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AGENDA
Regular Meeting of the Guadalupe City Council
Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.
City Hall, Council Chambers, 918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe, CA 93434 The City Council meeting will be livestreamed 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 p.m. on Tuesday, October 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.
The agenda and related staff reports are available on the City’s website: www.cityofguadalupe.org beginning the Friday before the Council meeting.
Any documents produced by the City and distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available the Friday before Council meetings at the Administration Office at City Hall, 918 Obispo Street, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., and also posted 72 hours prior to the meeting. The City may charge customary photocopying charges for copies of such documents. Any documents distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda less than 72 hours before the meeting will be made available for inspection at the meeting and will be posted on the City’s website and made available for inspection the day after the meeting at the Administration Office at City Hall, 918 Obispo Street, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, including review of the Agenda and related documents, please contact the Administration Office at (805) 356-3891 at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. This will allow time for the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.
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
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. MOMENT OF THANKS, APPRECIATION OR CONDOLENCES
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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 recognizing the 60th Anniversary of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments.
B. Proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Filipino American History Month.
C. Proclamation recognizing October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
D. Proclamation recognizing October 12, 2026, as Indigenous Peoples Day.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR (A-D)
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 at the first reading unless City Council indicates otherwise.
B. Ratify payment of warrants for the period ending September 11, 2026, September 18, 2026, and September 25, 2026.
C. Approve the Minutes of the City Council regular meeting of September 22, 2026.
D. Approve the filing of the Notice of Completion for Las Mujeres Park Renovation Project and authorize the release of the five percent contract retention to SW Construction following the statutory 30-day lien period, provided no liens are filed.
MANAGEMENT REPORTS
8. CITY ADMINISTRATOR: (Information Only)
A. City Administrator’s report for October 13, 2026
B. Planning Department report for September 2026
C. Building Department report for September 2026
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9. DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY: (Information Only)
A. Director of Public Safety report for October 13, 2026
10. FINANCE DIRECTOR: (Information Only)
A. Receive and file the FY 2026-27 first-quarter financial report, including budget results through September 30, 2026, balance sheet and income statement through September 30, 2026, and the latest cash outlook.
PUBLIC HEARING
11. Highway 1 Lift Station Replacement Project.
Written report: Jeff van den Eikhof, City Engineer
Recommendation: That the City Council:
a. Receive a presentation from staff; and
b. Conduct a public hearing to provide all present with an opportunity to comment regarding the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); and
c. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-48 accepting the completion of the Highway 1 Lift Station Replacement Project, authorizing the filing of the Notice of Completion, authorizing the release of the five percent contract retention to W.M. Lyles Co. following the statutory 30-day lien period, provided no liens are filed, and authorizing the closure of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG).
REGULAR BUSINESS
12. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Audit Completion, ARPA Compliance, and Gann Limit Reports.
Written report: Eli Martinez, Finance Director
Presentation by: Badawi & Associates, Certified Public Accountants Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the FY 2022-23 audited financial statements and related independent accountant reports.
13. Reduction of Salaries for Elected Officials.
Written report: Wendy Stockton, Assistant City Attorney Recommendation: That the City Council introduce by title only and waive the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-533, reducing the monthly salaries for all of the City’s elected officials to $150 per month, and continue Ordinance No. 2026-533 for second reading and adoption at the City Council meeting on October 27, 2026.
14. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
15. ANNOUNCEMENTS – COUNCIL ACTIVITY/COMMITTEE REPORTS
16. ADJOURNMENT
October 13, 2026 City of Guadalupe Council Meeting Agenda Page 4 of 4 I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in the City Hall display case and on the City’s website not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 9th day of October 2026.
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David Trujillo, City Administrator
PROPOSED FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEMS
Council Meeting: Date and Subject Department Agenda Category Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. / Regular Meeting Climate Action Plan Update – Presentation by Dr.
Conelious Nuworsoo
Presentation
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2026-533 Consent Calendar Vacant Building Resolution City Attorney Public Hearing State Parks Grant Application – Le Roy Park Phase 2 Regular Business Safe Routes to School / Measure A Funding Clarification City Engineer Regular Business Tuesday, November 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
Personnel Manual Update Human Resources New Business
Pasadera Development Annual Update City Engineer
Water and Sewer Rate Study City Administrator New Business Master Fee Schedule Update Finance Director
Cost Allocation Plan Finance Director
Veterans Building MOU
Council & Recreation Commission Joint Meeting
David Trujillo