1 PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING
Monday, August 12, 2024
1:00 P.M. – 2:00 P.M.
130 Cremona Drive, Suite B
Goleta, California
Conference Room 1
Mayor Paula Perotte
Mayor Pro Tempore Luz Reyes-Martín
Rober Nisbet, City Manager
Jaime A. Valdez, Assistant City Manager
JoAnne Plummer, Neighborhood Services Director
Michael Baris, Emergency Services Coordinator
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AGENDA
I. Public Comment
II. Consideration of Temporary Parking Restrictions Related to Isla Vista Deltopia and Halloween Events
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DATE: August 12, 2024
TO: Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee FROM: Michael Baris, Emergency Services Coordinator
JoAnne Plummer, Neighborhood Services Director
SUBJECT: August 12, 2024 Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee Meeting
Item I. Public Comment
Receive public comment.
Item II. Consideration of Temporary Parking Restrictions Related to Isla Vista Deltopia and Halloween Events
City of Goleta and Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office (SBSO) staff are seeking recommendations from the Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee related to the Isla Vista unsanctioned events, Deltopia and Halloween, as they pertain to implementation of temporary parking restrictions in potentially impacted neighborhoods. The Halloween event is approaching.
In 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, Halloween was largely uneventful. SBSO staff have described Halloween in recent years as a “non-event” with fewer than five calls for service per year, including citations, in the restricted area. The culture around the Halloween event has changed because of an emphasis on on-campus events and activities aimed at dissuading negative behavior in the surrounding communities.
In 2023, the Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Committee recommended not implementing Halloween parking restrictions to the Goleta City Council. The Council concurred with the Committee’s recommendation, and residents were informed of the Council’s decision via mailers. Additionally, the City Council and Committee asked that staff return with a report from the 2023 Halloween weekend.
4 During the 2023 Halloween event, one (1) call for service was received related to Halloween and that call was not from within the historical restricted zone. No citations were made within the historical restricted zone.
For the 2024 Deltopia event, the SBSO upstaffing and the temporary parking restrictions were considered a success in Goleta city limits. As such, City and SBSO staff recommend that parking restrictions continue for future Deltopia events In summary, City and SBSO staff recommend that temporary parking restrictions continue for Deltopia events and end for Halloween events.