1 MINUTES OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING – CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 4, 2023.
5:45 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.
1) ACCESSING THE MEETING
2) CALL SPECIAL MEETING TO ORDER (5:45 P.M.)
Mayor Young called the Special Meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. 3) CONVENE OPEN SESSION
4) ROLL CALL
All Council Members were present.
5) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6) REFERENCE TO THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC
7) ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
On motion of Council Member Macenski, seconded by Council Member Birdseye, Council approved the Adoption of the Agenda, as presented, 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)
8) OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS
9) WRITTEN COMMENT
10) PUBLIC COMMENT
None
11) BUSINESS ITEM
2 11.A - RATIFYING PROCLAMATION OF EXISTENCE OF LOCAL
EMERGENCY FOR RAW WATER TRANSMISSION LINE
INCIDENT (City Manager)
RESOLUTION NO. 23- 29 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BENICIA RATIFYING EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY
AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO ADD BUDGET
APPROPRIATION AS NEEDED
Public Comment:
None
Mario Giuliani, Interim City Manager, and Kyle Ochenduszko, Public Works Director, reviewed the staff report.
Council and Staff discussed the timeline for the repairs, a work-around temporary solution, whether Valero was cutting their water use back by 20%, the City having enough water for the next 30 days, the size of the work-around pipe, whether the mandatory conservation would still be in place while the work-around pipe was in, whether FEMA needed to be involved, whether we would be using Lake Herman to recapture water, and how thankful Council was to Staff for their efforts.
Staff Report - Ratification of Proclamation of Existence of a Local Emergency
1. Resolution - Ratification of Proclamation of Existence of Local Emergency On motion of Council Member Macenski, seconded by Council Member Birdseye, Council approved the adoption of Resolution 23-29, as presented, 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) ADJOURNMENT (6:00 P.M.)
Mayor Young adjourned the meeting at 6:08 p.m.
City Clerk