BodyCity Council
MeetingRegular Meeting
Date📅 March 17, 2026

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response0:00

Come on back, Victor. Welcome to March 17th regular city council meeting. Ready, Victor? All right. Roll call, please.

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Council member Ball. Present. Council Member Bridge. Present. Council Member Vega. Here. Mayor Pro Tem Starbuck. Present. Mayor Mosby. Present.
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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response0:42

Please stand, we'll have an invocation from Pastor Nate Marsh followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 3Proposed0:52

Let's pray. God in these uncertain times we seek you. You are creator and lover of the souls of humanity. And you create us to have rule and dominion as reflections view, give us your heart and lead us in your ways so that justice and peace cover our land and beyond. I ask for blessing on those that serve this community for these council members. Give them wisdom and give them your power to act justly for all Make their hearts beat for you and what is right and true. Guide their thoughts, protect them and bless their families.

God bless those who keep our town running and help them to work with excellence and passion. God watch over our law enforcement. Give them insight, a keen discernment on how to enforce our laws. Give them confidence and a shield of protection from your mighty throne. God protect our military families, their loved ones. Help them to do their duty with honor and boldness and bless our country.

Honor their sacrifices. God shine light in the dark places of our town and reveal what needs to be changed. Remove anything that is corrupt.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 3Proposed2:10

Make what's good true honorable and right stand firm and expand. Purify your people, reveal your ways and show your sovereign hand over all. Amen.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response2:26

Let's join me for the Pledge of Allegiance. Ready? Begin. I pledge allegiance to the

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 4Proposed2:35

flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response2:53

All right, I've got a number of people coming for a proclamation tonight and for the National Vietnam War Veterans Day. So if you guys want to join me at the podium and we'll give everybody a chance to speak after I read out this proclamation so maybe at the podium. Thank you guys. So proclamation in honor of National Vietnam War Veterans Day. Whereas on January 12, 1962 United States Army pilots lifted more than 1,000 South Vietnamese service members in an Operation Chopper to capture a National Liberation Front stronghold near Saigon marking America's first combat mission against the Viet Cong and the beginning of one of our longest and most challenging wars. And whereas the Vietnam War is a time in our nation's history where 11 years combat left their imprint on a generation.

Thousands returned home bearing shrapnel and scars, missing limbs and spirits broken and still more were burdened by the invisible wounds of post-traumatic stress, of Agent Orange, of memories that would never fade. And whereas more than 58,000 laid down their lives in service to our nation and territories. Now and forever their names are etched in two faces of black granite, a lasting memorial to those who bore conflict's greatest cost. And whereas our veterans answered our country's call and served with honor on March 29th 1973 the last of our troops left Vietnam yet many soldiers and civilians came home to be shunned or neglected facing treatment unbefitting their courage. Whereas half a century after those helicopters swept off the ground and into the annals of history, we pay tribute to the fallen, the missing, the wounded, the millions who served and the millions more who awaited their return.

Our nation and territory stands stronger for their service. And on Vietnam Veterans Day, we honor their proud legacy with our deepest gratitude. Now therefore I, James Moseley, Mayor of City of Lompoc, California do hereby proclaim the 29th of March 2026 as Vietnam War Veterans Day. My wife's brother is one of those that didn't make it home. He unfortunately made it on the wall, but fortunately made it on the wall. But thank you and thank all the veterans who do what they do across our country and the acting members would be able to do it. It's just a great honor for me to present this proclamation.

We have come on up to the podium. You guys can say something, have to say chime in saying we're representing

CommentDan RaybuckProposedself-stated6:02

I'm Dan Raybuck, Commander Post 211 here in Lompoc. We appreciate this. Thank you City Council for inviting us here tonight. Thank you for everybody. This means a great deal to us and our military families. Thank you.

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PresenterSoledad KennedyPost 211's Legion RidersProposedself-stated6:19

I'm Soledad Kennedy. I represent Post 211's Legion Riders. I'm their director, and it's a privilege to be here and to look forward to hopefully see a few of the veterans out there come join our post.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 4Proposed6:39

Gilbert Delamore, Sergeant-at-Arms of Post 211. And for all the veterans who gave their life in Vietnam, we pray for all of them and the guys in Cogut right now. Thank you very much.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response6:54

You gotta have something to say.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 5Proposed6:57

Can you give the veterans some money? I need money, I need them scholarships for the kids. Heard you talk about the park earlier. Great great vision appreciate that but on behalf of all the veterans Vietnam veterans and all veterans who have made ultimate sacrifice we salute you And we really appreciate the recognition. Because as we're aging, we need that support from our city and our loving kind mayor who's going to give us some money. Thank you. Thank you guys. The bills?

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response7:45

That's what he said? You always do.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 6Proposed7:47

How do you know? First of all I want him again Dovetail and follow the comments that Greg Riley met. He's also an outstanding guy in The Post. I want to thank you, it really gets to me. I lost quite a few buddies over there in Vietnam. I deployed from, not Vandenberg, I deployed from George Air Force Base in 1965 With the 479th Attack Fighter Squadron, we had a consignment of about so many F-104s and we got there on the 15th of December, 65.

On our first missions out of the squadron, at one point, we lost five in not one sortie but one flight of four all at one time Because some of the missiles didn't work and that was a shooting game. I later deployed from Vietnam, and like I tell you, I had a nice time there as far as working with some good intelligent people. We talk about the old folks? The old folks were good. They knew what they were doing.

Colonel Robin Olds, I think some of you may remember his name or recall his name. He's one of the fighter aces out of my squadron, 8th TAC Fighter Wing that went to President Johnson and had a hand-on-bar mustache, I'm sure most of you have seen it. My age, remember the handlebar mustache that President Johnson didn't particularly like. So Colonel Owens was told to take the mustache away and what he wanted so to tell Robin's story because I was part of it.

He said excuse me. Now I'm usually talking all the time. But anyway, he wanted to change the Rolling Thunder narrative to get the powers to do whatever. We lost quite a few guys over there but we also took out quite a few with the F4 Phantom so I want to thank everybody for being here and trying to understand what Didn't understand at the time, but we do understand now and support what we got going on supporting our troops.

These organizations that's behind me they are supportive of all our troops foreign and domestic I just want to thank you for listening to us and having a proclamation

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UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 5Proposed11:09

I'm sorry, I forgot to say who I was representing. Commander for GI Forum and Sergeant-at-Arms for 125.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response11:57

Another presentation, who's coming for the next presentation? Who's leading this one? Althaus and Meade in Legacy Works. And the planned surf bridge replacement again.

PresenterLindy Althausour company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I bProposedself-stated12:21

Thank you very much Mayor Mosby. I'm Lindy Althaus and council members, I've only met one of you and glad to be here to meet the rest of you. I am representing our company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I began working for Union Pacific Railroad in 1997, almost 30 years ago. And it's been a really fun journey. We've replaced a couple of very big bridges here locally, one on the Honda Bridge down on South Base and the Narlon Bridge on North Base. Done a lot of work in the area for the railroad and for some of your residential developments in this area.

And I'm particularly excited about this surf bridge project because over the Santianez River, many of us are well aware of the flood risk and the beautiful estuary and the lovely park. And a place where people like to go to watch the launches. So it's an attractive place for a lot of reasons. And when we had the opportunity to be the consulting group to help with replacing this bridge, the first thing that came to mind was how can we make this better?

for nature, and for our community. And that's why we're here. So the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation gave us a $1 million grant to pay for engineering, for planning, for biological surveys, for working with the different groups of people. And so we've invited Legacy Works here, and I'll introduce them in just a minute, to help us with the community engagement piece. Next slide please.

