CITY OF FILLMORE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR MEETING, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2026, 6:30 PM AT CITY HALL
Tuesday night’s City Council Final Vote (August 11, 2026):
4. Approval of the Agenda Moved by Christina Villaseñor, Seconded by Mario Rodriguez; 5-0 pass.
8. Approval of the Consent Calendar items 8.A. though 8.G Moved by John Garnica, Seconded by Christina Villaseñor; 5-0 pass.
9.A. Motion to Approve Receive and file the 2025-2026 Ventura County Civil Grand Jury Report titled Countywide Response to Public Complaints About Fireworks. Agree with the Civil Grand Jury Findings (F-01 through F-08) applicable to the City of Fillmore. Determine that no additional action is required by the City, as the recommendations directed to the City have already been addressed through existing City practices, or the recommendations are directed to other agencies. Moved by Christina Villaseñor, seconded by John Garnica; 5-0 pass.
9.C. Motion to Approve introducing the first reading of Ordinance 26-999 to create a Cross-Connection Control Program (“CCCP”) and Backflow Prevention (“BP”) requirements for water lines as Fillmore Municipal Code Chapter 16.07 for compliance with State law pertaining to the Safe Water Drinking Act: An ordinance of the City Council of the city of Fillmore, California, adopting a new chapter 16.07 to establish cross-connection and backflow standards and regulations. Moved by John Garnica, Seconded by Christina Villaseñor; 5-0 pass.
9.D. Motion to Approve 1. Accept the services provided for the Construction of Well No. 10 Drilling and Well No. 5 Destruction Project, Project Specification No. 25-03, (“Project”), performed by Pacific Coast Well Drilling (“Contractor”);2. Authorize staff to file the attached Notice of Completion; 3. Authorize the Public Works Director to exonerate the performance and payment bonds; and 4. Authorize the final payment to the Contractor of owed retention and Release on Contract pending clearance of the 30-day lien period, provided no stop payment notices are received. Moved by Mario Rodriguez, seconded by Christina Villaseñor; 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 UNITED WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (UWCD) BOND PRESENTATION
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
7. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, COMMENTS, COMMITTEE, COMMISSION, AND BOARD REPORTS
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM 8A. THROUGH 8G. IS TO APPROVE BY VOICE VOTE.
8.A JULY 14, 2026 - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTE
JULY 14, 2026 - REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES_FILES.PDF
8.B SECOND READING TO ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-997 AMENDING FILLMORE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.04.020 TO UPDATE THE POWERS OF THE CITY MANAGER TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR GRANTS
SR - ORDINANCE NO. 26-997 CM APPLYING FOR GRANTS_2ND READING( 2167645.2)
8.C AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF TWO NEW PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT VEHICLES AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT SUCH PURCHASE
SR - AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF TWO NEW PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT VEHICLES .PDF
8.D APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A PERGOLA AT DELORES DAY PARK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ADA PARKING SPACE
SR - NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A PERGOLA AT DELORES DAY PARK AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ADA PARKING SPAC
8.E AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM
SR - AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT THROUGH THE SOURCEWELL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM
8.F FILING OF NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE N. FILLMORE STOREFRONT ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT
SR - NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE N. FILLMORE STOREFRONT ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT
8.G CITY OF FILLMORE WARRANT REGISTER-AUGUST 11, 2026
CITY OF FILLMORE WARRANT REGISTER-AUGUST 11, 2026.PDF
9. NEW BUSINESS
9.A VENTURA COUNTY CIVIL GRAND JURY REPORTCOUNTYWIDE RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMPLAINTS ABOUT FIREWORKS
SR - GRAND JURY FIREWORKS.PDF
9.B PRESERVATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT - UPDATE TO APPOINTMENT OF STANDBY OFFICERS
SR - UPDATE TO APPOINTMENT OF STANDBY OFFICERS.PDF
9.C CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 26-999 TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 16.07 TO THE FILLMORE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER TO ESTABLISH CROSS-CONNECTION AND BACKFLOW STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR WATER LINES
SR - FIRST READING ORD 26-999 TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 16.07 TO THE FILLMORE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER TO ESTABLISH CROSS-CONNECTION AND BACKFLOW STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS FOR WATER LINES
9.D APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF WELL NO. 10 DRILLING AND WELL NO. 5 DESTRUCTION PROJECT, PROJECT SPECIFICATION NO. 25-03
SR - NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR PROJECT SPEC NO. 25-03.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 3 CASES.
CLOSED SESSION - AUGUST 11, 2026.PDF
12. ADJOURNMENT
MAYOR ALBERT MENDEZ ADJOURNS TO THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING AT 6:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026, CITY HALL, 250 CENTRAL AVENUE, FILLMORE, CA 93015.