City of Santa Paula
City Council
MAYOR JENNY CROSSWHITE
VICE MAYOR ANDY SOBEL
COUNCILMEMBER RICHARD ARAIZA
COUNCILMEMBER CARLOS JUAREZ
COUNCILMEMBER LESLIE CORNEJO
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SANTA PAULA CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2022
6:30 PM - City Council Regular Meeting
SANTA PAULA CITY HALL
970 VENTURA STREET
SANTA PAULA, CA 93060
JULIE LATSHAW, CITY CLERK
DAN SINGER, CITY MANAGER
JOHN C. COTTI, CITY ATTORNEY
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BRINGING ITEMS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
You are invited to participate in all Regular City Council meetings. Agendas are posted in the front of Santa Paula City Hall, 970 Ventura Street, Santa Paula, 72 hours in advance of the scheduled meetings. The City Council's regular meetings start at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 970 Ventura Street in Santa Paula.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN PERSON DURING THE MEETING: If you wish to speak at a City Council meeting, please fill out a Public Comment Form noting your name and address and submit the form to the City Clerk. Include the Agenda item number, when appropriate. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes.
1. Items Not on the Agenda: If you wish to discuss an item which is not scheduled on the Agenda, you may address the City Council during Public Comment. Please realize that due to the limitations placed on the City Council by provisions of the California Government Code, the City Council ordinarily cannot take action on any item that is not on the agenda. Because of these restrictions, expect that matters that you identify during public comment will be referred to staff or considered on a future agenda.
2. Agenda Items: Items being considered by the City Council may appear on the Consent Calendar, as an Action Item, or as a Public Hearing. Public comments on each type of item are handled differently, as explained below:
a. For items appearing on the Consent Calendar, please submit a Public Comment Form before the Council takes action on the Consent Calendar. Items that receive a Public Comment Form may be pulled from the Consent Calendar by the Mayor and discussed separately by the City Council.
b. For items appearing as an Action Item, the Mayor will announce the Agenda item and request the staff report, the staff member responsible will give a brief summary of the report; the City Council will have an opportunity to ask questions of staff; members of the public will be given an opportunity to comment on the item and ask additional questions (all members of the public should speak directly into the microphone at the speaker’s platform); and the City Council will discuss the item and then take appropriate action.
c. For items on which a Public Hearing is scheduled, the Mayor will open the public hearing and receive the staff report; members of the public will be given an opportunity to comment on the item and ask additional questions (all members of the public should speak directly into the microphone at the speaker’s platform); the City Council will discuss the item; and the Mayor will close the public hearing after City Council action.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING: Members of the public are encouraged to submit email correspondence on any agenda item by sending an email to [email protected]. All public correspondence received by 3:00 p.m. (PT) on the meeting date will be provided to the legislative body before the meeting. Public Comments received after 3:00 p.m. will be provided to the legislative body the next day.
Your Participation in this meeting is in the public domain; meetings are cablecast; minutes of this meeting will reflect your participation in this meeting and are posted on the city’s website.
PLEASE NOTE: Be advised that if you bring a legal challenge to an action, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the meeting described in this Agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or before the meeting.
Any action is subject to the ninety-day time period set forth in Code of Civil Procedure § 1094.6.
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1. CALL TO ORDER
REMINDER: in order to minimize distractions during public meetings, all personal communication devices should be turned off or put in a non-audible mode.
2. INVOCATION
3. FLAG SALUTE
4. ROLL CALL
5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
6. PRESENTATIONS
6.A HARVEST UPDATE PRESENTATION
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may comment on any item not appearing on the agenda that is within the subject-matter jurisdiction of the City Council. A Public Comment Form must be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the beginning of the Public Comment period in order to be recognized to speak. Individuals submitting Public Comment Forms after the beginning of the Public Comment period will not be allowed to speak at this time, but may be recognized to speak by the Mayor at the conclusion of the meeting. Individual Councilmembers may briefly respond to Public Comments or ask questions for clarification. The City Council may direct staff to report to the City Council on the item at a later meeting. For items appearing on the Agenda, the public will be invited to make comments at the time the item comes up for City Council consideration. If a member of the public wishes to address a Consent Calendar item, please submit a Public Comment Form for that item. It may then be discussed separately by the Council, and the public will be invited to make comments at that time. At all times, please use the microphone and write your name and address on the Public Comment Form provided.
8. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
10. CONSENT CALENDAR
Background information has been provided to the City Council on all matters listed under the Consent Calendar and these items are considered to be routine by the City Council and are normally approved by one motion. If discussion is requested by a Councilmember on any item, or a member of the public wishes to comment on an item, that item may be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (805) 933-4208. Notification 48 hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35, 102-35.104 ADA Title II). Written materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council meeting are available for public inspection immediately upon distribution in the City Clerk’s office.
REGULAR MATTERS - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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10.A EXTEND APPROVAL TO HOLD VIRTUAL CITY COUNCIL, COMMISSION,
COMMITTEE, BOARD AND OTHER CITY BODIES, MEETINGS
PURSUANT TO AB 361
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Extend Approval to hold Virtual City Council, Commission, Board, and other City Bodies Meetings Pursuant to AB 361.
10.B APPROVAL OF MINUTES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council approve:
1. City Council Special Meeting - March 16, 2022
2. City Council Regular Meeting - March 16, 2022
3. City Council Special Closed Session Meeting - March 28, 2022
10.C SECOND READING TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 1314 AMENDING CHAPTER 16.44 OF THE SANTA PAULA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW
ELECTRIFIED SECURITY FENCES IN COMMERCIAL-LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (C-LI), LIGHT INDUSTRIAL (LI), AND INDUSTRIAL (I) ZONES; AND FIND
THE ORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM CEQA
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council:
Conduct a second reading to Adopt Ordinance No. 1314 Amending Chapter
16.44 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code to Allow Electrified Security Fences in Commercial-Light Industrial (C-LI), Light Industrial (LI), and Industrial (I) Zones; and Find the Ordinance Exempt from CEQA.
10.D SURPLUS VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the designation and sale of surplus vehicles and equipment in accordance with the City’s Memorandum of Understanding with Ventura County General Services Agency.
10.E TREE CARE SERVICES AGREEMENT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with International Environmental Corporation for an amount not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000) annually for City-Wide Tree Care Services.
10.F CITY HALL PERMITTED STREET PARKING
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the designation of permitted street parking on Ventura Street and Mill Street adjacent to City Hall.
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10.G APPROVAL OF FINAL PARCEL MAP NO. 6065 (HARVEST AT
LIMONEIRA PROJECT)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 7391 approving Final Parcel Map No. 6065;
2. Direct the Mayor, City Engineer, City Attorney and City Clerk to sign Final Parcel Map No. 6065 and file with the County Recorder; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to sign the attached Subdivision Improvement Agreement.
11. ACTION ITEMS
11.A NONPROFIT EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND GRANT AWARDS
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Approve the recommended grant awards for the Nonprofit Emergency Relief Fund program as determined by the ad hoc committee.
11.B DISTRICT-BASED ELECTIONS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 7393 Declaring the City’s Intention to Transition from At-Large to District-Based Elections pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10010(E)(3)(A) and Finding the Action Exempt from CEQA.
2. Provide further or alternative direction to City Staff.
11.C MILITARY EQUIPMENT POLICY - AB481
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No 1315 adopting a Military Use Equipment Policy pursuant to AB 481.
11.D HARVARD BOULEVARD WATER AND SEWER PIPELINE
REPLACEMENT AND PAVING REHABILITATION PROJECT BID
RESULTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Reject all bids submitted for construction of the Harvard Boulevard Water and Sewer Pipeline Replacement and Paving Rehabilitation Project.
2. Authorize Staff to re-advertise for Project bids.
12. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
12.A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
RECOMMENDATION:
5 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Staff recommends City Council Review Future Agenda Items.
13. CLOSED SESSION
14. ADJOURNMENT
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I declare under penalty of perjury that I posted this City Council Agenda on the bulletin board near the front door of City Hall, 970 Ventura Street, Santa Paula, California.
On_________________ at______________Signed:_________________________ Julie Latshaw
City Clerk
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