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City Council, Buena Sanitation District, Community Development Commission, the Successor Agency to the Vista Redevelopment Agency, and Joint Powers Financing Authority actions are taken during City Council Meetings.
City Council Meetings
Regular City Council Meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm in the Vista Civic Center Council Chambers (2nd floor) at 200 Civic Center Drive
City Council Workshop Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 5:30 pm in the Vista Civic Center Council Chambers (2nd floor) at 200 Civic Center Drive.
The City Council adopts a meeting calendar each year. Meetings may be cancelled and Special Meetings may be scheduled. Please check Current Meeting for the most up-to-date information.
Agendas & Minutes
Agendas are posted a minimum of 72 hours in advance of the City Council meeting. A link to the agenda and staff reports is available above.
Minutes of each meeting are presented to the City Council for approval at the next Regular Meeting and are posted on the website after City Council approval.
Participating in City Council Meetings
You may attend meetings in person, watch the meeting live on YouTube, or participate via Zoom
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or via telephone at 1-669-900-6833
Webinar ID: 852 2799 9767 Password: 928585
Translation
For written translation or oral interpretation of the meeting, click on the link below to open the program on your phone, tablet, or computer.
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To Speak on an Item on the Agenda
Speakers are allotted three minutes to address the City Council and may only speak on an item, or under Oral Communications, once. All requests to speak on an item must be submitted before the City Council begins to discuss the item. Those wishing to address the City Council on an agency-related matter that is not on the agenda may do so under Oral Communications. The number of speakers that will be heard during the first segment of Oral Communications is limited to the first ten speakers submitting speaker slips; any remaining speakers will be provided an opportunity to address the governing body near the end of the meeting during the second Oral Communications item.
In person – Fill out a speaker slip with the number of the Agenda Item you want to address and give the speaker slip to the Clerk/Secretary. If you are part of a group wishing to address the City Council, we suggest that you coordinate with each other to make different points. If you would like to go in a certain order, please turn in all the Request to Speak cards together and number them. We will do our best to call the group in the order presented, but it is not guaranteed.
When your name is called, go to the podium at the front of the room. You will speak directly into the microphone and address the City Council (do not turn to address the audience). The light on the podium will turn from green to yellow when there is 30 seconds remaining, then to red when there is 5 seconds remaining. When the light goes out, your time is up and the microphone shuts off.
Via Zoom – Join Zoom via desktop computer/cell phone app or telephone (use the link above). If you would like to speak on an item, use the “Raise Hand” option on the desktop/phone app or press *9 on your telephone when instructed to do so. Members of the public will not be shown on video; they will be able to watch and listen and to speak when called upon.
YouTube – There is no opportunity to provide comments via livestream.
Please note that the City Council does not answer questions posed by speakers and cannot discuss items brought up by speakers that are not on the agenda. However, the City Council may ask staff to follow-up with a speaker after the meeting.
Section 2.12.150.C of the Vista Municipal Code prohibits making personal, impertinent or slanderous remarks, or becoming boisterous while addressing the Council. Any remarks made in violation of this section may be ruled out of order by the Mayor/Chairperson, and the speaker may be permitted to continue only as allowed by law.
Special Notice
In the event the City Council Chamber loses electrical power or suffers an internet connection outage that is not corrected within 10 minutes, the meeting will automatically be adjourned. Any items noticed as public hearings will be continued to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council. Any other items on the agenda that the Council has not taken action on will be placed on a future agenda.
Public Comment Prior to the Meeting
To submit a comment in writing, email PublicComments@vista.gov and write the item number and/or title of the item in the subject line. Oral comments will also be accepted by leaving a message at 760-643-2815. Please include your name and the spelling, as well as the item number or title of the item you wish to speak about.
All comments received by 2:00 pm will be emailed (voice messages will be summarized) to the City Council members and included as an “Add to Packet” on the City’s website prior to the meeting. Please note, comments will not be read at the meeting.
City Council Action
Action may be taken on any item listed on the agenda, including discussion items, unless otherwise stated in the description of the item.
The recommendations on the Consent Calendar will be enacted in one motion unless an item is removed from the Calendar. Any member of the public may remove an item by submitting a request to speak. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered immediately following adoption of the remaining Consent Calendar.
Decorum
Vista Municipal Code sections 2.12.150.C and 2.12.150.D require members of the public to observe order and decorum at the meeting and to conduct themselves in a courteous manner, whether participating in person or remotely. It is a misdemeanor for any person to intentionally disrupt, disturb or interfere with the proceedings of a meeting of the City Council if the person refuses or does not come to order. The ordinance was adopted to allow for public input and to facilitate city business without disruption of the meeting. The Mayor, as presiding officer, has the authority to run the meeting. This includes the authority to issue warnings, call for recesses or even clear the Council Chamber in the event of disruptive behavior, such as applause or heckling.
Special Assistance
If you need special assistance to participate in a City meeting under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or as a person with limited English proficiency (LEP) under Executive Order 13166, please contact the Clerk/Secretary (760-643-5320) with requests for reasonable accommodation at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Assisted listening devices are available at this meeting. Ask the City Clerk if you would like to use one of our headphones.
Contact
Kathy Valdez, City Clerk
email
760.643.5320
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