ENCINITAS The Encinitas City Council met Wednesday in closed session to discuss litigation. In open session, the council interviewed applicants for several city commissions. These applicants were approved: Commission for the Arts, Irene Abraham, Kathleen Lees, Randall Sims; Environmental Commission, Christian Adams, Inge Bisconer, Katie Cramer, June Honsberger, William Morrison; Parks and Recreation Commission, Brad Hanson, Ross Ridder, Steven Winters; Planning Commission, Stephen Dalton, Kevin Doyle; Senior Citizen Commission, Mona Angel, Christie Kramer-LeVander, Maureen Lucewicz, Laura Rau; Traffic & Public Safety Commission, Matthew Loecker, Robert Prendergast. The council approved a request to create an Encinitas Equity Committee. ESCONDIDO Advertisement The Escondido City Council met Wednesday to give final approval to the Palomar Heights project, and also to changing the council meeting times to 4 p.m. for closed sessions and 5 p.m. for regular sessions. The council heard a report on the Grand Avenue Vision Plan project. The council heard a presentation on the city’s climate action plan. Staff will return with more information and options for a further discussion. An update was given on the city’s Grand Avenue Vision Plan.