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City of Port Hueneme
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
April 3, 2023
Port Hueneme City Hall
250 North Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
(In-Person and Virtually via Zoom)
4:30 PM Closed Session | 6:30 PM Open Session
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4:30 PM – CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Steven A. Gama, Laura D. Hernandez, Martha R. McQueen-Legohn; Mayor Pro Tem Misty Perez; Mayor Roberto “Bobby” Martinez
PUBLIC COMMENT (10 Minutes)
The Council will hear closed session public comments for a maximum of 10 minutes. In-person and virtual public comments should be no more than 3 minutes in length. Written comments should be no more than 500 words. Please see Agenda cover page for submission instructions.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
With respect to every item of business to be discussed in CLOSED SESSION, pursuant to the California Government Code:
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT
Authority: Government Code Section 54957 and 54954.5(e) Title: City Manager
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
6:30 PM CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Steven A. Gama, Laura D. Hernandez, Martha R. McQueen-Legohn; Mayor Pro Tem Misty Perez; Mayor Roberto “Bobby” Martinez
INSPIRATION
Given by Mayor Martinez
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may submit comments for items on the Agenda or that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. General public comments regarding items Not on the Agenda will be heard at this time. State law prohibits Council from taking action on any item Not on the Agenda. Comments regarding items on the Agenda will be heard when the item is addressed. In-person and virtual public comments should be no more than 3 minutes in length.
Written comments should be no more than 500 words. Please see Agenda cover page for submission instructions.
AGENDA APPROVAL FOR CITY COUNCIL
City Council Agenda
Recommendation: Approve the City Council Agenda of April 3, 2023.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATION
PRESENTATIONS
1. Swearing in of New Police Officer
2. Autism Awareness Proclamation
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the governing body, and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. There will be no discussion of these items unless, before the governing body votes on the motion to adopt, specific items are removed from the Consent Calendar for separate motions
3. Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the March 20, 2023, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
4. Register of Disbursements
Recommendation: Receive and file the City’s register of disbursements for the period of March 14, 2023 through March 28, 2023.
5. Proposed Ordinance Prohibiting the Use or Sale of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Single-Serve Plastics throughout the City of Port Hueneme Recommendation: Adopt an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme, California, adding a new Chapter 8 to Article V, beginning with Section 5630, to the City CC Regular Meeting Agenda – April 3, 2023, Page 3 of 4
of Port Hueneme Municipal Code for the purposes of prohibiting the sale, manufacturing, and distribution of designated expanded polystyrene products; and make a determination of exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.
6. Award of Contract for Professional Auditing Services Recommendation: Select Moss, Levy & Hartzheim, LLP, for professional auditing services for an initial three-year period (FY 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25) with two one-year renewal options, and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute a contract subject to review and approval of the City Attorney.
7. Authorization to Purchase Landscape Maintenance Equipment Recommendation: Approve the purchase of multiple pieces of equipment that will be utilized for Landscape maintenance for $31,420.15, utilizing a cooperative purchasing agreement through Sourcewell Contract No. #031121-TTC-2.
8. Ratification of Labor Contract with Port Hueneme Police Officers Association Recommendation: Ratify a three-year Comprehensive Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City of Port Hueneme and the Port Hueneme Police Officers Association (POA) for the contract period July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. Adopt Resolution Granting Special Use Permit No. 02-23 for the Beach Soccer Promotions LLC. Beach Soccer Tournament Events and Finding the Event Exempt from CEQA
Recommendation:
1. Open the public hearing to take testimonial and documentary evidence; and
2. Close the public hearing and consider the evidence; and
3. Adopt a Resolution deeming a temporary event exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and Conditionally approving Special Use Permit No. 02-23 (City of Port Hueneme Public Event known as the “Beach Soccer Promotions LLC.
Beach Soccer Tournament Events”) located at Hueneme Beach Park; and
4. Take such additional, related, action that may be desirable.
BUSINESS ITEMS
10. Adopt a Resolution Recognizing a New Sister City Relationship with the City of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and Authorizing the Establishment of a Sister City Committee Recommendation:
1. Adopt a Resolution recognizing a new Sister City relationship with the City of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and
2. Authorize the establishment of a Sister City ad hoc committee.
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Council Members are appointed to various Regional Committees/Agencies/Boards and will report out on their activities with these organizations and put forth any comments in regards to community events at this time.
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Mayor Martinez: City-Port Standing Committee; Recreation, Education, Arts, Culture in Hueneme (REACH); Sister City Committee
Mayor Pro Tem Perez: City-Port Standing Committee; Economic Development Collaborative (EDC-VC); Port Hueneme Water Agency (PHWA); Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) – Community Economic Human Development Committee (CEHD)
Councilmember Gama: Animal Services Commission; Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON); California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA); Ventura Council of Governments (VCOG)
Councilmember Hernandez: California State University Channel Islands Site Authority; Port Hueneme Water Agency (PHWA); Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG); Southern California Edison Advisory Committee; Ventura County Regional Energy Alliance District Board (VCREA); Ventura Regional Sanitation District (VRSD); SCAG - Transportation Committee
Councilmember McQueen-Legohn: Air Pollution Control Board; Gold Coast Transit; Port Hueneme Water Agency (PHWA); Regional Defense Partnership for the 21st Century (RDP-21); Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC)
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmembers may request items to be placed on future agendas at this time. All requested items will require a motion, a second, and a majority vote, per adopted Council policies, to be placed on a future agenda and will be scheduled at the City Manager’s discretion.
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to its next regular meeting scheduled for Monday, April 17, 2023, at 6:30 p.m.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to in this Agenda are available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk and on the City’s website at www.cityofporthueneme.org. Materials received after agenda packet distributions are made available to the public on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s office at the same time they are provided to the Council. IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED SPECIAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, CONTACT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK AT (805) 986-6503 OR THE CALIFORNIA RELAY SERVICE. NOTICE 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING WILL ENABLE THE CITY TO MAKE REASONABLE
ARRANGEMENTS TO ALLOW PARTICIPATION IN THIS MEETING
I, Georgianna Nicole Alvarez, City Clerk of the City of Port Hueneme, do hereby affirm that the agenda was posted at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting on the City’s website and near the front entrance of Port Hueneme City Hall, 250 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, California, 93041, in accordance with California Government Code Section 54954.2(a).