All items passed 5-0, except for items 9-B and 9-C which passed 4-0. Councilmember Gurrola had a conflict.

9.A RECOMMENDATION That the City Council approve by separate resolutions the initiation of proceedings for the annexation of each of the Annexation Territories: • DP 06-06 (Fillmore Groves) • DP 07-03 (The Stop) • DP 14-01 (Red Engine Brewing) • DP 15-10 (Rotorcraft Support, Inc.) • DP 18-01 (Sonic Drive-In) into the City of Fillmore Landscape and Lighting Assessment District No. 2, order the Consolidated Engineer’s Report, and preliminarily approve the Consolidated Engineer’s report as received or with amendments.

9.B RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Authorize the Payment Request No. 1 (Attachment 1) for $11,742,270.57, relating to Heritage Valley Parks construction costs for El Dorado Flood Control Channel components incurred by developer Hearthstone Multi-Asset Entity C, L.P, with funds from Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 5 Series 2023 Special Tax Bonds Construction Funds. DISCUSSIO

9.C RECOMMENDATION That the City Council consider approval of an agreement with Hearthstone that will authorize reimbursement of costs for performing the post-storm clean out of the Pole Creek Debris Basin through Storm Drain Maintenance District No. 07 and authorize the City Engineer and Finance Director to approve disbursement amounts.
9.D RECOMMENDATION That the City Council: 1. Adopt Resolution 23-3962 to terminate the declaration of a local emergency arising from the collapse of a sewer manhole which rendered the downstream pipeline unusable.

9.E RECOMMENDATION 1. Staff recommends that the City Council receive this report and discuss the funding options for expenditure holiday decorations. 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Service Agreement in the amount decided by City Council and in a form approved by the City Attorney for holiday decorations at Central Park and in the Downtown Business District.

9.F RECOMMENDATION Staff requests that the City Council approve two amendments to two Professional Services Agreements with GovTempsUSA, LLC for financial analysis and accounting consulting services to extend both agreement terms until March 29, 2024, to increase the not-to-exceed contract amounts as detailed below, and to increase the hourly rate for these services from $112/hour to $116.20/hour.

9.G RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council: Adopt the attached Resolution 23-3963 authorizing the City Manager or his designee to sign and file a claim with the Ventura County Transportation Commission for the allocation to the City of $848,756 of Transportation Development Act Funds for Fiscal Year 2023-24.