CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
City Hall Council Chambers
110 E. Cook Street
Mayor Alice Patino
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Cordero
Councilmember Carlos Escobedo
Councilmember Gloria Soto
Councilmember Etta Waterfield
City Manager Jason Stilwell
City Attorney Thomas Watson
City Clerk Patti Rodriguez
Chief Deputy City Clerk Rhonda White, CMC
CLOSED SESSION AT 5:15 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING AT 5:30 P.M.
This regular meeting of the City Council is open to the public. It will also be conducted via Zoom and broadcast live on the City's website via its YouTube channel and on Comcast Cable Channel 23. All participants will be required to wear a mask as the County of Santa Barbara Health Officer Order No. 2021-10.3 requires that face coverings be worn over the mouth and nose — by everyone, regardless of vaccination status — in all indoor public settings.
How to observe the Meeting:
Members of the public may participate in person, by registering with Zoom, observe the meeting on Comcast Channel 23, or visit the Live Stream page on the City's meeting portal https://citvofsantamaria.civicweb.net/PortalNideo.aspx . Live Stream may also be viewed on the City's YouTube Channel at: https://www.voutube.com/plavlist?list=PLN7bMISUIgZeGvM57KCt4RkzjEFZuGi78 .
How to submit Public Comment:
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American Disability Act Accommodations:
Any member of the public who needs accommodations should email the City Clerk's Office at [email protected] or call 805-925-0951 x2306. The City Clerk's Office will use their best efforts to provide reasonable accommodations by request at least 48 -hours ahead of the meeting.
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Cordero, Councilmember Escobedo, Councilmember Soto, Councilmember Waterfield, and Mayor Patino
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
(NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES)
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RECESS - CLOSED SESSION
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL IMMEDIATELY RECESS TO A CLOSED SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING:
1) Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation pursuant to Subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code Section 54956.9. Ed Hadfield v. City of Santa Maria, Workers' Compensation Claim No. 19-141130.
RECONVENE
CITY COUNCIL WILL RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION AT 5:30 P.M.
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL TO ORDER
Councilmember Cordero, Councilmember Escobedo, Councilmember Soto, Councilmember Waterfield, and Mayor Patino
CLOSED SESSION REPORT: City Attorney
1 PROCLAMATIONS
1A. RETIREMENT RESOLUTION FOR POLICE OFFICER:
"RONALD MURILLO"
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution commending Police Officer Ronald Murillo for his 27 years of outstanding service to the City of Santa Maria and congratulating him on his retirement. 1B. RETIREMENT RESOLUTION FOR POLICE SERGEANT:
"PAUL FLORES"
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution commerding Police Sergeant Paul Flores for his 32 years of outstanding service to the City of Santa Maria and congratulating him on his retirement. 1C. BUSINESSES OF THE MONTH. The City Council will present a certificate to the Featured Businesses of the Month for January 2022 - The Okonite Company and Cugini's Pizzeria & Trattoria.
1D. Present a Proclamation recognizing January 16 through 22, 2022, as:
"RESPECT FOR LIFE WEEK"
in the City of Santa Maria, and encouraging full awareness of the issue. 1 E. Present a Proclamation recognizing the month of January 2022, as:
"HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS MONTH"
in the City of Santa Maria, and encouraging all residents and businesses to educate themselves on the issue and report suspicious activity. (NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF 15 MINUTES)
The City Council values your input. Written comments will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting via email to citvclerk(c�citvofsantamaria.orq. To address the City Council via the online Zoom application, please click here to register to speak. To join the open meeting by phone, dial 1-669-900-9128, and use Webinar ID: 881 2474 4953. Individual speakers are limited to three minutes or as directed by the Mayor.
The following routine items are presented for City Council approval without discussion as a single agenda item in order to expedite the meeting. The Consent Calendar is approved by roll call vote with one motion.
These items are discussed only on request of Councilmembers. Members of the public may speak on Consent Calendar items during the Public Comment Period.
SHOULD A COUNCILMEMBER WISH TO DISCUSS OR DISAPPROVE ANY ITEM, it must be dropped from the blanket motion of approval and considered as a separate item.
RECOMMENDATION:
To adopt the Consent Calendar as submitted.
CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
3A. Waive the reading in full of all Ordinances and Resolutions. Ordinances on the Consent Agenda will be adopted by the same vote cast at the first meeting, unless City Council indicates otherwise.
3B. Approve the Minutes of the regular City Council meeting of December 21, 2021. 3C. Review staffs recommended response to the Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury Report entitled "Keys to Housing the Homeless"; and authorize the Mayor to sign and transmit the City's response to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court with a copy to the current impaneled Grand Jury, and to file a copy with the City Clerk's Office. 3D. Adopt a Resolution extending the City's ability to conduct meetings of the City Council and City Boards, Commissions, and Committees partially or completely remotely by using a combination of in-person/virtual (hybrid) platforms as authorized by Government Code § 54953(e)(1)(A) to promote social distancing, prioritize the Public's
Health and Wellbeing under Santa Barbara County Health Officer Orders, and provide flexibility as needed to facilitate continuity of government.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
3E. Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2021-09 amending the Official Zoning Map for the People's Self -Help Housing Project (GPZ2021-0001) located at 3170 Santa Maria Way.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
3F. Payment of Warrants. Ordered ratified subject to having been certified as being in conformity with the budget and having been approved for payment by the Director of Finance.
3G. Payment of Payroll. Ordered ratified subject to having been certified by the proper Department Directors, as shown on records on file in the Department of Finance, and having been approved for payment by the Director of Finance.
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT
3H. Adopt a Resolution approving January as Library Fine Amnesty Month for the Santa Maria Public Library and its four County -funded branches.
UTILITIES
31. Conduct a second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2021-10 adding Chapter 8-21 to Title 8 of the Santa Maria Municipal Code regulating mandatory organic waste disposal reduction.
ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS FOR REGULAR BUSINESS ITEMS:
Council Agenda Report to be given.
Questions from the City Council.
Written communications/Public input.
City Council discussion and action.
4A. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS/COMMITTEES REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
REGARDING THE ELIMINATION OF THE LANDMARK COMMITTEE AND
TRANSFER OF LANDMARK COMMITTEE DUTIES TO THE RECREATION & PARKS COMMISSION. The City Council will review the activities of the City's Boards/Commissions/Committees and consider eliminating the Landmark Committee and transferring the Landmark Committee's duties to the Recreation & Parks Commission. (City Manager)
RECOMMENDATION:
1) Review the activities of the City's Boards/Commissions/Committees (Advisory Bodies) and provide direction regarding member roles and engagement to best serve City Council objectives; and
2) Discuss eliminating the Landmark Committee and transferring the duties of the Landmark Committee to the Recreation & Parks Commission and provide direction to staff.
GEES „ INCLt DING: A_
City Council Meetings are televised live on Comcast cable television channel 23 and are rebroadcast at 9:00 a.m. on the next Thursday and on the following Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Council Meeting videos are also available for viewing on the City's website. Your attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image and/or voice.
If you challenge a determination made on a matter on this agenda in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described on this agenda, or in written correspondence to the city council at, or prior to, the public hearing.
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on January 18, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. The deadline for submitting items for the January 18th meeting is Wednesday, January 5th CITY COUNCIL MEETING INFORMATION AND PROCESS:
This agenda is prepared and posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2. By listing a topic on this agenda, the City Council has expressed its intent to discuss and act on each item. In addition to any action identified in the summary description of each item, the action that may be taken by the City Council shall include: a referral to staff with specific requests for information; continuance; specific direction to staff concerning the policy or mission of the item; discontinuance of consideration; authorization to enter into negotiations and execute agreements pertaining to the item; adoption or approval; and disapproval. Items not on the agenda may not be discussed or acted upon except under emergency circumstances. (Government Code Section 54954.2).
Copies of the staff reports or other documentation relating to each item of business referred to on the agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for public inspection during City Hall business hours the Friday before the meeting. Any written correspondence or documents provided to a majority of the City Council after distribution of the Agenda will also be available for public inspection in the Office of the City Clerk. If requested, the agenda and supporting documents shall be made available in alternative formats to persons with a disability. The City Clerk's Office will answer any questions regarding the agenda.
Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted after distribution of the agenda packet will also be available with the agenda material for public inspection during normal business hours in the City Clerk's Office, 110 E. Cook Street, Santa Maria. Subject to the ability to post the documents prior to the meeting, such documents will also be available on the City's website at https://cityofsantamaria.civicweb.net/Portal .
The City of Santa Maria welcomes orderly participation at its meetings from all members of the public. Orderly participation means speaking only on items of City business or on subjects within the City's control. Though the City Council wants to hear your concerns and values your input, it is inappropriate to defame, yell, use profane language, interrupt, or disrupt the meeting. All cellular telephones are to be turned off or set to vibrate, and signs are not to be displayed in a manner that violates the rights of others or prevents others from watching or fully participating in the Council meeting. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36813, the Mayor is authorized to prohibit such conduct, up to and including ordering anyone that disrupts the meeting to be removed from the City Council Chambers.
To receive reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act during the meeting, please notify the City Clerk's office of your needs during business hours at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting (typically before 3 p.m. on the Thursday before the meeting). The Office of the City Clerk is located at 110 East Cook Street in Santa Maria; telephone (805) 925-0951, extension 2307. The City will give primary consideration to your request in providing assistance. Examples of assistance may include exhibits in large -sized format, use of assisted listening equipment, use of the California Relay Service, texting by cellular phone, or the services of a live interpreter.
Assisted listening equipment can also be used for translation by Spanish -only speaking persons. To allow the City to coordinate and request a Spanish translator from the volunteer corps, contact the Office of the City Clerk by 1:00 p.m. on Monday before the meeting. Equipo tambien puede ser utilizado para la asistencia de traducci6n para esas personas que solamente hablan espariol. Para permitirle a la Ciudad que coordine y solicite un traductor de un grupo de voluntarios, Ilame al (805) 925-0951 extension 2307 a la 1:00 de la tarde el lunes antes de la junta.