City of Santa Paula
City Council Regular
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 REGULAR
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 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. PRESENTATIONS
6.A VISITOR FROM THE NORTH POLE
6.B CITY MANAGER'S DEPARTMENT REPORT - JUNE 2025 - OCTOBER 2025
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Department Report for City Manager’s Department for June 2025 - October 2025.
Presented by: Dan Singer, City Manager
7. 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 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 Regular - City Council Regular Meeting 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.
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
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends Council approve minutes.
10.B OCTOBER 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 342105 and ending check number 342470.
2. Review and accept the "Certification of Salaries" for the pay period ending dates October 3rd, 2025, through October 17th, 2025.
10.C NOVEMBER 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 November 2025, starting check number 342472 and ending check number 342766.
2. Review and accept the "Certification of Salaries" for the pay period ending dates October 31st, 2025, through November 14th, 2025.
10.D EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR THE FY 25/26 SUPPLEMENTAL LAW 4 City of Santa Paula - City Council Regular - City Council Regular Meeting
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES ACCOUNT
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the recommended Expenditure Plan appropriating the Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Account (SLESA) funds for the FY 2025-2026 allocation and
2. Allocate an additional $17,536.61 in revenues and $26,304.26 in expenses as noted in the fiscal impact section.
10.E RECRUITMENT AND HIRING INCENTIVES
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 7598 establishing additional Recruitment and Hiring Incentives and recognizing the Personnel Officer's implicit authority to recognize service credit from prior public-sector jobs.
10.F BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR PROPERTY DUE DILIGENCE OF 180
SOUTH PALM AVENUE
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Authorize a budget adjustment in the amount of $30,000 to the Water Fund (620-5-3001-290) utilizing existing fund balance for professional services related to a potential property purchase of 180 South Palm Avenue.
10.G CANYON BOOSTER PUMP UPGRADE PROJECT BUDGET ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize a budget adjustment of $42,370.25 from CIP 9356 Well 12 Above Ground Rehabilitation Project to fully fund the Canyon Booster Pump Station Improvements Project (CIP 9234).
10.H WATER DIVISION SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE SUPPLY AGREEMENT RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Authorize the City Manager to execute a 3-year contract with Hasa Inc. for the supply and delivery of sodium hypochlorite to the Santa Paula Wells, and Water Treatment Facilities for an amount not to exceed $180,000.
10.I MILL STREET WATERLINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT NOTICE OF
COMPLETION
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Accept the work performed by Toro Enterprises.
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2. Authorize Staff to file the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
10.J VARIOUS FINANCE CONSULTANT CONTRACT
RENEWALS/AMENDMENTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager to enter into contract amendments to extend the terms, scope and/or contract amounts with the following vendors:
1. Rogers, Anderson, Malody Scott (RAMS)
2. Willdan Financial Services
11. ORDER OF BUSINESS
11.A PROCEDURES FOR ELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR
RECOMMENDATION:
Review procedure for the election of Mayor and Vice Mayor and direct City Clerk to begin the Mayor and Vice Mayor election process.
Presented by: Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
11.B SELECTION PROCESS FOR MAYOR
11.C GAVEL PLAQUE TO OUTGOING MAYOR PRESENTED BY NEW MAYOR
11.D SELECTION PROCESS FOR VICE MAYOR
12. ACTION ITEMS
12.A APPOINTMENTS TO THE MAYOR'S STANDING AND AD HOC
COMMITTEES
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Consider appointments to the Mayor's Standing and Ad Hoc Committees and review appointments to any other committees. The Mayor may ratify appointments to these committees.
Presented by: Dan Singer, City Manager
12.B ADOPTION OF 2026 COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Review the proposed City Council Meeting calendar for 2026 and consider the cancellation or rescheduling of various regular meetings throughout the year.
2. Authorize the closure of City facilities between the Christmas and New Year's Holidays, December 23, 2026 through January 4, 2027.
3. Cancel the first regularly scheduled meeting on January 6, 2027. 6 City of Santa Paula - City Council Regular - City Council Regular Meeting 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.
On_________________ at______________Signed:_________________________ Julie Latshaw
City Clerk
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