expenditure of City money; (3) result in a substantial loss of revenue to the City; (4) result in a substantial reduction of expenditures of City money by reducing, transferring, or eliminating any existing responsibilities of the City; (5) appropriate money; or (6) add to, modify, or abolish existing City policy.