City of Santa Paula
City Council Regular
MAYOR CARLOS JUAREZ
VICE MAYOR JENNY CROSSWHITE
COUNCILMEMBER LESLIE CORNEJO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDRO A. CHAVEZ
COUNCILMEMBER GABRIELA ORNELAS
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF THE
SANTA PAULA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
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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5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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7. PRESENTATIONS
7.A EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS MONTH PROCLAMATION
8. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
9. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
10. CONSENT CALENDAR
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10.A CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DESIGNATION OF
APPLICANT'S AGENT RESOLUTION
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the California Office of Emergency Services “Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies" internally designated Resolution No. 7629.
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
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Discussion and action
11.A SOLID WASTE SERVICES PROPOSITION 218 HEARING
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing to accept written protests and verbal comments regarding the proposed increase in solid waste fees, track the number of valid written protests and, if the number of written protests received by the close of the public comment portion of the hearing is not sufficient to constitute a majority, make a finding that there is not a majority protest; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 7628, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING
THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED SERVICE CHARGES FOR SOLID WASTE
COLLECTION SERVICES.
12. ACTION ITEMS
12.A CITY HALL FACILITIES COMPLEX RESILIENCY PROJECT - SOLAR PANEL + BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize Clean Power Alliance (CPA) to submit, on behalf of the City of Santa Paula, a project developing and implementing a solar panel and battery energy storage system at the City Hall complex, including City Hall, the Community Development building and the Police station, to CPA’s Board of Directors for consideration within CPA’s Power Ready Round 2 funding program.
Presented by: Bruce Belluschi, Management Analyst
John Spector, Clean Power Alliance (CPA)
13. ITEMS FOR FUTURE AGENDAS
13.A FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council review future agenda items.
14. CLOSED SESSION
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 City of Santa Paula - City Council Regular - City Council Regular Meeting 5 door of City Hall, 970 Ventura Street, Santa Paula, California.
On_________________ at______________Signed:_________________________ Julie Latshaw
City Clerk
City of Santa Paula - City Council Regular - City Council Regular Meeting 6 To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Regular From: Christy Ramirez, Finance Director
Subject: CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DESIGNATION OF
APPLICANT'S AGENT RESOLUTION
Date: September 2, 2026
Agenda Item: 10.A
CITY OF SANTA PAULA
MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the California Office of Emergency Services “Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies" internally designated Resolution No. 7629.
BACKGROUND:
The City's current California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) form 130 has now expired and requires a new Cal OES form 130 be approved by Council. The new Cal OES form 130 functions as the resolution.
ANALYSIS:
The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services requires all Applicants to complete the “Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies” (Cal OES Form 130) in order to be eligible to receive future funding. A new resolution must be submitted if a previously submitted Resolution is older than three (3) years from the last date of approval, is invalid or has not been submitted. The prior resolution, designated Resolution No. 7557, was dated 2025, however a new form was issued by the State and needs to be adopted by the City.
There are two ways to complete the resolution:
1) Titles only: This allows the document to remain valid (for 3 years) if an authorized Agent leaves the position and is replaced by another individual in the same title. 2) Names and Titles: A new Cal OES Form 130 will be required if any of the Authorized Agents are replaced, leave the position listed on the document or their title changes.
The attached Resolution proposes naming, by title only, the Finance Director and City Manager as authorized agents.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
While this action is not called out as an objective in the City's Strategic Plan, Emergency 7 Preparedness and response is identified as a broad goal and is consistent with objectives from the City's General Plan.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
Failure to file the Cal OES Form 130 would result in loss of future funding.
OPTIONS:
As an alternative to staff's recommendation, the City Council may:
1. Decline to adopt proposed resolution. Doing so would limit funding opportunities for the City.
2. Adopt the proposed resolution with amendments.
ATTACHMENTS:
Cal OES 130 August 2026.pdf
8 DESIGNATION OF APPLICANT'S AGENT RESOLUTION FOR NON-STATE AGENCIES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE OF THE
(Governing Body) (Name of Applicant)
THAT , OR
(Title of Authorized Agent)
, OR
(Title of Authorized Agent)
(Title of Authorized Agent)
is hereby authorized to execute for and on behalf of the , (Name of Applicant)
a public entity established under the laws of the State of California, this application and to file it with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the purpose of obtaining federal financial assistance for any existing or future grant program, including, but not limited to any of the following:
- Federally declared Disaster (DR), Fire Mitigation Assistance Grant (FMAG), California State Only Disaster (CDAA), Immediate Services Program (ISP), Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC), Legislative Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (LPDM), under - Public Law 93-288 as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, and/or state financial assistance under the California Disaster Assistance Act.
- Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (FMA), under Section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968.
- National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) 42 U.S. Code 7704 (b) ((2) (A) (ix) and 42 U.S. Code 7704 (b) (2) (B) National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program, and also The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Div. F, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-141 - California Early Earthquake Warning (CEEW) under CA Gov Code – Gov, Title 2, Div. 1, Chapter 7, Article 5, Sections 8587.8, 8587.11, 8587.12 That the , a public entity established under the
(Name of Applicant)
laws of the State of California, hereby authorizes its agent(s) to provide to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for all matters pertaining to such state disaster assistance the assurances and agreements required.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
DESIGNATION OF APPLICANT'S AGENT RESOLUTION
NON-STATE AGENCIES
OES-FPD-130 (Rev. 10-2022)
RECOVERY DIRECTORATE
FINANCIAL PROCESSING DIVISION
Cal OES ID No: _____________
Rev. 10-2022 Page 1 of 4 OES-FPD-130
#7629
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This is a universal resolution and is effective for all open and future disasters/grants declared up to three (3) years following the date of approval.
This is a disaster/grant specific resolution and is effective for only disaster/grant number(s):
Passed and approved this __day of , 20
(Name and Title of Governing Body Representative)
(Name and Title of Governing Body Representative)
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CERTIFICATION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
DESIGNATION OF APPLICANT'S AGENT RESOLUTION
NON-STATE AGENCIES
OES-FPD-130 (Rev. 10-2022)
RECOVERY DIRECTORATE
FINANCIAL PROCESSING DIVISION
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Cal OES Form 130 Instructions
A Designation of Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies is required of all Applicants to be eligible to receive funding. A new resolution must be submitted if a previously submitted resolution is older than three (3) years from the last date of approval, is invalid, or has not been submitted.
When completing the Cal OES Form 130, Applicants should fill in the blanks on pages 1 and 2. The blanks are to be filled in as follows:
Resolution Section:
Governing Body: This is the group responsible for appointing and approving the Authorized Agents.
Examples include: Board of Directors, City Council, Board of Supervisors, Board of Education, etc.
Name of Applicant: The public entity established under the laws of the State of California.
Examples include: School District, Office of Education, City, County or Non-profit agency that has applied for the grant, such as: City of San Diego, Sacramento County, Burbank Unified School District, Napa County Office of Education, University Southern California.
Authorized Agent: These are the individuals that are authorized by the Governing Body to engage with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services regarding grants for which they have applied.
There are two ways of completing this section:
1. Titles Only: The titles of the Authorized Agents should be entered here, not their names. This allows the document to remain valid if an Authorized Agent leaves the position and is replaced by another individual. If “Titles Only” is the chosen method, this document must be accompanied by either a cover letter naming the Authorized Agents by name and title, or the Cal OES AA Names document. The supporting document can be completed by any authorized person within the Agency (e.g., administrative assistant, the Authorized Agent, secretary to the Director). It does not require the Governing Body’s signature.
