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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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, February 20, 2024.
02/20/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 2 of 4 The general Oral Communications periods are reserved for persons desiring to address the Lompoc City Council on any subject within the jurisdiction of the City Council. Closed Session and Consent Calendar Oral Communications periods are limited to the subjects of the closed session/consent calendar agenda items.
OPEN SESSION - 6:36 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Jeremy Ball, Gilda Cordova, 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 Christie Donnelly, Administrative Anaylst Steven Valle, Community Development Director Christie Alarcon, and Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Craig Dierling.
Others Present: Nick Nickelenko, Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt, and Gordon Close.
Chaplain Keith McLellan provided the invocation and Mayor Jenelle Osborne led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS: Mayor Osborne presented a proclamation in honor of Black History Month 2024. Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt, the president of the Lompoc-Santa Maria Chapter of NAACP thanked Council for the proclamation and invited everyone to the upcoming Black History Month Celebration on February 24, 2024 at Pioneer Park in Santa Maria.
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
• List of City expenditures
o January 15 – 19, 2024 - $829,421.70
o January 22 – 26, 2024 - $4,385.010.70
o Payroll January 19, 2024 - $1,896.501.56
City Manager Dean Albro announced the City was able to install a new sidewalk storyboard at Beattie Park thanks to a grant from the California State Library, and commended Officer Heather Smith for her life saving efforts this past week when she administered Narcan to a citizen who had overdosed on fentanyl.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Max of 3 Minutes): None CONSENT CALENDAR:
ACTION: Motion/Second: Cordova/Ball. By a 5-0 vote, Council:
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Regular Meeting of November 21, 2023.
2. Adoption of Resolution No. 6635(24) Amending the City Classification Plan to Include Revised Electrical Utility Engineer Job Classification.
Adopted Resolution No. 6635(24), which will approve the revised job classification or job description for Electrical Utility Engineer, a nonrepresented position covered under the Management, Supervisory, and Confidential Compensation Plan (MS&C)
3. Adoption of Resolution No. 6637(24) Directing SCI Consulting Group to Prepare the Engineer’s Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25, for the Continuation of Levying the Annual Assessments for the Park Maintenance and City Pool Assessment District No. 2002-01.
Adopted Resolution No. 6637(24), directing SCI Consulting Group (SCI) to prepare the Engineer’s Report for the Park Maintenance and City Pool Assessment District No. 2002-01 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 for the continuation of the assessments that provide important revenues to fund the Lompoc Aquatic Center, as well as other park and recreation improvements and services.
02/20/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 3 of 4 STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
Mayor Osborne announced public comment will be taken after each presentation. • Administrative Analyst Steven Valle provided a presentation on the Military Installation Resiliency & Compatible Use Hybrid Study – Results & Next Steps Council thanked Staff for their work on this Study and for working diligently to strengthen the City’s relationship with Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Public Comment:
1. (Name not provided), spoke about the City’s Housing Element Update and the need for the City to annex surrounding land, suggesting the Bailey Avenue Corridor be brought forward again for possible annexation.
• Management Services Director Christie Donnelly provided a review of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and a Mid-Year Budget Review Council thanked Staff for the information presented as well as their work to keep the City in its approved budget.
Public Comment:
1. (Name not provided), spoke about building new homes inside the City to help increase tax revenue and spoke in favor of increasing Police personnel.
2. Nick Nicklenko expressed concern about traffic safety on North O and North L Streets and suggested pedestrian crosswalks with lighting be installed on those streets.
3. (Via Phone – name not provided), requested Council discuss repairs to City-owned streets.
Council continued to discuss the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Mid-Year Budget Review.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mayor Osborne/Cordova. By a 4-1 vote (Council Member Vega voted No), Council directed Staff to move $0.77 million from the Unassigned General Fund Balance to the Uncertainty Account; $0.6 million from the Unassigned General Fund Balance to the Governmental CIP fund; provide $25,000 to the Mural Society; and $75,000 in a fund that can be used to provide grants to local nonprofit organizations, through December 31, 2024.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum):
1. (Name not provided), expressed disapproval over the City’s policies and procedures regarding utility accounts for owners of rental properties.
APPOINTMENTS:
4. City Council Appointment to the Youth Commission.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mayor Osborne/Cordova. By a 5-0 vote, Council appointed Karla Paniagua to an Adult Position on the Youth Commission for a term ending 1/2026; and appointed Victor Cortes to an Associate Position on the Youth Commission for a term ending 1/2025.
PUBLIC HEARING:
5. Adoption of Resolution No. 6636(24) Accepting the Final Tract Map for LOM 625 (River Terrace Development), the Subdivision Improvement Agreement for Final Tract Map LOM 625, and the Securities associated with the Public Improvements for LOM 625, at 1701 E. Laurel Avenue (APNs 099-141-021 and portion of 099-141-026 and 099-141-030). 02/20/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 4 of 4 PUBLIC HEARING: (cont’d)
Item No. 5
Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Craig Dierling presented the Staff report and recommendations and introduced Gordon Close a representative of Williams Homes. Mr. Homes thanked Council for this opportunity and spoke in favor of Staff recommendations.
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Vega. By a 5-0 vote, Council adopted Resolution No. 6636(24), approving and accepting the Final Tract Map, the Subdivision Improvement Agreement and authorizing the City Manager to sign, and the Securities described in the Staff report associated with the Public Improvements for LOM 625
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Ball reported he attended the check presentation ceremony on February 8, 2024, in Buellton, of a $5.5 million grant from the California Department of Water Resources to the three Santa Ynez River Valley Groundwater Sustainability agencies. The grant application was headed by Kristen Worthley the City’s Senior Administrative Analyst for the Water Division.
Mayor Osborne reported she attended several meetings and events, including the EconAlliance Ag Forum; the $5.5 million dollar grant award check presentation ceremony to the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District; Project Opioid monthly meeting; the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) monthly meeting; the City of Lompoc Youth Commission Teach Our Teens as Leaders (TOTAL) Conference and the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau Youth Leadership Lompoc Valley (YLLV) Program, where she spoke to the participants of both events; the celebration of the Lompoc Library Sidewalk Storyboards at Beattie Park; and the Black History Month event at Grossman Gallery; announced the City’s Recreation Division will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at River Park on March 30, 2024; and stated the City has produced a 2024 calendar and those are available in several City facilities including the Library, and City Hall for free.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: None
CLOSED SESSION – City Council Conference Room – 8:55 P.M.
BUSINESS ITEM:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS: City Designated Representatives: Christie Donnelly, Dean Albro, Gabriel Garcia, Jeff Malawy, Che Johnson. Employee Organization:
International Association of Firefighters Local 1903 (IAFF).
2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Property: 613 South Avalon Street, Lompoc, CA 93436 (APN 093-400-009) City negotiators: City Manager Dean Albro, Utility Director Brad Wilkie, Solid Waste Superintendent Keith Quinlan, City Attorney Jeff Malawy. Negotiating parties: City of Lompoc and Central Valley Auto Dismantlers, Inc.
Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.
3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS: Property: Approximately 82 acres including and adjacent to Ken Adam Park (APN: 095-070-008); City negotiators: City Manager Dean Albro, City Attorney Jeff Malawy; Negotiating parties: Pale Blue Dot Ventures, Inc. and City of Lompoc; Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment.
REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION: Jeff Malawy reported the Council discussed all three items listed on the Closed Session calendar, with no reportable action taken.
ADJOURNMENT: At 10:05 P.M. Mayor Osborne adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on March 5, 2024 at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on May 21, 2024: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk