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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chamber
The City Council meeting will be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 23 and on the radio at KPEG 100.9 FM
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https://www.cityoflompoc.com/government/departments/utilities/media-center/kpeg-radio If you choose not to attend in-person but wish to make a comment during oral communications or on a specific agenda item, you may call (805) 875-8201 before the close of public comment on the agenda item. You will be provided 3 minutes for your comment.
Alternatively, you may submit comments via email to [email protected] not later than 4:00pm on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
10/04/2022 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 2 of 4
CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION – 6:05 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS: City Designated Representatives:
Christine Donnelly, Dean Albro, Gabriel Garcia, Jeff Malawy. Employee Organizations:
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1245 (IBEW), International Association of Firefighters Local 1903 (IAFF), Lompoc Police Officers Association (LPOA), and Management, Supervisory & Confidential (MS&C), and Unrepresented (UR) employees.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION: Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1) City of Lompoc v. Mission Hills Community Services District; Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 20CV02225
OPEN SESSION - 6:30 P.M. – Council Chamber
Staff Present: City Manager Dean Albro, City Clerk Stacey Haddon, Community Development Director Christie Alarcon, and City Attorney Jeff Malawy.
Others Present: Deb Andrews
REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Jeff Malawy stated no reportable action was taken during the Closed Session.
Chaplain Keith McLellan provided the invocation and Mayor Jenelle Osborne led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS:
Mayor Osborne presented proclamations in honor of:
• National Fire Prevention Week; and
• Public Power Week
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
• List of City expenditures
o August 29, 2022 – September 2, 2022 - $539,925.41
o Payroll September 2, 2022 - $1,742,691.62
City Manager Dean Albro presented a brief video highlighting the Lompoc Electric Division; announced the Lompoc Public Library is hosting a Tiny Art Showcase Reception in the Grossman Gallery on Saturday, October 5, 2022 from 4pm to 5pm; asked Council to confirm if they want Staff to return at a future meeting with an item to allow for Council discussion and possible action regarding compensation for Council Members. With a general consensus, Council approved a future agenda item to discuss and take possible action on the compensation for Council Members.
City Attorney Jeff Malawy presented a brief report to Council regarding the recent lawsuit against the City from the citizens group Environmental Defense Center.
Council thanked Staff for the video presentation and the report on the lawsuit. 10/04/2022 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 3 of 4 PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Max of 3 Minutes):
1. Deb Andrews spoke against Consent Calendar Item No. 2, and encouraged Council to vote no.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
ACTION: Motion/Second: Cordova/Vega. By a 5-0 vote, Council:
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Regular Meeting of July 19, 2022
2. Adoption of Resolution No. 6547(22) Authorizing Application for Regional Climate Collaborative Grant Program and Participation in the Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative Project.
Adopted Resolution No. 6547(22), authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all required documents to apply for, and relating to, the Regional Climate Collaboratives (RCC) grant program, including, but not limited to, the Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative Partnership Agreement and the Guadalupe-Lompoc Initiative Letter of Commitment.
3. Adoption of Resolution No. 6548(22) Authorizing Participation in a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Santa Barbara, and the Cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Solvang to Share the Cost of Continuing the Revised Santa Barbara County Regional SB 1383 Food Recovery Plan Extension.
Adopted Resolution No. 6548(22), approving, and directing the Mayor to sign, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Santa Barbara (County), and the cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Solvang to share the cost of continuing the revised Santa Barbara County Regional SB 1383 Food Recovery Plan Extension, which includes a financial contribution from the City of $12,929.47.
4. Amendment to City of Lompoc Conflict of Interest Code; Adoption of Resolution No. 6549(22)
Adopted Resolution No. 6549(22), amending the City’s Conflict of Interest Code (Code), and accept this memorandum as the report required by Government Code sections 87306 and 87306.5 for biennial review.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum):
1. Deb Andrews asked Council to ensure all water spigots and or fountains in City-owned parks and facilities are working, stating this will help the homeless population remain healthy.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
1. Ron Fink provided a comment to complain about cannabis odor he has experienced inside the City.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (2 Minutes Maximum): None
10/04/2022 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 4 of 4 COUNCIL COMMENTS AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Ball announced the upcoming October 29, 2022, Chamber of Commerce Old Town Trick or Treat event; thanked the Police Department for all their work; and spoke about the past weekend he and his family enjoyed at Beattie Park and thanked all who worked to rehabilitate the park and those who work to maintain it as well.
Council Member Vega asked Staff if the carnival happening at Ryon Park is a City event.
Community Development Director Christie Alarcon stated this event is produced by a private business which rented the park from the City for this use.
Mayor Osborne reported she attended several events and meetings including the Northern California Power Agency Annual Conference held in Olympic Valley CA September 21 – 23, 2022; and the ribbon cutting for the Hawks Cove on Vandenberg Space Force Base; announced the upcoming Dunkin for Pumpkins event at the Lompoc Aquatic Center on October 23, 2022, the public workshop hosted by the City’s Planning Division to review the General Plan Housing Element on October 13, 2022 at the DeWee’s Community & Senior Center at 5pm; applications to be in the December 2, 2022 Lompoc Children’s Christmas Season Parade are available now with a deadline for submission of November 21, 2022; and sample ballots for the upcoming November 8, 2022 General Election should be arriving in your mail this week.
ADJOURNMENT: At 7:13 P.M. Mayor Osborne adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on October 18, 2022 at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on December 20, 2022: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk