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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, April 16, 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, April 16, 2024.
04/16/2024 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.
CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION – 5:45 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Jeremy Ball, Gilda Cordova, Dirk Starbuck, and Victor Vega.
Staff Present: City Manager Dean Albro, City Clerk Stacey Haddon, and City Attorney Jeff Malawy.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: None
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 1906 (IAFF).
2. LIABILITY CLAIMS: Claimant: Unspecified pursuant to Government Code section 54961(b); Agency claimed against: City of Lompoc.
OPEN SESSION - 6:30 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Jeremy Ball, Gilda Cordova, Dirk Starbuck, and Victor Vega.
Staff Present: City Manager Dean Albro, City Clerk Stacey Haddon, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, Management Services Director Christie Alarcon.
Others Present: Carl Jones, Sherry Foster, and Angela Dettamanti.
REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Jeff Malawy stated Council discussed both Closed Session items, with no reportable action taken.
Mayor Pro-Tempore Gilda Cordova led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS:
• Mayor Pro-Tempore Gilda Cordova presented proclamations in honor of:
o Arbor Day 2024
o Fair Housing; and
o National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
• List of City expenditures
o March 11 – 13, 2024 - $1,250,656.63
o March 18 – 22, 2024 - $2,043,921.10
o Payroll March 15, 2024 - $1,925,762.70
City Manager Dean Albro presented a report on some recent City highlights, including the start of renovations at Pioneer Park, National Work Zone Awareness Week, free City of Lompoc Transit (COLT) rides during the upcoming Lompoc Spring Carnival, and thanked everyone who attended the State of the City Address with special recognition to DeVika Sterling and Mayra Soto from the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Bureau for their hard work to ensure the event was a successful one; Mr. Albro stated the event was recorded by TAP-TV and is available on the City’s website and YouTube channel.
04/16/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 3 of 4 PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Max of 3 Minutes): None CONSENT CALENDAR:
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Vega. By a 4-0-1 vote (Mayor Osborne was absent), Council:
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Regular Meeting of January 16, 2024.
2. Adoption of Resolution No. 6644(24) Authorizing Destruction of Obsolete City Records.
Adopted Resolution No. 6644(24) authorizing destruction of obsolete City records in the Administration, City Clerk’s Office, City Attorney’s Office, and Human Resources Department
3. Award of Contract for Transit Reimagined Study; Adoption of Resolution No. 6645(24) Approving Supplemental Appropriations.
Awarded a contract for a Transit Reimagined Study per Request for Proposals TRN 1-24 to Moore & Associates, Inc., for approximately $210,539.66; authorize the City Manager to execute the contract; authorize the Assistant Public Works Director, or designee, to approve additional contract costs in an amount not to exceed $30,000; and adopt Resolution No. 6645(24), approving supplemental appropriations for the Project.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
• Parks & Recreation Projects Coordinator Jim Mindoro provided an update on current Parks & Recreation Division projects.
Council thanked Staff for the information and expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming updates to City-owned facilities.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum):
1. Carl Jones invited everyone to participate in the upcoming garden work day at the City’s drought tolerant garden on West Central Avenue on April 20, 2024 beginning at 9am.
2. Sherry Foster spoke about impact fees and stated she believes those fees are unconstitutional.
3. Angela Dettamanti asked Council to work towards reopening McLaughlin Road between the City and the Mission Hills housing area, and to repair City streets.
APPOINTMENTS:
4. Council Appointments to City Boards, Commissions, and or Committees.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Ball. By a 4-0-1 vote (Mayor Osborne was absent), Council appointed Juan Herrada to the Public Safety Commission as an out of district appointment to District 2, with a term ending December 31, 2026, or sooner if an applicant from District 2 applies for this position.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Cordova. By a 4-0-1 vote (Mayor Osborne was absent), Council appointed Nathaniel Gordon to the Youth Commission as an associate member with a term ending January 31, 2026.
NEW BUSINESS:
5. Utility Capital Project and Capital Outlay Transfers Actions; Adoption of Resolution No. 6643(24) Approving Budgetary Transfers in Addition to Those Previously Approved by Resolution No. 6639(24). 04/16/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 4 of 4 NEW BUSINESS: (cont’d)
Item No. 5
Management Services Director Christie Donnelly presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Starbuck. By a 4-0-1 vote (Mayor Osborne was absent), Council adopted Resolution No. 6643(24), approving budgetary transfers to various accounts in addition to those transfers previously approved by Resolution No. 6639(24).
6. Adoption of Resolution No. 6646(24) to Schedule a Protest Hearing on Whether to Submit the Question of Discontinuing the Public Park Use of Approximately 82 Acres Including Ken Adam Park (APN 095-070-008) to City Voters at the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election, in Order to Allow for Other Educational and Recreational Uses, or Open Space Uses, or Both; Declaring the Public Interest or Convenience Requires Discontinuing the Public Park Use; and Declaring Intent to Call a Special Election on the Discontinuance; Approval of a Reimbursement Agreement with Pale Blue Dot Ventures, Inc., Regarding Election Costs; Adoption of Resolution No. 6647(24) Declaring The Site Is Exempt Surplus Land.
Jeff Malawy, City Attorney presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Council discussed the matter.
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Ball By a 4-0-1 vote (Mayor Osborne was absent), Council adopted Resolution No. 6646(24), to schedule a protest hearing for Tuesday, May 21, 2024, on whether to submit the question of discontinuing the public park use of approximately 82 acres of City-owned land including Ken Adam Park to City voters at the November 5, 2024, General Municipal Election, in order to allow for other educational and recreational uses, or open space uses, or both; and declaring the public interest or convenience require discontinuing the public park use and declaring intent to call the election; approved the reimbursement agreement with Pale Blue Dot Ventures, Inc., to reimburse the City for the costs of calling and holding the election, with a revision to section 4A. of the reimbursement agreement:
Deposit. On or before May 13, 2024, PBD shall deposit with City the sum of $50,000 (“Initial Deposit”), which deposit represents City’s preliminary estimate of PBD’s ultimate obligation hereunder. $25,000 and, provided the City Council votes to call the Election for November 5, 2024, PBD shall deposit with City an additional $25,000 within 10 days after that City Council vote (together, the “Ínitial Deposit”). The Initial Deposit represents the City’s preliminary estimate of PBD’s ultimate obligation hereunder. The Initial Deposit may be commingled with other funds of the City for the purposes of investment and safekeeping, but the City shall at all times maintain records as to the expenditure of the deposit. City shall deduct from such deposit, until the deposit is exhausted, all reimbursable costs.
And adopted Resolution No. 6647(24) declaring the site to be exempt surplus land under the Surplus Land Act.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Vega thanked City Manager Dean Albro for the State of the City Address videos.
Council Member Ball announced the upcoming workday at the City’s drought tolerant garden on April 20, 2024.
ADJOURNMENT: At 7:18 P.M. Mayor Pro-Tempore Gilda Cordova adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on May 7, 2024 at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on June 18, 2024: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk