THIS MEETING WILL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY UPON THE CONCLUSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING SCHEDULED TO BEGIN AT 5:00 PM AGENDA PACKET - This link is to the complete Agenda Packet in PDF.
ZOOM LINK - May 12, 2026 - Regular Meeting
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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.
1. Minutes - City Council
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve.
04-28-2026 - Regular Meeting
2. Minutes - Planning Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
Minutes - 04-15-26 PC Regular Meeting
3. City of Ojai Warrants for April 13, 2026 - April 26, 2026 RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
Administrative Report - Warrant Report
Attachment A - Warrant Register Report
Attachment B - Disbursement by Category
Warrant Cover Letter
4. Confirm Appointment to Fill Mid-Term Vacancy on the Planning Commission RECOMMENDATION:
Confirm nomination of applicant Bruce Hanson as Planning Commissioner to fill a mid-term vacancy (term ending May 2028).
Administrative Report - Planning Commissioner Confirmation Attachment A - Commissioner Application Form - B. Hanson
5. Confirm Appointment to Fill Inaugural Vacancy on the Public Safety Commission RECOMMENDATION:
Confirm nomination of applicant Larry Steingold as Public Safety Commissioner to fill an inaugural vacancy (term ending May 2030).
Administrative Report - Public Safety Commissioner Confirmation Attachment A - Commissioner Application Form - L. Steingold
6. Amendment No. 2 to Pristine Auto Detailing for Fleet Detailing Services RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize City Manager to execute the second amendment to PW Agreement No. 2025-29B with Pristine Auto Detailing (Pristine Auto) to (1) increase the not-to-exceed amount for FY 25/26 by $15,000, and (2) establish a new not-to-exceed amount for FY 26/27 of $67,000; and Authorize the City Manager to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2027.
Administrative Report - Fleet Detailing Services
Attachment A - Original Agreement
Attachment B - Amendment No 1
Attachment C - Amendment No. 2
7. Award Maintenance Agreement for Janitorial Services (Operational Need) RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the City Manager to execute Maintenance Agreement No. 2026-31 with Kelly’s Cleaning & Supplies for janitorial services in the amount of $115,263.96 for a three-year period commencing July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, and; Authorize the City Manager to execute, in their sole discretion, future amendments for up to two (2) additional one-year terms for a maximum agreement term not to exceed five (5) years.
Administrative Report - Janitorial Services Agreement
Attachment A - Agreement
8. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 2026-16 Supporting Assembly Bill No. 2529 (Johnson) Relating to Declarations in Civil Claims Filed Against Public Entities RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution No. 2026-16, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OJAI, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 2529 (JOHNSON) RELATING TO DECLARATIONS IN CIVIL CLAIMS FILED AGAINST PUBLIC ENTITIES.” (Attachment A).
Direct staff to transmit a copy of the executed resolution to the author of AB 2529, Assembly member Johnson, and to other members of the State Legislature as directed by the City Attorney’s Office.
Administrative Report - AB 2529 Support
Attachment A - Resolution 2026-16
Attachment B - Assembly Bill 2529
DISCUSSION
9. Initiating Proceedings for the Annual Levy of Assessments, Preliminarily Approving the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report, and Declaring the Council’s Intent to Levy and Collect Assessments for the Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1, Plaza Maintenance Assessment District No. 2, and Landscaping and Lighting District No. 3 (City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2026-13 - Initiating Proceedings for the Annual Levy of Assessments for the City of Ojai Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1, Plaza Maintenance Assessment District (District No. 2), and Landscaping and Lighting District No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2026/27; and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-14 - Preliminarily Approving the Engineer’s Annual Levy Report for the City of Ojai Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1, Plaza Maintenance Assessment District (District No. 2), and Landscaping and Lighting District No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2026/2027; and Adopt Resolution No. 2026-15 - Declaring the Council’s Intent To Levy and Collect Assessments Within the City of Ojai Landscaping and Lighting District No. 1, Plaza Maintenance Assessment District (District No. 2), and Landscaping and Lighting District No. 3 for Fiscal Year 2026/2027 and Setting a Time and Place for Public Hearing.
Administrative Report - Special Districts, Landscape, Lighting, Plaza Attachment A - Resolution No. 2026-13_Initiation of Proceedings Attachment B - Resolution No. 2026-14 Approval of Preliminary ER Attachment C - Resolution No. 2026-15 Intent to Levy
Attachment D - Preliminary Engineers Report
10. Habitat for Humanity Project; Real Property Management/Disposition Options; Establishment of a Community Land Trust (City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive information regarding management and disposition options available to the City Council related to the real property underlying the proposed Habitat for Humanity project (involving the development of five residential units to be sold to qualified homeowners), including:
City ownership of the property subject to a ground lease with Habitat and/or future homeowners (status quo); Conveyance of the property to Habitat for $1 for Habitat to develop five residential units and eventually convey fee ownership of property to future homeowners; City ownership of the property subject to a ground lease with Habitat and/or future homeowners along with a conveyance of the property to a community land trust, if established.
Provide direction to the City Attorney’s Office to initiate the Surplus Land Act process.
Provide direction to the City Attorney’s Office as to which of the above options should be brought to City Council for further consideration and a decision and provide direction to prepare documentation needed to implement the disposition of the property based on the selected option.
Provide direction to the City Attorney’s Office as to whether to return to City Council with a future agenda item to establish a Community Land Trust, and/or establish an ad-hoc committee of City Council to work with staff to further frame out the steps needed to establish a Community Land Trust, irrespective of which option is selected for the Habitat for Humanity project.
Administrative Report - 408-410 N. Montgomery Habitat for Humanity Project
11. Consideration of the City’s Ability to Shift to At Large Voting (Gilman/Rule)
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider information regarding the ability to shift from electing City Council Members “by-district” to an “at-large” method of selection.
Provide direction (or not) to the City Attorney’s Office as to whether to return to City Council with an ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 889 or an ordinance submitting a ballot question to the voters seeking voter approval to return to at-large elections.
Provide alternate direction to the City Attorney.
Administrative Report - At Large Voting
COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPORTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Posted May 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.
Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS / MATERIALS ADDED TO THE RECORD OF THE MEETING Written public comments will be published here for public access. Please see PUBLIC COMMENT OPTIONS below for instructions on how to submit.
Written Comments / Records
Written Public Comments 05 12 26
TOT Larner Submission
Whitman PPT
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.