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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chamber
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Alternatively, you may submit comments via email to [email protected] not later than 4:00pm on Tuesday, September 6, 2022
09/06/2022 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 2 of 6
CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION – 6:10 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Gilda Cordova, Jeremy Ball, Dirk Starbuck, Victor Vega, and Mayor Jenelle Osborne.
Staff Present: City Manager Dean Albro, City Clerk Stacey Haddon, and City Attorney Jeff Malawy.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None
CLOSED SESSION – City Council Conference Room
BUSINESS ITEM:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION:
Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) Environmental Defense Center v.
City of Lompoc, U.S. District Court, C.D. Cal., Case No. 2:21-CV-01714 OPEN SESSION - 6:30 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Gilda Cordova, Jeremy Ball, Dirk Starbuck, Victor Vega, and Mayor Jenelle Osborne.
Staff Present: City Manager Dean Albro, City Clerk Stacey Haddon, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, Management Services Director Christine Donnelly, Parks Projects Coordinator Jason Rojas, Police Captain Kevin Martin, and Community Development Director Christie Alarcon.
Others Present: Deb Andrews, Carl Jones, Marion Webster, Kimberly Coy, and Darrel Tullis.
REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Jeff Malawy announced Council discussed the Closed Session business item and provided direction to Staff, but no reportable action was taken.
Chaplain Keith McLellan gave the invocation and Mayor Jenelle Osborne led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS:
Mayor Osborne presented Proclamations in honor of:
• Lompoc Concert Association’s 75th Season
• Constitution Week
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
• List of City expenditures
o July 25 – 29, 2022 - $7,274,144.32
o August 1 – 5, 2022 - $842,343.91
o August 8 – 12, 2022 - $1,042,553.77
o August 15 – 19, 2022 - $918,622.14
o Payroll August 5, 2022 - $1,813,531.25
o Payroll August 19, 2022 - $1,848,677.15
City Manager Dean Albro acknowledged and thanked the Parks and Recreation Division for all their work at several City facilities, including Riverbend Park, and City Hall, and commended recreation personnel for welcoming and keeping the Aquatic Center available to over 1200 patrons over the past weekend, especially with heat wave experienced by the entire area; and announced, that with the approval of the City’s Multimodal Plan, CalTrans is working to provide approximately $4.9 million dollars of improvements to the City’s streets which will be inline with the approved Plan.
09/06/2022 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 3 of 6 CONSENT CALENDAR:
Human Resources Manager Gabe Garcia stated Consent Calendar Item No. 3 is an amendment to the Compensation Plan to Reflect Salary Adjustments for Certain Management, Supervisory, and Confidential Classifications, and Unrepresented Classifications as listed in the Staff report and attachments; and Staff’s recommendation is to adopt Item No. 3 as written.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Max of 3 Minutes):
1. Deb Andrews stated her opposition to Consent Calendar Item No. 2 and Item No. 3 and expressed concern about Item No. 5, stating she believes the proposed name change of the employee position from Senior Neighborhood Preservation Officer to Senior Code Enforcement Officer is the wrong thing to do.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Vega. By a 5-0 vote, Council:
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Regular Meeting of July 5, 2022.
2. Approval of Agreement for Operation of a County-Wide Library System.
Approved, and authorize the City Manager to execute, the Agreement for Operation of a County-Wide Library System between the County of Santa Barbara and the cities of Santa Barbara, Lompoc, Santa Maria, Goleta, and Carpinteria for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23, on behalf of the City of Lompoc.
3. Adoption of Resolution No. 6539(22) Amending the Compensation Plan to Reflect Salary Adjustments for Certain Management, Supervisory, and Confidential Classifications, and Unrepresented Classifications; and Approving Supplemental Appropriations to Fund the Amended Compensation Plan.
Adopted Resolution No. 6539(22), which will approve an amendment to the Compensations Plan for certain Management, Supervisory, and Confidential (MS&C) Classifications, and Unrepresented (UR) Classifications effective the first full pay period after adoption of the Resolution; approved the supplemental appropriations which will fund the proposed salary range adjustments for the remainder of the Fiscal Year 2022-23; and approved the supplemental resources to fund the supplemental appropriations.
4. Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Professional Services Agreement with Filippin Engineering, Inc., for $265,800 to Provide Construction Management and Inspection Services for Replacement of Existing Four-Inch Water Mains with Six-Inch Water Mains at Ten Locations.
Approved the Professional Service Agreement with Filippin Engineering Inc. for construction management and inspection services for the replacement of existing four-inch water mains with new six-inch water mains at ten locations throughout the City for the 2020 Waterline and Valve Replacement Project in the amount of $265,800; and authorized the City Manager to execute the Professional Service Agreement.
09/06/2022 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 4 of 6 CONSENT CALENDAR: (cont’d)
5. Reorganization of the Community Development Department, Building Division to Change the Senior Neighborhood Preservation Officer Job Title to Senior Code Enforcement Officer; Adoption of Resolution No. 6540(22).
