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City Manager Review: SW Council Agenda Item No.: 1 CITY OF BUELLTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Regular Meeting of July 11, 2019 City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246 Buellton, California CALL TO ORDER Mayor Sierra called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Present: Council Members Dave King, Art Mercado, and John Sanchez, Vice Mayor Ed Andrisek and Mayor Holly Sierra Staff: City Manager Scott Wolfe, City Attorney Greg Murphy, Public Works Director Rose Hess, Finance Director Shannel Zamora, Planning Director Andrea Keefer, and City Clerk Linda Reid PUBLIC COMMENTS None CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of June 27, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting 2. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2018/19 and 2019/20 3. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternate for 2019 League of California Cities Annual Conference Business Meeting MOTION: Motion by Council Member King, seconded by Council Member Mercado, approving Consent Calendar Items 1 through 3 as listed. VOTE: Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0. Council Member King – Yes Council Member Mercado – Yes City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 July 11, 2019 Council Member Sanchez - Yes Vice Mayor Andrisek – Yes Mayor Sierra – Yes PRESENTATIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS None COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS Council Members Sanchez and King and Mayor Sierra thanked the Solvang Rotary for hosting the July 4th Parade and the City Council for riding in the parade. Mayor Sierra thanked Council Member Sanchez for organizing the Council’s participation in the parade. Vice Mayor Andrisek thanked Council Member Sanchez for raising and lowering the flags on the Avenue of Flags daily and requested an update regarding installation of solar lights to light the flags on the Avenue of Flags. Vice Mayor Andrisek questioned when the engineering contracts would be brought back for Council discussion and direction. Staff indicated the engineering contracts are scheduled for discussion on September 12. Mayor Sierra thanked Finn Runge, Bob Bott, and Frank Sierra for repairing the damaged neighborhood library boxes. Mayor Sierra announced the League of California Cities Annual Conference is scheduled for October 16-18 in Long Beach and asked that all Council Members try to attend the conference. Mayor Sierra requested and the Council agreed by consensus to agendize discussion regarding allowing a CBD testing lab in Buellton. Mayor Sierra requested the Council add an item to tonight’s agenda pursuant to Government Code Section 549542(b)(2), by a 4/5’s vote of the Council, regarding taking a formal position as to potential changes to the County of Santa Barbara Cannabis Ordinance. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 July 11, 2019 MOTION: Motion by Council Member Sanchez, seconded by Vice Mayor Andrisek, approving Mayor Sierra’s request to add an item to tonight’s agenda pursuant to Government Code Section 549542(b)(2) regarding taking a formal position as to potential changes to the County of Santa Barbara Cannabis Ordinance. This issue will be added as Item No. 6 to the Agenda. VOTE: Motion passed by a voice vote of 5-0. Council Member King – Yes Council Member Mercado – Yes Council Member Sanchez - Yes Vice Mayor Andrisek – Yes Mayor Sierra – Yes WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS None BUSINESS ITEMS 4. Consideration of Proposition 68 Grant Application Requirements and Joint Operation of an Aquatics Complex a) Resolution No. 19-18 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving the Application for the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Grant Funds” b) Joint Use/Lease Agreement with Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District and Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council consider approval of Resolution No. 19-18 and approve the Joint Use/Lease Agreement with Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District and Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation and direct the City Attorney to finalize the agreement. STAFF REPORT: Recreation Supervisor Abello presented the staff report. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 July 11, 2019 SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION: The City Council discussed the City’s liability from the proposed project. Jake Kalkowski, representing the Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation thanked the City Council for their support for the Valley-wide aquatics facility. DOCUMENTS: Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report. MOTION: Motion by Council Member Mercado, seconded by Council Member King approving Resolution No. 19-18 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving the Application for the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Grant Funds” VOTE: Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0. Council Member King - Yes Council Member Mercado – Yes Council Member Sanchez - Yes Vice Mayor Andrisek – Yes Mayor Sierra – Yes MOTION: Motion by Vice Mayor Andrisek, seconded by Council Member Mercado approving the Joint Use/Lease Agreement with Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District and Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation and directing the City Attorney to finalize the agreement. VOTE: Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0. Council Member King - Yes Council Member Mercado – Yes Council Member Sanchez - Yes Vice Mayor Andrisek – Yes Mayor Sierra – Yes 5. Discussion and Direction for Funding the Arts and Culture Committee RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council discuss funding the Arts and Culture Committee and direct staff to add the Arts and Culture Committee as a budget line item and amend the Fiscal Year 2019/20 budget by the funding allocation amount at the next budget adjustment meeting. STAFF REPORT: Finance Director Zamora presented the staff report. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 July 11, 2019 SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION: Recreation Supervisor Abello discussed his vision for the Arts and Culture Committee and his plan to meet with an ad-hoc committee and community members in the fall to discuss implementation of an Arts and Culture Committee. The City Council discussed the following issues:  Allocating $50,000 for an Arts and Culture Committee in Buellton  Developing a plan to create arts and culture in Buellton  Creating an ad-hoc committee to determine how to develop arts and culture in Buellton  The importance of funding the Arts and Culture Committee so community members know the City Council is serious about moving this project forward  Creating a formal project proposal, including a budget for each funding request DOCUMENTS: Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report. DIRECTION: The City Council agreed by consensus to direct City Manager Wolfe and Recreation Supervisor Abello to initiate an Arts and Culture Committee consisting of an ad-hoc committee and various community members to create a vision for arts and culture in Buellton. Staff will bring back arts and culture suggestions for Council approval and request funding in the amount of $50,000. The City Council will approve any arts and cultural projects proposed by the Committee before they are created. The Arts and Cultural Committee will have no spending authority and will only provide recommendations to the City Council for approval. 6. Discussion and Direction Regarding Taking a Formal Position as to Potential Changes to the County of Santa Barbara Cannabis Ordinance SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION: The City Council discussed creating a Cannabis cultivation boundary around the Buellton City limits. DIRECTION: The City Council agreed by consensus to direct City Manager Wolfe to send a letter to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors requesting a Cannabis cultivation boundary around the Buellton City limits of as great a distance as possible, with the preferred distance being one mile. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT City Manager Wolfe provided an informational report to the City Council. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 6 July 11, 2019 ADJOURNMENT Mayor Sierra adjourned the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, July 25, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. _________________________________ Holly Sierra Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Linda Reid City Clerk