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Ojai City Council Meeting Agenda for March 10, 2009

2009-03-06T03:19:41Z

evan austin http://www.ojaipost.com/evan.shtml Download the original PDF file Download the Administrative Report regarding the Leafblower Ordinance OJAI CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m., March 10, 2009 Council Chambers, Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura Street – Ojai, CA Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda are requested to complete a "speaker’s card" and file it with the City Clerk prior to the start of the Council meeting. Cards are available in the Council Chambers and the Lobby. All comments should be limited to three minutes, unless additional time is granted by the Mayor. Speakers should state their name and address for the record and must direct their comments to the Council, not the audience or press. While Council is in session, members of the Council, City staff, and members of the audience are expected to maintain order and decorum and to obey the orders of the Mayor. Any meeting participant or member of the audience who engages in disorderly conduct, such as hand-clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language and so on, which disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting, or refuses to comply with the lawful orders of the Mayor may be ordered removed from the meeting, and may be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Cal. Penal Code Sec. 403.) ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION A Moment of Silence PRESENTATIONS a) Proclamation for Arbor Week b) Proclamation for 2010 Census Bureau Partnership (8:30 p.m. or later) PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Public Communications is the time set aside during the Council meeting for members of the public to address the City Council on items of City business other than scheduled agenda items. Matters raised at this time may be briefly discussed by the Council, and will generally be referred to staff and/or placed on subsequent agenda. Under State law, other than for emergency items, no action can be taken. Persons wishing to address the Council are requested to fill out a speaker card prior to the Council reaching this point on the agenda. Comments must be limited to three minutes or less. Thank you. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1a – 1h) 1. a) Warrants for February 19 & 25, 2009 and Payroll Warrants for February 26, 2009 in the amount of $429,714.62 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment. b) Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of November 18, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. c) Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of December 2, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. d) Minutes of the City Council Meeting of December 9, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. e) Minutes of the City Council, Planning, Historic Preservation, Arts, and Parks & Recreation Commissions Special Meeting of January 15, 2009 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. f) Minutes of the Arts Commission Meeting of November 20, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. g) Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of January 21, 2009 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. h) Ratification of “AB 1389” Report to Ventura County Auditor-Controller Re: Funding of ERAF Payment RECOMMENDATION: Ratify the attached Report to the Ventura County Auditor-Controller’s Office regarding how the Redevelopment Agency will meet its Education Revenue Augmentation Fund (ERAF) funding obligation. DISCUSSION ITEM 2. Report on City Use of Pesticides RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Direct staff to develop an Integrated Pest Management program for the City; and 2. Approve placement of this project as a Priority “2” item on the Public Works Management Priority List. 3. Purchase of New City-Wide Phone System RECOMMENDATION: Adopt proposed Resolution No.09- ____ authorizing the purchase of a new city-wide Altigen phone system from Capture Technologies, Inc., at a cost of $26,482, and additional expenditures of $14,141 for necessary network upgrades and reconfiguration of communications services in order to support the new system. 4. Ordinance Regarding Leaf Blowers RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to prepare an ordinance repealing Section 5-11.05(e) of the Municipal Code, dealing with leaf blowers. 5. Revised Public Works Management Priorities RECOMMENDATIONS: Approve the Public Works Management Priority list. 6. Code Enforcement Program RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to develop a code enforcement program using additional part-time staff, and return to Council for appropriate budget amendment(s). REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR 7. a) Warrants for February 19, 2009 in the amount of $2,315.05 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment. b) Minutes of the Ojai Redevelopment Agency Special Meeting of November 18, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. c) Minutes of the Ojai Redevelopment Agency Meeting of December 9, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ORAL REPORT(S) FROM CITY MANAGER ADJOURNMENT IMPORTANT NOTES: Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the City Council or Redevelopment Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall during normal business hours (Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM). Such documents are also available on the City of Ojai’s website at www.ci.ojai.ca.us, subject to staff’s ability to post the documents prior to the meeting. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (805) 646-5581. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you feel that a language interpreter is necessary for you to participate in this meeting, notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an interpreter to assure your participation/understanding of this meeting of the City Council. If you challenge the actions of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the public notices, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council/Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing (Calif. Gov’t Code Sec. 65009). Any legal action by an applicant seeking to obtain a judicial review of the City Council’s decision on a Hearing listed on this Agenda may be subject to the 90-day filing period of, and governed by, Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. Agenda Approved Jere A. Kersnar, City Manager

Ojai City Council Special Meeting Agenda - August 19, 2008

2008-08-15T15:31:45Z

evan austin http://www.ojaipost.com/evan.shtml JOINT MEETING OJAI CITY COUNCIL, PLANNING COMMISSION AND PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Meeting Time 7:30 p.m. August 19, 2008 Council Chambers, Ojai City Hall 401 S. Ventura Street – Ojai, CA Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda are requested to complete a "speaker’s card" and file it with the City Clerk prior to the start of the Council meeting. Cards are available in the Council Chambers and the Lobby. All comments should be limited to three minutes, unless additional time is granted by the Mayor. Speakers should state their name and address for the record and must direct their comments to the Council, not the audience or press. While Council is in session, members of the Council, City staff, and members of the audience are expected to maintain order and decorum and to obey the orders of the Mayor. Any meeting participant or member of the audience who engages in disorderly conduct, such as hand-clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language and so on, which disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting, or refuses to comply with the lawful orders of the Mayor may be ordered removed from the meeting, and may be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Cal. Penal Code Sec. 403.) ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION A Moment of Silence PRESENTATION Congratulatory letters to Ojai Skate Team X-Game Participants PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Public Communications is the time set aside during the Council meeting for members of the public to address the City Council on items of City business other than scheduled agenda items. Persons wishing to address the Council should fill out a speaker card prior to the Council reaching this point on the agenda. The City Council will take no action on items presented at this time. Comments must be limited to three minutes or less. Thank you. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Waive Attorney/Client Privilege of Memorandum from the City Attorney Regarding the Redevelopment Agency’s Lease with the Ojai Unified School District for the Property Where the Skate Park is Located RECOMMENDATION: Waive Attorney/Client Privilege of the Memorandum from the City Attorney dated October 12, 2007 regarding the lease of land for the City’s Park and Ride and Skate Park. DISCUSSION ITEM 2. Skate Park Project Update RECOMMENDATION: Receive update on the Skate Park project and provide direction to staff. ADJOURNMENT IMPORTANT NOTES: An administrative report providing more detailed information is available for most agenda items, and may be reviewed in the City Clerk’s office during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM). In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (805) 646-5581. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you feel that a language interpreter is necessary for you to participate in this meeting, notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an interpreter to assure your participation/understanding of this meeting of the City Council. If you challenge the actions of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the public notices, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council/Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing (Calif. Gov’t Code Sec. 65009). Any legal action by an applicant seeking to obtain a judicial review of the City Council’s decision on a Hearing listed on this Agenda may be subject to the 90-day filing period of, and governed by, Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. Agenda Approved Jere A. Kersnar, City Manager

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2008-07-25T15:44:31Z

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Fire in Ventura

2008-06-19T19:41:23Z

The County of Ventura Fire Department's Public Information Office tells me that the BRUSH FIRE at Barnett and Cameron in the City of Ventura is receiving a full brushfire response including bulldozers and air support, and that units from the City and County of Ventura are responding. No units from Ojai have been called into service yet.

Ojai Wine Festival 2008

2008-06-09T03:20:13Z

As the major annual fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Ojai West, empowering them to donate over $20,000 annually to our community and charities around our nation and world, the Ojai Wine Festival is quite an event. This year was the Festival's 21st year, featuring at least 38 wineries...ALL from California and MANY very local (there are microbreweries too!) My wife and i first attended in 2005, to celebrate our near-to-the-date first wedding anniversary. We brought friends, cheese, and crackers...and made a tradition. This year was our first with our daughter, who will turn one in August. There weren't any 2007 wines out yet for us to buy and put away for her, but when they're ready the Wine Festival is where and when we'll select one. In the four years that i've attended, the weather has been gorgeous (i know, it's Ojai in June next to the lake, but still...), the event has been affordable and superbly staffed, the crowd has been huge and very alive, the vendors have been plentiful and varied, the pourers have been generous and delightfully friendly, and the live music has been grand. My only gripe this year is that rather than having Tom Thumb and the Hitchikers play the entire event, a new act was added that left me less than thrilled: Sgt. Pepper, a four piece tribute band that does mostly Beatles tunes...and only sort-of well, in my opinion. Now, i know it takes a lot to perform musically, and certainly there were plenty of folks willing to let the wine lead them writhing to the dance floor, but i thought the vocal harmonies and the overall playing could have been a little tighter...i've seen live bands communicate nonverbally and just "click" much better. But hey...for great wine, a free trolley ride to and from, a free boat ride, Los Caporales, and Sea Fresh, i'm not gonna let a band with rough edges get me down. And now, exclusive video of our FAVORITE Wine Fest dancer (in the red shirt and black pants) setting the dance floor ablaze to the tunes of Sgt. Pepper:

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2008-05-29T18:05:32Z

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Memorial Day 2008

2008-05-26T15:10:13Z

Schedule of events for Monday May 26, 2008: • PANCAKE BREAKFAST: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM American Legion Post #686, 475 Old Ventura Ave in Oak View • OAK VIEW PARADE: 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM The 2008 parade theme: “We Never Forget” • MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE/PROGRAM: 12 NOON - 2:30 PM Ojai Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #11464, Libbey Bowl/Park The United State Air Force Band from Vandenberg Air Force Base will be performing. There will also be Army memorabilia and vehicles, Wall of Remembrance, Patriotic Singers: Richard Lyons & Ellen Johnson, and Veteran Speakers. It is being sponsored by Rabobank, The Ojai Lions Club, Ojai American Legion, The United States Army, Rotary Club of Ojai-West, and the Ojai American Legion Women's Auxiliary. *** Memorial Day Prayer by Reverend Barbara Pescan Spirit of Life whom we have called by many names in thanksgiving and in anguish— Bless the poets and those who mourn Send peace for the soldiers who did not make the wars but whose lives were consumed by them Let strong trees grow above graves far from home Breathe through the arms of their branches The earth will swallow your tears while the dead sing “No more, never again, remember me.” For the wounded ones, and those who received them back, let there be someone ready when the memories come when the scars pull and the buried metal moves and forgiveness for those of us who were not there for our ignorance. And in us, veterans in a forest of a thousand fallen promises, let new leaves of protest grow on our stumps. Give us courage to answer the cry of humanity’s pain And with our bare hands, out of full hearts, with all our intelligence let us create the peace.

Life After Taxes

2008-04-18T07:10:46Z

There is life after taxes (even though said taxes are funding the estimated $3 trillion war bill and and annual $54 billion in nuclear weapons, which are all about Death), and in the Valley of Plenty, there's lots of living to be done: Tomorrow (Friday April 18th, 2008) sees parents socializing about their joys and challenges and Besant Hill School students performing Broadway's 27th longest running musical. The long-fenced Wetlands Project between Nordhoff High and Meiners Oaks is newly restored and open once again to the public, and a rally and fundraising kickoff to Save Ojai Schools (from State budget cuts) will be held on Sunday April 20th at OUSD Headquarters. An ongoing art exhibit titled "A Sense of Place" will feature the paintings of local artist Tegan Hope at Busy Babes hair salon until May 31st, and the Ojai City Council will meet on Tuesday the 22nd at 7:30pm. That same evening, co-founder of afterdowningstreet.org, David Swanson, will be speaking at the Ojai Retreat on strategies for saving our Constitution, Economy and Environment. Just around the corner, the Ojai Storytelling Festival will open May 1st in Libbey Bowl, and an organizational meeting for Ojai's new locavore group is slated for May 10th (sign up here). Click on over to the Ojai Post for current discussions of global warming, downed power lines, ending the war, illegal immigration, 9/11, childbirth, and more! Something to say? The Editor's Journal is cross-posted at the Ojai Post, where you can make comments and generate dialogue!

Ojai City Council Meeting Agenda for April 22, 2008

2008-04-18T06:47:44Z

evan austin http://www.ojaipost.com/evan.shtml Download the original PDF file OJAI CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m., April 22, 2008 Council Chambers, Ojai City Hall 401 S. Ventura Street – Ojai, CA Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda are requested to complete a "speaker’s card" and file it with the City Clerk prior to the start of the Council meeting. Cards are available in the Council Chambers and the Lobby. All comments should be limited to three minutes, unless additional time is granted by the Mayor. Speakers should state their name and address for the record and must direct their comments to the Council, not the audience or press. While Council is in session, members of the Council, City staff, and members of the audience are expected to maintain order and decorum and to obey the orders of the Mayor. Any meeting participant or member of the audience who engages in disorderly conduct, such as hand-clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language and so on, which disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting, or refuses to comply with the lawful orders of the Mayor may be ordered removed from the meeting, and may be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Cal. Penal Code Sec. 403.) ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION A Moment of Silence PRESENTATIONS a) Presentation by Mr. Mark Lawler from Ventura Regional Sanitation District. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Public Communications is the time set aside during the Council meeting for members of the public to address the City Council on items of City business other than scheduled agenda items. Persons wishing to address the Council should fill out a speaker card prior to the Council reaching this point on the agenda. The City Council will take no action on items presented at this time. Comments must be limited to three minutes or less. Thank you. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. a) Warrants for March 20 & April 3, 2008 and Payroll Warrants for March 27 & April 10, 2008 in the amount of $604,423.56 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment. b) Minutes of the Ojai City Council Meeting of March 11, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. c) Minutes of the Ojai City Council Meeting of March 25, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. d) Minutes of the Ojai City Council Special Meeting of March 25, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. e) Minutes of the Arts Commission Meeting of February 21, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. f) Minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission Meeting of February 11, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. g) Minutes of the Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of March 6, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. h) Treasurer’s Monthly Report of Investments for the City of Ojai and the Redevelopment Agency RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. i) Emergency Advisory Radio System RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 08-____authorizing the adoption of a Resolution from the U.S. Office of Homeland Security (included as Exhibit A by reference) to allow the City Manager to execute any actions necessary to comply with requirements outlined in the Grant Assurances document; and 2. Adopt Resolution No. 08-____authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement by and between the City and Ventura River County Water District (VRCWD) allowing the City to position and maintain a radio antenna on VRCWD property. j) Opposition to Woodside Oceanway Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal Proposal’s Preferred Off-Load Site RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Adopt Resolution No. 08-____to join other Ventura County cities in formal opposition to Woodside LNG’s preferred off-load site; and 2. Authorize Council Members and the City Manager to express said opposition before any and all government or other agencies taking comments on the issue. k) Ratification of Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Ratify the Arts Commission’s recommendation that Ruth Hemming be the recipient of the 2007 Lifetime Achievement in the Arts Award; and 2. Ratify the Arts Commission recommendation that City Council award a City plaque to the Ojai Center for the Arts. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Appoint Council Sub-Committee to Select Special Legal Counsel RECOMMENDATION: Appoint two members of the Ojai City council to serve as a Sub-Committee that will work with the City Manager to select Special Legal Counsel to advise on the Housing Element of the General Plan. 3. Federal Section 5311 Grant Funding Application RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 08-____authorizing the City Manager to file an application for Section 5311 entitlement grant funds for public transportation projects in rural areas for FY 2006/2007 in the amount of $250,448. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR 4. a) Warrants for March 20 & April 10, 2008 in the amount of $6,140.00 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment. b) Minutes of the Ojai Redevelopment Agency Meeting of March 11, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. c) Minutes of the Ojai Redevelopment Agency Meeting of March 11, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. INFORMATION ITEM 5. State Budget Proposal to Reduce Funding for Schools 6. Rotating Electrical Outage Definitions and Procedures CLOSED SESSION 7. Closed Session – Potential Litigation per California Government Code Section 54956.9(c) RECOMMENDATION: Confer with City Attorney in Closed Session regarding potential litigation. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ORAL REPORT(S) FROM CITY MANAGER ADJOURNMENT IMPORTANT NOTES: An administrative report providing more detailed information is available for most agenda items, and may be reviewed in the City Clerk’s office during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM). In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (805) 646-5581. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you feel that a language interpreter is necessary for you to participate in this meeting, notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an interpreter to assure your participation/understanding of this meeting of the City Council. If you challenge the actions of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the public notices, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council/Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing (Calif. Gov’t Code Sec. 65009). Any legal action by an applicant seeking to obtain a judicial review of the City Council’s decision on a Hearing listed on this Agenda may be subject to the 90-day filing period of, and governed by, Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. Agenda Approved Jere A. Kersnar, City Manager

City Council Meeting Cancellation

2008-04-07T08:22:39Z

This is a notice and reminder that the regularly scheduled Ojai City Council meeting of Tuesday April 8th has been cancelled. The next council meeting will be on Tuesday April 22nd at 7:30pm at City Hall.