Reorganized the Community Development Department, Building Division, and approve the reallocation of positions within the department’s budgets as follows:
a. Change the Senior Neighborhood Preservation Officer job title to Senior Code Enforcement Officer; and
b. Reallocate the Senior Neighborhood Preservation Officer position allocation and salary to the Senior Code Enforcement Officer position; Adopted Resolution No. 6540(22), which will:
a. Approve the job title change from Senior Neighborhood Preservation Officer to Senior Code Enforcement Officer; and
b. Amend the Compensation Plan for Unrepresented Employees to reflect the aforementioned job title change affecting the position allocation and salary; and
c. Approve and adopt the proposed reorganization and reallocation for the Community Development Department, Building Division for the remaining Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23.
6. Adoption of Resolution No. 6541(22) to Close City Hall and Suspend Certain Field Operations from December 27 to December 30, 2022 Adopted Resolution No. 6541(22) permitting the closing of City Hall, and Library (including Vandenberg Village [VV]) and suspending certain City field operations from December 27 to December 30, 2022.
7. Adoption of Resolution No. 6542(22) Attesting to the Veracity of the 2021 Power Source Disclosure Report and 2021 Power Content Label Adopted Resolution No. 6542(22) to attest the veracity of the 2021 Power Source Disclosure Report and the 2021 Power Content Label.
8. Adoption of Resolution 6543(22) Authorizing Agreements and Application for State Department of Transportation Matching Funds for Airfield Electrical Upgrade and Runway Rehabilitation Project, No. FY 20-AP-1.
Adopted Resolution No. 6543(22), authorizing the City Manager, Public Works Director, Assistant Public Works Director, or Aviation/Transportation Administrator to execute and file the necessary documents for the purpose of obtaining financial assistance provided by the California Department of Transportation for matching funds for the Airfield Electrical Upgrade and Runway Rehabilitation Project.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
• City Parks and Recreation Division Parks Project Coordinator Jason Rojas provided an informational presentation on Parks & Recreation Capital Improvement Projects; and stated he is working to return to Council with another update on October 18, 2022.
Council thanked Mr. Rojas for the information provided and asked for Staff to provide updated information on the usability of the parking lots at Beattie Park and reminded everyone of the need to ensure maintenance of any new and existing City facilities be included in budgets and planning. 09/06/2022 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 5 of 6 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum):
1. Darrel Tullis announced the upcoming Lompoc Music Festival scheduled for September 24, 2022 at Ryon Park.
2. Deb Andrews expressed concern about some City Council Meeting videos not available on the City’s website; suggested the City provide free bus rides to Surf Beach; requested more Old Town Market events throughout the year; and stated she does not agree with allowing citizens to provide code complaints anonymously.
3. (Name Not Provided), stated he would like the ability to fundraise for recognition plaques to be installed on the bar-b-que pits at Thompson Park.
APPOINTMENTS:
9. Council Appointment to the Beautification and Appearance Commission.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Cordova By a 5-0 vote, Council appointed Alyssa Imano to the Beautification and Appearance Commission for a term ending December 2024.
COUNCIL REQUESTS:
10. Introduction of Ordinance 1697(22) Repealing Section 10.52.130 of the Municipal Code in Order to Allow the Riding of Bicycles on City Sidewalks.
Jeff Malawy, City Attorney presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Council discussed the matter at length.
Public Comment:
1. Carl Jones and Marion Webster spoke against allowing bicycles on City sidewalks.
2. Kimberly Coy spoke about her concerns of bicyclists on City streets and suggested Council install bike lanes throughout the City.
3. Deb Andrews spoke in favor of allowing bicycles on City sidewalks.
Council continued to discuss this matter.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mayor Osborne/Cordova by a 5-0 vote, Council discussed and decided not to introduce Ordinance No. 1697(22) deleting Section 10.52.130 of the Municipal Code to allow the riding of bicycles on City sidewalks; and directed Staff to return at a future meeting when more information is available from CalTrans regarding the upgrades to H Street and Ocean Avenue.
11. City Council Consideration of Revisions to Policy Regarding Anonymous Code Enforcement Complaints and Public Disclosure of the Names of Persons Making Code Enforcement Complaints.
Jeff Malawy, City Attorney presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Council discussed this matter at length.
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mayor Osborne/Vega by a 5-0 vote, Council directed Staff to revise the City’s policy regarding code enforcement complaints and public disclosure of the names of code violation complainants, which requires name and contact information be provided by a complainant but does not allow that information to be released except by a Court order. 09/06/2022 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 6 of 6 WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (2 Minutes Maximum): None
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Vega thanked all who attended this meeting and those who participated.
Council Member Ball reported he attended the grand opening for Aldi’s, commended the Lompoc Concert Association for is long running program; and thanked Staff for their continued work which has provide several million dollars in grants for several City-owned recreation facilities.
Mayor Osborne reported she attended several meetings and events, including the Project Opioid meeting, the ribbon cutting for the Vitamin Store, the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau Annual Awards Banquet, the Summer of Change event held by FUTURE for Lompoc Youth, the Combined Force Command change of command ceremony, the monthly regular meetings of the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District (APCD) and the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), and the California Defense Leadership Summit; and announced the upcoming community input meeting for the rehabilitation of College Skate Park will be on September 13, 2022 at 6pm in the Council Chamber at City Hall; the Lompoc Library is having a Tiny Art Show and those kits are available at the Library and are due back by September 29, 2022, and library card month is all of September and you are invited to visit the Lompoc Library in person or on-line to sign up for a library card.
ADJOURNMENT: At 8:40 P.M. Mayor Osborne adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on September 20, 2022 at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on November 15, 2022: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk