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Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, July 15, 2025 – 6:30 P.M.
City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chamber
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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, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, Parks & Recreation Project Coordinator Jim Mindoro, Fire Department Battalion Chief John Steffens, and Fire Department Chief Brian Fallon.
Others Present: John McMurray, Kory Sandven, Gilda Aiello, Paul Patel, Kate Griffith, Shawna Stillwell, and Martin Krause.
Chaplain Ron Cockrell provided an invocation and Mayor James Mosby led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS:
John McMurry and Kory Sandven with Qualus, LLC., provided a presentation on the City Electric Grid Model Development. Council thanked Mr. McMurray and Sandven for the information provided.
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
City Manager Dean Albro provided a brief presentation on City events and happenings, including announcing the Charlotte’s Web Bookmobile expanded summer program Books & Bubbles at Ryon Park; recreation scholarships for Lompoc Youth and Senior Citizens are available now on a first-come, first-served basis with applications available on the City’s website; The 2025 Old Town Market will return on July 18, 2025 running through August 8, 2025; East Laurel Avenue at 12th Street will see traffic delays as work on Laurel Avenue will continue until July 23, 2025; and an update on the City’s efforts to clean-up homeless encampments in the Santa Ynez River was provided.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Maximum of 3 Minutes):
1. Gilda Aiello and Paul Patel spoke about Consent Calendar Item No. 6 and encouraged Council to accept the annual report.
2. (Name not provided), suggested Consent Calendar Item No. 6 be pulled for discussion.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
ACTION: Motion/Second: Starbuck/Bridge. By a 5-0 vote, Council:
1. Approval of Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Special Meetings of April 22, 2025 and April 29, 2025
2. Approval and Ratification of expenditures for:
Payroll of June 20, 2025 - $2,135,188.29
Voucher Register of June 9 – 13, 2025 -$793,308.13
Voucher Register of June 16 – 20, 2025 - $1,314,590.07
3. Adoption of Ordinance No. 1729(25) Designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones.
Adopted Ordinance No. 1729(25), designating fire hazard severity zones, as required by the California State Fire Marshal.
07/15/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 CONSENT CALENDAR: (cont’d)
4. Adoption of Resolution No. 6763(25) Approving an Updated Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and Authorizing Staff to Submit It to the California Department of Transportation.
Adopted Resolution No. 6763(25), approving the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) as required by the Federal Transportation Administration and Caltrans and authorizing the Transit/Airport Administrator to file the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan.
5. Approval of an Amendment to License Agreement with Dish Wireless LLC for Installation of a Wireless Telecommunications Facility Located at Ryon Park.
Approved, and authorized the City Manager to sign, an Amendment to License Agreement between the City and Dish Wireless LLC for installation of a wireless telecommunications facility on City-owned property. The project is located at 1050 W Cypress Avenue, commonly known as Ryon Park.
Item No. 6 was pulled from the Consent Calendar by Mayor Mosby
6. Lompoc Tourism Improvement District 2025 Annual Report by Visit Lompoc Inc.; Amendment of 2019-2028 Management Agreement with Visit Lompoc Inc., to Adjust the Annual Report Submittal Deadline.
7. Adoption of Resolution No. 6765(25) Accepting, Approving, and Adopting the Tentative Agreement for a Successor Memorandum of Understanding and Approving Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Lompoc Police Officers’ Association for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027; Amending the City’s Compensation/Pay Plan to Reflect the Revised Salary Ranges in the MOU and for Three Non-Represented Positions; and Approving Supplemental Appropriations.
Adopted Resolution No. 6765(25), which will accept, approve and adopt the Tentative Agreement between the City and the Lompoc Police Officers’ Association (LPOA) for a successor Memorandum of Understanding for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027 (LPOA MOU 2025-2027); Approve the LPOA MOU 2025-2027; and Amended the City’s
Compensation/Pay Plan to include the proposed revised salary ranges as prescribed in the Tentative Agreement and LPOA MOU 2025-27 and the nonrepresented positions of Police Officer Trainee and Community Services Officer (part-time and part-time PERS); and Approved the supplemental appropriations which will fund the proposed adjustments, including revised salary ranges, increased shift differentials, increased uniform allowances, and enhanced retiree benefits, for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2025-2027.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
Management Services/Finance Staff provided a schedule of when Council requested Budget Discussion items will be brought back to Council. Mayor Mosby asked if Staff is bringing forward an item to allow Council to discuss carbon credits and stated he wants a discussion of timeclocks and remote work schedules for City employees. Staff replied a Council item regarding a possible rebate to utility account holders by use of carbon credits is scheduled to be brought to Council in August.
Council Member Bridge asked Staff to provide a list of restricted funds along with the source reference for those restrictions, not an evaluation of the restrictions. 07/15/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 6 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum):
1. (Name not provided), complained about Visit Lompoc and asked Council to request an independent audit of those accounts.
APPOINTMENTS:
8. Council Appointments to the Human Services Commission and to the Public Safety Commission.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Ball/Bridge. By a 5-0 vote, Council appointed Kristeen Caldwell to the Public Safety Commission with a term ending December 2028.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Bridge. By a 5-0 vote, Council appointed Jon Harris to the Public Safety Commission with a term ending December 2026.
PUBLIC HEARING:
9. Public Hearing Regarding Nuisance Abatement of Weeds, Rubbish, Refuse, and Dirt; Adoption of Resolution No. 6766(25).
John Steffens, Fire Marshal – Battalion Chief presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Public Comment:
1. Kate Griffith thanked staff for their work on clearing up the vacant lot at 30 Cambridge Drive.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Ball. By a 5-0 vote, Council held a public hearing to receive comments and information from the public to show cause why nuisance conditions upon subject properties should not be abated; and adopted Resolution No. 6766(25), ordering the Fire Marshal to abate nuisances, as declared on May 20, 2025, by Resolution No. 6750(25), as amended on June 3, 2025, not otherwise satisfactorily corrected, in the time and manner provided by law.
COUNCIL REQUESTS:
10. Council Discussion and Review of City Boards, Commissions, and Committees.
With a General Consensus, Council moved this item to the September 2, 2025 City Council Meeting.
NEW BUSINESS:
11. Adoption of Resolution No. 6764(25) Establishing New Fares for the City of Lompoc Transit System.
Richard Fernbaugh, Transit/Airport Administrator, presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Council discussed this matter.
Public Comment:
1. (Name not provided), suggested some nights allow the transit system run until 2am.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Ball. By a 5-0 vote, Council adopted Resolution No. 6764(25), which establishes several new transit fares for City of Lompoc Transit (COLT) 07/15/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 6 NEW BUSINESS: (cont’d)
12. Approval of Agreement with the Lompoc Valley Chamber of Commerce for Business Assistance Services.
Dean Albro, City Manager presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Public Comment: None
Council discussed this matter at length. Council Member Bridge provided a handout with his suggestions for modifications to the proposed agreement.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Bridge/Mosby. By a 4-1, vote (Council Member Ball voted No), directed Staff to meet with the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau and review and improve the contract to address that the contract is able to be performed with the available funding, that the contract contains no clauses that create member benefits, that the contract does not pay for activities better performed by others, that the contract funds tasks that can measurably impact economic growth and is consistent with desired focus, that the contract contains clear success criteria, a financial audit for 2024 is available to the City, ensure the contract includes a failure to meet minimum requirements clause, and return to Council with a revised agreement at a future meeting.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
CONSENT CALENDAR: (cont’d)
6. Lompoc Tourism Improvement District 2025 Annual Report by Visit Lompoc Inc.; Amendment of 2019-2028 Management Agreement with Visit Lompoc Inc., to Adjust the Annual Report Submittal Deadline.
Council discussed this matter at length.
Public Comment:
1. (Name not provided) stated he does not believe the reports provided by Visit Lompoc Inc. are in compliance with the agreement with the City or with State law and suggested amendments to the management district plan must be done with a noticed public hearing.
City Attorney stated the annual report presented to Council is in compliance with the tourism business improvement district (TBID) laws and regulations (Streets and Highways Code Sections 3660 st seq.).
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mosby/Bridge. By a 5-0 vote, Council reviewed and approved the Lompoc Tourism Improvement District 2025 Annual Report submitted by Visit Lompoc, Inc. and approved, and directed the City Manager to sign, Amendment 1 to the Lompoc Tourism Improvement District Management Agreement 2019-2028 to adjust the timeline for submittal of the annual reports by Visit Lompoc, Inc. to the City; and requested Visit Lompoc, Inc. to enact section 10 and section 10.2 of the Lompoc Tourism Improvement District Management Agreement 2019-2028 – Cost of Records – In accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, VLIIIIII shall maintain full and complete records of services performed under this Agreement.
Such records shall be open to the inspection of the City and shall be kept for a five-year period in case of audit. The recds maintained by VLI shall include all receipts for expenditures incurred.
City reserves the right for City’s Economic Development Director/Assistant City Administrator, or his/her designee, to perform a contract compliance audit at any time during the fiscal year. VLI agrees to keep all receipts and other supporting documents available for inspection during said audits.
07/15/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 6 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (2 Minutes Maximum):
1. Shawan Stellwell spoke about raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) locally and requested the Council adopt a proclamation showing its support to all citizens and provide 2.5% of the City’s Budget to provide support to citizens who have been adversely effected by the ICE raids.
2. Martin Krause invited everyone to upcoming Lompoc Indivisible events including the July 26, 2025 monthly membership meeting being held at the Grossman Gallery.
COUNCIL COMMENTS, AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Ball announced his daughter, Bell Quinn Ball, was born on July 4, 2025.
Council Member Vega requested when a Council Member is providing a motion that the motion be read into the record.
Council Member Bridge requested the Future Agenda List be revised by removing the Council Ad-hoc presentation from the Old Theater Ad-hoc Committee, this was seconded by Mayor Mosby and Council Member Ball. Mr. Bridge also requested the removal of the Needs Analysis Report for Wastewater Discharge Temps be removed from the Future Agenda List, Mayor Mosby stated this item should remain on the list.
Mayor Mosby reported he attended the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) subregional meeting and stated CalTrans is moving forward with the closure of the left hand turn from Santa Lucia Road onto HWY 1; and announced the City has a bulky item pickup service available to solid waste account holders upto three (3) times per year.
ADJOURNMENT: At 9:29 P.M. Mayor Mosby adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on August 5, 2025 at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on October 7, 2025: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk