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Council Agenda Item No.: 1
CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Regular Meeting of May 11, 2023
City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor King called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Present: Council Members Hudson Hornick, Elysia Lewis, David Silva (Via Zoom), Vice Mayor John Sanchez, and Mayor Dave King
Staff: City Manager Scott Wolfe, City Attorney Greg Murphy, Planning Director Andrea Keefer, Finance Director Shannel Zamora (Via Zoom), Public Works Director Rose Hess, and City Clerk Linda Reid
REORDERING OF AGENDA
None
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Minutes of April 27, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting
2. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2022/2023
3. Financial Report for the Third Quarter Ending March 31, 2023
4. Resolution No. 23-10 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving a 5.6% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for all Regular Full-Time Employees, Effective, July 1, 2023”
City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 May 11, 2023
5. Resolution No. 23-11 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 List of Projects Funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017”
MOTION:
Motion by Council Member Lewis, seconded by Council Member Hornick, approving Consent Calendar Items 1 through 5 as listed.
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0.
Council Member Hornick – Yes
Council Member Lewis – Yes
Council Member Silva – Yes
Vice Mayor Sanchez – Yes
Mayor King – Yes
PRESENTATIONS
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
6. Resolution No. 23-08 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting a Negative Declaration (23-ND-01) for the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element (23-GPA-01)”
Resolution No. 23-09 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element (23-GPA-01)” RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council consider adoption of Resolution Nos. 23-08 and 23-09.
STAFF REPORT:
Planning Director Keefer presented the staff report.
SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION:
Veronica Tan with Civic Solutions joined the meeting at 6:25 p.m. and responded to questions from the City Council.
The City Council discussed various issues related to the Housing Element.
Mayor King opened the public hearing at 6:46 p.m. There being no public comment, Mayor King closed the Public Hearing at 6:47 p.m.
DOCUMENTS:
Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report.
City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 May 11, 2023
MOTION:
Motion by Council Member Lewis, seconded by Council Member Hornick approving Resolution No. 23-08 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting a Negative Declaration (23-ND-01) for the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element (23-GPA-01)” and Resolution No. 23-09 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element (23-GPA-01)”
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0.
Council Member Hornick - Yes
Council Member Lewis – Yes
Council Member Silva - Yes
Vice Mayor Sanchez – Yes
Mayor King – Yes
MOTION:
Motion by Council Member Lewis, seconded by Council Member Hornick approving Resolution No. Resolution No. 23-09 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element (23-GPA01)” including revised Table H-26 – Housing Types Permitted by Zone, which was added to the record.
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0.
Council Member Hornick - Yes
Council Member Lewis – Yes
Council Member Silva - Yes
Vice Mayor Sanchez – Yes
Mayor King – Yes
COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS
Council Member Hornick stated the community needs more day care facilities.
Council Member Silva questioned whether the Children’s Museum will be allowed to apply for non-profit funding. City Manager Wolfe stated the Children’s Museum funding request will be addressed at the May 25 City Council meeting during budget discussions.
Council Member Silva requested that discussion of the budget on May 25 be streamlined to discuss only line items that have changed significantly.
Council Member Lewis requested that staff reach out to additional non-profit agencies so they can apply for funding during the next non-profit funding cycle.
City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 May 11, 2023
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
COMMITTEE REPORTS
None
BUSINESS ITEMS
7. Annual Report for January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022 from Visit Santa Ynez Valley
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council receive the 2022 Annual Report from Visit Santa Ynez Valley (VisitSYV).
STAFF REPORT:
Finance Director Zamora presented the staff report.
SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION:
Shelby Sim, President and CEO of VisitSYV displayed a presentation of VisitSYV’s 2022 Annual Report and spoke about promoting Buellton.
8. Resolution No. 23-12 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, for the Purpose of Budget Amendments from Operational Changes related to Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget through the Third Quarter Ending March 31, 2023”
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council consider adoption of Resolution No. 23-12.
STAFF REPORT:
Finance Director Zamora presented the staff report.
DOCUMENTS:
Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report.
MOTION:
Motion by Council Member Hornick, seconded by Vice Mayor Sanchez, adopting Resolution No. 23-12 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, for the Purpose of Budget Amendments from Operational Changes related to Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget through the Third Quarter Ending March 31, 2023” City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 May 11, 2023
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0.
Council Member Hornick – Yes
Council Member Lewis – Yes
Council Member Silva
Vice Mayor Sanchez – Yes
Mayor King – Yes
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Wolfe provided an informational report for the record.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor King adjourned the regular meeting at 7:35 p.m. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. ____________________________
Dave King
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda Reid
City Clerk