REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
City Hall - Council Chambers
4381 Broadway St., Suite 201, American Canyon
December 19, 2023
6:30 PM
Tonight's mee&ng is a limited public forum. American Canyon promotes respec/ul and responsible behavior among its mee&ng par&cipants, whether they are present in person or remotely. Using offensive language or remarks that promote, foster, or perpetuate discrimina&on based on race, creed, color, age, religion, gender marital status, status regarding public assistance, na&onal origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orienta&on/gender iden&fica&on, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws will not be tolerated. In the case of an occurrence, the speaker will be immediately disconnected from the microphone.
City Council and other public meengs will be conducted in person at City Hall, 4381 Broadway, Suite 201, American Canyon, CA 94503. This meeng is also available via Zoom Teleconferencing as a convenience for public parcipaon.
This meeng will be broadcast live to residents on Napa Valley TV, on our website here and on YouTube here. Should technical issues with Zoom occur, please select another viewing option.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
Oral comments, during the mee&ng: Oral comments can be made in person during Open and Closed Session. A Zoom Webinar has been established for public comments made via zoom, during Open Session only. To give your public comment via zoom, connect via the below Zoom link and use the “raise your hand” tool, or call into the zoom mee-ng at 408-638-0968 and press *9 to “raise your hand” when the item is called. To avoid confusion, all hands raised outside of Public Comment periods will be lowered.
Written comments, via eComments: Please submit wri2en comments through the eComments link, located on the Mee-ngs & Agendas page of our websitehere. Comments will be available to council members in real -me. To allow for review of comments, eComments will close at 3:00 pm on the day of the mee-ng. All comments received will be posted online and become part of the mee-ng record.
Zoom Meeting Link: Click here.
Webinar ID: 852 5117 7763 Passcode: 123456
The above-iden-fied measures exceed all legal requirements for par-cipa-on in public comment, including those imposed by the Ralph M. Brown Act. For more informa-on, please call the Office of the City Clerk at (707) 647-4369 or email [email protected].
AGENDA MATERIALS: City Council agenda materials are published 72 hours prior to the mee-ng and are available to the public via the City’s website at www.cityofamericancanyon.org.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: The City Council will provide materials in appropriate Mayor: Leon Garcia
Vice Mayor: Pierre Washington
Councilmembers: Mariam Aboudamous, Mark Joseph, David Oro CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 19, 2023
alterna-ve formats to comply with the Americans with Disabili-es Act. Please send a wri2en request to City Clerk at 4381 Broadway, Suite 201, American Canyon, CA 94503 or by email to [email protected]. Include your name, address, phone number and brief descrip-on of the requested materials, as well as your preferred alterna-ve format or auxiliary aid, at least three calendar days before the meeting.
5:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
The mayor will call the meeng to order and conduct roll call. Council will immediately convene into Closed Session a,er hearing any public comment on Closed Session items. At 6:30 p.m. the Council will reconvene into Open Session and then resume Closed Session at the end of the meeting to address outstanding items, if necessary.
CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION
ROLL CALL - CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
This me is reserved for members of the public to address the City Council on Closed Session Items only. Comments must be made in person and are limited to 3 minutes. Comments for items on the Open Session agenda will be taken when the item is called in Open Session. Comments for Items not on the Closed Session or Open Session agenda will be heard during the Open Session Public Comment period.
MEETING RECESS - COUNCIL TO CONVENE IN CLOSED SESSION
5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Exis&ng Li&ga&on. Authorized pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
a. City of American Canyon v. City of Vallejo, et al. (Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2022-00327471).
b. City of American Canyon v. Leon Dale Schmidt (Napa County Superior Court Cases No. 22CV001041 and 23PR00161).
c. Center for Biological Diversity v. City of American Canyon et al. (Napa County Superior Court Case No. 23CV000511).
d. Golden State Environmental Jus!ce Alliance v. City of American Canyon et al. (Napa Superior Court Case No. 23CV000510).
e. City of Vallejo v. City of American Canyon et al . (Napa County Superior Court Case No. 23CV000517).
f. City of Vallejo v. City of American Canyon et al . (Napa County Superior Court Case No. 23CV001600).
2. Conference with Legal Counsel – An&cipated Li&ga&on. Authorized pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2). Two (2) Matters. 6:30 P.M. OPEN SESSION - REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER - COUNCIL TO RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 19, 2023
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL - OPEN SESSION
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION/CONFIRMATION OF REPORTABLE ACTION
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
There are no Proclamation and Presentation items.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - ITEMS NOT ON CLOSED SESSION OR OPEN SESSION AGENDA This me is reserved for members of the public to address the City Council on items that are not on the Closed Session or Open Session agenda and are within the subject ma4er jurisdicon of the City Council. Comments are limited to 3 minutes. Comments for items on the Open Session agenda will be taken when the item is called in Open Session.The City Council is prohibited by law from taking any acon on ma4ers discussed that are not on the agenda, and no adverse conclusions should be drawn if the City Council does not respond to public comment at this time.
AGENDA CHANGES
The Mayor and Council may change the order of the Agenda or request discussion of a Consent Item. A member of the Public may request discussion of a Consent Item by making that request during Public Comment.
CONSENT CALENDAR
4. Minutes of December 5, 2023
Recommendation: Approve the minutes of December 5, 2023.
5. Report Upon Return from Closed Session
Recommendation: Approve the Report Upon Return from Closed Session from the mee-ng of December 5, 2023.
6. Local Appointments List of Boards, Commissions and Committees 2024 Vacancies Recommendation: Approve the Local Appointments List of Boards, Commissions and Committees 2024 Vacancies.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
There are no Public Hearing items.
BUSINESS
7. Solid Waste Hauling and Disposal
Recommendation: Update on the Recology American Canyon Franchise Agreement
8. Selection of Vice Mayor and City Council Committee Appointments for 2024 Recommendation:
1. By Minute Order, nominate and select a Vice Mayor to serve for a one-year term, January to December 2024.
2. By Minute Order, approve the 2024 City Council Appointments List.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 19, 2023
MANAGEMENT AND STAFF ORAL REPORTS
MAYOR/COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
The Mayor and Council may comment on ma4ers of public concern and announce ma4ers of public interest; no collective council action will be taken.
9. City Council Committee Report - Councilmember Mark Joseph
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
December 21, 2023, Planning Commission Meeting; 6:30 p.m.
Eco Center Design Permit
January 02, 2024, No City Council Meeting.
January 03, 2024, No Open Space Active Transportation and Sustainability Commission Meeting.
January 11, 2024, No Parks and Community Services Commission Meeting.
January 16, 2024, City Council Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Climate Action Committee - Additional RCAP Funding
National Community Survey
Utility Rates
Annual Auditors Report
Public Works Quarterly Update
January 25, 2024, Planning Commission Meeting 6:30 p.m.
February 2, 2024, Special City Council Workshop 9:00 a.m. 3-Year Fiscal Forecast and FY 24/25 Budget Priorities
February 7, 2024, Open Space Ac!ve Transporta!on and Sustainability Commission Mee!ng 6:30 p.m.
February 8, 2024, Parks and Community Services Commission Meeting 6:30 p.m.
February 20, 2024, City Council Meeting 6:30 p.m.
Mid-Year Budget Review
ADJOURNMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 19, 2023
CERTIFICATION
I, Nicolle Hall, Interim Deputy City Clerk for the City of American Canyon, do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda of the City Council was posted in compliance with the Brown Act prior to the meeting date. ______________________________________
Nicolle Hall, Interim Deputy City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 19, 2023