City of Santa Paula
City Council Special
MAYOR CARLOS JUAREZ
VICE MAYOR JENNY CROSSWHITE
COUNCILMEMBER LESLIE CORNEJO
COUNCILMEMBER PEDRO A. CHAVEZ
COUNCILMEMBER GABRIELA ORNELAS
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
SANTA PAULA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2026
4:30 PM - City Council Special Meeting
SANTA PAULA CITY HALL
970 VENTURA STREET
SANTA PAULA, CA 93060
JULIE LATSHAW, CITY CLERK
DAN SINGER, CITY MANAGER
MONICA CASTILLO, CITY ATTORNEY
BRINGING ITEMS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Santa Paula - City Council Special - City Council Special Meeting 1 City Council Regular meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of each month, at 6:30 p.m. in the City of Santa Paula City Hall Council Chamber, 970 Ventura Street, Santa Paula, and occasionally at the City of Santa Paula Community Center at 530 W Main Street, 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 located just outside the Council Chambers, noting your name and address and submit the form to the City Clerk. Providing your name, address, or other identifying information on the form is voluntary and requested to assist the City with orderly meeting administration and provide context to comments. Include the Agenda item number you wish to speak on. Members of the public may address the Council on items on this agenda only. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes. Speakers using a translator will be provided at least twice the allotted time, unless simultaneous translation equipment is available and used by the City.
HOW TO PROVIDE REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public may attend the open portions of the meeting remotely using the two-way audiovisual platform and call-in option at the following:
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If the platform includes automatic captioning, the City will activate that function during the meeting. To provide remote oral public comment, use the platform’s “raise hand” feature or press*9 by phone when the item is called; press *6 to unmute when prompted. No advance email request is required to attend remotely or to provide remote oral public comment.
However, the City asks that anyone wishing to provide remote public comment send an email to the City Clerk’s office at [email protected] on the day of the meeting by 3:00 p.m. and include the item number in the email subject line. This will help the City better facilitate public comment. Remote public comments are subject to the same time limits as in-person public comments. For technical assistance before the meeting, contact the City Clerk at [email protected] or (805) 933-4208.
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 may occasionally be cablecast. Minutes of this meeting will reflect your participation in this meeting and are posted on the City’s website.
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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. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time, members of the public may comment on any item appearing on the agenda only. Individual Councilmembers may briefly respond to Public Comments or ask questions for clarification. Public Comments are limited to three minutes.
5. CLOSED SESSION
TRANSLATED AGENDAS; INTERPRETATION ASSISTANCE; REQUESTS: This agenda and instructions for joining the meeting and providing remote public comment are available at the following link: https://www.spcity.org/523/Public-Meeting-Agendas. Members of the public may post additional translations of the agenda at Santa Paula City Hall, 970 Ventura Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060. Members of the public who wish to translate a meeting or receive interpretation from another member of the public may request reasonable assistance by contacting the City Clerk at [email protected] or (805) 933-4208. Assistance may include arranging space for interpreters, allowing additional time for interpretation, or allowing the use of personal equipment or facilities for commercially available interpretation services. To request meeting agendas or agenda documents by email or through the City’s agenda management system, contact the City Clerk at [email protected] or at the following link:
https://www.spcity.org/523/Public-Meeting-Agendas.
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 Meetings are generally not recorded, nor generally available on Channel 10 or live feed on the City 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.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate remotely or in person in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (805) 933-4208 or [email protected]. Notification 48 hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. Requests will be received and resolved promptly, with any doubt resolved in favor of accessibility. (28 CFR 35, 102-
35.104 ADA Title II).
SPECIAL MEETING - COUNCIL CHAMBERS
City of Santa Paula - City Council Special - City Council Special Meeting 3 The City Council may move into a closed session pursuant to applicable law, including the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54956, et seq.) for the following purpose:
5.A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Pursuant to Government Code § 54957(b)(1) & (4). Title: Interim City Attorney
6. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
7. 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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