Pursuant to State Law, any member of the public may address the City Council concerning any Item on the Agenda. Please be aware that Items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and are normally enacted by one vote of the City Council. If you wish to speak on a Consent Calendar Item, please do so during “Public Comment on Consent Calendar Items”.
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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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
Or video livestreamed via this link:
https://www.cityoflompoc.com/government/committees-boards/city-council/live-webcast Or internet radio via this link:
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, March 5, 2024.
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CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION – 5:15 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, and City Attorney Jeff Malawy.
Mayor Osborne announced Closed Session Item No. 1 will be pulled from the calendar.
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) Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District Notices of Violation 13252, 13439, and 13461 issued to City of Lompoc and the Lompoc Sanitary Landfill
2. 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.
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 - 6:30 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, and Human Resources Director Gabriel Garcia.
REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Jeff Malawy reported the Closed Session Item No. 1 was not discussed, and Item No. 2 was discussed with no reportable action taken.
Pastor Nate Marsh provided an invocation and Mayor Jenelle Osborne led the Pledge of Allegiance.
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
• List of City expenditures
o January 29, 2024 – February 2, 2024 - $2,178,965.01
o February 5 – 9, 2024 - $394,222.82
o Payroll February 2, 2024 - $1,925,154.53
City Manager Dean Albro announced there will be an event at the Lompoc Public Library titled All About Youth on March 9, 2024; the City has posted the draft General Plan Environmental Justice Element on the City’s website for public review and comment; and reminded everyone to sign up for the City’s informational electronic newsletter Lompoc Lately.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Max of 3 Minutes): None 03/05/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 3 of 4 CONSENT CALENDAR:
Council Member Ball asked for Staff to provide some clarification on Consent Item No. 5. Radio Technician John Mejia explained this item is for the much needed upgrades to the audio and visual system inside the Council Chamber.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Vega. By a 5-0 vote, Council:
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Regular Meeting of December 5, 2023 and the Special Council Meeting of December 6, 2023.
2. Acceptance of the 2023 General Plan Annual Report.
Accepted the attached 2023 General Plan Annual Report (Annual Report) and direct staff to file the Annual Report with the Office of Planning and Research and the Department of Housing and Community Development.
3. Approval of Application for Federal Transit Administration 5307 Funds for City of Lompoc Transit and Recommendation to Santa Barbara County Association of Governments To Approve Funding.
Approved the Federal Transit Administration 5307 application for funding City of Lompoc Transit operating and capital expenses for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2026-27; and directed Staff to forward the City Council’s approval and recommendation to the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments.
4. Award of Project No. 3065 – Anderson Recreation Center Clean Air Center Project to Dahl Air Conditioning, Inc.; Authorize the City Manager to Execute Agreements; Authorize the Community
Development Director to Execute Change Orders.
Awarded the construction contract for the Anderson Recreation Center Clean Air (Project) to Dahl Air Conditioning, Inc., in the amount of $251,982; directed the City Manager to execute the necessary agreements in a form approved by the City Attorney; authorized the Community Development Director to approve change orders in an aggregate amount that will not cause total project appropriations of 275,000 to be exceeded; and adopted the plans and specifications for the Project, as required by Section 22039 of the Public Contract code.
5. Award of a Construction Contract for Council Chamber Audio/ Presentation/ Voting System Upgrades in the Amount of $279,256.42 to Triton Technology Solutions.
Awarded contract for upgrades to the City Council Chamber Audio/ Presentation/ Voting (APV) system to TRITON Technology Solutions (TRITON) in an amount not to exceed $279,256.42; directed the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with TRITON; authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to authorize contract change orders in an amount not to exceed $40,000; and authorized the Purchasing and Materials Manager to issue a Contract Purchase Order encumbering funds in the account numbers designated by the Management Services Director from organization codes 244CV1 and 424CIP, not to exceed a combined total $279,256.42.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum): None
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor Osborne announced New Business Agenda Items No. 6 & 7 are to be presented together with Council taking separate action on the items.
Brad Wilkie, Utility Director provided a presentation which encompassed Agenda Items 6 and 7. 03/05/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 4 of 4 NEW BUSINESS: (cont’d)
Council thanked Staff for the complicated information provided and for helping to keep City business transparent for the public.
6. Approve Supplemental Appropriations and Purchase Orders, and Receive and File Records of Procurement, for Wastewater, Electric, and Solid Waste Utilities; Adoption of Resolution No. 6638(24).
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Vega. By a 5-0 vote, Council adopted Resolution No. 6638(24), which received and filed the staff report as the record of procurement for the prior issuance of Purchase Order (PO) No. P230628 to J R Barto, Heating, Air Conditioning and Sheetmetal, Inc (JR Barto) in the amount of $232,766 for the HVAC Replacement portion, and prior issuance of Purchase Order No. P230627 to Channel Island Roofing, Inc. in the amount of $77,895 for the roof replacement portion, of the Lompoc Regional Wastewater Reclamation Plant’s (LRWRP) Administrative Building Upgrades Project in accordance with Lompoc Municipal Code Section (LMC) 3.36.040(C); approved supplemental appropriations for the Solid Waste Landfill Stormwater Project (20-LF-1) of $400,000; approved additional authority under PO No. P230649 for Bosco Constructors for an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the 20-LF-1 Solid Waste Landfill Stormwater Project; approved the planning, design and consulting services under PO Nos.
C210448 and C220411 to Golder Associates USA / WSP USA for a total amount of $359,274 for the 20-LF-1 Solid Waste Landfill Stormwater Project; and authorized the City Manager to sign an amendment to the professional services agreement with Golder to increase the compensation accordingly, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
7. Utility Capital Project and Capital Outlay Transfers and Supplemental Appropriation Actions; Adoption of Resolution No. 6639(24).
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Ball. By a 5-0 vote, Council adopted Resolution No. 6639(24), which approved budgetary transfers out of various accounts; approved budgetary transfers to various accounts; and approved supplemental appropriations in various accounts.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Vega thanked all members of the audience for attending the Council meeting and remaining involved in local government.
Mayor Osborne reported she attended several meetings and events, including the regular and legislative Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) meeting, the League of California Cities regional dinner, the Vandenberg Space Force Base 2023 Annual Awards Event and thanked Lompoc Sunset Auto Center for providing the funding to allow the award winners and their families to attend the Event free of charge, participated in the American Power Public Power Agency Conference in Washington DC as a the City’s representative with NCPA and remained in Washington DC for the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) federal trip; and thanked Council for the formation of the City’s non-profit organization the Lompoc Community Benefit Foundation and announced the Foundation was awarded a grant from the McDonalds Golden Grants Program for $1,000, which is to be provided to the Lompoc Police Department to support the Junior Police Camp for the summer of 2024.
Council Member Ball congratulated Mayor Osborne on her birthday today.
ADJOURNMENT: At 7:23 P.M. Mayor Osborne adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on March 19, 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