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City of Carpinteria
City Council Agenda
Monday, March 9, 2026
Council Chamber, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue,
Carpinteria, CA 93013
5:30 PM Regular Meeting
In-Person and Virtual Participation Options
Attendance/Viewing Options:
• Attend the in-person meeting in City Council Chambers at City Hall (5775 Carpinteria Ave.) • View the meeting live through the City’s website (https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendasmeetings/). • View the meeting on Government Access Television Channel 21 (broadcast live and rebroadcast on the Wednesday and the Saturday following the meeting at 8:00 p.m.and 5:00 p.m., respectively).
• Call 669-900-9128 (and enter Webinar ID 889 0390 2262) to listen to the meeting. • Join the City’s Zoom webinar by clicking here. Alternatively, you can join the Zoom webinar by logging on to www.zoom.us, downloading the application, selecting "Join Meeting", and entering Webinar ID 889 0390 2262.
• Spanish interpretation will be available at the in-person meeting and through the City's Zoom webinar.
How to Provide Public Comments
• Provide a live public comment in City Council Chambers at City Hall (5775 Carpinteria Ave.). • Provide a live comment through the City’s Zoom webinar platform (through the link provided above). To make public comments through this platform please use the“raise your hand” feature to notify staff that you would like to make a public comment during designated public comment times. Once it is your turn to provide a public comment, staff will unmute your microphone and you will be given a designated amount of time to provide your comment. At the end of your comment, staff will once again mute your microphone. • Submit a written comment (as either a general public comment or on a specific agenda item) to be distributed to City Council by 12:00 P.M. on the day of the meeting by either submitting your comment via (1) email to [email protected], or (2) follow this link (https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings), select the meeting you want to provide a comment on, and click the Submit Comments button located on the left hand side of the agenda portal. Please reference the agenda item to which your comment pertains. Although written comments become part of the record, they will not be read aloud at the meeting.
Please note that the City will make every effort to make the meeting accessible virtually; however, if one of the above virtual attendance/viewing or public comment options is unavailable due to technological issues, you are invited to take advantage of one of the other participation options outlined above (including attending and providing public comment in-person in the City Council Chambers). Additional options may be made available at the meeting. 2 | 5
Call to Order
Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance
Councilmember(s) Request for Remote Participation Under AB 2449 The City Council may consider Councilmember(s) request to participate in the meeting remotely under the regulations of AB 2449 by making the necessary findings and voting on whether the Councilmember(s) may participate remotely.
Agenda Modifications
The City Council may modify the regular agenda by tabling items, adding urgency items to the agenda, or changing the order in which items are considered. Changes to the Consent Calendar are considered at the time the Consent Calendar is considered.
Introductions, Proclamations and Presentations
1. Introduction of Dan Stefano, Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District Fire Chief.
2. Mayoral Recognitions to Morning Rotary & the Lions Club for their combined donation of $10,000 in support of the Tomol Interpretive Play Area.
Public Information Reports and Announcements
This may include updates on law enforcement activity within the City from a Sheriff’s Office representative or a report from a representative of the First District Supervisor's Office.
3. Sheriff's Recap
Temporary Adjournment for the Purpse of Holding the Monthly Meeting of the Carpinteria Library Board of Trustees
4. Library Board of Trustees Agenda Packet
Reconvene the Regular Meeting of the City Council
City Manager's Report
The City Manager will report to the City Council regarding various City and/or community events and/or matters of interest. There will be no City Council discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda or as otherwise specified below.
5. City Manager's Report
Planning Commission Actions: None
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Public Comment on Matters Not on the Agenda
This is a time for public comments on matters not otherwise on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. The Mayor may establish reasonable regulations for public comment based on the time available and/or the number of persons waiting to speak. Typically, the City Council's practice has been to limit each speaker to three minutes. The audiovisual system in the Council Chamber is not available for speaker use during the general Public Comment period.
The City and the City Council are not responsible for the content of statements made during the public comment period, or the factual accuracy of any such statements.
