AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 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. 

Ratify the Historic Preservation Commission’s recommendation to recognize the City of Ojai Annual Historic Preservation Awards for 2026, to Wendy Barker, Drew Mashburn, Brady Hahn, and Rob Tucker and to award the 2026 Historic Preservation Lifetime Achievement Award to Bret Bradigan.

Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with the Ojai Valley Historical Society & Museum ("Museum") to continue operation of the Ojai Valley Museum and Visitor Center and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment extending the term for one year and authorizing an annual expenditure of $85,000 for the current fiscal year.

Authorize payment of Invoice #400077 ($16,150.50) and Invoice #400080 ($15,796.00), totaling $31,946.50 to InfoSight Inc. for Year 2 Cybersecurity Assessment Services and NIST CSF 2.0 Compliance Review

Review, receive, and file the updated Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex.

Conduct second reading, waiving the reading of the full text, and adopt Ordinance No. 975, amending the City’s zoning map, by reading of the title as stated below:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OJAI AMENDING THE CITY OF OJAI REVISED ZONING MAP ADOPTED BY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 10-2.202 CHANGING THE ZONE FROM PUBLIC, QUASI-PUBLIC (PL) TO VILLAGE MIXED-USE (VMU) FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 107 NORTH VENTURA STREET – ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 021-0-106-040 – AND 103 WEST MATILIJA STREET – ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 021-0-106-030 – AS REFLECTED ON THE REVISED ZONING MAPS AND FINDING THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Public Works Contract No. 2026-118 with Ardalan Construction Company, Inc. for the structural improvements at Martin Gym in the amount of $154,400 and;
2. Authorize a 15% contingency in the amount of $23,160 for unforeseen change orders that may be required for a total authorized expenditure of $177,560.
3. Funds for the Martin Gym structural improvements are included in the FY 2026-27 Capital Improvement Fund, Account No., 031-1602-0802-111 in the amount of $120,000; therefore, staff recommend Council authorize an additional appropriation of $57,560 from the City’s unprogrammed General Fund balance to fully fund the project.

Consider authorizing the Community Development Director to transmit a formal letter of opposition to the Ventura County Resource Management Agency — Planning Division, directed to Planning Director Dave Ward, and to the County of Ventura Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors opposing the proposed privately initiated General Plan Amendment to Traffic Policy OV-2.5 of the Ojai Valley Area Plan; the revised draft letter is included as Attachment A.

1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) for a continuation of Intensive Service Coordinator services for non-emergency mental health and case management for unhoused individuals citywide to extend the term of the Agreement by one year and increase the Agreement’s Not-To-Exceed Limit by $177,647, funded equally by General Fund (OTT) and ERF Grant Funds, for a new total Not-to-Exceed Limit of $371,955 (see Attachment A); or
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Agreement with Ventura County Behavioral Health (VCBH) for continuation of Intensive Service Coordinator services for non-emergency mental health and case management for unhoused individuals citywide to extend the term of the Agreement by one year and increase the Agreement’s Not-To-Exceed Limit by at a pro-rated amount at a lower level of service providing services two or three days per week with corresponding revisions to the description of services to reflect the reduced level of service; or
3. Direct the City Manager to (i) extend the agreement through the date of this meeting plus an additional 30 days in order to provide notice to VCBH of the City’s intent to terminate the Agreement and terminate the Agreement for Intensive Service Coordinator Services for non-emergency mental health and case management for unhoused individuals citywide and (ii) increase the Agreement amount by the cost of services that will have been performed through the termination date.

1. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 1 and related documents necessary to implement the amended agreement in substantially the form attached hereto.
2. Appropriate $1,943,415 to the Transit Program

1. Review proposals from the Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council and determine whether to proceed as sponsorship or a service – or not to proceed; and
2. If City Council consensus exists to proceed as a sponsorship, direct the City Manager to approve Proposal A, Proposal B, or a variant thereof; or
3. If City Council consensus exists to proceed as a service, provide direction to the City Manager to draft a request for proposals, with the draft returning to the City Council for review/approval, and open the process to public submittals.

Review the proposed Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant services to conduct a comprehensive fee study and overhead cost analysis and determine whether to approve the RFP to be issued.

Receive information and presentation from City Attorney regarding proposed updates to the City’s ordinances for public works bidding (Attachment A) and general purchasing (Attachment B).

Posted November 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.  

Weston Montgomery, Chief Deputy City Clerk

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