We hope you will join us for the Goleta City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 7^th 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 issue a proclamation recognizing April 13 – 20 as “International Dark Sky Week.” Light pollution not only impacts the ability to see stars but has scientifically-established economic and environmental consequences. The week is meant to raise awareness of the effects of light pollution, provide free education, resources, and solutions to the public, and encourage the protection of and enjoyment of dark skies and responsible outdoor lighting. View the proclamation here: https://tinyurl.com/cut5kwy8.
  
  
• The Council will also issue a proclamation recognizing the week of April 19 – 25 as National Library Week. Libraries are a vital part of communities. Libraries spark creativity, fuel imagination, and inspire lifelong learning. Libraries also serve as vibrant community hubs, empower job seekers, nurture young minds, and more. Residents are encouraged to visit their library, explore its resources, and celebrate all the ways that the library helps our community find joy. The proclamation is available here: https://tinyurl.com/yhwu5rn5.
  
  
• Council will hold a public hearing on an Addendum to the Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS-MND) for the San Jose Creek Channel Fish Passage Modification Project. The project was established in early 2022 in order to satisfy a permit requirement from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) mandating that the City modify in-place fish passage elements constructed within San Jose Creek Channel since they do not properly provide a functioning and viable migration corridor for steelhead trout. The fish passage elements originally constructed as part of the City’s 2014 San Jose Creek Capacity Improvement and Fish Passage Project (Original Project). The IS-MND was completed in 2007 for the Original Project and an Addendum was completed in 2008 to accommodate a fish passage facility through the concrete channel. The current Addendum to the IS-MND that is before the Council addresses the San Jose Creek Channel Fish Passage Modification Project. The staff report and presentation can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3s4chpsf.
   
• The City Council will discuss work priorities and adopt the Annual Work Program for Fiscal Year 2026-27 for the Finance Department and Neighborhood Services Department. The purpose of these workshops is to update the Council on existing work commitments and progress and to provide the Council an opportunity to discuss work priorities for each Department. The Annual Work Program also summarizes work progress and accomplishments for the past fiscal year, FY 2025-26, and lays the groundwork for the Department’s mid-cycle budget.
  • Finance Department Priority Setting Workshop FY 2026/27 Annual Work Program – staff report and presentation available here: https://tinyurl.com/39uu8564.
  • Neighborhood Services Department Priority Setting Workshop FY 2026/27 Annual Work Program – staff report and presentation available at https://tinyurl.com/2mzf8c88.

For the complete April 7, 2026, City Council agenda, go to: https://tinyurl.com/48xz6t5u.