CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER OCTOBER 04, 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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I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II. FLAG SALUTE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation Designating the Week of October 7–15, 2023, Water Professionals Appreciation Week.
B. Proclamation Recognizing October 2023 as Community Planning Month.
C. Proclamation Recognizing October 2023 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
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.
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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 20, 2023.
B. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
C. Adopt Resolution No. 234-10 Authorizing Application for, and Receipt of, the Equitable Community Revitalization Grant for Butcher’s Slough Site Cleanup Planning.
D. Approve Lease Agreement between the City of Arcata and the International Woodworkers Local #W98 for a Portion of the Woodsman Hall; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
E. Approve the Green & Gold Corridor Crosswalk Design.
F. Approve the Design for Margaret Lane Trailhead Improvement Project and Authorize the City Engineer to Begin the Construction.
G. Adopt Resolution No. 234-11, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Authorizing the City Manager to Execute All Master Agreements, Program Supplemental Agreements, Fund Exchange Agreements, Fund Transfer Agreements and Any Amendments for the South Arcata Multimodal Safety Improvements Plan with the California Department of Transportation.
H. Amend the Contract with GHD, Inc., for Professional Services to Support the Project Specifications and Estimates (PS&E) and Right-of-Way (ROW) Phases of the Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project in the Amount of $40,350.64; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
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. Consider Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement with the Arcata Chamber of Commerce to Add Downtown Business Support Services.
For many years the City has had annual agreements for business support services with both the Arcata Chamber of Commerce and Arcata Main Street. This month Arcata Main Street will be closing operations and has made arrangements with the Arcata Chamber to consolidate business support services under their leadership. This item October 4, 2023 City Council Agenda
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requests that the City amend the annual agreement with the Arcata Chamber to include activities that were originally contracted for with Arcata Main Street and re-allocate the funding that was originally committed to the Main Street contract to the Chamber to support the transition and the increased staff required to promote and manage the new events and tasks.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council approve the amendment to the contract with the Arcata Chamber of Commerce to add services that were originally contracted with Arcata Main Street and that will now be consolidated under the Arcata Chamber.
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.
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.
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)