CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER APRIL 06, 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
is now open to the public.
COVID-19 Notice
The City Council has returned to in-person hybrid meetings. 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.
How to Observe and Participate in the Meeting:
Observe:
Members of the public can attend the meeting in person or observe the meeting on Zoom (see below), 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 in Person and on Zoom:
Members of the public may attend the meeting in person and give public comment. Or, they may access the meeting via Zoom to provide public comment.
1. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please use this URL:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86564126067
April 6, 2022 City Council Agenda
-2-
2. 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 (2 minutes for Early Oral Communications), subject to the Mayor’s discretion.
Or join by phone:
1. *67 1-669-900-6833
2. Enter Meeting ID: 865 6412 6067
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 (2 minutes for Early Oral Communications), subject to the Mayor’s discretion.
SPECIAL MEETING
5:45 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. COMMITTEE INTERVIEW
A. Interview One Applicant for One Vacancy on the Transportation Safety Committee for a Term Expiring March 31, 2023.
4. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 p.m.
I. FLAG SALUTE
II. ROLL CALL
III. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation in Recognition of the Week of the Young Child, April 2–8, 2022.
April 6, 2022 City Council Agenda
-3-
B. Proclamation in Recognition of the 2022 Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival, April 15–17, 2022.
C. Proclamation in Recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April 2022.
IV. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
A. Annual Report from the Wetlands and Creeks 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. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of March 2, 2022.
B. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of March 16, 2022 C. Bi-Weekly Report on General Warrants.
D. Declare a Continuation of the Local Emergency Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
E. Request the Annual Engineer's Report and Preparation of Notices to Declare the City's Intention to Continue to Levy and Collect Assessments of Existing Assessment Districts to Include Mad River Parkway Business Center Landscape Maintenance Assessment District, Windsong Subdivision Landscape Maintenance Assessment District and Janes Creek Meadow Landscape Maintenance Assessment District.
F. Approve Proclamation in Recognition of World Tai Chi Day, April 30, 2022, and Place It on the List of Annual Approved Proclamations.
G. Adopt Resolution No. 212-55 Authorizing the Execution of the Certifications and Assurances and Authorized Agent Forms for the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP) for the Following Project:
A&MRTS Free Fares in the Amount of $13,595.
April 6, 2022 City Council Agenda
-4-
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. Appoint One New Member to the Transportation Safety Committee for a Term Expiring March 31, 2023.
B. Receive an Update on Community United of North Arcata's (CUNA) Participatory Budgeting Process and Approve Selected Proposals for Beautification and Community Connectivity in Valley West.
The City Council allocated $15,000 of City general funds in the 2021/22 fiscal year budget to enhance beautification and community connectedness in the Valley West area. As the City developed an MOU with CUNA (Comunidad Unida del Norte de Arcata/Community United of North Arcata) for community engagement in Valley West, City staff recognized an opportunity to work with CUNA to engage Valley West community members on how best to utilize this $15,000 budget set aside for the Valley West neighborhood. CUNA initiated a participatory budgeting process to directly involve residents on how funds should be spent on the ground in Valley West.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council receive an update on CUNA’s participatory budgeting process and consider approval of the proposals for beautification and community connectivity which were ranked highest by the Valley West community.
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 a Report from Environmental Services Staff on the City of Arcata's Summer Recreation Program Offerings.
April 6, 2022 City Council Agenda
-5-
XIII. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A. Budget Overview Study Session, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
B. Study Session with Committee Chairs, Tuesday, May 31, 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)