REVISED 5/22/2024 4:00 PM
City of Capitola
City Council Meeting Agenda
Thursday, May 23, 2024 – 6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
420 Capitola Avenue, Capitola, CA 95010
Mayor: Kristen Brown
Vice Mayor: Yvette Brooks
Council Members: Joe Clarke, Margaux Morgan, Alexander Pedersen Closed Session – 5:30 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: Mark Wilson, Labor and Employment Practice, Burke, Williams, & Sorensen, LLP Employee Organizations: Association of Capitola Employees, Police Officers Association, MidManagement Employees, Confidential Employees, Police Captains, and Management 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 Joe Clarke, Margaux Morgan, Alexander Pedersen, Yvette Brooks, and Mayor Kristen Brown.
2. Additions and Deletions to the Agenda
3. Report on Closed Session
4. Additional Materials
Additional information submitted to the City after distribution of the agenda packet.
A. Closed Session Item i - Correspondence Received
5. Oral Communications by Members of the Public
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.
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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 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 special meeting on May 7, the regular meeting on May 9, and the special meeting on May 16, 2024.
B. Plan Review Consulting Services Agreement
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a sole-source Professional Services Agreement with CSG Consultants in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for on-call Building Division and Public Works Department contract services for three years.
C. GreenWaste Annual Rate Adjustment
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution approving the contractual rate increase for collection and disposal of residential and commercial garbage, recycling, organics, food waste, yard waste, and construction and demolition debris, effective July 1, 2024, according to the Service Rate Schedule formula of the Franchise Agreement with GreenWaste Recovery, Inc.
D. Dakota Apartments Grant Application
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for up to $900,000 in HOME Program Income funds for the rehabilitation of the Dakota Apartments.
E. Park at Rispin Mansion Deed Restriction
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a deed restriction on a City-owned parcel (APN 035-347-01) for the Park at Rispin Mansion.
F. Contract with Ben Noble Planning
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a sole-source Professional Services Agreement with Ben Noble Planning in the amount of $124,375 to implement Housing Element action items into the Capitola Zoning Code and process annual Zoning Code updates.
G. Business Improvement Assessments FY 2024-25
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution providing notification of the City’s intent to levy business improvement assessments for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25; accepting the annual report and proposed budget of the Capitola Village and Wharf Business Improvement Area; setting the date for a public hearing to be held on Thursday, June 13, 2024; and outlining noticing requirements.
H. City of Capitola Military Equipment Use
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution renewing Chapter 2.60 of the Capitola Municipal Code entitled Military Equipment Use Ordinance, Capitola Military Equipment Use Policy 706, and finding that the annual Military Equipment Report complies with the standards of approval outlined in Government Code Section 7071(d).
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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. COE Bylaws & FY 2023-25 Goals
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution adopting amended Commission on the Environment Bylaws and approve the list of Commission on the Environment Goals for FY 2023-25.
B. Parks Use Policy and Resolution
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution adopting a City Park Reservation Permit Use Policy (“Park Reservation Policy”) and direct staff to return to the City Council with amendments to the fee schedule to reflect proposed park space reservation fees.
C. Community Center Renovation Project
Recommended Action: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Boone Low Ratliff Architects in the amount of $37,000, for a total contract value of $560,713; and 2) authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Cumming Group in the amount of $300,000 for construction management services for the Community Center Renovation Project.
9. Adjournment - The next City Council meeting is on May 30, 2024, at 6:00 PM. _____________________________________________________
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