CITY OF SANTA PAULA
City Council Special Meeting
June 30, 2025,
4:30
PM
MINUTES
1)
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Chavez called the meeting to order at 4:31 p.m.
2)
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Pedro A Chavez, Carlos Juarez, Jenny Crosswhite, Leslie Cornejo, and Gabriela Ornelas 3)
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
4)
CONSENT CALENDAR
4.A)
SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE THREE-YEAR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH M6 CONSULTING, INC. (CITY ENGINEER) Motion: Approve authorizing the City Manager to execute the Second Amendment to the Three-Year On-Call Professional Services Agreement with m6 Consulting, Inc. to increase the not-to-exceed compensation to $303,210 for FY 24/25, $417,400 for FY 25/26, and $397,250 for FY 26/27.
Moved by Jenny Crosswhite, seconded by Gabriela Ornelas Vote: Motion carried 5-0
Yes: Pedro A Chavez, Carlos Juarez, Jenny Crosswhite, Leslie Cornejo, Gabriela Ornelas
4.B)
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MERCHANT MCINTYRE AND ASSOCIATES FOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY SERVICES Motion: Approve authorizing the City Manager to execute a fourth amendment to the professional services agreement with Merchant McIntyre and Associates (MMA) for federal legislative advocacy services, in an amount of $60,000, extending the term from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026, and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount to $312,000.
Moved by Carlos Juarez, seconded by Jenny Crosswhite
Vote: Motion carried 5-0
Yes: Pedro A Chavez, Carlos Juarez, Jenny Crosswhite, Leslie Cornejo, Gabriela Ornelas
4.C)
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THREE-YEAR ON CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PHOENIX CIVIL ENGINEERING (CROSSWALK SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM) This item was postponed to a future agenda.
5)
ACTION ITEMS
5.A)
CITY OF SANTA PAULA VACANCIES REPORT PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 2561 Human Resources Administrator Lorena Alvarez presented a presentation on this item.
No bargaining units were present to speak.
5.B)
BUDGET ADOPTION: FISCAL YEARS 2025/26 & 2026/27
Finance Director Christy Ramirez presented a presentation on this item.
Motion: Approve as amended adopting Resolution 7577 to Approve the FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 Final Operating Budget for the City of Santa Paula and Adopting the FY 2025/26 and FY 2026/27 Capital Improvement Budget, including edits to the final document; and adopt Resolution 7578 approving an amendment to the position control list to include the Senior Administrative Analyst Classification and the Administrative Analyst Series Job Description.
Moved by Leslie Cornejo, seconded by Jenny Crosswhite
Vote: Motion carried 5-0
Yes: Pedro A Chavez, Carlos Juarez, Jenny Crosswhite, Leslie Cornejo, Gabriela Ornelas 6)
CLOSED SESSION
6.A)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE §54957.6 - City Representatives: Chief Labor Negotiator Irma Rodriguez Moisa, City Manager Dan Singer, Finance Director Christy Ramirez, and Human Resources Administrator Lorena Alvarez; Employee Organizations: Community Services Officer Association; Mid-Management Association; Professional & Supervisory Association; Service Employee International Union, Local 721 (SEIU); Santa Paula Police Officers Association (SPPOA); and Unrepresented Employees: Executive Management; Confidential employees; Part-time employees.
6.B)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Pursuant to Government Code § 54957(b)(1), Title: City Manager Council recessed to closed session.
7)
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Monica Castillo reported there was no reportable action taken. 8)
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Chavez adjourned the meeting at 10:06 p.m.
ATTEST:
Julie Latshaw, City Clerk