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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chamber
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08/06/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 5
CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION – 6:15 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Gilda Aiello, 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:
1. Antoun Nameh requested Council provide some financial help to him.
CLOSED SESSION – City Council Conference Room
BUSINESS ITEM:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION: Government Code section 54956.9(d)(1). Name of case: City of Lompoc v. Antoun Nameh, et al., Santa Barbara County Superior Court Case No. 23CV05070.
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 - 6:37 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Gilda Aiello, Jeremy Ball, Dirk Starbuck, Victor Vega, and Mayor Jenelle Osborne.
Staff Present: City Manager Dean Albro, City Clerk Stacey Haddon, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, Police Chief Kevin Martin, Police Lieutenant Allen Chisholm, Fire Chief Brian Fallon, and Management Services Director Christie Donnelly.
Others Present: Mark Beauchamp, Steve Bridge, and Antoun Nameh.
REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Jeff Malawy reported no action was taken during the Closed Session.
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 June 24 – 28, 2024 - $3,006,553.29
o July 1 – 5, 2024 - $1,556,966.77
o July 8 – 12, 2024 - $591,549.34
o Payroll July 5, 2024 - $2,109,299.12
City Manager Dean Albro provided a short presentation on some of the City’s events and happenings, including the 2024 National Night Out which is being held this evening at El Camino School, the completion of the Lompoc Library Summer Reading Challenge where the community logged over 370,000 minutes of reading, a few repairs and upgrades outside of City Hall new safety bollards in front of the Police Department and new seating areas in the courtyard in front of City Hall and on the east side, and announced the last Old Town Market for this year will be on Friday, August 9, 2024 and the theme is Public Safety Night and the Lompoc Police Cruise both beginning at 5:00 P.M. and on Saturday, August 10, 2024, the 20th Annual Lompoc Police Car Show will be held in Old Town from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.; and then highlighted Agenda Item No. 3 – the 2024 Cape Seal Project.
08/06/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 5 PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Max of 3 Minutes): None CONSENT CALENDAR:
ACTION: Motion/Second: Aiello/Ball. By a 5-0 vote, Council:
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Special Meeting of May 9, 2024 and Regular Meeting of May 21, 2024.
2. Long-Term Airport Memorandum of Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for Automated Weather Observation System.
Approved the attached Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Federal Aviation Administration for the continued placement and operation of an Automated Weather Observation System at the Lompoc Airport and authorize the City Manager to sign the Memorandum of Agreement on behalf of the City.
3. Award of Project No. FY-24-S-3, 2024 Cape Seal Project; Adoption of Resolution No. 6692(24) Approving Supplemental Appropriations.
Adopted the Special Provisions for Project No. FY-24-S-3, 2024 Cape Seal Project (Project), as required by Section 22039 of the Public Contract Code (copies of Special Provisions are on file in the City Engineer's Office); awarded the Construction Contract in the amount of $2,819,795.25 to American Asphalt South, Inc., (AAS); authorized the City Manager to execute the necessary agreements for that Contract; authorized the City Engineer, or designee, to approve additional construction costs and construction contract change orders in an amount not to exceed $300,000; awarded the Consulting Contract for Construction Engineering Support, Materials Testing, and Supplemental Inspection (Consulting Contract) in the amount of $113,000 to Asphalt Pavement & Recycling Technologies, Inc., (APART); authorized the City Manager to execute the necessary agreements for the Consulting Contract; authorize the City Engineer to approve additional costs and sign Consulting Contract Change Orders in an amount not to exceed $15,000.00; and adopted Resolution No. 6692(24) approving supplemental appropriations for the Project.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
Police Chief Kevin Martin and Fire Chief Brian Fallon provided presentations to Council and the public as follow-up reports on the 2024 Fourth of July activities and incidents involving fireworks, and presented a short video of surveillance from a contractor who provided aerial monitoring of a neighboring community during the 4th of July and suggested the City contract with that company.
Mayor Osborne suggested Staff return at a future meeting to discuss and provide direction to Staff regarding illegal firework use inside the City.
Police Chief Martin presented a short video of a recent active shooter training exercise that was coordinated with the Lompoc Fire Department and Lompoc Unified School District. Council thanked all Staff who were responsible for the training and for all who participated in the training.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum): None
APPOINTMENTS:
4. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for League of California Cities Annual Conference.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Aiello/Ball. By a 5-0 vote, Council appointed Mayor Osborne the voting delegate and City Manager Dean Albro the alternate voting delegate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference.
