CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of May 28, 2026 – 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
(https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86421452518?pwd=rgXAGSRHB4reRjk8tsaxUMMLbDkksf.1) from the following location:
926 J St, 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
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 Honoring International Celebration for Biodiversity
2. Presentation of Certificates to Recipients of the Norman and Gale Williams Buellton Education Scholarships
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 May 28, 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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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.
3. Minutes of May 14, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting
4. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2025/2026
5. Monthly Treasurer’s Report – April 30, 2026
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
6. Consideration of Approval of Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Buellton and Rancho de Maria HOA
(Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
7. Resolutions Pertaining to General Municipal Election to be Held November 3, 2026 (Staff Contact: City Clerk Linda Reid)
Resolution No. 26-12 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Calling and Giving Notice of the Holding of a General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the Election of Certain Officers as Required by the Provisions of the Laws of the State of California Relating to General Law Cities”
Resolution No. 26-13 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara to Consolidate a General Municipal Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, with the General Election Pursuant to Section 10403 of the Elections Code” Resolution No. 26-14 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting Regulations for Candidates for Elective Office Pertaining to Candidate’s Statements, Materials Submitted to the Electorate, and the Cost Thereof, Submitted to the Voters at an Election to be Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026”
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 May 28, 2026
8. Resolution No. 26-15 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving a 3.2% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) and Adopting an Updated Salary Schedule for Regular Full-Time Employees, Effective, July 1, 2026” (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
9. Ordinance No. 26-04 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Revising Floodplain Management, Chapter 17.04, of the Buellton Municipal Code” (Second Reading)
(Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
PUBLIC HEARINGS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
10. Ordinance No. 26-05 – “An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Amending and Revising Floodplain Management, Chapter
17.04, of the Buellton Municipal Code”
(Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
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)
11. General Law Enforcement Update – Lieutenant Henderson (Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
12. Discussion/Staff Direction Regarding Establishment of a Funding Mechanism for Large-Scale Permanent Public Art and Annual Community Identity Projects (Staff Contact: Recreation Coordinator Allison Firey)
13. Request to Waive Requirement for Story Poles at Santa Rita Hills Self-Storage Project Located at 33 Industrial Way Storage Project – Final Development Permit No. 25-FDP-03
(Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 4 May 28, 2026
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
14. Closed Session Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) Potential Initiation of Litigation
15. Closed Session Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) regarding: EXISTING LITIGATION (1 matter): Kerry S. Moriarty, et al. v. City of Buellton, et al.; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 26CV03170
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.