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MINUTES
Regular Meeting of the Lompoc City Council
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – 6:30 P.M.
City Hall, 100 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chamber
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11/18/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 2 of 5 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: Acting City Manager Brian Fallon, City Clerk Stacey Haddon, City Attorney Jeff Malawy, Planning Manager Greg Stones, Community Development Director Mario Guerrero, Management Services Director Christie Donnelly, Public Works Director Craig Dierling, and Police Lieutenant Byran Dillard, and Police Chief Kevin Martin.
Others Present: Karen Haunenstein.
Brian Halterman provided an invocation and Mayor James Mosby led the Pledge of Allegiance.
CITY MANAGER REPORT: (Information only)
Acting City Manager Brian Fallon provided a brief presentation on current and upcoming City events and happenings, including the Annual Turkey Trot being held at River Park on November 23, 2025; a Thanksgiving Break Day Camp at the Anderson Recreation Center on November 24, 25, and 26, 2025; the 2025 City of Lompoc Children’s Christmas Season Parade scheduled for Friday, December 5, 2025 beginning at 6pm; the Lompoc Library is again hosting a Tiny Arts Show and is encouraging residents of all ages to pick up their free tiny canvases at both library locations and return the art to the library by November 26, 2025; the Lompoc Library is also holding a decorated Christmas Tree raffle from November 17, 2025 – December 12, 2025; the City’s holiday light exchange program is still open to residents; nominations for Beautification & Appearance Commission’s annual Holiday & Lights Decoration Contest are being accepted until December 16, 2025; the Fire Department is participating in the Season of Hope food and toy drive and accepting donations at both Fire Stations; and announced City Hall and other City facilities will be closed on November 27 & 28, 2025 for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS (Max of 3 Minutes): None Mayor Mosby asked if Staff can provide a copy of Ordinance No. 1739 which outlines the revisions and or changes this amendment will modify the City’s municipal code before the December 16, 2025 public hearing. Acting City Manager Brian Fallon stated Staff is working to provide that document as soon as possible.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
ACTION: Motion/Second: Vega/Ball. By a 5-0 vote,
1. Approved the Minutes of the Lompoc City Council Regular Meeting of October 7, 2025.
2. Approved and Ratified expenditures for:
Payroll of October 24, 2025 - $2,040,695.70
Voucher Register of October 13 – 17, 2025 - $975,035.48 Voucher Register of October 20 – 24, 2025 - $2,038,572.06
3. Introduction of Ordinance No. 1739(25) Amending Title 15 of the Lompoc Municipal Code to Adopt and Amend the Latest Editions of the California Building Standards Code and Adopting Findings of Fact to Support Imposition of Requirements Other Than Those of the California Building Standards Code.
Introduced, for first reading by title only with further reading waived, Ordinance No. 1739(25), amending, modifying, and/or supplementing Lompoc Municipal Code Chapters 15.03, 15.04, and 15.40, and adopting the 2025 California Building Standards Code, which includes the new California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC, Title 24 Part 7) and revisions to the 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24 Part 9); and scheduled a public hearing at the regular City Council meeting of December 16, 2025, for adoption of the Ordinance.
11/18/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 3 of 5 CONSENT CALENDAR: (cont’d)
4. Adoption of Resolution No. 6787(25) Authorizing Destruction of Obsolete City Records.
Adopted Resolution No. 6787(25) authorizing destruction of obsolete City records in the Management Services Department.
5. Approval of a First Amendment to Long-Term Ground Lease and Operating Agreement with Conditional Option for Disposition and Project Development, with Pale Blue Dot Ventures, Inc., Relating to a Proposed Development of a Space Center Project on Approximately 82 Acres of City-Owned Land Including and Adjacent to Ken Adam Park (APN 095-070-008).
Approved the First Amendment to Long-Term Ground Lease and Operating Agreement with Conditional Option for Disposition and Project Development with Pale Blue Dot Ventures, Inc., which would extend by one year the deadlines for performance of the Leasehold Continuation Conditions in Section 4.1 of the Agreement, and directed the Mayor to execute it.
STAFF PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/REQUESTS:
Police Lieutenant Bryan Dillard provided a presentation on the Enforcement of Lompoc Municipal Code Chapter 8.40 - Camping and Storage of Personal Property on Public Property, Lompoc Municipal Code Chapter 12.18 – Use of Transit Facilities; and Resolution 6742(25) – Camping and Storage of Personal Property in City-Owned Properties Outside City Limits.
Council thanked Staff for the presentation.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (3 Minutes Maximum):
1. Karen Hauenstein expressed her concern about California Senate Bill SB 43 which expands involuntary behavioral health treatment.
COUNCIL REQUESTS:
City Attorney Jeff Malawy announced Mayor Mosby would recuse himself from this matter due to a real property conflict of interest. Mayor Mosby exited the Council Chamber.
