Agenda 2026-10-01 CC
AGENDA
SOLVANG CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY OCTOBER 01, 2026
2:00 PM SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
City Council: 1644 Oak Street, Solvang, CA 93463
David Brown Mayor Virtual & in Council Chamber
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/593/2026-to-Current-Agenda-Minutes 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.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT - If, as a participant of this meeting, you need special assistance the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the City Clerk at either (805) 688-5575 x206 or [email protected] 72- hours’ notice is requested.
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PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING -City Council meetings will be in person only. 2:00 PM SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ONLY
This section is intended to provide members of the public with the opportunity to comment on Closed Session Items.
Agenda 2026-10-01 CC
This section is limited to 30 minutes. Each speaker will be afforded three minutes, and may speak only once
2. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Labor Negotiators – pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Agency Designated Representative: Dave Fleishman, Assistant City Attorney Employee Organization: Teamsters Union Local 986
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
4. ADJOURNMENT
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 not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, per Government Code 54954.2.
Dated September 30, 2026.