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, OCTOBER 15, 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 MAYOR'S RECOGNITION AWARDS - FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA
FAIR WINNERS
7.B SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN OUTREACH
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 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
QUARTERLY 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 SEPTEMBER 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 September 2025, starting check number 341872 and ending check number 342104.
2. Review and accept the "Certification of Salaries" for the pay period ending dates September 5th, 2025, through September 19th, 2025.
10.B APPROVAL OF MINUTES
City Council Special Meeting July 2, 2025
City Council Regular Meeting July 2, 2025
City Council Special Meeting July 9, 2025
City Council Special Meeting August 6, 2025
City Council Regular Meeting August 6, 2025
City Council Special Meeting August 19, 2025
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council approve minutes.
10.C MEASURE T BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR FALL 2025 PAVING PROJECT RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize a budget allocation in the amount of $1,098,683 to GL 104-5- 9359-660 to fund the Fall 2025 Paving Project.
10.D RETROACTIVE COUNCIL APPROVAL FOR ENGINE REPLACEMENT OF CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP (UNIT 283)
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
4 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Retroactively waive bidding requirements for and ratify the $ 9,991.83 expenditure for the engine replacement and A/C repairs of Unit 283, a 2019 Chevrolet Colorado pickup, operated by the Public Works Department.
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 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE A RESOLUTION TO
APPROVE THE FULL COST ANALYSIS OF USER FEES PREPARED BY
WILLDAN FINANCIAL SERVICES AND AMEND AND AUGMENT THE CITY
OF SANTA PAULA FEE SCHEDULE
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 7595 approving the full cost analysis of user fees prepared by Willdan Financial Services and amend and augment the City of Santa Paula Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2026.
Presented By: Christy Ramirez, Finance Director
11.B
INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1350 AMENDING CHAPTERS
16.200 (ADMINISTRATION – GENERAL PROVISIONS), 16.202
(APPLICATIONS, PROCESSING, FILING AND FEES), 16.204 (PUBLIC HEARINGS), 16.206 (APPEALS AND REVOCATIONS), 16.208
(DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS), 16.210 (ZONE CHANGE), 16.212 (GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS), 16.214 (AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE AND LAND CONSERVATION CONTRACTS), 16.216 (SPECIFIC PLANS),
16.218 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS), 16.220 (VARIANCES), 16.222 (MINOR MODIFICATIONS), 16.224 (ZONING CLEARANCE), 16.227 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS), 16.228 (TEMPORARY USE PERMIT),
16.230 (HOME OCCUPATION PERMIT), 16.234 (DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENTS), 16.236 (ANNEXATIONS), 16.237 (81 ACRE INITIATIVE IMPLEMENTATION), AND 16.238 (SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT) OF TITLE XVI: DEVELOPMENT CODE 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) OF
THE PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
RECOMMENDATION:
5 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting Staff recommends that the City Council:
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. 1350, entitled “An Ordinance amending Chapters 16.200 (Administration – General Provisions), 16.202 (Applications, Processing, Filing and Fees),
16.204 (Public Hearings), 16.206 (Appeals and Revocations), 16.208 (Development Code Amendments), 16.210 (Zone Change), 16.212 (General Plan Amendments), 16.214 (Agricultural Preserve and Land Conservation Contracts), 16.216 (Specific Plans), 16.218 (Conditional Use Permits), 16.220 (Variances), 16.222 (Minor Modifications), 16.224 (Zoning Clearance), 16.227 (Accessory Dwelling Units), 16.228 (Temporary Use Permit), 16.230 (Home Occupation Permit), 16.234 (Development Agreements), 16.236 (Annexations), 16.237 (81 Acre Initiative Implementation), and 16.238 (Site Development Permit) of Title XVI Development Code 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) of the Public Resources Code”
Presented by: Monica Castillo, City Attorney
12. ACTION ITEMS
12.A 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
12.B INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1349 ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION
(CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24), THE 2024
INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, AND THE 2024
INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. 1349, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA PAULA AMENDING SECTIONS 150.001, 150.015, 150.025, 150.045, 150.055, 150.075, 150.085, 150.150, 150.160, 150.170, 150.180, 150.190, AND ADDING 150.200 AND 150.210, OF CHAPTER 150 OF THE SANTA PAULA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, 2025 EDITION, (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24) INCLUDING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
6 City of Santa Paula - City Council - City Council Regular Meeting ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 OF THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE
INCLUDING APPENDICIES AH PATIO COVERS, AJ EXISTING
STRUCTURES, AND AX SWIMMING POOL SAFETY ACT; THE 2025
CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE INCLUDING APPENDIX M PEAK WATER DEMAND CALCULATOR; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA
ENERGY CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; THE CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE; THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE CODE; AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING
POOL AND SPA CODE
2. Schedule a public hearing to consider adopting the proposed Ordinance at the City Council’s regular meeting of November 5, 2025.
3. Direct the City Clerk to publish a summary of the proposed Ordinance and provide notice of the public hearing twice at least 14 days before the public hearing at which the proposed Ordinance is to be considered for adoption;
4. Take such additional, related action as may be desired.
Presented by: Dan Schultz
12.C CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION
FOR MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND MOBILE HOME
RENT COMMISSION
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 7591 and Resolution No. 7594 approving the compensation structure for the Mobile Home Rent Review Commission and the Planning Commission.
Presented by: James Mason, Community & Economic Development Director
13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
13.A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council review future agenda items.
14. ADJOURNMENT
State of California )-
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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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