REVISED 8/24/2023 4:20 PM
City of Capitola
City Council Meeting Agenda
Thursday, August 24, 2023 – 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010
Mayor: Margaux Keiser
Vice Mayor: Kristen Brown
Council Members: Yvette Brooks, Joe Clarke, Alexander Pedersen Closed Session – 5 PM
Closed Sessions are not open to the public and held only on specific topics allowed by State Law (noticed below). An announcement regarding the items to be discussed in Closed Session will be made in the City Hall Council Chambers prior to the Closed Session. Members of the public may, at this time, address the City Council on closed session items only. There will be a report of any final decisions in City Council Chambers during the Open Session Meeting.
i. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code § 54957.6) Negotiator: Chloé Woodmansee, Assistant to the City of Manager Employee Organizations: Association of Capitola Employees, Police Officers Association, MidManagement Employees, Confidential Employees, Police Captains, and Management ii. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Gov. Code § 54956.9) Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: one case Regular Meeting of the Capitola City Council – 6 PM
All correspondence received prior to 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding a Council Meeting will be distributed to Councilmembers to review prior to the meeting. Information submitted after 5 p.m. on that Wednesday may not have time to reach Councilmembers, nor be read by them prior to consideration of an item.
1. Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance
Council Members Yvette Brooks, Joe Clarke, Alexander Pedersen, Kristen Brown, and Mayor Margaux Keiser.
2. Additions and Deletions to the Agenda
3. Presentations
Presentations are limited to eight minutes.
A. United Way Grant Report Presentation
B. Staff Introduction - Jennifer Davis, Finance Account Clerk
4. Report on Closed Session
5. Additional Materials
Additional information submitted to the City after distribution of the agenda packet.
A. Additional Materials - Item 9A - Updated Administrative Policy Attachment City Council Meeting Agenda – August 24, 2023
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6. Oral Communications by Members of the Public
Please review the Notice of Remote Access for instructions. Oral Communications allows time for members of the Public to address the City Council on any “Consent Item” on tonight’s agenda, or on any topic within the jurisdiction of the City that is not on the “General Government/Public Hearings” section of the Agenda. Members of the public may speak for up to three minutes, unless otherwise specified by the Mayor. Individuals may not speak more than once during Oral Communications. All speakers must address the entire legislative body and will not be permitted to engage in dialogue. A maximum of 30 minutes is set aside for Oral Communications.
7. Staff / City Council Comments
Comments are limited to three minutes.
8. Consent Items
All items listed as “Consent Items” will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to the time the Council votes on the action unless members of the City Council request specific items to be discussed for separate review. Items pulled for separate discussion will be considered following General Government. Note that all Ordinances which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
A. City Council Meeting Minutes
Recommended Action: Approve minutes from the regular meeting on July 27, 2023.
B. City Check Register
Recommended Action: Approve City Check Register Dated July 21, 2023.
C. Comprehensive Fee Study Agreement
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Willdan Financial Services to conduct a Comprehensive User Fee Study and Overhead Cost Allocation Plan in an amount not-to-exceed $34,910.
D. Freeway Maintenance Agreement with the State of California Department of Transportation Recommended Action: Approve the Freeway Maintenance Agreement with the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement.
E. Stockton Bridge Debris Mitigation Project Funding
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution authorizing the acceptance of $500,000 in grant funds from the California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) for the Stockton Bridge Debris Mitigation Project, amending the FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the grant agreement on behalf of the City.
F. Donation Acceptance
Recommended Action: Accept donation of $30,000 from the Soquel Union Elementary School District for the Afterschool Rec Club Participant Scholarship; and authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.
G. ABC Alcohol Policing Partnership Program Grant
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution accepting a State of California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control Grant in the amount of $38,002 and amending the FY 2023-24 general fund operating budget to increase revenues and expenditures by $38,002; and authorize the Police Chief to execute the grant agreement with the State of California Department of General Services.
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H. Purchase Police Motorcycle
Recommended Action: Authorize the Police Department to purchase a replacement motorcycle in an amount not to exceed $34,000; and adopt a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget in the amount of $34,000.
I. City Investment Policy Amendment
Recommended Action: Approve changes to Administrative Policy Number III-1: Investment Policy, as recommended by the Finance Advisory Committee.
9. General Government / Public Hearings
All items listed in “General Government / Public Hearings” are intended to provide an opportunity for public discussion of each item listed. The following procedure pertains to each General Government item: 1) Staff explanation; 2) Council questions; 3) Public comment; 4) Council deliberation; 5) Decision.
A. Capitola Wharf Enhancement Project Fundraising Partnership Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution outlining expectations and understanding between the City and the community-led fundraising campaign for the Capitola Wharf Enhancement Project and approve a donor recognition policy for wharf enhancements.
B. Octoberfest Event Permit
Recommended Action: Consider approving a new single-day General Special Event Permit on October 14, 2023, for a Capitola Village benefit concert to fundraise for the Capitola Wharf Enhancement Project.
C. CDBG-CV Grant Closeout
Recommended Action: Conduct a duly noticed public hearing to receive a report summarizing the allocation of grant funding under State CDBG-CV Agreements and direct staff to proceed with submitting required closeout documents to the State.
D. Chapter 18.02 Affordable (Inclusionary) Housing
Recommended Action: Introduce, by title only, waiving further reading of the text, an ordinance of the City of Capitola amending Chapter 18.02 of the Capitola Municipal Code, Affordable (Inclusionary) Housing.
E. League of California Cities Annual Conference Voting Delegate Recommended Action: Designate the City of Capitola’s voting delegate and alternate to the League of California Cities Annual Conference.
10. Adjournment
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