City of Carpinteria
City Council Agenda
Monday, December 9, 2024
Council Chamber, 5775 Carpinteria Avenue,
Carpinteria, CA 93013
5:30 p.m. Regular Meeting
In-Person and Virtual Participation Options





Attendance/Viewing Options:
  • Attend the in-person meeting in City Council Chambers at City Hall (5775 Carpinteria Ave.)
  • View the meeting live through the City’s website (https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings/).
  • 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.
  • Join the City’s Zoom webinar by CLICKING HERE. Alternatively, you can join the Zoom webinar by logging on to www.zoom.us, downloading the application, selecting "Join Meeting", and entering Webinar ID 889 0390 2262.
  • Spanish interpretation will be available at the in-person meeting and through the City's Zoom webinar.

How to Provide Public Comments
  • Provide a live public comment in City Council Chambers at City Hall (5775 Carpinteria Ave.).
  • 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. 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@carpinteriaca.gov, or (2) the  eComment link on the City's agenda website available at  https://carpinteriaca.gov/city-hall/agendas-meetings/. Please reference the agenda item to which your comment pertains. Athough written comments become part of the record, they will not be read aloud at 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.

Levine Act Warning

    Applicants and their agents before the City Council are subject to the campaign disclosure provisions detailed in Government Code Section 84308. No City Council Member may accept, solicit, or direct a contribution of more than $250 from any party or agent for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered by the City. This prohibition commences when an application has been filed, or the proceeding is otherwise initiated. A party to a City proceeding—which includes both applicants and agents—shall disclose on the record of the proceeding any contribution of more than $250 made to any Council Member by the applicant or agent, during the preceding 12 months. No party to a City proceeding, or agent, shall make a contribution to a Council Member during the proceeding and for 12 months following the date a final decision is rendered by the City. Prior to rendering a decision on a City proceeding, any Council Member who received contribution of more than $250 within the preceding 12 months from any party, or agent, to a proceeding shall disclose that fact on the record of the proceeding, and shall be disqualified from participating in the proceeding. However, if any Council Member receives a contribution that otherwise would require disqualification, and returns the contribution within 30 days of knowing about the contribution and the relevant proceeding, the Council Member shall be permitted to participate in the proceeding. If you believe that these provisions apply to you or a Council Member, please inform the City Clerk at the earliest possible opportunity. Failure to do so may affect the City’s ability to process your application.

    CALL TO ORDER

    ROLL CALL

    PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

    COUNCILMEMBER(S) REQUEST FOR REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449:  The City Council may consider Councilmember(s) request to participate in the meeting remotely under the regulations of AB 2449 by making the necessary findings and voting on whether the Councilmember(s) may participate remotely.

    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.

    CERTIFICATION OF THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 ELECTION RESULTS

    1. Adopt Resolution No. 6348, Reciting the Facts of the Consolidated General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024, Declaring the Results, and Performing Such Other Matters as Provided by Law. 


    COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS FOLLOWED BY COMMENTS FROM OUTGOING COUNCILMEMBER

    INSTALLATION OF INCOMING COUNCILMEMBERS

    a. City Clerk to administer the oath of office to new Councilmember Julia Mayer and returning Councilmembers Natalia Alarcon and Wade T. Nomura.

    b. Seating of the new City Council.

    c. Comments from incoming Councilmember Julia Mayer.

    INTRODUCTIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

    2. Adopt Resolution No. 6349 Commending and Thanking Councilmember Roy Lee for His Dedicated Service as Councilmember from 2018 to 2024.   


    ELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR

    a. Nominations will be received for the position of Mayor.

    b. Motion to Close Nominations and selection of Mayor.

    c. Nominations will be received for the position of Vice Mayor.

    d. Motion to Close Nominations and selection of Vice Mayor.

    COMMENTS FROM OUTGOING MAYOR AND INCOMING MAYOR

    RECESS FOR REFRESHMENTS IN COUNCIL FOYER

    RECONVENE THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

    TEMPORARY ADJOURNMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF HOLDING THE MONTHLY MEETING OF THE CARPINTERIA LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES


    RECONVENE THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL

    PUBLIC INFORMATION REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS  This may include updates on law enforcement activity within the City from a Sheriff’s Office representative.


    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 or as otherwise specified below.


    a. City Employee Updates

    b. Updates on Capital Improvement Projects

    c. Updates on Development Applications

    d. Other City/Community Updates

    PLANNING COMMISSION ACTIONS:


    The City Council may vote to appeal a decision of the Planning Commission to itself by majority vote (CMC 14.78.040(2)).

    PUBLIC COMMENT ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA  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 Mayor may establish reasonable regulations for public comment based on the time available and/or the number of persons waiting to speak.  Typically, the Council’s practice has been to limit each speaker to three minutes.  The audio-visual system in the Council Chamber is not available for speaker use during the general Public Comment period. 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.

    CONSENT CALENDAR:  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 please do so during the public comment period provided at the beginning of this item.

    3. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting held November 25, 2024.


    4. Receive and file the Expenditures for the period beginning November 18, 2024 and ending November 29, 2024.


    5. Adopt Ordinance No. 787 (second reading), amending Chapter 15.80 (Development Impact Mitigation Fees) of Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) and Chapter 16.24 (Parks and Recreation Facilities Dedication and Fees) of Title 16 (Subdivisions) in the Carpinteria Municipal Code.  (Requires a roll call vote.)


    6. Adopt Ordinance No. 788 (second reading), adding Chapter 14.19 – RMU Residential/Mixed Use, to Title 14 – Zoning of the Carpinteria Municipal Code to Implement Program 1 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element (Project No. 24-2279-ORD/LCPA) and determine that none of the conditions have occurred or exist as set forth in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 to require the preparation of a supplemental or subsequent EIR for the subject zoning amendments, and that the Addendum to the certified 2003 Program EIR satisfies the environmental review requirements of CEQA.


    7. Adopt Ordinance No. 789 (second reading), adding Chapter 14.51 – Objective Design Standards, to Title 14 – Zoning of the Carpinteria Municipal Code to Implement Program 1 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element (Project No. 24-2279-ORD/LCPA) and determine that none of the conditions have occurred or exist as set forth in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 to require the preparation of a supplemental or subsequent EIR for the subject zoning amendments, and that the Addendum to the certified 2003 Program EIR satisfies the environmental review requirements of CEQA.


    8. Adopt Ordinance No. 790 (second reading), amending the City Zoning Map to rezone certain properties in the City to Implement Program One of the 2023-2031 Housing Element (Project No. 24-2279-ORD/LCPA) and determine that none of the conditions have occurred or exist as set forth in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 to require the preparation of a supplemental or subsequent EIR for the subject zoning amendments, and that the Addendum to the certified 2003 Program EIR satisfies the environmental review requirements of CEQA.


    9. Adopt Ordinance No. 791 (second reading), amending the City Zoning Map to rezone certain properties in the City to Implement Program One of the 2023-2031 Housing Element (Project No. 24-2279-ORD/LCPA) and determine that none of the conditions have occurred or exist as set forth in CEQA Guidelines section 15162 to require the preparation of a supplemental or subsequent EIR for the subject zoning amendments, and that the Addendum to the certified 2003 Program EIR satisfies the environmental review requirements of CEQA.


    10. Adopt Resolution No. 6350, certifying that Ordinance Nos. 788, 789, 790, and 791 are intended to carry out the policies of the City’s Local Coastal Program consistent with the California Coastal Act; directing that Ordinance Nos. 788, 789, 790, and 791 be transmitted to the California Coastal Commission for filing pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 30510 and in accordance with Section 13551 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; and directing that Ordinance Nos. 788, 789, 790, and 791 be transmitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Housing Element Certification pursuant to Government Code Section 65585 (Project No. 24-2279-LCPA/ORD).


    11. Accept Parcel Map 25,201, and associated documents including project-specific Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions (CC&Rs), and an Informational Notice document, for the Zins SFD Demolition and Condominium Triplex Project (21-2083-DP/TPM/CDP) located at 4905 Eighth Street.


    ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS: NONE

    PUBLIC HEARING:

    12. Annual Report of the Development Impact Fee Program and Updating the Capital Improvement Plan. (Continued from November 25, 2024 Regular Council Meeting)

    Recommendation:  Adopt Resolution No. 6347, approving and accepting the Annual Report of the Development Impact Fee Program and updating the Capital Improvement Plan.

    Staff Presenter: Stephon Downes, Management Analyst II


    a. Staff Report

    b. Public Comment

    c. City Council Determination

    CONSIDERATION OF ANY ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR AND/OR OTHER AGENDA ITEMS REQUESTED TO BE ADVANCED

    MATTERS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MEETINGS: NONE

    OTHER BUSINESS:

    13. Selection of City Council Representatives to Other Government Agencies, Regional Committees, City Council Joint and Standing Committees, and City Ad Hoc Committees.

    Recommendation:  Assign City Council representatives to Other Government Agencies, Regional Committees, City Council Joint and Standing Committees, and City Ad Hoc Committees, as set forth in the staff report and the below sample motion.

    Staff Presenter: Brian C. Barrett, City Clerk


    a. Staff Report

    b. Public Comment

    c. City Council Determination

    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. Appointees to Other Government Agencies

    a. Beach Erosion Authority for Clean Oceans and Nourishment (BEACON) (Solórzano/Alt. Clark)

    b. California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) (Clark/Alt. Alarcon)

    c. Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG)(Clark/Alt. Nomura)

    d. Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD)(Clark/Alt. Nomura)

    e. Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) (Goleta/Alt. Nomura)

    f. Santa Barbara Mosquito and Vector Management District (Joe Franken)

    g. Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (Solórzano)

    2. Regional Committees

    a. Channel Counties Division, League of California Cities (Nomura/Alt. Alarcon)

    b. Santa Barbara Joint Affordable Housing Task Group (Alarcon & Solórzano)

    c. Santa Barbara County Elected Leaders Forum to Address Homelessness (Clark/Alt. Alarcon)

    d. South Coast Youth Safety Partnership (Solórzano/Alt. Lee)

    e. Multijurisdictional Solid Waste Task Group (Lee/Alt. Alarcon)

    3. Joint and Standing Committees

    a. City Council/Economic Vitality Committee (Alarcon & Lee)

    b. City Council/Public Safety Committee (Clark & Nomura)

    c. City Council/School Board Committee (Lee and Alarcon)

    d. City Council/Utilities Committee (Lee & Nomura)

    e. City Council/First District Supervisor Committee (Lee & Solórzano)

    f. City Council Finance/Budget Committee (Alarcon & 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) (PC: To Be Selected by Planning Commission) (ARB: Stein & O’Connor)

    i. General Plan and Coastal Plan Update Committee (Joint Committee membership from City Council and Planning Commission) (Lee & Clark) (PC: Benefield and Salant)

    j. Public Facility Site Acquisition/Development Committee (Clark & Nomura)

    k. Sustainability Committee (Nomura & Solórzano)

    4. Ad Hoc Committees

    a. Civic/Youth Engagement Committee (Lee & Nomura)

    b. Harbor Seal Advisory Committee (Solórzano & Alarcon)

    5. Appointed Representatives to Area Boards & Committees

    a. Community Media Access Center (Gary Dobbins)

    b. County Library Advisory Committee (Gail Marshall)

    ATTENDANCE OF COUNCILMEMBERS FOR FUTURE MEETINGS

    CLOSED SESSION

    14. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION  Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to 54956.9(d)(2): One potential case.

    PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION

    TEMPORARY ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION

    RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

    CLOSED SESSION REPORT

    ADJOURNMENT

    The City Council meeting of December 23, 2024 has been cancelled and the next regular City Council meeting will be held January 13, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

    This agenda was posted on Thursday, December 5, 2024, in the City Clerk’s Office, on the City Hall Public Notices Board, and on the Internet.



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