CITY OF FILLMORE
CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026
6:30 PM
CITY HALL
(805) 524-3701 ♦ www.fillmoreca.com
WELCOME TO THE CITY OF FILLMORE CITY COUNCIL MEETING! Your participation at this public meeting is valued and appreciated. Please note the City Council and Successor Agency convene concurrently.
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Challenging City Council/Successor Agency Decisions: Any legal action by an applicant seeking to obtain a judicial review of the City Council/Successor Agency's decision on a hearing or issue listed on this Agenda may be subject to the 90-day filing period of, and governed by, Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.6. Additionally, if you challenge the actions of the City Council/Successor Agency in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the public notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council/Successor Agency at, or prior to, the public hearing pursuant to California Government Code § 65009.
Consent Calendar: Items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine in nature, not discussed individually, and are normally approved by one motion. If a Councilmember or member of the public wishes to comment on a particular item, that item shall be removed for separate action.
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Replay Schedule: City Council/Successor Agency meetings will be re-broadcast on Channel 10 daily at 6:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.A SANTA PAULA BRANCH LINE TRAIL MASTER PLAN UPDATE
5.B
THE WILDLAND CONSERVANCY PRESENTATION
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, COMMENTS, COMMITTEE,
COMMISSION, AND BOARD REPORTS
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
8.A MARCH 10, 2026 - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
8.B
SECOND READING TO ADOPT ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 25-03, ORDINANCE 26-992 REMOVING THE ONE-THIRD RETAIL REQUIREMENT
FROM THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CORE AND ADOPTION OF
EXEMPTION FROM CEQA
8.C BOND EXONERATION TRACT NO. 5520-7
8.D CITY OF FILLMORE WARRANT REGISTER-MARCH 24, 2026
CITY OF FILLMORE
CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026
6:30 PM
CITY HALL
AGENDA
RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEMS 8A. THROUGH 8D. IS TO APPROVE BY VOICE VOTE.
MARCH 10, 2026 - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.PDF SR - SECOND READING TO ADOPT ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 25-03, ORDINANCE 26-992 REMOVING THE ONE-THIRD RETAIL REQUIREMENT
FROM THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CORE AND ADOPTION OF
EXEMPTION FROM CEQA
SR - HEARTHSTONE BOND EXONERATION TRACT 5520-7.PDF
CITY OF FILLMORE WARRANT REGISTER-MARCH 24, 2026.PDF
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.A AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH
SIGNATURE SIGNS IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY
9.B
PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE NO. 26-994 GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE TO CRIMSON CALIFORNIA PIPELINE, L.P. TO CONSTRUCT,
ERECT, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, REPAIR, RENEW, CHANGE THE SIZE OF,
ABANDON-IN-PLACE, AND REMOVE CERTAIN PIPELINE FOR THE
TRANSMISSION, COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF
OIL, PETROLEUM, GAS, GASOLINE, AND WATER, OR OTHER
HYDROCARBONS
9.C APPROVAL OF A SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) WITH GOVWELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A DIGITAL PERMITTING AND PLANNING
PLATFORM
9.D REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR A CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION SPRING 2026 GRANT AND TWO FEMA GRANTS
9.E CONSIDERATION OF 2025 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE STATUS
OF THE CITY GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT
10. CITY MANAGER
11. CLOSED SESSION
11.A
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION-THE CITY
COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION, PURSUANT TO
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 54956.9(D)(2), BECAUSE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION IN TWO CASES.
12. ADJOURNMENT
SR - SIGNATURE SIGNS WAYFINDING SIGN PROJECT
SR - CRIMSON PIPELINE ORDINANCE NO. 26-994.PDF
SR-IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVWELL SOFTWARE.PDF
SR -CFF & FEMA GRANTS FOR THE FFD.PDF
SR -2025 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.PDF
CITY MANAGER VERBAL REPORT
CLOSED SESSION - MARCH 24, 2026.PDF
MAYOR ALBERT MENDEZ ADJOURNS TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 6:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026, CITY HALL, 250 CENTRAL AVENUE, FILLMORE, CA 93015.