ZOOM LINK - September 8, 2026 - Regular Meeting
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PRESENTATIONS
1. Quarterly Progress Update and Presentation on Findings of the City of Ojai's Targeted Forensic Review RECOMMENDATION:
Recieve and file.
Administrative Report - Forensic Review Findings Progress Report Attachment A - Targeted Forensic Review Findings
Presentation Slides
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.
2. City Council Minutes
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve.
08-18-26 Special Meeting
08-25-26 Regular Meeting
3. Planning Commission Minutes
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve.
08 05 26 Regular Meeting
4. City of Ojai Warrants for August 17 - August 30, 2026 RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file.
Administrative Report - Warrant Report
Attachment A - Warrant Report
Attachment B - Disbursement by Category
Warrant Report Cover
5. Biennial Conflict of Interest Code Update
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2026-31 adopting the City's Conflict of Interest Code and repealing Resolution No. 2024-24.
Administrative Report - Conflict of Interest Code 2026
Attachment A - Resolution No. 2026-31
6. Commission Appointment
RECOMMENDATION:
Confirm nomination of applicant Kathryn Donwen as Public Safety Commissioner, to fill a mid-term vacancy and inaugural two-year term (term ending May 2028).
Administrative Report - Commission Appointment
Attachment A - Commissioner Application – K. Donwen
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. Design Review Permit (DRP 25-011), Conditional Use Permit (CUP 26-004), Zone Change (ZC 25-002), General Plan Amendment (GPA 25-001) | Regarding the Change in Use From an Office Use to a Health Spa & Wellness Center Use, Zone Change from Public, Quasi-Public (P-L) to Village Mixed Use (VMU), and General Plan Land Use Amendment from Public/Quasi-Public (P) to Village Mixed Use (VMU); located at 107 North Ventura Street (Formerly: World University) – Assessor’s Parcel No. 021-0-106-040 and currently residential use at 107 W. Matilija Street Assessor’s Parcel No. 021-0-106-030. The existing General Plan Land Use Designation of the subject site is Public/Quasi-Public (P) and existing Zoning Classification of the subject site is Public, Quasi-Public (P-L). Property Owner: 107 Ventura LLC. Applicant/Representative: Jeremy McBride.
RECOMMENDATION:
Continue consideration of this item to a future City Council meeting.
Administrative Report - El Roblar Spa Zone Change
Attachment A - HPC Comments
Attachment B - CC Resolution
AttachmentC - CC Ordinance
Attachment D - Traffic & Parking Analysis
Attachment E - HRR
Attachment F - Plans
DISCUSSION
8. Resolution Appointing a Voting Delegate and Alternate Voting Delegate to the 2026 League of California Cities Annual Conference. (Operational Need)
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2026-32 appointing a voting delegate and an alternate voting delegate to the 2026 League of California Cities Conference.
Administrative Report - Cal Cities 2026 Voting Delegate Attachment A - Cal Cities Resolution Packet
Attachment B - Resolution No. 2026-32
9. Authorization to Release a Request for Proposals for Owner’s Representative/Construction Management Services for the Permanent Supportive Housing Project (PSHP) (Operational Need)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Owner’s Representative/Construction Management Services for the Permanent Support Housing Project (PSHP); and Authorize the City Manager to release the RFP, conduct the competitive solicitation process, evaluate proposals, and return to the City Council with a recommended contract award for consideration.
Administrative Report - RFP For PSHP Owners Rep./Cons. Mgmt.
Attachment A - Request for Proposals
10. City of Ojai Policy for Commemorative Naming and Donations (City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve proposed Policy for Commemorative Naming and Donations.
Administrative Report - Naming and Donation Policy
Attachment A - Policy
11. Furnished by Owner and Installed by Owner (FOIO) Items | Ojai Permanent Supportive Housing Project (OPSHP) 611 South Montgomery Street (Operational Need)
RECOMMENDATION:
Review the Permanent Supportive Housing Project Furnished by Owner and Installed by Owner (FOIO) items list.
Authorize staff to proceed with solicitation of donations for items included on the FOIO List.
Administrative Report - OPSHP Donations
Attachment A - FOIO LIst
12. Amendment No. 3 to Secural Security Corporation Agreement – Contract Extension and Not-to-Exceed Increase (Operational Need)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for Contract Services with Secural Security Corporation, revising the contract’s not-to-exceed (NTE) amount to $767,000 and extending the termination date to June 30, 2027.
Administrative Report - Secural Security Corporation Agreement Attachment A - Agreement No. 2026-96, Amendment No 3
Attachment B - Amendment No. 2
Attachment C - Amendment No. 1
Attachment D - Original Agreement
13. Introduce Ordinance No. 974 Amending Article 5 of Chapter 3 of Title 4 of the Ojai Municipal Code to Add Section 4-3.511 Prohibiting the Use of Libbey Park Tennis Courts For Any Activity Other Than Tennis with Limited Exceptions ( City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION:
Introduce, for first reading by title only with further reading waived, Ordinance No. 974 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OJAI, CALIFORNIA AMENDING ARTICLE 5 OF CHAPTER 3 OF TITLE 4 OF THE OJAI MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD SECTION 4-3.511 PROHIBITING THE USE OF LIBBEY PARK TENNIS COURTS FOR ANY ACTIVITY OTHER THAN TENNIS WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, and; Direct staff to return to the City Council for second reading and adoption of the Ordinance at the September 8, 2026, City Council Meeting.
Administrative Report - Tennis Court Ordinance
Attachment A - Ordinance 974
Attachment B - Ordinance No. 974 - Redline
14. GENERAL PLAN UPDATE | Proposed Survey Questions Regarding the Climate Action Plan (City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider ratifying the proposed survey questions for dissemination to the Ojai Community.
Administrative Report - General Plan Update
Attachment A - Draft CAP Survey
Attachment B - Air Quality Goals Policy
Attachment C - CAP GHG Inventory
Attachment D - GPU CAP Workplan
COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPORTS
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
Posted September 4, 2026, at 2:00 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.
Records of the Meeting
09 08 26 Written Public Comments and Meeting Records
ACCOMMODATIONS
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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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:
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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.