CITY OF ARCATA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FISCAL YEAR 2024/2025 PRE-BUDGET
COUNCIL CHAMBER APRIL 16, 2024
736 F Street, Arcata Tuesday, 5:00 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 11, 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.
1. Join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device: Please use this URL:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87342314198
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.
Or join by phone:
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2. Enter Meeting ID: 873 4231 4198
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. CALL TO ORDER
II. CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Name of Case: City of Arcata vs. Citizens in Support of Measure M, Humboldt Couty Superior Court Case No. CV2300554.
III. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1). Name of Case: City of Arcata vs. Citizens in Support of Measure M, Humboldt Couty Superior Court Case No. CV2300554.
IV. PUBLIC COMMENT
V. NEW BUSINESS
A. Review Preliminary Projected Revenues and Expenditures for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 to 2029.
Staff will present preliminary financial projections for the Council to consider during development and approval of the FY 2024-25 Budget. The financial information is intended as a planning tool to provide Council with the current and future impacts of budgetary decisions.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council receive a staff report on preliminary estimates for Fiscal Year 2024 to 2029 as a preview to fiscal decisions and considerations developing the FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget.
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B. Review Draft Language for Proposed Transactions and Use Tax ("TUT" or Sales Tax) November 5, 2024, Ballot Measure.
At the April 2, 2024, study session, the Council directed staff to develop draft ballot measure language for possible adoption by the City Council at a future meeting.
Attached to this staff report is a draft resolution for placing the measure on the ballot for the Council’s consideration and feedback.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
1) Receive a staff report on proposed language for a Transactions and Use Tax ballot measure for the November 5, 2024, election; and
2) Provide staff direction on the proposed ballot language and draft resolution.
C. Overview of City's Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
D. Recommendations for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Open Space, Parks and Trails Special Tax Priorities.
VI. DATE OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A. Set a Date for a Study Session with City Committee/Commission Chairpersons.
VII. ADJOURNMENT
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA
V-B. Letter from Winifred Trump.