AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026, 6:00 PM

KENT HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS - CITY HALL CAMPUS - 111 W SANTA ANA ST, OJAI, CA

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Approve.

Receive and file.

Receive and file. 

1. Review and approve revisions to the Ojai Trolley advertising program, including updated advertising rates and contract structure.
2. Approve limiting advertisers to one ad space per trolley.
3. Approve establishing a one year contract term for all ad placements, with an exception for rear placements limited to three consecutive terms per advertiser.
4. Approve a unified rate for driver side and pedestrian side panels and a higher rate for the rear (back) panel due to increased visibility.
5. Direct staff to add all trolley advertising rates to the City’s Master Fee Schedule.

1. Authorize the City Manager to execute amendments for one (1) additional two-year term to the current On-Call Professional Services Agreements that have expired on June 30, 2026 extending them to June 30, 2028 and increase the not-to-exceed amount of each On-Call Professional Services Agreement as provided in this report; and,
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an On-Call Trade Agreement with Ventura Pest Control and authorize future amendments for an additional one (1) one-year term with compensation not-to-exceed $75,000; and
3. Receive and file the task orders issued during Fiscal Year 25/26.

1. Introduce, for first reading by title only with further reading waived, Ordinance No. 973, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Ojai, Suspending Certain Requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Ojai Municipal Code ("Well Construction, Modification, and Demolition Standards"), Subject to Biennial Review by City Council, and Creating a New Section 224 of Article 2 of Chapter 3 of Title 7 of the Ojai Municipal Code; and
2. Direct staff to return to the City Council for second reading and adoption of the Ordinance at the August 11, 2026, City Council meeting.

Approve the Resolution adopting the 2026 City of Ojai City Hall Campus Landscape Master Plan as presented, thereby establishing a comprehensive vision for the revitalization, stewardship, and long-term management of the City Hall campus.

1. Discuss report issued by County of Ventura Civil Grand Jury regarding the Ojai Permanent Supportive Housing Project on June 25, 2026.
2. Direct the City Attorney to prepare a draft response to the report for further consideration by the City Council at a regular or special meeting of City Council in August, 2026.

Provide direction to the City Attorney’s Office to work with staff to prepare recommended Code revisions to various ordinances as further described in this report.

1. Review the attached list of contracted services and identify those contracts for which the City Council would like additional analysis; and
2. Direct staff to return at a future meeting with a detailed evaluation of the selected contracts, including operational, staffing, financial, legal, and service level considerations associated with potentially bringing those services in-house.

1. Receive the staff report and presentation and ask clarifying questions related to the Affordable Housing Agreement associated with Cottages Among the Flowers.
2. Direct the City Manager and City Attorney to finalize and execute the Declaration of Land Use Restrictive Covenants (Affordable Housing Agreement) with Ojai Bungalows LP, associated with the two deed-restricted units within the Cottages Among the Flowers site and cause it to be recorded in the Official Records of Ventura County (Attachment A).
3. Direct the City Manager to negotiate and execute a formal Professional Services Agreement with Area Housing Authority of the County of Ventura. The proposal from Area Housing Authority includes performing third party services to income qualify households for deed-restricted affordable housing units. The Area Housing Authority proposal for third-party services is Attachment B.
4. Direct the Community Development Director to establish a reporting schedule and compliance format associated with those households which are income qualified to reside within the deed-restricted units.

Select two (2) City Council Members to form an ad hoc committee for a six-month term.

Receive the information and presentation by Staff, ask clarifying questions and consider providing additional direction on alternative building code options for local amendments to the building code.

Posted July 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.  

Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk

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