CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of March 26, 2026 – 6:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California
TELECONFERENCE MEETING LOCATION:
Vice Mayor Carla Mead will attend the above referenced regular City Council meeting via Zoom link
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81668629977?pwd=BPkyx3RGkJUnSC6VRNRdm8193EHL0Q.1) from the following location:
1629 Armacost Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90025
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
1. Proclamation Recognizing National Vietnam War Veterans Day – March 29, 2026
2. General Law Enforcement Update – Lieutenant Henderson
3. Arts and Culture Program – Annnie Production Preview City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 March 26, 2026
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.
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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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.
4. Minutes of March 12, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting
5. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2025/2026
6. Monthly Treasurer’s Report – February 28, 2026
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
7. Financial Report for the Second Quarter Ending December 31, 2025 (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
8. Receive and File the 2025 Annual Report on the Status of the General Plan (Staff Contact: Associate Planner Cara Miralles)
9. Resolution No. 26-06 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Authorizing the Filing of a Claim with the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments for Allocation of Transportation Development Act Funds for Fiscal Year 2026-27”
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
10. 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)” (Second Reading)
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
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.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 March 26, 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)
11. Discussion of City Position on Assembly Bill 1708
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
12. Resolution No. 26-07 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Regarding Mid-Year Budget Amendments for FY 2025-26” (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
13. Contract for Environmental Permitting for the Willemsen Property Phase II Road Crossing Improvements Project
(Staff Contact: Associate Planner Cara Miralles)
14. Discussion on Potential Relocation of Portion of Pea Soup Andersen's Building to Median 3
(Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
15. 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, April 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.