DATE: November 18, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: City Manager's Office
TITLE: Economic Development Commission Dissolution
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution dissolving the Economic Development Commission (EDC), rescinding its establishing Resolution No. R96-069 and superseding subsequent actions governing the EDC, as identified in the dissolution resolution.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
Establishment and Purpose
The City Council established the Economic Development Commission on March 20, 1996, through Resolution No. R96-069, replacing the former Economic Development Committee. The Commission was established to consider and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the attraction and enhancement of economic development opportunities within Oceanside.
The EDC provided a formal platform for business and community perspectives during a period of significant redevelopment and investment, including the beachfront resorts and the Ocean Ranch biotechnology campus. Its contributions helped support the evolution of the City’s economic development priorities.
The EDC’s current bylaws provide for eleven voting members representing various business sectors and the community at large, with regularly scheduled quarterly meetings. The bylaws identify responsibilities related to tourism, business retention, expansion and incubation, commercial and industrial development, regional economic development and development of El Corazon. The EDC assumed the former El Corazon Commission’s advisory functions following the City Council’s 2011 advisory group consolidation.
Current Need for a Separate Advisory Commission
As described in the attached September 2, 2026 memorandum to the City Manager, the need for a separate standing economic development advisory commission has diminished. In recent years, EDC agenda items have generally not required substantive deliberation or action, and maintaining ...
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