City Council

Name: City Council — Buellton, CA
Start: 2021-09-09
End: 2021-09-09
Location: Buellton, CA

Regular Meeting

Buellton, CA · September 9, 2021

Minutes

City Manager Review: SW Council Agenda Item No.: 1 CITY OF BUELLTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Regular Meeting of September 9, 2021 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 Ed Andrisek, Dave King, Elysia Lewis, Vice Mayor John Sanchez, and Mayor Holly Sierra Staff: City Clerk Linda Reid, Public Works Director Rose Hess, City Attorney Greg Murphy, Finance Director Shannel Zamora (via Zoom), and Planning Director Andrea Keefer (via Zoom), Lt. Jeff Greene (via Zoom) REORDERING OF AGENDA None PUBLIC COMMENTS None CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Minutes of August 26, 2021 Special City Council Meeting 2. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 3. Acceptance of the 2020/21 Road Maintenance Project – Phase 1 Industrial Way 4. Resolution No. 21-13 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting an Updated General Fund Reserve Policy” City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 September 9, 2021 MOTION: Motion by Council Member King, seconded by Council Member Andrisek, approving Consent Calendar Items 1 through 4 as listed. VOTE: Motion passed by a roll call vote of 5-0. Council Member Andrisek – Yes Council Member King – Yes Council Member Lewis – Yes Vice Mayor Sanchez - Yes Mayor Sierra – Yes PRESENTATIONS None PUBLIC HEARINGS None COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS Vice Mayor Sanchez complemented Valley Gardener’s staff for their landscape maintenance on the Avenue of Flags. Mayor Sierra stated that Library staff would like to show Council Members how the current Library is set up with books and furnishings to best determine how to use the space at the Willemsen house. Mayor Sierra announced that the 2021 Mayor’s Luau is scheduled for Saturday, October 9, from 2:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the Santa Maria Country Club. Council Member King stated the Wine “minus the Chili” Festival will be held Sunday, September 12 at River View Park. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS None COMMITTEE REPORTS Council Member King stated the Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation meeting was rescheduled to October and provided an update as to the fundraising activities. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 September 9, 2021 BUSINESS ITEMS 5. Presentation of the Draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Central Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receive a presentation from Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District regarding the draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan. STAFF REPORT: Public Works Director Hess presented the staff report. DOCUMENTS: Staff report with attachments as listed in the staff report. SPEAKERS/DISCUSSION: Bill Buelow, PG, Program Manager at Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District provided a presentation to the City Council regarding the draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan. The public can find more information at www.santaynezwater.org. The City Council discussed the following issues:  Linking the Groundwater Sustainability Plan presentation to the City’s website  The sustainability of the area’s groundwater basins and how Lake Cachuma’s water release helps to recharge the Valley’s aquafers DIRECTON: The City Council agreed by consensus to direct staff to move forward with the draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan and requested that staff return with a resolution adopting the final plan in November/December, 2021. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT City Clerk Reid provided a few announcements for the record. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Sierra adjourned the meeting at 6:48 p.m. A special meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. The regular meeting of September 23, 2021 will be cancelled due to Council Members attending the League of California Cities annual conference in Sacramento. _________________________________ Holly Sierra Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ Linda Reid City Clerk

Agenda

CITY OF BUELLTON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular Meeting of September 9, 2021 at 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 Council meetings will be conducted in person and the public is welcome to attend. Masks are required to be worn, except when comments are being addressed to the Council. Consistent with California Executive Order No. N-08-21, written comments will now be provided to the Council but not read aloud; they may be sent via email to council@cityofbuellton.com (reference subject matter/agenda item and include name and address in contents of message). The public can attend the meeting via Zoom by emailing the City Clerk at lindar@cityofbuellton.com. The public can observe Council meetings via City TV Live Stream at: http://www.cityofbuellton.com/government/cityTV.php CALL TO ORDER Mayor Holly Sierra PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Council Members Ed Andrisek, Dave King, Elysia Lewis, Vice Mayor John Sanchez, and Mayor Holly Sierra REORDERING OF AGENDA PUBLIC COMMENTS Speaker Slip to be completed and turned in to the City Clerk prior to commencement of meeting. Any person may address the Council on any subject pertaining to City business, including all items on the agenda not listed as a Public Hearing, including the Consent Agenda and Closed Session. Limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. By law, no action may be taken at this meeting on matters raised during Public Comments not included on this agenda. Public Speakers using a translator are allotted a total of six (6) minutes to speak, unless simultaneous translation equipment is used. City Council Meeting Agenda Page 2 September 9, 2021 CONSENT CALENDAR (ACTION) The following items are considered routine and non-controversial and are scheduled for consideration as a group. Any Council Member, the City Attorney, or the City Manager may request that an item be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda to allow for full discussion. Members of the Public may speak on Consent Agenda items during the Public Comment period. 1. Minutes of August 26, 2021 Special City Council Meeting 2. List of Claims to be Approved and Ratified for Payment to Date for Fiscal Years 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 3. Acceptance of the 2020/21 Road Maintenance Project – Phase 1 Industrial Way  (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess) 4. Resolution No. 21-13 – “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Buellton, California, Adopting an Updated General Fund Reserve Policy”  (Staff Contact: Finance Director Shannel Zamora) PRESENTATIONS PUBLIC HEARINGS COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS/ITEMS WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS Written communications are included in the agenda packets. Any Council Member, the City Manager or City Attorney may request that a written communication be read into the record. COMMITTEE REPORTS This Agenda listing is the opportunity for Council Members to give verbal Committee Reports on any meetings recently held for which the Council Members are the City representatives thereto. BUSINESS ITEMS (POSSIBLE ACTION) 5. Presentation of the Draft Groundwater Sustainability Plan for the Central Management Area Groundwater Sustainability Agency  (Staff Contact: Public Works Director Rose Hess) CITY MANAGER’S REPORT ADJOURNMENT The next meeting of the City Council will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.

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