The reason for our bridge replacement is several fold. One of them, it's an old bridge. It has some flood risk in 1969. You'll see a picture in a minute of some flooding that you may have observed. It also seems to be a bit of a bottleneck for normal flow of the water in and out, in from the surf and out from the high water. And it would be really nice to restore some of that estuarine value. We also washed out the under crossing in this last big storm event, and we haven't been able to get a lot of community under that bridge so we're looking at how to cross the timeline We started working on this last year, officially. It'll take us about two more years to get all of the permitting and all of the design finished and contracted out. We're hoping to start that bridge project in 28-29 and be finished in 2030, maybe 29.

The community engagement piece is part of what legacy work is helping on, and then we can have a little discussion at the end. Next slide please. The surf bridge sits in the middle of Vandenberg Space Force Base, 98,000 acres. And it has public access which most of the base does not have. The problem with that public access is it's also next to a beach that's inhabited by federally listed birds.

We can't fix that, so part of our community engagement isn't gonna be about getting people onto the beach during clover season. But we are looking at the opportunity to connect the county park to the surf station and then access down to the beach not directly as part of this project but for the long term working with Vandenberg Space Force Base on helping them to make that happen.

So those are things that we want to be listening to and hearing about. Next slide, please. Part of the rationale has to do with a flood risk. This photograph from 1969 from the newspaper shows the entrance to South Base flooding that old NASA building and all of the entrance. And that happens as part of this confluence of discharge from the Bradbury Dam And this high storm and the huge amount of water that we got in 69. We came really close in 2023 when we had those big storms of having something similar happening, but Vandenberg Space Force Base and the local people here were working with the Bradbury Dam releases and we didn't get that massive release so we were able to avoid that catastrophe. Next slide please.

In 1969, there were a lot of cars that kind of floated around where they don't normally go. And we also lost the 35th Street Bridge that is between the 13th Bridge and the County Park that's now no longer there. Most of that is gone except for some of the old foundations. Next slide please. The Bradbury Dam is part of what we want to continue to cooperate with in the release of those waters during big storm events But it is something that we're looking at closely with the hydrology studies. Next slide, please.

So planning again is between last year and 2027, permitting a final design by 2028. Construction starting the end of 2028-29 and then should be finished by 2030. This is not a quick project. The railroad will only be closed for about three weeks during the changeout, but we are looking at opportunities to use some of the surrounding area including part of County Park if not all of County Park for part or all of that construction period.

We are looking at access in and out and getting into the railroad right-of-way between the surf station bridge We're not going to be interfering directly with County Park in that area, but we will be working with county to see if we can use some or all of that park and find places. Maybe even making the parking lot bigger is one of the considerations at the Amtrak station for people to watch the launches and get down there so these are all on the plate things that we want to hear from you and your community members about.

Next slide, I'm going to turn it over now to Ellen Kutkowski and Sophie Bartley from the Legacy Works to talk about you and community engagement. Ellen.

CommentEllen KutkowskiProposedself-stated18:28

Thank you, Lindy. Thank you council for the opportunity to be here tonight. My name is Ellen Kutkowski. I'm with Legacy Works Group and as Lindy said we are implementing this early stage community engagement process. And I say early stage because the intention is for This input that we receive from the community at this time to inform the design process and that's the design process for the bridge for the restoration and for any potential enhancements.

We are engaging units of local government. We're seeking input from you, as well as the County of Santa Barbara. We're seeking input from numerous federal and state agencies listed on this slide, as well as from the entire community. There will be an emphasis on certain community groups that are typically difficult to get input from for various reasons, as well as groups that have a particular interest in the site. And now I'm going to pass it over to Sophie, our Legacy Works project manager who's going to tell you a little more or go into a little more depth about what our process will include.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 7Proposed19:33

Sophie? Thank you Ellen and thank you for letting me be here. So I'm going to walk you through what we are doing, what we've been doing and what we plan to do. And this engagement process kicked off back at the end of last year with a series of interviews. We call these pre-engagement interviews because they are before the engagement starts and there were individuals or small groups. And the purpose of them is really to understand how best to engage the community. Who do we need to be engaging? How do we need to be engaging them? So through this process, we were able to identify the list that Ellen shared on the previous slide and also some key communicators. Key communicators are Lompoc community members who are working with us in a paid role to help connect us with community members specifically from those five groups that are listed right there under the focus groups.

And they've been working with us in a variety of ways from reviewing our survey materials, helping to connect us with people to invite to focus groups and encourage them to come out And they're also going to be along with us on every step of this and providing feedback on the findings that we gather in January. We released our survey. The survey is really targeted towards recreational users of Ocean Park and Surf Beach. We want to understand what people are already valuing about this space any concerns they might have about the preliminary design And the construction and of course what the vision for the future of this space could look like. So that survey is available at Ocean Park and at the surf Amtrak station there's a little placard I designed it looks like this you might have seen it if you've been there.

You can scan this little QR code and it will take you straight to the survey and we would love it if everybody could take the survey send it all your friends in your family anybody Really encouraged to take the survey we want to hear what you have to say. Next, we have focus groups which are starting tomorrow. We have five focus groups one with each of those groups identified. We're going to have about six to eight attendees at each of these and the hope is really to go a little bit deeper into the preliminary survey results and have a conversation about this project with a small group of people.

So after we've done the survey and the focus groups, we Legacy Works are going to be collecting and synthesizing everything that we've heard and providing it back to Althausen Mead and the design and engineering team so they can incorporate that feedback into the preliminary bridge designs. And then we're gonna reconvene in July. I hope all of you will come. We're gonna have a town hall which is going to be an opportunity to present the different bridge design options. And everybody here, everybody that you know can provide feedback on those and that will then be reincorporated before the bridge designs go to Union Pacific.

Next slide please. So we have a great website if you want to learn anything more about this project, if you want to send it to everybody you know its at santaunasurfbridge.org and you can see there's a little red circle right at the top that says take the survey. Please do. Next slide, please. And lucky for you the QR code is right here so everybody can go ahead and scan that little QR code find that link take the survey if everybody here sends it to like five people that they know that would be so awesome thank you next slide please.

So to wrap things up the current bridge needs to be replaced. The new bridge design offers an opportunity to make improvements both for the estuary and for the community We're expecting that the construction will start in 2028 or 2029. And finally, my last pitch, the community engagement process is happening now. There are lots of ways to get involved so if you're interested please do we would love to hear from you. Thank you.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response23:25

Just a little quick history for other people I don't I'm sure they all have some of their stories too, but the estuary there you actually, the Lompocans used to water ski in that estuary. So it used to be a very important part of the community and until about 40 years ago there was actually a boat launch ramp into that estuary which is... Is the waterway still declared a national navigable waterway?

PresenterLindy Althausour company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I bProposedself-stated23:54

It is a navigable waterway under Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act. Whether that allows us to navigate legally with all the critters in there and Vandenberg Space Force Base operations, I can't answer that, Mayor.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response24:09

So a good chunk of that is actually County Park of the estuary?

PresenterLindy Althausour company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I bProposedself-stated24:12

That is probably true in terms of what you

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response24:15

hold. It was actually legally open for two days until somebody complained about it, but in the recent past But it was also a I think that's worth putting in the

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PresenterLindy Althausour company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I bProposedself-stated24:56

We are here to answer any other questions. We have a few minutes.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed24:58

Council Member Ball? No, I was just going to say you should definitely take the survey and put your comments on there. Oh yeah, you know that! I just wanted to say thank you for the presentation. My dad was a young airman who landed on Vandenberg in 1969 And I just want to say thank you, I know it's not necessarily part of the scope of your project of the bridge replacement but having that big picture long term.

Being a catalyst for enhancing any sort of walkability between Surf Station and Surf Beach, and maybe enhancing parts of that park. Thank you for taking that on and for representing us. A lot of people love that park Some of the people in our city have never even been to the beach And again, maybe the first time they get there might be when it's kind of rehabilitated and fixed up So thank you for your work for all of them. I appreciate it

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PresenterLindy Althausour company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I bProposedself-stated25:57

The term catalyst gave me happy goosebumps because that really is the role that we play here. And I think what's special for me is working with the Vandenberg Space Force based folks, whether I'm working with ops or I'm working with the environmental group they don't always understand each other. We speak both languages and it was really fun just yesterday talking to them about beach access. We've got a big problem next to the Amtrak platform there and needing to do some temporary fix in there." And I said, but we've got a long-term plan and you guys can pay for it with all your mitigation dollars for all the stuff you need to do for public access. He goes, oh that's a long term goal. I said, I know that's a long term goal. You have to start with the end in mind.

So we're here to think big. Thank you. Any other questions?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed26:45

Chancellor Bridge. Well obviously you're doing Obviously, beach access is near and dear to our heart. And while I realize you're in some ways powerless because of the powerful bird, I have long been a proponent and will continue to be a proponent for swapping the beach access that's allowed year round and moving it down where the other access is. Every year we're restricted and you're allowed to go down where Surf Station is.

I'm probably showing my age, but that's a pretty difficult trek down that hill whereas when you go in through County Park, I'm not going to say it's ADA compliant, but it's certainly a much easier path And we've had that boardwalk promise forever.

PresenterLindy Althausour company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I bProposedself-stated27:55

So let's work on that.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed27:56

Well, I would really like us to think about swapping that area that we allow people go in year round and move it to the access under the train bridge that would allow them to do You would eliminate the need for the boardwalk, Question the safety of kids walking along the track. It just seems nonsensical to me, but I'm sure they'll put barricades up, but kids are kids. So if we swap that area...

It's a minimal impact on what they lose, the birds I mean not people. And it's a huge gain for our community because our park where there's parking and facilities would allow access year round to the beach. And that just seems like such a common sense trade and I know you're not empowered to do that but whenever I get chance I'm going to propose that people think about that and if in your meetings Perhaps you could bring that option up because the boardwalk is an interesting idea.

But access that we can walk to, that my mom could walk to is just so invaluable to our community. To be able to say we have a year-round open beach through our county park would be such an asset to our community. It just boggles my mind that it just doesn't become the natural solution. And I don't want to get a soapbox here.

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PresenterLindy Althausour company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I bProposedself-stated29:58

Please add your voice to the website seriously this is every voice matters here and we will amplify your voice as best as we can. Thank you.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response30:07

I actually thought he was going to say swap our snowy plumbers for Galena Beach story.

PresenterLindy Althausour company and Union Pacific Railroad tonight I bProposedself-stated30:11

He thought about it

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response30:12

Thank you, Mayor.

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UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed30:42

Annual Easter egg hunt will be Saturday, April 4th. It'll be at River Park 10 a.m., and it's pretty packed so we have to get out there early. I also want to remind the community to register their children for 6 through 12 for this year's spring break camp. This is a great event that Parks and Rec put a lot of time in. Pre-registration is required. It's $45.

Camp runs in the afternoons of April 5th through the 10th And you need to hold the Parks and Rec, you want more information there. And finally we have the 21st annual Parks and Rec Kiwanis Golf Club Tournament. That'll be Friday April 17th. Registration for that event is now open. It's a great way to fundraise for kids to get scholarships or do recreational programs.

Library. Along with the return of the Easter Egg Hunt, I'm also excited to spotlight the return of the annual Peeps Diorama Contest at the library. Those who would like to participate are now able to drop off their dioramas at the Lompoc Library. That'll be March 26th and the winners will be announced February-April 3rd. Also want to spotlight a couple opportunities for some teams for internships to help with the summer reading program and that will be running through June 15th through July 31st. And a good opportunity get involved in that library With the temperatures getting pretty hot, I encourage everybody to sign up for ReadySPC.org. You get text alerts and phone calls and you'll find what's going on with weather reports and warning evacuation notices and more.

Finally, I'm excited to share the Spring Yard Beautification Contest. We'll again be returning this year, hosted by Urban Forestry and our Beautification and Appearance Commission. This is a great time to spotlight landscape residents, HOAs, businesses, churches. It will be given first, second, and third place for most colorful landscape appeal, maintenance, conservation, and a lot of other criteria. So it's good opportunity to nominate somebody if you can see somebody doing some good stuff. That's all I got for now.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response33:10

So real fast, at the last council meeting I made a request of a letter, amendment letter added to the ACFR. It's not on the list but is that a letter that you're going to write or the attorney is going to write?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed33:27

I'm not sure if I follow the request. I know you asked language be added. Correct. Is that what you're talking about? We'll have to turn to our ACFR specialist there.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 10Proposed33:40

The request was made after we'd already published the ACFR. I believe on the online version, we can footnote that page and include your comment there. It hasn't not been done yet. We're still finalizing a few other things with it. But yes, we'll be noting that on the online version.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response33:59

OK, so it can also be stapled in hard copies in City Hall if they're around. I mean that's generally the ones I have been reading but I don't know who is going to be the author of that? I didn't make the request but I guess what I could do is make...I could make the request

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 10Proposed34:25

We can author it or we can run it by you before we publish it, whichever you prefer.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response34:31

Okay. Council

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed34:36

Member Bull? Yeah just as a point of the process I think anything authored by the mayor should come back to the council to approve. Is that reasonable City Attorney?

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response34:48

I'm not going to author it. It was staff to do it, not us. Okay?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed34:53

And then I did have one question for our city manager. I understand that there's been quite a bit of cleanup happening in the river. Yes. I think that's great news. I've also heard rumors, murmurings of potential... The police department here working with the sheriff's department to maintain some oversight or some enforcement Is there anything you can talk to us about or have any updates on that? And how is that whole process going?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed35:19

I think when both sides have the teams to go out, this time I think it was our team that went out. We did the cleanup too as well. But we're just about ready to do another drone footage and check and see if we have any more encampments but we're trying to keep them cleaned up and we're trying to work together as a team.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed35:35

Awesome. I'd love to stay updated on that so if that ever comes back at least let me know. OK, I could do that sure. Thank you.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response35:43

Question for you, too. On our camping ordinance can you fill us in on what's going on with that? I hear some rumors about that.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed35:52

Well we got a lot going on in the background and there's still a lot that needs to be done but we will be coming back in April with a full report on that so we're planning on that.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response36:04

Okay, so one more question. So our Measure B info letter is that something the city is going to put together on Measure B info? Did you have something planned for that? I'm

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed36:25

not sure if I'm following your question sir.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response36:27

Information on Measure B Are you going to put together an information

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed36:34

leaflet? We can, if you want to do that. It'll be educational. We can do something like that like we did

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response36:39

before. Yeah, you can't do promotional but you can do educational. I was just gonna see if you were gonna do something on that. Kind of like when I-2020, you guys jumped all over that. I'm just wondering if you guys are gonna...

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed36:49

We could do something very similar to that.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response36:50

But I've got plans as well. I just wanted to see if you guys had any plans.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed36:53

Yeah, we could do that, yeah. Do

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response36:56

we need to make a motion that you do that, or have you got that?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed36:59

I've got that.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response36:59

OK. All right. Let's see. I'll wait and do this last one at the end of the meeting. Any other questions through city manager? You got away easy today. Coming up next is public comment on consent calendar This is consent calendars. Yes, what you

Commentthat item number twoProposedself-stated37:33

got before we go to public comment on consent calendar I did want to note for the record that item number two Is there a check register? There is a check to the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce. Council Member Starbuck, or the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce is a source of income to Council Member Starbuck so he will be recusing himself from that one check.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response37:57

What was the $20,000 check for to the chamber?

Commentthat item number twoProposedself-stated37:59

There's two checks. I'm sorry you're right. There are two checks to the chamber so he'll be recusing himself from both of those. The $22,000 check that is directly above the chamber checks is actually going to the lowest company. I forget what that service is for. L-H-O-I-S-T? It's not the Chamber of

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response38:21

Commerce. Okay. All right. Very good. Anything else? So what we have on consent calendar, we've got approval of minutes December 16th 2025 January 6th 2026 January 20th 2026. Approval and ratification expenditures payroll February 13th 2026 for $2.2 million the voucher register February 9th through 13th 2026 $2,200,000. The voucher register February 19th 16th through 20th And then number three on the list is approval of lease city-owned property at 1120 West Ocean to T&T Fireworks and Victor Outreach Lompoc for safe and sane fireworks sale booth June 20th through July 10, 2026.

Number four is adoption of Ordinance 1743, Parentheses 26, Admitting Section 136050 and 17.628.010 in Chapter 916 Lompoc Municipal Code regarding administrative fines 5. Adoption of Resolution 6800-26 amending the Lompoc Streetscape and Multimodal Improvement Plan. 6. Acceptance of the 2025 General Plan Annual Report.

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UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed39:48

Yeah. For Mr. Deerling, I had a quick question on item five and hopefully just a quick question. Now again we went back and forth on this one. We kind of minimized some of the bigger scope projects that were mentioned. My only question is are we in any way jeopardizing future funding opportunities by having eliminated quite a bit of the work from that multimodal plan?

UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role40:14

Yeah, there's a brief statement in the fiscal impact section of the staff report saying something to the effect of any improvements considered south of North Avenue we would be less likely to receive outside funding for because those would be no longer included in this plan. Thank you.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response40:36

Anyone else? Any other questions? I've got one on Mr. Stones. Could you just a quick answer for your general plan and report that we had in there? I had a question before about ADUs, you had a good answer as why the ADUs that we had in there were going to be what they were classified as. They're classifying as above moderate. And the reasoning for that?

CommentCouncilor WaldenProposed41:12

Yes. So as a part of the instructions from HCD, one of the things they mentioned was that if it's not deed restricted or essentially a study done, that you would have to categorize it under the category above moderate.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response41:32

OK. So is there a plan of if we did do a study on those units in the future can we reclassify what they were

CommentCouncilor WaldenProposed41:42

I would think so. But we would have to do the study first,

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response41:46

right? And so in the future can we? Do this study?

CommentCouncilor WaldenProposed41:51

Yeah, I would be looking to see what is involved with that, but I'm thinking that we could yes.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response41:58

It's my recommendation or anything. Thank you just for clarification. I appreciate your other modifications as well. Anybody else any other questions Or motion, right? What do we got? You turn to motion already. Buttons don't work. We've got people ready to make a motion. All right, Council Member Ball. No, we didn't want it. We got rid of those. Yes, public comment. I asked for that.

I opened it up as I was reading everything out. Come on down, we've got plenty of time.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 11Proposed42:49

So

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response42:50

I

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 11Proposed42:51

wanted to bring up something for the consent calendar for item number four. The ordinance regarding administrative fines, graffiti control and property nuisance. So there are pilot programs happening in other municipalities throughout the country where Lompoc is not unique in our graffiti issue And some of the ways that other municipalities in the country are tackling this is they're kind of creating like a space that's permissible for people to practice street art. So just like a wall or like a public building, there's like a dedicated wall where local street artists can come and they can express themselves without damaging public property.

And so I was really hoping maybe that would be something that the city could take a look at into piloting. Because if we just give these kids an outlet to do what they're going to do, they'll be much less likely to go and tag up our city and our buildings in people's homes. That's all. I just thought maybe that would be something that the council might consider.

Thank you.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response44:11

You might want to go to the Parks and Rec Commission, see if they might stage an idea with that. OK? Sounds good. I think most of the graffiti I've had to deal with are things aren't artwork. The more people, et cetera, et cetera. So yeah.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 12Proposed44:26

Karen Hauenstein, lifelong native resident. I would just like to make a comment to that. The graffiti, the damaging graffiti that we're dealing with in the commerce areas of our town is not innocent high school children who need art. It's organized crime, it's the local gangs that are fighting for the streets, the streets where illegal drugs are sold and that is the truth about that. Now if you do want to find some really beautiful artwork, you have to go to our bridges Our bridges across the San Ynez River at H Street, the street bridges you park and you go under those. And there's beautiful artwork there and also some of our the washes outside a town we have a large wash that goes along V Street.

And if you visit that ladders that go down into them. And you can even watch the artwork from walking along the exercise trails. There's also a wash out at Douglas Road, there's a lot of beautiful artwork out there so if you do want to visit the beautiful artwork that is by some of our younger residents that tag officially and memorial stuff There's those places. Thank you.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 13Proposed46:20

Nick Gonzales, resident of Lompoc regarding item six, acceptance of the 2025 general plan and comments regarding the ADU. I'm gonna share, I'll be sending you on the council and Mr. Stone a proposed ordinance that was submitted in another city within the county that did just what he indicated it was an exchange of a covenant to meet low or moderate income And it had to do with possible loans from the trust fund that would be a covenant in exchange for lower interest rate borrowings.

And so, it was way to really stack up if you utilize the program and it was voluntary program. It wasn't required program. So I'll share it with you and that will give you another alternative to consider. Thank you.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response47:25

Anybody else rising for public comment on consent calendar? All right, we'll go back to motions.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed47:33

I'll make a motion to accept the consent calendar with the exception of item two for Council Member Starbeck.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response47:42

So we got a motion by Councilor Walden, seconded by Council Member Vega. Let's go ahead and vote. Good old technology. Yeah, go touch it.

CommentCouncilor WaldenProposed48:17

We can do a roll call vote.

ElectedVictor VegaCouncil Member, District 2Proposed · by roll-call response48:20

Yep,

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response48:21

go ahead and roll call.

Roll-call vote Passed 5–0 motion by Councilor Walden, seconded by Council Member Vega. Let's go ahead and vote. Good old technology. Yeah, go touch it. We can do a ro
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Council member Vega. That's a yes. Council member Bridge? Yes. Council member Ball? Yes. Council member Starbucks? Aye. Mayor Mosby? Aye,

that passes 5-0 All right, number seven. Staff announcements requests? Got any more of those? Anybody? I'll make one real fast to the graffiti people. Remember trespasses trespass, graffiti is graffiti. People riding on a bridge and it's probably might even be a larger crime riding on a highway bridge, right? Get ahead nod yes yeah so buyer beware on that one.

All right, anything else? Okay. Oral communications three minutes oral communications now your time.

PresenterGary JeffreyLompoc Valley Black Student Union alongside the captain of the Lompoc High SchooProposedself-stated49:47

Good evening my name is Gary Jeffrey and I am the vice president of the Lompoc Valley Black Student Union alongside the captain of the Lompoc High School debate team Today I stand here not just as a student, but as a representative of the youth in our community. The generation that will inherit the consequences of the decisions made in this very room. Tonight we speak because our youth refuse to remain silent. The young people of Lompoc believe that elected representatives must have integrity. We believe that those who sit in these seats must uphold honesty, accountability, transparency and respect.

And we furthermore believe that some members of this council have failed to uphold that standard. Look around. This is not anger, it is disappointment. It is a community saying that we expected better, we want better and we demand better. Lompoc deserves leadership that listens to us, fights for us, supports us, stands for us and represents us. So tonight we are sounding the alarm. We're saying loud and clear Enough is enough.

