CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER JANUARY 19, 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:
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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:
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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
A. Proclamation Recognizing January 2022 as National Mentoring Month.
IV. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
A. Annual Report from the Planning Commission.
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.
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VI. N/A
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 December 15, 2021.
B. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of January 5, 2022.
C. Bi-Weekly Report on General Warrants.
D. Adopt Ordinance No. 1555, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata 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.
E. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Arcata Scout Hut Lease between the Arcata Kiwanis Club and the City of Arcata.
F. Adopt Resolution No. 212-39, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Class and Pay Resolution for Arcata Police Association [Title Change Only—Dispatch/Records Supervisor].
G. Adopt Resolution No. 212-37, A Resolution of the Governing Body of the City of Arcata Authorizing Joint Application to and Participation in the Homekey Program and Rescinding Resolution No. 212-33; and Adopt Resolution No. 212-38, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending Resolution No. 212-34.
VIII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be heard under this section.
IX. OLD BUSINESS
A. Award of Contract for Operations of Safe Parking Program.
In response to a noticed, formal Request for Proposals (RFP) process, the City received one proposal for operating a Safe Parking Program in Arcata. Arcata House Partnership submitted a responsive and complete proposal that fits within the Council-authorized budget for the program.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council award a contract in the amount of $600,000 to Arcata House Partnership to operate a Safe Parking Program.
X. NEW BUSINESS
A. Presentation by Chant'e Catt-Nesser and Sue Armitage Regarding the Humboldt Tenant Landlord Collaboration (HTLC).
B. Appoint Two Councilmembers with Ceremonial Authority to Select a Recipient for the 2022 City of Arcata Business of the Year Award and to Present the Award at the Arcata Chamber of Commerce's Annual Business Leadership Awards Dinner.
Each year, the City of Arcata recognizes a business or non-profit with its Business of the Year Award at the Arcata Chamber’s Annual Business Leadership Awards dinner. This year the Arcata Chamber of Commerce’s dinner will be held in the Sapphire Palace at the Blue Lake Casino Hotel on February 19th. The award is presented to a business or non-profit that exemplifies collaboration, resilience, resourcefulness, diversity, and racial equity and inclusion, and has practices that protect the environment and support the community. Nominations for Business of the Year are currently being accepted.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council appoint two Councilmembers with ceremonial authority to select a recipient for the 2022 City of Arcata Business of the Year Award and to present the award at the Arcata Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Business Leadership Awards dinner.
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.
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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)