City Council Meeting Minutes - September 13, 2023 - Page 1 of 4 124 N. Cloverdale Boulevard
Cloverdale, CA 95425
Phone: 707-894-2521
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MINUTES - FINAL
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND JOINT MEETING OF THE CLOVERDALE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
6:00 PM
CLOVERDALE PERFORMING ART CENTER
209 N. CLOVERDALE BOULEVARD, CLOVERDALE, CA 95425
A. OPENING PUBLIC SESSION
A.1 Call to Order
Mayor Lands called the meeting to order at 6 p.m.
A.2 Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Lands led the pledge of allegiance.
A.3 Roll Call
Present: Mayor Lands, Vice Mayor Wolter, Councilmember Bagby, Morgenstern, Wheeler
Absent: None.
A.4 Conflict of Interest Declaration
None.
A.5 Agenda Review (Changes and/or Deletions)
None.
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
C. COMMUNICATIONS
None.
D. STUDENT LIAISON REPORT
None.
E. PROCLAMATIONS
E.1 Latino Heritage Month
Mayor Lands read the proclamation.
City Council Meeting Minutes - September 13, 2023 - Page 2 of 4 E.2 Creek Week
Councilmember Morgenstern read the proclamation. Vanessa Apodaca accepted the proclamation on behalf of the Russian River Watershed Association.
F. PRESENTATIONS
None.
G. CONSENT CALENDAR
A motion was made by Councilmember Bagby, seconded by Councilmember Wheeler, to waive reading of the text and adopt the Consent Calendar.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: (5) Mayor Lands, Vice Mayor Wolter, Councilmembers: Bagby, Morgenstern, Wheeler No: (0)
Abstain: (0)
Absent: (0)
G.1 Minutes Approval - August 23, 2023
Approved as submitted.
G.2 Award of the Dog Park ADA ramp Construction, Inc. in the amount of $132,759 (includes 10% contingency) and authorize City Manager to enter agreement with Andersen Excavating.
Resolution Adopted.
RESOLUTION NO. 069-2023 ENTITLED: “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CLOVERDALE AWARDING CLOVERDALE DOG PARK ADA RAMP AND EXCAVATION PROJECT TO ANDERSEN EXCAVATING, IN THE AMOUNT OF $120,690, AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE AN OVERALL PROJECT BUDGET OF $132,759 (INCLUDES 10% CONTINGENCY)
AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH ANDERSEN EXCAVATING.”
H. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
I. NEW BUSINESS
I.1 Clear Water Ranch Urban Growth Boundary Ballot Initiative Discussion and Direction City Manager Kelley and Assistant City Manager Thompson introduced the item and Clear Water Ranch representative Carney and Hogan Land Services representative Byrne presented.
Staff responded to Councilmember inquiries and comments.
City Manager Kelley and Assistant City Manager Thompson presented and responded to additional Councilmember inquiries.
Public Comment:
Susie Cummings and Linda Jaffen spoke regarding the item.
City Council Meeting Minutes - September 13, 2023 - Page 3 of 4 Action: Council provided comments and direction to staff to utilize option 3 regarding a potential ballot initiative to amend the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) to include the Clearwater Ranch property and one additional parcel.
I.2 Adjusting Maximum Allowable Solid Waste, Composting and Recycling Rates under the Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement between the City and Recology Sonoma Marin Inc.
City Manager Kelley presented. Staff and R3 consultants responded to Councilmember inquiries and comments.
A motion was made by Councilmember Bagby, seconded by Vice Mayor Wolter, to waive reading of the text and adopt:
RESOLUTION NO. 070-2023 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLOVERDALE APPROVING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SOLID WASTE, COMPOSTING AND
RECYCLING RATES UNDER THE SOLID WASTE COLLECTION FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND RECOLOGY SONOMA MARIN INC. AND REPEALING THE RATE SCHEDULE ADOPTED UNDER RESOLUTION NO. 082-2022.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: (5) Mayor Lands, Vice Mayor Wolter, Councilmembers: Bagby, Morgenstern, Wheeler No: (0)
Abstain: (0)
Absent: (0)
I.3 Letter of Commitment to the Sonoma County Community Resilience Centers Network Planning Grant application to the California Strategic Growth Council CRC Program.
City Manager Kelley presented and responded to Councilmember inquiries and comments.
Public Comment:
Jeanette Pantoja, COAD, spoke regarding the item.
A motion was made by Councilmember Bagby, seconded by Councilmember Wheeler, to authorize the Mayor to execute a letter of commitment to the Sonoma County Community Resilience Centers (CRC) Network Planning Grant application to the California Strategic Growth Council CRC program.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: (5) Mayor Lands, Vice Mayor Wolter, Councilmembers: Bagby, Morgenstern, Wheeler No: (0)
Abstain: (0)
Absent: (0)
City Council Meeting Minutes - September 13, 2023 - Page 4 of 4 J. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
Subcommittee Agendas, Approved Minutes, and Media are available at www.cloverdale.net/agendacenter.
Finance, Administration & Police: Chair Lands and Vice Chair Bagby Last Meeting Agenda | Next Meeting - October 2, 2023
Homelessness Community Advisory Group: Chair Wheeler and Vice Chair Morgenstern Last Meeting Agenda | Next Meeting - October 9, 2023
Joint City/Cloverdale Unified School District: Chair Lands and Vice Chair Morgenstern Last Meeting Agenda | Next Meeting - October 16, 2023
Planning and Sustainability: Chair Bagby and Vice Chair Wolter Last Meeting Agenda | Next Meeting - October 17, 2023
Public Works and Facilities: Chair Wolter and Vice Chair Wheeler Last Meeting Agenda | Next Meeting - October 26, 2023
K. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Councilmember Bagby reported.
K.1 Written Reports
Councilmember Bagby submitted.
L. LEGISLATIVE REPORTS, LETTERS OF SUPPORT/OPPOSITION
L.1 Letter of Support - ACA 13 (Ward) Voting Thresholds City Manager Kelley reported.
M. CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS
City Manager Kelley reported.
N. COUNCIL DIRECTION ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Schedule City Manager and City Attorney Evaluations (Closed Session).
O. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Lands adjourned the meeting at 7:49 p.m. to the next regular meeting of the Cloverdale City Council scheduled for October 11, 2023, as the September 27, 2023, regularly scheduled meeting will be cancelled.
APPROVED ON: October 11, 2023
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Mike Maloney, City Clerk