A sitting council member, someone who we entrusted with the authority and taxpayer dollars is facing multiple felonies. Felonies like forgery, embezzlement, identity theft and most disturbing of all misusing our city funds. Our families pay taxes, our parents pay taxes and they do so to improve this city not to be taken advantage of. When a council member is accused of misusing public money, they break trust not just with the adults but with us, the youth who are fighting every single day to make Lompoc better. And what has this Council done? Nothing. No action and no statement. Just silence, silence that damages the community we are trying to uplift. So let me be very direct. Mr. Mayor you have failed to represent the citizens of Lompoc and its youth.

You have failed to champion a city striving to modernize grow and improve quality of life And Mr. Bridge, you have been involved in multiple scandals and despite the seriousness of these charges against you, you have refused to step down. Leadership is not about holding power. We all know that. Leadership is about doing what is right and tonight we are not here to attack you. We are here to demand better for our parents, our neighbors, and our families. These seats belong to the people and we, the people, are watching. Thank you.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response52:39

So those guys don't come here very often. We don't applaud, we don't boo, we don't anything. You can wave your fingers and what have you and such but in order so we don�t discriminate against other people's conversations we don�t do that okay?

CommentLuis PadillaProposedself-stated53:12

Hello, I am Luis Padilla and I am also a member of the Lompoc High School debate team. And as my president has brought before, I'm also on the same subject. As we stand here today, I speak as a voice of my peers and for this community. Councilman, there's a real sense that you have failed to uphold the oath of public servant. The people who gave you this power did so with their trust and I believe it is fair to ask whether that trust has been broken with the allegations brought against you.

How can you stand here today and face those who believe in you? Would the people who supported and voted for you have done the same if they had seen the true context of your character? It seems reasonable to believe that no, they would not. You were meant to serve this community, not turn your back on it, and because of that I believe the right thing to do, the responsible thing to do is step down from your position. Not out of spite but out of respect for the people you were chosen to serve. Thank you.

CommentGiovette ManzanaresProposedself-stated54:13

Thank you. Members of the Lompoc City Council and members of our community. My name is Giovette Manzanares, I'm also part of the Lompoc High School Debate Club and I'm here today because I care about this city and the trust that it holds together. Public office is not just a position, it is a responsibility. When someone is elected to represent the people they are expected to uphold honesty, integrity and transparency at all times.

That standard doesn't change when things become difficult. Council Member Steve Bridge is currently facing serious legal charges. While everyone is entitled to due process and the presumption of innocence, this situation has created a real concern and uncertainty in our community. This is not just about the outcome of a case, it's about public trust. When trust is shaken, it becomes harder for a community to move forward together.

Serving on this council requires the full confidence of the people. Right now that confidence is in question. Even the appearance of misconduct can impact the credibility of this entire council and the decisions it makes. Thank you for your time.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response55:44

Anybody else?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 12Proposed55:51

Karen Hauenstein, I'll break up the canned comments. I approve of these young people coming here and cutting their teeth at City Council but what I don't approve of is the District Attorney's Office who is politically biased and absolutely partisan I can prove it. The district attorney's office brought these charges against the sitting city councilman purely for political reasons, and I saw the lady here in the green and Stacy's friend talking to this group of people outside before this meeting And yes, I did. I saw you conversating talking about how these people are going to be coming in and talking so they arranged this but also I believe Carson Link is involved who is a political operative progressive liberal political operative and I understand that Carson Link and Greg Hart And Salud Carbajal are very upset that the liberal progressive thrall has not secured political power here in Lompoc like they were set in to do.

Like, they cooperate with the land trust of Santa Barbara County to prevent us from building owned homes in our valley which is an absolute travesty and a conspiracy against the health and safety of our local valley. I approve of the young people coming here today, I just don't approve of the way that they were organized by adults obviously thank you very much

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UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 11Proposed58:08

Good evening, everyone. My name is Alexis Otero, lifelong Lompoc resident and before I get to what I was speaking about tonight, I just want to say thank you so much to our young people who are So passionate about the future of this city I know that it's not easy to come and speak your mind in a public place with the microphone in front of you But I'm so proud of you for coming up and speaking your mind Regardless of anything else. I'm so proud of you don't give up Fight for what you believe in and keep going now On to what I wanted to talk to you about.

We were talking earlier about the huge renovation that's going to be happening at the Surf Bridge, and I wanted to talk about accessibility. A lot of people in Lompoc don't have a vehicle. And so, you know the surf bridges is beautiful and the surf beach is beautiful But for our constituents who are struggling with rising gas costs Or you know just to maintain a vehicle. It's not expensive I would really love to see some kind of shuttle service So that way more of our constituents can go and enjoy You know this this park it's a beautiful Park and the enjoyment shouldn't be limited to whether or not you have a vehicle I know that right now we're struggling to hire more people to drive our buses. And so my proposal for that is, right now the sign-on bonus is very nice for new bus drivers but a big barrier to entry That's all.

Thank you.

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CommentJacob DeVlintiProposedself-stated1:00:34

I am Jacob DeVlinti. When interviewed by a Santa Barbara D.A. investigator regarding the false name and stolen contractor's license number, Bridge admitted they needed a receipt to document the work that was done so I ginned that thing up. Maybe that's fraud, probably a little shady. Previous today, I found it difficult to join those in favor of calling for you to step down Councilmember Bridge.

I think we've spent a lot of time talking about due process this past year and having seen so many denied it, I felt there was no better test of my adherence to those principles than when an opportunity arose for me to ignore them. So I stayed silent and waited for the trial to run its course. And then I read your own words, and it seems there isn't much left to wait for.

In this country, while in this country's past, even the appearance of corruption was reason to take action. You had an opportunity to showcase the city's rebate program offered to help owners improve their properties, to help lower the cost of utilities. You had a personal relationship with one of those owners! They had a desire to grow a location so pivotal to Lompoc, and you have local businesses who are looking for work and were ready to help. And yet despite your position, you chose to forego all of that to betray your duty in favor of your own personal gain. Perhaps you were inspired by our federal government counterparts but I can't imagine a worse role model.

I still won't call for you to step down tonight because as far as I'm concerned, I shouldn't have to. A person worthy of public office should be able to admit their own wrongdoing and considering the statements you made during your campaign for the position you're in, I assume that you would agree with my sentiment. I leave it up to you to make the right choice. I hope you know the example you are setting and the company that you keep.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:02:12

Anybody else? We'll close public comment, bring it back to the council for appointments. Youth Commission.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:03:00

Mr. Ball? I'd like to recommend or make a motion that we accept Carla, I'm going to mess this up, Ana Agua to the Lompoc Youth Commission For the adult one, yes please. Sorry. You want to do both or both? Yeah. Sorry I missed the second one. Yes. Sorry and there's one more I didn't scroll down here. And also Shelby Swain, is that right? Yes. And that's for the youths.

First one is for the adult, second one for the youth.

CommentCouncilor WaldenProposed1:04:02

For the term ending 2028 for the youth member, is that correct?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:04:07

I believe so.

CommentCouncilor WaldenProposed1:04:07

Thank you.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:04:08

Yes. I'll go ahead and second.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:04:13

All right, moved to second. Want to try voting again, is what we're going to do.

Roll-call vote Passed 5–0 moved to second. Want to try voting again, is what we're going to do.
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Councilmember Vega? Yes. Councilmember Bridge? Yes. Councilmember Starbuck? Yes, Councilmember Ball? Yes Mayor Mosby? Aye.

It passes 5-0. Craig come on down Public Works Director Five-year local program projects for fiscal year 2027 31 adoption resolution 6801. th

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UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:06:08

Thank you all for considering this item again tonight. We have to do this every year to get our Measure A funds for the next fiscal year, so that's why it's familiar. So here's just a picture of all of our road funds we use for maintenance and such, and Measure A is the largest of those. Next slide please. The two basic categories of expenditures are operations to keep things working and capital projects to extend useful life or make significant changes to our infrastructure. Next slide, please.

