To minimize the potential spread of the COVID-19 virus, the County of Santa Barbara is requiring all individuals to wear face coverings while inside City Council Chambers, regardless of vaccination status..
Attendance/Viewing Options:
- Attend the in-person meeting in City Council Chambers at City Hall (5775 Carpinteria Ave.) Please note that, per Health Officer Order 2021-10.3, the County of Santa Barbara requires all individuals to wear face coverings while indoors, regardless of vaccination status.
- View the meeting live through the City’s website (https://carpinteria.ca.us/city-hall/agendas-meetings) on your computer, tablet or smartphone.
- View the meeting on Government Access Television Channel 21 (broadcast live and rebroadcast on the Wednesday and the Saturday following the meeting at 8:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., respectively).
- Call 669-900-9128 (and enter Webinar ID 889 0390 2262) to listen to the meeting on your phone.
- Join the City’s Zoom webinar from your computer, tablet, or smartphone by CLICKING HERE. Alternatively, you can join the Zoom webinar by logging on to zoom.us, downloading the application, selecting "Join Meeting", and entering Webinar ID 889 0390 2262.
Public Comments
- Provide a live public comment during the in-person meeting in City Council Chambers at City Hall (5775 Carpinteria Ave.). Please note the City has the discretion to limit the speaker's time for any meeting or agenda matter. Typically, the practice has been 3 minutes per speaker on each item. Regardless of vaccination status, individuals providing in-person public comment are required to wear face coverings while inside the City Council Chambers, including while providing public comment. If you fall under the exemption criteria for wearing a face covering indoors per Health Officer Order 2021-10.3, the City strongly recommends you provide public comment through one of the alternative means provided below.
- Coordinate with the City Clerk to provide a live public comment (as either a general public comment or on a specific agenda item) by phone by sending an email to PublicComment@ci.carpinteria.ca.us by 12:00 P.M. on the day of the meeting and including the following information in your email: (1) the meeting date and agenda item (number and title) on which you wish to speak, (2) your full name, (3) your call back number and area code. During public comment on the agenda item specified in your email, City staff will make every effort to contact you via your provided telephone number so that you can provide public comment telephonically. Please note the City has the discretion to limit the speaker's time for any meeting or agenda matter. Typically, the practice has been 3 minutes per speaker on each item.
- Provide a live comment through the City’s Zoom webinar platform (through the link provided above). To make public comments through this platform please use the “raise your hand” feature to notify staff that you would like to make a public comment during designated public comment times. Once it is your turn to provide a public comment, staff will unmute your microphone and you will be given a designated amount of time to provide your comment (typically, the practice has been up to 3 minutes per speaker on each item). At the end of your comment, staff will once again mute your microphone.
- Submit a written comment (as either a general public comment or on a specific agenda item) to be distributed to Council Members by 12:00 P.M. on the day of the meeting by either submitting your comment via (1) email to PublicComment@ci.carpinteria.ca.us, or (2) the eCommentlink on the City's agenda website (https://carpinteria.ca.us/city-hall/agendas-meetings). Please reference the agenda item to which your comment pertains. Note that written comments will not be read into the record during the meeting.
Please note that the City will make every effort to make the meeting accessible virtually; however, if one of the above virtual attendance/viewing or public comment options is unavailable due to technological issues, you are invited to take advantage of one of the other participation options outlined above (including attending and providing public comment in-person in the City Council Chambers). Additional options may be made available at the meeting.
As the situation with COVID-19 continues to evolve, the City will provide updates on any changes to this policy as soon as possible. The public is referred to the City’s website at www.carpinteria.ca.us for the latest COVID-19 policies and information. The City of Carpinteria thanks you in advance for taking all precautions to prevent spreading the COVID-19 virus.
Also, please note that Spanish interpretation will be available at the in-person meeting (but will not be available through the City’s Zoom webinar).
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INTRODUCTIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC INFORMATION REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
The City Manager will report to the City Council regarding various City and/or community events and/or matters of interest. There will be no City Council discussion except to ask questions or refer matters to staff; and no action will be taken unless listed on a subsequent agenda.
PRESENTATIONS BY CITIZENS / PUBLIC COMMENT
This is a time for public comments on matters not otherwise on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. The Public Comment period is limited to 15 minutes and divided among those persons desiring to speak. No person shall speak longer than five minutes, however, the Mayor may establish shorter periods based on the time available and/or the number of persons waiting to speak. Persons wishing to speak on a specific item will be recognized at the time the agenda item is considered.
Please be aware that items on the consent calendar are considered to be routine and are normally enacted by one unanimous vote of the Council. If you wish to speak on a consent calendar item, or on a matter scheduled for consideration in a closed session at the end of the agenda, please do so during the Presentations by Citizens/Public Comment portion of the meeting.
The City and the City Council are not responsible for the content of statements made during the public comment period, or the factual accuracy of any such statements.
AGENDA MODIFICATIONS: The City Council may modify the regular agenda by tabling items, adding urgency items to the agenda, or changing the order in which items are considered. Changes to the Consent Calendar are considered at the time the Consent Calendar is considered.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
| 1. |
Approve the minutes of the regular City Council meeting of November 8, 2021.
|
| 2. |
Receive and file the Expenditures for the period beginning October 30, 2021 and ending November 12, 2021.
|
| 3. |
Receive and file the Contracts executed by the City Manager on behalf of the City for the period of October 13, 2021, through November 15, 2021.
|
ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: NONE
PUBLIC HEARING:
| 4. |
Annual Report of the City’s Development Impact Fee Program and Updating the Capital Improvement Plan.
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 6077: Updating the City's Capital Improvement Plan and Approving and Accepting the Annual Report on the City's Development Impact Fee Program. |
OTHER BUSINESS:
| 5. |
Consideration of amendments to the City of Carpinteria’s short-term rental program as set out in Carpinteria Municipal Code, Chapter 14.47, Vacation Rental Overlay District and CMC Chapter 14.52, Home Stays.
Recommendation: That the City Council confirm the scope of updates to be developed for the City's STR program. |
| 6. |
Acceptance of the Downtown Carpinteria Parking Study.
Recommendation: Accept the Downtown Carpinteria Parking Study. |
| 7. |
Approval and adoption of Urgency Ordinance No. 749, amending Ordinance No. 744 and superseding Ordinance No. 746, extending the Temporary COVID-19 Outdoor Business Permit Program to June 30, 2022.
Recommendation: Approve and adopt urgency Ordinance No. 749, extending the Temporary COVID-19 Outdoor Business Permit in order to allow businesses to operate in the City right-of-way and privately-owned outdoor spaces for supporting social distancing and economic recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 8. |
Consideration of initiating the ordinance process concerning Downtown "T" Parklet regulations.
Recommendation: Recommendation: Initiate the ordinance process concerning Downtown "T" Parklet regulations. |
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: The City Council will discuss local, state and/or federal legislation under consideration and decide whether to direct staff to place a matter(s) on a future City Council agenda for consideration.
COMMITTEE REPORTS, INQUIRIES AND OTHER MATTERS PRESENTED BY COUNCILMEMBERS
Informational reports from Councilmember representatives on the committees, commissions and organizations listed below. This is also an opportunity for Councilmembers to request information from staff or seek support from fellow Councilmembers for future agenda items.
| 1. |
Representatives to Regional Agencies and Committees
|
| a. |
Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON) (Clark/Alt. Carty)
|
| b. |
California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) (Clark/Alt. Carty)
|
| c. |
Channel Counties Division, League of California Cities (Nomura/Alt. Lee)
|
| d. |
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG)(Clark/Alt. Nomura)
|
| e. |
Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD)(Clark/Alt. Nomura)
|
| f. |
Santa Barbara Joint Affordable Housing Task Group (Carty & Alarcon)
|
| g. |
Santa Barbara County Elected Leaders Forum to Address Homelessness (Clark/Alt. Alarcon)
|
| h. |
Home for Good of Santa Barbara County (Clark/Alt. Alarcon)
|
| i. |
South Coast Youth Safety Partnership (Lee & Alarcon)
|
| J. |
Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) (Nomura/Alt. Goleta)
|
| k. |
Multijurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group (Lee/Alt. Alarcon)
|
| 2. |
Joint and Standing Committees
|
| a. |
City Council/Economic Vitality Committee (Carty & Lee)
|
| b. |
City Council/Public Safety Committee (Clark & Nomura)
|
| c. |
City Council/School Board Committee (Lee & Alarcon)
|
| d. |
City Council/Utilities Committee (Lee & Nomura)
|
| e. |
City Council/First District Supervisor Committee (Lee & Carty)
|
| f. |
City Council Finance/Budget Committee (Carty & Clark)
|
| g. |
Transportation Committee (Lee & Clark)
|
| h. |
Development Review Committee (Joint Committee membership from City Council, Planning Commission and Architectural Review Board) (CC: Clark & Nomura/Alt. Carty) (PC: Benefield and Callender) (ARB: Reginato and Stein)
|
| i. |
General Plan and Coastal Plan Update Committee (Joint Committee membership from City Council and Planning Commission) (Clark & Lee) (PC: Allen/Callender)
|
| j. |
Public Facility Site Acquisition/Development Committee (Carty & Nomura)
|
| a. |
Library Committee (Lee & Alarcon/Alt. Carty)
|
| b. |
District Elections Committee (Alarcon & Clark)
|
| c. |
COVID-19 Communications Committee (Clark & Nomura)
|
| d. |
COVID-19 Recovery Committee (Carty & Lee)
|
| e. |
Racial Equity and Social Justice Program Planning Committee (Nomura & Alarcon)
|
| f. |
Harbor Seal Advisory Committee (Clark & Lee)
|
| 4. |
City Representatives on other Committees
|
| a. |
Community Media Access Center (Gary Dobbins)
|
| b. |
Santa Barbara Mosquito and Vector Management District (Joe Franken)
|
| c. |
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (Chuck McQuary)
|
| d. |
County Library Advisory Committee (Gail Marshall)
|
ATTENDANCE OF COUNCILMEMBERS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS
ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 684-5405, extension 403 or the California Relay Service at (866) 735-2929. Notification 2 business days prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for accessibility to this meeting. Materials related to an agenda item submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public review at the City Clerk's Office.
This agenda was posted on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 in the City Clerk's Office, on the City Hall Public Notices Board, and on the Internet.
