City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
6:00 PM
531 K Street Eureka, CA 95501
AGENDA
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Kim Bergel
Councilmember Leslie Castellano, Ward 1
Councilmember Kati Moulton, Ward 2
Councilmember G. Mario Fernandez, Ward 3
Councilmember Scott Bauer, Ward 4
Councilmember Renee Contreras-DeLoach, Ward 5
HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The land that Eureka rests on is known in the Wiyot language as Jaroujiji. Past actions by local, State and Federal governments removed the Wiyot and other indigenous peoples from the land and threatened to destroy their cultural practices. The City of Eureka acknowledge the Wiyot community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. This acknowledgement demonstrates the City's commitment to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.
PUBLIC COMMENT
(Limited to 3 minutes each speaker on Closed Session items only) 1 A. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS
A.1 Gretchen Ziegler, Zoo Director Emeritus Proclamation A.2 Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation
A.3 Week of the Young Child Proclamation
A.4 Evidence and Property Technicians Appreciation Week B. PRESENTATIONS
B.1 Eureka City Parks Update
C. BOARD/COMMISSION REPORTS
D. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS
CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P.M.
If closed session items cannot be completed by 5:55 P.M., they will be continued at the conclusion of the regular agenda, provided there is time. If time does not allow then those closed session items will be continued to the next regular meeting.
Conference with legal counsel - initiation of litigation Pursuant to paragraph(4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 REGULAR SESSION - 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
20250401_Gretchen Ziegler
20250401_Sexual Assault Awareness Month
20250401_Week of the Young Child
20250401_Evidence and Property Technicians Week
This is the time for members of the public who wish to be heard on matters that do not appear on the Agenda. City Council policy is to limit each speaker to three (3) minutes. Such time allotment or portion thereof shall not be transferred to other speakers. The public will be allowed to speak concurrently with the calling of an agenda item following the staff presentation of that item. Pursuant to the Brown Act, the City Council may not take action on an item that does not appear on the Agenda.
TIME ALLOTMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: A maximum of thirty (30) minutes shall be allotted to receiving public comments at the initial public comment period. If necessary, an additional period shall be allotted to public comments after City Manager Reports, but only if the first 30-minute Public Comment period was not sufficient to allow all those who wished to speak to do so.
2 E.1 Appeal of North Coast Substance Abuse Council Non-Medical Care Housing Facility Conditional Use Permit (UP-24-1)
F. CONSENT CALENDAR
F.1 Council Minutes
F.2 Da'Yas Park Improvement Project (Public Restroom Company)- Bid No. 2024-10 F.3 City Council Policy and Procedures
F.4 Policy 6.10 Telematics
F.5 2024 Participatory Budget Program Update
Public Hearings are scheduled for a time certain of 6:00 P.M. unless noticed otherwise, or as soon thereafter as possible.
Recommendation: Hold a public hearing; and
Adopt a resolution finding the project is exempt from CEQA, and sustaining the Planning Commission’s conditional approval of the North Coast Substance Abuse Council Conditional Use Permit at 309 Harris Street (APN 010-251-016).
Agenda Summary
Attachment 1 - City Council Resolution
Attachment 2 - Appeal of Planning Commission Decision Filed by Appellants Attachment 3 - Planning Commission Staff Report, Resolution 2025-3, and Comment Letters Notice to the Public: All matters listed under this category are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. Pursuant to City Council Resolution 2011-22, if a member of the public would like an item on the Consent Calendar pulled and discussed separately, the request shall be made to a Councilmember prior to the meeting. Unless a specific request is made by a Councilmember, the Consent Calendar will not be read. There will be no separate discussion of these items.
Recommendation: Approve the City Council regular meeting minutes of March 18, 2025 as submitted.
Minutes_Regular_20250318
Recommendation: Accept the Public Restroom Company Project (part of Da'Yas Park Improvement Project), Bid No. 2024-10; and
Authorize the filing of a 'Notice of Completion' at the Office of the County Recorder Agenda Summary_Restroom Da Yas NOC
NOC_Da Yas Restroom
Recommendation: Adopt revised Policy No. 2.10 Travel and Policy No. 3.75 Vehicle Use
2.10 Travel Policy Updated
3.75_Vehicle_Use
Recommendation: Adopt Policy No. 6.10 Telematics
Agenda Summary Telematics 3-3-25
6.10 Telematics Policy
Recommendation: Approve the Update to the 2024 Participatory Budget Program Process; and Approve the Participatory Budget Submission from Eureka Theater in Ward 5; and Approve the Youth Council as a body to select and approve Participatory Budget applications with the funds allocated to Ward 3.
3 F.6 Destruction of Records
G. LEGISLATIVE ACTION CORRESPONDENCE
H. ORDINANCES/RESOLUTIONS
I. REPORTS/ACTION ITEMS
I.1 Award Contract for Bid No. 2024-20 Bay to Zoo Trail Consultant I.2 Endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative I.3 Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Project Update
J. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
K. CITY MANAGER REPORTS
K.1 Human Resources Benefit Update
L. PUBLIC COMMENT CONTINUED
Participatory Budgeting - Project Submission - Ward 5 - Eureka Theater.pdf PB Project Submission Form.pdf
Agenda Summary - PB Program Update.pdf
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council for Destruction of Certain Records in the Human Resources Department.
Agenda_Summary - Records Destruction
Resolution_Records Destruction
Destruction of Records - List.docx
Authorize the Mayor or the City Manager to sign correspondence on behalf of the City Council to support/oppose legislation or administrative rules proposed or pending action at the County, State or U.S. government levels.
Recommendation Receive Bay to Zoo Trail project status report from City staff; and Declare Bender Rosenthal, Inc. the selected proposer for Request for Proposal Bid No. 2024- 20 for professional right of way services; and
Authorize contract with Bender Rosenthal, Inc. for professional right of way services in the amount of $285,000.00 funded with project grants: and
Authorize Director of Engineering to negotiate and execute applicable contract documents.
Agenda Summary Award to Bender Rosenthal Bay to Zoo
Intro Letter to Addresses near alignment 2025
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to endorse the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty global campaign.
Agenda Summary_Endorse Fossil Fuels Treaty
Recommendation: Receive report
Agenda Summary Project Update
AMR Council Presentation
This is an opportunity for Council Members request an item be placed on a future agenda for discussion or consideration. Direction to staff for placement of the item must be by majority consensus. 4 M. COUNCIL REPORTS / CITY-RELATED TRAVEL REPORTS
This is a time for public comment to continue should comments exceed the 30 minutes allowed at the beginning of the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
If open session items cannot be completed by 9:30 P.M., the meeting may be adjourned to the next regular meeting or Council may vote to extend the meeting.
NOTICES
The numerical order of items on this agenda is for convenience of reference. Items may be taken out of order upon the request and consensus of the Mayor and Council.
Any writing that is a public record not exempt from public disclosure and relating to an agenda item for open session of the City Council is available for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk, 531 K Street, Eureka, CA 95501.
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1. We may disagree, but we will be respectful of one another.
2. All comments will be directed to the issue at hand.
3. Personal attacks are unacceptable
4. Applauding or other displays of approval/disapproval are discouraged.
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