We hope you will join us for the Goleta City Council meeting tonight, March 3rd at 5:30 p.m. (closed session begins at 5:00 p.m.). We encourage you to come in-person to Council Chambers, watch live, or participate via Zoom. Directions for how to do so can be found below.
Items on the agenda include:
- The City Council will proclaim March 7-14 as Arbor Week in the City of Goleta.
- The Council will receive a presentation from Tri-County Regional Energy Network (3C-REN) on its energy programs, offerings, and Goleta's participation.
- The City Council will also receive a presentation from the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce on its 5-year Strategic Plan.
- The City Council will discuss work priorities and adopt the Annual Work Program for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for the Planning and Environmental Review Department and General Services Department.
Learn more about each item at https://lnks.gd/3/3RwtvHT.
For the complete March 3, 2026, City Council agenda, go to: https://tinyurl.com/4xsk69ky.
How to Participate
- Attend In-Person: City Council meetings take place in Council Chambers at Goleta City Hall located at 130 Cremona Drive. In-person simultaneous Spanish interpretation is now conducted at all City Council meetings. Agendas are also translated into Spanish and can be found on the City’s website in advance of the meeting at www.cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas.
- Written Participation: If you would like your comment to be distributed to City Council, please submit via email by 12:00 p.m. on the Monday prior to the City Council meeting. Please submit your comment to the City Clerk at: cityclerkgroup@cityofgoleta.gov. Your comment will be placed into the record and distributed appropriately.
- Just Watch: You can watch City Council meetings live on our website in high definition at https://www.cityofgoleta.org/meetings-agendas or live on Goleta TV Channel 19. If you miss the meeting, it is rebroadcast on Channel 19 Wednesdays and Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and is available to watch at any time on the City website. New, meetings are also available live and recorded on the City’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/cityofgoleta1) where you can add auto-generated closed captions or Spanish-language captions in video playback.
Sign up to receive an agenda sent to you via email or text here: https://tinyurl.com/y36ervg4.

Goleta City Council in Chambers
Pictured left-to-right: Mayor Pro Tempore Jennifer Smith (District 3), Councilmember Stuart Kasdin (District 4), Mayor Paula Perotte, Councilmember James Kyriaco (District 2), and Councilmember Luz Reyes-Martín (District 1)