VC Board of Supervisors Meeting Summary for February 12, 2008

2008-02-14T06:52:06Z

evan austin http://www.ojaipost.com/evan.shtml Download the original PDF file REGULAR MEETING SUMMARY February 12, 2008 8:30 AM Board of Supervisors, Ventura County County Government Center Hall of Administration Board of Supervisors Hearing Room 800 S. Victoria Avenue Ventura, California 93009 JOHN F. JOHNSTON, County Executive Officer and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors ROBERTA RODRIGUEZ, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Board (805) 654-2251 NOEL A. KLEBAUM, County Counsel MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PETER C. FOY, District 4 CHAIR Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Las Posas Valley, Santa Susana Knolls, Box Canyon, Chatsworth Peak, Home Acres, Sinaloa Lake, and Tierra Rejada Valley STEVE BENNETT, District 1 San Buenaventura, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai Valley, City of Ojai, Upper Ojai Valley, Oxnard Shores, Mandalay Bay, Northwest Oxnard, and North Coast LINDA PARKS, District 2 Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake, Oak Park, Bell Canyon, Hidden Valley, Lake Sherwood, Portions of the Oxnard Plain, Santa Rosa Valley, Naval Base Ventura County Point Mugu, California Air National Guard, and South Coast KATHY I. LONG, District 3 Camarillo, California State University/Channel Islands, Port Hueneme, Southeast Oxnard, East Oxnard Plain, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, Lockwood Valley, and Eastern Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme JOHN K. FLYNN, District 5 Oxnard, Silver Strand, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood By the Sea, Channel Islands Harbor, El Rio, Nyeland Acres, Del Norte Area, Oxnard College, Oxnard Plain, Strickland and Portion of Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme WEB ACCESS At: http://www.countyofventura.org Live Broadcast and Video Archives, Board Calendar, Agenda, Agenda Items, and Summary of Actions Persons who require accommodation for any audio, visual or other disability in order to review an agenda, or to participate in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors per the American Disabilities Act (ADA), may obtain assistance by requesting such accommodation in writing addressed to the Clerk of the Board, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Loc. #1920, Ventura, CA 93009 or telephonically by calling (805) 654-2251. Any such request for accommodation should be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting for which assistance is requested. LEGAL NOTICES There will be no regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Welcome to the Meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura, also sitting as the Governing Board of the Ahmanson Ranch Community Services District, County Service Districts, Fire Protection District, Lake Sherwood Community Services District, Redevelopment Agency of the County of Ventura, Watershed Protection District, Ventura County In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, Ventura County Library, Ventura County Public Financing Authority, and the Waterworks Districts. The following information is provided to help you understand, follow, and participate in the Board meeting: Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953 (a) et. al., time is set aside for citizen presentations regarding County related matters. Those wishing to speak must fill out a speaker card and submit it to the Clerk. Speaker cards for issues not on the agenda must be submitted to the Clerk prior to the beginning of the public comment period. Agendized item, speaker cards must also be submitted before the item is taken up for consideration. The Clerk may not accept any additional speaker cards once an item commences. Items on the Consent calendar may be voted on in one motion at the beginning of the meeting. If you wish to discuss any of these items, please fill out a “Speaker Card ”. The Board will either move the item to the regular agenda or allow the speaker his or her time prior to the Board’s consideration of the Consent Agenda. Regular Agenda items are not Time Certain items and they will be heard at the Board’s discretion, either before or after scheduled Time Certain Appointments and Hearings. Correspondence Agenda matters are being presented to the Board for information. These items require no action or are not ready for Board consideration. The Clerk of the Board may refer these matters to the County Departments and Agencies for acknowledgement, investigation and report back, direct action or response as appropriate. Report back to the Board may appear on Agenda for action by the Board of Supervisors or for informational purposes upon dates indicated below as appropriate. Members of the public making oral presentations to the Board in connection with one or more agenda or non-agenda items at a single meeting are limited to a cumulative total of time not to exceed five (5) minutes for all of their oral presentations at such meeting unless otherwise provided. The entire public comment period is limited to no more than thirty (30) minutes total for all speakers. NOTE: The Chair may limit the number or duration of speakers on a matter pursuant to amended Resolution #205 of the Board of Supervisors establishing rules relating to oral presentations by members of the public dated September 18, 2001. Reports and supporting data can be reviewed in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors the Thursday, Friday and Monday before the meeting. The reports and supporting data are also available on the County’s Internet site at http://www.countyofventura.org. REMINDER: In order to minimize distractions during public meetings, all personal communication devices should be turned off or put in a non-audible mode. OPENING 1. Call to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Moment of Affirmation Pastor Dan Green, First Assembly of God Church of Port Hueneme. 4. Pledge of Allegiance. 5. Minutes of the meeting of the County and Special Districts governed by the Board held Tuesday, December 11, 2007. CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 26, 2008 6. Agenda Review - Consider and approve, by majority vote, minor revisions to Board items and/or attachments and any item added to, or removed/continued from, the Board of Supervisors Agenda. ITEM #22 – Revised Board Letter – Recommendation #2 – Org. #2196 should read “Org. 1010”; and Fiscal Impact: Org. #1040 should read “1010” ITEM #32 – Hear prior to Item 31 ITEM #34 – Addendum Agenda Added – Closed Session 7. Consent Agenda Items 10 – 18 - Review and approve unless an item is pulled for separate action by the Board and moved to the Regular agenda for consideration. Consent items are to be routine and non-controversial. All items are approved as recommended without discussion. (See Guidelines above) APPROVED CONSENT ITEMS 10-12 AND 14-18 ITEM 13 CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 26, 2008 8. Public Comments - Citizen presentations regarding County related matters NOT appearing on this agenda. (See Guidelines above) THE FOLLOWING PERSON IS HEARD: CARROLL DEAN WILLIAMS 9. Board Comments - Comments by Board members on matters they deem appropriate including memorial adjournments. A Board member may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his or her own activities. A Board member may also provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information, or request staff to report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter. The Board may also direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. CONSENT AGENDA AUDITOR-CONTROLLER 10. Receive and File the Report on First Quarter FY 2007-08 Count of Cash in Custody of the Treasury. RECEIVED AND FILED 11. Approval of a Fiscal Year 2006-07 Additional Year-End Appropriation Transfer for Fund 1590-CSA #32 Onsite Wastewater Management. REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE APPROVED HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Ventura County Medical Center 12. Approval and Authorization for the Purchasing Agent to Increase the Purchase Order for Clark, Koortbojian & Associates for Consulting Services for the Ventura County Medical Center During Fiscal Year 2007-08. APPROVED HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY 13. Approval and Authorization of the FY 2007-08 Contract with “theAgency” to Provide Marketing and Public Relations Services to Promote Workforce Development Programs and Services in Ventura County for the Term of February 12, 2008 Though June 30, 2008; Authorization for the Human Services Agency Director, or His Designee, Director, Workforce Investment Board, to Approve Modifications to Decrease the Amount of the Contract, to Extend the Time for Performance Not to Exceed a Cumulative Three