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Votes at a glance: Feb. 4 Santa Barbara City Council
Summary
A summary of formal votes recorded at the Feb. 4, 2025 City Council meeting, including consent calendar approval, an appointment to the Fire & Police Commission, council consent for the county wine BID and adoption of Title 25 objective design standards.
This summary lists the formal actions the Santa Barbara City Council recorded on Feb. 4, 2025.
Consent calendar - Motion: Approve the consent calendar in its entirety. - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Council member Jordan; second by Mayor Pro Tem Freeman. - Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Tally: yes 7, no 0.
Appointment to Fire & Police Commission (Item 10) - Motion: Appoint Alberto Lapuz to the Fire & Police Commission following nominations and roll-call votes. - Outcome: Mr. Lapuz appointed by roll-call vote; council announced the appointment immediately after tally. - Tally: recorded as appointment; no opposition announced at the dais.
Consent to county wine business improvement district (Item 11) - Motion: Adopt resolution granting consent to the County of Santa Barbara to establish the Santa Barbara County Wine Business Improvement District and include territory in the City of Santa Barbara (staff recommendation). - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Council member Sneddon; second by Council member Harmon. - Outcome: Passed unanimously. - Tally: yes 7, no 0.
Title 25 Objective Design and Development Standards (Item 12) - Motion: Introduce and adopt by reading of title only an ordinance adding Title 25 Objective Design and Development Standards; amend Title 30 zoning chapters accordingly; repeal Resolution No. 21031 (staff recommendation). Council directed two minor edits (remove erroneous strikethrough in Attachment 3; change long-facade articulation threshold from 80 ft to 60 ft). - Mover/Seconder: Motion by Council member Sneddon; second by Mayor Pro Tem Freeman. - Outcome: Adopted unanimously. - Tally: yes 7, no 0.
Notes: Several items were presentations or public-comment topics and did not require council votes. The county-level wine BID formation will proceed through the County of Santa Barbara ballot tabulation process; the council’s action was consent to include city territory and city wineries in that county process.
