May 15, 2023 Ventura City Council Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
REVISED AGENDA ADDED CLOSED SESSION ITEM 4
REVISED AGENDA ADDED CLOSED SESSION ITEM 5 AND 6
MONDAY, MAY 15, 2023
REVISED ON MAY 9, 2023
REVISED ON MAY 12, 2023
CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 P.M.
WORKSHOP MEETING – 6:00 P.M.
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – CITY HALL - 501 POLI STREET, VENTURA, CA 93001
JOE SCHROEDER, MAYOR
Councilmembers:
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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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
Claimant: The Estate of Matthew Clapsaddle
Date of Injury: August 20, 2022
WCAB Case Number: ADJ16704788
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Claimant: Donald McPherson
1. Date of Injury: November 30, 2004
WCAB Case Numbers: ADJ5748989/ADJ3597811
2. Date of Injury: March 23, 2014
WCAB Case Number: ADJ11858583
3. Date of Injury: March 23, 1981 – December 10, 2018
WCAB Case Number: ADJ11858612
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Negotiators: Akbar Alikhan, Interim City Manager and Danielle Keys, Human Resources Director
Employee Organizations:
a. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 CTW,CLC, representing “G” (General), “S” (Supervisory), and “Q” (Professional) Units b. Ventura Maintenance Employees Association (VMEA)
c. Ventura Fire Management Association (VFMA)
d. Ventura City Firefighters’ Association (VCFA)
e. Ventura Police Management Association (VPMA)
f. Ventura Police Officers’ Association (VPOA)
g. Unrepresented employees
Authority: Government code Section 54957.6
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – POTENTIAL LITIGATION One Case
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
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5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – POTENTIAL LITIGATION One Case
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
6. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Name of Case: Iralex v. City of San Buenaventura
VCSC case no. 2022-00572920-CUMC
Authority: Government Code §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
• Fentanyl Presentation
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
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PUBLIC HEARING ITEM: 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 th e 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.
1. Adoption of the 2023-2024 Annual Action and Funding Plan – Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME)
Staff: Neda Zayer, Interim Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION
a. Conduct a public hearing and receive comments.
b. Adopt a Resolution to approve the following for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) submission:
• 2023-2024 Annual Action and Funding Plan that details the goals and uses of CDBG and HOME funds.
• 2023-2024 CDBG award in the amount of $688,071 for eligible program activities.
• 2023-2024 HOME award in the amount of $485,152 for eligible program activities.
• 2023-2024 CDBG Funding Plan to allocate a total of $1,482,193 including funds from the 2023-2024 $688,071 grant and the $800,000 in carryover funds, as described in Exhibit A. c. Authorize the submission by the Interim City Manager to HUD of the 2023-2024 Action Plan and its related certifications and federal forms. d. Authorize the Finance and Technology Department to make necessary changes to revenues and expenditures in the 2023-2024 operating budget per the approved Action Plan.
e. Authorize the Interim Community Development Director, or designee, to execute Subrecipient and Loan Agreements, as necessary, for 2023-2024 CDBG funding, and to adjust funding of a project, as needed, based on grant award by HUD and according to the Citizen Participation Plan, including adjustments to the allocations and expenditures of prior and current year program income up to ten percent per project.
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WORKSHOP ITEMS: The public may comment on each item listed on the agenda for Workshop Items as the item is taken up. Items may be reordered at the discretion of the Chair. The public may speak up to three (3) minutes on each agenda item.
2. 2023-2024 City Council Goals Progress Update
Staff: Akbar Alikhan, Interim City Manager
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file progress update on the 2023-2024 City Council goals.
3. Workshop on Undergrounding City-Wide Utilities
Staff: Phillip Nelson, Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION
a. Receive and file this report.
b. Hold a Council workshop on undergrounding city-wide utilities.
4. Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Workshop #3
Staff: Greg Morley, Interim Chief Financial Officer
RECOMMENDATION
Receive staff presentation and provide feedback on proposed changes to the FY 2024 Proposed Operating and Capital Improvement Budget.
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: In compliance with Government Code Section 54954.3, Pu blic 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 from three (3) minutes so that all speakers have an equal time to speak. City Council cannot act on any items not on the agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
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 your 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, C A 93001. If you do not want your contact information included in the public record, please do not include that information in your communication.
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Live Spanish interpretation will be available. No advanced request for interpretation services required.
La traducción al español estará disponible en vi vo. No es necesario solicitar la traducción al español anticipadamente.
Administrative Reports relating to this agenda are available on the City’s website – https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/Agen daCenter.
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 Monday, May 8, 2023, at 5:00 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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