This is a photo of operations showing they don't always add useful life to the infrastructure, but they're necessary to keep it working. Next slide please. And here's a capital project that does extend the useful life, but since they are expensive, they're limited in timing location and contract scope. Next slide please. So our complete program includes both operations and capital to meet all of our needs together. Next slide please.

The main message of the staff report and presentation, as we probably all know, is our road needs far exceed our revenues. And another point of this slide is that roadway pavement is our most expensive road need, so maintaining a roadway pavement. Next slide please. So looking at the pavement, we use this pavement condition index to assess its condition. It reports both the severity of pavement distress and the prevalence so how bad the distress is and how widespread it is as shown by those photos in numbers. Next slide please.

Currently our citywide average PCI is 52, excluding alleys it's 56. And the industry standard goal more than just the Lompoc goal, the industry standard goal is 7. Looking back over the last 10 years, this shows the correlation between expenditures which not all of these expenditures shown were the cost-effective ones we'll show on the next slide but most of them were. So there's a fairly close correlation between spending on cost effective pavement rehabilitation and the condition of the overall pavement network.

Next slide please. This is looking forward the next 10 years. And this time we kind of like during the sales tax presentations, we didn't include the traditional methods that are more expensive for rehabilitation. We only included the cost effective ones here at different expenditure levels. So the top one is spending three and a half million per year on cost effective measures helps grow our PCI up to 70 or so in about ten years The green line is spending $2 million per year, which keeps us relatively level. Maybe a minor increase.

The next line down is spending one and a half million per year showing a slight decrease. And then the bottom line is not spending anything. Next slide please. These are the categories of our streets and somewhat the order of our priorities as we try to spend our limited funds first on what keeps our roadways safe, which generally helps high speed and high volume traffic flow safely.

So our arterial roads like the top photo of Central Avenue at H Street Our busy roads have the highest speeds and the most traffic, so they generally get the highest priority for funding. Collectors are next. That's a photo of Pine Avenue at H Street. And then on down to residential local streets and alleys having lower speeds, low traffic volumes, and less risk of damage and injury.

Next slide please. As we've discussed, we use a number of cost-effective strategies and those are less visually appealing, less smooth. But at the moment can't afford doing the traditional methods as widespread as we've done these cost effective ones. The bottom point there is heavy vehicle loads are the leading cause in our pavement deterioration. Next slide please.

So here's a few points about cost effective strategies, both in operations and in capital operations. I guess the big savings is historically 20 years ago we had a lot more robust operation staffing that has reduced over the years as our revenue has reduced and capital wise, we do a lot fewer of the traditional Next slide, please. Here's an example of a cost-effective project from 2013 that has served well on this F Street north of College Avenue.

So it's not a very high volume street but it shows the cost effective projects can last. On this slide we will show, kind of give a narrative of what the coming slides with the tables say that for operations we need about 5.6 million per year just to keep things usable and working and that leaves about one-and-a-half million per year for pavement capital projects which is not enough to keep our PCI level or increasing.

Next slide please. These two tables, which are also in the staff report show revenue on the top and funded expenditures or funded needs on the bottom. So in the fiscal years 25-26 and 26-27, the sum of revenue for those two years pretty nearly matches the sum of expenditures shown in these tables neglecting minor rounding. And it shows in the yellow row of the bottom table that one and a half million per year in the furthest right column being three million spent in Year 2 of the current budget.

Next slide please. So this slide shows the same table we saw on the bottom on the previous slide, but it also shows unfunded needs. This table's also in the staff report. So the bottom table are the unfunded needs to keep status quo, to keep our PCI level and to meet our other needs for sidewalks and drainage and all the other things that we spend roadway funds on.

So the yellow row in the bottom slide is showing that additional million dollars needed to be spending two million a year to keep our PCI level. Next slide, please. So as shown in those tables we would need another almost one and a half million per year really to meet all of our roadway needs just to sustain existing conditions Currently, we only have the budget to spend about one and a half million per year on pavement capital projects which will result in our PCI declining.

And if we wanted to substantially increase our PCI, we would need to spend more than two million per year on cost-effective capital projects like that 3.5 million per year line that was in the earlier graph. Next slide please. The next few slides show pieces of the Measure A program projects table, which is attached to the resolution that's attached to the staff report.

This one is the one about reporting past year expenditures. Every year we have to report what we spent Measure A funds on in the previous fiscal year that closed. So this is showing that we spent money on street maintenance engineering, overlays and rehab, urban forestry and bike and ped facilities Next slide, please. And this is the looking forward part of the Measure A program projects table for over the next five years showing spending in most of those same categories and a few other more specific items.

Next slide, please. Another requirement of Measure A mentioned in the staff report is to spend 15% of what we receive on alternative transportation Fiscal year 24-25 is one of the end of one of the five year terms where SBCAG verifies that we've done that. So over the past five years, we actually spent 19.3%, so we achieved our 15% requirement and the next slide will show them the next five year period where we're projecting to spend a little over 15% again.

Next slide please. So our recommendation is to adopt the program of projects so that we can receive our funding starting July 1st. Next slide, please. Or provide alternate direction. Thank you.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:15:33

Thank you. I think it's very telling where we are going when 55% of the streets are at risk and a PCI And granted, those are just the residential local streets that are driven by the people driving primarily to their homes. But those are the streets in front of your houses. So when 55% of the streets are at risk, I think it's scary. Any questions for Mr. Dealing?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:16:09

Councilor Ball. I have just a quick question, maybe two questions but start with one it just again there's so many details on how this works and you have to prioritize high volume high speed all that but how transparent are we in discussing where we might do residential fixes or is that just kind of left up to you guys to figure out? Who needs it the most or how do we?

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UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:16:48

We try to hone those down to our list of priorities of safety, serving the most people, being cost effective or meeting other unique needs that are necessary. absent anyone asking the first time you likely see it is when we present it for your consideration of awarding a contract.

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UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:17:22

Thank you for that, I appreciate that. Sometimes we hear from folks like hey I saw they fixed the street over there why haven't they fixed mine and I don't always have a good answer to tell them where to go or what to do so that's very helpful. Try not to send too many people your way with requests. I know you're burdened with a lot. Can you go back a slide or two? And again I just wanted to look at the number.

There was a bottom bullet point where you said if If a certain amount was invested, it would substantially increase PCI. Go back a couple...

UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:17:51

Yeah I think this

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:17:51

slide right? So is that 2 million in addition to the 1.5? Well

UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:17:59

what this is saying is two million keeps us level but if we spend more than two million then our PCI increases and the more you spend the faster it increases. Awesome thank you for that appreciate that

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:18:12

You made available the PCI map, the pavement conditions with all the blocking of all the streets right? Is that available publicly online somewhere?

UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:18:22

We can

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:18:23

post that online

UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:18:24

yes.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:18:24

Okay it's very telling so people can see what's in front of your house or your neighbor's house sir etc etc All right let me uh any questions any more questions we're open to public comment Hold on public comment

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 12Proposed1:18:52

Because we're talking about our roads in town Which I drive on daily and I have since I've been a licensed driver The worst pothole situation we have in town is that is actually so bad that it affects the front end alignment of cars who go over it at a reasonable speed after stopping at the four-way intersection, is Laurel and O Street. And I believe that the reason why this pothole has gotten so bad is because it does involve the Southern Pacific Railroad rail But this pothole is getting so bad that even if you try to mitigate.

The effects of the pothole itself, you can't anymore and get through the intersection without slowing way down and affecting the traffic of the intersection. So something really needs to be done about that pothole because if not I'm going to have to make a claim because this is a corridor that brings all of Western end of our town through O Street to the post office and to Ryan Park. So it's used constantly so I just want to make mention of that for you guys to know that it's really causing a problem. Thank you

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UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 11Proposed1:20:35

Hi, so I did have a question and I know that this would probably definitely have to go through our city attorney and stuff. But I know that as the city we can't control the tempo of the rocket launches. But is there any way the city would be willing to form a commission to see how the tempo of the rocket launches affects our infrastructure and our roads? Just because, you know, every time a launch goes off—I mean we all live here. It shakes everything! You know, and I can't imagine that's good for our roads or for people's foundations or for their houses.

And I just you know if the launches are damaging the city is there any recourse that we could seek from SpaceX for them to pay for the damages caused Anybody else on item number eight? Consider Measure A, a five-year local program.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:21:59

Seeing nobody else, we'll close public comment on that. Any questions? Motions? What do you

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:22:06

got? I just have a quick question. Yes, go

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:22:08

ahead.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:22:09

Craig and thank you for mentioning the Oat and Laurel. It's if you're on a bicycle or in a car or God forbid you're pushing a stroller across to get some of my favorite chips and salsa don't It is bad there, so I am just curious. Do we get anything from the road? I know they fixed the concrete that's right next to the rails but do we get anything from them? They're obviously driving the heaviest vehicle possible on that road.

UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:22:37

Right. Yeah what the public utilities code says is that the railroad operator is supposed to maintain from two feet outside the track between the track to two feet outside the other track so that is why there's so many potholes along Laurel Avenue all along the tracks. So

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:22:53

maybe something I'd be curious about is following up with the railroad company and saying hey it's obvious that you're causing this issue and we don't have enough to keep up with this. I'd be curious if they pitch in a little bit more think it's reasonable

UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:23:05

to ask. We can try again. Thank you

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:23:08

You have a form as well of this other potholes and stuff right or what do they could code complaints? What do you have?

UnidentifiedCity ManagerProposed · by role1:23:14

Yes, we have an online Pothole request or maintenance request form yes on our street maintenance website

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:23:20

so anybody see any else here is a form available, right? Yes The other questions looking for a motion other questions That's Rovega

ElectedVictor VegaCouncil Member, District 2Proposed · by roll-call response1:23:31

questioning the motion okay number two So we did it. What do you want? You did it already? No, you're good. Were you ready? I just thought our lights didn't work so I figured... All right what do you want? What are you going to do? Adopt resolution 6801 parentheses 26 approving the LPP for future years 2027-2031 that's basically the motion. Did they give you

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:24:01

everything you need?

ElectedVictor VegaCouncil Member, District 2Proposed · by roll-call response1:24:02

Yeah.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:24:04

It didn't work. We'll try it. All right, there's a motion by Vega. Seconded by Ball. Let's go and try to vote again. Did that give you everything you needed? City Attorney? Okay. Go vote. No. Yeah let's go ahead and roll call please.

Roll-call vote Passed 5–0 motion by Vega. Seconded by Ball. Let's go and try to vote again. Did that give you everything you needed? City Attorney? Okay. Go vote. No.
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Council Member Vega Yes. Council member Bridge? Yes. Council member Starbuck? Aye. Council member Ball? Yes. Mayor Mosby? Aye.

Going down... We've got five years now, Craig, right? Yeah. Red Communications, City of Red Communications? Yes no

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 1Proposed1:25:14

nothing more has been received.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:25:18

Communications two minutes last two minutes communications

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 12Proposed1:25:30

I just have to bring this up Karen Hauenstein lifelong resident born in Lompoc I have to bring this up because of the topic of conversation that happened with the young individuals who are questioning the ethics of our city council. I want to bring up something that states that our staff has presided over since 2024 July of 2024 made a payment to Robert Sanger for his client, Lacey Tyler in the amount of $750,000. That payment that was made was to avoid a complaint being leveled against a Lompoc City policeman named Stan Duncan who through an internal investigation The Lompoc Police Department found that he was raping Lacey Tyler out of color of law because he was a policeman, was demanding sex from her.

Now this policeman was fired quietly and this City Council at the time, Jeremy you were on it, authorized the payment of $750,000 through her attorney to her. That's real corruption! I want to know more about it Stacey. I'm going to submit my record requests. Thank you.

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CommentUnion PacificProposed · by introduction1:27:26

Good evening, Lompoc City Council, Mayor. I've had a long day. I'm sure everybody has. Very hot. I think it hit 92 today. I was at home eating dinner and was watching the city council meeting. Wasn't going to come by tonight but then the kids from the high school all stood up and spoke I just want to support that. I want to commend them publicly for speaking out possibly for the first time ever, it's a really big deal on something that I think is very important and continues to be a stain on this city. I've spoken here a number of times and nobody has made any comment on the situation.

Jeremy mentioned some things during some meetings but beyond that We just continue to have news articles written. One just came out a few days ago, once Mr. Bridge has more charges added to his current felony count and remains on the council. Some of y'all are better than that truly, truly better than that. You got high school kids Barely 16, 17 coming up here and saying more than most of y'all on council have said about the entire situation.

I think that says a lot of great things about our future. I think it says a lot of depressing things about our present. All I've got to say tonight, but thank you.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 11Proposed1:29:27

Good evening. My name is Alexis Otero, more or less born and raised here. And I just want to say again for the people who are here who spoke up, thank you. I know it's not easy. It's really, really scary to speak publicly and so to use your voice that way regardless of what you believe, thank you. Please continue to use your voice. Additionally, I kind of want to piggyback off of the mention of the heat. Right now there are plenty of people who are either houseless or home insecure that don't really have anywhere to go to escape the heat.

Other municipalities have implemented cooling stations and I would like to see more of those services here in Lompoc. They're not very expensive, they're pretty easy to set up and it's not just our houseless people who will use those services. This heat can kill people. And so I would really love to see more done at the city level to accommodate people with disabilities, our elderly, our houseless as we go through these truly unprecedented heat waves. Yeah, thank you so much.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 13Proposed1:31:03

Nick Gonzales, resident of Lompoc. L-H-C-D-C. For those of you who have a little history, I think only maybe one of you, I remember a time when the DA filed charges, newspaper articles across the entire county, big investigation, where did the money go? Where did the funds go? And they made enough noise that thankfully the federal government came in because the agency utilized federal funds and those were part of the monies.

And the federal government, Inspector General of the United States of America came in and for 18 months did a very thorough investigation. And you know what? No wrongdoing. Yeah. Things could have been done a little better but there was no stolen money There was no misappropriated funds. There were no findings, no real findings. However, some other NGOs in that investigation were found to not be compliant and had to return millions of dollars of county funds that were distributed through the CDBG.

So I'm going to withhold my judgment on all of you until a thorough investigation is done. And just because there may be optics to the community doesn't mean that there's anything. I'll reserve my comments until the end, but I felt compelled to speak as a person who was part of a group that had to deal with this before. Let us learn from our past experience, I think some of you have, that we afford everybody the full justice of the law and to preemptively try to tarnish or go after someone until a thorough investigation and trial has been done is just not appropriate.

And it's also not appropriate to make fun of people when they come and talk. I just witnessed another speaker make fun...

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:33:07

Anybody else?

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UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 14Proposed1:33:30

Maria Genica, resident of Lompoc. Like everyone super excited to see young people come and get involved. One thing that did bother me as I'm sitting in the back of the room. is how an individual that came up here and said how proud she was of these kids speaking, and how freely people should speak and feel comfortable. She herself was making fun of one of the speakers that came up here.

So I just wanted to point that out. For us who are here, there's eyes in the room. We can see everything. But so don't come up here and say how proud and how courageous and then turn around and make fun of people that are coming up here to speak. That is not... It doesn't encourage some of us or give us the confidence to come up here and speak, seeing how others are being treated. So I just wanted to make that comment because it is hard to come up here and speak before all of you but to have people in the audience making fun not appropriate at all. Thank you.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:34:54

Seeing nobody else, we'll close public comment. And back to the council. Council Member Ball. Is this council request time? Council comments and meeting reports. Yes you can make a request then too.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 2Proposed1:35:13

All right, so not much to report other than just frustration with what's happening in our city. So I again, I hear everything that's going on and I appreciate all the comments and everyone knows where I've stood on this issue. We in Lompoc have a big dark cloud over our city. Our reputation is at stake And I've heard murmurings from people beside me and in the crowd that we should shrug it off, wait for judgment, wait for investigations and so forth. Everyone does it. It's not that bad.

It really doesn't matter to me. It is the fact that we are becoming known as not trustworthy in our leadership, and that frustrates me. So the last time I brought this up, uh, I had a request to council request and I heard comments to my left that we are not judges. We're not juries. We don't wear black robes etc. So I went and did my homework to look at other cities that have stripped Council members from their committee assignments And they've censured in a variety of other things that were legally allowed for each of those cities.

Some in Los Angeles, Chula Vista, San Jose and Poway. I'm not sure how to pronounce that but these are all things that have happened within the last five years. I am not going to go through that list but again we as a body of leaders, we are entrusted and should be held to a higher standard Period. So once again, I have a council request and I'm requesting that staff comes back with the report on the options that are available to this Council for formal censure removal from committees and outside assignments and any other lawful interim measures that protect the city's credibility and public trust while criminal proceedings are pending I will say this is not about deciding guilt or innocence. It's about understanding what governance tools are available to the council.

So that's my first council request, and I'll see if there's support. All right? So again hearing no support, I feel like I could hear crickets if we had them in the back. I'm going to move on to my second request. I had a constituent reach out to me And I don't think anyone in this room is guilty of this, and I certainly hope not. But there's a landlord who's pretty famous in the county and he sent a letter to my constituents saying that her rent was going to go up 30%.

She reached out to me, and I'm definitely not an expert so I sent her towards some folks that could help. And they pretty quickly saw and were able to see in state code that that request was illegal. So it made me concerned about people in our community that may not know what to do or who to reach out to when they receive a letter that their rent's going up in an extraordinary way.

And I understand that this is a sensitive issue for some. But we have not discussed this. We have rent control here for mobile for our mobile home parks. A lot of you don't know that we actually talked about that and created some rules, but for everyone else were a city 50 to 60% renters. I'm one of them. I'm fortunate to have a good rate with who I rent from, and that's great. I'm allowed to negotiate that.

But some people don't necessarily have that ability or don't know what their rights are. So my council request is that given the rising housing costs, the number of renters in Lompoc, I'm requesting a future agenda item for the City Council to review renter protections In comparison with other nearby cities, including Goleta and Santa Barbara. And to discuss policy options for Lompoc such as rent stabilization, temporary rent increase limits, anti-harassment protections, mandatory relocation assistance, mediation and local notice requirements I don't necessarily, I'm not going to say I'm for one or any or all of that. But I think it is fair to our citizens, a lot of them pay their taxes in the city as well, to have a discussion on what we can do to make sure that we're protecting their basic rights as renters.

And again, I think a discussion of that is completely fair. So that would be my council request. I don't think we have crickets in this room because I can't hear them. Thank you.

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ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:40:28

Councilor Starbuck?

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 6Proposed1:40:31

Juror one, no reports.

ElectedVictor VegaCouncil Member, District 2Proposed · by roll-call response1:40:35

Councilor Villegas? No reports.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed1:40:47

Certainly I can't let the opportunity go by. The I was at the baseball park this week. The concession stand is beautiful. Everybody spoke highly of it. There was an issue, they have to prop the door out because there doesn't seem to be an exhaust fan in there so maybe you could investigate if that's reasonable or not. But there were some comments on that. On the upcoming agenda which is now our action item list, I don't know if translation services ever got accomplished or where we're going on that, but it seems like that should be at some point an upcoming item.

So we can see where we're going with that.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed1:41:46

We have purchased a lot of equipment and we can give an update when we get closer. We are moving forward with translation services so it probably doesn't need to be a council request Do a presentation update you what we're trying

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed1:42:00

to do. I'm not trying to create work, just know it was Councilman Vega's request some time ago and I think it

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed1:42:08

actually

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed1:42:08

became the state

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed1:42:09

law or something. Yeah SB 707 will be effective July 1 but we have done a lot of research and we've been working on probably for I want to say six months but we're getting closer to implementing that equipment and doing some testing so it is coming.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed1:42:26

Okay. This is probably a typo or something, but last session there were multiple items that were scheduled for this session and they seem to have just dropped off. There was the mid-year update on the budget I don't see that anymore.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed1:42:49

Let's give you an update on that. We did a lot of work. We found that we didn't follow the resolution in its entirety, so we wanted to hold back one meeting because in the resolution when you pass it during the budget they said if you're over $100,000 for you to come to council and request appropriations or move appropriations around. So we didn't get quite that far in our analysis but we will be trying to bring that back shortly.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed1:43:16

Okay, I just didn't see it on the list anymore.

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 9Proposed1:43:18

We're still working on it. We did pull it. Sorry

UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed1:43:20

that's kind of a famous myth about this list is things drop off You know so There was the review of the landfill life cycle and future closure plan that used to be on the list. It's gone. I'm not suggesting, let's just get the list corrected if it's missing. And then there was a review of AB 253 that was on the list that seems to have disappeared as well. So maybe we could pick those up?

That'd be great. Those are my comments.

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:44:01

So I have a question for the Community Development Director. And before, I wanted to comment on what Council Member Ball had to say is can you get us the documents and make available to the public the documents that are out there that come down from the county and the state level relating to renters' rights? I think in the past we used to have them out here But make them available to us and present documents that are state documents and county documents so people can see what is available that's out there.

Can you?

ElectedVictor VegaCouncil Member, District 2Proposed · by roll-call response1:44:39

Yeah, I will check into that

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:44:41

at the lobby. OK. I think that would be a good first step so we can see what's up. I have another question that I've been reviewing. And I found out in 2023 trash rates, there was a normality for people outside the area, outside the city of Lompoc. It was known for many, many years that they paid two times the rate. And as I've noticed that the tipping fees or the tonnage fees, somebody outside the city limits is the same as somebody inside the city limits.

And the argument in the past was for many, many years was it... The rate payers and the property owners of the City of Lompoc have bought us into the landfill. That's why we had a different rate than people outside our city limits. So I'm very curious as to It appears to me that the local people are subsidizing the people outside city limits, so I'd like to have that come back.

For review, discussion and possibly the ability as well for the city manager to negotiate the rates like at Marburg. I had a county supervisor approached me and he told me that his community development director. Thank you very much. To the people to support me to go along with that to initiate this process.

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UnidentifiedUnidentified speaker 8Proposed1:46:47

I can support you, but I remember coming up and I don't remember crystallizing the understanding of what Vandenberg Village or Mace Oaks or any of these outlying areas pay for using our landfill. Maybe they

ElectedJim MosbyMayorProposed · by roll-call response1:47:03

don't before we get into discussion. Let's let him like the chin dies so we can have that as part as well Open up the doors with resolutions that are out there. So I got support from Council Member Bridges. Is there anybody else who would like to talk about what's going on in our trash rates? Council Member Starbucks said he'd give me a third on that one. All right, I think I've got everything else lining up here so with that we'll adjourn.

Did you want... No, I got Steve Bridge and I had you. Victor didn't have anything to say? We good? Pro tem? No, I'm not. That was at the very end of the meeting. So we will adjourn this meeting to a regular meeting at 630 p.m. on April 7th 2026