CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of July 9, 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
1. Honoring Ann McCarty on her Retirement as Executive Director of the North County Rape Crisis & Child Protection Center
2. Proclamation Recognizing Americans with Disabilities Act Day – July 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.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 July 9, 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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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.
3. Minutes of June 25, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting
4. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2025/2026
5. Public Disclosure of Donations Received by the City of Buellton During June 2026 (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
6. Discussion and Approval of Recreation Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Solvang
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
7. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for 2026 League of California Cities Annual Conference Business Meeting
(Staff Contact: City Clerk Linda Reid)
PUBLIC HEARINGS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
8. Ordinance No. 26-06 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Authorizing an Amendment to the Contract Between the City Council of the City of Buellton and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System” (Introduction and First Reading) (Staff Contact: City Clerk/H.R. Director Linda Reid)
Resolution No. 26-16 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving a Resolution of Intention for an Amendment to Contract Between the City Council of the City of Buellton and the Board of Administration of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System”
(Staff Contact: City Clerk/H.R. Director Linda Reid)
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.
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 July 9, 2026
BUSINESS ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
9. Consideration of Buellton Arts and Culture Project Applications:
A. Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden Foundation: Artistic Metal Privacy Screen B. Martha’s Farm Animal Sanctuary: MFAS Healing Arts Program (Staff Contact: Recreation Coordinator Allison Firey)
10. Consideration of Funding Request for Proposed Movie-in-the-Park Event (Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
11. Resolution No 26-22 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Establishing Conditions for the Demolition of Buildings Located at 376 Avenue of Flags and Removing the Historical Landmark Designation from the Property Located at 376 Avenue of Flags in the City of Buellton” (Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
12. Conceptual Review of Options Re: Highway 246 Driveway Locations, Roadway Frontages and Circulation Between US 101 and Avenue of Flags; and Potential Amendments to Avenue of Flags Specific Plan
(Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
13. Resolution No. 26-20 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving and Adopting Amendment No. 2 of the Guidelines of Procedure for City Council Meetings and Related Functions and Activities” (Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
14. Resolution No. 26-21 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving the Fourth Quarter Budget Amendment Resulting from Operational Changes for Fiscal Year 2025–26, Through June 30, 2026” (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
CLOSED SESSION (POSSIBLE ACTION)
15. Closed Session Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957 regarding:
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager
16. Closed Session Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) Potential Initiation of Litigation
17. 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 City Council Meeting Agenda Page 4 July 9, 2026
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. The Regular City Council meeting of July 23, 2026, has been cancelled.