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Regular Meeting – 6:30 PM
6:30 PM REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Infanti called the Regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 1644 Oak Street, Solvang, California.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Mark Infanti, Mayor pro tem David Brown, Councilmembers Robert Clarke, Elizabeth Orona and Claudia Orona
Staff: City Manager Randy Murphy, City Attorney Chelsea O’Sullivan, City Clerk Annamarie Porter, Public Works Director/City Engineer Rodger Olds
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Dennis Beebe led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND CEREMONIAL ITEMS - None
2. PRESENTATIONS
a. Visit SYV Annual Report
Shelby Sim, CEO and President of the Visit Santa Ynez Valley group b. Measure U Committee Update
Geoff Yarema, Chair, and Jamie Baker, Vice Chair, Measure U Citizens Oversight Committee, provided an update on the Measure U Committee’s work.
Discussion followed regarding the possible combination of the Measure E and Measure U Committee if Measure E passes and the date and location for a public workshop sponsored by the Committee. c. Pavement Management Update
Joe Ririe, Senior Principal Engineer and President of Pavement Engineering Inc., narrated a PowerPoint presentation of the Pavement Management System Report of 2024.
Discussion followed regarding the status of FEMA funds, necessary future works, and maintenance of various City structures.
Council requested a copy of the presentation.
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS – NON-AGENDA AND CONSENT ITEMS Mayor Infanti invited public comments.
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SOLVANG CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024
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Jamie Baker
There were no other public communications on Non-Agenda and Consent Items.
4. CITY MANAGER REPORT AND ADVANCE CALENDAR
City Manager Murphy noted committee and commission positions to expire in December. The League of Women Voters will be having a forum for the mayoral candidates on 10/23/2024 at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers. He reported someone vandalizing public restrooms again and urged residents to say something if they see something. Waste Management will hold a Community Cleanup day on 11/16/24 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., that additional cleanup days are scheduled for the third Saturday of February, May, and August. The Central Coast Water Authority will be having scheduled maintenance later this month when the City will rely on well water for that time.
5. GC SECTION 53232.3(d) (aka AB 1234) and GC SECTION 84308 (aka SB 1439) REPORT OUT,
COUNCIL COMMENTS, REQUESTS
Mayor pro tem Brown reported attending the Champions of The Valley event; asked of Public Works Director/City Engineer Olds when the stockpile of cement on top of the City generator site will be removed and noted that the City banners on streetlights need to be replaced.
Mayor Infanti reported attending a recent Cal Trans meeting, the Solvang School Fundraiser dinner, and the North County Subregional meeting.
6. CONSENT ITEMS
a. Approve Order of Agenda as Presented
b. Approve City Council Minutes: September 23, 2024
c. Receive and File SBC Fire Quarterly Report
d. Approve September Accounts Payable
e. Receive and file Quarterly Report of Public Records Requests July 1 – September 30, 2024.
Motion by Councilmember Elizabeth Orona to approve Consent Items as presented, seconded by Mayor pro tem Brown and carried, 5-0.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Discussion and possible action to approve submitting a letter in support of H.R. 7944 Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act
City Manager Murphy presented details of the report.
Discussion followed regarding the City’s exposure to liability in discharging pollutants.
Mayor Infanti invited public comments.
There were no public comments on this item.
Motion by Councilmember Claudia Orona to approve submitting a letter in support of H.R. 7944 Water Systems PFAS Liability Protection Act, seconded by Councilmember Elizabeth Orona and carried, 5-0. b. Discussion and Possible action to provide direction regarding the news racks located in downtown Solvang
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Public Works Director/City Engineer Olds narrated a PowerPoint presentation regarding plans on how to handle the unpermitted news racks and how to maintain them.
Discussion followed on the new fee proposed for permits, removing the old news racks that are not permitted, obligations to allow them in the public forum, the need for standards to be reasonable and objective and differences between free speech and marketing.
Mayor Infanti invited public comments.
There were no public comments on this item.
Discussion continued on the capping the contract terms at three years and reviewing modern new rack technology.
9. COUNCIL CLOSING COMMENTS - None
10. ADJOURNMENT – 8:34 PM.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 PM.
Respectfully submitted:
Annamarie Porter, CMC
City Clerk
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