City Council - Regular Meeting - March 05, 2025
1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a.
Proclamation Recognizing March 8, 2025, as International Women's Day.
1. Intl Women's Day Proclamation 2025.pdf
b.
Proclamation in Recognition of Girl Scout Week, March 9–15, 2025.
1. Girl Scout Week Proc 2025 updated.pdf
c.
Proclamation in Recognition of March for Meals Month, March 2025.
1. March for Meals Proc 2025 Arcata.pdf
5. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
6. 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.
7. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS [EARLY - TIME LIMITED] 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 12 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.
Approval to Waive Reading of the Text and Consent to Read by Title Only for any Ordinance on this Agenda.
b.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of February 12, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCSS_Feb12_2025 - English.pdf
c.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of February 19, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCM_Feb19_2025 - English.pdf
d.
Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
1. Staff Report-Report on Cash Distributions 2.8.2025-2.21.2025.pdf
2. Attachment A - Cash Disbursements 2.8.25-2.21.25.pdf
e.
Adopt Resolution No. 245-37 Directing the Transactions and Use Tax Oversight Committee to Provide Fiscal Accountability for Measure H.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Resolution No. 245-37 Directing TUTOC to Provide Fiscal Accountability for Measure H.pdf
2. Attachment A - Resolution No. 245-37 Directing TUTOC to Provide Fiscal Accountability for Measure H.pdf
f.
Amend the Contract for the 2024 Timber Harvest (Logging & Log Hauling) with Ford Logging, Inc. (dba Pacific Earthscape) in the Amount of $16,607.86; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute all Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report - Amend 2024 Timber Harvest Contract to Ford Logging, Inc. in the Amount of $16,607.86.pdf
2. Attachment A - Ford Logging (dba Pacific Earthscape) 2024 Logging Contract Amendment.pdf
g.
Adopt Resolution No. 245-36 Incorporating a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 to be Funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1): The Road Repair and Accountability Act.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Resolution No. 245-36 Adopting a List of Projects funded by SB 1.pdf
2. Attachment A - Resolution No. 245-36 FY 25-26 SB 1 Project List.pdf
h.
Adopt Resolution No. 245-30 Amending Class and Pay for OE3 Represented Employees to Include the Discontinuance of the Transit Operations Assistant and Transit Bus Driver Classifications and Authorize the Deletion of One Filled Full-Time Position.
1. Staff Report - Deletion of Transit Position and Adopt Resolution No 245-30 Amending Class and Pay for OE3 Employees.pdf
2. Attachment A - Reso 245-30 OE3 Class Pay.pdf
i.
Approve a Letter of Support for Assembly Bill 263 Regarding Emergency Regulations to Remain in Effect for Scott and Shasta River Instream Flows; and Authorize the Mayor to Execute All Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report - Approve Sending a Letter of Support for AB 263.pdf
2. Attachment A - AB 263 Letter of Support--City of Arcata.pdf
3. Attachment B - AB 263 Fact Sheet.pdf
j.
Request the Annual Engineer's Report and Preparation of Notices to Declare the City's Intention to Continue to Levy and Collect from Existing Assessment Districts to Include Mad River Parkway Business Center, Windsong Subdivision, and Janes Creek Meadow.
1. Staff Report - Request Annual Engineer Report and Prepare Notices for Intended Assessments of 3 Assessment Districts.pdf
2. Attachment A - 2025-2026 MRBP - Engineers Report_ DRAFT.pdf
3. Attachment B - 2025-2026 Windsong - Engineers Report_ DRAFT.pdf
4. Attachment C - 2025-2026-Janes Creek Meadows - Engineers Report_DRAFT.pdf
10. OLD BUSINESS
a.
Consider Adopting Resolution No. 245-35, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Arcata Accepting the Mid-Year Budget Review and Approving Budget Revisions for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Resolution No.245-35, Approving Budget Revisions for the Fiscal Year 2024-25.pdf
2. Attachment A - Mid-Year Budget Resolution 245-35.pdf
3. Attachment B - Exhibit to Resolution No. 245-35.pdf
4. Attachment C.1 - Supplemental Request Convert PT Positions to 1 FT Finance.pdf
5. Attachment C.2 - Supplemental Request ACC Roof.pdf
6. Attachment C.3 - Supplemental Request Encampment and Dumping Cleanup.pdf
7. Attachment C.4 - Supplemental Request Facility Crew Leader FT Position.pdf
8. Attachment C.5 - Supplemental Request Foodworks Suite Remodel.pdf
9. Attachment C.6 - Supplemental Request Utilities Analyst FT Position.pdf
10. Attachment C.7 - Supplemental Request Water Wastewater Rate Study.pdf
11. Attachment C.8 - Supplemental Request ACC Doors (ADA).pdf
b.
Approve a Contract in the Amount of $125,375 to Bartle Wells Associates for Water and Wastewater Rates and Capacity Charge Studies and an Indirect Cost Allocation Plan.
1. Staff Report-Approve $125,375 to Bartle Wells Associates; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Docs.pdf
2. A. - Agreement with Bartle Wells Associates for Water and Wastewater Rates Capacity Charge Studies, and Indirect Cost Plan_.pdf
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Consider Sponsorship of Kinetic Universe’s Kinetic Grand Championship Race Planned on the Arcata Plaza on May 24, 2025.
1. Staff Report - Sponsorship for Kinetic Sculpture Race .pdf
2. Attachment A - Kinetic Grand Championship Letter to Council dated January 8, 2025_Redacted.pdf
12. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS [CONTINUED]
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.
13. COUNCIL REPORTS
All reports shall be specifically limited to City business and shall not request or lead to action by the Council at this meeting.
14. DATES OF FUTURE MEETINGS AND FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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.