1 MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING – CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
6:00 P.M.
City Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 East L Street, complete proceedings of which are recorded. These are action minutes; a full video is available online at www.ci.benicia.ca.us/agendas.
ACCESSING THE MEETING
1) CALL TO ORDER (6:00 P.M.)
Mayor Young called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2) CONVENE OPEN SESSION
3) ROLL CALL
All Council Members were present.
4) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5) REFERENCE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC
6) PROCLAMATIONS
6.A - PROCLAMATION - CITY MANAGER, ERIK UPSON -
RETIREMENT
Proclamation - City Manager, Erik Upson - Retirement
6.B PROCLAMATION - RECOGNIZING THE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
Proclamation - Community Development
7) ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Staff stated they were pulling item 12.C.2 from the agenda.
On motion of Council Member Macenski, seconded by Council Member Birdseye, Council approved the Adoption of the Agenda, as amended, on a roll call by the following vote:
2 Ayes: Council Member Birdseye, Council Member Campbell, Council Member Macenski, Vice Mayor Scott, Mayor Young
Noes: (None)
8) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
9) WRITTEN COMMENT
10) PUBLIC COMMENT
1. Supervisor Monica Brown - Supervisor Brown thanked Mr. Upson for his service to the City of Benicia.
11) CONSENT CALENDAR
12) BUSINESS ITEMS
12.A - APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH MARIO GIULIANI AS
INTERIM CITY MANAGER (City Attorney)
Staff Report - Interim City Manager
RESOLUTION 23-19 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BENICIA APPROVING THE AGREEMENT WITH MARIO
GIULIANI AS INTERIM CITY MANAGER
Ben Stock, City Attorney, reviewed the staff report.
Council and Staff discussed Mr. Giuliani's prior severance package.
Public Comment:
None
1. Resolution Interim City Manager Agreement
2. Interim City Manager Agreement
On motion of Council Member Macenski, seconded by Vice Mayor Scott, Council approved the adoption of Resolution 23-19, on a roll call by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Birdseye, Council Member Campbell, Council Member Macenski, Vice Mayor Scott, Mayor Young
Noes: (None)
12.B - POSITION ALLOCATION CHANGE - ASSISTANT CITY
MANAGER (City Manager)
3 RESOLUTION 23-20 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BENICIA APPROVING POSITION ALLOCATION CHANGES FOR
THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER POSITION IN THE CITY MANAGER'S
OFFICE, AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION PLAN, AND APPROVAL OF
THE SALARY SCHEDULE
Mario Giuliani, Interim Assistant City Manager, reviewed the staff report.
Public Comment:
None
Staff Report - Position Allocation Change - Assistant City Manager
1. Resolution Assistant City Manager Position Allocation Change On motion of Council Member Macenski, seconded by Vice Mayor Scott, Council approved the adoption of Resolution 23-20, on a roll call by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Birdseye, Council Member Campbell, Council Member Macenski, Vice Mayor Scott, Mayor Young
Noes: (None)
12.C - QUARTERLY POLICY ISSUE REQUESTS FROM COUNCIL
Staff Report - Quarterly Policy Issue Requests from Council Council will not be discussing the Solar Farm Landscaping item, as it was pulled from the agenda during the Adoption of the Agenda.
Consider a public art project celebrating LGBTQ diversity:
Erik Upson, City Manager, reviewed the staff report.
Council Member Campbell reviewed his request for public art celebrating LGBTQ and overall diversity in the City.
Council and Staff discussed the issue of decorative crosswalks, concerns raised by the prior city council, the budget for a possible project, the possible consideration of creating a social media check-in for whatever art might be done and including the Arts & Culture Commission in the process.
Public Comment:
None
1. City Council Rules of Procedure
2. Two-Step Request - LGBTQ Diversity Public Art Project - Council Member Campbell
3. Two-Step Request - Solar Farm Landscaping - Council Member Campbell
4 On motion of Council Member Birdseye, seconded by Council Member Macenski, Council approved Council approved bringing this item back for discussion at a future meeting, on a roll call by the following vote:
Ayes: Council Member Birdseye, Council Member Campbell, Council Member Macenski, Vice Mayor Scott, Mayor Young
Noes: (None)
13) ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Young adjourned the meeting to Closed Session at 6:34 p.m.
Public Comment on Closed Session Item:
None
13.A A - CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9)
Name of case: (Benicia Harbor Corporation v. City of Benicia, Arbitration Case No. 1130009780)
14) ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CLOSED SESSION, IF ANY
Mayor Young reconvened the Open Session at 8:01 p.m.
Ben Stock, City Attorney, stated that Council took no reportable actions during Closed Session.
15) ADJOURNMENT (8:30 P.M.)
Mayor Young adjourned the meeting at 8:01 p.m.
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