CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER FEBRUARY 16, 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.
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I. FLAG SALUTE
II. ROLL CALL
III. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation Recognizing February 22, 2022, as Spay Day USA.
IV. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
A. Annual Report from the Economic Development 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 February 16, 2022 City Council Agenda
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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
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 January 28, 2022.
B. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of February 2, 2022.
C. Bi-Weekly Report on General Warrants.
D. Adopt Resolution No. 212-42 Approving a Notification of Intent to Comply with Senate Bill 1383 Regulations, and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
E. Approve Amended Memorandum of Understanding between Cooperation Humboldt and the City of Arcata for Comunidad Unida del Norte de Arcata (CUNA) Valley West Community Engagement; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
F. Authorize the City Manager to Enter into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with Cal Poly Humboldt Advancement Foundation to Acquire Assessor's Parcel No. (APN) 505-251-011 and a Public Access Easement over a Portion of APN 505-251-013 Adjacent to the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary.
G. Proclamation Recognizing February 2022 as National Children's Dental Health Month.
VIII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be heard under this section.
IX. OLD BUSINESS
A. Approve the Old Arcata Road Rehabilitation and Pedestrian/Bikeways Improvement Project.
The City proposes improvements to Old Arcata Road to enhance motorized and nonmotorized traffic safety. The City is the Lead Agency on the project and for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act. CalTrans is the lead on the National Environmental Policy Act cross-cutting required pursuant to their involvement February 16, 2022 City Council Agenda
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funding the project with federal funds.
The segment of Old Arcata Road affected by this project is located in the Coastal Zone and requires a Coastal Development Permit. In addition, the City is partnering with Humboldt County as the southern portion of the project is located in Humboldt County’s jurisdiction.
The project has had extensive public and City Council review spanning over 5 years.
The City Council will review the project, the environmental analysis, and consider approval of the project.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Council:
1) Receive a staff report;
2) Open the public hearing; and
3) Close the public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 212-44, certifying the Old Arcata Road Pedestrian and Bikeway Improvements Project Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR, SCH # 2021010176); and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and 4) Approve the Action of the City Council (Attachment B to the staff report) regarding the Old Arcata Road Pedestrian and Bikeway Improvements Project with Findings for Approval and Conditions of Approval based on the Final EIR design plan set.
X. NEW BUSINESS
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.
XIII. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A. Goal Setting Study Sessions, Tuesday, March 1 and Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
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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
IX-A. Correspondence from Sue Moore, City Response to Bayside Cares, Bayside Cares, Bayside Cares, Chip Sharpe, Jim Zoellick, Green Diamond, Susan McPherson