CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER AUGUST 16, 2023
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.
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.
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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.
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2. Enter Meeting ID: 859 3406 4969
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.
I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II. FLAG SALUTE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation Recognizing September 10–16, 2023, as Suicide Prevention Week.
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 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 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.
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A. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of August 2, 2023.
B. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
C. Approve the Purchase of Four Hybrid Ford Mavericks ($117,585.72, Including Tax and Freight) and Award Purchase Contract to Harper Motors; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
D. Approve an Agreement and Election for the City of Arcata to Establish a California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust Fund (CEPPT) to Prefund Employer Contributions to a Defined Benefit Pension Plan; and Authorize the Mayor or Vice Mayor to Execute All Applicable Documents.
E. Adopt Resolution No. 234-04 Establishing and Approving an Unclaimed Funds Policy and Procedures.
F. Adopt Resolution No. 234-03 Establishing and Approving a Pension Funding Policy.
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. Receive a Presentation from Dr. Wendy Ring, of the Humboldt Coalition for Clean Energy, regarding Biomass.
XII. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
The City appreciates public input. This time is provided for people to address the Council or submit written communications 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 & written 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 addressing the Council may be limited to 3 minutes, with a maximum of 5 minutes, and a time limit on the 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.
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XIV. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A. Confirm a Study Session with the Planning Commission on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
B. Set Two Dates for Study Sessions with the Planning Commission, Tuesday, September 26 and Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
XV. CLOSED SESSION
A. Public Employee Appointment, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1): City Attorney.
XVI. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
A. Public Employee Appointment, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1): City Attorney.
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
IV. Arcata Out of the Darkness Community Walk Flyer Submitted by Heather Freitas
VI. Document Submitted by Fred Weis
XI. Document Submitted by Dr. Wendy Ring