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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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 You may submit comments via email to [email protected] not later than 4:00pm on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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.
08/19/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 2 of 5
CLOSED SESSION
OPEN SESSION – 5:15 P.M. – Council Chamber
Council Members Present: Jeremy Ball, Dirk Starbuck, Victor Vega, and Mayor James Mosby.
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. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Title: City Manager
2. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT: Title: City Manager
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS: Agency designated representatives: Jeff Malawy, City Attorney; Unrepresented employee: City Manager OPEN SESSION - 6:30 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, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, Contract Planner Laurie Tamura, Planning Manager Greg Stones, and Utility Director Michael Luther.
Others Present: Person who did not provide name, Ginger Anderson, Jack Bodger, and Karin Hauenstein.
REPORT ON ACTION TAKEN DURING CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Jeff Malawy stated no reportable action was taken during the Closed Session.
Pastor Brian Halterman provided the invocation and Mayor James Mosby led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS: None
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
City Manager Dean Albro provided a brief presentation highlighting some current and upcoming City happenings, including the upcoming maintenance closure of the Aquatic Center and reopening on September 2, 2025; the Lompoc Recreation Division’s 2025 Fall Activity Guide is now available and registration for programs and events can be completed online or by calling (805) 875-8100 and scholarships for youth under 18 and seniors over 60 are also now available; the Lompoc Fire Department crew that assisted with the Gifford Fire returned on August 15, 2025; SoCal Gas published a map of a possible Potential Neighborhood-Scale Electrification Project on South H Street, which is meant to help further the decarbonization of the gas system; and announced the upcoming City Hall and facilities that will be closed in honor of Labor Day September 1, 2025.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Max of 3 Minutes): None 08/19/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 3 of 5 CONSENT CALENDAR:
Council Member Ball announced he will recuse himself from participating in Consent Calendar Item No. 3.
Council Member Bridge asked Staff to clarify if Consent Calendar Item No. 5 is tied to Chapter 45 of the Administrative Procedures Manual. City Attorney Jeff Malawy stated no, these are separate matters.
Mayor Mosby pulled Consent Calendar Item No. 4 for discussion at the end of the Meeting; and asked Staff if Consent Calendar Item No. 6 was provided to the Utility Commission for review.
Utility Director Michael Luther the original plan was provided to the Utility Commission, but this revised Plan only had minor changes and was not provided to the Utility Commission.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Bridge/Vega. By a 5-0 vote, and with Council Member Ball recused from Item No. 3 Council:
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Regular Meeting of May 20, 2025
2. Approved and Ratified the expenditures for:
Payroll of July 18, 2025 - $2,134,453.04
Voucher Register of July 14 – 18, 2025 - $3,243,467.70
Voucher Register of July 22 – 25, 2025 - $270,489.37
Voucher Register of July 22 – 25, 2025 - $5,585,473.89
3. Approval of Independent Contractor Services Agreement with Lompoc Unified School District for the School Resource Officer Program.
Reviewed and approved the Independent Contractor Services Agreement with the Lompoc Unified School District (LUSD) for the School Resource Officer Program and instruct the City Manager to sign the Agreement.
Pulled by Mayor Mosby for discussion
4. Adopt Resolution No. 6769(25), Approving and Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute a Third Phase Agreement for Energy Storage Service Agreement with Trolley Pass Project LLC.
5. Annual Compliance Report (7/1/2024 – 6/30/2025) Pursuant to the SubRecipient Financial, Programmatic, and Monitoring Reporting Requirement Policy.
Received the report.
6. Adoption of Resolution No. 6770(25) Approving the Revision and Update of the Sewer System Management Plan as Prescribed by the State Water Resources Control Board Order No. 2022-0103-DWQ.
Adopted Resolution No. 6770(25), approving the Sewer System Management Plan and directing Staff to complete the re-certification process.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
City Planning Manager Greg Stones provided a presentation of the recent updates to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
08/19/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 4 of 5 ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum):
1. (Name not provided) complained about her personal experience with applying for a Home Use Permit and Cottage Food Permit.
APPOINTMENTS:
7. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for League of California Cities Annual Conference.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mosby/Bridge. By a 5-0 vote, Council appointed City Manager Dean Albro as the City of Lompoc voting delegate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference.
COUNCIL REQUESTS:
8. Bodger Meadows Project Status (APNs 093-111-008 through -012).
Laurie Tamura, Contract Planner presented the Staff report and recommendations and introduced Ginger Anderson as a representative of the Bodger Meadows Project. Ms. Anderson provided a short presentation on the proposed Project.
Council thanked Staff and Ms. Anderson for the information presented and discussed the matter.
Public Comment:
1. Karin Hauenstein expressed her dissatisfaction with the current County of Santa Barbara Supervisor that is a representative for Lompoc.
Council Member Bridge asked if a single Environmental Impact Report will be completed for the proposed project as well as the proposed annexation. City Staff and the Bodger Meadows Project representatives answered yes.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mosby/Starbuck. By a 5-0 vote, Council received the status update on the Bodger Meadows project and requested Staff return at a future meeting with ideas on the possible annexation of this property but also the Bailey Avenue corridor and or the sewer line on the most western side of the City limits.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
CONSENT CALENDAR: (cont’d)
4. Adopt Resolution No. 6769(25), Approving and Authorizing the City Manager or Designee to Execute a Third Phase Agreement for Energy Storage Service Agreement with Trolley Pass Project LLC.
Mayor Mosby asked Staff to provide a total cost amount to the City for this project. Utility Director Michael Luther explained this project is not a City project and the City is purchasing only a small percentage of the total storage service and that charge is not a fixed amount as it depends on the market pricing.
ACTION: Motion/Second: Mosby/Ball. By a 5-0 vote, Council directed Staff to return at the September 2, 2025 Council Meeting with example scenarios of costs for the City for this proposed Third Phase Agreement for Energy Storage Service Agreement with Trolley Pass Project LLC.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (2 Minutes Maximum): None
08/19/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 5 of 5 COUNCIL COMMENTS AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Bridge requested the City Council Handbook be returned for Council discussion and possible action at the September 2, 2025 Council Meeting. The request was seconded by Mayor Mosby and carried by Council Member Starbuck.
Mayor Mosby reported he attended a Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) meeting; requested Staff return at a future meeting to allow Council to discuss City of Lompoc Resolution No. 6669(24), regarding the installation of electric vehicle chargers for public use at 123 No. H Street, the request was seconded by Council Member Ball and carried by Council Member Bridge; and requested future presentations on the City’s towing service agreements, and the rate of return formula, these requests were seconded by Council Member Starbuck and carried by Council Member Bridge.
ADJOURNMENT: At 8:20P.M. Mayor Mosby adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on September 2, 2025, at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on November 4, 2025: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk