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Monday, July 1, 2024
Port Hueneme City Hall
250 North Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
5:30 PM Closed Session | 6:30 PM Regular Meeting
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In-Person: Complete a speaker request card located at the entrance of the Council Chamber and give it to the City Clerk. Your name will be called when it is your turn to speak. Public Comment is limited to 3 minutes per speaker, unless for good cause, the Mayor amends the time limit. A speaker’s time may not be transferred to another speaker.
Written: All written public comments shall be no more than 500 words and are subject to the Public Records Act. Written comments should be submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the City Council meeting by email or directly to the City Clerk’s Office. Email [email protected] and enter “City Council Public Comment" in the Subject line (and agenda item number if applicable) Mail or drop off written comments to the City Clerk’s Office located at 250 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, CA 93041 Please clearly mark envelope with ‘‘Public Comment and meeting date”.
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* The City shall provide a translator if one is requested by a member of the public with a 48-hour advance notice. If a 48-hour advance notice is not provided, the member of the public may provide their own translator. To request a translator, please contact [email protected]. * Per California Government Code 54954.3, if an individual utilizes a translator during Public Statements, the legislative body of a local agency shall provide at least twice the allotted time to a member of the public who utilizes a translator to ensure that non-English speakers receive the same opportunity to directly address the legislative body of a local agency.
* If the City provides a translator or translation equipment that allows for the simultaneous translation of the testimony, then no additional time shall be granted.
Uso de traductor
* La Ciudad proporcionara un traductor si un miembro del publico lo solicita con un aviso de 48 horas de anticipacion. Si no se avisa con 48 horas de anticipacion, el publico podra proporcionarsu propio traductor.
Para solicitar un traductor, comum'quese con [email protected].
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* Segun el Codigo de Gobierno de California 54954.3, si una persona utiliza un traductor durante las declaraciones publicas, el cuerpo legislative de una agencia local debera proporcionar al menos el doble del tiempo asignado a un miembro del publico que utilice un traductor para garantizar que las personas que no hablan ingles reciban la misma oportunidad de dirigirse directamente al cuerpo legislative de una agencia local.
* Si la Ciudad proporciona un traductor o equipo de traduccion que permita la traduccion simultanea del testimonio, entonces no se concedera tiempo adicional.
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The Levine Act (Gov. Code, § 84308) requires any Party, Participant, or Agent in a Proceeding, as those terms are defined in Government Code section 84308 and Title 2, California Code of Regulations, Sections 18400 et seq., before the City of Port Hueneme that involves any action or consideration to their contract, license, permit, or other entitlement for use to disclose any campaign contributions made to City elected or appointed Officers totaling more than $250 within the 12 months prior to the City decision. Any City elected or appointed Officer who has received a contribution totaling more than $250 within the preceding twelve (12) months from a Party, Agent, or Participant, shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding and shall not make, participate in making, or in any way attempt to use the Officer’s official position to influence the decision. Violations of Government Code section 84308 may result in a civil action brought by the FPPC for an amount up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates any provision of the Political Reform Act is guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of up to the greater of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or three times the amount the person unlawfully contributed upon conviction for each violation. Any Party, Participant, or Agent is further prohibited from making, and any elected or appointed City Officer is prohibited from soliciting or accepting, any contribution in excess of $250 fora period of twelve (12) months following any proceeding described above. 5:30 PM - CITY COUNCIL CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Perez called the closed session meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Steven A. Gama, Laura D. Hernandez, Roberto “Bobby” Martinez; Mayor Pro Tern Martha R. McQueen-Legohn; Mayor Misty Perez
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT - None
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
City Attorney Joan Smyth Spaulding read the closed session items into record.
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Position: City Manager
Authority: Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
CONFLICT OF INTEREST and LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES - None
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Perez recessed to the closed session meeting at 5:30 p.m. 6:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
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CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Perez called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. and led the flag salute.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Steven A. Gama, Laura D. Hernandez, Roberto “Bobby” Martinez; Mayor Pro Tern Martha R. McQueen-Legohn; Mayor Misty Perez
Absent: None
INSPIRATION
Given by Councilmember Hernandez
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Joan Smyth provided the closed session report indicating that after a very positive review the Council voted 5-0 to amend the City Manager’s contract; and informed that the amended contract will be brought back to Council at the next meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comments were provided in person by the following:
• Alexes Juarez
• Tom King
• Greg Ross
AGENDA APPROVAL FOR CITY COUNCIL
City Council Agenda
A motion was made by Councilmember Martinez, seconded by Councilmember Gama and passed unanimously to approve the City Council Agenda of July 1, 2024.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST and LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURES -None
PRESENTATIONS
1. Quarterly Employee Recognition
• 35 years of service - Antonio Almanza, Landscape Maintenance Worker I • 20 years of service - Dennis Martinez, Water General Manager Antonio Almanza (not present) and Dennis Martinez were recognized and presented with certificates of recognition for their years of service with the City.
2. Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation
Councilmember Gama read the proclamation into record and proclaimed the month of July as Parks and Recreation Month in the City of Port Hueneme. Deputy City Manager Charles Peretz recognized the Recreation Community Services team, highlighting their efforts, and announced festivities being held in celebration of Parks and Recreation month.
3. Recreation, Education, Arts & Culture in Hueneme (REACH) Presentation REACH President Rich Rollins provided a brief overview of the history of REACH, where they’re at now, and plans for the future.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Councilmember Gama requested to pull Consent Calendar Item No. 8 for discussion.
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A motion was made by Councilmember Gama, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern McQueenLegohn, to pull Consent Calendar Item No. 8, and approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 4 - 7, as presented.
Motion passed 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Martinez, McQueen-Legohn, Perez
NOES: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None
City Council:
4. Minutes
Approved the June 17, 2024, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes.
5. Register of Disbursements
Received and filed the City’s register of disbursements for the period of June 11, 2024 through June 20, 2024.
6. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting Amended Development Agreements for the Cannabis Businesses Currently Entitled in the City Read, by title only, waived a full reading, and adopted an Ordinance entitled, “An ordinance approving and adopting an amended development agreement under Government Code Sections 65864 to 65869.5 and Ordinance No. 796 of the Port Hueneme Municipal Code relating to the operation of a cannabis facility” for each of the 17 cannabis businesses currently entitled in the City" for each of the 17 cannabis businesses currently entitled in the City as follows:
1) Ordinance No. 800 - BB & SE, Inc.;
2) Ordinance No. 801 - Bleu Diamond, LLC;
3) Ordinance No. 802 - Front Door Enterprises, LLC (dba “EcoMeds”); 4) Ordinance No. 803 - PH Investment Group, LLC (dba “Element 7”); 5) Ordinance No. 804 - Emerald Perspective Cooperative, Inc.; 6) Ordinance No. 805 - The Fire Garden, LLC,
7) Ordinance No. 806 - FTE Enterprises, Inc. (dba “From the Earth”); 8) Ordinance No. 807 - Hueneme Patient Consumer Collective, LLC (dba “HPC”); 9) Ordinance No. 808 - Innovative Concepts Investments Group, LLC (dba “I Heart Cannabis”);
10) Ordinance No. 809 - Port Hueneme Organic Team, Inc.; 11) Ordinance No. 810 - Red Mule Group, LLC;
12) Ordinance No. 811 - Harbor Management Group, LLC, (dba "Safe Port"); 13) Ordinance No. 812 - Freedom 1
st Association (dba “Skunkmasters”);
14) Ordinance No. 813 - Tech Delivery Solutions, LLC;
15) Ordinance No. 814 - Tradecraft Farms-Port Hueneme, LLC (dba “Tradecraft Farms”);
16) Ordinance No. 815 - Port Retail, LLC (dba “Tree Factory”); 17) Ordinance No. 816
“Wheelhouse”)
Westside Professional Management, LLC (dba
7. Authorize the Sole Source Purchase of Antisealant for use at the PHWA Water Treatment Plant (Brackish Water Reclamation Demonstration Facility) Authorized the sole source purchase of antisealant, per Municipal Code Section 2564(b), from King Lee Technologies in the amount of $52,750.
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CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) PULLED FOR DISCUSSION
8. Authorization to Sole Source Purchase Seven Smart Trash Receptacles for Select Bus Stops Located throughout the City
Recommendation: Approve the sole source purchase of seven Smart Max/Smart Double Station Trash Receptacle units from Bigbelly Solar, LLC, for $64,247.09. These units will be utilized at seven of the bus stops with the highest ridership.
Public Works Director Fred Camarillo answered clarifying questions.
A motion was made by Councilmember Hernandez, seconded by Councilmember Gama to approve Consent Calendar item No. 8, as presented.
Motion passed 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Martinez, McQueen-Legohn, Perez
NOES: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS -None
BUSINESS ITEMS
9. Smoking in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings: Survey Results and Consideration of City Regulations
Recommendation: Receive data from a survey pertaining to potential smoking prohibitions in multi-unit housing and provide direction regarding future actions.
Deputy City Manager Charles Peretz presented the report. Questions followed.
Public comments were provided in person by the following:
• Javier Garnica
• Ernesto J. Carrillo
• Jose Martin
Public comments were submitted via email and read by City Clerk Georgianna Alvarez by the following:
• Daniel Gonzalez
Additional correspondence received by City Council via email and made available to the public by the following:
• Yaneth Rodriguez
• Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights
• California Apartment Association
A motion was made by Councilmember Martinez, seconded by Councilmember Gama, to direct staff to draft an ordinance to prohibit smoking in multi-unit residences, similar to that of Moorpark, do more research, and bring back an Ordinance for Council consideration. (No vote was taken as motion was superseded.) Discussion followed.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern McQueen-Legohn, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez, to direct staff go back and provide options and allow the Council to review the possibilities before moving forward with an Ordinance; including that staff look at the Moorpark and Carpinteria Ordinances and include information regarding which Ventura County cities have moved forward and hit any hiccup to where they could not move forward and other experiences they may have had related to this topic.
