HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN 2021 1020 CC SA REG MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND
SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
Moorpark, California October 20, 2021
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Moorpark and the Successor Agency
was held on October 20, 2021, in the Council Chambers of said City located at 799
Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark, California. All items listed are heard and acted upon by the
City Council unless otherwise noted.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Parvin called the meeting to order at 6:32 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Councilmember Pollock led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL:
Present: Councilmembers Castro, Enegren, Groff, Pollock, and Mayor
Parvin.
Staff Present: Troy Brown, City Manager; Kevin Ennis, City Attorney;
PJ Gagajena, Assistant City Manager; Kambiz Borhani,
Finance Director; Daniel Kim, City Engineer/Public Works
Director; Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation
Director; Carlene Saxton, Community Development Director;
Brian Chong, Assistant to the City Manager; Shaun Kroes,
Public Works Manager; Shanna Farley-Judkins, Principal
Planner; Mackenzie Douglass, Program Manager; Chris
Thompson, Senior Information Systems Administrator;
Captain Victor Fazio, Ventura County Sheriffs Office; Ky
Spangler, City Clerk; and Blanca Garza, Deputy City Clerk II.
4. PROCLAMATIONS AND COMMENDATIONS:
A. Introduction of New City Employee, Ariane Quizon, Assistant Engineer, in
the Public Works Department.
Mayor Parvin introduced new City Employee, Ariane Quizon, Assistant
Engineer, in the Public Works Department.
B. Proclamation Recognizing October 23-31 as Red Ribbon Week.
Mayor Parvin presented a Proclamation to Captain Victor Fazio, Ventura
County Sheriff's Office, Recognizing October 23-31 as Red Ribbon Week.
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C. Proclamation Recognizing October 24 as World Polio Day.
Mayor Parvin presented a Proclamation to Moorpark Morning Rotary Club
President-Elect Pat Abruzzese and Moorpark Noon Rotary Club President
Clark Neel Recognizing October 24 as World Polio Day.
D. Proclamation Declaring "The Great Shakeout" on October 21, 2021.
Mayor Parvin presented a Proclamation to Program Manager Mackenzie
Douglass declaring "The Great Shakeout" on October 21, 2021.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
TIME SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM — PUBLIC HEARING BEGINS AT 6:50 P.M. [Per
Election Code 21607.1(d)].
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. First Public Hearing to Receive Comments and Input on the Redistricting
Process for the Potential Redrawing of Election District Boundaries; and
Consider Presentation by National Demographics Corporation, Inc. (NDC)
on the Redistricting Process, Input on "Communities of Interest" and Other
Local Factors, Report of the 2020 Census Demographic Data Specific to
Moorpark, and an Overview of Mapping Tools. Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Receive presentation from the
City's demographer consulting firm, NDC including a demographic
summary and the available mapping tools; 2) Open the public hearing and
receive public comments and input regarding "communities of interest"
districts for the purpose of possibly redrawing election district boundaries
and close the public hearing; and 3) Provide additional direction to staff, as
appropriate.
Ms. Spangler gave the staff report and Ms. Kristen Parks with National
Demographics Corporation, Inc. gave the PowerPoint presentation.
A discussion and questions among the Councilmembers, staff and the
consultant focused on: 1) consideration of neighborhoods and communities
of interest in light of the small deviations between the 2010 to 2020 Census
results and maintaining awareness to not move residents between districts
on different voting cycles thereby losing their opportunity to vote; 2) Districts
3 and 4 require adjustment while Districts 1 and 2 meet the ideal population
numbers; 3) the City's Redistricting webpage, moorparkca.gov/districts, will
contain information available to citizens, including all information presented
at Council meetings, and the slides that break down all the various
demographic data; 4) California law lists redistricting mapping
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considerations in rank order; 5) City vs. County redistricting processes and
differences; 6) brief explanation of districting versus redistricting as it relates
to compliance with the Federal Voting Rights Act; 7) some cities are in
litigation to maintain or return to an at-large system of election; 8) mapping
vendors are experiencing delays but interactive maps are expected to be
available by Monday, October 25, and paper maps are available now; 9) the
process and redistricting timeline are driven by election dates and
Moorpark's deadline is longer than the County's because of election dates;
10) legal criteria for redistricting pursuant to federal and state laws to ensure
equal population; 11) compliance with federal Voting Rights Act, and
avoiding racial gerrymandering; and 12) ensuring geographic contiguity,
minimizing division of neighborhoods and communities of interest, creating
easily identifiable boundaries, maintaining compactness, do not favor or
discriminate against a political party, minimizing changes to election cycles,
respecting voters' choices, and preserving the core of existing districts.
Mayor Parvin opened the public hearing at 7:41 p.m.
There were no speakers.
Mayor Parvin closed the public hearing at 7:42 p.m.
MOTION: Mayor Parvin moved and Councilmember Enegren seconded a motion
to approve the staff recommendation. The motion carried by unanimous voice
vote.
6. REORDERING OF, AND ADDITIONS TO, THE AGENDA:
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the City Council to reorder Item 9.A. prior to
Item 8.B., upon the request of Mayor Parvin.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS, FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, AND REPORTS ON
MEETINGS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED BY COUNCILMEMBERS AND
MAYOR:
Councilmember Enegren reported on October 13 he spoke at a Community
Connections event put on by the Simi Valley Chamber of Commerce's Young
Professionals where he spoke about starting his own business and his run for City
Council.
Councilmember Groff reported on October 14 he attended the California Joint
Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) annual Board of Directors meeting.
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Councilmember Groff reported on October 19 he participated in a phone call with
City Manager Brown and the Ventura County Fire Department regarding brush
clearance issues the City and County are seeing affecting a Homeowners
Association.
Councilmember Groff reported on October 20 he attended the Holiday on High
Street planning meeting for the event scheduled on December 4.
Councilmember Pollock reported he attended opening night of West Side Story at
the High Street Arts Theater which will run for four weeks on Friday and Saturday
evenings and a Sunday matinee.
Mayor Parvin announced Super Spooky Skate night, a night of skating, music, and
fun on Saturday, October 23 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Arroyo Vista Community
Park multiuse court. Admission is free. For more information visit
MoorparkCa.gov/Skate.
Mayor Parvin announced Haunted High Street is back on Halloween evening,
featuring trunk-or-treating, a carnival with games and attractions, live DJ and
dance party, Moorpark Library's arts and crafts station, food trucks, and the
Unlucky Fools haunted house! Admission is free, except for the carnival. Carnival
tickets are $5.00 in advance, $10.00 at the gate. For details or to purchase carnival
tickets, visit MoorparkCa.gov/Haunted.
Mayor Parvin announced on October 19, Ventura County Animal Services
reopened their Simi Valley Shelter, located at 670 West Lost Angeles Avenue.
Hours of operation are 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Tuesdays through Sundays, and
closed on Mondays. The re-opening of the shelter provides a closer location for
Moorpark residents to claim lost pets that may have been turned into the shelter
as well as adoption and pet licensing services. Residents are still encouraged to
license their pets online or through the mail. For more information about shelter
services please visit vcas.us.
Mayor Parvin reported on October 12 she participated in an Economic
Development meeting.
Mayor Parvin reported on October 13 she participated in a Zoom meeting with the
Conejo/Simi/Moorpark Association of REALTORS®.
Mayor Parvin reported on October 15 she attended the Moorpark Chamber of
Commerce breakfast sponsored by Comstock Homes.
Mayor Parvin reported on October 19 she met with a journalist student from
Moorpark who is attended California State University Channel Islands writing an
article and to discuss the Daly Group project and affordable housing.
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Mayor Parvin reported on October 19 the Ventura County Board of Supervisors
began their discussion on their redistricting process and provided the website
address for citizens to view the maps being discussed at
www.ventura.org/redistricting/draft-maps and encouraged residents to share their
thoughts on this process and the City's local redistricting process.
Mayor Parvin reported on October 18 she celebrated her 46th wedding anniversary
and commented on October 19 the City Manager Troy Brown celebrated his 30-
year wedding anniversary.
9. PRESENTATION/ACTION/DISCUSSION:
A. Consider Presentation by District Attorney Erik Nasarenko. Staff
Recommendation: Receive verbal presentation.
District Attorney Nasarenko provided a PowerPoint presentation and
discussed the District Attorney's Office's core responsibilities to the citizens
of Moorpark including to protect public safety and hold offenders
accountable for their crimes, and to assist crime victims. He remarked on
the victim's services advocacy and the Family Justice Center, and "Under
One Roof Center" that provides a wide range of services.
There were no speakers.
CONSENSUS: It was the consensus of the City Council receive and file the report.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
B. Consider an Ordinance Approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No.
2021-01 - Amending Chapters 17.08 (Definitions) and 7.20 (Uses by Zone)
of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Moorpark Municipal Code to Define Certain Uses
Involving Industrial Hemp and Related Products, and to Identify the Zones
in Which These Uses Would be Prohibited, Permitted, and Conditionally
Permitted, and Making a Determination of Exemption Pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Connection Therewith.
Staff Recommendation: 1) Open the public hearing, accept public testimony
and close the public hearing; and 2) Introduce Ordinance No.
approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2021-01 for first reading,
waive full reading, and place this ordinance on the agenda for November 3,
2021, for purposes of providing second reading and adoption of the
ordinance. (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
Ms. Farley-Judkins gave the staff report.
A discussion among the Councilmembers, staff and the consultant focused
on: 1) neighboring cities processes for CBD stores which vary within the
County of Ventura, some requiring a Conditional Use Permit; 2) CBD is a
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product that is not regulated by age; 3) regulations are being applied for
perceptions versus safety; 4) Conditional Use Permits add a layer of
protection and detailed discretionary review and ensures uses do not
conflict with the General Plan, appropriate for the site and compatible with
the neighborhood and other uses and does not conflict with the surrounding
neighborhood as it puts it through a process where this can be considered;
5) implementation of distance from schools; 6) regulation on the percentage
of CBD products sold by a business; 7) Assembly Bill (AB) 45 permits
industrial hemp products and includes strict regulations; 8) zoning to be
considered as part of the Genal Plan process; 9) avoiding unnecessary
regulations versus establishing buffers to avoid negative impacts such as
odor and traffic; and 10) flexibility of manufacturing of hemp products
requires clarification.
Mayor Parvin opened the public hearing at 8:56 p.m.
There were no speakers.
Mayor Parvin closed the public hearing at 8:56 p.m.
Direction to staff followed to include addition of a restriction prohibiting uses
within 600 feet from a school or sensitive uses in the Ordinance, consider
adding clarifying language to certain uses, including manufacturing
distinction from a research and testing laboratory, and agreed that signage
requirements would be addressed through a Conditional Use Permit
process.
Mayor Parvin reopened the public hearing prior to the following motion:
MOTION: Mayor Parvin moved and Councilmember Enegren seconded a motion
to continue this item with the public hearing open to the regular meeting of
November 3, 2021. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
9. PRESENTATION/ACTION/DISCUSSION:
B. Consider Update on a Second Doq Park. Staff Recommendation: Receive
and file report.
Mr. Laurentowski gave the staff report.
Brief discussion occurred among Councilmembers and staff regarding
maintenance costs and potential allowable uses within the Southern
California Edison easement.
Rachana Vengarai registered to speak via Zoom in opposition to a dog park
at Country Trail Park but was not present when called.
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Ben Fishman, Moorpark resident and President of the Belmont Mountain
Meadows Homeowners Association, spoke to express safety concerns,
maintenance cost, and fencing requirements, requested signage and
enforcement of off leash dogs, and supports the recommendation to not
develop a dog park at Country Trail Park.
Kristi Soerensen spoke in favor of a new dog park in Moorpark in or near
Arroyo Vista Community Park and requested the Council continue to keep
pursuing a use within the Southern California Edison easement.
MOTION: Mayor Parvin moved and Councilmember Enegren seconded a motion
to receive and file the report. The motion carried by unanimous voice vote.
10. CONSENT CALENDAR:
MOTION: Councilmember Pollock moved and Councilmember Groff seconded a motion
to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
A. Consider Warrant Register for Fiscal Year 2021/22 — October 20, 2021.
Staff Recommendation: Approve the warrant register.
B. Consider Resolution Authorizing the City of Moorpark's Fiscal Year 2021/22
Transportation Development Act Claim. Staff Recommendation: Adopt
Resolution No. 2021-4048, authorizing the submittal of City's
Transportation Development Act Claim.
C. Consider Agreement with Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. for Stormwater
Inspection Services; and Consider Authorizing the City Manager to Approve
Additional Work Not-To-Exceed Ten Percent (10%) of the Agreement
Amount. Staff Recommendation: 1) Approve the Charles Abbott
Associates, Inc. Agreement subject to final language approval of the City
Manager and City Attorney and authorize the City Manager to sign the
Agreement; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to approve additional work
not-to-exceed ten percent (10%) of the Agreement amount.
11. ORDINANCES: (ROLL CALL VOTE REQUIRED)
None.
12. CLOSED SESSION:
Mr. Brown requested the Council recess into closed session for discussion of Item
12.A. on the agenda.
MOTION: Mayor Parvin moved and Councilmember Groff seconded a motion to adjourn
to closed session for discussion of Item 12.A. on the agenda. The motion carried by
unanimous voice vote. The time was 9:27 p.m.
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A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
(Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8)
Property: Successor Agency:513-0-024-105 & -135
(Princeton Avenue)
Agency Negotiator: Troy Brown, City Manager; and Brian Moncrief and
Larry Kosmont, Kosmont Companies
Negotiating Parties: Quail Capital Investments, LLC
Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment
Present in closed session were Councilmembers Castro, Enegren, Groff, Pollock
and Mayor Parvin; City Manager, Troy Brown; Kevin Ennis, City Attorney; PJ
Gagajena, Assistant City Manager; Jessica Sandifer, Community Services
Manager; and Brian Moncrief, Kosmont Companies.
The Council reconvened into open session at 9:53 p.m. Mr. Brown stated Item
12.A. was discussed and there was no action to report.
13. ADJOURNMENT:
Mayor Parvin adjourned the meeting at 9:53 p.m.
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