Tune in to the March 2 Goleta City Council Meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Council will consider APCD Grant Agreement, General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2020 Progress Report, Operating and CIP Budget Amendments for Fiscal Year 2020/21

We hope you will join us for the upcoming virtual Goleta City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 2, at 5:30 p.m. (closed session begins at 5:00 p.m.). There are several important items being discussed, and we encourage you to watch live and/or participate. Directions for how to do both are below.

• City Council will discuss the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) Clean Air Grants Infrastructure Program Grant Agreement. Staff applied for funding under APCD’s 2020 Clean Air Grants Infrastructure Program to purchase an off-grid, solar-powered dual port electric vehicle (EV) charging station at City Hall and received a grant totaling $61,333. This amount covers approximately 75% of the equipment cost, which is discounted for California public entities per the State of California Department of General Services contract. The remaining matching funds of approximately $21,000 will come from the Sustainability Program’s portion of the existing Cal OES grant allocation that was awarded in FY 19/20, requiring no cash outlay by the City for the equipment. Read the staff report here: https://tinyurl.com/bwbdkv57.
  
  
• Council will consider adopting a resolution approving the General Plan/Coastal Land Use Plan 2020 Progress Report. Council will receive an annual progress report assessing the level of implementation and effectiveness of the General Plan relative to orderly growth and development, preservation and conservation of open space land and natural resources, and the efficient expenditure of public funds. The annual progress report also provides information regarding the City’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs. View the staff report and presentation at https://tinyurl.com/x4jsx55c.
  
  
• Council will also consider a resolution amending the City of Goleta’s Operating and CIP Budget for Fiscal Year 2020/21. Council will receive a report providing a financial update on the City’s preliminary actual revenue and expenditure activity through the second quarter for the FY 2020/21 Operating and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budget, which was adopted on June 18, 2019, as part of the two-year FY 2019/20 and FY 2020/21 budget plan and amended on June 16, 2020. The information in this report is preliminary and provides a review of the continued estimated economic impact experienced from the COVID-19 pandemic from July 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020, and other relevant financial information. Additionally, this report recommends various adjustments to the FY 2020/21 budget. The staff report is available at https://tinyurl.com/5558shw7.
  
  
• City Council will present a Proclamation Proclaiming Peace Corps Week as February 28, 2021 Through March 6, 2021 and the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Peace Corps in the City of Goleta.

For the complete March 2, 2021, City Council agenda, please go to: https://tinyurl.com/3rk8xjsz.

How to Participate

The City understands the importance of public participation and wants to ensure community members know how to participate. To help with this effort, please watch this short instructional video with Deputy City Clerk David J. Cutaia to help walk you through the steps.

OPEN SESSION PARTICIPATION (5:30 P.M.) VIA WEBINAR
Join Meeting Electronically at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5329301387184916747 
Webinar ID 788-317-323

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. You will be connected to audio using your computer’s microphone and speakers (VoIP). A headset is recommended. You can also select the option to use your telephone, but you must use the GoToWebinar software to interact with the meeting. Select “Use Telephone” after joining the webinar in order to use your telephone. Oral comments during a meeting may be made by electronic participation only. If you have technical questions about the webinar, please go to: https://support.goto.com/webinar.

Speaking at the Meeting - Submit an email prior to noon on the Monday before the City Council meeting to cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org and include the item you wish to speak on and provide your name, email and phone number. When asking who wishes to speak, the City Clerk will ask that you utilize the “raise hand” feature of the GoToWebinar app (see image below), this lets the Clerk know you wish to speak and will call your name when public comment is taken.

Additional Public Participation Alternatives:

• Distribution to the City Council - Submit your comment via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the City Council meeting. Please submit your comment to the City Clerk at: cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.org. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.

Information on closed session participation can be found in the agenda.

Watch the City Council Meeting Live
We encourage you to watch City Council meetings live on Channel 19 or live on our website at www.CityofGoleta.org/GoletaMeetings. If you miss the meeting, it is rebroadcast on Channel 19 Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and is available to watch at any time on the City website. Sign up to receive an agenda sent to you via email or text here: https://tinyurl.com/y36ervg4.

Pictured: Goleta City Council
Top row left to right: Councilmember Kyle Richards, Mayor Paula Perotte, and Councilmember Roger Aceves
Bottom row left to right: Mayor Pro Tempore James Kyriaco and Councilmember Stuart Kasdin