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
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 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 VENTURA COUNTY FAIR POSTER
7.B PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH PROCLAMATION
7.C COMMUNITY ACTION VENTURA COUNTY (CAVC) PRESENTATION 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
3 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Presented by: Susy Lopez-Garcia, Executive Director
7.D COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
QUARTERLY REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council receive and file the report.
Presented by: James Mason, Community Development Director
7.E CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT REPORT - MARCH 2024 - JUNE 2024 RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Department Report for City Manager’s Department for March 2024 - June 2024.
Presented by: Dan Singer, City Manager
7.F POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT
RECOMMENDATION:
(1) Receive and file Police Department Report.
Prepared by: Don Aguilar, Police Chief
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
City Council Special Meeting June 5, 2024
City Council Regular Meeting June 5, 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council approve minutes.
10.B COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY USE AGREEMENT TO INSTALL AND
INTERCONNECT CONDUIT AND FIBER OPTIC CABLE NETWORK
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Right of Way (ROW) 4 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Use Agreement with the County of Ventura, in a form approved by the City Attorney’s office, to allow access to the City’s ROW in exchange for two (2) strands of dark fibers along the 46-mile County network route.
10.C AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
MKN & ASSOCIATES FOR PHASE I REDESIGN OF THE ADVANCED
WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with MKN & Associates, Inc. for the Advanced Water Treatment Facility (AWTF) Phase I Redesign in a form approved by the City Attorney.
10.D 2024 LABOR DAY PARADE REQUEST FOR FEE WAIVER
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Consider a request to waive 50% of the costs for City services for the 2024 Santa Paula Labor Day Parade.
10.E RESPONSE TO GRAND JURY REPORT ENTITLED LINKING FIRST
RESPONDERS - VENTURA COUNTY REGIONAL RADIO SYSTEM
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the response letter to the Ventura County Grand Jury and authorize the Mayor to sign the letter.
Presented by: Don Aguilar, Police Chief
10.F THIRD AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
MERCHANT MCINTYRE AND ASSOCIATES FOR LEGISLATIVE
ADVOCACY SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a third amendment to the professional services agreement with Merchant McIntyre and Associates (MMA) for federal legislative advocacy services, in an amount of $78,000, extending the term from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $252,000.
10.G DECLARATION OF LOCAL EMERGENCY - WATER RESERVOIR BREACH RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 7531 confirming the City Manager's Declaration of Emergency in response to the breach at the City’s main water reservoir.
11. ACTION ITEMS
11.A ORDINANCE AMENDING SPMC CHAPTER 124 RELATING TO DINING 5 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting
ENTERTAINMENT PERMITS IN THE COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ZONE
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 1339, entitled, "An Ordinance of the City of Santa Paula Amending Chapter 124 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code Relating to Dining Entertainment Permits in the Commercial Business District Zone".
Presented by: James Mason, Community Development Director
11.B APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff Recommends that the City Council:
Appoint applicants to various Commissions and Committees.
Presented by: Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
11.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 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
11.D PURCHASE OF DOWNTOWN TRASH AND RECYCLING RECEPTACLES RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the City Council:
1. Waive formal bidding requirements and consent to purchase of trash and recycling receptacles for an amount not to exceed $132,713.42 based on the finding that purchase of the receptacles is "desirable or necessary" pursuant to SPMC Section 41.10.
2. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute a purchase agreement with Forms + Surfaces using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Presented By: Jonathan Royas, Deputy City Manager
6 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Esteban Herrera, Management Fellow
11.E BALLOT ARGUMENT CONCERNING A ONE CENT (1¢) CITY
TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX MEASURE ON THE
NOVEMBER 5, 2024, BALLOT
RECOMMENDATION:
The City Council is asked to:
1. Consider the information herein and provide direction.
Presented by: William J. Priest, Deputy City Attorney
11.F FY 23/25 MID CYCLE BUDGET
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Receive a presentation on the 2023/25 Mid-Cycle Budget Review
2. Adopt Resolution 7523 Amending the FY 2024/25 Budget and Adopting the FY 2024/25 GANN Limit.
Presented by: Christy Ramirez, Finance Director
12. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
12.A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council review future agenda items.
13. 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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