CITY OF SANTA BARBARA
CITY COUNCIL
Randy Rowse
Mayor
Eric Friedman
Mayor Pro Tempore
Kelly McAdoo
City Administrator
Kristen W. Sneddon
Ordinance Committee Chair
Sarah J. Knecht
City Attorney
Eric Friedman
Finance Committee Chair
Oscar Gutierrez
Meagan Harmon
Mike Jordan
Wendy Santamaria
City Hall
735 Anacapa Street
http://www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov
JUNE 17, 2025, 2:00 PM
AGENDA
IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT: At the beginning of each meeting of the City Council, Finance Committee, or Ordinance Committee, any member of the public may address the City Council concerning any item not on the Council's agenda. Any person wishing to make such address should first complete and deliver a "Request to Speak" form prior to the time that public comment is taken up by the City Council. Each speaker will be given a total of 3 minutes to address the Council. Pooling of time is not allowed during general public comment. The time allotted for general public comment at the beginning of the 2:00 p.m. session is 30 minutes.
Any member of the public who did not speak during the 2:00 p.m. session but who submitted a request to do so during the 2:00 p.m. 30 minute session may do so at the end of the meeting when the additional “Public Comment (If Necessary)” is announced. The City Council, upon majority vote, may decline to hear a speaker on the grounds that the subject matter is beyond their jurisdiction.
REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public wishing to speak must “raise their hand” in the Zoom platform by selecting the virtual hand icon when their item is called. The keyboard shortcut for this is Alt+Y for Windows and Option+Y for Macs. City staff will activate the speaker’s microphone when the speaker’s name is called. The speaker will then need to unmute themselves. The keyboard shortcut for this is Alt+M for Windows or Command-Shift-A for Macs.
HOW TO REMOTELY OBSERVE AND/OR SPEAK LIVE AT A MEETING
Web: https://santabarbaraca-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-tbNSuHPTmquCwDEP9hNaQ (Participation via Zoom)
Telephone: Dial 1-669-900-6833, Enter Webinar ID: 894 0718 1596 (press *9 to raise/lower hand; press *6 to mute/unmute) Online Streaming: Council meetings are streamed live at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP TV: Each regular City Council meeting is broadcast live in English and Spanish on City TV Channel 18 and rebroadcast in English on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:00 a.m., and in Spanish on Sundays at 3:00 p.m.
Each televised Council meeting is closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Check the City TV program guide at www.santabarbaraca.gov/citytv for rebroadcasts of Finance and Ordinance Committee meetings.
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comments may also be submitted via email to [email protected] prior to the beginning of the Council Meeting. All public comments submitted via email will be provided to City Council and will become part of the public record.
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ORDER OF BUSINESS: Regular meetings of the Finance Committee and the Ordinance Committee begin at 12:00 p.m. The regular City Council meeting begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
REPORTS: Copies of the reports relating to agenda items are available for review at http://www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP.In accordance with state law requirements, this agenda generally contains only a brief general description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting. Should you wish more detailed information regarding any particular agenda item, you are encouraged to obtain a copy of the Council Agenda Report (a "CAR") online at the City's website (http://www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/CAP). Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are posted to the City’s website as soon as reasonably feasible.
CONSENT CALENDAR: The Consent Calendar is comprised of items that will not usually require discussion by the City Council. A Consent Calendar item is open for discussion by the City Council upon request of a Councilmember, City staff, or member of the public. Items on the Consent Calendar may be approved by a single motion. Should you wish to comment on an item listed on the Consent Agenda, after turning in your "Request to Speak" form, you should come forward to speak or raise your hand in Zoom at the time the Council considers the Consent Calendar.
LANGUAGE TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION: The City of Santa Barbara offers live Spanish translation and interpretation for City Council Meetings via the Wordly platform. Follow the directions below to access the service. Go to: https://attend.wordly.ai/join/QQBV-6746
o Ensure the Session ID QQBV-6746 is displayed.
o Select “Spanish” and click on the “Attend” button.
o You can now read the captions on your device and/or listen to the translation of the City Council meeting. o Click the speaker button to hear a text-to-speech version of the translated dialogue. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact City TV at 805-564-5311.
SPANISH INTERPRETATION: If you need interpretation of your communications to Council from Spanish into English, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 564-5309 or by email at [email protected]. If possible, notification of at least 48 hours will usually enable the City to make arrangements.