08/06/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 5 PUBLIC HEARING:
5. Adoption of Resolution No. 6693(24) Updating the Adopted 2024 Bail Schedule.
Allen Chisholm, Police Lieutenant presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Vega. By a 5-0 vote, Council held a public hearing; and adopted Resolution No. 6693(24) to update the 2024 Bail Schedule adopted on June 18, 2024.
NEW BUSINESS:
6. Review of Draft Electric Cost of Service Study and Financial Projection Report for Purposes of Discussion and City Council Direction for Fully Developed Rate Design Structure.
Christie Donnelly, Management Services Director briefly introduced this item and introduced consultant Mark Beauchamp from Utility Financial Solutions.
Mr. Beauchamp provided a Power Point Presentation of the draft electric cost of service study.
Council thanked Staff and Mr. Beauchamp for the information provided and discussed the matter at length.
Public Comment:
1. Steve Bridge suggested Council review current rate structures from PG&E.
2. Antoun Nameh asked for Council to keep all utility rates as low as possible.
Council continued to discuss this matter and the information provided.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mayor Osborne/Ball. By a 3-2 vote, (Council Members Starbuck and Vega voted No), Council considered and received the Draft Electric Cost of Service Study and Financial Projection Report and directed Staff for use Rate Track 2 (shown below) with fixed costs charge in the final Electric Rate Study report to be presented in September 2024.
7. Adoption of Resolution No. 6694(24) Withdrawing the City-Initiated Ballot Measure, Entitled the Ken Adam Park Measure (Ordinance 1709(24)), from the General Municipal Election to be Held on November 5, 2024, and Leaving the Separate Citizen-Initiated Measure to Remain on the November 5, 2024, Ballot.
Jeff Malawy, City Attorney presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Council discussed the matter.
Public Comment:
1. (Name not provided) spoke in favor of removing the city initiated measure.
Fiscal
Year
Projected
Rate
Adjustments
Additional Staffing
costs not Included
in 2025 Budget
Debt
Coverage
Ratio
Adjusted
Operating
Income
Optimal
Operating
Income
Projected
Operational Cash
Balances
Recommended
Minimum Cash
2025 5.5% $ - 3.82 $ 2,072,662 $ 2,300,512 $ 4,911,611 $ 4,652,604 2026 5.5% 750,000 2.15 3,186,450 5,159,451 7,175,049 4,950,034 2027 5.5% 750,000 1.79 4,262,766 6,579,930 8,919,734 5,882,917 2028 4.0% 750,000 1.54 4,926,302 7,790,021 9,661,346 6,711,164 2029 4.0% 750,000 1.43 5,649,460 8,882,265 9,684,089 7,488,442 08/06/2024 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 5 NEW BUSINESS: (cont’d)
Item No. 7
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Starbuck. By a 3-2 vote, (Council Member Aiello and Mayor Osborne voted No), Council adopted Resolution No. 6694(24), to withdraw the City-Initiated Ballot Measure, entitled the Ken Adam Park Measure (Ordinance 1709(24)), from the General Municipal Election to be held on November 5, 2024, and leaving the separate Citizen-Initiated Measure to remain on the November 5, 2024, ballot.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (2 Minutes Maximum): None
COUNCIL COMMENTS, AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Ball reported he attended the Food Bank fundraiser event Empty Bowls.
Council Member Aiello announced she would not be seeking re-election in the November 5, 2024 General Election and encouraged anyone, who resides in District 1 and has a want to help the City, to go through the process and become a candidate for Council Member.
Mayor Osborne reported she attended several meetings and events, including the Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Committee (LAFCO) regular board meeting, dinner with Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) Leadership, VSFB 2nd Quarter Awards event, Santa Barbara County Foodbank Empty Bowls fundraising event, the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) legislative staff tour in Murphy’s CA., welcomed US Congressman Salud Carbajal at his town hall meeting held at the DeWees Center, as well as National Night Out at El Camino School; and announced the nomination period for the November 5, 2024 General Election is open until August 9, 2024, and FUTURE is hosting a teen career fair conference on Saturday September 7, 2024 at Lompoc High School; and the California National Guard is conducting training session at VSFB this week.
ADJOURNMENT: At 8:38 P.M. Mayor Osborne adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on August 20, 2024 at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on October 1, 2024: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk