October 10, 2022 Ventura City Council Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022
CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – CITY HALL - 501 POLI STREET, VENTURA, CA 93001
SOFIA RUBALCAVA, MAYOR
Councilmembers:
DISTRICT 2 – DOUG HALTER DISTRICT 5 – JIM FRIEDMAN
DISTRICT 3 – MIKE JOHNSON DISTRICT 6 – LORRIE BROWN
DISTRICT 4 – JEANNETTE SANCHEZ-
PALACIOS
DISTRICT 7 – JOE SCHROEDER, DEPUTY
MAYOR
Alex D. McIntyre
City Manager
Andrew Heglund
City Attorney
Michael B. MacDonald
City Clerk
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CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS:
Public comments on Closed Session Items only.
CLOSED SESSION:
Teleconference/Video Conference Meeting. The Public may not participate in the Closed Session, other than for Public Comments.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Name of Case: Wishtoyo Foundation/Ventura Coastkeeper and Heal the Bay Inc., v. City of San Buenaventura
Case No.: CV 10-02072-GHK (PJWx)
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Name of Case: Southern California Gas Rate Case
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn to Regular Meeting.
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CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR SESSION – 6:00 p.m.: The regular meetings of the San Buenaventura (Ventura) City Council also serve as regular meetings of the Successor Agency and Public Facilities Financing Authority when Successor Agency and Public Facilities Financing Authority items are listed on the agenda.
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
• State of the City
• Fire Prevention Week
• Indigenous Peoples Day and Hispanic & Latino Heritage Month
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS: Per Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(2), the Council Communications section of the agenda provides City Council the opportunity to ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on their own activities.
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CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS : In compliance with Government Code Section 54954.3, Public Communications is that portion of Council meetings set aside for members of the public to address City Council on items of any City business other than scheduled agenda items. Comments are limited to items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City and are limited to no more than three (3) minutes. Per the City Council Protocols, speakers may not cede their time to another speaker. If there are more than ten (10) Public Communications speakers, each speaker's time shall be reduced fr om three (3) minutes so that all speakers have an equal time to speak. City Council cannot act on any items not on the agenda.
CONSENT ITEMS: Matters appearing on the Consent Items are expected to be non-controversial and will be acted upon by City Council at one time without discussion unless a Councilmember, City Staff, or a member of the public requests an opportunity to address an item. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be discussed at the beginning of the Formal Items. Approval by the City Council of Consent Items means the recommendation of Staff is approved along with the terms and conditions described in the Administrative Report.
1. Move all Resolutions and Ordinances presented tonight be deemed read by title only and all further reading be waived.
2. Approval of City Council Minutes – Regular Meetings held on December 6, 2021, December 13, 2021, February 7, 2022, February 28, 2022, July 25, 2022, and August 1, 2022, and the Special Meeting held on February 16, 2022
Staff: Michael B. MacDonald, City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION
Approve City Council Minutes for Regular Meetings held on December 6, 2021, December 13, 2021, February 7, 2022, February 28, 2022, July 25, 2022, and August 1, 2022, and the Special Meeting held on February 16, 2022.
3. Collection of Mobile Home Resident Litigation Reimbursement Fee
Staff: Peter Gilli, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION
The Mobile Home Rent Review Board recommends City Council extend the period of collection of the Mobile Home Resident Litigation Reimbursement Fee from Mobile Home residents in parks subject to rent stabilization until no balance remains or for an additional four years, whichever comes sooner, effective immediately, in order to fully recover these expenses.
CONSENT ITEMS (CONTINUED)
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4. Approval of Side Letter of Agreement with the Ventura Maintenance Employees’ Association
Staff: Danielle Keys, Human Resources Director
RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute on behalf of the City a Side Letter of Agreement between the City and the Ventura Maintenance Employees’ Association, correcting the lump sum amount that was provided to members in consideration of retroactive pay from $176.86 to $884.26.