INTERPRETACIÓN EN ESPAÑOL: Si necesita una interpretación del español al inglés, para sus comunicaciones al Consejo, comuníquese con la Oficina del Secretario Municipal al 564-5309, o por correo electrónico a [email protected]. Si es posible, la notificación de al menos 48 horas generalmente permitirá a la Ciudad hacer los arreglos.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: If you need auxiliary aids or services or staff assistance to attend or participate in this meeting, please contact the City Administrator's Office at 564-5305 or by email at [email protected]. If possible, notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will usually enable the City to make reasonable arrangements. For those who need accessibility accommodation in using the “raise hand” function and/or registering to participate in the Zoom session, please contact the Clerk’s office by 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting for assistance. Additionally, a speaker may email [email protected] by 5:00 p.m. the day before a meeting, stating which item they wish to speak on. Specialized services, such as sign language interpretation or documents in Braille, may require additional lead time to arrange. 06/17/2025 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 1 JUNE 17, 2025 AGENDA
ORDINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING - 12:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER (120.03)
1. Subject: Introduction of Ordinance to Detach Inactive Services from the Water and Wastewater System (120.03)
Recommendation: That Ordinance Committee forward to Council for introduction an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Adding Chapter 14.10 to the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Relating to Detachment of Inactive Services from the City’s Water and Sewer System.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 2:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CEREMONIAL ITEMS
1. Subject: National Pollinator Week (120.04)
CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
CONSENT CALENDAR
2. Subject: Minutes (000.00)
Recommendation: That Council waive reading and approve the minutes for the regular meetings of May 13, 2025, and May 20, 2025.
3. Subject: Authorize Execution of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Installment Sale Agreement and Appropriate Loan Funds for the Cater Reservoir Resiliency Project [Ordinance Introduction; Resolution; Agreement] (540.1)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Introduce and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Execution of the 06/17/2025 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 2 Installment Sale Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for the Cater Reservoir Resiliency Project (Agreement No. D2502003); and B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 24-066, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, to Appropriate Loan Funds for the Cater Reservoir Resiliency Project.
4. Subject: Design Services for Phase I of the Calle Real and Castillo Trunk Main Wastewater Capacity Improvements Project [Resolution; Agreement] (540.13)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Authorize the Public Works Director to execute a City Professional Services Agreement with Dudek in the amount of $634,746 for professional engineering design services for Phase I of the Calle Real and Castillo Trunk Main Wastewater Capacity Improvements Project and authorize $63,475 for potential extra services, for a total expenditure authority of $698,221; and
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending Resolution No. 24-066, Adopting the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, to Allocate Funds for the Calle Real and Castillo Trunk Main Wastewater Capacity Improvements Project.
5. Subject: Set a Date for Public Hearing Regarding Renewal of Levy for Fiscal Year 2026 for the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment District [Resolution] (520.03)
Recommendation: That Council adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Declaring its Intention to Continue the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment within the Foothill and Extreme Foothill Zones; Declaring the Work to be of More Than General or Ordinary Benefit and Describing the District to be Assessed to Pay the Costs and Expenses Thereof; Preliminarily Approving the Updated Engineer’s Report; Stating Intention to Continue Assessments for Fiscal Year 2026 and Establishing a Time of 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in the City Council Chambers for a Public Hearing on the Wildland Fire Suppression Assessment.
6. Subject: Construction Management Services for the Cliff Drive Water Main Replacement Project [Agreement] (540.06)
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Public Works Director to execute a City Professional Services contract with Davis CME in the amount of $621,980 for construction management and inspection services, and authorize $62,198 for 06/17/2025 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 3 potential extra services, for a total expenditure authority of $684,178 for the Cliff Drive Water Main Replacement Project.
7. Subject: Contract Administration Support Services for the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant Operations [Agreement] (540.1)
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Public Works Director to execute a City Professional Services Agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., in the total notto-exceed the amount of $377,266, to provide contract administration support services for the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant operations.
8. Subject: License Agreement with the Santa Barbara Swim Club [Agreement] (570.05)
Recommendation: That Council authorizes the Parks and Recreation Director to execute a two-year license agreement with the Santa Barbara Swim Club for the use of Los Baños del Mar Swimming Pool.
9. Subject: License Agreement with Santa Barbara Masters Swimming [Agreement] (570.05)
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Parks and Recreation Director to execute a two-year license agreement with Santa Barbara Masters Swimming for the use of Los Baños del Mar Swimming Pool.
