REVISED 10/12/2023 5:15 PM
City of Capitola
City Council Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 12, 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 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. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Presentation
4. Additional Materials
Additional information submitted to the City after distribution of the agenda packet.
A. Correspondence Received - Item 8B
B. Correspondence Received - Item 7G
5. 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.
6. Staff / City Council Comments
Comments are limited to three minutes.
7. 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 City Council Meeting Agenda – October 12, 2023
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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 September 28, 2023.
B. City Check Registers
Recommended Action: Approve City check registers dated September 1, 2023 and September 15, 2023.
C. Tobacco Waste
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution recognizing tobacco waste as a public health and environmental threat.
D. Donations Report
Recommended Action: Receive the FY 2022-23 Annual Donations and Contributions Report.
E. Master Agreement for State-Funded Transportation Projects Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute Agreement No. 05-5304S21 with the California Department of Transportation to continue to receive State funds for transportation related projects and authorizing the Public Works Director to execute all program supplement agreements as required by Agreement No. 05-5304S21.
F. Body-Worn Cameras and Tasers
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a 5-year agreement with AXON in an amount not to exceed $336,500 to purchase body-worn cameras and tasers; and authorize the surplus of current inventory of tasers and body cameras.
G. Travel Reimbursement for City Councilmembers
Recommended Action: Accept report on attendance at the 2023 League of California Cities Annual Conference from Alexander Pedersen, in accordance with Government Code Section 53232.3.
8. 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. Cliff Drive Resiliency Project
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with CSW/Stuber-Stroeh Engineering Group, Inc. for professional planning, permitting, and design services for the Cliff Drive Resiliency Project in the amount of $1,193,700 in substantially similar form, as approved by the City Attorney, as the attached agreement; and adopt a resolution amending the FY 2023-24 Budget to accept and appropriate grant funding from the California Coastal Commission and Federal Highway Administration.
B. Housing Element Update
Recommended Action: Accept presentation and direct staff to incorporate Planning Commission and the California Department of Housing and Community Development recommendations into the Draft Housing Element update in preparation for adoption hearings.
9. Adjournment - Adjourn to a regular City Council meeting on October 26, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
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Notice of In-Person & Remote Access
Meetings are open to the public for in-person attendance at the Capitola City Council Chambers located at 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, California, 95010 Other ways to Watch:
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Agenda and Agenda Packet Materials: The City Council Agenda and the complete Agenda Packet are available for review on the City’s website: www.cityofcapitola.org and at Capitola City Hall prior to the meeting. Agendas are also available at the Capitola Post Office located at 826 Bay Avenue Capitola.
Need more information? Contact the City Clerk’s office at 831-475-7300.
Agenda Materials Distributed after Distribution of the Agenda Packet: Pursuant to Government Code §54957.5, materials related to an agenda item submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at the Reception Office at City Hall, 420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, California, during normal business hours.
Americans with Disabilities Act: Disability-related aids or services are available to enable persons with a disability to participate in this meeting consistent with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Assisted listening devices are available for individuals with hearing impairments at the meeting in the City Council Chambers. Should you require special accommodations to participate in the meeting due to a disability, please contact the City Clerk’s office at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting at 831-475-7300. In an effort to accommodate individuals with environmental sensitivities, attendees are requested to refrain from wearing perfumes and other scented products.
Televised Meetings: City Council meetings are cablecast “Live” on Charter Communications Cable TV Channel 8 and are recorded to be rebroadcasted at 8:00 a.m. on the Wednesday following the meetings and at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday following the first rebroadcast on Community Television of Santa Cruz County (Charter Channel 71 and Comcast Channel 25). Meetings are streamed “Live” on the City’s website at www.cityofcapitola.org by clicking on the Home Page link “Meeting Agendas/Videos.” Archived meetings can be viewed from the website at any time.