5. Out of Class Pay Extension for Acting Recreation Supervisor
Staff: Danielle Keys, Human Resources Director
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the extension of out of class pay for one employee in the Parks and Recreation Department filling in for a temporarily vacant Recreation Supervisor position for up to 120 days.
6. Approve the Five -Year Redflex Traffic Systems Agreement for an Automated Photo Enforcement Program
Staff: Darin Schindler, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a five- year agreement between the City of Ventura and Redflex Traffic Systems for $473,040 annually or $2,365,200 over five years, effective July 1, 2022.
7. Approve Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2023 Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant and Traffic Records Improvement Project Grant
Staff: Darin Schindler, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDATION
a. Accept the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for Fiscal Year 2023 in the amount of $210,000 for the Police Department.
CONSENT ITEMS (CONTINUED)
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b. Accept the Traffic Records Improvement Project Grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for Fiscal Year 2023 in the amount of $63,000 for the Police Department.
c. Authorize the City Manager to conduct all negotiations and execute and submit all documents, including, without limitation, applications, agreements, and billing statements that may be necessary to accept the grant and complete the project.
d. Authorize the Finance and Technology Department to assign the increased appropriations and revenues to the General Grant and Categorical Fund, Police Department budget, as necessary.
8. Acceptance of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Grant Program
Staff: Darin Schindler, Chief of Police
RECOMMENDATION
a. Accept a grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the amount of $70,000 to implement an Alcohol Policing Partnership program.
b. Authorize the Finance Department to assign increased appropriations and revenues to the General Grant and Categorical Fund within the Police Department budget’s as necessary.
9. Application for Grant Funding for the Foster Park Fish Passage Project - Phase 2
Staff: Gina Dorrington, Ventura Water General Manager
RECOMMENDATION
a. Approve the grant application and authorize the City Manager, or designee to enter into a cooperative funding agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration if the City is chosen as an awardee; with a federal grant amount of up to $1,549,620 and City match of up to $1,549,620, both to be spent over a two-year period.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to act as agent for the City to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments, and billing statements that may be necessary to accept these grants and complete the project under the grant.
CONSENT ITEMS (CONTINUED)
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c. Authorize the Finance Department to assign increased appropriations to the proper funds, projects, and accounts if the grant is awarded.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS : Staff shall introduce the public hearing item and present their report to Council. Councilmembers may ask questions of staff if they desire. Any member of the public may speak or present evidence, after submitting a speaker card and being recognized by the Mayor. All rules of decorum apply during Public Hearings. Each member of the Council shall verbally disclose all ex parte communications concerning the subject of the hearing.
10. Mills Act Contract for Historic Landmark No. 50 – Bert Shaw House (Continued from October 10, 2022)
Staff: Peter Gilli, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION
a. Conduct a Public Hearing.
b. Adopt a Resolution approving a Mills Act contract for Historic Landmark No. 50 “Bert Shaw House” located at 1141 Poli Street, (PROJ-15133).
FORMAL ITEMS: The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for Formal Items as the item is taken up. Formal Items may be reordered at the discretion of the Chair. The public may speak up to three (3) minutes on each agenda item.
11. Mobile Home Rent Stabilization Survey Results
Staff: Alex D. McIntyre, City Manager
Andrew Heglund, City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION
a. Receive and file the presentation from FM3 Research.
b. Provide direction to staff on next steps.
12. Citywide Historic Context Statement
Staff: Peter Gilli, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION
Endorse the Draft Historic Context Statement and direct to staff and Historic Resources Group to move forward with Citywide Historic Resource Survey.
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dministrative Reports relating to this agenda are available on the City’s website – https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/AgendaCenter.
Resource Items for the Public:
• Cit
y Council Protocols which includes Rules of Decorum for the Public • City Council Goals 2021-2022
• Budget Principles 2021-2022
• City Charter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This agenda was posted on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Clerk’s Office, on the City Hall Public Notices Board and on the internet.
M
ichael B. MacDonald, CMC
City Clerk