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Facilitate Greater Citizen Involvement
- Developed and adopted FY 2005/06 City Council Goals and Priority Projects and
revised Economic Development/Redevelopment Implementation Plan.
- Held town hall meeting on April 4 at Santa Paula High School
- Sponsored Armed Forces Day Dinner May 21
- Held Community Organization Roundtable Meeting September 22 to better coordinate
community activities
Community Advocacy
- Co-sponsored Fourth Annual Ventura County Housing Conference.
- Supported Senator Arnold Vinick’s Campaign for President (on NBC’s “The West
Wing”) and declared him a Santa Paula resident
- Held joint meeting with Santa Paula Union High School District Board of Trustees
to discuss issues of concern
- Held meeting with Santa Paula Union High School District Board of Trustees
and Santa Paula Elementary District Board of Education and adopted resolution
committing to master planning of 80 acres for community and educational purposes
and called on Ventura County Community College District to join in planning
effort
City Administration
- Negotiated an agreement between the City, The Mill Inc. and Ventura County
Transportation Commission for transfer of The Mill building and property to
the Transportation Commission.
- Adopted “Council Policy No. 10 – Guidelines for City Council/Labor Discussions”
- Declared two local emergencies in February pertaining to flooding and flood
damage in the community
- Approved use of Council office for office hours by Assemblymember Audra Strickland
- Completed revision of City Personnel Rules.
- Completed revision of Employee-Employer Relations Resolution
- Conducted City Council Teambuilding Workshop
- Successfully negotiated new employment Memorandums of Understanding with all
City bargaining units
- Upgraded citywide computer network and email system
- Assisted Santa Claus with “fly by” of Santa Paula on Christmas Eve
Building and Safety
- Awarded annual CDBG funds
- Developed parking lot adjacent to Oil Museum
- Conducted review of development process and reorganized department to assist
in better serving customers
- Completed 452 code enforcement inspections and closed 124 code enforcement
cases
- Issued 1,282 building permits with a valuation of $23,441,963.
Community Services
- Began operation of Senior Nutrition Program
- Co-sponsored De Colores Art Festival
- Sponsored Easter Egg Hunt/Earth Day/City Department Outreach to Spanish Speaking
Community
- Sponsored Fourth of July Fireworks
- Co-sponsored 38th Annual Santa Paula Citrus Festival
- Co-sponsored 75th Anniversary Santa Paula Airport Airfair
- Co-sponsored Labor Day Parade
- Co-sponsored 55th Annual Santa Paula Christmas Parade
- Entered into agreement with Santa Paula Rotary for development of new Railroad
Plaza Community Park.
- Coordinated reseeding project of Teague Park with the Limoneira Company
- Successfully negotiated transfer of cable television franchise from Adelphia
Cable to Time Warner Cable
- Began revision of Park Master Plan
- Subleased former Union 76 gas station for use by Santa Paula Art Museum
- Contracted with Limoneira Company to serve as City Film Coordinator
Economic Development/Redevelopment/Housing
- Adopted Five-Year Redevelopment Agency Plan 2005-2009.
- Completed façade renovation of 926 and 930 E. Main Street
- Provided façade loan for Santa Paula Coffee Company
- Assisted in the location of Applied Silicone and Calavo Avocados Inc. to Santa
Paula creating 150 new jobs
- Loaned Glen Tavern Inn $46,000 for improvement to their restaurant
- Adopted new brand for City
- Presented Economic Development Forum for interested businesses with 75 attendees
- Adopted and implemented a redesigned housing preservation program and approved
two grants worth $30,000
- Adopted and implemented a First Time Homebuyer Program to offer $40,000 per
homebuyer in down payment assistance
- Issued a NOFA for $400,000 to create low and very low income housing
- Redevelopment Agency adopted City Inclusionary Housing Ordinance requirements
- Assisted in issuance of $13.2 million in construction bonds for housing projects
that will create 24 units of farm worker housing and 41 units of Very Low Income
housing
- Sponsored “Dinner and a Movie” promotion
- Provided one on one technical assistance to 19 businesses
- Continued partnership with California State University Channel Islands Small
Business Institute
- Facilitated remodel of Vons Grocery Store
- Co-sponsored with Downtown Merchant Association the Christmas Holiday Window
Decorating and Cookie Contest
Finance Began auto payment program for City utility bills. Adopted FY 2005/06 Operating and Capital Budgets.
Fire
- Opened Fire Station 2 for full-time service with three new full time Fire Captain
positions
- Funded for one year a full-time Fire Captain position to focus on emergency
preparedness
- Acquired grant-funded mass casualty response trailer
- Acquired grant-funded tow vehicle for light and air unit
- Successfully applied for $50,000 grant for new firefighter turnout gear
Planning
- Completed revisions to the Development Code with adoption of new ordinances
pertaining to grading and mining.
- Adopted a moratorium on condominium conversions.
- Adopted new guidelines on annexation.
- Approved 76 unit housing project on property adjacent to Santa Paula Hospital
- Approved 50 unit affordable housing complex at 622 E. Main Street.
- Received award from Central Coast Chapter of American Planning Association
for City’s Visioning Project.
- Amended City of Santa Paula, City of Ventura, County of Ventura Greenbelt
- Conducted review of development process and added to new positions to department
to assist in better serving customers
- Approved 21 unit Sparkuhl Ranch project
- Approved 2,155 unit project in Fagan Canyon
- Adopted new café entertainment and outdoor dining ordinance
Police
- Reinstituted School Resource Officer at Santa Paula High School
- Reinstituted Motorcycle Officer
- Hired Stephen MacKinnon as Chief of Police
- Received $100,000 grant from Federal Government for “Weed and Seed” program
Public Works
- Began Teague Park Master Plan design
- Conducted two “Santa Paula Beautiful” community clean-up and planting events
in March and October.
- Completed management audit of the department and began implementation of audit
- Established volunteer community maintenance teams
- Continued work on new Water Recycling Facility and Corporation Yard
- Completed new commercial refuse agreements with Ojai Rubbish Service and Santa
Clara Disposal
- Revised Development Impact Fees
- Adopted Water and Wastewater Master Plans
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