CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of April 24, 2025 – 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California
TELECONFERENCE MEETING LOCATION:
Mayor David Silva will attend the above referenced regular City Council meeting via Zoom link from the following location:
1209 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95814
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
Vice Mayor Elysia Lewis
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 (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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 April 24, 2025
1. Minutes of April 12, 2025 Special City Council Meeting
2. Minutes of April 10, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting
3. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2024/2025
4. Monthly Treasurer’s Report – March 31, 2025
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
5. Award of Contract for the Library/Field Parking Lot Project (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
PRESENTATIONS
6. Proclamation Honoring National Arbor Day – April 25, 2025
PUBLIC HEARINGS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
7. Resolution No. 25-11 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Amending the Housing Element of the General Plan in Regards to Emergency Shelters”
(Staff Contact: Associate Planner Cara Miralles)
Ordinance No. 25-02 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Amending Title 19 (Zoning) of the Buellton Municipal Code in Order to Implement Programs 1 and 3 of the General Plan Housing Element and to Make Permanent Urgency Ordinance No. 24-03 Regarding Emergency Shelters” (Introduction and First Reading)
Ordinance No. 25-03 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Amending the Avenue of Flags Specific Plan for Consistency with the General Plan Housing Element and Title 19 (Zoning) and Regarding Standards for Ground Floor Residential Uses” (Introduction and First Reading)
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.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 April 24, 2025
BUSINESS ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
8. Resolution No. 25-14 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Amending the Out-of-Agency Agreement for the Provision and Sale of Water to the Zaca Creek Restaurant Located at 1297 Jonata Park Road APN 99- 600-02 Approximately One Quarter of a Mile North of the Incorporation Boundary of the City of Buellton in the Unincorporated Area of Santa Barbara County” (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
9. 2025 Water and Wastewater Rate Study Informational Workshop (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
10. Consideration of Funding Request from Santa Ynez Valley Children’s Museum (Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.