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Goleta council approves consent calendar including ADU code changes and purchasing code update; successor-agency and budget items pass
Summary
The Goleta City Council on Dec. 17 unanimously approved a consent calendar that included ordinance adoptions updating the city's purchasing system and changes to the accessory dwelling unit code to conform with state law.
At its Dec. 17 meeting the Goleta City Council approved the consent calendar containing routine administrative and legislative items with a roll-call vote recorded as unanimous.
Items on the consent calendar included approval of minutes for Nov. 19 and Dec. 3, a biannual conflict-of-interest code amendment, an ordinance amending Title 3 (purchasing system) of the Goleta Municipal Code (conduct second reading and adopt), and a second-reading adoption of an ordinance amending Section 17.41.030 of the Goleta Municipal Code relating to accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior ADUs to comply with recent state law changes (case number 24-00066-ord). The council also accepted October 2024 financial reports (check register and investment transactions) and an annual development impact fee report for fiscal year 2023-24, adopted a legislative platform for 2025 and approved the 2025 council meeting and city hall holiday schedules.
The roll-call vote for the consent calendar recorded the following: Council Member Kiriakou, aye; Council Member Richards, yes; Council Member Kasdan, aye; Mayor Pro Tempore Reyes Martin, aye; Mayor Parodi, aye. The council then proceeded to the successor-agency item and approved the administrative budget and recognized obligation payment schedule for the RDA successor agency for July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026; that item similarly passed without public objection and by roll-call vote.
Summary of votes at the meeting (items recorded on the transcript): - Consent calendar (items b1 through b9): approved by unanimous roll-call (5-0). - Successor agency administrative budget and recognized obligation payment schedule (item a1): approved by roll-call (5-0). - Adoption of resolution confirming the Nov. 5, 2024 election canvas (item c1): approved by roll-call (5-0). - Selection of Mayor Pro Tempore (item e1): Stuart Kasdan nominated and appointed by roll-call (5-0).
Where the clerk or staff read ordinance or case identifiers into the record, the transcript references ordinance number placeholders and a case number for the ADU ordinance (24-00066-ord); the full ordinance texts and staff reports are included as attachments to the meeting materials on the city's website.
No amendments or substantive debate on the consent items were recorded on the transcript; one remote speaker commented on the ADU ordinance during the public comment period and expressed general support for easing ADU construction barriers.
