CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER NOVEMBER 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.
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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.
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I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II. FLAG SALUTE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation in Recognition of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, November 12–20, 2022.
B. Proclamation in Recognition of Adoption Awareness Month, November 2022.
C. Proclamation in Recognition of National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, November 2022.
D. Proclamation Designating November 26–December 31, 2022, as the Season of Wonder and Light in Arcata.
V. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
VI. EARLY ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The City Council values your comments. This 15-minute time period allows people to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Please know that, pursuant to the Brown Act, the Council cannot discuss or take action on items that are not listed on November 16, 2022 City Council Agenda
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the posted agenda. At the end of all oral communications the Council may respond to statements. Supported request that require Council action will be set for a future agenda or referred to staff. Speakers may be limited to two minutes. There will also be time for the public to comment specifically on each agenda item and again at the end of the meeting under item number XII (12).
VII. N/A
VIII. 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 November 2, 2022.
B. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
IX. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be heard under this section.
X. OLD BUSINESS
XI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Introduce Ordinance No. 1561 Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Pertaining to the California Building Code and Companion Codes, Title VIII—Building Regulations, Chapter 1—Building Codes, Articles 1–9, 11, 13, and 14.
The City of Arcata has adopted the California Building Code and its companion codes in Title VIII, Chapter 1 of the Arcata Municipal Code. On January 1, 2023, the State will adopt the 2022 edition of these codes, whereas the previous edition was 2019. In order to maintain compliance with the State codes, the City is required to update its Municipal Code regulations to reflect this change.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council introduce Ordinance No. 1561, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Pertaining to the California Building Code and Companion Codes, Title VIII—Building Regulations, Chapter 1—Building Codes, Articles 1–9, 11, 13 and 14; waive reading of the text, and consent to read by title only.
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B. Introduce Ordinance No. 1560, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending Solid Waste Management Provisions of the Arcata Municipal Code to Incorporate Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Requirements; and Authorize a Letter of Commitment from the City of Arcata Dedicating Flow Control of Source-Separated Organics.
Senate Bill 1383, which addresses short-lived climate pollutants, was signed by Governor Jerry Brown on September 19, 2016. The final implementing regulations were adopted in November 2020. SB1383 requires a 75 percent (75%) reduction of organic waste disposal by 2025, and rescue of at least 20 percent (20%) of currently disposed edible food. City staff have been actively working the past two years with local jurisdictions to prepare our region to come into compliance with the new provisions of SB 1383.
SB1383 requires jurisdictions adopt an ordinance or other similarly enforceable mechanism to implement provisions of the mandate.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
1) Introduce Ordinance No. 1560, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending Solid Waste Management Provisions of the Arcata Municipal Code to Incorporate Mandatory Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Requirements; waive reading of the text and consent to read by title only; and 2) Authorize a Letter of Commitment from the City of Arcata Dedicating Flow Control of Source-Separated Organics.
C. Authorize an Amendment to the Strategic Infill Redevelopment Program Contract with Planwest Partners and a Budget Adjustment Totaling $118,000 for Additional Form-Based Code Scope of Services.
The Council asked the Planning Commission to identify resources needed to complete its review and recommendation on the Gateway Area Plan at the August 23, 2022, City Council/Planning Commission Joint Study Session. The Planning Commission met several times since the Study Session and is beginning to identify these resources. At its October 11, 2022, meeting, the Commission recommended seeking additional funding for the Form-Based Code to enhance public engagement and to improve the final work product. This action would authorize the use of $118,000 of General Fund Reserves to expand the scope of work for the Form-Based Code and increase the not-to-exceed amount of the total contract with Planwest Partners by the same amount.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Council approve a $118,000 contract amendment for additional Form-Based Code scope of services.
XII. 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 November 16, 2022 City Council Agenda
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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.
XIII. 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.
XIV. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A. Confirm a Meeting to Certify the Election Results and Swear-In New City Council Members, Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
XV. CLOSED SESSION
XVI. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
XVII. 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
XI-A. California Building Code 2022 Key Updates
XII. Submission by Fred Weis