CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2025, 4:00 PM
KENT HALL – CITY HALL CAMPUS – 111 W SANTA ANA ST, OJAI, CA Additional Teleconference Meeting Location Available to the Public to Accommodate Teleconferencing Planning Commissioner Jonathan Chesley, per California Government Code § 54953(b)(3):
172 Beach 24th st, Far Rockaway, NY, 11691
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 June 24, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
On the call of the roll, the following were present in the Kent Hall Chambers:
Mayor Gilman, Mayor Pro Tem Lang, and Council Members Rule, Whitman, and Mang.
Also present in the Kent Hall Chambers: City Manager Harvey, City Attorney Summers, Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery, and Community Development Director Seibert
ABSENCES
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Ojai City Council Special Meeting Minutes 2 APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion:
It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Lang, with a second by Council Member Rule, to approve the Agenda of the June 24, 2025, Special Meeting.
Council Action:
Consent reached through the Mayor, with five (5) in favor and zero (0) against.
DISCUSSION
1. Joint-Meeting Discussion | City Council and Planning Commission RECOMMENDATION: That City Council hold a joint meeting with the Planning Commission to discuss topics of interest including:
Design Guidelines
o Objective Design Standards
o General Design Guidelines Citywide;
Parking;
Fire Hardening/Firewise Communities
o Undergrounding; and
Noise/Sound
City Council provided direction to Staff and Commission, to work toward a Request for Proposals related to two (2) areas: Design Guidelines framework and parking assessment.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gilman adjourned the June 24, 2025, Special Meeting at 6:00 p.m., until the June 25, 2025, Regular Meeting immediately following.
Prepared by: Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk