CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER MARCH 16, 2022
736 F Street, Arcata Wednesday, 6:00 PM
AGENDA
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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
is now open to the public.
COVID-19 Notice
The City Council has returned to in-person hybrid meetings. Consistent with the February 28, 2022, issuance of Governor Newsom’s Order No. N-5-22 and the California Department of Public Health’s updated Guidance on the Use of Face Masks, the wearing of face masks is not required in City Hall but is strongly recommended. The City Council asks that when attending City meetings, persons socially distance as best they can and be courteous to those who continue to choose to wear a mask.
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SPECIAL MEETING
5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. Property: Assessor's Parcel Nos. 507-081- 038, 503-232-004, -013, and -016. Agency Negotiator: Karen Diemer. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms.
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4. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
A. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8. Property: Assessor's Parcel Nos. 507-081- 038, 503-232-004, -013, and -016. Agency Negotiator: Karen Diemer. Under Negotiation: Price and Terms.
5. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 p.m.
I. FLAG SALUTE
II. ROLL CALL
III. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation in Recognition of Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, March 29, 2022.
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
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. Bi-Weekly Report on General Warrants.
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B. Reappoint Danny Hagans to the Forest Management Committee for Three-Year Term Ending March 31, 2025; and Reappoint Wes Smith and Jeremy Svehla to the Wetlands and Creeks Committee for Three-Year Terms Ending March 31, 2025.
C. Adopt Resolution No. 212-51 Authorizing Submittal of an Application for, and Receipt of, an Equitable Community Revitalization Grant for Little Lake Industries Site Clean-Up.
D. Award a Three-Year Professional Services Agreement for Business Loan Program and Microenterprise Program Portfolio Management to AEDC Small Business Lending Center (AEDC) Not to Exceed $25,000 Annually, and Authorize Staff to Work with AEDC to Finalize the Agreement.
E. Award a Contract in the Amount of $59,846.00 to CSW/Stuber-Stroech Engineering Group, Inc. (CSW|ST2) to Provide Preliminary Engineering, Public Engagement and Environmental Analysis for the 8th & 9th Streets Improvements Project; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Applicable Documents.
F. Amend the Construction Contract for the Boyd Road Sewer Improvements Project 2021 with GR Sundberg, Inc., in the Amount of $36,000; Extend the Contract Term through 6/30/2022; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
G. Adopt Resolution No. 212-45, Authorizing a Grant Application to the California State Library for the Arcata Library Accessibility Project; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
H. Adopt Resolution No. 212-53, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Class and Pay Resolution—International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 3 (to Reflect Water/Wastewater Operatorin-Training/Operator I/Operator II Position Changes).
I. Adopt Resolution No. 212-51, 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. 212-37; and Adopt Resolution No. 212-52 Amending Resolution No. 212-38.
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. Consider Adopting Resolution No. 212-54, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Accepting the Mid-Year Budget Review and Approving Associated Budget Revisions for Fiscal Year 2021/22.
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It is the standard policy and practice of the Council to perform a mid-year budget review in March of each year.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council adopt Resolution No. 212-54, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata to Amend Resolution No. 212-01 Adopting the Annual Budget for Fiscal Year 2021/22.
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. Study Session with Committee Chairs, Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
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)