1 BENICIA CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Benicia City Hall, 250 East L Street, Council Chamber
Benicia, CA 94510
January 19, 2023
12:00 PM
Accessing The Meeting
How to Participate in the Meeting:
1) Attend in person at Council Chambers
2) Livestream online at www.ci.benicia.ca.us/agendas.
3) Zoom Meeting (link below)
The public may view and participate (via computer or phone) link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84744285587?pwd=K1RVNkFsZTVTU3FsRjdJSStWMXo0QT09 • If prompted for a password, enter 815104.
• Use participant option to “raise hand” during the public comment period for the item you wish to speak on. Please note, your electronic device must have microphone capability. Once unmuted, you will have up to 5 minutes to speak.
Dial in with phone:
Before the start of the item you wish to comment on, call any of the numbers below. If one is busy, try the next one.
1 669 900 9128
1 346 248 7799
1 253 215 8782
1 646 558 8656
1 301 715 8592
1 312 626 6799
• Enter the meeting ID number: 847 4428 5587 *please note this is an updated ID number*. • Enter password: 815104
• When prompted for a Participant ID, press #.
• Press *9 on your phone to “raise your hand” when the Mayor calls for public comment during the item you wish to speak on. Once unmuted, you will have up to 5 minutes to speak. 2 Any member of the public who needs accommodations should email City Clerk Lisa Wolfe at [email protected], who will use her best efforts to provide as much accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety.
1. Call Special Meeting To Order (12:00 P.M.)
2. Convene Open Session
3. Roll Call
4. Pledge Of Allegiance
5. Reference To The Fundamental Rights Of The Public
A plaque stating the fundamental rights of each member of the public is posted at the entrance to this meeting room per section 4.04.030 of the City of Benicia's Open Government Ordinance.
6. Adoption Of The Agenda
7. Opportunity For Public Comments
This portion of the meeting is reserved for person wishing to address the Council on any matter not on the agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. State law prohibits the City Council from responding to or acting upon matters not listed on the agenda. Each speaker has a maximum of five minutes for public comment. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a a previous speaker. If appropriate, a spokesperson may present the views of your entire group. Speakers may not make personal attacks on council members, staff or members of the public, or make comments which are slanderous or which may invade an individual's person privacy.
8. Written Comment
9. Public Comment
10. Adjourn To Closed Session (12:05 P.M.)
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager
11. Reconvene Open Session
3 12. Announcements From Closed Session, If Any
13. Business Items
None
14. Adjournment (1:00 P.M.)
4 Public Participation
The Benicia City Council and its Boards and Commissions welcome public participation.
Pursuant to the Brown Act, each public agency must provide the public with an opportunity to speak on any matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the agency and which is not on the agency's agenda for that meeting. The City Council allows speakers to speak on non-agendized matters under public comment, and on agendized items at the time the agenda item is addressed at the meeting. Comments are limited to no more than five minutes per speaker. By law, no action may be taken on any item raised during the public comment period although informational answers to questions may be given and matters may be referred to staff for placement on a future agenda of the City Council.
Should you have material you wish to enter into the record, please submit it to the City Manager.
Disabled Access or Special Needs
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and to accommodate any special needs, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Kim Imboden, the ADA Coordinator, at (707) 746-4200. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting.
Meeting Procedures
All items listed on this agenda are for Council discussion and/or action. In accordance with the Brown Act, each item is listed and includes, where appropriate, further description of the item and/or a recommended action. The posting of a recommended action does not limit, or necessarily indicate, what action may be taken by the City Council.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge a decision of the City Council in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. You may also be limited by the ninety (90) day statute of limitations in which to challenge in court certain administrative decisions and orders (Code of Civil Procedure 1094.6) to file and serve a petition for administrative writ of mandate challenging any final City decisions regarding planning or zoning.
The decision of the City Council is final as of the date of its decision unless judicial review is initiated pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedures Section 1094.5. Any such petition for judicial review is subject to the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.
Public Records
The agenda packet for this meeting is available at the City Manager's Office and the Benicia Public Library during regular working hours. To the extent feasible, the packet is also available on the City's web page at www.ci.benicia.ca.us under the heading "Agendas and Minutes." Public records related to an open session agenda item that are distributed after the agenda packet is prepared are available before the meeting at the 5 City Manager's Office located at 250 East L Street, Benicia, or at the meeting held in the Council Chambers.
If you wish to submit written information on an agenda item, please submit to the City Clerk as soon as possible so that it may be distributed to the City Council. A complete proceeding of each meeting is also recorded and available through the City Clerk’s Office.
Contact Your Council Members
If you would like to contact the Mayor or a Council Member, please call the number listed below to leave a voicemail message.
Mayor Young: 707-746-4213
Vice Mayor Scott: 707-746-4213
Council Member Birdseye: 707-746-4213
Council Member Campbell: 707-746-4213
Council Member Macenski: 707-746-4213