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AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Guadalupe City Council
and
Special Meeting of the Successor Agency to the Guadalupe Redevelopment Agency Board
Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 6:00 pm
City Hall, Council Chambers, 918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe CA 93434 The City Council meeting will broadcast live streamed on the City of Guadalupe’s Official YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaxeHWd9JkmvKnGFU8BAYQQ If you choose not to attend the City Council meeting but wish to submit a written comment for the Community Participation Forum or on a specific agenda item, please submit via email to [email protected] no later than 2:00 pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
Please be advised that, pursuant to State Law, any member of the public may address the City Council concerning any item on the Agenda, before or during Council consideration of that item. If you wish to speak on any item on the agenda, including any item on the Consent Calendar or the Ceremonial Calendar, please submit a speaker request form for that item. If you wish to speak on a matter that is not on the agenda, please do so during the Community Participation Forum.
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1. ROLL CALL:
Council Member Eugene Costa Jr.
Council Member Whitney Furness
Council Member Amelia M. Villegas
Mayor Pro Tempore Christina Hernandez
Mayor Ariston Julian
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. MOMENT OF THANKS, APPRECIATION OR CONDOLENCES
4. AGENDA REVIEW
At this time the City Council will review the order of business to be conducted and receive requests for, or make announcements regarding, any change(s) in the order of business.
5. COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION FORUM
Each person will be limited to a discussion of three (3) minutes or as directed by the Mayor. Pursuant to the provisions of the Brown Act, no action may be taken on these matters unless they are listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. City Council may direct staff to investigate and/or schedule certain matters for consideration at a future City Council meeting.
6. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
A. Proclamation – Human Trafficking Awareness Month
7. PRESENTATIONS
A. Guadalupe Urban Forest Management Plan Administrative Draft - Presentation by Kevin Cullinen, Urban Forest Planner, Dudek
8. CONSENT CALENDAR (A-G)
The following items are presented for City Council approval without discussion as a single agenda item in order to expedite the meeting. Should a Council Member wish to discuss or disapprove an item, it must be dropped from the blanket motion of approval and considered as a separate item.
A. Waive the reading in full of all Ordinances and Resolutions. Ordinances on the Consent Calendar will be adopted by the same vote cast as the first meeting unless City Council indicates otherwise.
B. Approve payment of warrants for the period ending January 2, 2026, and ratify payment of warrants for period ending December 19, 2025.
C. Approve the Minutes of the City Council regular meeting of December 9, 2025.
D. Adopt, on the second reading Ordinance No. 2025-525 amending Chapter 18.53 (Accessory Dwelling Units) from Title 18.
E. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-01 approving a Consultant Services Agreement with Mr. Larry Appel, Integrity Planning for independent planning services.
F. Approval of Standardized Partner Agreement with Santa Barbara County Animal Care Foundation for Community Microchip Scanning Station Program.
January 13, 2026 City of Guadalupe Council Meeting Agenda Page 3 of 5 G. Approval of need for continuing emergency regarding Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
MANAGEMENT REPORTS
9. INTERIM CITY ADMINISTRATOR: (Information Only)
A. Interim City Administrator’s report for January 13, 2026 B. Public Works/Engineering report for December 2025
C. Planning Department report for December 2025
10. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY: (Information Only)
A. Director of Public Safety report for January 13, 2026
PUBLIC HEARING
11. Public hearing to consider an appeal (2025-048-AP) of the Planning Department’s decision to deny zoning clearance application (2025-022-ZC) to allow a minor home addition and conversion of a detached garage into a Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit; and (2025-026-ZC) to allow an addition and conversion of the detached garage into a workshop on property in the R-1 zoning district at 239 Campodonico Avenue (APN 115-192-003).
Written report: Bill Scott, Associate Planner
Recommendation: That the City Council:
a. Receive a presentation from staff; and
b. Conduct a public hearing, including: 1) an opportunity for the appellant to present the proposed project; 2) receive any comments from the public; and c. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-02 to uphold the Director’s decision to deny zoning clearance applications (2025-022-ZC) and (2025-026-ZC) including the requisite findings.
REGULAR BUSINESS
12. Review of a Pre-application (2025-049-PA) to consider a request to establish a workshop, outdoor storage facility and a horse stable on a portion of a 9.4-acre property on the east side of Peralta Street, 500 feet north of Twelfth Street (APN 115-020-014).
Written report: Bill Scott, Associate Planner
Recommendation: That the City Council:
a. Receive a presentation from staff; and
b. Accept public comments, including an opportunity for the applicant to present the proposed project; and
c. Provide staff with general non-binding comments on the proposed project.
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13. Conveyance of the former Al’s Union parcel from the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Guadalupe to the City of Guadalupe.
Written report: Philip F. Sinco, City Attorney
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-03 consenting to the conveyance by quit claim deed of the former Al’s Union parcel from the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Guadalupe to the City of Guadalupe.
14. Establishing of the Royal Theatre Oversight Committee.
Written report: David Trujillo, Interim City Administrator Recommendation: That the City Council City Council provide direction regarding the preferred structure for advisory oversight of the Royal Theatre project. While staff does not see a significant operational advantage to establishing an oversight committee, if the Council desires advisory support, staff recommends either:
a. Establishing the Oversight Committee discussed at the July 22, 2025, Council meeting, consisting of approximately five (5) members subject to the Brown Act by adopting Resolution No. 2026- 04, and also, appoint the five (5) members to the committee by motion; or b. Establishing, by motion, a temporary advisory committee composed solely of two City Council members, which would be exempt from the Brown Act, and also, appointing the two City Council members.
15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
16. ANNOUNCEMENTS – COUNCIL ACTIVITY/COMMITTEE REPORTS
17. ADJOURNMENT TO SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD MEETING
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
18. Resolution of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Guadalupe approving the Last and Final Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Administrative Budget for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2037.
Written report: Joy Otsuki, Special Counsel to the Successor Agency Recommendation: That the Successor Agency Board adopt SA Resolution No. 2026-01 entitled “Resolution of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Guadalupe approving the Last and Final Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Administrative Budget for the July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2037, period.”
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19. Resolution of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Guadalupe approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Administrative Budget for the July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 Period.
Written report: Joy Otsuki, Special Counsel to the Successor Agency Recommendation: That the Successor Agency adopt SA Resolution No. 2026-02 entitled “Resolution of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Guadalupe approving the Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule and Administrative Budget for the July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 period.”
20. ADJOURNMENT
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall display case and website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 8th day of January 2026.
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David Trujillo, Interim City Administrator
PROPOSED FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS
Council Meeting: Date and Subject Department Agenda Category Tuesday, January 27, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. / Regular Meeting First Reading – Food Truck Ordinance Planning Department Public Hearing Capital Campaign Update Thomas Brandeberry Regular Business Guadalupe City Hall Repair Project Update Ravatt Albrecht & Associates
Regular Business
Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. / Regular Meeting Other Unscheduled Items Proposed
Date of Item
Department Agenda Category
Gift Policy City Attorney New Business
Social Host Ordinance City Attorney New Business
Personnel Manual Update New Business
Pasadera Development Annual Update City Engineer
Water and Sewer Rate Study City Administrator New Business Master Fee Schedule Update Finance Director
SLO CAL Root One –Community Benefit Fee Administration Dept Royal Theater and Additional Funding Thomas Brandeberry Cost Allocation Plan Finance Director
David Trujillo