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, MAY 4, 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 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH - PROCLAMATION
6.B MEASURE T COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION OF SURPLUS FUNDS.
6.C INTRODUCTION OF NEW HOUSING AUTHORITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
ELENORE VAUGHN
6.D HOMELESS UPDATE
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
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. 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.
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 the following minutes:
1. City Council Special Meeting Minutes - April 20, 2022
2. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - April 20, 2022
10.C BIOSOLIDS HAULING SERVICES CONTRACT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a 3-year contract with Synagro- WWTP, Inc. for the hauling and disposal of biosolids from the Water Recycling Facility for FY 2021/2022 through FY 2024/2025 in a form approved by the City Attorney.
10.D PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR WATER RECYCLING FACILITY
ANOXIC AND AEROBIC TANKS REHABILITATION PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 7396 approving the plans and specifications for the Water Recycling Facility Anoxic Tanks No. 1 and 2 and Aerobic Tanks No. 1 and 2 Rehabilitation Project.
2. Authorize Staff to advertise for Project bids.
11. PUBLIC HEARING
Verification of posting notice by City Clerk
Declaration of conflicts (if any)
Declaration of ex parte contacts (if any)
Open public hearing
Staff presentation
Discussion and action
Close public hearing
11.A VENTURA COUNTY WATERSHED PROTECTION DISTRICT BENEFIT 4 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting ASSESSMENT PROGRAM FOR FY 2022-23
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 7395 authorizing the City Manager to allow City participation in the Ventura County Watershed Protection District’s Benefit Assessment Program for FY 2022-23 and continue the City’s assessment of $6.65 per Benefit Assessment Unit (BAU) per year to fund a portion of the City’s Stormwater Management Program.
12. ACTION ITEMS
12.A APPOINTMENT - SENIOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
Appoint one member to the Senior Advisory Committee.
12.B ADVANCED WATER TREATMENT FACILITY PROJECT STATE
REVOLVING FUND FINANCING - SANTA PAULA UTILITY AUTHORITY RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council, sitting as the City Council of the City and the Board of Directors of the Santa Paula Utility Authority:
1. Adopt Resolution 7398 authorizing the Executive Director or his designee to apply for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan for design and construction of the Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF) project.
2. Adopt Reimbursement Resolution 7399 authorizing reimbursing expenditures and indicating a reasonably expected maximum principal amount of $23 million for the AWTF project.
Presented by: Clete J. Saunier, Public Works Director
12.C INITIATING THE PROCESS OF CHANGING TO DISTRICT COUNCIL
ELECTIONS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Receive a report on the districting process and permissible criteria to be considered to create district boundaries; and
2. Provide direction to staff on the selection of a demographer and public relations firm; or
3. Take such other action the Council deems appropriate
12.D THIRD QUARTER FISCAL REPORT FY 21/22
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 7400 Amending the City’s Operating and CIP Budget for FY 2021/22. 5 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting
12.E ORDINANCE INCREASING CITY COUNCIL COMPENSATION
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
Waive reading and introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 1317 increasing City Council compensation to $600 per month, per member of the City Council.
13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
13.A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council Review Future Agenda Items.
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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