CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of April 10, 2025 – 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:
http://www.cityofbuellton.com/government/cityTV.php
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor David Silva
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Council Members Hudson Hornick and John Sanchez, Vice Mayor Elysia Lewis and Mayor David Silva
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 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 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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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 March 27, 2025 City Council Meeting
2. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for FY 2024/2025
3. Resolution No. 25-12 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving a 5.0% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for all Regular Full-Time Employees, Effective, July 1, 2025”
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 April 10, 2025
4. Acceptance of Public Water Line Easement (Palm Communities) (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
5. Award of Contract for the Library/Field Parking Lot Project (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
PRESENTATIONS
6. Proclamation Recognizing National Donate Life Month – April 2025
7. Proclamation Recognizing Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month
8. Proclamation Recognizing Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
PUBLIC HEARINGS
COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS
This Agenda listing allows Council Members to provide comments regarding recent events, contributions made or received, and future requests from City Council Members to staff.
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)
9. Discussion of United Way of Santa Barbara County’s Brighter Futures Childcare Initiative
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
10. Resolution No. 25-07 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Regarding Parking Restrictions for Transit Stop at New Library” (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. There is a Special City Council meeting scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at 202 Dairyland, Buellton.