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, JUNE 5, 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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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
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. Special and Closed Sessions vary by date and time.
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 PRIDE MONTH PROCLAMATION
7.B LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
Presented by: David Mullinax, Channel Counties Public Affairs Manager 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.
HOW TO VIEW ON YOUR TELEVISION, COMPUTER, OR MOBILE DEVICE: Watch from home live on the local Channel 10, or view the live feed on the city website at the following link: https://www.spcity.org/523/Public-Meeting-Agendas NOTE: Special and Closed Sessions are not recorded and not available on Channel 10 or live feed on the city website.
REGULAR MATTERS - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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7.C UNITED WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT PRESENTATION
7.D VENTURA COUNTY HEALTH CARE AGENCY & SANTA PAULA HOSPITAL
PRESENTATION
Presented by: Barry Zimmerman, VCHCA Director
John Fankhauser, M.D., CEO VCMC/Santa Paula Hospital
RECOMMENDATION:
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 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Joint City Council and Planning Commission Special Minutes May 9, 2024
City Council Special Meeting May 15, 2024
City Council Regular Meeting May 15, 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council approve minutes.
10.B RESOLUTION NO. 7520 OPPOSING INITIATIVE NO. 21-0042A1 - THE
TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 7520, opposing Initiative No. 21-0042A1, the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act.
10.C APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD) SEEKING A PROHOUSING
DESIGNATION BY THE STATE
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
Adopt Resolution No. 7521, authorizing the City Manager’s designee to: 1) submit a Prohousing Designation Program application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and if the 4 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting application is approved by HCD, 2) to execute all documents deemed necessary or appropriate to participate in the Prohousing Designation Program.
Presented By: Caesar Hernandez, Management Analyst
10.D THIRD AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
TRIPEPI SMITH AND ASSOCIATES FOR MEDIA RELATIONS AND
PUBLIC INFORMATION SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a third amendment to the professional services agreement with Tripepi Smith and Associates (TSA) for media relations and public information services, extending the term from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $125,000.
10.E EAST AREA 1 TRACT 5854 - RESOLUTION NO. 7513 PARTIALLY
ACCEPTING PHASE ONE OF THE SPORTS PARK IMPROVEMENTS
WITH A ONE YEAR WARRANTY
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 7513 partially accepting the East Area 1 Tract 5854 Phase One of the Sports Park Improvements with a One Year Warranty
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
Public comments
Close public hearing
Discussion and action
11.A INTRODUCTION AND WAIVER OF FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 1337 TO GRANT A FRANCHISE TO BLACK WALNUT ENERGY
STORAGE, LLC FOR UNDERGROUND INTERCONNECTION AND
TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT IN, ALONG, ACROSS, UPON, AND UNDER
CERTAIN PUBLIC STREETS AND RIGHT-OF-WAY WITHIN THE CITY OF
SANTA PAULA
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council proceed to grant a franchise to Black Walnut Energy Storage, LLC for a 20-year term by taking the following actions:
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1. Conduct a hearing as to whether to grant a franchise, as set forth in the draft Ordinance No. 1337, to Black Walnut Energy Storage, LLC;
2. Direct the City Clerk to announce if any written protests were filed with the Clerk up to the hour set for public hearing;
3. If such protests were filed, determine whether or not to overrule the protests as insufficient grounds to deny the grant of franchise; and
4. If protests have been overruled or no protests were received, waive the first reading and introduce by title only Ordinance No. 1337 entitled "Ordinance to Grant Franchise to Black Walnut Energy Storage, LLC to Use or Lay and Use Interconnection and Transmission Wiring and Appurtenances for the Purpose of Transmitting and Distributing Electricity In, Along, Across, Upon, and Under Certain Public Streets and Right-of-Way Within the City of Santa Paula."
Presented by: Tom Tarantino, Planning & Economic Development Manager
11.B SANTA PAULA GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2024/25 ANNUAL BUDGET AND ASSESSMENT LEVY
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the GHAD Board of Directors:
1. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed assessment levy for the Santa Paula Geologic Hazard Abatement District;
2. Adopt Resolution No. 7519 approving the fiscal year 2024/2025 budget and extending a $1,246.00 assessment levy per residential parcel onto the fiscal year 2024/2025 tax roll for the Santa Paula Geologic Hazard Abatement District.
Presented by: Clete J. Saunier, Public Works Director
12. ACTION ITEMS
12.A CITYWIDE GOVERNANCE POLICY CONSIDERATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Discuss and provide feedback to staff on the establishment of a Citywide Governance Policy.
Presented by: Jonathan Royas, Deputy City Manager
12.B FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND
OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE GUIDELINES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution 7522 amending the Affordable Housing Trust Fund 6 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Oversight Committee Guidelines to further refine the definition of "public employee" and add Section 2.D providing some flexibility to the Council relative to appointments outside the enumerated membership categories.
Presented by: City Manager Dan Singer
12.C APPOINTMENTS TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND
OVERSITE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
1. Appoint applicants to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund Oversite Committee.
Presented by: Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
12.D CONSIDERATION OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS AN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDING REQUEST
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Consider the re-establishment of the Council's Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable Housing to review and consider a request for financial assistance from an existing applicant/developer, and
2. Request the Mayor appoint up to two members of the City Council to serve on the Committee.
Presented by: Dan Singer, City Manager
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. 7 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting On_________________ at______________Signed:_________________________ Julie Latshaw
City Clerk
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