City Council - Regular Meeting - April 16, 2025
1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a.
Proclamation in Recognition of World Tai Chi Day, Saturday, April 16th, 2025.
1. World Tai Chi Day 2025.pdf
b.
Proclamation in Recognition of National Volunteer Week, April 14–20, 2025.
1. National Volunteer Week 2025.pdf
c.
Proclamation in Recognition of Bike Month, May 2025.
1. Bike Month 2025 Proc.pdf
5. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
a.
Annual Report from the Wetlands and Creeks Committee.
1. wcc annual report_presented 2025.pdf
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 April 2, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CMSM_Apr02_2025 - English(1).pdf
c.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of April 2, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCM_Apr02_2025 - English.pdf
d.
Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
1. Staff Report - Report on Cash Distributions 3.22.25-4.4.25.pdf
2. Attachment A - Disbursements 4.22.25-4.4.25_Redacted.pdf
e.
Adopt Ordinance No. 1575, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending the Land Use Code to Update Affordable Housing Zoning; Waive Reading of the Text, and Consent to Read by Title Only.
1. Staff Report - Land Use Code Amendments for Affordable Housing .pdf
2. Attachment A - Ordinance No. 1575.pdf
f.
Adopt Ordinance No. 1577, An Ordinance of the City Council Amending Arcata Municipal Code Regulations Regarding the Board of Appeals, Title II (Administration), Chapter 3 (Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces), Articles (5 and 6).
1. Staff Report - Adopt Ordinance No. 1577 Amending Arcata Muni Code Regulations Regarding Board of Appeals.pdf
2. Attachment A - 1577 Board of Appeals.pdf
g.
Approve an Annual Proclamation in Recognition of Two-Spirit Celebration and Appreciation Day in the City of Arcata; and Add the Proclamation to the Council-Approved List.
1. Staff Report - Proclamation Approval .pdf
2. Attachment A - Two-Spirit Day Proclamation 2025.pdf
h.
Adopt Resolution No. 245-44 to Amend Management and Confidential Class and Pay.
1. Staff Report - Amend Management and Confidential Class and Pay.pdf
2. Attachment A - Reso 245-44 Mgt Conf Class Pay.pdf
i.
Ratify Employment Agreement with Tabatha Miller for Assistant City Manager.
1. Staff Report - Ratify Employment Agreement with Tabatha Miller for Assistant City Manager.pdf
2. Attachment A - Employment Contract Assistant City Manager Miller.pdf
10. OLD BUSINESS
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Appoint One Member to the Parks and Recreation Committee for a Term Ending March 31, 2026.
1. 2025-4-16 Candidate List PRC_.pdf
b.
Public Hearing to Approve Annual Engineer's Report and Declare the City's Intention to Continue to Levy and Collect Assessments of Three Existing Landscape Maintenance Assessment Districts.
1. Staff Report- Approve 2025-2026 Annual Engineer's Report and Resolutions for (3) Landscape Maintenance Assessment Districts.pdf
2. Attachment A - 2025-2026 MRBP - Engineers Report and Resolution.pdf
3. Attachment B - 2025-2026 Windsong - Engineers Report and Resolution.pdf
4. Attachment C - 2025-2026-Janes Creek Meadows - Engineers Report and Resolution.pdf
c.
Consider Approving Project Plans and Awarding a Contract for the Steel Waterline Replacement Project to McCullough Construction, Inc.
1. Staff Report - Steel Waterline Project(1).pdf
2. Attachment A - Steel Waterline Replacement Project_BID SUMMARY(1).pdf
d.
Public Hearing and Possible Adoption of Resolution No. 245-42, Updating the Master Fee Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.
1. Staff Report - Public Hearing and Adoption of Resolution No. 245-42, Updating the Master Fee Schedule for FY 2025-26.pdf
2. Attachment A - Resolution No 245-42 Update Master Fee Schedule for FY 2025-26.pdf
3. Attachment B - Exhibit A - FY 2025-26 Master Fee Schedule.pdf
e.
Consider Approving a License Agreement with the Great Redwood Trail Agency for the Arcata Annie & Mary Trail Connectivity Project.
1. Staff Report - License Agreement with Great Redwood Trail Agency for Annie and Mary Trail Connectivity Project .pdf
2. Attchment A - License Agreement for the Arcata Annie and Mary Trail approved by GRTA.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
a.
Confirm a Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget Study Session for May 8, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
b.
Confirm a Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Budget Study Session for May 14, 2025, at 3:30 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.