2. Names and Titles: If the Governing Body so chooses, the names and titles of the Authorized Agents would be listed. A new Cal OES Form 130 will be required if any of the Authorized Agents are replaced, leave the position listed on the document, or their title changes.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
DESIGNATION OF APPLICANT'S AGENT RESOLUTION
NON-STATE AGENCIES
OES-FPD-130 (Rev. 10-2022)
RECOVERY DIRECTORATE
FINANCIAL PROCESSING DIVISION
Rev. 10-2022 OES-FPD-130 Page 3 of 4 11
Checking Universal or Disaster-Specific Box: A Universal resolution is effective for all past disasters and for those declared up to three (3) years following the date of approval. Upon expiration it is no longer effective for new disasters, but it remains in effect for disasters declared prior to expiration. It remains effective until the disaster goes through closeout unless it is superseded by a newer resolution.
Governing Body Representative: These are the names and titles of the approving Board Members.
Examples include: Chairman of the Board, Director, Superintendent, etc. The names and titles cannot be one of the designated Authorized Agents. A minimum of three (3) approving board members must be listed. If less than three are present, meeting minutes must be attached in order to verify a quorum was met.
Certification Section:
Name and Title: This is the individual in attendance who recorded the creation and approval of this resolution.
Examples include: City Clerk, Secretary to the Board of Directors, County Clerk, etc. This person cannot be one of the designated Authorized Agents or Approving Board Member. If a person holds two positions (such as City Manager and Secretary to the Board) and the City Manager is to be listed as an Authorized Agent, then that person could sign the document as Secretary to the Board (not City Manager) to eliminate “Self-Certification.”
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES
DESIGNATION OF APPLICANT'S AGENT RESOLUTION
NON-STATE AGENCIES
OES-FPD-130 (Rev. 10-2022)
RECOVERY DIRECTORATE
FINANCIAL PROCESSING DIVISION
Rev. 10-2022 Page 4 of 4 OES-FPD-130 12
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Regular From: Dale Goodman, Public Works Director
Subject: SOLID WASTE SERVICES PROPOSITION 218 HEARING
Date: September 2, 2026
Agenda Item: 11.A
CITY OF SANTA PAULA
MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing to accept written protests and verbal comments regarding the proposed increase in solid waste fees, track the number of valid written protests and, if the number of written protests received by the close of the public comment portion of the hearing is not sufficient to constitute a majority, make a finding that there is not a majority protest; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 7628, entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED SERVICE CHARGES FOR SOLID WASTE COLLECTION SERVICES.
BACKGROUND:
On October 1, 2022, the City entered into an Exclusive Collection Services Agreement (“Agreement”) with Arakelian Enterprises, Inc. DBA Athens Services (“Athens Services”) for the collection of solid waste, recycling, and organic waste services. Subsequently, Athens Services submitted a request to the City for an extraordinary rate increase pursuant to Section
4.08 of the Agreement. Athens Services was required to demonstrate that an event or circumstance occurred or will occur which is not reasonably foreseeable or within its control and is not a usual business risk. “Usual business risk” is defined as including routine changes in the costs of providing services, external economic conditions existing in the normal course of business, and changes in the market for recyclables. Upon reviewing the request, the City Council determined Athens Services was entitled to an extraordinary rate increase at a regular meeting on June 17, 2026.
Specifically, the City Council found Athens Services satisfactorily demonstrated two qualifying events: a disposal site tipping fee increase and a citrus quarantine. On July 1, 2024, the Del Norte Regional Recycling and Transfer Station significantly raised its disposal gate rates ranging between 27.4% and 68.9%. Then, on October 3, 2024, the California Department of Food and Agriculture declared the area around Santa Paula as an active citrus quarantine zone and caused Athens Services to incur an additional $490,000 in unplanned disposal and logistical costs.
13 ANALYSIS:
The proposed solid waste rate increase implements a permanent one-percent (1%) rate increase for three consecutive years starting October 1, 2026.
In an abundance of caution, the City has elected to conduct a Proposition 218 public hearing prior to allowing Athens Services to charge the new rates. In accordance with Proposition 218, the City mailed a notice at least forty-five (45) days in advance to all property owners and customers responsible for payment of the charges proposed to be increased. The notice, sent in both Spanish and English, included a description of the reasons for the cost increases, the proposed rate increases, and the date and time of the public hearing.
Summarized below is the Proposition 218 majority protest process and requirements:
1. At the Proposition 218 public hearing, the City Council shall consider all written and oral comments received. Written comments are a formal protest; oral comments are not a formal protest and will not be counted in the calculation of whether a majority protest exists. Only one written protest is allowed per identified address or parcel number. The written protest must include, at a minimum, the following information:
a. State that the identified property owner or tenant opposes the proposed fee increases to the solid waste collection rates;
b. Provide the location of the identified parcel (by street address or assessor’s parcel number); and
c. Include the name and signature of the property owner or tenant submitting the protest.
2. If protests against the rate increase are not received from a majority of the property owners and/or tenants, the City Council will be authorized to approve the proposed rate changes, as adopted by the Resolution.
If the Resolution is adopted, the new rates, as set forth in Exhibit A to the Resolution, attached as Exhibit C to this report, will go into effect on October 1, 2026. On October 1, 2026, October 1, 2027, and July 1, 2028, the rates for solid waste services shall be increased at a rate of one percent (1%) without further public hearing. These proposed rate increases will be in addition to the existing rates under the Agreement, which provides that Athens Services may charge
6.9% annual increases through June 30, 2028, followed by a 4% increase beginning July 1, 2028, and annual consumer price index (CPI) increases starting July 1, 2029. Prior to implementing these rate increases, the City shall provide written notice of the rate increase at least thirty (30) days in advance of the effective date.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This agenda item supports Strategic Plan Goals C and D - Ensuring public safety and health by providing comprehensive solid waste collection and recycling services.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
If there is no majority protest, the rate increase will result in increased revenue to Athens, which will in turn generate an increase in fee payments to the City under the Agreement.
Section 3.05 of the Agreement governs the City's treatment of those payments under applicable law. Because the fiscal effect of the increase, if any, will depend on future 14 circumstances and legal requirements, it cannot be quantified at this time.
OPTIONS:
Not applicable.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit A - Proposed Solid Waste Collection Rates
Exhibit B - Public Notice
Exhibit C - Resolution No. 7628.pdf
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61 To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Regular From: Dale Goodman, Public Works Director
Subject: CITY HALL FACILITIES COMPLEX RESILIENCY PROJECT - SOLAR PANEL + BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS
Date: September 2, 2026
Agenda Item: 12.A
CITY OF SANTA PAULA
MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve and authorize Clean Power Alliance (CPA) to submit, on behalf of the City of Santa Paula, a project developing and implementing a solar panel and battery energy storage system at the City Hall complex, including City Hall, the Community Development building and the Police station, to CPA’s Board of Directors for consideration within CPA’s Power Ready Round 2 funding program.
Presented by: Bruce Belluschi, Management Analyst
John Spector, Clean Power Alliance (CPA)
BACKGROUND:
The Santa Paula City Council has long sought to increase environmental sustainability by developing clean energy sources, a goal highlighted within Section A.2. of the City’s Strategic Plan: Explore funding opportunities and partnerships to implement energy efficiency projects, solar, and electric vehicle (EV) technologies. The City has also previously confirmed its support for projects utilizing solar (photovoltaic (PV)) panels and battery energy storage systems (BESS) to enable clean energy to power backup systems at critical City-owned facilities during electrical power outages, especially if able to mitigate future energy costs.
Highlighting these environmental goals, the City became a member of the Clean Power Alliance Joint Powers Agreement in December of 2022 and, after the City Council approved 100% Green Power as the City’s default rate option in June 2023, has been delivering clean energy to the City of Santa Paula community since March of 2024. This Council item would build upon the City’s successful multi-year partnership with CPA.
