City Council
Regular MeetingBuellton, CA · May 21, 2020
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CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Special Meeting of May 21, 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, Public Works Director Rose
Hess, City Attorney Greg Murphy (via Zoom), and City
Clerk Linda Reid
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
BUSINESS ITEMS
1. Resolution No. 20-17 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton,
California, Authorizing the City Manager to Work with the County of Santa
Barbara, the County Sheriff’s Department, and the County Fire Department to
Ease Restrictions on Businesses Reopening from Covid-19 Related Restrictions”
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council consider adoption of Resolution No. 20-17.
STAFF REPORT:
City Manager Wolfe presented the staff report.
SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION:
The City Council discussed the following issues:
Inquiries from local restaurants to open up
Wineries can open if they are associated with food service
City Council Special Meeting Minutes Page 2 May 21, 2020
Proposed resolution allows the City Manager temporary authority to provide
direction to local restaurants on how to open safely with seating along
sidewalks/parking areas
DOCUMENTS:
Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report.
MOTION:
Motion by Vice Mayor Mercado, seconded by Council Member King adopting
Resolution No. 20-17 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton,
California, Authorizing the City Manager to Work with the County of Santa Barbara, the
County Sheriff’s Department, and the County Fire Department to Ease Restrictions on
Businesses Reopening from Covid-19 Related Restrictions”
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 5:10 p.m. The next regular meeting of the
City Council will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.
_________________________________
Holly Sierra
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Linda Reid
City Clerk
Agenda
CITY OF BUELLTON
SPECIAL MEETING - CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Special Meeting of May 21, 2020 – 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:
http://www.cityofbuellton.com/government/cityTV.php and may provide public comment by
sending comments via email to council@cityofbuellton.com (reference subject matter or agenda
item in the subject line of email). Please include name and address in contents of
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 May 21, 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. Resolution No. 20-17 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton,
California, Authorizing the City Manager to Work with the County of Santa
Barbara, the County Sheriff’s Department, and the County Fire Department to
Ease Restrictions on Businesses Reopening from Covid-19 Related Restrictions”
(Staff Contact: City Manager Scott Wolfe)
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at
6:00 p.m.
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