Month Period, or to Modify Terms or Scope of Work in a Manner that is Consistent with the Original Purpose of the Contract. CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 26, 2008 PROBATION AGENCY 14. Approval to Receive Sixth Year Grant Funding From the Annie E. Casey Foundation to Continue a Local Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative. APPROVED PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - County of Ventura 15. Authorization to Determine that a Need Exists for Additional Regular Services Agreement for the Collection of Solid Waste within the Unincorporated Area of the County Pursuant to County Ordinance 4308, Section 4750-5; Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the County to Enter into a Commercial Solid Waste Collection Agreement for Regular Commercial Service with J & L Hauling & Disposal, Inc.; and Authorization to Execute Agreement. APPROVED PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY - Waterworks Districts 16. Approval for the County Purchasing Agent to Increase Two Previously Issued Purchase Order Contracts with Layne Christensen Company for the Repair of Groundwater Wells, Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1, Supervisorial District No. 4. APPROVED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - Environmental Health 17. Receive and File the Hazardous Materials Discharge Reports for the Period January 26, 2008 Through February 1, 2008 - Proposition 65. RECEIVED AND FILED UNSCHEDULED VACANCY NOTICE 18. Receive and File the Unscheduled Vacancy Notice of Margaret Nesbitt on the Alcohol & Drug Advisory Board and Dianne Molnar on the Tobacco Settlement Allocation Committee. RECEIVED AND FILED TIME CERTAIN ITEMS, PRESENTATIONS AND HEARINGS 9:30 A.M. 19. Presentation of a Resolution Proclaiming February, 2008 as “Muscular Dystrophy Association Fire Fighter Appreciation” Month. (Supervisor Foy) MADE PRESENTATION 20. Receive and File Oral Presentations/Discussions on Proposed Fiscal Year 2008-09 Internal Service Fund Rates from Information Technology Services and the General Services Agency. (County Executive Office) RECEIVED AND FILED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT 10:00 A.M. 21. Public Hearing Regarding Approval of a General Plan Amendment Screening GP 07-0005 – Lake Sherwood/Hidden Valley Area Plan Policy Text Amendment Request. (Resource Management Agency – Planning) APPROVED AS MODIFIED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT 10:30 A.M. 22. Receive and File a Report Back and Provide Direction Regarding the Potential Funding Sources and Assurances for Three Units of Housing with a One-Time $150,000 Contribution to People's Self Help Housing Corporation for the El Patio Project in Downtown San Buenaventura. REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE (County Executive Office) RECEIVED AND FILED WITH A REVISED BOARD LETTER; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT 11:00 A.M. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL RECESS AT 11:00 A.M. TO CONDUCT BUSINESS OF THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD (APCB) AND MAY RECONVENE UPON CONCLUSION OF THE APCB MEETING 12:00 P.M. Closed Session - It is the intention of the Ventura County Board of Supervisors to meet in Closed Session to consider the following items at 12:00 p.m. or earlier based on Agenda progress: BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 23. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, § 54957.6) COUNTY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVES: Marty Robinson, John K. Nicoll EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: California Nurses Association Service Employees International Union, Local 721 Ventura County Professional Peace Officers’ Association Ventura County Sheriff’s Correctional Officers’ Association NO ACTION TAKEN; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT 24. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9) INITIATION OF LITIGATION PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (c) OF SECTION 54956.9: 1 POTENTIAL CASE NO ACTION TAKEN; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT 25. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Gov. Code, § 54957) TITLE: COUNTY COUNSEL ANNOUNCEMNT - THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS VOTED 4-0 TO REAPPOINT NOEL KLEBAUM TO THE OFFICE OF COUNTY COUNSEL FOR A NEW TERM COMMENCING APRIL 1, 2008; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT 1:30 P.M. 26. Receive and Discuss Channel Islands Harbor Study Session Report on Parks and Public Amenities Plan Guidelines. (Harbor Department) RECEIVED AND DISCUSSED; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT REGULAR AGENDA HARBOR DEPARTMENT 27. Approval of the Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Lease with Marine Emporium Landing, LLC - Marine Emporium Landing, Channel Islands Harbor Lease Parcels H-1, H-2, X-1B and X-1C. REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE APPROVED HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Behavioral Health 28. Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for, the Behavioral Health Department Director to Sign the State Department of Mental Health (DMH) Standard Agreement Number 07-77355-000, Effective July 1, 2004 Through June 30, 2008 for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Funds, Replacing Agreement Number 06-76264-000; Authorization for Behavioral Health Department Director to Sign and/or Accept Future Mental Health Services Act Allocations and/or Amendments Related to Mental Health Services Act Applications Previously Presented and Approved by Your Board for Submittal to the State Department of Mental Health. APPROVED HEALTH CARE AGENCY - Ventura County Medical Center 29. Ratification of, Approval of, and Authorization for, the Health Care Agency Director, or Designee, to Sign the Provider Services Agreement with Ventura Regional Sanitation District. Effective January 1, 2008. APPROVED ASSESSOR 30. Approval of a Contract with Anacomp, Inc., for Digital Imaging Services to Convert Paper Documents to an Electronic Image Format for the Assessor's Office Property Records Back-File Scanning Project. REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE APPROVED ASSESSOR 31. Authorization to Establish Two Fixed-Term Position Allocations, One Appraiser II and One Appraiser III, in the Assessor's Office Effective February 1, 2008 and Expiring June 30, 2009; and Authorization for the Auditor-Controller to Process the Accounting Transactions to Increase Appropriations and Unanticipated Revenue. REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE (Continued from 1/29/08) APPROVED COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE 32. Follow-up Analysis of Assessment Appeals Workload Increase Impact and Approval of Request for One Fixed Term Position for the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. REQUIRES 4/5THS VOTE APPROVED 33. Public Hearing Regarding the Adoption of the 2007-2010 Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Ventura County Employees Association (VEA). SET SECOND HEARING FOR FEBRUARY 26, 2008 AT 9:30 A.M. FOR FINAL ADOPTION CORRESPONDENCE AGENDA Receive and File Correspondence Agenda Item 34 - Communications Received and Filed by the Clerk of the Board on Behalf of the Board of Supervisors, with Copies Furnished as Indicated. 34. Receive and File Correspondence from Sue Kalish, Expressing Appreciation to Supervisor Bennett for Adjourning in Memory of Joel Kalish. RECEIVED AND FILED ADDENDUM ITEM – TIME CERTAIN BEFORE THE VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 35. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Gov. Code, § 54956.9) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9, SUBDIVISION (a): NAME OF CASE: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC v. California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, Sacramento County of Superior Court Case No.03CS01077 ANNOUNCEMENT – THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO AUTHORIZE INTERVENTION OR OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CASE TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN PROTECTING FROM DISCLOSURE THE NAMES OF A FEW MEMEBERS OF COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT; WITH SUPERVISOR FLYNN ABSENT 36. At 2:11 p.m. the Board hereby adjourns in respect to the memory of Catherine Ann ‘Kay’ Summa, Rev. William ‘Bill’ V. Olivas O.S.A, Jerry Todd, Harold ‘Dean’ Richards, Kenneth H. Christensen, Robert Morgan Herron, Howard R. Atchison, John Taylor, Elaine Widdows, John Thomas Wagers, Linda Marlene Wetzel, Ruby Maland Stenshol, Jerome Harold Berenson, Thomas Ely McDonald, Louis Jaffee, Marion K. King, Jay L. Emory, Clarence E. Byard, Lorene Gerig, Pascual ‘Pat’ Lopez Jr., Ruben Valentin Garnica, Armando F. Sepulveda, and Johnny Felton Moore.

