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Volume XVI, Issue 3
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Jan. 12, 2011 Published Weekly
City may not renew sheriff contract BY CLAIRE HARLIN EDITOR@DELMARTIMES.NET
The Del Mar City Council on Jan. 9 directed the city’s finance committee to look for alternatives to contracting with the county Sheriff’s department. The move is in response to the cost of the contract, which has escalated about
■ Accomplished corporate sales trainer shares secrets of the trade. Page 4
Opinions on One Paseo presented to council
Del Mar concerned about escalating pensions 5.5 percent annually, from $966,000 in 2001 to $1,720,00 in 2011. Pensions alone have risen from $14,300 to $51,400. “I don’t like the way the Sheriff’s contract is negotiat-
ed. We have virtually no role in setting the terms of that contract, yet it commits a major part of our budget,” Del Mar City Councilman Don Mosier said. “When I first came on council I was
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■ Pianist returns to his native area for jazz performance. Page B1
By JOE TASH A proposal by Del Mar fair board member Tom Chino to foster transparency on the panel took a sideways turn at the board’s Tuesday meeting, when fellow board members and a deputy attorney general instead questioned whether Chino’s relationship with a local attorney amounts to a conflict of interest. Chino, who was one of five new board members appointed last summer by Gov. Jerry Brown, proposed
BY CLAIRE HARLIN EDITOR@DELMARTIMES.NET
As the City of Del Mar conducts studies that will dictate development as part of its own downtown revitalization, a large-scale Carmel Valley project is in the works that could have a major impact on the future of the Village. One Paseo, a proposed mixed-use development planned for the 23-acre parcel at the corner of Del Mar Heights Road and El Camino Real, has some local officials concerned about potential traffic and retail impacts. “One can easily surmise that it will be a negative impact,” said Del Mar City Councilman Don Mosier. “The only question is how great that impact will be.” Bob Fuchs, of the advocacy group “What Price Main Street,” gave a presentation to the Del Mar City
SEE PASEO, PAGE 6
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Above: Austin Ballard demonstrates his fielding during recent Del Mar Little League tryouts. Left: Ryan Blakeman and Michael Babikian. PHOTO: JON CLARK
SEE SHERIFF, PAGE 6
Ag. board members raise potential conflict of interest Board member questioned about relationship with local attorney
Carmel Valley developers explore impacts on area ■ Local resident’s Jazzercise studio and clothing line to be featured on reality show. Page 11
shocked at how much we were spending for the level of service we are getting.” In addition to pensions, Sheriff’s department salaries have increased by about $15,000 from 2002 to 2010
and overtime payouts have increased by about $10,000. Finance Department Chair Jeff Sturgis brought the analysis to the council after being directed in July to examine the increases. “There has not been a loud outcry of concern re-
that the board pass a policy that all committee meetings – and meetings with state and federal representatives – be held in publicly noticed open session. In a series of emails between Chino, other board members and officials with the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which operates the state-owned Del Mar fairgrounds, Chino noted that he was concerned a proposed series of meetings between a state official and board members would be held in private. The emails were contained in the agenda packet for Tuesday’s meeting.
SEE CONFLICT, PAGE 19
Bluff stabilization wraps up in Del Mar BY CLAIRE HARLIN editor@delmartimes.net A $4.8 million project to stabilize 1.6 miles of coastal bluffs between Seagrove Park and Torrey Pines State Beach will culminate this week. The project, carried out by the San Diego Associa-
tion of Governments (SANDAG) and funded primarily from Statewide Transportation Improvement Program and Federal Transportation Administration grants, was meant to stabilize the bluffs
SEE BLUFF, PAGE 6
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