Agenda 2026-08-27 CC Special Meeting
AGENDA
SOLVANG CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY AUGUST 27, 2026
11:00 AM SPECIAL MEETING
HOTEL CORQUE
400 Alisal Road
Solvang, CA 93463 City Council:
David Brown Mayor
Mark Infanti District 1
Claudia Orona District 2
Louise Smith District 3
Elizabeth Orona District 4
AGENDA AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS – Available for viewing 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m. at City Hall, 1644 Oak Street, Solvang, and on the City’s website https://www.cityofsolvang.com/agendacenter. Additional writings distributed to a majority of the City Council after the posting of the agenda will be made available at City Hall and on the City’s website.
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CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION DISCLOSURE - Pursuant to Government Code Section 84308, any party to a City proceeding must disclose on the record any campaign contributions made to a member of the City Council [or commission] in excess of $500 in the past 12 months. This disclosure requirement includes contributions by the party’s agent and aggregated contributions from persons or entities related to the party. Please make the disclosure as soon as possible, but not later than the beginning of the proceeding.
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PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING -This Special State of the City Council meeting will be in person ONLY. A video of the meeting will be made available soon thereafter.
11:00 AM SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. STATE OF THE CITY PRESENTATION
2. PUBLIC COMMENT CARD ADDRESS
3. ADJOURNMENT
Agenda 2026-08-27 CC Special Meeting
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Annamarie Porter, City Clerk for the City of Solvang, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing revised notice was posted at the City of Solvang City Hall bulletin board at 1644 Oak Street, Solvang, CA and on the City of Solvang website and at Hotel Corque 400 Alisal Road, Solvang, CA 93463 not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting, per Government Code 54954.2.
Dated August 26, 2026.
27 11 AM - 1:30 PM
2026 SOLVANG
STATE OF THE CITY
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
AUGUST
CRAFT HOUSE
AT CORQUE
420 ALISAL RD,
SOLVANG, CA 93463
11:45 AM – Welcome & Opening Remarks
Brian Forster
Executive Director, Solvang Chamber of Commerce
12:45 PM – Public Works Update
Bridget Paris, Public Works Director
12:05 PM – Community Development Update
Rafael Castillo
Community Development Director
11:55 AM – City Update
David Brown, City of Solvang Mayor
12:15 PM – Parks & Recreation Update
Jenny McClurg, Parks & Recreation Director
12:25 PM – Utilities Update
Jose Acosta, Utilities Director
12:35 PM – Administrative Services Update
Wendy Berry, Administrative Services Director
12:55 PM – Tourism, Marketing & Events Update
Candice Libera Marketing & Events Coordinator
1:05 PM – Recap, Q&A
Randy Murphy, City Manager
1:25 PM – Closing
Brian Forster, Executive Director
Solvang Chamber of Commerce
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