Slow Down, and Stop Stealing the Birds

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I think these two items are worth passing on, from the City of Ojai's website: Vehicle and pedestrian-vehicle accidents have captured local news as Ojai counted its fifth since New Year’s Eve on Wednesday evening. Many accidents involve a single second of inattention or distraction, a moment when one takes for granted, “There is nothing coming.” We aren’t really looking to see what we might. We are trying to verify what we already know: the coast is clear. The Ojai Police wants to remind everyone who drives to be careful, give your full attention to the job, and expect the unexpected. The safest driver is one who gives a little more room, slows down a bit, and looks both directions—really looks. Please drive attentively and give yourself plenty of time for your travels. To cross the street use crosswalks or intersections. Be alert. Be alive tomorrow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The popular sculpture Early Bird Shopper (appears just above this message in the City's website banner, top right corner) was stolen from its perch in the Arcade Plaza. If you have any knowledge about the disappearance of this lovely piece by Sylvia Raz, please contact the Ojai Police at 646-1414. Something to say? The Editor's Journal is cross-posted at the Ojai Post, where you can make comments and generate dialogue!

Ojai Planning Commission Agenda for February 06, 2008

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evan austin http://www.ojaipost.com/evan.shtml Download the original PDF file AGENDA OJAI PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting February 6, 2008 7:30 p.m. The regular meeting of the Ojai Planning Commission will be called to order by the Chair on Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Ojai City Hall, 401 S. Ventura Street, Ojai, California. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ITEMS APPEARING ON THE AGENDA ARE REQUESTED TO COMPLETE A SPEAKER'S CARD AND FILE IT WITH THE COMMISSION SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING. PROJECT APPLICANTS WHO HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA DO NOT NEED A SPEAKER'S CARD. CARDS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS UNLESS ADDITIONAL TIME IS GRANTED BY THE CHAIR. ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Public Communications is the time set-aside during the Planning Commission meeting for members of the public to address the Planning Commission on matters not on the agenda. Under State law, other than for emergency items, no action can be taken at this meeting. Matters raised at this time may be briefly discussed by the Commission, and will generally be referred to staff and/or placed on a subsequent agenda. Persons wishing to address the Planning Commission should fill out a speaker card. When addressing the Commission, please state your name and limit your comments to three minutes or less. Thank you. CONSENT CALENDAR – The consent calendar is approved by a roll call vote on one motion. Should any member of the Commission wish to discuss or disapprove an item, it must be removed from the consent calendar and considered as a separate item. 1. Minutes of the Special Housing Element Meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission October 25, 2007 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted DISCLOSURE OF SITE VISITS AND EX-PARTE CONTACTS - Disclosure by Planning Commissioners of site visits and ex-parte contacts for items on the agenda.. MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL PLANNING COMMISSION LIAISON REPORT MAC meeting to be on February 18, 2008. - Commissioner Crabtree scheduled to attend. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 2. DESIGN REVIEW PERMIT (DRP 07-15) TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BRICK AND WROUGHT IRON FENCE AND ENTRY GATE, AND NEW LANDSCAPING FOR PAT’S LIQUOR, AND TREE PERMIT (T 07-30) TO TRANSPLANT 12 QUEEN PALM TREES TO THE REAR AND SIDE YARD of the subject property located at 710 and 722 E. Ojai Avenue in Ojai, California, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 022-0-151-010 and 022-0-151-370. The General Plan designation of the site is General Commercial (GC) and the Zoning classification of the site is General Commercial (C-1). This project is categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act under section 15303, new construction or conversion of small structures. Property Owner/Applicant: Ajaz Kahn, Pat’s Liquor. Representative: Thomas Bostrom, Landscape Architect. RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt the required findings for Design Review Permit (DRP 07-15) and Tree Permit (T 07-30) as specified in Attachment A of the staff report, including CEQA findings; 2. Accept the CEQA Categorical Exemption for DRP 07-15 and T 07-30 included as Attachment B of the staff report; and 3. Approve DRP 07-15 and T 07-30 subject to the conditions included as Attachment C of the staff report. 3. LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT (LLA 08-01) BETWEEN TWO PARCELS SO THAT EACH LOT IS COTERMINOUS WITH EACH, EFFECTIVELY MERGING THE PARCELS of the subject property located at 611 Pearl Street, Ojai, California, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 023-0-141-390 and 023-0-141-400. The General Plan Land Use designation and Zoning classification of the property is Village Mixed Use (VMU). The proposed project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 15305, Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations. Property Owner: Leonard Mann RECOMMENDATION: 1. Adopt the required findings for Lot Line Adjustment (LLA 08-01) as specified in Attachment A of the staff report, including CEQA findings; 2. Accept the CEQA categorical exemption for LLA 08-01 included as Attachment B of the staff report; and 3. Approve LLA 08-01. DISCUSSION ITEM 4. DESIGN AWARDS RECOMMENDATION: 1. Discuss eligible projects and cast votes for the 2007 Design Awards. DIRECTOR REPORT 5. RECENT DIRECTOR APPROVALS CITY COUNCIL LIAISON ADJOURNMENT In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (805) 646-5581. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

Ojai City Council Meeting Agenda for February 12, 2008

