January 23, 2024 Ventura City Council Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2024
CLOSED SESSION – 4:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING - 5:00 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 – DR. JEANNETTE SÁNCHEZ-
PALACIOS, DEPUTY MAYOR
Bill Ayub
City Manager
Andrew Heglund
City Attorney
Michael B. MacDonald
City Clerk
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CALL TO ORDER – CLOSED SESSION – 4:00 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 EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager
Authority: Government Code Section 54957
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Negotiators: Mayor Joe Schroeder and Deputy Mayor Dr. Jeannette Sánchez-Palacios
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
Authority: Government Code 54957.6
3. 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)
ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn to Regular Meeting.
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CALL TO ORDER – REGULAR SESSION – 5:00 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
• Business of the Month/Green Business Awards
• Recognition of Sarah Udoji, WAV Property Manager
• Recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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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
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 Rep ort.
1. Move all Resolutions and Ordinances presented tonight be deemed read by title only and all further reading be waived
2. Legal Services Agreement Amendment with California Eminent Domain Law Group, APC, Outside Counsel Services Agreement for Analysis of Options to Acquire Streetlights, Including Eminent Domain
Staff: Andy Heglund, City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION
a. Authorize the City Attorney to execute an amendment to the legal services agreement with the law firm of California Eminent Domain Law Group, APC, increasing the compensation amount by $70,000 for a total not -to-exceed amount of $325,000 for analysis of options to acquire streetlights, including eminent domain.
b. Authorize the Finance Department to transfer money from the General Fund to the Street Lighting District as needed for this contract.
3. 2024 Councilmember Assignments to Various Agencies, Boards, Committees, and Liaison Roles
Staff: Michael MacDonald, City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the 2024 assignments and appointments of Councilmembers to various agencies, boards, committees, and liaison roles.
3 CONSENT ITEMS (CONTINUED)
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4. Ordinance for Second Reading – An Ordinance amending San Buenaventura Municipal Code Section 16.217.050 to Implement Safety-Related Limitations on the Parking of Oversized Vehicles on City Streets
Staff: Michael MacDonald, City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION
Waive the second reading in full and adopt an Ordinance amending San Buenaventura Municipal Code section 16.217.050 to increase the hours of prohibited parking for Oversized Vehicles to 6:00 am to 6:00 pm seven days per week. Ordinance titled:
“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 16.217.050 OF
THE SAN BUENAVENTURA MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPLEMENT
SAFETY- RELATED LIMITATIONS ON THE PARKING OF OVERSIZED VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS”
5. Ordinance for Second Reading - An Ordinance Amending Chapter
10.100 of the San Buenaventura Municipal Code Clarifying Definitions of Solicitation and related Topics
Staff: Michael MacDonald, City Clerk
RECOMMENDATION
Waive the second reading in full and adopt the Ordinance amending Chapter 10.100 of the San Buenaventura Municipal Code (“SBMC”), “Solicitation,” to expand and clarify the City’s restrictions on solicitation and aggressive solicitation, particularly in high - risk areas such as center medians, and roadway shoulders. Ordinance titled:
“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 10.100 OF
THE SAN BUENAVENTURA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY
DEFINITIONS OF SOLICITATION AND RELATED TOPICS AND
IMPLEMENT REASONABLE TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER
RESTRICTIONS ON SOLICITATION BEHAVIOR”
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6. Revised Salary Resolution for Unrepresented Employees
Staff: Danielle Keys, Human Resources Director
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt a revised Resolution Providing for a Systematic Classification of Positions and a Standardization of Salaries of Certain Paid Officers and Employees of the City (Salary Resolution) as of January 20, 2024.
Resolution titled:
“A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BUENAVENTURA PROVIDING FOR A SYSTEMATIC CLASSIFICATION
OF POSITIONS AND A STANDARDIZATION OF SALARIES FOR
CERTAIN PAID OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF SAN
BUENAVENTURA AS OF JANUARY 20, 2024”
7. Professional Services Agreement PW24 -1130 with Dixon Resources Unlimited for Expansion of Paid Parking Downtown
Staff: Peter Sheydayi, Acting Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION
a. Approve and authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Dixon Resources Unlimited for the expansion of paid parking downtown in the amount of $161,005 with a contract completion date of January 31, 2025.
b. Authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to execute future amendments to subject agreement up to a total maximum contingency of $8,050 for a total not-to-exceed agreement amount of $169,055 and a total time extension of 180 calendar days.
c. Authorize an increase to the Fiscal Year 2023 -2024 budget in the amount of $169,055 from Fund 30 and authorize the Finance Department to assign increased budget appropriation and revenues to the proper project(s) and account(s).
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8. Professional Services Agreement Number PW23 -1069 Second Amendment with Noble Consultants, Inc. for Design Services on Promenade Pathway Repair and Improvements, Project No. 90100
Staff: Peter Sheydayi, Acting Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the City Manager, or Designee, to execute the Second Amendment of Professional Service Agreement PW23 -1069 with Noble Consultants, Inc. for a new contract completion date of January 31, 2025.
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.
9. VenturaWaterPure and Wastewater Capital Improvement Plan Membrane Bioreactor/Ultraviolet Light Project Update (Continued from December 18, 2023)
Staff: Gina Dorrington, Ventura Water General Manager
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file report providing an update on the VenturaWaterPure Program and the Membrane Bioreactor/Ultraviolet Light Project.
10. Transmittal of the Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 –2029 Capital Improvement Program
Staff: Peter Sheydayi, Acting Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Proposed Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2025–2029.
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 from three (3) min utes so that all speakers have an equal time to speak. City Council cannot act on any items not on the agenda.
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ADJOURNMENT
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Administrative Reports relating to this agenda are available on the City’s website – https://www.cityofventura.ca.gov/AgendaCenter.
Resource Items for the Public:
• City Council Protocols which includes Rules of Decorum for the Public • City Council Goals
• Budget Principles
• City Charter
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Michael B. MacDonald, CMC
City Clerk
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