CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY OF SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Maramonte Community Center
620 E. Sunrise Drive
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
REGULAR MEETING AT 5:30 P.M.
THE MARAMONTE COMMUNITY CENTER WILL BE OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC FOR PARTICIPATION DURING THE MEETING
This meeting of the City Council is open to the public to participate in the proceedings. Due to the off -site location, virtual participation (Zoom) and live transmission (YouTube) of the meeting will not be available.
Spanish interpretation will be available at the meeting.
Participants who are not vaccinated will be required to wear face coverings when indoors in public settings pursuant to the County of Santa Barbara Health Officer Order dated 2/16/2022. Fully vaccinated individuals are recommended to continue masking in public indoor settings.
How to submit Public Comment:
If you wish to address the City Council, you may 1) participate in person in the Maramonte Community Center, 2) submit written comments using the meetings portal or via email at cityclerk(a�cityofsantamaria.orq by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting with the subject line "For Public Comment," or 3) call in the night of the meeting to (805) 361- 9505 or toll -free to 1-(866) 789-1117. Written comments will be provided to the City Council and summarized into the record at the meeting and posted on the agenda with only your name and comments.
American Disability Act Accommodations:
Any member of the public who needs accommodations should email the City Clerk's Office at cityclerk(a�cityofsantamaria.orq 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.
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ROLL CALL:
Councilmember Cordero, Councilmember Escobedo, Councilmember Soto, Councilmember Waterfield, and Mayor Patino
PROCLAMATIONS
1A. Present a Proclamation recognizing the day of April 4, 2022, as:
"AUTISM AWARENESS DAY"
in the City of Santa Maria, and encouraging all residents and businesses to recognize the talents, abilities, and contributions of individuals diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
1B. Present a Proclamation recognizing the month of March 2022 as:
"RED CROSS MONTH"
in the City of Santa Maria, and encourage all residents and businesses to give back to the community, and reach out to offer support for its humanitarian mission.
The City Council values your input. This time is reserved to accept comments from the public on Closed Session items, Consent Agenda items, or matters not otherwise scheduled on the printed agenda this evening. Written comments will be accepted until 2:00 p.m. the day of the meeting via the portal public comment form or by email to cityclerk(a�cityofsantamaria.orq with the subject line "For Public Comment." Individual speakers are limited to three minutes or as directed by the Mayor. To address the City Council you are asked to fill out a Request to Speak form and provide it to City Staff PRIOR TO this part of the agenda. Additionally, you may call in with your comments to the City Council at (805) 361-9505 or Toll -free 1-(866) 789-1117.
SENT
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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 March 2, 2022. 3C. Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2022-01 amending Section 2-
2.02 (Salaries Designated) of the Santa Maria Municipal Code increasing City Council salaries.
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. Receive the 2021 General Plan Annual Report, and direct the Chief Deputy City Clerk to file the report with the Governor's Office of Planning & Research and the State Housing & Community Development Department.
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. 11BLIG
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ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS FOR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS:
Council Agenda Report to be given.
Applicant/Appellant comments.
Questions from the City Council.
Written communications/Public input.
Public hearing to be closed.
City Council discussion and action.
4A. 6:00 P.M. - PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING COMPOSITION OF DISTRICTS FOR DISTRICT ELECTIONS. The City Council will receive a presentation from National Demographics Corporation (NDC) on draft maps, provide direction on revisions to the draft maps, and introduce an Ordinance amending the City's Municipal Code regarding Elections to adopt City Council Electoral District Maps based on the 2020 Census. (City Manager/Demographer)
Demographer PowerPoint Public Hearing 4 v2
Minimal Change Plan A Map
Minimal Change Plan A Demographics
Minimal Change Plan B Map
Minimal Change Plan B Demographics
Quadrant Plan Map
Quadrant Plan Demographics
Quadrant Plan Public Revision Map
Quadrant Plan Public Revision Demographics
Quadrant Plan NDC Revision Map
Quadrant Plan NDC Revision Demographics
Minimal Change Public Plan Map
Minimal Change Public Plan Demographics
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RECOMMENDATION:
A.1. Consider Minimal Change Plan A Map by NDC and direct staff to incorporate Minimal Change Plan A Map into an Ordinance for further consideration.
OR
A.2. Consider Minimal Change Plan B Map by NDC and direct staff to incorporate Minimal Change Plan B Map into an Ordinance for further consideration.
OR
A.3. Consider Quadrant Plan Map by NDC and direct staff to incorporate Quadrant Plan Map into an Ordinance for further consideration.
OR
A.4. Consider Quadrant Plan Public Revision Map by Glenn Morris and direct staff to incorporate Quadrant Plan Pubic Revision Map into an Ordinance for further consideration.
OR
A.5. Consider Quadrant Plan NDC Revision Map by NDC and direct staff to incorporate the Quadrant Plan NDC Revision Map into an Ordinance for further consideration.
OR
A.6. Consider Minimal Change Public Plan Map by Alfredo Ruiz and direct staff to incorporate the Minimal Change Plan Map into an Ordinance for further consideration.
RECOMMENDATION:
B. Introduce for first reading, and continue to the next meeting for second reading and adoption, an Ordinance amending Sections 2-25.04 and 2-25.05 of Chapter 2-25 of the Santa Maria Municipal Code to adopt a City Council Electoral Districts Map based on results of the 2020 census.
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.
5A. MEASURE U CITIZENS' OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT. The City Council will receive a presentation on the Measure U Annual Report for the period ending June 30, 2021; and receive and file the Measure U Citizens' Oversight Committee 2020-2021 Annual Report. (Assistant City Manager/Measure U Committee Vice -Chair)
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file report.
REPORT BY CITY MANAGER
ORAL REPORTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS AND OFFICERS (INCLUDING AB1234 REPORTS) ADJOURNMENT!
PLEASE NOTE:
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 April 5th, at 5:30 p.m. The deadline for submitting items for the April 5th meeting is Wednesday, March 16th.
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 traduccion para esas personas que solamente hablan espanol. 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.