CITY OF SANTA PAULA
City Council Special Meeting
June 14, 2023,
6:00
PM
MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1)
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Sobel called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2)
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Andy Sobel, Leslie Cornejo, Jenny Crosswhite, Carlos Juarez, and Pedro A Chavez 3)
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
4)
CITY BUSINESS
4.A)
BUDGET WORKSHOP #2
Finance Director Christy Ramirez presented a presentation on the Proposed Budget - Fiscal Years 2023/24 & 2024/25 on CIP, Other Funds Highlights, 5 Year CIP Assumptions, General Fund Feedback, and other Feedback by Department.
City Manager Dan Singer explained the need to update the City Attorney's / Best, Best & Krieger contract, providing different options available for Council to begin considering.
Kay Wilson-Bolton, representing Spirit, provided a request for additional funds to Spirit, bringing a budget distribution of $200,000 in the first and second year. Council directed staff to research if and where the additional budget dollars could be pulled from and bring back to Council for further discussions.
John Marquez, representing the Santa Paula Chamber of Commerce provided a request of funding for the Chamber in the amount of $50,000. Council was supportive of providing $30,000. 5)
CLOSED SESSION
5.A)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54957.6 - City Representatives: Chief Labor Negotiator Irma Rodriguez Moisa, City Manager Dan Singer, Finance Director Christy Ramirez, and Human Resources Manager Lorena Alvarez; Employee Organizations: Community Services Officer Association; Mid-Management Association; Professional & Supervisory Association; Service Employee International Union, Local 721 (SEIU); Santa Paula Police Officers Association (SPPOA); and Unrepresented Employees: Executive Management; Confidential employees; Part-time employees.
Council recessed to closed session at 9:45 p.m.
6)
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Interim City Attorney Monica Castillo reported there was no reportable action taken. 7)
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Sobel adjourned the meeting at 10:15 p.m.
ATTEST:
Julie Latshaw, City Clerk