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SPECIAL
CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
Monday, January 12, 2026
4:30 PM
City Hall, Council Chambers
130 Cremona Drive
Goleta, California
Members of the City Council
Mayor Paula Perotte
Mayor Pro Tempore Jennifer Smith, District 3
Councilmember Luz Reyes-Martín. District 1
Councilmember James Kyriaco, District 2
Councilmember Stuart Kasdin, District 4
Robert Nisbet, City Manager
Deborah S. Lopez, City Clerk
Isaac Rosen, City Attorney
CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Perotte called the meeting to order at 4:30 P.M., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL
PRESENT: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Smith, Councilmembers Reyes - Martín, Kasdin, Kyriaco
ABSENT: None
INTRODUCTION OF SPANISH INTERPRETERS/INTRODUCCIÓN DE
INTÉRPRETES DE ESPAÑOL
Mayor Perotte introduced the Spanish interpreters for the meeting.
PUBLIC FORUM
None
AMENDMENTS OR ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA
None
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A. CONSENT CALENDAR
A.1 Letter of Credit for San Jose Creek Multipurpose Path Project
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit, Reimbursement Agreement, Pledge Agreement, and related documents, with approval as to form by the City Attorney, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to act as security for the City's mitigation required by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife permit for the San Jose Creek Multipurpose Path Project,
B. Authorize the City Manager to make any mitigation fee payment conditioned by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife permit so long as the amount of the payment can be absorbed by the project budget and execute all documents necessary to effectuate payment with approval as to form by the City Attorney, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to execute a substitute form of security for the Letter of Credit as approved to form by the City Attorney.
Letter of Credit for San Jose Creek Multipurpose Path Project
MOTION: Councilmembers Kyriaco/Reyes- Martín to A. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit, Reimbursement Agreement, Pledge Agreement, and related
documents, with approval as to form by the City Attorney, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 to act as security for the City's mitigation required by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife permit for the San Jose Creek Multipurpose Path Project, B. Authorize the City Manager to make any mitigation fee payment conditioned by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife permit so long as the amount of the payment can be absorbed by the project budget and execute all documents necessary to effectuate payment with approval as to form by the City Attorney, and C. Authorize the City Manager to execute a substitute form of security for the Letter of Credit as approved to form by the City Attorney.
VOTE: Motion approved by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Smith, Councilmembers Reyes - Martín, Kasdin, Kyriaco. Noes: None.
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B. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEM
B.1 FIFA World Cup 2026? Team Base Camp Host City Agreement
A. Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Team Base Camp Host City Agreement in substantially final form and as included as Attachment 1, subject to any final negotiation considered in consultation with the City Attorney, between the City and a Participating Member Association Team that has been qualified to participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026™ Competition; and
B. Authorize the City Manager to expend an amount not to exceed $150,000 for public safety, community engagement, and other appropriate uses related to the Team Base Camp Host City Agreement; and appropriate $100,000 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to the City Manager's Department to supplement existing budgeted funds as described in the Fiscal Impact section; and
C. Find that the appropriation in Recommendation B, and any future allocation, to support any City obligations under the Team Base Camp Host City Agreement, is in the best interest of the City, serves a strong public purpose and is not a gift of public funds. Specifically, any allocation of City funding in support of the Team Base Camp Host City Agreement will bolster the City's local economy and local businesses, among other Goleta Strategic Plan goals.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Team Base Camp Host City Agreement
Staff Speakers:
Robert Nisbet, City Manager
Jaime Valdez, Assistant City Manager
Public Speakers:
Kathy Janega-Dykes, President and CEO of Visit Santa Barbara Vanessa Bechtel, Chief Strategy Officer, Visit Santa Barbara Johnny Whelan, UCSB Athletics on Behalf of Kelly Barsky
Marcos Martinez spoke in support of staff recommendation.
MOTION: Mayor Pro Tempore Smith /Councilmember Reyes -Martín to A.
Authorize the City Manager to execute the attached Team Base Camp Host City Agreement in substantially final form and as included as Attachment 1, subject to any final negotiation considered in consultation with the City Attorney, between the City and a Participating Member Association Team that has been qualified to participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026 ™
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Competition; and B. Authorize the City Manager to expend an amount not to exceed $100,000 for public safety, community engagement, and other appropriate uses related to the Team Base Camp Host City Agreement; and appropriate $50,000 from the General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance to the City
Manager's Department to supplement existing budgeted funds as described in the Fiscal Impact section; and C. Find that the appropriation in Recommendation B, and any future allocation, to support any City obligations unde r the Team Base Camp Host City Agreement, is in the best interest of the City, serves a strong public purpose and is not a gift of public funds. Specifically, any allocation of City funding in support of the Team Base Camp Host City Agreement will bolster the City's local economy and local businesses, among other Goleta Strategic Plan goals.
VOTE: Motion approved by the following roll call vote: Ayes: Mayor Perotte, Mayor Pro Tempore Smith, Councilmembers Reyes - Martín, Kasdin, Kyriaco. Noes: None.
ADJOURNED AT 5:40 P.M.
GOLETA CITY COUNCIL
_________________________
PAULA PEROTTE,
MAYOR
ATTEST: ___________________________
DEBORAH S. LOPEZ
CITY CLERK