CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of May 22, 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:
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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 (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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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 May 8, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting
2. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2024/2025
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 May 22, 2025
3. Monthly Treasurer’s Report – April 30, 2025
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
4. Ordinance No. 25-04 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Amending Title 19 (Zoning) of the Buellton Municipal Code in Regards to Accessory Dwelling Units” (Second Reading)
(Staff Contact: Associate Planner Cara Miralles)
5. Approval of Memorandum of Agreement and Internal User Agreement for Genasys EVAC Solution in Conjunction with Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC HEARINGS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
6. Public Hearing on Status Vacancies, Recruitment, and Retention Efforts – Government Code Section 3502.03
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
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)
7. Consideration of Arts and Culture Project Applications:
A. Buellton Fall Fest
B. Santa Ynez Valley Wind Ensemble
(Staff Contact: Recreation Coordinator Allison Firey)
8. Approval of Scope of Work with Associated Transportation Engineers (ATE) for: a) Assistance with Identification of Issues and Developing Policy & Local Standards Pertaining to Traffic and Circulation Related to the Comprehensive General Plan Update; and b) Updating the Interim Traffic Impact Analysis Guidelines (Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 May 22, 2025
9. Budget Study Session for Fiscal Years 2025-26 and 2026-27 Biennial Budget (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
CLOSED SESSION (POSSIBLE ACTION)
10. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Property: 202 Dairyland Road, Buellton, CA (APN: 099-66-032, -033, -034) Agency Negotiator: Scott Wolfe, City Manager
Negotiating Party: Horatio Partners, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
11. 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: Katie Burns, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.