CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of September 12, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California
Council meetings will be conducted in person and the public is welcome to attend.
Written comments will not be read aloud but can be sent to the City Council via email at [email protected] (please reference agenda item number/subject matter, and include your name and address). The public can observe Council meetings via City TV Live Stream at:
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CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Dave King
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Council Members, Hudson Hornick, Elysia Lewis, John Sanchez, Vice Mayor David Silva, and Mayor Dave King
REORDERING OF AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Speaker Slip to be completed and turned in to the City Clerk prior to commencement of meeting. Any person may address the Council on any subject pertaining to City business, including all items on the agenda not listed as a Public Hearing, including the Consent Agenda and Closed Session. Limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. By law, no action may be taken at this meeting on matters raised during Public Comments not included on this agenda. Public Speakers using a translator are allotted a total of six (6) minutes to speak, unless simultaneous translation equipment is used.
CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION)
The following items are considered routine and non-controversial and are scheduled for consideration as a group. Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion. Members of the Public may speak on Consent Agenda items during the Public Comment period.
1. Minutes of August 8, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting
2. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 and Fiscal Year 2024/2025
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 September 12, 2024
3. Monthly Treasurer’s Report – July 31, 2024
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
4. Ordinance No. 24-04 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Amending Title 2 of the Buellton Municipal Code Pertaining to the Buellton Planning Commission” (Second Reading)
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
5. Approval of Bond Reduction for Palm Community Development (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
6. Authorization for City Manager to Execute the Second Amendment to the Cooperation Agreement between the County of Santa Barbara and City of Buellton for Participation in the Santa Barbara Urban County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for Three Federal Fiscal Years (2025-2027) (Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
PRESENTATIONS
7. Proclamation Recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month
PUBLIC HEARINGS
COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Written communications are included in the agenda packets. Any Council Member, the City Manager or City Attorney may request that a written communication be read into the record.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
This Agenda listing is the opportunity for Council Members to give verbal Committee Reports on any meetings recently held for which the Council Members are the City representatives thereto.
BUSINESS ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
8. Annual Report for January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 from Visit Santa Ynez Valley
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
9. Consideration of Arts and Culture Project Applications:
A. Buellton Fall Festival 2024
B. Santa Ynez Valley Children’s Museum Discovery Days
(Staff Contact: Recreation Coordinator Allison Firey)
10. Status Update on Highway 246 Traffic Calming Measures (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 September 12, 2024
11. Resolution No. 24-25 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving the Mitigated Negative Declaration (23-MND-01) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Willemsen Addition to River View Park Project Located southeasterly of River View Park, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 099-660-032, -033, -034, - 035, and 099-670-004, -005, and Making Related Findings Under the California Environmental Quality Act” (Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
12. Approval of Library Parking Lot Plans
(Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
13. Discussion of Possible City Tree Planting Program
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
14. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Property: 140 West Highway 246, Buellton, CA (APN: 099-261-027) Agency Negotiator: Scott Wolfe, City Manager
Negotiating Party: United States Postal Service
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
15. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Property: 140 West Highway 246, Buellton, CA (APN: 099-261-027) Agency Negotiator: Scott Wolfe, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Postal Realty Trust, Inc.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
ADJOURNMENT
The next meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.