CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
SPECIAL AND REGULAR
COUNCIL CHAMBER APRIL 03, 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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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.
SPECIAL MEETING
5:15 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 (Three Items). Employee Organizations: International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 3; Arcata Police Association; and Management/Mid-Management/Confidential Employees. Agency Negotiator:
Keira Vink.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION,
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
Name of Cases: Chivrell v. City of Arcata, United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 4:22-cv-00019-HSG; Garcia v. City of Arcata, Humboldt County Superior Court Case No. CV2300333; Zoellner v.
City of Arcata, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 18-cv-04471-EMC; Moen v. City of Arcata, Humboldt County Superior Court Case No.
CV2100260; Watson v. City of Arcata, United State District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 1:23-cv-05013-RMI; City of Arcata v. Citizens in Support of Measure M, Humboldt County Superior Court Case No.
CV2300554.
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL––ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION, Significant Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): Two potential cases.
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4. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 (Three Items). Employee Organizations: International Union of Operating Engineers Local No. 3; Arcata Police Association; and Management/Mid-Management/Confidential Employees. Agency Negotiator:
Keira Vink.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION,
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
Name of Cases: Chivrell v. City of Arcata, United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 4:22-cv-00019-HSG; Garcia v. City of Arcata, Humboldt County Superior Court Case No. CV2300333; Zoellner v.
City of Arcata, 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Case No. 18-cv-04471-EMC; Moen v. City of Arcata, Humboldt County Superior Court Case No.
CV2100260; Watson v. City of Arcata, United State District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 1:23-cv-05013-RMI; City of Arcata v. Citizens in Support of Measure M, Humboldt County Superior Court Case No.
CV2300554.
C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL––ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION, Significant Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): Two potential cases.
5. OPEN SESSION—Committee Interview.
A. Interview One Candidate for One Vacancy on the Wetlands and Creeks Committee for a Term Expiring March 31, 2025.
6. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 p.m.
I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II. FLAG SALUTE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Proclamation in Recognition of the 2024 Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival, April 18–21, 2024.
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B. Proclamation in Recognition of the Week of the Young Child, April 6–12, 2024.
C. Proclamation in Recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, April 2024.
V. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
A. Annual Report from the Wetlands and Creeks 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 March 20, 2024.
B. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
C. Schedule a Public Hearing on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., or As Soon Thereafter As Possible for the Matter to Be Heard, for Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Updating the City of Arcata Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Master Fee Schedule and Direct Staff to Post and Publish the Public Notice in Accordance with California Government Code Sections 66016 and 6062a.
D. Adopt Resolution No. 234-41 Accepting the Expansion of a Public Utility Easement from Green Diamond Resources Company on a Portion of Assessor’s Parcel No. 507-041-001 for Water Storage Tank 1-C; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
E. Approve the Arcata Corporation Yard Fence Replacement and Trail Enhancement Plans.
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F. Adopt Resolution No. 234-40, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Accepting the 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report.
IX. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
X. OLD BUSINESS
XI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Appoint One New Member to the Wetlands and Creeks Committee for a Term Expiring March 31, 2025.
B. Review and Approve Revised City Officials' Protocol Manual.
Per Chapter 9, Section 9.01 of the City Council Protocol Manual, the City Council will review and revise the City Council Protocol Manual as needed. As part of the transition of the City Attorney, a review of current City templates and practices has been undertaken. Through that review, several updates to the Protocol Manual are being suggested.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
1) Review City Attorney and staff-recommended revisions and updates to the current City Council Protocol Manual (2021);
2) Provide any additional changes or revisions; and
3) Approve changes or direct staff to return with a final revised City Officials’ Protocol Manual (2024) at a future meeting for approval.
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 Activity Report for the 1st Quarter of 2024 from Chief of Police Bart Silvers.
B. Other Council and Staff Reports.
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XIV. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A. Set a Date for a Study Session with City Committee/Commission Chairpersons.
B. Confirm the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Budget Study Session, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 5:30 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
VIII-F. Document from Fred Weis
XIII-A. Document from Chief of Police Bart Silvers