CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of June 12, 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 into 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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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 22, 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 June 12, 2025
3. Approval of Bond Reduction/Release for Palm Community Development (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
4. Authorization to Create New Job Classification, Adopt Associated Job Description, and Salary Schedule
(Staff Contact: H.R. Director Linda Reid)
5. Resolution No. 25-16 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Making Salary Adjustments for Certain Regular Full-Time Employees” (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
PRESENTATIONS
6. Proclamation Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQIA + Pride Month
PUBLIC HEARINGS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
7. Resolution No. 25-13 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Regarding the Commitments and Publishing the Report Required by Central Coast Water Authority Resolution Nos. 92-02 and 92-11” (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
8. Ordinance No. 25-05 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting and Designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the City of Buellton” (Introduction and First Reading)
(Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
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
COMMITTEE REPORTS
BUSINESS ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
9. Consideration of Arts and Culture Project Application - Buellton Fall Fest (Staff Contact: Recreation Coordinator Allison Firey)
10. Resolution No. 25-17 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Fixing the Employer’s Contribution Under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act at an Equal Amount for Employees and Annuitants and Revoking Resolution No. 22-10”
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
11. Resolution No. 25-18 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Fixing a Housing Allowance for all Regular Full-Time Employees” (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 June 12, 2025
12. Resolution No. 25-19 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Making Salary Adjustments for Certain Regular Full-Time Employees” (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
13. Resolution No. 25-20 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting the Biennial Fiscal Year 2025-26 and 2026-27 Budget” (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
14. Closed Session - California Government Code Section 54957 regarding:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager
15. 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
16. Closed Session – California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) regarding:
EXISTING LITIGATION (1 matter): Central Coast Water Authority v. Santa Barbara County Flood Control & Water Conservation District (SB County Superior Court Case No. 21CV02432)
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.