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5:00 PM SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Brown called the Special Closed Session meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber, 1644 Oak Street, Solvang, California.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor David Brown, Mayor pro tem Louise Smith, Councilmembers Mark Infanti, Claudia Orona
Absent: Elizabeth Orona
Staff: City Manager Randy Murphy, City Attorney Chelsea O’Sullivan, Special Counsel Regina Danner, City Clerk Annamarie Porter
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
City Attorney O’Sullivan led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ONLY - None
2. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Brown recessed to Closed Session at 5:04 p.m.
a. Conference with Real Property Negotiators – pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 320 Alisal Mesa Road, Solvang CA (APN 139-490-075) Agency negotiator: Randy Murphy
City Manager Negotiating parties: Solvang Properties, LLC Under negotiation: Both Price and Terms
b. Conference with Real Property Negotiators – pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 478 4th Place, Solvang CA (APN 139-173-014)
Agency negotiator: Randy Murphy, City Manager
Negotiating parties: CRASolvang RE LLC
Under negotiation: Both Price and Terms
c. Conference with Labor Negotiations - pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
MINUTES
SOLVANG CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026
SPECIAL CLOSED AND REGULAR MEETING
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Agency Designated Representative: Chelsea O'Sullivan, City Attorney Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
d. Conference with Labor Negotiators - pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Agency Designated Representative: Chelsea O’Sullivan, City Attorney Employee organization: Teamsters Union Local 986
e. Conference with Labor Negotiators - pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Agency Representative: Chelsea O’Sullivan, City Attorney Employee Organization: All Unrepresented Employees
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
City Attorney O’Sullivan announced that there was no reportable action.
3. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Brown adjourned the Closed Session at 6:04 p.m.
6:30 PM REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Brown 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 David Brown, Mayor pro tem Louise Smith, Councilmembers Mark Infanti, Claudia Orona
Absent: Elizabeth Orona
Staff: City Manager Randy Murphy, City Attorney Chelsea O’Sullivan, City Clerk Annamarie Porter, Community Development Director Rafael Castillo, Administrative Services Director Wendy Berry, Utilities Director Jose Acosta, Public Works Director Bridget Paris
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Utilities Director Acosta led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
1. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS AND CEREMONIAL ITEMS
2. PRESENTATIONS
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a. Den Gylden Have “Golden Garden” Award Recipients
3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS – NON-AGENDA AND CONSENT ITEMS None
4. CITY MANAGER REPORT AND ADVANCE CALENDAR
5. GC SECTION 53232.3(d) (aka AB 1234) and GC SECTION 84308 (aka SB 1439)
REPORT OUT, EX-PARTE COMMUNICATIONS, COUNCIL COMMENTS, REQUESTS Councilmember Smith attended the Susan Williams Memorial & toured the Lompoc Police Department facilities.
Councilmember C Orona toured the Lompoc Police Department facilities, July 4th Celebrations.
Councilmember Infanti attended the Susan Williams Memorial, Lompoc City Council meeting to hear Lompoc Police Chief share their Law Enforcement functions.
Mayor Brown reported attending Chamber (zoom) modern storefront, SBSCAG, APCD, Susan Williams Memorial, Music in the Park, Final UBEC meeting on July 2nd, July 4th Celebrations, attended the Econ Alliance Mixer, the Vikings Row to support the Norwegian team.
6. CONSENT ITEMS
a. Approve Order of Agenda as Presented.
b. Approve City Council Minutes of June 22, 2026.
c. Approve June Warrants.
d. Receive and File April and May 2026 Monthly Financial Report. e. SYVT Monthly Ridership Report, June 2026 - Receive and File. f. Public Records Requests Quarterly Report Receive and File. g. Adoption of Updated SB1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) Resolution No. 26-1326.
h. Approve the Sixth Amendment to the Agreement with Carollo Engineers Inc. to Support Solvang’s USDA Loan Application for the WWTP Project.
i. Adopt Resolution 26-1328 correcting and updating the revised Unrepresented salary range schedule for non-represented employees effective July 1, 2026.
Motion by Councilmember Infanti, seconded by Councilmember C Orona to remove Discussion Items 8.b & 8.d and approve consent, carried 4-0.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Public Hearing to Consider Adopting Resolution 26-1325, Updating User and Regulatory Fees for various City services.
Report by Administrative Services Director Berry
Mayor Brown opened the Public Hearing, there being no one wishing to comment, the Public Hearing was closed.
Motion by Councilmember C Orona, seconded by Mayor Brown to Adopt Resolution 26-1325, carried 4-0.
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8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Adopt Resolution 26-1329 Waiving Formal Bidding and Authorizing the Purchase of Two Vehicles for the SYVT Fleet.
Public Works Director Paris provided the report.
Public Comment: None
Motion by Councilmember Infanti, seconded by Councilmember Smith to Adopt Resolution 26- 1329 Waiving Formal Bidding and Authorizing the Purchase of Two Vehicles for the SYVT Fleet, carried 3-1, Brown voted no.
b. Consider Adoption of Resolution No. 26-1330 Approving Purchase of 478 4th Place (APN 139-173- 014) and Related Appropriation of Funds
Removed from the Agenda
c. Discussion and Possible action to approve Resolution 26-1328, Approving the 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for fiscal year 2026/2027 through 2036/2037 Report provided by Administrative Services Director Berry.
Public Comment – None
Motion by Mayor Brown, Seconded by Councilmember Infanti to approve Resolution 26- 1328, Approving the 10-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for fiscal year 2026/2027 through 2036/2037, carried 4-0
d. Discussion and possible action to adopt Resolution 26-1327 amending the City Manager Employment Agreement
Removed from the Agenda
9. COUNCIL CLOSING COMMENTS
10. ADJOURNMENT – 7:47 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
Annamarie Porter, MMC, City Clerk
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