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Council Agenda Item No.: 1
CITY OF BUELLTON
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Special Meeting of December 8, 2022
City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Sierra called the meeting to order at 6:15 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members Elysia Lewis, John Sanchez, Vice Mayor Dave King (Via Zoom) and Mayor Holly Sierra
Staff: City Manager Scott Wolfe, Finance Director Shannel Zamora (Via Zoom), City Clerk Linda Reid, City Attorney Greg Murphy, Public Works Director Rose Hess, and Planning Director Andrea Keefer
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Resolution No. 22-33 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Declaring and Certifying the Results of the General Municipal Election Held on November 8, 2022”
MOTION:
Motion by Council Member Lewis, seconded by Council Member Sanchez, approving Consent Calendar Item 1.
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 4-0.
Council Member Sanchez - Yes
Council Member Lewis – Yes
Vice Mayor King – Yes
Mayor Sierra - Yes
COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS
2. Council Reorganization
A. Recognition of Mayor Sierra for her Dedicated Service to the City of Buellton B. Oath of Office and Seating of Mayor and New Council Members Hudson Hornick, District 1 and David Silva, District 4
C. Appointment of Vice Mayor
Special City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 December 8, 2022 Vice Mayor King thanked Mayor Sierra for her service to the City of Buellton and announced a list of the accomplishments and committees Mayor Sierra presided over during her tenure. Council Member Sanchez thanked Mayor Sierra for her service to the City of Buellton and presented her with an engraved crystal vase with flowers.
Supervisor Joan Hartmann presented Mayor Sierra with a proclamation thanking her for her service to the City of Buellton, the County of Santa Barbara, and all the boards she served tirelessly during her tenure as Council Member and Mayor.
Kathy Vreeland, Executive Director of the Buellton Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau thanked Mayor Sierra for her service to the City of Buellton and presented her with a bag of Buellton memorabilia.
Mayor Sierra thanked her fellow Council Members and staff for their support over the past 14 years and said it has been a pleasure to serve the City of Buellton.
Vice Mayor King welcomed new Council Members Hudson Hornick and David Silva to the Council. City Clerk Reid issued the Oath of Office to Council Members Hornick and Silva and Mayor King. Council Members Hornick and Silva took their seats on the dais as Mayor Sierra stepped down.
Mayor King nominated Council Member Sanchez as Vice Mayor for 2023.
MOTION:
Motion by Mayor King, seconded by Council Member Lewis nominating Council Member Sanchez as Vice Mayor for 2023.
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0.
Council Member Hornick – Yes
Council Member Lewis – Yes
Council Member Sanchez – Yes
Council Member Silva - Yes
Mayor King– Yes
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mark Preston, Goleta, requested the Council look into balancing the underfunded water and sewer funds. Mr. Preston stated the Buellton Visitors Bureau is overfunded and the funds could be directed to the water and sewer funds. Mr. Preston also stated the Council should place a measure on the 2024 ballot extending the Urban Growth Boundary.
Special City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 December 8, 2022
BUSINESS ITEMS
3. Consideration of Appointments to the Planning Commission A. Interview of Applicants
B. Consideration of Planning Commission Appointments
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council make three appointments to the Planning Commission with the terms of office expiring December 2026.
STAFF REPORT:
City Manager Wolfe presented the staff report.
DOCUMENTS:
Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report.
DISCUSSION:
Mayor King thanked all the applicants for their desire to serve on the Planning Commission and asked each applicant to state why they would like to be appointed to the Commission.
Carla Mead, Shannon Reese, Laura Romano DeFazio, and Marcilo Sarquilla each spoke about how they could contribute to the Planning Commission.
City Attorney Murphy stated Ms. Reese will not have a conflict of interest serving on the Planning Commission due to her employment as a Senior Planner with the County of Santa Barbara and thanked her for consulting her employer on this issue to ensure no conflict exists.
Mayor King asked each Council Member to nominate three candidates to the Planning Commission. Nominations were as follows:
Vice Mayor Sanchez nominated Marcilo Sarquilla, Laura Romano DeFazio, and Shannon Reese to the Planning Commission.
Council Member Lewis nominated Carla Mead, Shannon Reese, and Laura Romano DeFazio to the Planning Commission.
Council Member Silva nominated Carla Mead, Shannon Reese, and Marcilo Sarquilla to the Planning Commission.
Council Member Hornick nominated Carla Mead, Laura Romano DeFazio and Marcilo Sarquilla to the Planning Commission.
Mayor King nominated Shannon Reese, Laura Romano DeFazio and Marcilo Sarquilla to the Planning Commission.
Special City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 December 8, 2022 The City Council agreed by consensus to appoint Shannon Reese, Laura Romano DeFazio, and Marcilo Sarquilla to the Planning Commission, with all three terms ending 2026.
4. Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees
A. Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA)
B. County Library Advisory Committee
C. Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) D. Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
E. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
F. League of California Cities (LOCC) – Voting Delegate G. Buellton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (Ex Officio Member) H. Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group
I. Economic Development Task Force
J. City/School District Joint Use Committee
K. Home for Good SBC
L. Association of California Water Agencies/Joint Powers Insurance Authority M. Central Management Area Committee for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
N. Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
O. Arts & Culture Committee
The City Council nominated the following Council Members to the following Boards, Commissions, and Committees for 2023:
A. Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA)
Vice Mayor Sanchez
Council Member Silva (Alternate)
B. County Library Advisory Commission
Council Member Lewis
Council Member Silva (Alternate)
C. Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) Mayor King
Vice Mayor Sanchez (Alternate)
D. Air Pollution Control District (APCD)
Mayor King
Vice Mayor Sanchez (Alternate)
E. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA)
Council Member Lewis
Mayor King (Alternate)
Special City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 December 8, 2022 F. League of California Cities (LOCC)
Mayor King (Voting Delegate-Annual Conference)
Vice Mayor Sanchez (Alternate Voting Delegate-Annual Conference) G. Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (City Liaison Member) Vice Mayor Sanchez
H. Multi-Jurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group
Council Member Hornick
Council Member Silva
I. Economic Development Task Force
Council Member Hornick
Mayor King
J. City/School District Joint Use Committee
Council Member Lewis
K. Home for Good SBC (Formerly Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness) Council Member Lewis
L. Association of California Water Agencies/Joint Power Insurance Authority Council Member Hornick
M. Central Management Area Committee for the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA)
Vice Mayor Sanchez
Council Member Silva (Alternate)
N. Central Coast Community Energy (3CE)
Council Member Silva
O. Arts & Culture Committee
Vice Mayor Sanchez
DIRECTION:
The City Council agreed by consensus to appoint Council Members as listed above to the respective Boards, Commissions, and Committees for 2023.
Special City Council Meeting Minutes Page 6 December 8, 2022
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor King adjourned the regular meeting at 7:53 p.m. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. _________________________________
Dave King
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda Reid
City Clerk