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CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP
Minutes
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 – 5:15 P.M.
100 Civic Center Plaza, Lompoc, CA
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05/27/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Budget Workshop Minutes Page 2 of 3 OPEN SESSION – 5:15 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Jeremy Ball, Steve Bridge, Dirk Starbuck, Victor Vega, and Mayor James Mosby.
Staff Present: City Manager Dean Albro, City Clerk Stacey Haddon, and Management Services Director Christie Donnelly.
Others Present: Carl Jones and Nick Gonzales.
Mayor Mosby led the Pledge of Allegiance.
NEW BUSINESS:
1. Review and Discussion of Proposal from Council Member Bridge to Create a Consolidated Economic Development and Strategic Initiatives Office.
Council Member Bridge presented a proposal to Council to establish economic development and strategic initiatives for the City and requested Staff return with an implementation plan for these ideas he presented.
Council discussed this item.
Public Comment:
1. Carl Jones spoke about the importance of shopping local and working to increase new housing developments inside the City.
Council continued their discussion.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Bridge/Mosby. By a 5-0 vote, Council received and discussed the proposal from Council Member Bridge and directed the City Manager to develop and return with a proposed implementation plan to establish the Economic Development & Strategic Initiatives function described in this briefing at a future meeting.
2. Review and Discussion of the Fiscal Year 2025/2027 Biennial Budget.
Management Services Director Christie Donnelly provided a presentation on the budget for fiscal years 2025 – 2027, detailing operating budgets of the City’s Enterprise Funds and the General Fund.
Council thanked Staff for the information and discussed this matter at great length, including increases in professional services costs, State requirements for improvements at the landfill, possible upcoming increases to salaries, the City’s cash reports, impact fees, and right of way charges.
BREAK: At 7:56 P.M. Mayor Mosby announced a break.
At 8:12 P.M., the meeting reconvened with all
Council Members present.
Council continued the discussion of the Biennial Budget.
Public Comment:
1. Nick Gonzales expressed his support in the Council asking for more information on the items presented.
05/27/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Budget Workshop Minutes Page 3 of 3 NEW BUSINESS: (cont’d)
Item No 2
The Council provided several questions and requests to be reviewed by Staff with the understanding Staff will return with answers at a future meeting. Below is summary of the questions and requests:
Professional Services – please provide a breakdown of those charges Requested Right of Way (ROW) to be defined
The cost to the General Fund to provide 5 more Police Department Officer positions
Breakdown and or formula for interfund transfers
Pg 12 of draft budget – why is there a $5million dollar difference between the 23/25 budget and the proposed budget
Clarification of Depreciation/Rebates Category
Explanation of increase in costs for Professional Services for Wastewater from FY2022 to draft FY2026
Explanation of Solid Waste vehicles/rentals increase in cost Explanation of $11 million dollar Solid Waste Capital Project in FY2025 Request advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) be removed from the Electric Fund budget
Add funding for new Christmas Electric Pole decorations Clarify if all Solid Waste projects are or are not State Mandated Will the $7million of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) listed on page 12 be brought forward for Council approval
Requested a historical column for CIP for FY 2024 and 2025 Clarification of why capital costs are included in the Budget List of all acronyms used in the budget books
Future discussion of time clocks for City employees
ADJOURNMENT: At 9:53 P.M. Mayor Mosby adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on June 3, 2025, at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on September 2, 2025: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk