City of Carpinteria
City Council Agenda
Special Meeting (City Council Retreat)
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Council Chamber, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, CA 93013 2:00 p.m. Special Meeting
Only In-Person
AMENDED AGENDA – Start Time Changed from 2:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Attendance/Viewing Options:
• Attend the in-person meeting in City Council Chambers at City Hall (5775 Carpinteria Ave.).
Public Comments
• Provide a live public comment in City Council Chambers at City Hall (5775 Carpinteria Ave.).
• 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.
Levine Act Warning
Applicants and their agents before the City Council are subject to the campaign disclosure provisions detailed in Government Code Section 84308. No City Council Member may accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of more than $500 from any party for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered by the City. No City Council Member may accept, solicit, or direct any contribution from an agent of the party during the same time frame. This prohibition commences when an item involving the entitlement has been placed on the City Council’s agenda for a public meeting, when the City Council Members knows the action is within the City Council’s jurisdiction and it is reasonably foreseeable that it will come before the City Council as a decisionmaker, or when the proceeding is before the City Council for its decision. A party to a City proceeding —which includes both applicants and agents—shall disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution of more than $500 made to any Council Member by City Council Special Meeting Agenda
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the applicant, or any donations made by the agent, during the preceding 12 months. No party to a City proceeding, or agent, shall make a contribution to a Council Member during the proceeding and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered by the City. Prior to rendering a decision on a City proceeding, any Council Member who received contribution of more than $500 within the preceding 12 months from any party, or who received any donations from an agent, to a proceeding shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding, and shall be disqualified from participating in the proceeding. However, if any Council Member receives a contribution that otherwise would require disqualification, and returns the contribution within 30 days of knowing about the contribution and the relevant proceeding, the Council Member shall be permitted to participate in the proceeding. If you believe that these provisions apply to you or a Council Member, please inform the City Clerk at the earliest possible opportunity. Failure to do so may affect the City’s ability to process your application.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT WILL ONLY BE HEARD CONCERNING THE AGENDIZED ITEMS BELOW
CITY COUNCIL RETREAT
Schedule (Times are approximate and subject to change)
a. 2:00 PM Opening, Framing & Ground Rules
b. 2:10 PM Public Comment
c. 2:30 PM Council Norms, Values and Principles of Governance (Public Comment will be heard after the presentation)
d. 4:00 PM Strategic Plan Process Audit and Expectations for FY 27-29 Process (Public Comment will be heard after the presentation)
e. 5:00 PM Dinner Break
f. 5:30 PM Fiscal & Operational Framework for FY 27-29 Preparation (Public Comment will be heard after the presentation)
g. 6:45 PM Framing the Transition & FY 27-29 Strategic Plan (Public Comment will be heard after the presentation)
h. 7:00 PM Public Comment
i. 7:15 PM Closing
ADJOURNMENT
The regular City Council meeting of August 10, 2026 is cancelled and the next regular City Council meeting will be held on August 24, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (805) 755-4403 or the California Relay Service at (866) 735-2929. Notification two business days prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting.
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-meetings/.
This agenda was posted on Thursday, July 23, 2026, in the City Clerk's Office, on the City Hall Public Notices Board, and on the Internet.