Borders Committee

Meeting Minutes

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 1:30 P.m. - 3:30 P.m.

SANDAG Boardroom

1011 Union Street, First Floor

San Diego, CA 92101

Voting Members Present:

• Chair Carolina Chavez (South County)
• Vice Chair Eric Joyce (North County Coastal)
• Supervisor Joel Anderson (County of San Diego)
• Councilmember Steve Goble (East County)

Voting Members Absent:

• Councilmember Vivian Moreno (City of San Diego)
• Supervisor Jesus Eduardo Escobar (Imperial County)
• Deputy Mayor Katie Melendez (North County Inland)

 

Meeting Video

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1.

Call to Order

Chair Chavez called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m.

2.

Non-Agenda Public Comments/Member Comments

Public Comments: Hernando Duran, Truth, Blair Beekman, Andrea Ebbing. 

Chief Executive Officer Mario Orso provided an update on agency activities. 

3.

Consent

3.1

Approval of Meeting Minutes

Public Comments: Blair Beekman, Andrea Ebbing. 

• Motioned by: Vice Chair Joyce
  Seconded by: Councilmember Goble

  to approve the June 27, 2025, meeting minutes. 

  For (4)	Chair Chavez, Supervisor Anderson, Councilmember Goble, and Vice Chair Joyce
  Absent (3)	Deputy Mayor Melendez, Supervisor Escobar, and Councilmember Moreno

  The motion passed. (4 to 0)

4.

Regional Beach Sand Project III - Phase 1

Associate Regional Planner Courtney Becker; Leslea Meyerhoff, City of San Clemente; and Susan Brodeur, Orange County Parks; presented the draft results of the Feasibility Study and Economic Analysis for the Regional Beach Sand Project III, Phase 1. This item was presented for information only. 

Public Comments: Blair Beekman. 

5.

San Diego Advanced Air Mobility Strategic Implementation Toolkit

Senior Regional Planner Katelyn McCauley presented the San Diego Advanced Air Mobility framework and San Diego Advance Air Mobility Strategic Implementation Toolkit to prepare the San Diego region for the impending technology. This item was presented for information only. 

Public Comments: None. 

6.

Adjournment

The next Borders Committee meeting is scheduled for September 26, 2025, at 1:30 p.m.

Chair Chavez adjourned the meeting at 3:19 p.m.