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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