City Council
Regular MeetingBuellton, CA · October 29, 2020
Minutes
City Manager Review: SW
Council Agenda Item No.: 1
CITY OF BUELLTON
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Special Meeting of October 29, 2020
City Council Chambers, 140 West Highway 246
Buellton, California
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Sierra called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Present via Zoom: Council Members Ed Andrisek, Dave King, John Sanchez,
Vice Mayor Art Mercado, and Mayor Holly Sierra
Staff: City Manager Scott Wolfe, Public Works Director Rose
Hess, Planning Technician Clare Barcelona, City Attorney
Greg Murphy (via Zoom), Finance Director Shannel
Zamora (via Zoom), Planning Director Andrea Keefer (via
Zoom), and Contract City Planner Irma Tucker (via Zoom)
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Kathy Vreeland, Executive Director of the Buellton Chamber of Commerce and Visitors
Bureau, submitted written comments for the record expressing concern regarding the new
tabled crosswalks/speed bumps on the Avenue of Flags.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - (Continued from October 22, 2020)
1. Resolution No. 20-26 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton,
California, Approving a Final Development Plan (19-FDP-01) and Lot Line
Adjustment (19-LLA-01) for the Proposed Creekside Village – Mixed-Use
Development Project, Located at 480 Avenue of Flags, Assessor’s Parcel Number
137-170-042 & -043” and
Ordinance No. 20-07 - “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton,
California, Approving a Development Agreement (20-DA-01) for the Creekside
Village – Mixed-Use Development Project, Located at 480 Avenue of Flags and
Authorizing Execution of the Agreement by the City Manager” (Introduction and
First Reading)
Special City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 October 29, 2020
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council receive public comment regarding Resolution No. 20-26 and
Ordinance No. 20-07 and introduce the first reading of Ordinance No. 20-07 and adopt
Resolution No. 20-26.
STAFF REPORT:
Contract City Planner Tucker presented the staff report.
SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION:
Mayor Sierra opened the continued public hearing at 6:11 p.m.
Brandon Mann and Waleed Elbayar, MB Development Company, discussed the project
and answered questions from the City Council.
Michael Holiday, DMHA Architecture, discussed the project.
Ken Hira, Kosmont Companies, discussed the project.
Public comments were received and made part of the record, supporting the proposed
project, from the following individuals:
Collin Dvorak
India Amarina
Rev. Mary Moreno Richardson
Kui-Xiang Li
The City Council discussed the following issues:
Parking
Lack of amenities for children
Height of the proposed project
There being no further public comment, Mayor Sierra closed the Public Hearing at
6:20 p.m.
DOCUMENTS:
Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report.
MOTION:
Motion by Mayor Sierra, seconded by Vice Mayor Mercado adopting Resolution No. 20-
26 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Approving a
Final Development Plan (19-FDP-01) and Lot Line Adjustment (19-LLA-01) for the
Proposed Creekside Village – Mixed-Use Development Project, Located at 480 Avenue
of Flags, Assessor’s Parcel Number 137-170-042 & -043”
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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
MOTION:
Motion by Mayor Sierra, seconded by Vice Mayor Mercado approving the introduction
and first reading of Ordinance No. 20-07 - “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City
of Buellton, California, Approving a Development Agreement (20-DA-01) for the
Creekside Village – Mixed-Use Development Project, Located at 480 Avenue of Flags
and Authorizing Execution of the Agreement by the City Manager” by title only and
waive further reading.
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
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
2. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8 Conference with Real
Property Negotiator Property: 264 La Lata Drive, Buellton, CA (APN: 099-450-012)
Agency Negotiator: Scott Wolfe, City Manager Negotiating Party:
ECCUMENICAL III, LLC, Property Owner Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
of Payment
The City Council met in closed session to discuss Item 2. No reportable action was
taken.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Sierra adjourned the special meeting at 7:35 p.m. The next regular meeting of the
City Council will be held on Thursday, November 12, 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 October 29, 2020 – 6:00 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
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sending comments via email to council@cityofbuellton.com (reference subject matter or agenda
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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
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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 October 29, 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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS – (Continued from October 22, 2020) (POSSIBLE ACTION)
1. Resolution No. 20-26 - “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California,
Approving a Final Development Plan (19-FDP-01) and Lot Line Adjustment (19-LLA-01)
for the Proposed Creekside Village – Mixed-Use Development Project Located at 480
Avenue of Flags, Assessor’s Parcel Number 137-170-042 & -043” and
Ordinance No. 20-07 - “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Buellton,
California, Approving a Development Agreement (20-DA-01) for the Creekside Village –
Mixed-Use Development Project Located at 480 Avenue of Flags and Authorizing Execution
of the Agreement by the City Manager” (Introduction and First Reading)
(Staff Contact: Contract City Planner Irma Tucker)
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION)
2. Closed Session Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Conference with Real Property Negotiator
Property: 264 La Lata Drive, Buellton, CA (APN: 099-450-012)
Agency Negotiator: Scott Wolfe, City Manager
Negotiating Party: ECCUMENICAL III, LLC, Property Owner
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
ADJOURNMENT
The next regular meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, November 12,
2020 at 6:00 p.m.
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