City of Santa Paula
City Council
MAYOR ANDY SOBEL
VICE MAYOR LESLIE CORNEJO
COUNCILMEMBER JENNY CROSSWHITE
COUNCILMEMBER CARLOS JUAREZ
COUNCILMEMBER PEDRO A. CHAVEZ
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SANTA PAULA CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023
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
MONICA CASTILLO, INTERIM 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 may 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. 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.
7. PRESENTATIONS
7.A PROCLAMATION - 100TH BIRTHDAY - RAYMOND L. McCALISTER
7.B CRUISE NIGHT PRESENTATION
7.C PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY REPORT: OCTOBER 2022 - FEBRUARY 2023
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Public Works Department Report October 2022 – In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to 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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Presented by: Clete J. Saunier, Public Works Director
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.
10.A FEBRUARY 2023 WARRANTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Review and accept the "Certification of Accounts Payable" for the accounts payable
payment cycles for February 2023, starting check number 333314 and ending check number
333562.
Review and accept the "Certification of Salaries" for the pay period ending dates January 27th,
2023 through February 10th, 2023.
10.B DECLARATION OF CITY PROPERTIES AS EXEMPT SURPLUS LAND (ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS: APN 104019305, APN 104019309 AND APN 104006518)
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No.7449 declaring certain properties as Exempt Surplus Land and directing staff to follow the procedures set forth in the Surplus Land Act for their disposition.
10.C DESIGNATION OF CITY'S LABOR NEGOTIATORS UNDER GOVT. CODE SECTION 54957.6
RECOMMENDATION:
Designate City Manager Dan Singer, Finance Director Christy Ramirez, Human Resources Manager Lorena Alvarez, and contract attorney Irma Rodriguez Moisa as the City’s Labor Negotiators to participate in closed session for the upcoming contract negotiations with employee bargaining groups.
10.D SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1327, ADDING SECTION 30.07 TO CHAPTER 30 OF TITLE III OF THE SANTA PAULA
MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS, DEFINING 4 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, AND SCHEDULING ELECTIONS WITHIN THE
DISTRICTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Ordinance No. 1327, entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING
SECTION 30.07 TO CHAPTER 30 OF TITLE III OF THE SANTA PAULA
MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS, DEFINING
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, AND SCHEDULING ELECTIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICTS".
11. ACTION ITEMS
11.A APPOINTMENT TO THE VENTURA COUNTY AREA AGENCY ON AGING
ADVISORY COUNCIL
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the recommendation from the Senior Advisory Committee and appoint Dana Tomarken to the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council for a two-year term.
2. Approve the reappointment of Dr. Maria Munguia Wellman for a second two-year term to the Ventura County Area Agency on Aging Advisory Council.
PRESENTED BY: Greg Barnes, Parks & Recreation Director
11.B HARDING PARK USER FEE WAIVER REQUEST
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that City Council:
1. Provide staff direction in regard to the Harding Park fee waiver requests for Santa Paula Little League and Santa Paula Girls Softball programs.
PRESENTED BY: Greg Barnes, Parks & Recreation Director
11.C USE OF UNION OIL BUILDING PARKING LOT FOR TEMPORARY FIRE
STATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize the City Attorney to prepare and the City Manager to sign a lease agreement, or similar agreement, with Ventura County Fire for the temporary use of the parking lot on North Ojai and East Main Street, east of the Union Oil building.
Presented By: Dan Singer, City Manager
11.D LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM UPDATE
5 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Review the proposed staff updates to the 2021 Legislative Platform; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 7450, updating the 2021 Legislative Platform for 2023.
Presented by: Jonathan Royas, Management Analyst
11.E POLICE CHIEF SELECTION PROCESS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the City Council receive this report and provide the City Manager with any further direction regarding the selection process for the Chief of Police position.
Presented By: Dan Singer, City Manager
12. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
12.A 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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