CITY O F VENTURA
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
May 23, 2022
Alex D. McIntyre, City Manager
Andy Heglund, City Attorney
Michael B. MacDonald, City Clerk
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MONDAY, MAY 23, 2022
CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P .M.
REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
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3. Submit your comments via email by 4:00 p.m. on the City Council meeting date to allow the comments to be read before the Meeting. Please submit your comment to the City Clerk using this form www.cityofventura.ca.gov/publicinput or send an email to cityclerk@cityofventura .ca.gov (up to 1000 characters) When sending an email, please indicate in the Subject Line, the Agenda item number (i.e. Item No. BA). Your form/email will be read by City Council and placed into the item's record at the meeting.
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5. Provide Public Comment Live when attending Virtually: You must attend the WebEx Meeting with audio connected to your computer/device, you will see Chat feature on your screen. You can write, "I would like to speak on Agenda Item#_" in the Chat feature. During the discussion of that item, the Mayor will call for public comment. The City Clerk will announce those requesting to speak, speakers will be promoted to "panelist" allowing you to turn on your camera. When you are finished, your mic will be muted and your camera disabled. For your audio to work, you MUST connect to the meeting with audio connected on your device - audio only connect will not work for this process. NOTE: When on a cell phone, you may need to scroll your screen to see the chat feature.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPTIONS to help reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Instructions for CLOSED SESSION ONLY
Submit your comments via email by 4:00 p.m. on the City Council meeting date to allow the comments to be read before the Meeting. Please submit your comment to the City Clerk using this form www.cityofventura.ca.gov/publicinput or send an email to [email protected] .gov (up to 1000 characters) When sending an email, please indicate in the Subject Line, the CLOSED SESSION Agenda item number (i.e.
Item No. CS4). Your form/email will be read by City Council and placed into the item's record at the meeting .
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The Public can only attend the Public Comments portion of Closed Session VIRTUALLY. Council Chambers are closed for this meeting. Join the Webex Meeting using the URL on page 2, at 4:45 p.m. to provide live Public Comments at the Closed Session.
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3 The Regular Meetings of the San Buenaventura (Ventura) City Council also serve as regular meetings of the Successor Agency, Public Facilities Financing Authority and Parking Authority when Successor Agency, Public Facilities Financing Authority and Parking Authority items are listed on the agenda.
The public has the opportunity to address the City Council on any item appearing on the agenda.
Persons wishing to address the City Council are limited to three minutes on any agenda item with a cumulative total of five minutes for all agenda items, except if there are one or more Successor Agency, Public Facilities Financing Authority and Parking Authority items on the agenda, members of the public shall have an additional total of three minutes on any agenda item with a cumulative total of five minutes for all agenda items to address all Successor Agency, Public Facilities Financing Authority and Parking Authority matters.
At the first regular meeting of the month, City Council has allocated a total of 30 minutes for members of the public to address City Council on items of City business other than scheduled agenda items near the beginning of the agenda and will continue speakers beyond the 30 minutes until the end of the agenda under the heading of "Public Communications". Individuals may not acquire additional time from other speakers during Public Communications but may do so on formal agenda items per City Council Protocols. City Council cannot take action on any items not on the agenda. These items may be referred to staff or scheduled on a future agenda. Refer to box above on how to submit comments, including public comments, to City Council. You may also scan the QR Code to access the form to submit public comments or comments related to a specific agenda item via email before the meeting or during the meeting.
Administrative Reports relating to this agenda are available on the City's website - https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/AgendaCenter
Public Hearing Notices and any materials related to an agenda item submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet (Supplementals) are available on the City's website - https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/1236/City-Council-Public-Hearing-NoticesSuppl Resource Items for the Public:
• City Council Protocols which includes Rules of Decorum for the Public • City Council Goals 2021-2022
• Budget Principles 2021-2022
• City Charter
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (805) 658-4787 or the California Relay Service at (866) 735-2929.
Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting .
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4 CS1. CALL TO ORDER- CLOSED SESSION: 5:01 p.m.
CS2. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Sanchez-Palacios, Brown, Johnson, Deputy Mayor Schroeder
Absent: Halter, Friedman, Mayor Rubalcava
Deputy Mayor Schroeder presiding
CS3. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: None
CS4. CLOSED SESSION - TeleconferenceNideo Conference Meeting. The Public may not participate in the Closed Session, other than for Public Comments.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL
Significant Exposure to Litigation: One Case
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Action: No reportable action
CS5. ADJOURNMENT: 5:15 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER - REGULAR SESSION - 6:08 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Sanchez-Palacios, Brown, Johnson, Halter, Friedman, Deputy Mayor Schroeder, and Mayor Rubalcava
Absent: None
Mayor Rubalcava presiding
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Deputy Mayor Schroeder
4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
4A. NAMI Ventura County Proclamation
5. CLOSED SESSION REPORT: City Attorney Andy Heglund reported that there was no reportable action taken.
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5 6. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS/REPORTS: None
7. CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
Assistant City Manager Akbar Alikhan provided the following update:
• Community members are invited to participate in the next budget workshop. • On June 1, 2022, the City will host a virtual meeting to gather input for the new Ventura Rail Trail grant project, intended to connect Montalvo to Saticoy through the new trail along the Santa Paula branch line. • Special Council meeting on May 31, 2022, scheduled a budget workshop. • The final budget workshop and proposed final adoption of the budget will be on June 13, 2022.
9. CONSENT ITEMS
Action:
Vote:
M/S/C (Friedman/Sanchez-Palacios) to approve the Consent Items in one motion as presented.
All Ayes
9A. Move all resolutions and ordinances presented tonight be deemed read by title only and all further reading be waived.
9B. Ordinance Establishing a Military Equipment Use Policy for the Police Department
Staff: Darin Schindler, Chief of Police
ADVANCE ITEM
Posted April 22,
2022
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt an Ordinance approving a Military Equipment
Use policy.
Action: No speakers. Recommendation approved. Ordinance No. 2022-005 schedule for Second Reading on June 13, 2022.
13. FORMAL ITEMS
Council Recess: 7:53 p.m. - 8:08 p.m.
Council Recess: 10:14 p.m. - 10:37 p.m.
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6 13. FORMAL ITEMS (CONTINUED)
13A. Consideration of an Interim Urgency Ordinance for Just Cause Evictions for Demolition and Substantial Remodel
May 23, 2022
Staff: Peter Gilli, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council:
1. Find the Interim Urgency Ordinance to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act based on Section 15061 (b)(3).
2. Adopt an Interim Urgency Ordinance for Just Cause Evictions for Demolition and Substantial Remodel (requires 4/5 vote), titles as follows:
"AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAN BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING
CHAPTER 8.1100, "JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS FOR DEMOLITION
AND SUBSTANTIAL REMODEL TO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES"
TO THE SAN BUENAVENTURA MUNICIPAL CODE AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF"
Supplemental Packet: All Public Communications are listed and posted online.
Public speakers: Judy Alexandre, Elsy Iniguez, Paul
Iniguez, Ryan Drury, Katherine Peik,
Maria Felix, John Vargas, Maria Navarro,
Kristian Nunez, Michael Gutierrez-Felix,
Joel Simon, Helen Eloyan, Stephanie
Caldwell, Pedro Guzman, Matt Bello,
Mayerleng Villarroel, Juan Valenzuela,
Luis Conchas, Yolanda Alvarez, Juan
Alvarez, Taylor Buck, Liz Campos,
Francisco Figueroa, Norma Ramirez,
Maria Perez, Hector Bizzaro, Steve
Peterson, Jeff Belzer, Matt Capritto,
Maria Davalos, Karen Hoffberg, Ashley
Anderson, Danielle Leidner-Peretz, Matt,
James Forsythe, Trevor Gotsman, Leah,
Janet Sprissler, Glenn Overley, Jana
Scarborough, Leslie Purcell
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7 13. FORMAL ITEMS (CONTINUED)
Action:
Vote:
Action:
Vote:
Action:
Vote:
Action:
Vote:
M/S/F (Johnson/Rubalcava) to accept
the staff recommendation.
Ayes: Brown, Johnson, Mayor
Rubalcava; Noes: Sanchez-Palacios,
Halter, Friedman, Deputy Mayor
Schroeder; Abstain: None; Absent: None
M/S/F (Rubalcava/Johnson) to revise the
recommendation to include 2 months of
HUD Fair Market Rent as relocation
assistance, and to remove the retroactive
clause.
Ayes: Brown, Johnson, Halter, Deputy
Mayor Schroeder, Mayor Rubalcava;
Noes: Sanchez-Palacios, Friedman;
Abstain: None; Absent: None
M/S/C (Johnson/Friedman) to continue
the meeting beyond 11 p.m., per the
Council Protocols.
All Ayes
M/S/C (Brown/Friedman) to accept the
staff recommendation, amending
subsection B to remove the retroactive
clause.
Ayes: Brown, Johnson, Halter, Friedman,
Deputy Mayor Schroeder, Mayor
Rubalcava; Noes: Sanchez-Palacios;
Abstain: None; Absent: None
8. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
May 23, 2022
Public Speakers: Terrence Foley, Spencer Noren, Maria Navarro, Stephanie Caldwell, Liz Campos, Trevor Gotsman
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8 17. ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned at 11 :20 p.m.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct record of the City Council meeting held on May 23, 2022.
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Michael B. MacDonald, CMC
City Clerk
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