1 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES CITY OF SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA
September 6, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
110 East Cook Street
Santa Maria
Roll Call: Mayor Alice Patino, Councilmember Maribel Aguilera-Hernandez, Councilmember Mike Cordero, Councilmember Carlos Escobedo, Councilmember Gloria Soto
Staff Present: City Manager Jason Stilwell, Assistant City Attorney Heather Whitham, Principal Civil Engineer David Beas, Assistant City Clerk Alexandra Valadez
SPECIAL MEETING
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1. INVOCATION
City Manager Jason Stilwell gave the invocation.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Cordero led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. CALL TO ORDER
Councilmember Soto was absent for Roll Call.
Mayor Patino convened the meeting and called the meeting to order at 5:02 p.m.
City Manager Jason Stilwell announced that the scheduled closed session is postponed to later date to be determined. He stated that the ad hoc committee is continuing its deliberations which were unfortunately delayed due to the Labor Day holiday.
4. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD (Not to exceed 15 Minutes)
Wilma Kilpatrick spoke about the construction delays the affordable housing project on Battles Road has experienced. She shared that this delay has caused her to experience homelessness.
City Manager Jason Stilwell stated that the delays are caused by PG&E and have caused delays on other projects. He stated he would follow-up with Ms. Kilpatrick.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
2 Consent Calendar Items 5.a.1 and 5.b.1 were approved as presented, including the adoption of Resolution No. 2023-128. The recorded vote appears with each item below.
Councilmember Soto joined the meeting at 5:06 p.m. at the start of this item.
Moved by: Councilmember Cordero
Seconded by: Councilmember Escobedo
Adopt the Consent Calendar as submitted.
Motion carried unanimously
5.a CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK DEPARTMENT
5.a.1 Ordinances and Resolutions
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.
Motion carried unanimously
5.b PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
5.b.1 Authorization for the Submission of an Application to Strategic Growth Council Community Resilience Centers Program Project Development Grant and Acceptance of Award Action: Adopted as Resolution No. 2023-128
Moved by: Councilmember Cordero
Seconded by: Councilmember Escobedo
Adopt a Resolution approving the submission of an application to the Strategic Growth Council Community Resilience Centers Program Project Development Gr ant for award funding amount of $500,000 to $5 Million and acceptance of award.
For (5): Mayor Patino, Councilmember Aguilera-Hernandez, Councilmember Cordero, Councilmember Escobedo, and Councilmember Soto
Motion carried by a recorded vote (5 to 0)
CLOSED SESSION CANCELLED AT THE START OF THE MEETING
6. CALL TO ORDER
This item was cancelled.
7. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
There were no speakers.
3 8. RECESS-CLOSED SESSION
8.a Public Employment Appointment - Interim City Manager, Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957
This item was cancelled.
9. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
10. REPORT BY THE CITY ATTORNEY FROM CLOSED SESSION
This item was cancelled.
11. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business before the City Council, Mayor Patino declared the Ci ty Council meeting adjourned at 5:07 p.m.
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Alexandra Valadez, Assistant City Clerk
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Alice M. Patino, Mayor