City Council
Regular MeetingBuellton, CA · April 27, 2020
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Council Agenda Item No.: 1
CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Special Meeting of April 27, 2020
City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Sierra called the Special meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Present via Zoom: Council Members Ed Andrisek, Dave King, John Sanchez,
Vice Mayor Art Mercado, and Mayor Sierra
Staff: City Manager Scott Wolfe, City Attorney Greg Murphy
(via Zoom), Public Works Director Rose Hess, Finance
Director Shannel Zamora (via Zoom), and City Clerk Linda
Reid
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Consideration of Purchase Agreement and Agreement for Lease after Sale for
Property Located at 202 Dairyland Road
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the Residential Purchase
Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions for the purchase of property located at 202
Dairyland Road at a price of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00), and the Residential
Lease after Sale Agreement, for a rental payment of one thousand five hundred dollars
($1,500.00) per month.
STAFF REPORT:
City Manager Wolfe presented the staff report.
DOCUMENTS:
Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report.
City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 2 April 27, 2020
MOTION:
Motion by Vice Mayor Mercado, seconded by Council Member Andrisek authorizing the
City Manager to execute the Residential Purchase Agreement and Joint Escrow
Instructions for the purchase of property located at 202 Dairyland Road at a price of two
million dollars ($2,000,000.00).
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 4-1, with Council Member King voting no.
Council Member Andrisek – Yes
Council Member King – No
Council Member Sanchez – Yes
Vice Mayor Mercado – Yes
Mayor Sierra – Yes
MOTION:
Motion by Vice Mayor Mercado, seconded by Council Member Sanchez authorizing the
City Manager to execute the Residential Lease after Sale Agreement, for a rental payment
of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) per month.
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0.
Council Member Andrisek – Yes
Council Member King – Yes
Council Member Sanchez – Yes
Vice Mayor Mercado – Yes
Mayor Sierra – Yes
2. Consideration of Deferred Payment Plan and Tolling Agreement for Figueroa
Mountain Brewing Company
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute the Payment Plan and
Tolling Agreement with Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company.
STAFF REPORT:
City Manager Wolfe presented the staff report.
SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION:
The City Council discussed the possibility of Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company
filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the future and how the City could recover the unpaid
water debt. City Attorney Murphy stated that if Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company
files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, they will likely reorganize and continue their brewing
operations in Buellton, which will necessitate water usage and will put the City in a good
position of being paid back.
DOCUMENTS:
Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report.
City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 3 April 27, 2020
MOTION:
Motion by Council Member Sanchez, seconded by Council Member King authorizing the
City Manager to execute the Payment Plan and Tolling Agreement with Figueroa
Mountain Brewing Company.
VOTE:
Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0.
Council Member Andrisek – Yes
Council Member King – Yes
Council Member Sanchez – Yes
Vice Mayor Mercado – Yes
Mayor Sierra – Yes
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Sierra adjourned the special meeting at 5:16 p.m. The next regular meeting of the
City Council will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
_________________________________
Holly Sierra
Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Linda Reid
City Clerk
Agenda
CITY OF BUELLTON
SPECIAL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Special Meeting of April 27, 2 020 – 5:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California
Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on this
Agenda are on file in the office of the City Clerk and are available for public inspection
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) ADVISORY NOTICE
Consistent with Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20 from the Executive Department of the
State of California and a Declaration of Local Health Emergency from the County of Santa
Barbara, City Council meetings will not be physically open to the public and one or more (or
even all) City Council Members may be teleconferencing into the meeting. To maximize public
safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can observe
the meeting through the City’s website, via City TV Live Stream at:
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sending comments via email to council@cityofbuellton.com (reference subject matter or agenda
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message. Comments will then be read into the record, with a maximum allowance of 3 minutes
per individual comment, subject to the Mayor’s discretion. All comments should be a maximum
of 500 words, which corresponds to approximately 3 minutes of speaking time. If a comment is
received after the agenda item is heard but before the close of the meeting, the comment will still
be included as a part of the record of the meeting but will not be read into the record.
Any member of the public who needs accommodations can contact the City Clerk at (805) 688-
5177 and best efforts will be made to provide reasonable accommodations to provide as much
accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety in accordance with the City of
Buellton’s procedure for resolving reasonable accommodation requests.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Holly Sierra
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Special City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 April 27, 2020
ROLL CALL
Council Members Ed Andrisek, Dave King, John Sanchez, Vice Mayor Art Mercado, and
Mayor Holly Sierra
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Speaker Slip to be completed and turned in to the City Clerk prior to commencement of meeting. Limited to
matters not otherwise appearing on the agenda. Limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. No action will
be taken at this meeting.
BUSINESS ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
1. Consideration of Purchase Agreement and Agreement for Lease after Sale for
Property Located at 202 Dairyland Road
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
2. Consideration of Deferred Payment Plan and Tolling Agreement for Figueroa
Mountain Brewing Company
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at
6:00 p.m.
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