10. Subject: Memoranda of Understanding with Santa Barbara Unified School District and Hope Elementary School District for Crossing Guard Services [Agreement] (150.05)
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Public Works Director to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Santa Barbara Unified School District and Hope Elementary School District for school crossing guard services from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
11. Subject: Non-Profit Organization Leases at the Westside and Franklin Community Centers [Agreement] (580.04)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Authorize the Parks and Recreation Director to renew and execute threeyear lease agreements for office space at the Westside Community Center for Access Central Coast, and Momentum Work, Inc.; and
B. Authorize the Parks and Recreation Director to renew and execute threeyear lease agreements for office space at the Franklin Community Center 06/17/2025 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 4 for California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc., and the Santa Barbara County Immigrant Legal Defense Center.
12. Subject: Twelve35 Teen Center Lease with Santa Barbara Police Activities League [Agreement] (520.04)
Recommendation: That Council authorize the Parks and Recreation Director to renew a three-year lease agreement with the Santa Barbara Police Activities League (PAL) for the Twelve35 Teen Center, with an annual rent of one dollar per year.
13. Subject: Cachuma Conservation Release Board Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Ratification (540.03)
Recommendation: That Council ratify the Cachuma Conservation Release Board’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget, with the City’s proportional share not to exceed $594,804.
14. Subject: Set a Date for Public Hearing Regarding Planning Commission's Approval for 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd. (640.07)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Set the date of September 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. for hearing the appeal filed by Jordan R. Sisson, UNITE HERE Local 11, of the Planning Commission's approval of the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort Project at 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd.; and
B. Set the date of September 22, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. for a site visit to the property located at 633 E. Cabrillo Blvd.
CONSENT PUBLIC HEARING
15. Subject: Designation of Proposed Development at 33 East Canon Perdido Street (Lobero Theatre) as a Community Benefit Project (610.01) Recommendation: That Council designate the proposed development at 33 East Canon Perdido Street as a Community Benefit Project pursuant to the Santa Barbara Municipal Code Chapter 30.170 and allocate a total of 13,042 square feet (net) of nonresidential floor area to the project from the Nonresidential Growth Management Program’s Community Benefit Category.
16. Subject: Public Hearing Regarding Parking and Business Improvement Area Annual Assessment Report for Fiscal Year 2026 [Resolution] (550.1) Recommendation: That Council:
06/17/2025 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 5 A. Consider any appropriate protests to the Parking and Business Improvement Area Annual Assessment Report for Fiscal Year 2026, as required under the California Parking and Business Improvement Law of 1989; and
B. Adopt by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Fixing and Assessing the Parking and Business Improvement Area Assessment Rates for Fiscal Year 2026, and Approving the Parking and Business Improvement Area Annual Assessment Report for Fiscal Year 2026.
REPORT FROM THE ORDINANCE COMMITTEE
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT
PULLED CONSENT ITEMS
CITY COUNCIL ADMINISTRATIVE AND ATTORNEY REPORTS
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
17. Subject: Adoption of the Two-Year Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 and the Operating and Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 [Resolution] (230.05)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Adopting the Two-Year Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027;
B. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Adopting the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2026 by Appropriating Moneys for the Use and Support of Said City from the Funds and to the Purposes Herein Specified;
C. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Establishing the City’s Appropriation Limitation for Fiscal Year 2026;
D. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending the City of Santa Barbara Schedule of Penalties, Fees, and Services Charges;
06/17/2025 Santa Barbara City Council Final Agenda Page 6 E. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending the City of Santa Barbara Waterfront Harbor Slip, Mooring, and User Fees;
F. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Amending the City of Santa Barbara Abandoned Shopping Cart Recovery Fee;
G. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing Classified and Unclassified Positions in the City’s Service Effective June 28, 2025, and Providing a Schedule of Classifications and Salaries for the Same in Accordance with the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2026;
H. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Continuation of Capital and Special Project Appropriations to Fiscal Year 2026; and
I. Adopt, by reading of title only, a Resolution of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Authorizing the Public Works Director to Execute Water Purchase Agreements, in a Form Approved by the City Attorney, and in Accordance with the Appropriation in the Approved Budget as May Be Amended from Time to Time.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
18. Subject: Ordinance Amending High Fire Hazard Area Zones [Ordinance Introduction] (520.03)
Recommendation: That Council:
A. Introduce and subsequently adopt, by reading of title only, an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Barbara Approving Updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones as Recommended by the California State Fire Marshal; and B. Authorize the City Administrator to engage in the administrative procedure to implement a wildland fire suppression assessment district in the designated Coastal and Coastal Interior High Fire Hazard Areas.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
19. Subject: Single-Family Development Streamlining (640.03) Recommendation: That Council receive a staff presentation and provide input on proposed conceptual changes intended to streamline single-family residential development.
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COUNCIL AND STAFF COMMUNICATIONS
COUNCILMEMBER COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS AND ENGAGEMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENT (IF NECESSARY)
ADJOURNMENT