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SPECIAL
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, October 27, 2022
6:30 PM
City Hall
130 Cremona Drive
Goleta, California
This will be a hybrid virtual/in-person meeting in Council Chambers/Zoom State/local officials continue to recommend measures to promote social distancing
Members of the City Council
Paula Perotte, Mayor
Stuart Kasdin, Mayor Pro Tempore
Roger S. Aceves, Councilmember
James Kyriaco, Councilmember
Kyle Richards, Councilmember
Michelle Greene, City Manager
Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk
Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Perotte called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
PRESENT: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Kasdin, Councilmembers Aceves, Kyriaco, and Richards
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC FORUM
Richard Foster
AMENDMENTS OR ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
None
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A. PUBLIC HEARING
A.1 Hollister Avenue Old Town Interim Striping Project Upd ate, Preferred Alternative Selection and CEQA Exemption (Project No. 9114)
A. Open a public hearing to take verbal and written testimony; B. Receive a status report on the Hollister Avenue Old Town Interim Striping Project; C. Approve staff's reco mmendation of Alternative 1 with Northside Back -in Angled Parking, Buffered Bike Lanes and Non -Traversable Painted Median as the preferred project alternative and direct staff to move forward with final design and construction phases; and D. Adopt Resol ution No. 22 -__, entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, deeming the Hollister Avenue Old Town Interim Striping Project Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)."
Hollister Avenue Old Town Interim Striping Project Update, Preferred Alternative Selection and CEQA Exemption (Project No. 9114)
Public Comment Received
Staff Speakers:
Charles, Ebeling, Public Works Director , Nina Buelna, Assistant Public Works Director, Jaime Valdez, Neighborhood Services Director and Derek Rapp, Contract Traffic Engineer, provided a pres entation titled "Hollister Avenue Old Town Interim Striping Project Update, Preferred Alternative Selection and CEQA Exemption" dated October 27, 2022.
OPENED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:03 P.M.
Speakers:
Heather Deutsch, Executive Director Move Santa Barbara County, Armando Rios, Education and Encouragement Coordinator with Move Santa Barbara County, Robert Bernstein, Representing the Sierra Club, Alex Pujo, a founding Members for Sustainable Transportation, Jason Chapman , Julia Zuo , Don Lubach, Larry Bickford, Michael Iza, Kira Fusch, Roman Baratiak, Nathan Harmony and Robin Cederlof .
RECESS 8:35 P.M. - 8:45 P.M.
Ed France, Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition, presented a video, "Crossing Hollister Avenue by Michael Montenegro 2013".
Kristen Brandt - Ceded time to Ed France
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Katie Davis - Ceded time to Ed France
Written Public Comment received are Posted Online:
William Kelley, Alan Smith, Scott Wenz, Cars are Basic, William Kelley, Catherine Bednar, Cynthia Anderson, Eva Inbar, Larry Bickford, Ed Fuller, Rita Melendez, R.
Bobbi McGinnis, Ed France, Lisa Sloan, Robert Bernstein, Tom Modugno, GameTheory101, William Kelley, Sean Wilson, Katie Davis, Kathleen Toro, Gina DeAngelo, Cort Colbert, James Leasure, Albert Oaten, and Ted Bergstrom.
CLOSED THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:18 P.M.
MOTION: Councilmembers Richards/Kyriaco to approve staff's recommendation of Alternative 1 with Northside Back -in Angled Parking, Buffered Bike Lanes and Non -Traversable Painted Median as the preferred project alternative and direct staff to move forward with fina l design and construction phases; and D. Adopt Resolution No. 22 -55, entitled "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, deeming the Hollister Avenue Old Town Interim Striping Project Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)." VOTE: Motion approved by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Kasdin, Councilmembers Aceves, Kyriaco, and Richards. Noes: None.
ADJOURNED AT 9:47 P.M.
GOLETA CITY COUNCIL
_________________________
PAULA PEROTTE,
MAYOR
ATTEST: ___________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK