CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER JANUARY 05, 2022
736 F Street, Arcata Wednesday, 6:00 PM
AGENDA
1 Special accommodations for the disabled who attend City meetings can be made in advance by contacting the City Clerk at 822-5953. Assistive listening devices are available.
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.5, all writings or documents relating to any item on this agenda which have been provided to a majority of the City Council, including those received less than 72 hours prior to the City Council meeting, will be made available for public inspection in the agenda binder located on the counter in the lobby at Arcata City Hall, 736 F Street, during normal business hours, and on the City's website at www.cityofarcata.org.
PLEASE NOTE: Speakers wishing to distribute materials to the City Council at the meeting are requested to provide 10 copies to the City Clerk.
Public Advisory: The Council Chamber in City Hall Remains Closed to the Public.
COVID-19 Notice
Consistent with Assembly Bill 361 and California Government Code section 54953(e)(1)(A), the City Council’s continued Proclamation of a Local Emergency, and the Humboldt County Public Health Officer’s Order of August 6, 2021, the City Council meeting location will not be open to the public. Members of the public may participate in the meeting via teleconferencing utilizing Zoom Video Communications.
How to Observe and Participate in the Meeting:
Observe:
Members of the public can observe the meeting on television on Access Humboldt Channel 10, online by visiting www.cityofarcata.org and clicking on the See Live Meetings, Agendas, and Archives button on the home page, or on the City’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofArcataCA
Public Comment Participation:
Members of the public may access the Zoom meeting directly to provide Public Comment.
1. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please use this URL:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86814741860
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2. If you do not wish for your name to appear on the screen, then use the drop down menu and click on “rename” to rename yourself to be anonymous.
3. If you want to comment during the public comment portion of any item, click on raise your hand on the right-hand side of your screen. When it is time for public comment on the item on which you wish to speak, the Clerk will unmute you. You will have 3 minutes to comment, subject to the Mayor’s discretion.
Or join by phone:
1. *67 1-669-900-6833
2. Enter Meeting ID: 868 1474 1860
3. If you are accessing the meeting via telephone and want to comment during the public comment portion of any item, press star (*) 9 on your phone. This will raise your hand. When it is time for public comment on the item on which you wish to speak, the Clerk will unmute your phone. You will hear a prompt that will indicate your phone is unmuted. You will have 3 minutes to comment, subject to the Mayor’s discretion.
4. NOTE: Your phone number will appear on the screen unless you first dial star (*) 67 before dialing the numbers as shown above.
I. FLAG SALUTE
II. ROLL CALL
III. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
IV. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
V. EARLY ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This 15-minute time period is provided for people to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. At the conclusion of all oral communications the Council may respond to statements. Any request that requires Council action will be set by the Council for a future agenda or referred to staff. Speakers addressing the Council at this time may be limited to two minutes. All other Oral and Written Communications will be heard at this meeting under Agenda Item XI.
VI. N/A
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VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine by the City Council and are enacted in one motion. There is no separate discussion of any of these items.
If discussion is required, that item is removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. At the end of the reading of the Consent Calendar, Council members or members of the public can request that an item be removed for separate discussion.
A. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of October 28, 2021.
B. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of November 17, 2021.
C. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of December 1, 2021.
D. Bi-Weekly Report on General Warrants.
E. Declare a Continuation of the Local Emergency Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
F. Adopt Resolution No. 212-24 Approving an Application for Grant Funds from the California State Parks Rural Recreation and Tourism Grant Program for Carlson Park Improvements, Assessor's Parcel Nos. 507-531- 012 & 507-141-050.
G. Adopt Resolution No. 212-36, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Providing for Workers' Compensation Coverage for Certain City Volunteers Pursuant to 3363.5 of the California Labor Code.
H. Adopt Ordinance No. 1554, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Housing for Homeless Combining Zone, Waive Reading of the Text, and Consent to Read by Title Only.
VIII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be heard under this section.
IX. OLD BUSINESS
X. NEW BUSINESS
A. Presentation by CORE Hub Regarding Its Work Around Decarbonization and Resilience, and How It May Align with City Goals and Priorities.
B. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Month-to-Month Industrial Lease for the Purposes of Providing a Safe Parking Program on the Property Located at 1680 Samoa Boulevard.
City staff has located property on Samoa Boulevard on which to provide a Safe Parking Program. A Request for Proposals is currently being circulated to contract with a January 5, 2022 City Council Agenda
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provider for the program operations. The lease has not been finalized, however the terms have been agreed to verbally.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council authorize the City Manager to execute a month-tomonth Industrial Lease based on the terms set out below for the purposes of providing a Safe Parking Program on the property located at 1680 Samoa Boulevard after final lease approval by the City Attorney.
C. Ordinance No. 1555, for Introduction, Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Title II, Chapter 10, to Make Biennial Consumer Price Index Adjustments to Campaign Contribution Limitations.
In 1992, the Arcata voters adopted a ballot measure that established campaign contribution limitations (codified in the Arcata Municipal Code at §§ 3011–3018, Title II, Chapter 10). This ballot measure set local office candidate campaign contribution limitations and requirements for disclosure of independent expenditures at $100 per election cycle, to be adjusted every even-numbered year by the consumer price index (CPI). Ordinance No. 1555 makes this adjustment for 2022.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council introduce Ordinance No. 1555, Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Title II, Chapter 10, to Make Biennial Consumer Price Index Adjustments to Campaign Contribution Limitations; waive reading of the text and consent to read by title only.
XI. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
This time is provided for people to address the Council or submit written communications on matters not on the agenda. At the conclusion of all oral and written communications, the Council may respond to statements. Any request that requires Council action will be set by the Council for a future agenda or referred to staff. Speakers addressing the Council may be limited to three minutes, with a maximum of five minutes, and a time limit on the overall length of oral communications may be imposed.
XII. COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS
All reports shall be specifically limited to City business and shall not request or lead to action by the Council at this meeting.
A. Receive an Update from Ondrea Starzhevskiy, Finance Director, on the Financial Forecast of the Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2021/22.
The City Council has requested periodic updates on the City’s budget and respective financial forecasting. This ensures that the Council is kept aware of the budget progress and will be able to respond to changing economic conditions promptly.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council receive a report by staff regarding fiscal year 2021/2022 financial forecast updates related to the City’s budget.
B. Presentation by Joe Mateer, Senior Planner, Regarding Senate Bill 9, a New State Law that Establishes Housing and Subdivision Regulations within Single-Family Residential Zones.
C. Other Council and Staff Reports.
XIII. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
XIV. CLOSED SESSION
XV. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
XVI. ADJOURNMENT
Other than items continued or tabled to a date certain, the Council may, by majority vote, continue all matters not completed by 10:30 p.m. to the following Thursday at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Should the Council vote to continue the meeting past 10:30 p.m., discussion on an item on the agenda that either requires or allows for public input may not begin without a unanimous vote of the City Council members present. (Closed Session items may begin later.) (Reference: Resolution No. 101-69)
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA
VII-H. Communications--Lesley Keller, Lucy Salazar, CA Code Title 7 Div 1 Ch 4.2, Streamlined Ministerial Guidelines