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City Manager James Vega indicated that staff would return with more analysis and more options and an explanation of potential issues rather than just an ordinance. Comments followed.
Motion passed 5-0, by roll call vote, as follows:
AYES: Martinez, Gama, Hernandez, McQueen-Legohn, Perez
NOES: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None
Comments followed.
10. Adoption of a Resolution of the City Council of the City Of Port Hueneme, California, Revising the City’s Outdoor Flagpole Display Policy to Include Flying the POW / MIA Flag on Specified Dates
Recommendation: Consider whether to adopt a resolution entitled “Resolution of the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme, California, revising the City’s outdoor flagpole display policy to include flying the POW / MIA flag on specified dates”.
City Attorney Joan Smyth presented the report. Questions followed.
Public comments were submitted via email and read by City Clerk Georgianna Alvarez by the following:
• Jasmine Duron
A motion was made by Councilmember Hernandez, seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to adopt Resolution No. 4504 a resolution entitled “Resolution of the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme, California, revising the City’s outdoor flagpole display policy to include flying the POW / MIA flag on specified dates”.
Motion passed 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Martinez, McQueen-Legohn, Perez
NOES: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None
11. Surfside Drive Improvements Including Pilot Program for Rubberized Raised Medians at the Intersection of Surfside Drive and Market Street
Recommendation: Receive information on City efforts to address concerns related to Surfside Drive, and approve the installation of a pilot program for placing painted and rubberized raised medians. This program aims to reduce the incentive to drive “doughnuts” (reckless driving maneuvers) and potentially calm traffic around the intersection and portions of Surfside Drive.
Principal Engineer Charles Cable presented the report. Questions followed. There were no public comments.
A motion was made by Councilmember Gama, seconded by Councilmember Martinez, to receive information on City efforts to address concerns related to Surfside Drive, and approve the installation of a pilot program for placing painted and rubberized raised medians; and to make sure the rubberized raised medians are not the Zebra type, but the rubber form bus lane curb medians.
Motion passed 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Martinez, McQueen-Legohn, Perez
NOES: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None
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12. Measure “U’ Recommendation to Provide Graffiti Removal Kits Recommendation: Receive the Measure “U” Committee’s recommendation to purchase and provide approximately 100 graffiti removal kits to Port Hueneme residents.
City Manager James Vega presented the report. Questions followed. At the request of Councilmember Gama, David Scrivner provided comment. There were no public comments.
A motion was made by Councilmember Martinez, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez, to receive the Measure “U” Committee’s recommendation to purchase and provide approximately 100 graffiti removal kits to Port Hueneme residents.
Motion passed 5-0 as follows:
AYES: Gama, Hernandez, Martinez, McQueen-Legohn, Perez
NOES: None; ABSENT: None; ABSTAIN: None
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS AND REPORTS
City Manager James Vega provided comments and reports regarding the following topics:
• Port Hueneme Historical Museum Reopening
• Port Hueneme Junior Lifeguard Program
• Movies in the Park
• Upcoming Council meeting topics
COUNCILMEMBERS’ REPORTS AND COMMENTS
Council provided comments and reports regarding the following topics:
Councilmember Martinez:
• REACH - pickleball tournament; volunteering for 3-point basketball contest; new members; working committee
• Sister City Committee - Puerto Vallarta members to visit Port Hueneme August 5-7; upcoming Sister City Committee meeting
• Port of Hueneme representation at Council meetings
• Beach parking pass
• Stop signs on Ponoma Street
Councilmember Gama:
• Hueneme Beach cleanup; grabbers; REACH
• Increased collaboration with the Port of Hueneme
• Newsletter
Councilmember Hernandez:
• Committee meetings schedule
• Mural contract and interactive murals
In response to an inquiry from Councilmember Gama, City Manager James Vega provided clarity regarding the Brown Act and Council communications.
Mayor Pro Tern McQueen-Legohn:
• Upcoming meetings
Mayor Perez:
• Boys and Girls Club meeting and construction update
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• City-Port Committee meeting - Bard Monument; Community Benefit Fund projects; Washington, D C., joint advocacy trip
• Port Hueneme Lions Club - membership; events; upcoming meeting; and outreach
REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmember Martinez:
1. Requested an item be added to a future Council agenda to be educated on the process of when Code Enforcement can go into a private residence and conduct enforcement activities as a general concept, seconded by Councilmember Gama. Motion passed unanimously, 5-0.
ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourned at 8:37 p.m. to its next regular meeting scheduled for Monday, July 15, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.
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