March 20, 2023 Ventura City Council Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2023
CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING/WORKSHOP – 6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – CITY HALL - 501 POLI STREET, VENTURA, CA 93001
JOE SCHROEDER, MAYOR
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ouncilmembers:
DISTRICT 1 – LIZ CAMPOS DISTRICT 6 – JIM DURAN
DISTRICT 2 – DOUG HALTER DISTRICT 5 – BILL MCREYNOLDS
DISTRICT 3 – MIKE JOHNSON DISTRICT 4 – JEANNETTE SANCHEZ-
PALACIOS, DEPUTY MAYOR
Akbar Alikhan
Interim City Manager
Andrew Heglund
City Attorney
Michael B. MacDonald
City Clerk
PUBLIC ADVISORY: THIS MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN A HYBRID MODEL WITH BOTH IN- PERSON ATTENDANCE AND VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION.
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o access the meeting remotely: Join the WebEx meeting live at:
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lease be mindful that the meeting will be recorded, and all rules of procedure and decorum apply for in- person attendees and those participating virtually.
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o submit written comments (up to 1,000 characters) for the City Council’s consideration and inclusion in the public records, email [email protected] by 4:00 p.m. on the meeting date, or by using the public comment form at www.cityofventura.ca.gov/publicinput. Please include the Agenda Item Number in the subject T
his meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Michael B. MacDonald, City Clerk, (805) 654-4787. The City Council may take action related to any subject listed on the Agenda. Meetings will adjourn at 11:00 p.m. Any items outstanding at that time will be deferred until the next regularly scheduled meeting. 1 March 20, 2023 Ventura City Council Agenda
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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. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Attorney
Authority: Government Code Section 54957
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
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.
CITY MANAGER COMMUNICATIONS
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. If there are more than ten (10) Public Communications speakers, each speaker's time shall be reduced from three (3) minutes so that all speakers have an equal time to speak.
1. Special Audit of Meal, Travel, Reimbursement, and Credit Card Expense
Staff: Greg Morley, Interim Chief Financial Officer
RECOMMENDATION
Receive the report regarding results of the special audit of meal, travel, reimbursements, and credit card expenses of the City of Ventura.
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2. Parking Workshop 1 of 3 – Introduction to Parking Management S
taff: Phillip Nelson, Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION
Provide feedback to staff on parking in the City of Ventura.
3. Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Workshop #2
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taff: Greg Morley, Interim Chief Financial Officer
RECOMMENDATION
Provide feedback to staff on any additional budget items desired in advance of the Proposed Budget on April 24, 2023.
4. Fire Department Strategic Plan Update
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taff: David Endaya, Fire Chief
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Fire Department’s Strategic and Action Plan Update.
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JOURNMENT
Communications to the City Council are public record and will become part of the City’s electronic records, which are accessible through the City’s website. Please note: e -mail addresses, names, addresses, and other contact information are not required, but if included in any communication to the City Council, will become part of the public record. If you do not want y our e-mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service to the City Clerk’s Office at 501 Poli Street, Room 204, Ventura, CA 93001. If you do not want your contact information included in the public record, please do not include that information in your communication.
Please contact the City Clerk Department for further information.
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n 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 reasonabl e ar
rangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
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ve Spanish interpretation will be available. No advanced request for interpretation services required.
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traducción al español estará disponible en vivo. No es necesario solicitar la traducción al español anticipadamente.
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dministrative Reports relating to this agenda are available on the City’s website – https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/AgendaCenter.
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Resource Items for the Public:
• City Council Protocols which includes Rules of Decorum for the Public • City Council Goals
• Budget Principles
• City Charter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This agenda was posted on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 4:45 p.m. in the City Clerk’s Office, on the City Hall Public Notices Board and on the internet.
Michael B. MacDonald, CMC
City Clerk
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