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
Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street Fort Bragg,
Via Video Conference,
7353 East Cascada Circle, Tucson, AZ 85715
Monday, April 8, 2024 6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
Councilmembers are reminded that pursuant to the Council policy regarding use of electronic devices during public meetings adopted on November 28, 2022, all cell phones are to be turned off and there shall be no electronic communications during the meeting. All e-communications such as texts or emails from members of the public received during a meeting are to be forwarded to the City Clerk after the meeting is adjourned.
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When: Apr 8, 2024 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
AGENDA REVIEW
1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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24-600 Proclamation Declaring April 2024 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month Attachments: 07- Sexual Assault Awareness Month
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.
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS: Written public comments received after agenda publication are forwarded to the Councilmembers as soon as possible after receipt and are available for inspection at City Hall, 416 N. Franklin Street, Fort Bragg, 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 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 Diana Sanchez, [email protected]
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.
Approval of Settlement Agreement for Acquisition of Easement and Certificate of Acceptance
24-673
Settlement Agreement for Acquisition of Easement
Certificate of Acceptance
Attachments:
Authorize City Manager to execute Contract with Strategy Driver, Inc, Amount Not to Exceed $53,370 Consistent with Attached Proposal, Subject to City Attorney Review.
24-696
SDI_Ft Bragg_Proposal (004)
Contract 4 - Standard PSA
Attachments:
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Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving Contract Amendment 3 with SHN Consulting Engineers and Geologists, Inc. for On-Call Engineering Services and Authorizing the CIty Manager to Execute Contract (Amount Not to Exceed $60,000)
24-653
Attachments: RESO SHN On-Call Contract Amendment
Adopt City Council Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Execute Contract Amendment with Coleman Engineering for Additional Design Services (Amount Not to Exceed $952,987)
24-680
RESO Coleman Auth for Additional Services
EX A - Additional Services No. 4
Attachments:
Adopt Fort Bragg Improvement District Resolution Approving Budget Amendment 2023/24-12 for the Pudding Creek Force Main Relocation Project and Amend Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget (Amount Not to Exceed $400,000) 24-681
Reso Pudding Creek Force Main
Exhibit A - B.A. 2023/24-12
Attachments:
Adopt Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving Submittal of an Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for funding under the HOME Investment Partnerships Program; and if selected, the execution of any related documents necessary to participate in the HOME Investment Partnerships Program 24-688
04082024 RESO HOME Application
HOME Program Authorizing Resolution Instructions and Template effective 1-29-2024 (1) Attachments:
Receive and File Minutes of the Finance and Administration Committee of February 14, 2024.
24-684
Attachments: Finance and Admin Minutes 02-14-2024
Receive and File Minutes of the Finance and Administration of March 28, 2024.
24-685
Attachments: Special Finance and Admin Minutes 03-28-2024
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.
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Conduct Public Hearing and (1) Consider Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation and Monitoring and Reporting Plan; (2) Introduce, by Title Only, and Waive Further Reading of Ordinance XXX-2024 Amending Chapter 18.42.165 - Restaurants of Division 18 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code to Establish Regulations and Standards for Outdoor Dining; and (3) Adopt a Resolution that the City Council Submit a Local Coastal Plan Amendment Application (LCP 3-23) to the Coastal Commission, to Amend Chapter 17.42.190 - Restaurants of Division 17 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code to Establish Regulations and Standards for Outdoor Dining.
24-537
Staff Report Outdoor Dining
Att 1 - Draft Resolution MND
Att 2 - Draft Ord ILUDC Outdoor Dining
Att 3 - Draft Reso LCP Outdoor Dining
Att 4 - PC Resolution ILUDC Outdoor Dining
Att 5 - PC Resolution - LCP Outdoor Dining
Att 6 - Draft Consistency Analysis Outdoor Dining
Att 7 - MND ILUDC Zoning Amendment
Att 8 - Draft MMRP ILUDC Amendments
Public Hearing Notice
Attachments:
Conduct Public Hearing and (1) Introduce, by Title Only, and Waive Further Reading of Ordinance xxx-2024 Amending Chapter 18.71.090 - Planned Development Permit of Division 18 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code to Allow Planned Unit Development Permits on Parcels of One Acre or More, Subject to Previously Approved Mitigated Negative Declaration; and (2) Adopt Resolution xxx-2024 approving a Local Coastal Plan Amendment Application (LCP 6-23) to the Coastal Commission to Amend Chapter 17.71.090 - Planned Development Permit of Division 17 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code to Allow Planned Unit Development Permits on Parcels of One Acre or More, Statutorily Exempt 15265.
24-538
Staff Report PUD
Att 1 - draft Ord ILUDC PUD
Att 2 - draft Reso CLUDC PUD
Att 3 - Resolution PC 03-2024
Att 4 - Resolution PC 02-2024
MND - Initial Study 12-7-2024
Public Hearing Notice
Attachments:
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Conduct a Public Hearing and (1) Introduce, by Title Only, and Waive Further Reading of Ordinance (MUNI 1-2024) Repealing and Replacing Chapter 15.04 (Construction Codes - Adopted By Reference) and Chapter 15.05 (California Fire Code) of Title 15 (Buildings And Construction) of The Fort Bragg Municipal Code; Adopting and Incorporating The 2022 California Administrative Code, California Building Code, California Residential Code, California Electrical Code, California Mechanical Code, California Plumbing Code, California Energy Code, California Historical Building Code, California Existing Building Code, California Green Building Standards Code, California Referenced Standards Code and California Fire Code; Adopting Local Findings; and Making Other Technical And Administrative Revisions To Title 15, and
(2) Introduce, by Title Only, and Waive Further Reading of Ordinance (MUNI 2-2024) Amending Chapter 15.06 of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code to Require Sprinkler Installation in Buildings With Building Permits with a Cumulative Valuation of $75,000 or More, Over a Three-Year Period. 24-665
Staff Report Building Code & Fire Sprinkler Ordinance 4-9-2024 Att 1- ORD XXX-2024 Update to 2022 CA Building Codes
Att 2- ORD XXX-2024 Fire Sprinkler Revision 4-2024
Public Hearing Notice Building Code, Fire Code and Sprinkle Ordinance 1st Reading Attachments:
8. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
Receive Report and Provide Direction on Potential Tax Ballot Measure for November 2024, Authorize City Manager to Execute Contract with Lee Edwards Group (Amount not to Exceed $38,500) and FM3 Research (Amount not to Exceed $24,750) consistent with Attached Proposal and Subject to City Attorney Review.
24-687
08082024 Staff Report on Ballot Measure
Election Calendar for 11-5-24
City of Fort BraggLEG.Proposal
921-7160 Fort BraggFM3 Survey Scope
Long-Term Financial Plan 23-24
Contract 4 - Standard PSA
Attachments:
9. CLOSED SESSION
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.
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NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
6:00 P.M., MONDAY, April 22, 2023
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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 April 5, 2024. _______________________________________________
Diana Sanchez
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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