Fillmore City Council Meeting
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting Amy Fagan, Director of Planning and Sustainability for the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC), gave a presentation on the Santa Paula Branch Line (SPBL) Trail Master Plan Update. They discussed the history of SPBL, SPBL Master Plan Update & EIR, Trail Compatibility, Alternatives Development, Environmental impact report and Community engagement and ways to get involved.
At Tuesday night’s city council meeting Amy Fagan, Director of Planning and Sustainability for the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC), gave a presentation on the Santa Paula Branch Line (SPBL) Trail Master Plan Update. They discussed the history of SPBL, SPBL Master Plan Update & EIR, Trail Compatibility, Alternatives Development, Environmental impact report and Community engagement and ways to get involved.
By Gazette Staff Writers — Thursday, March 26th, 2026

CITY OF FILLMORE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM CITY HALL
City Council’s Final Vote:
Item 4 - Approval of Agenda - Garnica motion, Villaseñor second, 5-0 pass
Items 8A through 8D - Consent Calendar - Garnica motion, Villaseñor second, 5-0 pass
Item 9A - Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with signature signs in a form approved by the City Attorney - Villaseñor motion to execute an agreement with Signature Signs for a total $8,000 for the wayfinding Sign program and not move forward with yet with the manufacture and instillation of the sign that they looked at. Rodriguez second, 5-0 pass
Item 9B - Crimson California Pipeline has requested changes to the ordinance that staff needs to evaluate. The recommendation was to make a motion to continue the public hearing to April 14.- Villaseñor motion, Broggie second, 5-0 pass
Item 9C - Appropriate $38,000 from the General Fund Reserve to the Information Technology budget under account 101-4212 – City Administration – Information Technology (0021206); and Approve the Scope of Work and Order Form with GovWell Technologies Inc. for the implementation of a digital permitting and planning platform for the Building & Safety and Planning Departments; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any necessary implementation documents in a form approved by the City Attorney’s office. - Villaseñor motion, Rodriguez second, 5-0 pass
Item 9D - To apply for the following grants (1) California Fire Foundation’s (CFF) 2026 Southern, Central, & Coastal California Fire Prevention & Preparedness Grant, (2) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant, and (3) Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG). Rodriguez motioned, Garnica seconded, 5-0 pass.
Item 9E - City Council receive and file the 2025 Annual Progress Report on the Housing Element and direct staff to submit the report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). - Villaseñor motion, Rodriguez seconded, 5-0 pass
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AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.A SANTA PAULA BRANCH LINE TRAIL MASTER PLAN UPDATE
5.B THE WILDLAND CONSERVANCY PRESENTATION
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, COMMENTS, COMMITTEE, COMMISSION, AND BOARD REPORTS
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEMS 8A. THROUGH 8D. IS TO APPROVE BY VOICE VOTE.
8.A MARCH 10, 2026 - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 10, 2026 - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.PDF
8.B SECOND READING TO ADOPT ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 25-03,
ORDINANCE 26-992 REMOVING THE ONE-THIRD RETAIL REQUIREMENT FROM THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CORE AND ADOPTION OF EXEMPTION FROM CEQA
SR - SECOND READING TO ADOPT ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 25-03, ORDINANCE 26-992 REMOVING THE ONE-THIRD RETAIL REQUIREMENT FROM THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT CORE AND ADOPTION OF EXEMPTION FROM CEQA
8.C BOND EXONERATION TRACT NO. 5520-7
SR - HEARTHSTONE BOND EXONERATION TRACT 5520-7.PDF
8.D CITY OF FILLMORE WARRANT REGISTER-MARCH 24, 2026 CITY OF FILLMORE WARRANT REGISTER-MARCH 24, 2026.PDF
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.A AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SIGNATURE SIGNS IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY SR - SIGNATURE SIGNS WAYFINDING SIGN PROJECT
9.B PUBLIC HEARING: ORDINANCE NO. 26-994 GRANTING A NON-EXCLUSIVE
FRANCHISE TO CRIMSON CALIFORNIA PIPELINE, L.P. TO CONSTRUCT, ERECT, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, REPAIR, RENEW, CHANGE THE SIZE OF, ABANDON-IN-PLACE, AND REMOVE CERTAIN PIPELINE FOR THE TRANSMISSION, COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION, AND DISTRIBUTION OF OIL, PETROLEUM, GAS, GASOLINE, AND WATER, OR OTHER HYDROCARBONS
SR - CRIMSON PIPELINE ORDINANCE NO. 26-994.PDF
9.C APPROVAL OF A SCOPE OF WORK (SOW) WITH GOVWELL TECHNOLOGIES INC. FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF A DIGITAL PERMITTING AND PLANNING PLATFORM
SR-IMPLEMENTATION OF GOVWELL SOFTWARE.PDF
9.D REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR A CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION SPRING 2026 GRANT AND TWO FEMA GRANTS SR -CFF & FEMA GRANTS FOR THE FFD.PDF
9.E CONSIDERATION OF 2025 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE CITY GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT
SR -2025 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.PDF
10. CITY MANAGER
CITY MANAGER VERBAL REPORT
11. CLOSED SESSION
11.A CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION-THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A CLOSED SESSION, PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 54956.9(D)(2), BECAUSE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION IN TWO CASES.
CLOSED SESSION - MARCH 24, 2026.PDF
12. ADJOURNMENT
MAYOR ALBERT MENDEZ ADJOURNS TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 6:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026, CITY HALL, 250 CENTRAL AVENUE, FILLMORE, CA 93015.