CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBER AUGUST 07, 2024
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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SPECIAL MEETING
5:00 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.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL––ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION, Significant Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): One potential case.
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
A. EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1): City Manager.
B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL––ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION, Significant Exposure to Litigation, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): One potential case.
5. ADJOURNMENT
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 p.m.
I. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
II. FLAG SALUTE
III. ROLL CALL
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IV. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
A. Certificate of Appreciation for Michael Winkler for his 9 Years of Dedication to Graffiti Removal in the City of Arcata.
V. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
A. Annual Report from the Energy Committee.
VI. 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 on the Newly Adopted Residential Rental Inspection Program from Building Official, Joe Bishop.
B. Receive an Update Regarding the Complete Streets Policy from City Engineer, Netra B. Khatri.
C. Receive an Activity Report for the 2nd Quarter of 2024 from Chief of Police, Bart Silvers.
VII. EARLY ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
The City Council values your comments. The public comment period allows people to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. This early section of public comment is limited to 15-minutes and speakers are limited to 2 minutes each. If you prefer to have a full 3 minutes of time for your public comment, this item is continued at the end of the meeting under item XIII (13) where speakers are granted 3 minutes. Please know that pursuant to the Brown Act, the Council cannot discuss or take action on items not listed on the agenda. The Council may respond to statements. There will also be a time to provide public comment specific to each item when that item is being reviewed by the Council.
VIII. N/A
IX. 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 can request that an item be removed for separate discussion. Members of the public may comment on any items remaining on the consent calendar in the comment period before the vote.
A. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of June 12, 2024.
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B. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of June 20, 2024.
C. Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of July 17, 2024.
D. Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
E. Adopt Ordinance No. 1569, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Land Use Code, Title IX, Planning and Zoning, of the Arcata Municipal Code to Adopt the Gateway Code and Zoning Districts Throughout the City; Waive Reading the Text and Consent to Read by Title Only.
F. Accept a Total of $9,900 in Donations for Three Commemorative Benches in the Arcata Community Forest and along the Arcata portion of the Humboldt Bay Trail – North.
G. Adopt Resolution No. 245-06 Authorizing the City Manager to File a Financial Assistance Application with the State Water Resources Control Board to Fund the City's 2019 Waterline Replacement Project; and Adopt Resolution No. 245-08 Stating Its Intent to Reimburse Expenditure by the State Water Resources Control Board Made in Support of the City's 2019 Waterline Replacement Project.
H. Approve the Purchase of One Toro Workman UTX Utility Vehicle ($32,258.43, Including Tax and Freight) and Award Purchase Contract to Turf Star Western; Approve the Purchase of One GO-4 Sliding Door Electric Vehicle ($46,102.59, Including Tax and Freight) and Award Purchase Contract to Turf Star Western; Approve the Purchase of One John Deere 6130M Tractor with a Tiger Bengal Brute Mid-Mount Boom Mower System ($278,759, Including Tax and Freight) and Award Purchase Contract to Tiger Mowers Inc.; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
I. Modify Award of 2024 Timber Sale to KP's Custom Milled Redwood for 50 MBF of Redwood; Award an Agreement for 235 MBF of Redwood 15" in Diameter & Larger in the 2024 Timber Sale to Willits Redwood Company; Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate Sale of Redwood Logs Smaller than 15" in Diameter; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
X. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
XI. OLD BUSINESS
A. Receive Update on Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Budget of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds and Consider Reallocating Appropriated Funds.
During adoption of the FY 2024-25 Budget, three items were discussed with Council to be reviewed further in the current fiscal year: 1) Expenditure of the remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds on Council designated August 7, 2024 City Council Agenda
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projects; 2) Update on the City’s Unfunded Pension Liability (which will be addressed at a future Council meeting); and 3) Projected Fiscal Results from FY 2023-24 (also to be addressed at a future Council meeting).
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council receive an update on ARPA Projects and Expenditures, and direct staff to reallocate $269,000 FY 2024-25 Budget from the ARPA Fund (224) projects to Police Department Staffing in the ARPA Fund (224).
B. Receive an Update on the US 101 and Sunset Avenue Interchange Improvements Project; and Provide Direction as Appropriate.
The US 101 and Sunset Avenue Interchange Improvements Project (also known as the Sunset Avenue & L K Wood Boulevard Improvements Project) will consolidate three existing stop-controlled intersections into two new roundabouts, simplifying vehicle movements and providing significantly safer bicycle and pedestrian facilities throughout the interchange. The Project, which has been identified in long-range plans for more than a decade, is a high priority for the Arcata community to increase safety for all modes of transportation, improve traffic operations at a significant bottleneck in the local and regional transportation network, and provide affordable transportation options to students and residents accessing Cal Poly Humboldt.
The Project Approval & Environmental Document (PA&ED) phase of the Project is complete. The necessary environmental documents for the Project – California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – are also complete.
During the June 5, 2024, City Council meeting, members of the public provided some feedback on the proposed plans. Staff have updated the plans to address those comments, see attached Exhibit A.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
1) Receive an Update on the US 101 and Sunset Avenue Interchange Improvements Project; and
2) Provide Direction as Appropriate.
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XII. NEW BUSINESS
A. Approve an Additional Budget Appropriation in Fiscal Year 2024-25 of $270,000 from Unreserved General Fund - Fund Balance and $200,000 from Open Space, Parks & Trails Special Tax Fund - Fund Balance; Award a Construction Contract for the Arcata Ball Park Improvement Project to Hooven & Co. Inc. in the Amount of $1,585,146.50; Authorize the City Engineer to Increase the Contract Amount by up to $63,405.86 (4 Percent, for a Total of $1,648,552.36); and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
The City values its partnerships with community-based organizations to enhance public facilities. The City and the Humboldt Crabs baseball organization worked together to secure state funding with Senator Mike McGuire for design and construction of façade, entryway and accessibility improvements at the Arcata Ball Park. The Arcata Ball Park Improvement Project is listed in the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP). The City completed designs this spring and released a construction bid for the ball park improvement project on July 3, 2024, with bids due July 30, 2024. Based on received bids, funding from City fund balances would be needed to leverage state funding to complete the Ball Park renovation.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Council:
1) Approve an additional budget appropriation in fiscal year 2024-25 of $270,000 from unreserved General Fund – Fund Balance and $200,000 from Open Space, Parks & Trails Special Tax Fund – Fund Balance;
2) Award a construction contract for the Arcata Ball Park Improvement Project to Hooven & Co. Inc. in the Amount of $1,585,146.50;
3) Authorize the City Engineer to increase the contract amount by up to $63,405.86 (4 percent, for a total of $1,648,552.36); and
4) Authorize the City Manager to execute all applicable documents.
XIII. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
The City Council values your comments. The public comment period allows people to address the Council on matters not on the agenda. Speakers will be limited to 3 minutes each. Please know that pursuant to the Brown Act, the Council cannot discuss or take action on items not listed on the agenda. The Council may respond to statements.
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.