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Ojai City Council Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 14, 2007, 7:30 pm

ROLL CALL

On a call of the roll the following Council Members reported present: Steve Olsen, Rae Hanstad, Sue Horgan, Joe DeVito and Carol Smith. Also present were: City Manager, Jere Kersnar; City Attorney, Monte Widders; Ojai Chief of Police, Capt. Bruce Norris; Finance Director, Susie Mears; Transportation Manager, Mike Culver; and City Clerk, Carlon Strobel.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council Member Hanstad

INVOCATION Moment of Silence

PRESENTATIONS
a) Presentation of Historic Person Plaque to Michael Hermes
b) Presentation from Ojai Valley Youth Foundation

PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS

Dennis Leary
Carroll Dean Williams

1. CONSENT CALENDAR
a) Warrants for July 25, 26, 2007 and July 3, 2007, and Payroll Warrants for July 19 and August 2, 2007 in the amount of $521,926.
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize payment.

b) Minutes of the Ojai City Council Meeting of July 24, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as submitted.

c) Minutes of the Arts Commission Meeting of June 21, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

d) Minutes of the Ojai Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of June 7, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

e) Minutes of the Ojai Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting of July 5, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

f) Minutes of the Ojai Planning Commission Meeting of June 20, 2007
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

g) Cooperative Agreement with the County of Ventura for the City to Provide Transit Service to the Unincorporated Areas of Meiners Oaks and Mira Monte
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 07-33 authorizing the Mayor to sign a
two-year cooperative agreement with County of Ventura for the City’s transit system to provide service to the unincorporated areas of Meiners Oaks and Mira Monte for FY 2007/08 and FY 2008/09.

h) City of Ojai’s Response to Grand Jury 2006-2007 Report Ventura County Disaster Evacuation Plan
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of transmittal forwarding the City of Ojai’s formal response to Findings and Recommendations contained in the Grand Jury’s 2006-2007 Report.

MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem DeVito moved and Council Member Hanstad seconded to
approve the Consent Calendar as presented.
The result of the vote:
AYES: Olsen, Hanstad, Horgan, DeVito, Smith
NOES: None
ABSENT: None

Carroll Dean Willams addressed items 1 b) and 1 h).

PUBLIC HEARING

2. General Plan Amendment (GPA 07-01) and New Ordinance Regulating Formula
Retail Establishments, Including the Addition of a Historic Commercial Downtown (HCD) Overlay District on the General Plan and Zoning Maps (TA 07-02)
RECOMMENDATION: Continue GPA 07-01 and TA 07-02 to August 28, 2007

The following persons addressed Council:
Marika Thompson
Meg Goodwin
Christine Golden

MOTION: Council Member Horgan moved and Council Member Olsen seconded to
continue the public hearing to August 28, 2007.

Council Member Olsen noted that he would be out of the State for the August 28, 2007 meeting. He made the following comments for the record: