CITY O FVENTURA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Sofia Rubalcava
Mayor
Doug Halter
Councilmember District 2
Jim Friedman
Councilmember District 5
Mike Johnson
Councilmember District 3
Lorrie Brown
Councilmember District 6
Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios
Councilmember District 4
Joe Schroeder, Deputy Mayor
Councilmember District 7
Amended - Day
Corrected
Alex D. McIntyre, City Manager
Andy Heglund, Acting City Attorney
Tracy J. Oehler , Interim City Clerk
SPECIAL MEETING
SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2022
SPECIAL MEETING
City Council conducted this meeting in accordance with California Governor Newsom's Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20 pertaining to the Brown Act and COVID-19 pandemic protocols.
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1. CALL TO ORDER- REGULAR SESSION: 9:02 a.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Sanchez-Palacios, Johnson, Halter, Friedman, Deputy Mayor Schroeder, and Mayor Rubalcava
Absent: Brown
Councilmember Brown arrived at 9:45 a.m.
Mayor Rubalcava presiding.
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Mayor Rubalcava
8. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
Public Speakers:
13. FORMAL ITEM
Karen Flock, Housing Authority of San
Buenaventura; Sonya Flores, Ventura Social
Services Task Force/Homes for All; Carl
Morehouse, Maria Navarro, and George
Amandola
Council Recess: 10:38 a.m. -10:50 a.m.
13A. 2022-2023 City Council Goal Setting Session #3
Staff: Alex D. McIntyre, City Manager
RECOMMENDATION
Provide staff direction and input on the 2022-2023 Council Goals and to return to City Council with the goals list for final adoption.
Supplemental Packet: Packet posted online.
Action: Council provided the following direction:
January 29, 2022
• Focus on economic development strategy;
wholeness of community development;
Johnson corridor/gateway entrance.
• Revise and adopt long-term and sustainable
fiscal policies.
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17. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 12:52 p.m.
• Revise achievable and affordable
compensation policy based on the citywide
Classification and Compensation study
results; focus on staff morale, teamwork, and
training.
• Implement the objectives of the Housing
Element.
• Pursue the pro-housing designation by the
end of 2023 including housing,
infrastructure, and transportation grants .
• Improve Citywide broadband accessibility;
bring SiFi agreement for Council's approval
in March.
• Continue to focus on current goals:
VenturaWaterPure; Main Street Moves
program; improving the City's Historic
Preservation process; protecting and
restoring Ventura's coastline; construction of
Olivas Park Drive road extension and levee;
implementation of a Enterprise Resource
Planning system; complete the General Plan
update including a new Climate Action and
Resiliency Plan and a comprehensive Local
Coastal Program amendment; creation and
adoption of five year Fire Department
Strategic plan; updating the City's radio
infrastructure .
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct record of the City Council meeting held on January 29, 2022.
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Tracy J. Oehler, MMC
Interim City Clerk
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