AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025, 6:00 PM

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

Public Communications is the time set aside during the meeting for members of the public to address the City Council on items of City business other than scheduled agenda items. Matters raised at this time may be briefly discussed by the Council, and will generally be referred to staff and/or placed on a subsequent agenda. Under State law, other than for emergency items, no action can be taken.

All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. There will be no discussion of these items unless, before the vote on the motion to adopt, specific items are removed from the Consent Calendar for separate motions.

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Adopt a resolution to cancel the regular meetings scheduled for November 11 and November 25, 2025, for Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving week, and approve the scheduling of a special meeting on November 18, 2025, to accommodate the Council and City’s business needs.

Review and ratify nomination of applicant Katrina Rice Schmidt as Planning Commissioner to fill a mid-term vacancy on the Planning Commission.

That the City Council:

1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 with Secural Security Corporation for security services at Ojai Tent Town through June 30, 2026; and
2. Ratify expenditures incurred from February 28, 2025 to October 14, 2025; and
3. Approve budget appropriations for FY25-26 to cover anticipated services through the extended term.

Authorize City Manager to purchase a new custom-built Council Chambers Dais from ErgonomicHome.com, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $47,800.

That the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with HdL Companies for the implementation of a Business License and Cannabis Software Application (BL-0025).

Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Infosight Inc for a one year term in an amount not to exceed $37,940 for a cybersecurity assessment and compliance review based on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) 2.0.

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That the City Council authorizes the City Manager to enter into a Driver Labor Contractor Agreement with Fillmore Area Transit Corporation DBA Sun Shuttle and Transit for contracted trolley drivers in an amount not to exceed $60,000.

1. Discuss and consider directing staff to implement a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to Code Compliance for:
   1. Inoperable vehicles;
   2. Unpermitted construction activity; and
   3. The Ojai Arcade and Arcade Plaza Design Guidelines and Municipal Code requirements related to signage, outdoor displays, and outdoor dining.
2. Discuss and consider directing staff to organize and host an educational forum for downtown business, property owners, and the public, on Design Guidelines and Municipal Code requirements related to signage, outdoor displays, and outdoor dining in The Ojai Arcade and Arcade Plaza.
3. Discuss and determine whether additional areas of desired proactive code enforcement should be identified, and if City Council consensus exists, direct staff to return with an estimate for the effort and any corresponding budget allocations must be made.

Consider whether to direct the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, to:

1. Negotiate a broadband franchise agreement with Aspire Broadband, LLC; and
2. Return with a first reading of a microtrenching ordinance to allow microtrenching in City rights-of-way.

1. Receive the preliminary Fiscal Year-End Report;
2. Authorize the carryover of appropriations for the Capital Improvement Program; and
3. Approve a transfer to the Cemetery Fund to address ongoing operating shortfalls.

Approve the teal & lemon color palette and logo option 1A from the proposed City of Ojai iterations.

Posted October 10, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.  

Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk

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