City of Port Hueneme
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January 17, 2023
Port Hueneme City Hall
250 North Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
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6:00 P.M.- CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Martinez called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Gama, Hernandez, McQueen-Legohn; Mayor Pro Tern Perez; Mayor Martinez
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT -None
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
City Attorney Kevin Spaulding read the closed session items into the record.
1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Authority: Government Code § 54956.8
PROPERTY: 140 Pleasant Valley Road
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: City of Port Hueneme and Larramendy Family Trust UNDER NEGOTIATION: Price and Terms of Payment
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
There were no conflicts of interest disclosed.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Martinez recessed to the closed session meeting at 6:01 p.m . 6:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Martinez called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. and led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Gama, Hernandez, McQueen-Legohn; Mayor Pro Tern Perez; Mayor Martinez
Absent: None
INSPIRATION
Given by Mayor Martinez
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Kevin Spaulding provided the closed session report indicating no reportable action.
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comments were provided by the following:
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Timothy Furgal (in-person)
•Maria Ventura (Zoom)
•Jacob Marquez Pantoja (written)
AGENDA APPROVAL FOR CITY COUNCIL
City Council Agenda Approval
A motion was made by Councilmember Hernandez, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Perez and passed unanimously to approve the City Council Agenda of January 17, 2023.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
Mayor Martinez indicated he would be recusing himself from Business Item No. 5, “Design and Construction of New Sidewalk & Replacement/or Upgrade of Existing Sidewalk Along Scott Street between Ponoma Street and 2nd Street” due to reasonable material conflict in that his residence is within 500 feet of the sidewalk. No other conflicts were disclosed.
PRESENTATIONS
A. State of the Port Presentation by Kristin Decas, CEO/Port Director of The Port of Hueneme Oxnard Harbor District
Kristin Decas, CEO/Port Director of The Port of Hueneme Oxnard Harbor District, presented a State of the Port PowerPoint presentation and answered questions from Council.
B. Alaska Flight 261 Memorial Proclamation
Mayor Martinez read the proclamation into record and proclaimed January 31, as the day we honor the 88 souls who died on January 31, 2000, and recognized that the kindness of our community members continues twenty-three years later and that we will always urge residents of Port Hueneme to exercise compassion in our daily lives for the betterment of our family members, our colleagues, and every individual we encounter.
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C. Martin Luther King Day Proclamation
Mayor Martinez read the proclamation into record and recognized and proclaimed January 16, 2023, as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.”
CONSENT CALENDAR
In response to an inquiry from Councilmember Gama, Deputy City Manager Charles Peretz provided clarification of the services provided by MV Cheng & Associates.
A motion was made by Councilmember Hernandez, seconded by Councilmember McQueen-Legohn, to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 1 - 4 as presented.
Motion passed 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, McQueen-Legohn, Perez, Martinez
NOES: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None
City Council:
1. Register of Disbursements
Received and filed the City’s register of disbursements for the period of December 15, 2022 through January 10, 2023.
2. Second Reading, by Title Only, Waiving Full Reading, and Adoption of Ordinance Amending Section 10802 Of Chapter 6 of Article X of the Port Hueneme Municipal Code, Pertaining to Development Standards for Accessory Dwelling Units Read, by title only, waiving a full reading of the ordinance, and adopted Ordinance No. 791, amending Section 10802 of Chapter 6 of Article X of the Port Hueneme Municipal Code, pertaining to Development Standards for Accessory Dwelling Units, and find that the project is exempt from CEQA.
3. Professional Auditing Services
Authorized staff to proceed with a Request for Proposal (RFP) for City-Wide Professional Auditing Services.
4. Award of Contract for Office 365 Implementation/Conversion Awarded a contract to KPCS Consulting LLC for Office 365 Implementation/Conversion, and authorized the City Manager to execute a contract subject to review and approval of the City Attorney.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - None.
BUSINESS ITEMS
5. Design and Construction of New Sidewalk & Replacement/or Upgrade of Existing Sidewalk Along Scott Street between Ponoma Street and 2nd Street Mayor Martinez announced that he will be recusing himself from this item, as stated earlier, for reasonable material conflict due to the proximity of his residence and the sidewalk. No CC Regular Meeting Minutes, 01-17-2023, Page 3 of 8
other conflicts were disclosed. Mayor Martinez turned the meeting over to Mayor Pro Tem Perez and left the meeting at 7:18 p.m.
Principal Engineer Charles Cable presented the report and corrected for the record that City Council voted last year in September 2022, and not earlier this year as stated in the staff report, to agendize a discussion of whether the City should construct a new sidewalk or connect existing sidewalk.
Recommendation: City Council discuss the construction of new sidewalk along Scott Street between Ponoma Street and N. 2nd Street and direct staff to take such action as it deems appropriate.
After considering all provided information, the Council is asked to take one of the following actions:
1. Amend the CIP, indicate the project’s priority within it, and direct staff to prepare an engineered design for project construction.
2. Defer the construction of the sidewalk until the status of the sale of the property is resolved.
3. Provide other direction as the City Council determines appropriate.
Questions followed.
Public comments were provided by the following:
• George Shoup
• Robert Blackwell
A motion was made by Councilmember Gama to amend the CIP, give this the highest priority, and directed staff to prepare an engineered design for the project construction.
Questions and discussion followed.
Councilmember Hernandez requested a friendly amendment to Councilmember Gama’s motion, adding that should the sale of property go through that the sidewalk be retained.
Councilmember Gama accepted the friendly amendment. Questions and discussion followed. City Attorney Spaulding warned that Council is getting into potential closed session conversations. Councilmember McQueen-Legohn asked for the motion to be restated. Councilmember Gama restated his motion to amend the CIP, give this the highest priority, and directed staff to prepare an engineered design for the project construction, and to negotiate the sidewalk’s future if and when negotiations proceed. The motion was seconded by Councilmember McQueen-Legohn.
Motion passed 3-1-0-1 as follows:
AYES: Gama, McQueen-Legohn, Perez
NOES: Hernandez; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: Martinez
Mayor Martinez returned to the meeting at 7:34 p.m.
6. City Council Legislative Platform Policy
City Attorney Kevin Spaulding presented the report.
Recommendation: City Council consider and adopt the attached Legislative Platform and/or any revisions deemed appropriate.
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Mayor Martinez:
1. Motioned to have a report on the skate park data results, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Perez, and passed unanimously to add the item to a future Council agenda.
Councilmember Gama motioned to have a goal setting workshop. Council confirmed this has already been requested and is being worked on.
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned in the name and message of Martin Luther King, Jr., at 8:51 p.m. to it’s next regular meeting scheduled for Monday, February 6, 2022, at 6:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted;
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City Clerk
Approved this 21st day of February ,2023:
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Roberto “Bobby” Martinez, Mayor
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