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SPECIAL
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Monday, October 30, 2023
Closed Session 4:30 P.M./Regular Meeting 5:30 P.M.
City Hall
130 Cremona Drive
Goleta, California
Members of the City Council
Mayor Paula Perotte
Mayor Pro Tempore Kyle Richards
Councilmember Stuart Kasdin
Councilmember Luz Reyes-Martín, District 1
Councilmember James Kyriaco, District 2
Robert Nisbet, City Manager
Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk
Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney
4:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Perotte called the meeting to order at 4:33 P.M.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
PRESENT: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Richards, Councilmembers Kasdin, Kyriaco, and Reyes-Martín
ABSENT: None
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC TO ADDRESS CLOSED SESSION MATTERS None
Mayor Pro Tempore Richards noted he was participating in the meeting remotely pursuant to AB2449 Just Cause, due to a medical procedure that prohibits him from attending in person.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION AT 4:34 P.M.
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CLOSED SESSION
Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney, read into the record closed session matters by title only:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 54956.9(d)1 to confer with its legal counsel with regard to the following two matters of pending litigation:
1. Goleta v. Santa Barbara Nissan, LLC, et al., Santa Barbara Superior Court, Case No. 19CV033392.
2. Kellogg Square, LLC, et al. v. City of Goleta, Santa Barbara Superior Court, Case No. 18CV02385
5:30 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Perotte called the meeting to order at 5:32 P.M., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
PRESENT: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Richards, Councilmembers Kasdin, Kyriaco, and Reyes-Martín
ABSENT: None
Mayor Pro Tempore Richards noted he was participating remotely pursuant to AB2449 due to recently having surgery, and no one over 18 years old is in the room with him.
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney, reported on closed session matters as follows:
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 54956.9(d)1 to confer with its legal counsel with regard to the following two matters of pending litigation:
1. Goleta v. Santa Barbara Nissan, LLC, et al., Santa Barbara Superior Court, Case No. 19CV03339
2. Kellogg Square, LLC, et al. v. City of Goleta, Santa Barbara Superior Court, Case No. 18CV02385
Action: No reportable action
PUBLIC FORUM
Mia Moua expressed concerns with an eviction process, due to the sale of the building that she resides in while dealing with the health situations with her husband and son and the need to relocate her family that is currently being levied against them. Asked if the city had a law to help deal with this and to be able to relocate her family.
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Maggi Heinrich also noted that a 30 day notice to evict was provided to her this past Thursday. Encouraged the City Council to look at the renoviction laws.
Juan Ramirez questioned why Fire Station 10 hasn't been built.
Karen Lovelace raised issues on the many unfinished concurrent projects within the City of Goleta and the problems associated with Grant Funds for projects.
Richard Foster reminded the City Council of the Old Town Halloween event on October 31, 2023. Mr. Foster spoke to the underfunding of projects and urged the City Council to prioritize funding better.
Robin Cederlof raised concerns with the proposed Santa Barbara Humane project that would relocate the historically significant Beck House. Ms. Cederlof provided a book to the City Council titled “Why Old Places Matter.”
Justin Shores stated concerns with the City’s projects and its budget.
AMENDMENTS OR ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
None
A. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM
A.1 Funding Project Connect and Hollister Old Town Interim Striping Projects
A. Receive a presentation on the preliminary five -year (2023/2024 - 2027/2028) Capital Improvement Program project delivery and preliminary cost estimates; B.
Reject all bids for Hollister Old Town Interim Striping Project; C. Direct staff to return to City Council on December 5, 2023 to award Project Connect, and include the proposed funding strategy, and related budget adjustments and appropriations; D. Direct staff to negotiate a construction change order to Project Connect to construct the Hollister Old Town Interim Striping Project and return to City Council on December 19, 20 23 to approve a change order for the Hollister Old Town Interim Striping Project; E. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to request an amendment to the Measure A Investment Plan by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments to transfer the $8.4 million in Measure A regional funds from the named Goleta US 101 Overcrossing project to the Goleta Transportation Circulation Improvements Project; and F. Direct staff to come back in April 2024 to further review the CIP project delivery and options for funding these projects.
Funding Project Connect and Hollister Old Town Interim Striping Projects
Public Comment Received
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Staff Speakers:
Autumn Glaeser, CIP Principal Engineer, provided a presentation to the City Council titled "Five Year CIP Project Delivery," dated October 30, 2023 (presentation on file).
Charles W. Ebeling, Public Works Director
Jaime Valdez, Neighborhood Services Director
Luke Rioux, Finance Director
Nina Buelna, Assistant Public Works Director
Matt Fore, General Services Director
Derek Rapp, Contract Traffic Engineer
Public Speakers:
Richard Foster expressed concerns over costs overrun and delayed projects.
Barry Remis, Heather Deutsch, Move Santa Barbara County, urged the City Council to prioritize bicycle and pedestrian safety projects.
Robert Bernstein, Sierra Club, expressed concerns with a lack of transparency, and urged the City Council to prioritize the Hollister Avenue Restriping project and not lump it together with other projects.
Kira Pusch, and Jason Chapman urged the City Council to prioritize the Hollister Avenue Restriping project and spoke to Vision Zero.
All public comment received posted online:
Jacque Ohl -Trlica, Alex Trieger, Douglas Jacobson, James Wagner, Mike Goldman, Patricia Dixon, Dustin Hoiseth, Melissa Cunningham, Scott Wenz, Brian Larian, Pat Snyder
MOTION: Councilmembers Kyriaco/Kasdin to reject all bids for Hollister Old Town Interim Striping Project.
VOTE: Motion approved by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Richards, Councilmembers Kasdin, Kyriaco, and Reyes-Martín. Noes: None.
MOTION: Councilmember Kyriaco/Mayor Pro Tempore Richards to direct staff to return to City Council on December 5, 2023 to award Project Connect, and include the proposed funding strategy, and related budget adjustments and appropriations.
VOTE: Motion approved by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Richards, Councilmembers Kasdin, Kyriaco, and Reyes-Martín. Noes: None.
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MOTION: Councilmember Kyriaco/Mayor Pro Tempore Richards to direct staff to negotiate a construction change order to Project Connect to construct the Hollister Old Town Interim Striping Project and return to City Council on December 19, 2023 to approve a change order for the Hollister Old Town Interim Striping Project.
VOTE: Motion approved by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Richards, and Councilmember
Kyriaco. Noes: Councilmembers Kasdin and Reyes-Martín.
MOTION: Councilmember Kyriaco /Mayor Pro Tempore Richards to authorize the City Manager or his designee to request an amendment to the Measure A Investment Plan by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments to transfer the $8.4 million in Measure A regional funds from the named Goleta US 101 Overcrossing project to the Goleta Transportation Circulation Improvements Project.
VOTE: Motion approved by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Richards, Councilmembers Kasdin and Kyriaco. Noes: None. Abstentions: Councilmember Reyes- Martín.
MOTION: Councilmembers Kyriaco/Kasdin to direct staff to come back in April 2024 to further review the CIP project delivery and options for funding these projects.
VOTE: Motion approved by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Richards, Councilmembers Kasdin, Kyriaco, and Reyes-Martín. Noes: None.
ADJOURNED AT 9:00 P.M.
GOLETA CITY COUNCIL
_________________________
PAULA PEROTTE,
MAYOR
ATTEST: ___________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK