Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Ventura City Council Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 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
Miles Hogan
Interim 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 – 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. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Name of Case: White v. City of San Buenaventura, Ventura County Superior Court Case No. 2022CUPO571660
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
Name of Case: Santa Barbara Channelkeeper v. State Water Resources Control Board and City of San Buenaventura, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.:
19STCP01176 (previously San Francisco Superior Court Case No.: CPF-14-513875) 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
• Fire Prevention Week
• Hispanic Heritage Month Proclamation
• Indigenous Peoples’ Day Proclamation
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. 2 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 Ventura City Council Agenda www.cityofventura.ca.gov
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, this initial period for general public communications will be limited to twenty (20) speakers, with priority given to in-person speakers over virtual speakers. If there are ten (10) or fewer speakers, each speaker will have three (3) minutes to speak; if there are more than ten (10) speakers, each speaker will have two (2) minutes to speak. Speakers may not cede their time to another speaker. 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. Ordinance to Rename the HOPES & Solutions Subcommittee to Housing and Homelessness Committee and Codify the Committee’s Scope
Staff: Miles Hogan, Interim City Attorney
RECOMMENDATION
a. Introduce and waive the first reading of an Ordinance amending Chapter 2.220 of the San Buenaventura Municipal Code by adding Section 2.220.040, “Housing and homelessness committee.” Ordinance titled:
“AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BUENAVENTURA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 2.220.040,
‘HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE,’ TO THE SAN
BUENAVENTURA MUNICIPAL CODE”
b. Set the second reading and adoption of the Ordinance for the next regular City Council meeting.
2. Appointment Recommendation Committee appointments to the Housing Authority Board, Design Review Committee, and Measure O Citizens Oversight Committee
Introduced by: Doug Halter, Councilmember, District 2
RECOMMENDATION
a. Approve the appointment of Alejandra Tellez to the Housing Authority Board.
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b. Approve the appointment of Penn Hsu to the Design Review Committee.
c. Approve the appointments of Ben Halvorsen, Kathleen Paulson, and Marco Cuevas to the Measure O Citizens Oversight Committee.
3. Grand Jury Response – Linking First Responders: Ventura County Regional Radio System
Staff: Bill Ayub, City Manager
RECOMMENDATION
Review and receive the Grand Jury Response Report and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to submit the response on behalf of the City.
4. Approval of Side Letter of Agreement with Ventura Police Officers’ Association (VPOA) regarding Proposed Incentives for New Hire Lateral Police Officers
Staff: Valerie Barroso, Human Resources
RECOMMENDATION
Approve and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute on behalf of the City a Side Letter of Agreement between the City and the Ventura Police Officers’ Association, providing financial and benefit incentives to newly hired lateral police officers.
FORMAL 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.
5. POLICY CONSIDERATION – Flag Display Policy
Introduced by: Liz Campos, Councilmember, District 1
RECOMMENDATION
Our Council establish an open and welcome policy for the display of community flags of all kinds reflecting the diversity of our City.
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6. POLICY CONSIDERATION – Traffic Mitigation Fee Municipal Code Update
Introduced by: Mike Jonhson, Councilmember, District 3
RECOMMENDATION
a. Rescind the Traffic Circulation Improvement Program.
b. Direct staff to amend the San Buenaventura Municipal Code, Section 4.210.010 regarding the City’s Traffic Mitigation Fee to include the following:
4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in a manner that conflicts with California Government Code, Title 7, Chapter 5 “Fees for Development Projects.”
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 a person speaks during the first g eneral public communications period, they do not have an opportunity to speak again during this second period, even if their time was shortened to two (2) minutes during the first period. 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, 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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Notification 72 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
Live Spanish interpretation will be available. No advanced request for interpretation services required.
La traducción al español estará disponible en vivo. 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/AgendaCenter.
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Resource Items for the Public:
• City Council Protocols which includes Rules of Decorum for the Public • City Council Goals 2024
• Budget Principles 2023-2024
• City Charter
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This agenda was posted on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 7:00 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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