AGENDA PACKET - This link is to the complete Agenda Packet in PDF.
ZOOM LINK - April 14, 2026 - Regular Meeting
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
1. Quarterly Progress Update on Findings of the City of Ojai's Targeted Forensic Review Administrative Report - Quarterly Progress Update - Targeted Forensic Review Attachment A - Targeted Forensic Review Findings
PowerPoint
2. Green Valley Project and C.R.E.W. – Tree Planting Presentation PowerPoint - Green Valley Project Tree Planting
COMMISSION REPORTS
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Public Communications is the time set aside during the meeting for members of the public to address the City Council on items of City business other than scheduled agenda items. Matters raised at this time may be briefly discussed by the Council, and will generally be referred to staff and/or placed on a subsequent agenda. Under State law, other than for emergency items, no action can be taken.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. There will be no discussion of these items unless, before the vote on the motion to adopt, specific items are removed from the Consent Calendar for separate motions.
3. Minutes - City Council meetings held March 24, 2026
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve minutes.
03-24-26 Minutes Special Meeting
03-24-26 Minutes Regular Meeting
4. City of Ojai Warrants for March 9, 2026 - March 29, 2026 RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
Administrative Report - Warrant Report
Attachment A - Warrant Register Report
Attachment B - Disbursement by Category
Warrant Cover Letter
5. Fiscal Year 2026/27 List of Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Projects Required by State Senate Bill 1 (SB1) RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2026-8 to provide the list of road maintenance and rehabilitation projects to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) as required by California State Senate Bill 1 (SB1) to secure access to State grant funds for road rehabilitation projects in Fiscal Year 2026/27.
Administrative Report - List of Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Attachment A - Resolution No. 2026-8
6. Appointment to Fill Mid-Term Vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Commission RECOMMENDATION:
Confirm nomination of applicant Jim Bailey as Parks and Recreation Commissioner to fill a mid-term vacancy (term ending May 2029).
Administrative Report - Parks and Recreation Commissioner Attachment A - Commissioner Application Form, J. Bailey
DISCUSSION
7. Ojai Permanent Supportive Housing Project/DignityMoves Project Bid Affirmation (City Council Direction) RECOMMENDATION:
Consider selecting from options one or two below:
Affirm DignityMoves’ determination of lowest responsive bidder of Specialty Construction for the Ojai Permanent Supportive Housing Project for a total project cost of $10.5M with a 10% contingency; designate five (5) of the thirty (30) units for Transitional Age Youth (TAY) thereby allowing DignityMoves to accept and apply a private donation of $1M towards the Project; accept the corresponding Development Budget and Schedule; waive City project fees; and authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the City’s Development Management Agreement with DignityMoves (DMA) to incorporate such documents into the DMA along with terms for use of the private donation of $1M towards the Project; and, Direct the City Manager to modify the ERF Grant Application based upon City Council direction and submit to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and anticipated approval to reflect the dedication of five (5) units of the project for use for TAY.
OR
Affirm DignityMoves’ determination of lowest responsive bidder of Specialty Construction for the Ojai Permanent Supportive Housing Project for a total project cost of $9.5M including a 4% contingency; waive City project fees; accept the corresponding Development Budget and Schedule; and authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the City’s DMA to incorporate such documents into the DMA; and decline designating five (5) of the thirty (30) units for TAY and DignityMoves’ offer to accept and apply a private donation of $1M towards the Project.
If option one or two is selected,
THEN ALSO
:
Direct the City Manager to initiate a request for proposal (RFP) process for an engineer or construction project manager to act as the City’s representative for the Ojai Permanent Supportive Project, with funding for the position drawing from City Housing Trust Funds.
If option one or two is
NOT
selected, then:
Provide alternative direction to the City Manager.
Administrative Report - Dignity Moves Bid Affirmation
Attachment A - Project Budget to Actual, Option 1 - $10.5M with TAY Attachment B - Project Budget to Actual, Option 2 - $9.5M without TAY Attachment C - Donation Letter - Balay Ko Foundation to DignityMoves Attachment D - Proposed Design Construction Schedule
PowerPoint
8. Adopt Revisions to the City Council Protocols to Establish Quasi-Judicial Hearing Procedures (City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2026-9 approving revisions to the City Council Protocols and adopting a policy for Quasi-Judicial Hearings as an attachment to the Council Protocols.
