City of Santa Paula
City Council
MAYOR LESLIE CORNEJO
VICE MAYOR PEDRO A. CHAVEZ
COUNCILMEMBER JENNY CROSSWHITE
COUNCILMEMBER CARLOS JUAREZ
COUNCILMEMBER ANDY SOBEL
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SANTA PAULA CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2024
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, 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. 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.
6. PRESENTATIONS
6.A LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY
6.B VENTURA COUNTY BROADBAND STRATEGIC PROJECT
PRESENTATION
6.C PUBLIC WORKS ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JULY-NOVEMBER 2023 RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Public Works Department Report for July - November 2023.
Presented by: Clete J. Saunier, Public Works Director
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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7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
8. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
9. 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.
9.A APPROVAL OF MINUTES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council approve the following minutes:
City Council Regular Minutes for December 6, 2023
City Council Special Minutes for December 29, 2023
9.B CELLULAR ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE AND WATER
METERS PURCHASE ORDER WITH BADGER METER AND
AUTOMATION, INC.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to sign a three-year purchase order with Badger Meter and Automation Inc. for Fiscal Years 2023-2024 through 2025-2026 with a one-year option to extend for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 for the purchase of new water meters and cellular advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) transmitters in an amount not to exceed $300,000 per fiscal year.
9.C SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1332
APPROVING THE SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC
PLAN AMENDMENT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct the second reading of and adopt Ordinance No. 1332, approving the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Amendment.
10. ACTION ITEMS
10.A APPOINTMENT TO PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION YOUTH MEMBER
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
1. Appoint applicant as Parks & Recreation Commission Youth Member. 4 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Presented by: Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
10.B DOWNTOWN FACADE IMPROVEMENT PILOT PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Resolution No.7496 authorizing the City Manager to expend $50,000 from the city's allocation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to provide matching grants to owners of commercial property and/or businesses located within the Downtown Property Business Improvement District to perform façade improvements or other qualified improvements.
10.C CONSIDERATION OF A RESIDENT ACADEMY PROGRAM
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Discuss and provide staff direction regarding the creation of a resident academy program.
Presented by: Jonathan Royas, Management Analyst
Mirka Vargas, Management Fellow
10.D APPOINTMENTS TO THE MAYOR'S STANDING AND AD HOC
COMMITTEES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Consider appointments to the Mayor's Standing and Ad Hoc Committees and review appointments to Regional and State boards, committees and commissions. The Mayor may ratify appointments to these committees.
Presented by: Dan Singer, City Manager
11. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
11.A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council review future agenda items.
12. 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:_________________________ 5 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Julie Latshaw
City Clerk
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