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 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
SANTA PAULA CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2023
12:30 PM - City Council Special 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
BRINGING ITEMS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
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SPECIAL MEETING - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may comment on any item appearing on the agenda only. Individual Councilmembers may briefly respond to Public Comments or ask questions for clarification. Public Comments are limited to three minutes.
4. 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.
4.A REJECT ALL BIDS FOR THE MAIN STREET CROSSWALK
IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO REBID
THE PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Reject all bids for the Main Street Crosswalk Improvements Project.
2. Authorize Staff to re-advertise for Project bids.
4.B DISASTER RECOVERY AND EMERGENCY FUNDING APPROVAL
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the use of reserve funds for costs associated with disaster response and recovery associated with winter storms and related damages sustained by City facilities commencing January 4, 2023 under the provisions of the City’s Reserves Policy.
2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to approve payment of invoices for contracting and professional services associated with disaster recovery efforts performed January 4, 2023 through a date approved by responsible agencies using monies from the General Fund Contingency Reserve.
4.C RESOLUTION ADOPTING SOCIAL MEDIA TERMS OF USE POLICY RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 7472 establishing the City of Santa Paula Social Media Terms of Use Policy for all social media accounts established and maintained by the City.
5. ACTION ITEMS
5.A JOINT SANTA PAULA, FILLMORE, VENTURA COUNTY TWO-YEAR
AGREEMENT FOR OPERATIONAL FUNDING OF THE SPIRIT OF SANTA
PAULA HARVARD SHELTER
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to sign an agreement, in substantially the form submitted, with the County of Ventura and the City of Fillmore to share in the cost of the operations of the Spirit of Santa Paula Harvard Shelter at 1498 East Harvard Boulevard.
2. Authorize the City Manager to make non-monetary edits to the Council-approved form of the agreement to be consistent with the form of the agreement the County Board of Supervisors approves, provided such edits do not create undue hardship for the City of Santa Paula.
6. CLOSED SESSION
The City Council may move into a closed session pursuant to applicable law, including the Brown Act (Government Code §§ 54950, et seq.) for the following purpose:
6.A CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE § 54956.8
PROPERTY: 1435 EAST HARVARD (0.55 ACRES)
VENTURA COUNTY APN: 101026014
AGENCY NEGOTIATION: JAMES MASON, COMMUNITY AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: CITY OF SANTA PAULA AND BUCK DREW UNDER NEGOTIATION: PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
7. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
8. ADJOURNMENT
State of California )-
County of Ventura )- ss
City of Santa Paula )-
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