AGENDA PACKET - This link is to the complete Agenda Packet in PDF.
ZOOM LINK - May 26, 2026 - Regular Meeting
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATION
Proclamation Designating May 2026 as Historic Preservation Month
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. City of Ojai Warrants for April 27, 2026 - May 10, 2026 RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
Administrative Report - Warrant Report
Attachment A - Warrant Register Report
Attachment B - Disbursement by Category
Warrant Cover Letter
2. Treasurer's Monthly Report of Cash and Investments for the City of Ojai as of April 30, 2026 RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
Administrative Report -Treasurers Report Apr 2026
Attachment A -Treasurer's Monthly Report Apr 2026
Exhibit A - Cash & Investment Summary Apr 2026
3. Minutes - City Council
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve.
05-12-26 - Special Meeting
05-12-26 - Regular Meeting
05-13-26 - Special Meeting
4. Confirm Reappointments to Fill Term-Ending Vacancies on City Commissions RECOMMENDATION:
Confirm nomination of commission reappointments: Gina McHatton, Historic Preservation Commission; Craig Walker, Historic Preservation Commission; Carolyn Wagner, Arts Commission (terms ending May 2030).
Administrative Report - Commissioner Reappointments May 2026 Attachment A - Requests for Reappointment
5. Confirm Appointment to Fill Inaugural Vacancy on the Public Safety Commission RECOMMENDATION:
Confirm nomination of applicant Jim McEachen as Public Safety Commissioner to fill an inaugural vacancy (four-year term ending May 2030).
Administrative Report - Public Safety Commissioner Confirmation Attachment A - Commissioner Application Form – J. McEachen
6. Amendment No 2 to Pristine Auto Detailing for Fleet Detailing Services (Operational Need)
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize City Manager to execute the second amendment to PW Agreement No. 2025-29B with Pristine Auto Detailing (Pristine Auto) to increase the not-to-exceed amount for FY 25-26 by $15,000; and Authorize the City Manager to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for trolley detailing services for FY 26-27.
Administrative Report - Pristine Auto Detailing Amendment No 2 Attachment A - Original Agreement Pristine Auto Detailing Attachment B - Amendment No. 1
Attachment C - Amendment No. 2
DISCUSSION
7. 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 or amending 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
Attachment A - Nov. 3, 2026 General Election Calendar
PowerPoint Presentation
8. 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 - Landscape, Lighting and Plaza Districts Attachment A - Resolution No. 2026-13 Initiation of Proceeding Attachment B - Resolution No. 2026-14 Approval of Preliminary Engineers Report Attachment C - Resolution No. 2026-15 Intent to Levy
Attachment D - Preliminary Engineers Report
9. Five-Year Proposed Capital Improvement Program
(City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive a presentation on the current and proposed Capital Improvement Program and provide feedback and direction to be incorporated in the FY26/27 approved budget.
Administrative Report - Five-Year Proposed Capital Improvement Program Attachment A - Draft Five-Year CIP
PowerPoint Presentation
10. City of Long Beach Modular Connect Shelter Units Request for Proposals (Mang/Whitman)
RECOMMENDATION:
Discuss City of Long Beach Request for Proposals and provide direction to staff as to whether to submit a proposal to the City of Long Beach to acquire one or more Connect Shelter units and also provide direction as to the maximum proposal price for such proposal.
Administrative Report - City of Long Beach Modular Connect Shelter Units Attachment A - City of Long Beach Connect Shelters RFP
Attachment B - Photographs of the Connect Shelters (Interior and Exterior)
11. Update on Aspire Broadband Agreement and Microtrenching Ordinance (City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive an update regarding the agreement proposed by Aspire Broadband for the installation of a fiber network within the city’s right-of-way.
Administrative Report - Aspire Broadband Update
COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPORTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Posted May 22, 2026, at 12:00 p.m., Updated May 22, 2026, at 9:00 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 - 05 26 26
ACCOMMODATIONS
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (805) 646-5581. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
If you feel that a language interpreter is necessary for you to participate in this meeting, notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an interpreter to assure your participation/understanding of this meeting.
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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.