CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER MARCH 01, 2023
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 Recognizing March 8, 2023, as International Women's Day.
B. Proclamation in Recognition of Girl Scout Week, March 12–18, 2023.
C. Proclamation in Recognition of Sunshine Week, March 12–18, 2023.
V. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
A. Annual Report from the Economic Development 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 the posted agenda. At the end of all oral communications the Council may respond to statements. Supported requests 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 March 1, 2023 City Council Agenda
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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 February 7, 2023.
B. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of February 15, 2023.
C. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
D. Adopt Ordinance No. 1564, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code to Adjust
Councilmember Salary, Title II (Administration), Chapter 1 (Council), Section 2010 (Salaries of the City Council Members); Waive Reading of the Text and Consent to Read by Title Only.
E. Adopt Ordinance No. 1552, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Adding Chapter 5 (Residential Rental Inspection Program), to Title VIII (Building Regulations) of the Arcata Municipal Code; Waive Reading of the Text and Consent to Read by Title Only.
F. Adopt Resolution No. 223-40 Incorporating a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 to be Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act.
G. Award a Contract in the Amount of $245,161 to GHD, Inc., for Environmental Compliance and Monitoring for the Arcata Wastewater Treatment Facility Phase I Improvement Project; Authorize the City Manager to Increase the Contract Amount by up to $47,315 (20 Percent, for a Total of $292,476); and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
H. Approve the Appointment of Meredith Matthews to the Board Position for the Humboldt/Del Norte Hazardous Materials Response Joint Powers Authority, and Alex Stillman to the Homelessness and Housing Working Group for the Remainder of the 2023 Assignment Year.
I. Adopt Resolution No. 223-41, Authorizing Application to CalHome for a Homebuyer Assistance Program in the Amount of $490,286.
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IX. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be heard under this section.
X. OLD BUSINESS
A. Receive an Update on the Gateway Area Plan Engagement Process.
The City’s Gateway Area Plan has been under public review since December of 2021.
The Planning Commission has dedicated most of its meetings in 2022 and 2023 to its review. In addition, the Plan has been before several City Committees multiple times, as well as before the public at large in a range of meeting formats. In January 2023, the Council approved a contract amendment and budget allocation of General Funds to provide additional engagement on the Form-Based Code, which will regulate the look and feel of the streetscape and building designs in the Gateway Area. At that time, Council requested an update on engagement early in the execution of the added scope.
This report provides that update.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Council receive an update on the Gateway Area Plan with emphasis on the outcomes from engagement, and provide direction to staff as appropriate.
XI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Adopt Resolution No. 223-34, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Adopting Homebuyer Downpayment Assistance for Community Land Trust Acquisition Only Program Guidelines and Authorizing a Budget Appropriation to Fund the Program in the Amount of $100,000.
The City has operated a homebuyer assistance program funded by the HOME Investment Partnership Program for decades. The City’s Homebuyer Assistance Program (Program) provides gap financing to eligible households for purchase of qualifying open-market and Community Land Trust homes. The HOME Program has been suspended by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (Department) while it reviews the state Housing and Community Development Department’s implementation of the HOME Homebuyer Assistance Program. This gap in the HOME Program has inordinate impacts on the Community Land Trust. Adopting Resolution No. 223-34, will create a new downpayment assistance program to attempt to stabilize the Community Land Trust.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 223-34, a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Adopting Emergency Homebuyer Assistance for Community Land Trust Acquisition Only Program Guidelines and Authorizing a Budget Appropriation to Fund the Program in the Amount of $100,000.
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XII. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
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. Annual Goals-Setting Study Session, Tuesday March 7, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
B. Joint Study Session with the Planning Commission on Sea Level Rise, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
C. Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Budget Study Session, Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 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. 223-07)
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA
VI. Document Submitted by Anton Souza
VI. Document Submitted by Fred Weis
X-A. Emails from Colin Fiske, James Becker, Patrick Carr and Sherri Starr