CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting of September 28, 2026 at 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, Elysia Lewis and John Sanchez, Vice Mayor Carla Mead and Mayor David Silva
REORDERING OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
1. Proclamation Recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month
2. Community Organization Support Grant Updates – Foodbank of Santa Barbara County
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 September 28, 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 Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion.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 September 14, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting
4. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 and 2026/2027
5. Monthly Treasurer’s Report – August 31, 2026
(Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora)
6. Approval of Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Grant Agreement and Consulting Services Agreement with Move Santa Barbara
(Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
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.
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)
7. Avenue of Flags Median 3 Conceptual Plans Sargent Town Planning (Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
8. Discussion of Change to Regulations Regarding Food Trucks (Staff Contact: Planning Director Andrea Keefer)
9. Discussion of ADA/Inclusive Playground Improvements at Oak Park (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess)
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 September 28, 2026
CLOSED SESSION (POSSIBLE ACTION)
10. 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 meeting of the City Council will be held on Monday, October 12, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.