City of Santa Paula
City Council
MAYOR PEDRO A. CHAVEZ
VICE MAYOR CARLOS JUAREZ
COUNCILMEMBER JENNY CROSSWHITE
COUNCILMEMBER LESLIE CORNEJO
COUNCILMEMBER GABRIELA ORNELAS
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SANTA PAULA CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025
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 the City Manager 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 MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS PRESENTATION
7.B DISPATCHER OF THE YEAR
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 PROJECT ESPERANZA RECOGNITION
7.D COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council receive and file the report.
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 MAY 2025 WARRANTS AND CERTIFICATIONS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Review and accept the "Certification of Accounts Payable" for the accounts payable payment cycles for May 2025, starting check number 340682 and ending check number 341043.
2. Review and accept the "Certification of Salaries" for the pay period ending dates May 2nd, 2025, through May 16th, 2025.
10.B THREE-YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MKN &
ASSOCIATES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Authorize the City Manager to execute a Three-Year Professional Services Agreement with MKN & Associates, Inc. to provide professional engineering consulting services on a time and materials basis for water, wastewater, recycled water and stormwater program support, in the following fiscal year not-to-exceed amounts:
1. FY 2025-2026: $2,455,214
2. FY 2026-2027: $1,947,381
3. FY 2027-2028: $976,428
10.C AMENDMENT TO THREE-YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH GSI WATER SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the Three4 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Year Professional Services Agreement (“PSA”) with GSI Water Solutions, Inc. (“GSI”) to provide groundwater monitoring services on a time and materials basis for the Santa Paula Water Recycling Facility (“SPWRF”) in the amount of:
1. $215,148 for FY 2025-2026
2. $194,515 for FY 2026-2027
3. $200,350 for FY 2027-2028
10.D AMENDMENT TO THREE-YEAR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH LARRY WALKER ASSOCIATES
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
(1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 to the ThreeYear Professional Services Agreement (“PSA”) with Larry Walker Associates (“LWA”) (Attachment A) to provide Wastewater Discharge Permit Compliance Services on a time and materials basis for the Santa Paula Water Recycling Facility (“SPWRF”) in the amount of:
1. $100,000 for FY 2025-2026
2. $90,000 for FY 2026-2027
3. $70,000 for FY 2027-2028
10.E 2025 LABOR DAY PARADE REQUEST FOR FEE WAIVER
RECOMMENDATION:
1. Consider a request to waive 50% of the costs for City services for the 2025 Santa Paula Labor Day Parade.
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 OF ORDINANCE NO. 1346 AMENDING CHAPTERS
16.13, 16.15, 16.23, 16.25, 16.29, 16.31, 16.33, 16.34, 16.35 AND 16.40 OF
THE SANTA PAULA MUNICIPAL CODE IN ORDER TO CORRECT
INCONSISTENCIES, OUTDATED LANGUAGE AND FORMATTING AND
FINDING THE ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM
CEQA UNDER SECTION 15061(b)(3) AND 15168(c)(2) OF THE PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
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1. Open the public hearing, receive public testimony, close the public hearing; and
2. Waive the first reading by title only, and introduce Ordinance No. 1346, entitled “An Ordinance amending Chapters 16.13, 16.15, 16.23, 16.25,
16.29, 16.31, 16.33, 16.34, 16.35, and 16.40 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code in order to correct inconsistencies, outdated language and formatting and finding the action to be statutorily exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3) and 15168(c)(2) of the Public Resources Code”.
12. ACTION ITEMS
12.A PUBLIC SAFETY USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS (UAS) DRAFT
POLICY APPROVAL
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve the recommended draft UAS policy.
Presented by: POLICE CHIEF DON AGUILAR
12.B DISCUSSION ON POTENTIAL PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OPTIONS RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Consider options related to a public safety or police chief advisory committee and provide further feedback to staff to return with the guidelines and parameters for such a committee, based on Council consensus.
12.C CONSIDERATION OF A TENDER OFFER OF LIMCO STOCK
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
A) Consider options related to a tender offer of City held stock and, B) Provide staff with direction on the offer.
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. BUDGET WORKSHOP (Continued from 6/18/2025 Special Meeting)
15. 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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