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evan austin http://www.ojaipost.com/evan.shtml Download the original PDF file OJAI CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting 7:30 p.m. February 12, 2008 Council Chambers, Ojai City Hall 401 S. Ventura Street – Ojai, CA Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on items appearing on the agenda are requested to complete a "speaker’s card" and file it with the City Clerk prior to the start of the Council meeting. Cards are available in the Council Chambers and the Lobby. All comments should be limited to three minutes, unless additional time is granted by the Mayor. Speakers should state their name and address for the record and must direct their comments to the Council, not the audience or press. While Council is in session, members of the Council, City staff, and members of the audience are expected to maintain order and decorum and to obey the orders of the Mayor. Any meeting participant or member of the audience who engages in disorderly conduct, such as hand-clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language and so on, which disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting, or refuses to comply with the lawful orders of the Mayor may be ordered removed from the meeting, and may be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Cal. Penal Code Sec. 403.) ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE INVOCATION A Moment of Silence PRESENTATIONS a) Certificate of Appreciation to Thaddeus Hyland. b) Proclamation for the Fire Fighters Appreciation Month. c) Presentation by Ojai Valley Land Conservancy on the Ojai Meadows Project. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS Public Communications is the time set aside during the Council meeting for members of the public to address the City Council on items of City business other than scheduled agenda items. Persons wishing to address the Council should fill out a speaker card prior to the Council reaching this point on the agenda. The City Council will take no action on items presented at this time. Comments must be limited to three minutes or less. Thank you. CONSENT CALENDAR 1. a) Warrants for January 14, 24, & 31, 2008 and Payroll Warrants for January 27 & 31, 2008 in the amount of $536,692.48 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment. b) Minutes of the Ojai City Council Meeting of January 22, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. c) Minutes of the Ojai City Council and Ojai Planning Commission Special Meeting of October 25, 2007 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. d) Minutes of the Ojai Arts Commission Meeting of November 15, 2007 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. e) Minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission Meeting of December 10, 2007 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. f) Minutes of the Ojai Planning Commission Special Meeting of November 28, 2007 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. g) Minutes of the Ojai Planning Commission Meeting of December 5, 2007 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. h) An Ordinance Amending the Ojai Municipal Code Adding Section 9-1.902 to include the Amended Building Standards Adopted by the Ventura County Fire Protection District RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Ordinance No. 799 to become effective March 14, 2008. i) Waiver of In-Lieu Parking Facilities Fee (MISC 08-01) for Property Located at 236 West Ojai Avenue RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 08-____approving a waiver of an in-lieu parking facilities fee of $5,662.91 for one parking space. PUBLIC HEARING 2. Community Development Block Grant Public Hearing Application for Funding Program Year 2008/2009 RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Conduct a public hearing to receive input on the proposed use of Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for program year 2008/2009; and 2. Provide staff with direction on funding priorities to then return to the City Council February 26, 2008 with recommendations for the allocation of CDBG funds for 2008/2009. DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Priority List of Planning Projects RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Priority List of Planning Projects, which serves as a work program for long-range planning for the Community Development Department. 4. Grant Award Acceptance for an Ojai Valley Emergency Advisory Radio System RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Mayor to sign Resolution 08-____allowing the City of Ojai to accept funds from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Services (OES), in the amount of $50,000 to purchase and install an Emergency Advisory Radio System (EARS) that will serve the City of Ojai, as well as other communities in the Ojai Valley. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR 5. a) Warrants for January 14 & 24, 2008 in the amount of $7,427.30 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment. b) Minutes of the Ojai Redevelopment Agency for January 22, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. CLOSED SESSION 6. Closed Session – Performance Evaluation for City Manager per California Government Code Section 54957: Public Employee Performance Evaluation RECOMMENDATION: Confer in Closed Session to discuss the subject issue. 7. Closed Session – Conference with Real Property Negotiator per California Government Code Section 54956.8 RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Appoint City Manager, Jere A. Kersnar, as Real Property Negotiator. 2. Confer with Real Property Negotiator regarding possible offer to purchase real property at 510, 512, 514 East Ojai Avenue (APN 022-0-140-480) owned by James Miller. 8. Closed Session – Potential Litigation per California Government Code Section 54956.9(c) RECOMMENDATION: Confer with City Attorney in Closed Session regarding potential litigation. REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ORAL REPORT(S) FROM CITY MANAGER ADJOURNMENT IMPORTANT NOTES: An administrative report providing more detailed information is available for most agenda items, and may be reviewed in the City Clerk’s office during regular business hours (Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM). In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please call (805) 646-5581. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you feel that a language interpreter is necessary for you to participate in this meeting, notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements for an interpreter to assure your participation/understanding of this meeting of the City Council. If you challenge the actions of the City Council/Redevelopment Agency in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the public notices, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council/Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing (Calif. Gov’t Code Sec. 65009). Any legal action by an applicant seeking to obtain a judicial review of the City Council’s decision on a Hearing listed on this Agenda may be subject to the 90-day filing period of, and governed by, Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. Agenda Approved Jere A. Kersnar, City Manager

Ojai City Coucil Meeting Minutes of January 22, 2008

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evan austin http://www.ojaipost.com/evan.shtml Download the original PDF file Ojai City Council Minutes of the Regular Meeting of January 22, 2008, 7:30 pm ROLL CALL On a call of the roll the following Council Members reported present: Carol Smith; Steve Olsen, Joe DeVito, and Sue Horgan. Also present were: City Manager, Jere Kersnar; City Attorney, Monte Widders; Ojai Chief of Police, Capt. Bruce Norris; Ventura County Fire Protection District, Battalion Chief, Scott Schuster; Finance Director, Susie Mears; Public Works Director, Mike Culver; and City Clerk, Carlon Strobel. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Smith INVOCATION Moment of Silence PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS No one came forward to speak. 1. CONSENT CALENDAR a) Warrants for January 10, 2008 and Payroll Warrants in the amount of $70,284.75. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment. b) Minutes of the Ojai City Council Meeting of January 8, 2008 RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted. c) Preparation of Annual Engineer’s Report for Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1 for FY 2008/2009 RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 08-01 directing the City Engineer to prepare the annual Engineer’s Report for Landscaping Maintenance District No. 1. d) Preparation of Annual Engineer’s Report for Plaza Maintenance Assessment District No. 2 for FY 2008/2009 RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 08-02 directing the City Engineer to prepare the annual Engineer’s Report for Plaza Maintenance Assessment District No. 2. e) Preparation of Annual Engineers Report for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 3 for FY 2008/2009 RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 08-03 directing the City Engineer to prepare the annual Engineer’s Report for Landscaping and Lighting District No. 3. f) Treasurer’s Monthly Report of Investments for the City of Ojai and the Redevelopment Agency RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem DeVito moved and Council Member Olsen seconded to approve the Consent Calendar as presented. The result of the roll call vote: AYES: Smith, Olsen, DeVito, Horgan NOES: None ABSENT: Hanstad PUBLIC HEARING 2. Change in Building Standards City Manager Kersnar presented an introduction to the staff report. Mayor Horgan opened the public hearing and seeing that no one wished to speak, closed the public hearing. MOTION: Council Member Olsen moved and Council Member Smith seconded to read by title only the proposed Ordinance No. 799 amending Ojai Municipal Code Sec. 9-1.902 to include the amended building standards adopted by the Ventura County Fire Protection District (VCFPD) and pass the Ordinance to its second reading. The result of the roll call vote: AYES: Smith, Olsen, DeVito, Horgan NOES: None ABSENT: Hanstad DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. Commission Appointments Mayor Horgan, Appointments Sub-Committee, submitted a report recommending appointments to the Arts Commission and the Parks and Recreation Commission. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem DeVito moved and Council Member Olsen seconded to ratify the appointment of Roger Conrad to the Arts Commission. The motion passed unanimously. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem DeVito moved and Council Member Olsen seconded to ratify the appointment of Colby Fletcher as Youth Commissioner to the Parks and Recreation Commission. The motion passed unanimously. The Ojai City Council then recessed and convened as the Redevelopment Agency. Subsequent to hearing those items before them, the Redevelopment Agency adjourned and reconvened as the Ojai City Council. INFORMATIONAL ITEM 5. Help for Those Caught in Mortgage Crisis REPORTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ORAL REPORT(S) FROM CITY MANAGER CLOSED SESSION 6. Closed Session – Performance Evaluation for City Manager per California Government Code Section 54957: Public Employee Performance Evaluation RECOMMENDATION: Confer in Closed Session on subject issue. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm. ______________________________ __________________________ Sue Horgan, Mayor Carlon Strobel, City Clerk