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Votes at a glance: Carpinteria council approves consent items, budget/resolution continuations and two contract amendments
Summary
On May 27 the Carpinteria City Council approved the consent calendar (minutes, financial reports, an ordinance change to library advisory youth representation and an investment policy amendment), extended two city contracts (2 Trumpets and Showscapes) and adopted four district continuation resolutions for FY 2025–26.
The Carpinteria City Council took several procedural and fiscal actions on May 27. Highlights below summarize each formal action and the vote recorded at the meeting.
Consent calendar (approved, roll call): Council approved a multi-part consent calendar that included: approval of May 12, 2025 minutes; receipt and filing of expenditures for May 5–16, 2025; receipt and filing of city manager-executed contracts (April 8–May 6, 2025); receipt and filing of the monthly treasurer's investment safekeeping report for April 2025; adoption of Ordinance No. 793 amending Carpinteria Municipal Code Chapter 2.37 to modify appointment and service of youth representatives on the Library Advisory Commission; and adoption of Resolution No. 6402 amending the city's investment policy to change reporting frequency from quarterly to monthly. The consent calendar passed on a roll-call vote (recorded as unanimous by council).
Contract amendments (approved): - First amendment with 2 Trumpets Communications LLC (Agenda item 9): Extended to 06/30/2029; total not-to-exceed increased to $427,500. Approved by roll-call (5–0). - Amendment No. 2 to the maintenance agreement with Showscapes Inc., DBA TreeScapes (Agenda item 10): One-year extension; not-to-exceed $267,600; amended total $1,229,010. Approved by roll-call (5–0).
District continuations (public hearings and adopted resolutions): - Resolution No. 6398: Continue Street Lighting District No. 1 for FY 2025–26 (projected revenues approx. $247,000; operating expenses approx. $235,000). No written protests received; resolution adopted. - Resolution No. 6399: Continue Lighting, Landscaping, and Right-of-Way Improvement District No. 3 for FY 2025–26 (projected revenues approx. $198,000; projected expenditures approx. $400,000; general fund subsidy ~ $204,000). No written protests received; resolution adopted. - Resolution No. 6400: Continue Parking and Business Improvement Area Assessment District No. 4 for FY 2025–26 (DTBAB recommended general assessment $126.45; total district revenues and expenses projected at $16,000). No written protests received; resolution adopted. - Resolution No. 6401: Continue Winter Protection Berm Assessment District No. 5 for FY 2025–26 (estimated winter berm install/maintenance cost $69,000; district assessment $20,228; city share approx. $48,000). No written protests received; resolution adopted.
Legislative update: Council received a legislative update from staff; council directed the city attorney to draft letters on selected bills (SB 79 and AB 650, per council direction) and provided the city attorney discretion to proceed if letters had not already been filed.
All formal votes referenced above were recorded by roll call in the record.
