CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIAL AND REGULAR
COUNCIL CHAMBER JANUARY 17, 2024
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.
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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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SPECIAL MEETING
5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1): City Manager.
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
A. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1): City Manager.
5. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 p.m.
I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II. FLAG SALUTE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation Recognizing January 2024 as National Mentoring Month.
V. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
A. Receive Annual Report from the Planning Commission.
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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 City Council Minutes of January 3, 2024.
B. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
C. Adopt Ordinance No. 1566, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Title II, Chapter 10, to Make Biennial Consumer Price Index Adjustments to Campaign Contribution Limitations; Waive Reading of the Text and Consent to Read by Title Only.
D. Authorize Investment in the California Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System (CLASS).
E. Authorize Investment in California Asset Management Program (CAMP).
F. Approve the Purchase of One Ford F350 with Summit Truck Body ($134,526.32, Including Tax and Freight) and Award Purchase Contract to Harper Motors; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
G. Adopt Resolution No. 234-27 Approving an Application for Funding and the Execution of a Standard Agreement and Any Amendments Thereto from the 2023 CalHOME Homeownership Program Super NOFA.
IX. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
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X. OLD BUSINESS
A. Consider Inclusionary Zoning Policy.
The Council and Planning Commission have considered Inclusionary Zoning on several occasions over the second half of 2023. The Planning Commission made a formal recommendation to the Council at a joint study session with the Commission on September 26, 2023. The Council directed the Commission to reconsider the program, including adding a moderate-income rental component to the program. On November 14, 2023, the Commission refined its recommendation adding a moderate-income rental requirement. This item provides the Council an opportunity to resolve the outstanding policy discussion and provide direction to develop both a policy and an implementing ordinance.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Council consider and provide direction on the City’s Inclusionary Zoning policy.
XI. NEW BUSINESS
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 items relating to City business and shall not request or lead to action by the Council at this meeting.
A. Receive an Update from City Engineer Netra B. Khatri on the Eighth and Ninth Streets Improvement Project.
B. Other Council and Staff Reports.
XIV. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
XV. CLOSED SESSION
XVI. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
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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)