Consent Calendar
Items on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and are normally enacted by one unanimous vote of the City Council. If you wish to speak on a consent calendar item, please do so during the public comment period provided at the beginning of this item.
6. Approve the minutes of the meeting held February 23, 2026.
7. Receive and file the Warrant Register for the period of February 16, 2026 through February 27, 2026, pursuant to Carpinteria Municipal Code Section 2.08.150(F).
8. Adopt Resolution No. 6437, authorizing the filing of the Transportation Development Act Claim for Fiscal Year 2026/27.
Administrative Matters
9. 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
Recommendation: Receive the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and direct staff to submit the report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
10. Amendment No. 9 to Agreement with Dewberry for the Carpinteria Avenue Bridge Replacement Project.
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 9 to the Agreement with Dewberry to provide additional services for the Carpinteria Avenue Bridge Replacement Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $205,232 for a total amended amount of $2,376,168. (Requires a roll call vote.)
Consideration of Any Items Removed from Consent Calendar and/or Other Agenda Items Requested to Be Advanced
Matters Continued from Previous Meetings: None
Other Business
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11. Mid-Year Budget Report Including Appropriation Adjustments and Authorized Full-Time Positions List.
Recommendation: Receive the Mid-Year Budget Report and approve adjustments to the budget as summarized in Attachment B and the authorized full-time positions list as shown in Attachment C. (Requires a roll call vote.)
Public Hearing
12. Public Hearing to Consider Objections, Protests, and Public Testimony and to Conduct the Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceeding for the Formation of Carpinteria Landscape Maintenance District No. 2025-1 and the Levy of Assessments Commencing Fiscal Year 2026/2027.
Recommendation: (1) Conduct the public hearing and receive public testimony regarding the proposed assessments for Carpinteria Landscape Maintenance District No. 2025-1 and (2) Approve Resolution No. 6438 closing both the public testimony portion of the public hearing and the period for submitting property owner protest ballots; directing the tabulation of property owner protest ballots to occur in public view in the City Council Chambers at City Hall on March 9 and March 10, 2026, and to be continued as necessary to completion; and continuing the public hearing to the March 23, 2026 City Council meeting for the purpose of declaring the results of the tabulation and, if no majority protest exists, considering formation of the Carpinteria Landscape Maintenance District No. 2025-1 and levy of assessments for fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027. (Requires a roll call vote.)
13. Public Hearing to Consider Objections, Protests, and Public Testimony and Conduct the Property Owner Protest Ballot Proceeding for the Formation of the Carpinteria Coastal Berm Assessment District and the Levy of Assessments Commencing Fiscal Year 2026/2027.
Recommendation: (1) Conduct the public hearing and receive public testimony regarding the proposed assessments for the Carpinteria Coastal Berm Assessment District and (2) Approve Resolution No. 6439 closing both the public testimony portion of the public hearing and the period for submitting property owner protest ballots; directing the tabulation of property owner protest ballots to occur in public view on March 9 and March 10, 2026, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, and to be continued as necessary to completion; and continuing the public hearing to the March 23, 2026 City Council meeting for the purpose of declaring the results of the tabulation and, if no majority protest exists, considering formation of the Carpinteria Coastal Berm Assessment District and levy of assessments for fiscal year (FY) 2026/2027. (Requires a roll call vote.) Legislative Update: None
Committee Reports, Inquiries and Other Matters Presented by Councilmembers Informational reports from Councilmember representatives on committees, commissions and organizations. This is also an opportunity for Councilmembers to request information from staff or seek support from fellow Councilmembers for future agenda items.
Attendance of Councilmembers for Future Meetings
Adjournment
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Materials related to an agenda item submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public review at the City Clerk's Office, located at 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013 or by going to the City’s website at https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meeting.
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Code of Conduct: https://carpinteriaca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Code-ofConduct_FINAL.pdf%22 Levine Act Warning
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This agenda was posted on March 5, 2026 in the City Clerk's Office, on the City Hall Public Notices Board, and on the Internet.