City Council - Regular Meeting - June 04, 2025
1. LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
2. FLAG SALUTE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL MATTERS
a.
Proclamation in Recognition of World Oceans Day, June 8, 2025.
1. World Oceans Day Proclamation 2025.pdf
b.
Proclamation Designating June 8–14, 2025, The Week of the Oyster.
1. Week of the Oyster Proclamation 2025 FINAL Edited.pdf
c.
Proclamation Recognizing June 2025 as National Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month.
1. Alzheimer's Awareness Proclamation 2025.pdf
d.
Proclamation Recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month.
1. Pride Month Proclamation 2025.pdf
5. REPORT BY COMMISSION/COMMITTEE
a.
Annual Report from the Parks and Recreation Committee.
1. Parks and Recreation Committee 2024 Annual Report.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.
a.
Receive a Presentation Regarding FlashVote from City Manager, Merritt Perry.
b.
Other Staff Reports.
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 May 14, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCSS_May14_2025 - English.pdf
c.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Special Meeting of May 21, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CMSM_May21_2025 - English.pdf
d.
Approve the Minutes of the City Council Meeting of May 21, 2025.
1. Post-Meeting Minutes - CCM_May21_2025 - English.pdf
e.
Bi-Weekly Report on Disbursements.
1. Staff Report - Report on Cash Distributions 5.10.2025-5.23.2025.pdf
2. Attachment A - Disbursements 5.10.25-5.23.25.pdf
f.
Adopt Ordinance No. 1578, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Amending Chapter 3, Water, of Title VII, Public Works, of the Arcata Municipal Code.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Ordinance No. 1578, Amendments to Title VII Chapter 3 of the Arcata Municipal Code .pdf
2. Attachment A - Ordinance No. 1578.pdf
g.
Adopt Ordinance No. 1579, An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Adding Article 11 to Title IV, Chapter 2, Making it Unlawful for Any Person in the City to Sell, Offer, Distribute, or Provide Nitrous Oxide to Any Person.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Ordinance No. 1579 Making it Unlawful for Any Person to Sell, Distribute, or Provide Nitrous Oxide.pdf
2. Attachment A - 1579 Nitrous Oxide Ordinance.pdf
h.
Adopt Resolution No. 245-50, Approving the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Report on Measure A Special Tax for All Non-Tax-Exempt Parcels and Directing That Said Fee be Collected through the Property Tax Rolls for Fiscal Year 2025/26.
1. Staff Report - Adopt Resolution No. 245-50, Approving the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Report on Measure A Special Tax.pdf
2. Attachment A - Measure A Annual Report 25'26_FINAL.pdf
3. Attachment B - Resolution No. 245-50 Measure A Property Tax Assessment 25'26.pdf
i.
Approve the Purchase of In-Car Cameras for Police Vehicles Including Implementation, Hardware, and a Five-Year Subscription Service from Motorola in the Amount of $164,934; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report - Approval Purchase of 13 Motorola M500 Car Cameras.pdf
2. Attachment A - Motorola Camera Quote – Motorola Solutions.pdf
j.
Approve an Amendment to the Contract for the Isaacson Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (STI) Improvement Project-Phase 2 with R.A.O. Construction Co., Inc. in the Amount of $83,793; and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Applicable Documents.
1. Staff Report - Approve Contract Amendment to RAO for Isaacson STI Improvement Project, Phase 2.pdf
k.
Approve Sponsorship in an Amount Equivalent to the Plaza Event Fees of $2,575 for the Arcata Chamber of Commerce’s 4th of July Jubilee to be Held on the Arcata Plaza on July 4, 2025.
1. Staff Report - Sponsorship for Fourth of July Jubilee.pdf
2. Attachment A - Email Request from Arcata Chamber of Commerce.pdf
10. OLD BUSINESS
a.
Consider Approving an Amendment to the Bike Share Program Contract with Tandem Mobility, LLC for Two Additional Stations in the City Limits for an Added Amount Not to Exceed $20,000 per Program Year.
1. Staff Report - Amend Bike Share Program to Add 2 Additional Stations.pdf
2. Attachment A - Bikeshare Ridership 2021-2024.pdf
11. NEW BUSINESS
a.
Appoint One New Member to the Board of Appeals.
1. 2025-6-4 Candidate List BOA.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 Joint Study Session with the Planning Commission for June 30, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
b.
Schedule a Joint Study Session with the Board of Directors for the Arcata Fire District for July 30, 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.