Administrative Report - Council Protocols, Quasi-Judicial Hearings Attachment A - Resolution No. 2026-9
Attachment B - Ojai Council Protocols
Attachment C - Draft Ojai Council Hearing Procedures
9. Award of Maintenance Agreement for Pest Control Services (Operational Need)
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the City Manager to execute PW Maintenance Agreement No. 2026-05 with Ventura Pest Control, Inc. for pest control services in the amount of $10,425 through June 30, 2026, and in the amount of $42,300 beginning July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 for a total authorized expenditure of $52,725; and Authorize the City Manager to execute, in his sole discretion, future amendments to extend the term of the Agreement for up to three (3) additional one-year terms not exceeding four (4) years and three (3) months.
Administrative Report - Award Maintenance Agreement for Pest Control Attachment A - Agreement Pest Control Services
10. Approval of a Budget Appropriation for Installation of Air Conditioning Unit at the Libbey Bowl Ticket Booth (Operational Need)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve a budget appropriation of $21,000 from the Libbey Bowl Maintenance Fund Balance (Fund 011) to fund the purchase and installation of an air conditioning (A/C) unit at the Libbey Bowl ticket booth and authorize the City Manager to execute the task order with Green Globe HVAC for the work.
Administrative Report - Libbey Bowl Ticket Booth AC
Attachment A - Task Order No. 2026-TO-19 Green Globe
COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPORTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Posted April 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS
Written public comments will be published here for public access. Please see PUBLIC COMMENT OPTIONS below for instructions on how to submit.
Written Comments
Written Public Comments - 04 14 26 Regular Meeting
Material Received at Dais
ACCOMMODATIONS
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Agenda reports and other disclosable public records related to agenda items are available on the City's website at ojai.ca.gov/525/2968/Public-Meetings
and at City Hall located at 401 S. Ventura St., Ojai, Ca., during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT OPTIONS
Written Comments:
In order for staff to provide the City Council with written public comments timely, written/emailed public comments must be submitted no later than 3:00 p.m.
on the
day before
the meeting.
You may always submit written comments to the City Clerk via mail, in person at City Hall, or via email to [email protected]
. If your written comment is received by 3:00 p.m. on the day before
the meeting date, the City Clerk will distribute copies of your comments to all Council Members and recorded on the City website. Written comments received after 3:00 p.m. may not be distributed to the Council Members and recorded on the City website until after the meeting.
Verbal Comments:
Verbal Comments will be received on any item on the agenda at the time the agenda item is heard. Comments may be made in person at the meeting or through Zoom, via the link at the top of the Agenda. Pre-registration is not required for public comment via Zoom. Instead, Zoom participants will utilize the hand-raise function to indicate their desire to speak on an item.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
All materials related to an item on this agenda, including written public comments, will be available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, and following the meeting, will be accessible on the City of Ojai's website at ojai.ca.gov.
As a government agency, the City of Ojai is subject to the California Public Records Act (Government Code § 6250 et seq.). Please be advised that all communications submitted to City officials and staff are subject to public disclosure under the California Public Records Act. There are limited exceptions that allow the City to redact personal information under the California Public Records Act. If you have concerns regarding privacy, please do not include your personal identifying information, such as your name, e-mail, phone number, and home address in your correspondence to the City, including, but not limited to, public comment.
If you challenge the actions of the City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the public notices, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing (California Government Code Section 65009).
Any legal action by an applicant seeking to obtain a judicial review of the City Council's decision on a Hearing listed on this Agenda may be subject to the 90-day filing period of and governed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.
LEVINE ACT WARNING
Applicants and their agents before the City Council are subject to the campaign disclosure provisions detailed in Government Code Section 84308. No City Council Member may accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of more than $500 from any party or agent for 12 months subsequent to the date a final decision is rendered by the City. This prohibition commences when your application has been filed, or the proceeding is otherwise initiated.
A party to a City proceeding - which includes both applicants and agents - shall disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution of more than $500 made to any Council Member by the applicant or agent, during the preceding 12 months. No party to a City proceeding, or agent, shall make a contribution to a Council Member during the proceeding and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered by the City.
Prior to rendering a decision on a City proceeding, any Council Member who received a contribution of more than $500 within the preceding 12 months from any party, or agent, to a proceeding shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding and shall be disqualified from participating in the proceeding. However, if any Council Member receives a contribution that otherwise would require disqualification and returns the contribution within 30 days of knowing about the contribution and the relevant proceeding, the Council Member shall be permitted to participate in the proceeding.
If you believe that these provisions apply to you or a Council Member, please inform the City Clerk at the earliest possible opportunity. Failure to do so may affect the City's ability to process your application.