The item being provided today for your consideration of advancement to the next stage within CPA’s approval process is the development and implementation of a solar panel and battery energy storage system project at the City’s City Hall complex, including City Hall, the Community Development building and the Police station. If approved by Council today, this proposed project will advance to CPA’s Board of Directors for consideration and a decision (anticipated to occur in the fall of this year) for funding within CPA’s Power Ready Round 2 program.
62 The proposed project includes a solar panel canopy covering sixteen (16) parking spaces within the City Hall parking lot connected to back-up batteries installed at each of the three City Hall complex buildings to provide each facility with up to eight (8) hours of critical reserve energy during local power outage events (Exhibit 1). Significantly, the City’s proposed project is one of only 30 potential sites selected by CPA to advance to this stage of the detailed assessments of the Power Ready Program from among a total of 200 initial submissions.
Also, because the project involves adding a solar panel canopy over ten (10) or more current parking spaces, CalGREEN (formerly known as the California Green Building Standards Code) requires the conversion of three (3) current parking lot spaces to Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and a fourth parking space to be a Level 2 “capable” space (i.e., having the basic electrical preparation needed to support a future Level 2 charger, but without wiring or a charger installed). As with the solar panel and battery system, CPA will cover the entire cost (estimated at $ 94,000) of the EV charging infrastructure through a separate program, the Pathways to Electrification Program within CPA’s Energized Communities initiative.
If the City’s project is approved by the CPA Board, staff will return to Council in early 2027 seeking Council approval and authorization for the City Manager to sign both a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and a Site Lease Agreement (SLA) with CPA to ensure the City remains eligible for project development.
ANALYSIS:
The City Hall complex energy project highlights the City’s goals of improving energy resiliency, reducing future energy costs, supporting critical infrastructure, generating clean energy, and improving the health of our local community by reducing the use of diesel generators. The project also provides the City with EV charging stations, thereby achieving another of the City's long-term sustainability goals.
If authorized to proceed by both the City Co uncil and CPA’s Board of Directors, CPA and its subcontractors will be responsible for developing the system design, including final engineering, procurement, and project implementation. Staff will return to City Council to finalize necessary agreements and confirm project execution.
Owing to the Power Ready 2 program guidelines, there are no additional costs to the City from the proposed project being recommended for advancement today for consideration by CPA’s Board. Conversely, lower customer energy costs is not a benefit of CPA's Power Ready Program, as CPA keeps any solar-generated energy cost savings ($ 33.4K/year (est.)) to partially offset CPA’s total project costs ($ 1.27-1.28M (est.)). The primary program benefit to the City is the assurance of City facility resiliency through clean energy from solar-generated energy stored in batteries, rather than from greenhouse gas-contributing power from diesel generators, during local power outages.
CPA will own and maintain the solar panel and battery energy storage systems and EV chargers throughout the term (20 years) of any future MOU and associated lease agreement, should the City ultimately be selected to receive funding by CPA's Board. At the conclusion of the lease agreement, the City will have the option of buying-out the installed infrastructure for a then estimated fair market value or, should the City decline the buy-out option, CPA will remove all installed infrastructure at no cost to the City. 63 John Spector, Senior Program Manager at Clean Power Alliance, will present a PowerPoint presentation describing the project and answer any questions from Council members at tonight's meeting.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
This project supports the City's adopted Strategic Plan Section A.2, Green Initiatives - Explore funding opportunities and partnerships to implement Energy Efficiency projects, solar, and electric vehicle (EV) technologies. Installing solar photovoltaic panels and battery energy storage systems will produce clean and sustainable energy, significantly decrease non-renewable (dirty) energy usage and avoid the emission of greenhouse gasses produced by diesel generators during local power outages.
FISCAL IMPACTS:
There is no fiscal impact related to today’s Council item, since both staff's recommendation and Council's decision only involve whether or not the City should remain within CPA’s Power Ready 2 program for future consideration as a final funding awardee by CPA's Board of Directors.
However, if the City Hall complex project is ultimately selected by CPA's Board to advance into the implementation phase, there will be no additional cost to the City as CPA guarantees, through on-bill adjustment mechanisms, annual electricity charges for participants will be equal to or less than the amount that would have otherwise been charged if the City did not participate. Conversely, the City will not receive any revenue or cost benefits from the project, since CPA keeps any solar-generated energy cost savings ($ 33.4K/year (est.)) to partially offset CPA’s total project costs ($1.27-1.28M (est.)).
OPTIONS:
As an alterative to staff's recommendation, the City Council may:
1. Not approve the recommended action, thereby removing the City of Santa Paula and this potential project from eligibility and further consideration within CPA’s Power Ready 2 program.
ATTACHMENTS:
Exhibit 1 - CPA City Hall Complex Solar and Battery Project 64 65
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Regular From: Dan Singer, City Manager
Subject: FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Date: September 2, 2026
Agenda Item: 13.A
CITY OF SANTA PAULA
MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends City Council review future agenda items.
BACKGROUND:
The attached Future Agenda Items forecast identifies anticipated agenda items for upcoming Council meetings as well as Study Session topics and long-range discussion items. Placing this forecast on the agenda affords the Council and the public the opportunity to discuss such topics and to make any recommendations. It should be noted this is only a forecast and may change over the course of time or based on feedback by the Mayor and City Manager during review of future agendas.
ANALYSIS:
Should a member of the City Council wish to introduce a future agenda topic, it should be done in compliance with the Council's adopted Manual of Procedural Guidelines, Section 5.1.
Items introduced by a member of the Council during a Council meeting requires a second and should be reserved for time-sensitive matters needing attention within the proceeding 45 day period.
STRATEGIC PLAN:
FISCAL IMPACTS:
OPTIONS:
ATTACHMENTS:
09.16.2026_Future_Agenda_Items_lm.pdf
74 Santa Paula City Council Tentative Agenda Schedule
Updated 8/27/2026
Activities associated with the Council’s Strategic Plan* Special Meeting
September 16th – 4:30 pm
Admin Potential Commission/Committee Interviews
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, September 16th – 6:30 pm
Admin City Manager Department Report
P&R Contract Community Center Remodel Project
PW WRF Solar Project Design Options
PW CalTrans Cooperative Agreement
PW Acceptance of Tract 6001 Sewer system - Lennar
PD Police Data Migration Project
PD Enterprise Vehicle Lease Program
HR Water Department Reorganization Proposal
CDD Redtail Housing Proposal
CDD Spirit of Santa Paula MOU Extension
Regular Meeting
October 7, 2026 – 6:30 pm
Finance Finance Department Report
Fire Ventura County Fire Department Report (next 6 months April) PW Sidewalk Master Plan Award
STUDY SESSION TOPICS
Finance Development Impact Fees (DIF)* 3
rd Qtr.
Admin Municipal Code Update – Joint with Planning Commission CDD Use of Triangle Property on Housing 4
th Qtr.
P&R Park Host Program 4
th Qtr.
PD Animal Services Discussion
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Legal Fire MOU Amendment for Station 26 4
th Qtr.
Admin No Smoking Ordinance – Workshop 3
rd Qtr.
Admin Electric Bike/Scooter Ordinance Options 3
rd Qtr.
P&R HVAC & Union Oil Building 3
rd Qtr.
CDD Remnant Parcel Annexation * 3
rd Qtr.
PW Plans and Specifications for Peck/Calpipe Street Improvement 3 rd Qtr.
PW Approve final design of bike trail extension, Telegraph Rd, & Roundabout
4 th Qtr.
PW/Finance Water/Sewer Rate Study 4
th Qtr.
Legal Nitric Oxide Restrictions Discussion 3
rd Qtr.
CDD Recreation Vehicle (RV) Parking 4
th Qtr.
HR Labor Agreements w/outside Unions 4
th Qtr.
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