CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER MAY 01, 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.
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 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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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81414981964
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.
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2. Enter Meeting ID: 814 1498 1964
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
5:30 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.
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.
5. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 p.m.
I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II. FLAG SALUTE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
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A. Swear-in the New City Clerk.
B. Proclamation in Recognition of the 32nd Annual National Association of Letter Carriers' Food Drive Day, Saturday, May 11, 2024.
C. Proclamation Celebrating Water Week, May 5–11, 2024.
D. Proclamation in Recognition of National Nurses Week, May 6–12, 2024.
E. Proclamation in Recognition of National Hospital Week, May 12–18, 2024.
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 April 3, 2024.
B. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of April 16, 2024.
C. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of April 17, 2024.
D. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
E. Adopt Resolution No. 234-46 Authorizing the Execution of a Standard Agreement with the California Department of Housing and Community Development for $3,000,000 in MORE Grant Funds to Implement a Mobilehome Rehabilitation Program.
F. Adopt Resolution No. 234-44 Authorizing Application for, and Receipt of, the Office of Planning and Resources' Adaptation Planning Grant for Climate Adaptation Planning.
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G. Adopt Resolution No. 234-45 Authorizing a Grant Application to the HOME Investment Partnerships Program for up to $1,500,000 for the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program and Authorize the Mayor to Sign the HOME Standard Agreement.
IX. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
X. OLD BUSINESS
XI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Adopt Resolution No. 234-43, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Waiving the 180-Day Waiting Period for a CalPERS Annuitant [Danette Demello] to Begin Post-Retirement Employment [Government Code Sections 7522.56 & 21224].
Assistant City Manager Danette Demello retired from the City of Arcata effective April 12, 2024. The City Manager’s Office is seeking approval to allow Danette Demello to enter into post-retirement employment with the City as an extra help retiree annuitant prior to the CalPERS 180-day waiting period.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council adopt Resolution No. 234-43, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Waiving the 180-Day Waiting Period for a CalPERS Annuitant [Danette Demello] to begin Post-Retirement Employment [Government Code Sections 7522.56 & 21224].
B. Approve a Summer City Council Meeting Schedule for 2024.
As the Council will recall from previous discussion, this year Juneteenth falls on the date of a regular City Council meeting, June 19, 2024, so the Council has set a date for a special meeting on June 12, 2024. The Council might want to further discuss its summer schedule and consider whether to cancel one or two of its July/August regular City Council meetings. Since 2008, the Council has canceled its first meeting in August.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
1) Confirm the special meeting set for June 12, 2024.
and
2) Discuss the meeting schedule for the remainder of the summer and provide direction to staff.
C. Discuss Options for Securing Alcoves in Commercial Districts.
At its April 9, 2024, meeting, the Planning Commission considered several options for securing commercial alcoves. The Commission recently approved a scissor gate installation on the Plaza. Several Commissioners expressed reservations about the May 1, 2024 City Council Agenda
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approval. The Commission expressed an understanding of the balance between preventing the negative impacts associated with vagrancy, litter, and overnight camping on the Plaza with the aesthetics and design character on the Plaza. Many businesses have turned to scissor gates, either in their shop windows or in the entryways to their stores. The Commission’s deliberations ended with a request for policy direction from the Council. This item is to discuss options for objective standards for security in commercial districts.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council consider the Planning Commission’s discussion on securing commercial alcoves and provide direction to staff and the Commission.
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.
XIV. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
A. Set a Special City Council Meeting for May 22, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber, to Meet in Closed Session to Discuss Public Employment—City Manager.
B. Set a Special City Council Meeting for May 28, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, to Meet in Closed Session to Discuss Public Employment—City Manager.
C. Confirm the May 29, 2024, Special City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, to Consider Certification of the Environmental Impact Report, Adoption of the Gateway Code, Adoption of the Gateway Area Plan, Adoption of the General Plan 2045, and Discuss the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Budget.
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) DOCUMENTS RECEIVED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA.
VIII-E&G. Email from Lisa Pelletier.