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City of Fort Bragg
Meeting Minutes
Special City Council
THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL MEETS CONCURRENTLY
AS THE FORT BRAGG MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO. 1 AND THE FORT BRAGG REDEVELOPMENT
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 2:00 PM Via Video Conference
Joint City Council/MCRPD Special Meeting - CV Starr Budget Workshop
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Norvell called the meeting to order at 2:00 PM, all Councilmembers and Board Members appearing via video conference.
ROLL CALL
Mendocino Coast Recreation and Park District Board Members:
Present: 3 - Board Member Leslie Bates, Chair Barbara Burkey, Secretary Angela Dominguez, Board Member John Huff
Absent: 2 - Board Member Bob Bushansky
Fort Bragg City Councilmembers:
Mayor Bernie Norvell, Vice Mayor Jessica Morsell-Haye, Councilmember Tess Albin-Smith and Councilmember Lindy Peters
Present: 4 -
Absent: 1 - Councilmember Marcia Rafanan
1. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
1A. 22-091 Conduct Joint City Council/Mendocino Coast Recreation & Park District Board Work Session for C.V. Starr Community Center FY 2021/22 Mid-Year Budget Review
Business Manager/Co-Director Moneque Wooden recapped the C.V. Starr Community Center budget, expressing hope that revenue will increase now that the mask mandate has been removed. The leisure pool boiler broke down and has been inoperable for a full month. The anticipated repair date is in the first few weeks of April. Facility rentals have increased. During the pandemic it was difficult to hire employees, so MCRPD had to increase wages to attract staff.
The goal is to be fully staffed and open the facility seven days a week before the end of this fiscal year. Ms. Wooden summarized budget line items, noting that the utilities expense is $78K over what was budgeted. She explained the change in propane billing during the facility shutdown, when the propane company changed to a metering system instead of bulk delivery.
The meter has since been removed and it is hoped that will reduce the utility costs. Outreach costs have been reduced by $5K for the rest of the fiscal year. Administrative Services Supervisor/Co-Director Carly Wells reported that she is posting photos of instructors on the Center's web pages, recruiting people from the senior center for Silver Sneaker classes, and devising new and creative ways to build back the membership following the pandemic.
Maintenance Supervisor Paul Kelley gave an update on facility maintenance. He noted that quite City of Fort Bragg Page 1 Printed on 5/4/2022
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a bit of the facility's equipment is at the end of life and more items need to be replaced on a regular basis, but it is difficult to get repair crews to Fort Bragg because of the city's distance from repair centers. Discussion was held on banking and banking fees, ADA compliant doors, and overall operations.
Angela Dominguez joined meeting at 2:30 PM.
MCRPD received funding from the CARES Act relief funds in the amount of $602K. The transfer of the Starr Center to the City was recently completed.
Public Comment was received from Malcolm Macdonald.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Norvell adjourned the meeting at 2:51 PM.
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BERNIE NORVELL, MAYOR
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June Lemos, MMC, City Clerk
IMAGED (___________)
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