CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025, 6:00 PM
KENT HALL – CITY HALL CAMPUS – 111 W SANTA ANA ST, OJAI, CA
ANDY GILMAN, MAYOR
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
DISTRICT 1 – LESLIE RULE DISTRICT 3 – ANDREW WHITMAN
DISTRICT 2 – RACHEL LANG, MAYOR PRO TEM DISTRICT 4 – KIM MANG
BEN HARVEY MATTHEW SUMMERS WESTON MONTGOMERY
CITY MANAGER CITY ATTORNEY CHIEF DEPUTY CITY CLERK
Mayor Gilman called the Special Meeting of the Ojai City Council to order on February 4, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
On the call of the roll, the following were present in the Council Chambers: Mayor Gilman, Mayor Pro Tem Lang, and Council Members Rule, Whitman, and Mang.
Also present in the Kent Hall Chambers: City Manager Harvey, Assistant City Manager Alameda, City Attorney Summers, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery.
ABSENCES
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Council Action:
Consent reached through the Mayor to approve the agenda of the February 4, 2025, Special Meeting Agenda. Motion by Mayor Pro Tem Lang and second from Council Member Whitman.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 Ojai City Council Special Meeting Minutes ojai.ca.gov
2 DISCUSSION
1. Discussion of the Ojai Cabin Village Cost Model
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Provide comment and feedback on the Cabin Village Cost model; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to proceed in the development and negotiation of an operational funding agreement with the County of Ventura for future operational support of the Ojai Cabin Village.
Motion:
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Lang, with a second by Mayor Gilman to approve the Cabin Village Cost Model as recommended, to direct staff to return with research on the Dignity Moves cost model and project feasibility, and direct the City Manager to pursue partnership agreements with the County of Ventura Roll Call:
On the call of the roll, the vote was five (5) in favor and zero (0) against.
Ayes: Rule, Whitman, Gilman, Mang, Lang
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
MOTION PASSES
2. City of Ojai Traffic Motor Officer FY 2024-25
RECOMMENDATION: Direct the City Manager to:
1. Enter into an agreement on behalf of the City to purchase a fully-equipped, used motorcycle from the City of Thousand Oaks at a reduced rate; and
2. Enter into an agreement with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office to deploy a full-time (40 hours per week with no backfill) Deputy Sheriff serving in the capacity as a full-time traffic motor officer within the City of Ojai.
Item 2 was continued to the next Regular Meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gilman adjourned the February 4, 2025, Special Meeting at 10:10 p.m., until the February 11, 2025, Regular Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
Prepared by: Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk