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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 2024
City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chamber
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03/19/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 6
CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION – 4:30 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: 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. LIABILITY CLAIMS: Claimant: Unspecified pursuant to Government Code section 54961(b); Agency claimed against: City of Lompoc.
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, Management Services Director Christie Donnelly, Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Craig Dierling, Fire Chief Brian Fallon, and Police Chief Kevin Martin.
Others Present: Lucy Thoms-Harrington, DaVika Stalling, Claudia Terrones, Marcia Wertz, Nicky Talman, Wing-See Fox, and James Wawrzyniak.
REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Jeff Malawy stated no reportable action was taken during the Closed Session.
Chaplain Ron Cockrell gave the invocation and Mayor Jenelle Osborne led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS PRESENTED ELSEWHERE:
Mayor Osborne presented a proclamation in honor of Barbara Holt’s and Rita Madden’s service to the Charlotte Benton Trust and Charlotte’s Web Mobile Childrens Library at a signature ceremony for a revised Charlotte Benton Trust.
03/19/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 PRESENTATIONS:
• Mayor Osborne presented proclamations in honor of:
Equal Pay Day &
Women’s History Month
American Association of University Women representative Lucy Thoms- Harrington spoke about the work women do in the world and how important it is to continue to work towards equal pay for all persons; and introduced Lompoc High School Athletic Director Claudia Terrones and several young women student athletes from the Lompoc High School girls track & field, swimming, tennis, golf, and softball. Ms. Terrones announced Lompoc High School was the first and only school in the Central CIF Section to add girls flag football and beginning next year with the addition of several other schools in the area, a league has been setup. • Lompoc Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau President & C.E.O. DeVika Stalling provided a presentation of the Chamber’s annual report.
Council thanked Ms. Stalling for all the work the Chamber does to promote Lompoc and help elevate the entire valley.
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
• List of City expenditures
o February 12 – 16, 2024 -$940,914.25
o February 19 – 23, 2024 - $3,417,158.38
o Payroll February 16, 2024 - $2,144,541.30
City Manager Dean Albro gave a presentation highlighting some recent City news, including the federal appropriations to the City of $728,000 for an upgrade to the Computer-Aided Dispatch & Records Management System in the Police Department; the upcoming Lompoc Library Peeps Diorama Contest, the addition of four new firefighters; the promotion of Augustin Arias to the Lompoc Police Captain; the upcoming Annual Mother Son Luau and Annual Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Recreation Division; the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau has opened registration for the Lompoc Valley State of the City event to be held on April 11, 2024; and invited all interested persons to review and provide comments on the Draft Environmental Justice Element through March 29, 2024.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Maximum of 3 Minutes): None CONSENT CALENDAR:
Council Member Starbuck asked if the Land Mobile Radio System in Consent Calendar Item No. 3 will be compatible with the County Fire Regional Dispatch and if the amount shown for this item for the Streets Division is to be paid for with the enterprise reimbursement program. Fire Chief Brian Fallon answered yes, the system will be compatible with the County Fire Regional Dispatch system. Management Services Director Christie Donnelly explained the cost allocation is based on the total number of radios used by each City department or division.
Council Member Ball asked for Staff to provide an estimate of how long it has been since the City’s radio system was upgraded. City Manager Dean Albro stated it has been approximately 30 years since the system was upgraded.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Cordova. By a 5-0 vote, Council:
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Regular Meeting of December 19, 2023
2. Award of Project No. 3066 – Pioneer Park Playground and Fitness Area Equipment Installation; Authorize the City Manager to Execute Agreements; Authorize the Community Development Director to Execute Change Orders.
03/19/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 6 CONSENT CALENDAR: (cont’d)
Item No. 2 - action
Awarded the construction contract for the Pioneer Park Playground and Fitness Area Equipment Installation (Project) to Central Coast Playgrounds, in the amount of $326,429; authorized 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 $400,000 to be exceeded; and adopted the plans and specifications for the Project. as required by Section 22039 of the Public Contract Code.
3. Award of Contract for Project No. 3016, Land Mobile Radio System Design, Purchase, and Installation to EF Johnson Company; Adoption of Resolution No. 6640(24) Appropriating Funds for the Project Awarded Contract for Proposal No. 3016 – Land Mobile Radio System (Project) to EF Johnson Company in the amount not to exceed $3,976,569.06; authorized the City Manager to execute the necessary agreements for the Project; authorized the Public Works Director to approve change orders in an aggregate amount not to exceed 10%; adopted the plans and specifications for the Project as required by Section 22039 of the Public Contract Code; and adopted Resolution No. 6640(24), appropriating funds for the Project.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
Police Chief Kevin Martin provided a presentation of the new Police Department body cameras.
