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City Manager Review: SW Council Agenda Item No.: 1 CITY OF BUELLTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Regular Meeting of November 14, 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, Contract City Planner Irma Tucker, Deputy Jose Alvarez, and City Clerk Linda Reid PUBLIC COMMENTS Stacey Thompson spoke about the Dia de Los Muertos event and said it was a great success. Puck Erickson, representing the Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden, spoke about the success of the Dia de Los Muertos event. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of October 24, 2019 Regular City Council Meeting 2. List of Claims to be Approved/Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Year 2019/20 3. Monthly Treasurer’s Report – October 31, 2019 4. Financial Report for First Quarter Ending September 30, 2019 5. Acceptance and Filing of Storm Water Management Program (SWMP) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 6. Acceptance of the 2018/2019 Road Maintenance Project City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 November 14, 2019 MOTION: Motion by Council Member King, seconded by Vice Mayor Andrisek, approving Consent Calendar Items 1 through 6 as listed. 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 PRESENTATIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS None COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS Council Member Sanchez stated that he attended the Arts and Culture Committee meeting and provided an oral report for the record. Mayor Sierra announced there will be a Highway 154 Safety Forum on Monday evening, December 16. Details will be forthcoming. Mayor Sierra requested the next budget adjustment include a capital improvement line item for safety improvements on Highway 246. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Correspondence was received on November 13, 2019, distributed to City Council Members, and made part of the record from Buellton residents Kirk and Christy Nordgren. COMMITTEE REPORTS Council Member Sanchez announced that he attended the Elected Leaders Forum to Address Homelessness on October 30 and provided an oral report for the record. Mayor Sierra announced that she attended the Green Team meeting and provided an oral report for the record. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 November 14, 2019 BUSINESS ITEMS 7. Ordinance No. 19-03 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Considering Revisions to Title 19 (Zoning) of the Buellton Municipal Code (19-ZOA-01) Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units, Amending Sections: 19.02.110, 19.04.142, 19.12.020, 19.16.010, 19.16.014, 19.16.020, Deleting Title and Text of Section 19.06.180, and Replacing with New Title (Accessory Dwelling Units) and Text” (Second Reading) RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council consider adoption of Ordinance No. 19-03. DOCUMENTS: Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report. SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION: The City attorney advised the City Council that the State of California recently changed the Accessory Dwelling Unit statutes and that a modification to this ordinance would be brought to them early in 2020, but recommended approval of this ordinance. MOTION: Motion by Council Member Mercado, seconded by Council Member King approving Ordinance No. 19-03 – “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Considering Revisions to Title 19 (Zoning) of the Buellton Municipal Code (19-ZOA-01) Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units, Amending Sections: 19.02.110, 19.04.142, 19.12.020, 19.16.010, 19.16.014, 19.16.020, Deleting Title and Text of Section 19.06.180, and Replacing with New Title (Accessory Dwelling Units) and Text” by title only and waive further reading. 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 8. Discussion and Direction Regarding Industrial Way Lighting  RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council provide direction to staff regarding how to proceed with lighting on Industrial Way. STAFF REPORT: Public Works Director Hess presented the staff report. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 November 14, 2019 DOCUMENTS: Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report. SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION: The City Council discussed the following issues:  Expenditures to date on the proposed project  Consideration of a lighting district, which may provide grant funding opportunities  Moving forward with solar lighting rather than conventional lighting  Continue item to second meeting in January to bring back comparison between solar lighting and conventional lighting DIRECTION: The City Council agreed by consensus to direct staff to continue this item to the City Council meeting of February 13 and bring back a comparison analysis between the installation of solar lighting or conventional lighting. 9. Resolution No. 19-21 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, for the Purpose of Budget Amendments from Operational Changes Related to Fiscal Year 2019-20 through the First Quarter Ending September 30, 2019” RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council consider adoption of Resolution No. 19-21. STAFF REPORT: Finance Director Zamora presented the staff report. DOCUMENTS: Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report. SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION: The City Council discussed the increased appropriation for landscape maintenance at Village Park. MOTION: Motion by Council Member Mercado, seconded by Vice Mayor Andrisek approving Resolution No. 19-21 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, for the Purpose of Budget Amendments from Operational Changes Related to Fiscal Year 2019-20 through the First Quarter Ending September 30, 2019” City Council Meeting Minutes Page 5 November 14, 2019 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 CITY MANAGER’S REPORT City Manager Wolfe provided an informational report to the City Council. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Sierra adjourned the regular meeting at 6:50 p.m. The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. _________________________________ Holly Sierra Mayor ATTEST: __________________________________ Linda Reid City Clerk