MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026, 6:00 PM
CONTINUATION OF ADJOURNED SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR
MEETING
KENT HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL CAMPUS - 111 W SANTA ANA ST,
OJAI, CA
Mayor Gilman called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
ROLL CALL
The following members were present: Mayor Gilman, Mayor Pro Tem Mang, and Council Members Rule, Lang, and Whitman.
Also present: City Manager Harvey, City Attorney Burgess, Assistant to the City Manager Cervantes, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Chief Deputy City Clerk Montgomery led the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
ACTION: Unanimous consent reached through Mayor, to approve the agenda, and to continue Item 14 to a future meeting, and move up Item 12 to be heard as the first discussion item.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Quarterly Progress Update and Presentation on Findings of the City of Ojai Targeted Forensic Review
RECOMMENDATION: Recieve and file.
COMMISSION REPORTS
Commissioner Aikens of the Historic Preservation Commission provided a report on an upcoming Commission request to Council.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
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.
3. Planning Commission Minutes
RECOMMENDATION: Approve.
4. City of Ojai Warrants for August 17 - August 30, 2026 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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.
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).
MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Gilman, second by Council Member Lang, to approve the consent calendar.
The motion carried unanimously.
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.
MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Rule, second by Council Member Lang, to approve the resolution, appointing Council Member Whitman as voting delegate and Council Member Lang as alternate.
The motion carried unanimously.
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:
1. Approve the Request for Proposals (RFP) for Owner’s
Representative/Construction Management Services for the Permanent Support Housing Project (PSHP); and
2. 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.
MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Gilman, second by Council Member Lang, to approve with confirmed modifications and assigning Mayor Pro Tem Mang and Council Member Rule to serve on the evaluation team.
The motion carried unanimously.
10. City of Ojai Policy for Commemorative Naming and Donations (City Council Direction)
RECOMMENDATION: Approve proposed Policy for Commemorative Naming and Donations.
MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Lang , second by Mayor Gilman, to approve the policy as recommended, and to return at a future meeting with a donor application form for approval.
The motion carried unanimously.
11. Furnished by Owner and Installed by Owner (FOIO) Items | Ojai Permanent Supportive Housing Project (OPSHP) 611 South Montgomery Street (Operational Need)
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Review the Permanent Supportive Housing Project Furnished by Owner and Installed by Owner (FOIO) items list.
2. Authorize staff to proceed with solicitation of donations for items included on the FOIO List.
MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Lang, second by Mayor Gilman, to approve and return with updated list including monetization and prioritization of each item.
The motion carried unanimously
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.
MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Gilman, second by Council Member Lang to approve.
The motion carried 4-1. (Mayor Pro Tem Mang dissenting.)
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:
1. 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;
2. Direct staff to return to the City Council for second reading and adoption of the
Ordinance at the September 8, 2026, City Council Meeting.
MOTION: It was moved by Mayor Gilman, second by Council Member Whitman, to approve introduction of the ordinance.
The motion carried 4-1. (Council Member Rule dissenting.)
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.
Item 14 was continued to a future meeting.
COUNCIL MEMBER'S REPORTS
Council Member Lang provided a GCTC report.
Mayor Gilman provided a report on new student council sessions.
Council Member Rule provided a report on VC Animal Services.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Council Member Whitman requested Staff to return with a report and plan for use of the $33,000 in-lieu tree fee balance.
Council Member Whitman requested an item for Council to approve a Community/Council Member Town Hall regarding emergency and disaster preparedness.
Council Member Rule requested an update on the one-million-dollar donation related to the OPSHP.
Council Member Rule requested an item for Council to approve a Community/Council Member Town Hall regarding election integrity.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Gilman adjourned the meeting at 9:45 p.m.
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Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk
Approved: September 22, 2026, Regular Meeting