CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of March 12, 2026 – 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, Elysia Lewis and John Sanchez, Vice Mayor Carla Mead and Mayor David Silva
REORDERING OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS
Speaker slips must be completed and submitted to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. Any person may address the Council only on matters pertaining to City business that are not listed on the agenda. Comments on agendized items, including Public Hearing items, the Consent Agenda, and Closed Session items, shall be taken at the time designated for those items. Speaker slips will not be accepted once public comment has opened for an item.
Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. Speakers using a translator are allotted a total of six (6) minutes, unless simultaneous translation equipment is used. By law, no action may be taken at this meeting on matters raised during Public Comments.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 March 12, 2026
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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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 February 26, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting
2. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2025/2026
3. Monthly Treasurer’s Report - January 31, 2026
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
4. Ordinance No. 26-01 – “An Ordinance of the City Council, of the City of Buellton, California, Revising City of Buellton Municipal Code Section 2.12 Regarding City Clerk” (Second Reading)
(Staff Contact: City Clerk Linda Reid)
5. Ordinance No. 26-02 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Revising Title 19 (Zoning) of the Buellton Municipal Code Regarding Outdoor Lighting” (Second Reading)
(Staff Contact: Associate Planner Cara Miralles)
Resolution No. 26-05 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting Updated Community Design Guidelines and Superseding Prior Versions”
(Staff Contact: Associate Planner Cara Miralles)
6. Resolution No. 26-04 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting the Measure A Five-Year Local Program of Projects for Fiscal Years 2026/2027 - 2030/2031”
(Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
PUBLIC HEARINGS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
7. Ordinance No. 26-03 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Amending Chapter 3.28.060 of the Buellton Municipal Code Pertaining to Registration Requirements of Hotel Operators Subject to Transient Occupancy Tax, and Adding Chapter 19.06.290 of the Buellton Municipal Code Pertaining to the Operation of Hotels for Short Term Rental Use Only (25-ZOA-01)” (Introduction and First Reading)
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
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.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 March 12, 2026
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. Consideration to Enter into a Contract with Kosmont Companies for the Preparation of the Economic Development Element of the General Plan and General Economic Development Services
(Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
9. Resolution No. 26-03 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting Updated Personnel Rules and Policies for City Employees” (Staff Contact: City Clerk/H.R. Director Linda Reid)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
10. Closed Session Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) Potential Initiation of Litigation
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.