Council thanked Police Chief Martin for working to ensure the body cameras were purchased and are now being implemented and acknowledged the donation from One 805, which provided funding to help purchase redaction software and Department training on that software.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum):
1. Two unnamed persons, thanked Council and Staff for the installation of the Police Department body cameras.
2. Marcia Wertz expressed concern about 5G cell phone towers, stating she believes those towers emit radiation.
3. Patricia Ellsi spoke about the loss of family members to violence and expressed her gratitude to the Police Department for the installation of body cameras.
APPOINTMENTS:
4. Council Appointments to Youth Commission
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mayor/Cordova. By a 5-0 vote, Council made the following appointments:
• Maria Joanne Cacho to a Youth position with a term ending January 31, 2026 • Jennalyn Bellrose to a Youth position with a term ending January 31, 2026 • Jose Lemus to an Associate position with a term ending January 31, 2025 • Isaiah Hilario to an Associate position with a term ending January 31, 2026 03/19/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 6 PUBLIC HEARING:
5. Public Hearing to Consider Measure A Five-Year Local Program of Projects for Fiscal Years 2025-29; Adoption of Resolution No. 6641(24).
Craig Dierling, P.E., Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Council thanked Staff for the information presented and discussed the matter, including confirming the total number of miles of road inside the City is 273 miles and the total number of Streets Division employees is 7.
Public Comment:
1. (Name not provided), asked Council to make some upgrades to the crosswalks on H Street and Central Avenue and to repair sidewalks on H Street.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Cordova. By a 5-0 vote, Council held the Public Hearing and took public input on Measure A Five-Year Local Program of Projects (LPP) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025- 29; and adopted Resolution No. 6641(24), approving the LPP for FYs 2025-29.
NEW BUSINESS:
6. Adoption of Resolution No. SA11(24), Approving Issuance of Refunding Bonds to Refund Certain Outstanding Obligations of the Former Lompoc Redevelopment Agency.
Christie Donnelly, Management Services Director gave a brief introduction of this item and introduced Nicky Talman, one of the consultants for this matter.
Nicky Talman, Wing-See Fox, and James Wawrzyniak presented a Power Point Presentation illustrating the process for the Successor Agency to take for refunding bonds.
Public Comment:
1. (Name not provided), thanked Staff and the consultants for the presentation and questioned how will this affect the Redevelopment Agency.
James Wawrzyniak explained the Redevelopment Agency has been dissolved and this is an item to help lower the outstanding debt service the Successor Agency Board is responsible for.
Council Member Cordova asked how the City will use the additional funds received by the realized savings. Management Services Director Christie Donnelly stated that the savings will be part of the City’s General Fund.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Ball. By a 5-0 vote, the Successor Agency Board adopted Resolution No. SA11(24) approving the issuance of tax allocation refunding bonds to refinance certain outstanding bonds of the dissolved Lompoc Redevelopment Agency, approving the form of and execution and delivery of an Indenture of Trust and other documents, requesting Oversight Board approval of the issuance of the refunding bonds, requesting certain determinations by the Oversight Board, and providing for other matters relating to the issuance of the refunding bonds.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (2 Minutes Maximum): None
Successor
Agency
03/19/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6 COUNCIL COMMENTS, AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Ball announced he attended the promotion ceremony for Police Captain Arias as well as the swearing in ceremony for the City’s four newest firefighters; and requested a future agenda item for Council discussion and possible action on Staff ideas for improvements to Cityowned streets. The request was seconded by Mayor Osborne, and carried by Council Member Cordova.
Council Member Starbuck expressed his displeasure about State unfunded mandates regarding co-mingled trash and possible fines to citizens.
Mayor Osborne reported she attended several meetings and events, including the City’s Beautification & Appearance and Planning Commission regular meetings; the Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) and Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) regular meetings as well as the League of California Cities Santa Barbara County City Managers and Mayors regular meeting; the promotion ceremony for Police Captain Arias and the swearing-in ceremony held at Lompoc Firehouse 51 for the City’s newest firefighters; the graduation event for the most recent Lompoc Police Department Community Academy where 17 citizens were recognized for completing the program; and announced the Parks & Recreation Division is holding lifeguard training April 13-14 and 20-21, 2024; and C4 is hosting a block party on March 24, 2024 at Pioneer Park from 2pm to 5pm.
ADJOURNMENT: At 8:28 P.M. Mayor Osborne adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on April 2, 2024 at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on June 4, 2024: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk