Pedro A. Chavez
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Top issues during term (20)
Mobile home park rent control and overcharges
Residents warn hundreds of mobile homeowners could face thousands of dollars in increased space rents if changes are delayed.
Pavement management and bridge construction progress
About $4 million all-in including contingency — roughly double the city's best previous paving year.
RV Parking Enforcement Pause
Potential fines for RV owners if enforcement resumes before the ordinance is updated.
Ventura County hospital crisis and proposed Santa Clara Valley coalition
Unknown; potential loss of local healthcare access and emergency response capacity.
Car wash approvals and economic development vision
No direct figure, but the site could generate sales tax revenue and jobs versus a low-employment car wash.
Animal Services Program Study
Affordable sheltering and adoption options are scarce; volunteers may be needed to fill gaps.
City Manager Dan Singer's contract will not be extended
An executive search could cost taxpayer dollars and introduce transition inefficiencies, speakers warned.
Managing citywide growth and infrastructure
About $1.8 million total, funded through water and sewer enterprise funds — not Measure R.
Adaptive reuse of vacant Rite Aid building
Filling industrial space would add jobs and diversify the city's revenue base.
Affordable Housing at Alma Santa Paula (Missing Middle)
A one-time $53,000 city loan/grant ($1,000 per unit), repaid through the project's tax structure.
FY 2026/27 mid-cycle budget and rising insurance costs
Net positive $58,289 to the general fund; sales tax running slightly under projection.
Traffic and queuing at the Harvard/Palm intersection
Roughly 30 new local jobs plus a new sales-tax-producing business in the city's largest shopping center.
November 3, 2026 municipal election called
The city spent an estimated $8,000–$10,000 in staff time getting here; the ballot path would have cost $25,000–$90,000 in exchange for a projected $300,000–$600,000 a year in cannabis tax revenue.
Downtown PBID Renewal and Expansion
$12,500 from expiring federal ARPA funds.
SR-150 Rehabilitation Delays and Road Safety
The city is contributing extra improvements like curb ramps and flashing beacons within its own right of way.
P.Z. v. City of Santa Paula litigation
Potential legal costs or settlement amounts weren't disclosed.
New Fire Station Nearing Opening
Parks and Recreation operations report
No new spending; volunteers contributed about $10,290 worth of time during the period.
Police station remodel Phase II
$1.64 million from the adopted Capital Improvement Program.
Hillside home at 286 View Drive
Construction on the lot likely won't start until mid-2027 after plan check, so neighbors have time to prepare.
Decisions during term (114)
Recorded while Chavez was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Calendar, including Police Station Remodel Phase II bid advertising
CONSENT CALENDAR
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Adopt Resolution No. 3888 approving Project 2026-CDP-01 (car wash CUP and Design Review)
Consent Calendar Items 10.A, 10.B, 10.C, 10.D, 10.H, 10.I
Union Oil Building HVAC Replacement Contract with F.M. Pearce Co. Inc.
Union Oil Building Waterproofing Contract with Ardalan Construction Company Inc.
Storm Drain Replacement (Pleasant to Santa Paula Street) Contract Change Order
Arrive/Alma Santa Paula — Conversion of 53 Units to Affordable Housing
Financial Assistance for Downtown PBID Renewal Consulting
RV Ordinance Enforcement Moratorium
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Loans — Gateway Grove and Topa Vista Villas
TDA Funds Resolution No. 7632 — Street Repair Funding Fix
Sidewalk Master Plan Contract
Police Vehicle Lease and Replacement Program
Harvard Shelter Funding and Operating Agreement Extensions
Resolution Opposing Proposition 43
Commission and Committee Appointments
Remaining Consent Calendar (9.A, 9.B, 9.D, 9.E, 9.H)
Approval of March 24, 2026 Planning Commission meeting minutes
Voting record (108)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with F.M. Pearce Co. Inc. for the Union Oil Building HVAC Replacement, in the amount of $161,425.50.
Authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Ardalan Construction Company Inc. for the Union Oil Building Waterproofing Project, in the amount of $112,295.20.
Authorize a Section 41.10 Waiver, and approve a Contract Change Order for J&H Engineering, Inc. for $231,521.00, with an allowance for 15% contingency for a total of $266,249.00.
Adjourn 10) CONSENT CALENDAR
Approve project-level entitlements enabling the conversion of 53 units (40%) of the 132-unit market-rate component of the Arrive Santa Paula Project, to deed-restricted affordable units at or below 80
Consider the downtown Santa Paula Property and Business Improvement District's (PBID) request for financial assistance with consulting services associated with a potential district renewal and expansi
Union Oil Building HVAC Replacement Contract with F.M. Pearce Co. Inc.
Union Oil Building Waterproofing Contract with Ardalan Construction Company Inc.
Storm Drain Replacement (Pleasant to Santa Paula Street) Contract Change Order
Arrive/Alma Santa Paula — Conversion of 53 Units to Affordable Housing
Financial Assistance for Downtown PBID Renewal Consulting
Approve Design Assistance/Historic Preservation Committee appointments Tessa Lenz, Marilyn Appleby, and Karen Harrison, terms October 7, 2026 through October 7, 2030.
Approve Measure T Oversite Committee appointment Vanessa Olmos, October 7, 2026 through October 7, 2030.
Approve Mobile Home Rent Review Commission appointment Karen Harrison, term October 7, 2026 through October 7, 2028.
Approve Resolution No. 7633 authorizing a $600,000 City Affordable Housing Trust Fund loan to Homes & Hope, Many Mansions, and the Santa Paula Housing Authority for the Gateway Grove project at 1445 E
RV Ordinance Enforcement Moratorium
Approve Motion to Approve Parks & Recreation Commission appointment Kassidy Straetz, term October 7, 2026 through October 7, 2029.
Approve Resolution No. 7632 authorizing the submittal of claims for allocation of FY 26/27 Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds.
Approve Parks & Recreation Youth appointment Natalia Moncilla, term October 7, 2026 through October 7, 2027.
Approve to enter into a Master Equity Lease Agreement, an Agreement to Sell Customer Vehicles, and Auction Consignment Agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. offered through the Sourcewell c
Approve authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with General Technologies and Solutions, Inc. (GTS) in the amount not to exceed $138,080 to prepare the Citywide Sidew
Approve the Second and Third Amendments to the Agreement to Provide Financial Support for the Operation of a Permanent, Year-Round Shelter Serving Homeless Individuals in Santa Clara Valley Communitie
Approve resolution opposing Proposition 43, limits Voters’ Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services, a legislative constitutional amendment appearing on the November 3, 2026, statewide
Approve CONSENT CALENDAR 9A, 9B, 9D, 9E, & 9H
Approve Senior Advisory Committee appointments Amalia Ochoa, Thomas Ellis, and Pam Marshall, terms October 7, 2026 through October 7, 2028.
Approve Temporary Moratorium on Enforcement of RV Policy Ordinance on Policy Choices-Land Use/Neighborhood Character, to provide more time to review current regulations, enforcement practices, communi
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Loans — Gateway Grove and Topa Vista Villas
TDA Funds Resolution No. 7632 — Street Repair Funding Fix
Sidewalk Master Plan Contract
Police Vehicle Lease and Replacement Program
Harvard Shelter Funding and Operating Agreement Extensions
Resolution Opposing Proposition 43
Approve Consent Calendar items 9.A through 9.E.
Approve as amended Adopting Resolution No. 7630 authorizing acceptance of Tract 6001 public sewer improvements, with adding the clarification to the Resolution of acceptance that the bond amount is th
Resolution No. 7630 — Tract 6001 public sewer improvements
Recused as a property owner within 500 feet of the Harvest at Limoneira development.