BREAK: At 6:58 P.M. Mayor Pro-Tempore Vega
announced a break. At 7:02 P.M., the meeting
reconvened with all Council Members present
except Mayor Mosby.
6. Adoption of Resolution 6788(25) Establishing Rules, Regulations, Policies and Fees for River Park Campground.
Mario Guerrero, Jr. Community Development Director presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Council discussed the report and thanked Staff for the presentation.
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Bridge/Ball By a 4-0-1 vote (Mayor Mosby was absent), Council adopted Resolution No. 6788(25) for the formation of establishing rules, regulations, policies and fees for River Park Campground; and directed Staff to return at a future meeting with a report on the reservations and occupation at River Park Campground in December 2026.
Mayor Mosby returned to the Council Chamber and the dais. 11/18/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 4 of 5 UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
7. Amendments to the General Plan (GP 2023-0003) and the Lompoc Municipal Code (LMC) Title 17 (Zoning) (TA 2023-0004), and Maps for Consistency with the Lompoc Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.
Greg S. Stones, Planning Manager presented the Staff report and recommendations.
Council discussed this matter at great length.
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Bridge/Ball By a 5-0 vote, Council received and considered the Planning Commission and Staff recommendations; considered testimony from the public hearing; and directed Staff engage in conversation with Santa Barbara County Area of Governments (SBCAG) to request a revision to the Lompoc Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan which addresses Council’s questions and concerns regarding the proposed Plan and return to a future meeting to allow for Council review, discussion, and possible action to any response from SBCAG.
NEW BUSINESS:
8 Discussion and Direction Regarding a Potential Ballot Measure for a Special Transactions and Use Tax to Increase Funding for Roads and Right-of-Way Maintenance, and Alternative Tax Measure Options.
Christie Donnelly, Management Services Director and Craig Dierling, Public Works Director presented the Staff report and recommendations and introduced Wing-See Fox and James Morris from Urban Futures, Inc., to provide information specific to a possible transaction and use tax or alternative funding options for funding road maintenance.
Council discussed this matter at length, including the timeline for a ballot measure for the June 2026 Primary Election or the November 2026 General Election, public opinion on special tax and or a general tax or any tax.
Public Comment: None
ACTION: Motion/Second: Bridge/Ball By a 5-0 vote, Council directed Staff to engage a consultant to implement public opinion research (survey) among registered voters to gauge community support of a possible tax to be placed on a 2026 ballot for roads and right-of-way maintenance funding; and to return a report to Council at a future meeting in January 2026 to continue discussion of a possible 2026 ballot measure.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (2 Minutes Maximum):
1. (Name not Provided), thanked Council for discussing the proposed Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan and requesting revisions.
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND MEETING REPORTS:
Council Member Vega thanked everyone for the participation and discussion, reported he attended the Veteran’s Day Ceremony and requested a future agenda item to allow for a review of the policy for solid waste. The request was seconded by Council Member Ball and carried by Council Member Starbuck.
Council Member Ball reported he attended the Veteran’s Day Ceremony.
Council Member Bridge encouraged everyone to visit the Lompoc Public Library and requested an Staff move the translation services listed on the Future Agenda List be brought forward in January 2026; requested Staff provide a list of areas to be considered in its request to the County for an update to the City’s Sphere of Influence at the December 2, 2025 Council Meeting, the request was seconded by Council Member Ball and carried by Council Member Vega. 11/18/2025 City of Lompoc City Council Minutes Page 5 of 5 COUNCIL COMMENTS AND MEETING REPORTS: (cont’d)
Mayor Mosby requested Staff bring forward a review of the franchise agreement between the City of Lompoc and SoCal Gas; and requested a future presentation no later than February 2026 from Staff regarding funding from outside agencies that use the City’s wastewater facilities; a future presentation from Staff regarding California Assembly Bill 253 California Residential Private Permitting Review Act; and asked for Staff to confirm if the City has an agreement with the County of Santa Barbara to accept trash and refuse from Marborg Industries and suggested all Council Member review the draft 2025 Municipal Service Review and Sphere of Influence Update document. The first request was seconded by Council Member Ball and carried by Council Member Starbuck; the second request was seconded by Council Member Bridge and carried by Council Member Starbuck; the third request was seconded by Council Member Ball and carried by Council Member Starbuck; and the last request was seconded by Council Member Starbuck and carried by Council Member Bridge.
ADJOURNMENT: At 9:44 P.M. Mayor Mosby adjourned the Lompoc City Council to a Regular Meeting on December 2, 2025, at 6:30 P.M., in City of Lompoc Council Chamber.
Approved by Council action on January 20, 2026: /Stacey Haddon/ Stacey Haddon, City Clerk