City Council
City of Fort Bragg
Meeting Agenda
416 N Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Phone: (707) 961-2823
Fax: (707) 961-2802
THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL MEETS CONCURRENTLY
AS THE FORT BRAGG MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO. 1 AND THE FORT BRAGG REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR
AGENCY
Monday, March 28, 2022 6:00 PM Via Video Conference
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
Due to state and county health orders and to minimize the spread of COVID-19, City Councilmembers and staff will be participating in this meeting via video conference. The Governor's executive Orders N-25-20, N-29-20, and N-15-21 suspend certain requirements of the Brown Act and allow the meeting to be held virtually.
The meeting will be live-streamed on the City’s website at https://city.fortbragg.com/ and on Channel 3. Public Comment regarding matters on the agenda may be made by joining the Zoom video conference and using the Raise Hand feature when the Mayor or Acting Mayor calls for public comment. Any written public comments received after agenda publication will be forwarded to the Councilmembers as soon as possible after receipt and will be available for inspection at City Hall, 416 N. Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, California, during normal business hours. All comments will become a permanent part of the agenda packet on the day after the meeting or as soon thereafter as possible, except those written comments that are in an unrecognized file type or too large to be uploaded to the City's agenda software application. Public comments may be submitted to City Clerk June Lemos at [email protected].
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When: Mar 28, 2022 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting
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AGENDA REVIEW
1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON: (1) NON-AGENDA, (2) CONSENT CALENDAR & (3)
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
MANNER OF ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL: All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the City Council; no discussion or action will be taken pursuant to the Brown Act. No person shall speak without being recognized by the Mayor or Acting Mayor. Public comments are restricted to three (3) minutes per speaker.
TIME ALLOTMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Thirty (30) minutes shall be allotted to receiving public comments. If necessary, the Mayor or Acting Mayor may allot an additional 30 minutes to public comments after Conduct of Business to allow those who have not yet spoken to do so. Any citizen, after being recognized by the Mayor or Acting Mayor, may speak on any topic that may be a proper subject for discussion before the City Council for such period of time as the Mayor or Acting Mayor may determine is appropriate under the circumstances of the particular meeting, including number of persons wishing to speak or the complexity of a particular topic. Time limitations shall be set without regard to a speaker’s point of view or the content of the speech, as long as the speaker’s comments are not disruptive of the meeting.
BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS: The Brown Act does not allow action or discussion on items not on the agenda (subject to narrow exceptions). This will limit the Council's response to questions and requests made during this comment period.
3. STAFF COMMENTS
4. MATTERS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under the Consent Calendar will be acted upon in one motion unless a Councilmember requests that an individual item be taken up under Conduct of Business.
5A. 22-109 Accept Certificate of Completion for the Maple Street Storm Drain and Alley Rehabilitation Project, City Project No. PWP-00116, and Direct City Clerk to File Notice of Completion
Certificate of Completion
Notice of Completion Maple Street
Attachments:
5B. 22-113 Accept Certificate of Completion for the C.V. Starr Center LED Lighting Project, City Project No. PWP-00114, and Direct City Clerk to File Notice of Completion
CV Starr LED Proj Certificate of Completion
Notice of Completion PWP-00014
Attachments:
5C. 22-108 Receive and Accept the City of Fort Bragg's General Plan Annual Progress Report (2021) and Housing Element Annual Progress Report (2021) DRAFT General Plan Report 2021
Appendix A - General Plan Policy Implementation
Appendix B - Annual Housing Element Report
Appendix C - City Council Goals and Priorities
Attachments:
5D. 22-129 Adopt City Council Resolution Approving Contract with Cash Carpet Service, City of Fort Bragg Page 2 Printed on 3/29/2022
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Inc. for the C.V. Starr Center Women's Locker Room Floor Rehabilitation Project and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Same (Amount Not To Exceed $31,926.00 Account 810-4812-0751)
RESO Cash Carpet
Cash Carpet - Women's Locker
Attachments:
5E. 22-143 Approve Scope of Work for Request for Proposals from Qualified Firms Who Offer Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code Section 115 Trust Services Attachments: RFP- Section 115 Trust
5F. 22-141 Adopt City Council Resolution Making the Legally Required Findings to Continue to Authorize the Conduct of Remote "Telephonic" Meetings During the State of Emergency
Attachments: RESO Authorize Continuing Remote Meetings
5G. 22-142 Adopt City Council Resolution Confirming the Continued Existence of a Local Emergency in the City of Fort Bragg
Attachments: RESO Declaring Continuing Local Emergency
5H. 22-148 Approve City Council Letter to the Bureau of Land Management in Support of the Lost Coast Redwoods Project
Attachments: 03-28-2022 Lost Coast Redwoods
5I. 22-150 Adopt City Council Resolution Approving Federal Earmark Fund Request to Establish Municipal Ocean Water Infrastructure to Support Aquariums, Research, and Aquaculture Blue Economy Innovation Hub
Attachments: RESO Federal Earmark Funds
5J. 22-131 Approve Minutes of Special Meeting of March 9, 2022 Attachments: CCM2022-03-09 Budget Workshop
5K. 22-135 Approve Minutes of March 14, 2022
Attachments: CCM2022-03-14
6. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS
7. PUBLIC HEARING
When a Public Hearing has been underway for a period of 60 minutes, the Council must vote on whether to continue with the hearing or to continue the hearing to another meeting.
8. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
8A. 22-136 Receive Report and Consider Adoption of City Council Resolution Approving Budget Amendment No. 2022-20 to Appropriate Funds from the Transient Occupancy Tax Special Projects (Account No. 110-4390-0619), Funds from City of Fort Bragg Page 3 Printed on 3/29/2022
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Asset Forfeiture Funds (Account No. 167-7999-0799), Funds from the State Department of Parks and Recreation Grant (Account No. 329-7999-0799), and Funds from Facilities- Internal Service Funds (Account No. 520-7999-0799) for the Implementation of Two Soccer Fields at Bainbridge Park 03282022 Bainbridge Soccer Fields Report
Att 1: RESO Bainbridge Park Budget Amendment
Att 2: RESO Exhibit A
Att 3: City of Fort Bragg Letter of Support 3-22-2022
Public Comment 8A
Attachments:
8B. 22-137 Receive Report and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Funding for Replacement of Playground Equipment at Wiggly Giggly Playground in Bainbridge Park
03282022 Wiggly Giggly Playground Report
Att 1 - Bainbridge Park Master Plan
Public Comment 8B
Attachments:
8C. 22-139 Receive Report, Receive Finance and Administration Committee Recommendation, and Provide Direction to Staff Regarding Resumption of Water Shutoffs
03282022 Water Shutoff Staff Report
Att 1: Water Shut Off Policy
Attachments:
8D. 22-133 Receive Report and Consider Introducing by Title Only and Waiving the First Reading of Ordinance 978-2022 Adding Chapter 6.09 (Organic Waste Disposal Reduction) to Title 6 (Health and Sanitation) of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code in Compliance with SB 1383
03282022 SB1383 Ordinance Staff Report
Att. 1 - ORD 978 SB1383 Enforcement
Attachments:
8E. 22-144 Receive Report and Planning Commission Resolution Recommending Adoption of Ordinance 979-2022 Amending Sections 18.22.30, 18.24.30,
18.42.055, 18.42.057, 18.42.059 and 18.100.020 of Title 18 (Inland Land Use and Development Code) of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code Relating to Cannabis Regulations
03282022 Cannabis Ordinance Staff Report
Att 1 - RESO PC05-2022 Recommendation on Cannabis
Att 2 - Draft Cannabis Ordiance 979-2022
Att 3 - Draft Neg Dec Initial Study with ATT and Pub Comm Att 4 - Title 18 Cannabis Track Changes
Public Comment 8E
Attachments:
9. CLOSED SESSION
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9A. 22-145 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT, Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b): Title: City Manager
9B. 22-147 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION, Pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9; Name of Case: City of Fort Bragg vs. Mendocino Railway and Does 1-10, Case No.: 21CV00850, Superior Court of the State of California, County of Mendocino
ADJOURNMENT
The adjournment time for all Council meetings is no later than 10:00 p.m. If the Council is still in session at 10:00 p.m., the Council may continue the meeting upon majority vote.
NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
6:00 P.M., MONDAY, APRIL 11, 2022
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I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am employed by the City of Fort Bragg and that I caused this agenda to be posted in the City Hall notice case on March 24, 2022. _______________________________________________
June Lemos, MMC
City Clerk
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOLLOWING AGENDA PACKET DISTRIBUTION:
• Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council/District/Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection upon making reasonable arrangements with the City Clerk for viewing same during normal business hours.
• Such documents are also available on the City of Fort Bragg’s website at https://city.fortbragg.com subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
ADA NOTICE AND HEARING IMPAIRED PROVISIONS:
It is the policy of the City of Fort Bragg to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities.
If you need assistance to ensure your full participation, please contact the City Clerk at (707) 961-2823. Notification 48 hours in advance of any need for assistance will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.
This notice is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (28 CFR, 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).
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