City Council - Regular Meeting - January 15, 2025
1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a.
Proclamation Recognizing the Arcata High School Tigers for Winning the 2024 CIF 6-AA State Championship.
1. Arcata High Tigers Championship Proclamation 2025.pdf
b.
Proclamation Recognizing January 2025 as National Mentoring Month.
1. National Mentoring Month Proclamation 2025.pdf
5. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
a.
Receive Annual Report from the Planning Commission.
1. PC 2024 Annual Report.pdf
6. COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS
All reports shall be specifically limited to City business and shall not request or lead to action by the Council at this meeting.
a.
Receive an Update from Equity Arcata Manager Mo Harper-Desir Regarding Equity Arcata.
b.
Receive an Update from Director of Community Development David Loya on the City of Arcata’s Housing Programs and Projects.
c.
Receive an Update Regarding Arcata House Partnership from Executive Director Dr. Darlene Spoor.
d.
Receive a 2024 Year-End Review from City Manager Merritt Perry.
e.
Other Council and Staff Reports.
7. 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 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.
8. N/A
9. 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 December 12, 2024.
1. 12-12-2024 City Council Special Minutes.pdf
b.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of December 18, 2024.
1. 12-18-2024 City Council Minutes.pdf
c.
Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
1. Staff Report Bi-Weekly Report on Cash Distributions .pdf
2. Attachment A. Cash Disbursements 12.7.24 to 1.3.25_Redacted.pdf
d.
Approve a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Arcata and Centro del Pueblo for Management and Operations of the Bayside Park Farm; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report Approve an MOA with Centro del Pueblo for Operation and Management of Bayside Park Farm .pdf
2. Attachment A. City of Arcata and Centro del Pueblo MOA – Bayside Park Farm.pdf
e.
Approve an Amended Agreement between the City of Arcata and Friends of the Arcata Marsh Extending the Term an Additional Five Years to December 31, 2030; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report Approve an Amended Agreement between City of Arcata and Friends of the Arcata Marsh Extending Term Five Years .pdf
2. Attachment A. FOAM (2015-19, 20-24) agmt amendment 2, 5yr extension (2025-30).pdf
f.
Approve an Amended Mariculture Lease Extension through December 31, 2026, with Scott Sterner, dba North Bay Shellfish, for a Portion of Tide and Submerged Land in Arcata Bay.
1. Staff Report Mariculture Lease Extension with North Bay Shellfish.pdf
2. Attachment A. Sterner dba North Bay Shellfish LLC lease amendment Jan 2024 - Dec 2026.pdf
g.
Adopt Resolution No. 245-29 Authorizing Examination of Sales or Transactions Use Tax Records.
1. Staff Report Adopt Resolution No. 245-29 Authorizing Examination of Sales or Transactions and Use Tax Records.pdf
2. Attachment A. Resolution No. 245-29 Authorizing Examination of Sales or Transactions and Use Tax Records.pdf
h.
Adopt Resolution No. 245-28 Transferring All Management, Functions, and Assets of the Arcata & Mad River Transit System Services Including Dial-A-Ride to Humboldt Transit Authority; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report Adopt Resolution 245-28— Transfer All AMRTS Services and Vehicles Including Dial-A-Ride to HTA.pdf
2. Attachment A. Resolution No. 245-28 .pdf
i.
Approve Purchase of Badger Remote Read Water Meters from PACE Supply for $306,016; Authorize City Engineer to Increase Purchasing Amount by up to $30,602 (10%, for Total of $336,618); Authorize City Manager to Sign Necessary Agreements and Documents.
1. Staff Report Purchase of Remote Read Water Meters for Waterline Replacement Project.pdf
2. Attachment A. Pace_Supply_Quote_2236700_sales tax.pdf
10. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be heard under this section.
11. OLD BUSINESS
12. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Appoint One New Member to the Planning Commission for a Term Expiring March 31, 2027.
1. 2025-1-15 Candidate List PC.pdf
b.
Consider City Council Salary Adjustment and Introduction of Ordinance No. 1574 Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Title II (Administration), Chapter 1 (Council), Section 2010 (Salaries of the City Council Members).
1. Staff Report Consider Ordinance No. 1574 Adjusting Council Salary.pdf
2. Attachment A. Ordinance No. 1574 Council Salaries.pdf
c.
Introduce Ordinance No. 1576, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Arcata Municipal Code Relating to Purchasing Procedures, Title II (Administration), Chapter 4 (Fiscal Administration).
1. Staff Report Introduce Ordinance No. 1576 Amending AMC Purchasing Procedures, Title II, Chapter 4.pdf
2. Attachment A. Ordinance No. 1576.pdf
13. 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.
14. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS
a.
Schedule a Study Session with Committee and Commission Chairpersons for February 12, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
15. CLOSED SESSION
16. CLOSED SESSION REPORTS
17. 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.