CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
736 F Street, Arcata Wednesday, 6:00 PM
AGENDA
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I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II. FLAG SALUTE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation in Honor of the North Coast Stand Down, October 5–7, 2023.
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.
A. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of September 6, 2023.
B. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
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C. Reappoint Monique Molina and Walt Geist to the Economic Development Committee for New Three-Year Terms Ending September 30, 2026.
D. Reappoint Andrea Alstone to the Energy Committee for a Three-Year Term Ending September 30, 2026.
E. Reappoint Bill Rich to the Historic Landmarks Committee for a ThreeYear Term Ending September 30, 2026.
F. Award a Contract in the Amount of $210,000 to GHD, Inc., for Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Old Arcata Road Improvements Project; Authorize the City Engineer to Approve Change Orders and Increase the Contract Amount by up to $42,000 (20 Percent of the Total Proposal, for a Total Not to Exceed $252,000) to Allow for Any Unforeseen Contingencies and Additional Work as Necessary, and Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Applicable Documents.
G. Adopt Resolution No. 234-09, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Delegating Withdrawal Authority for the City's California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT) to the City Manager, Finance Director and/or Human Resources/Administrative Services Director.
H. Adopt Resolution No. 234-08, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Class and Pay Resolution—Compensation & Benefits for Hourly Rated Part-Time, Temporary, and Seasonal Personnel (to Reflect Various Benefit Changes/Updates).
I. Approve an Amendment to Extend the City's Lease Agreement with Arcata House Partnership for 501 Ninth Street in the Amount of $600/Month for a New Five-Year Term, for the Period of September 21, 2023, to June 30, 2028, and Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Lease Agreement Amendment.
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. Award a Contract in the Amount of $154,890 to GHD for Arcata Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning Services and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
The City applied for funding from the California Coastal Commission’s rolling LCP Local Assistance Grant Program to help fund coastal resiliency planning along Arcata’s September 20, 2023 City Council Agenda
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shoreline, including a vulnerability assessment, hazard scenario planning, and development of an adaptation plan for capital improvement. The grant application was awarded on May 2, 2023, and the City Council adopted Resolution No. 223-54 accepting the grant award on May 17, 2023. The grant agreement was executed on July 28, 2023. A Request for Qualifications & Proposals (RFQ/P) for an engineering consultant to provide services in support of the project was released on August 22, 2023, with submissions due on September 7, 2023.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
1) Award a contract in the amount of $154,890 to GHD for Arcata Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Planning Services; and
2) Authorize the City Manager to execute all applicable documents.
B. Receive an Update from Caltrans Climate Change Adaptation Branch Chief Clancy De Smet on the Eureka/Arcata Corridor Long-Term Sea Level Rise Comprehensive Adaptation and Implementation Plan.
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.
A. Receive an Update from Finance Director Tabatha Miller on Senate Bill 252, Public Retirement System Divestment from Fossil Fuel Investments, and Senate Bill 253, Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act.
B. Other Council and Staff Reports.
XIV. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A. Confirm a Study Session with the Planning Commission on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber.
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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)