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 and Via Video
Conference
Monday, September 9, 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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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
AGENDA REVIEW
1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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1A. 24-939 Proclamation Latino Heritage Month
Attachments: LATINO HERITAGE
1B. 24-912 Nature Conservancy Presentation
Attachments: 09092024 TNC Presentation
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.
Adopt by Title Only, and Waive Further Reading of Ordinance 996-2024 an Ordinance of the City of Fort Bragg Amending Chapter 3.20 (Purchasing, Procurement, and Leasing) of the Fort Bragg Municipal Code 5A. 24-909
Ordinance 996-2024 Credit Card Use Policy
Muni Code Chapter 3.20.50 update
Ordinance 996-2024 Credit Card Use Policy
Attachments:
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Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Accepting the Results of the Ordinance 672 Salary Survey and Approving Changes to the City of Fort Bragg Salary Rate Compensation Plan
5B. 24-895
Staff Report.docx
Reso Accptg Ord672 Salary Survey.docx
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Public Comment
Attachments:
Adopt City Council Resolution Approving Budget Amendment 2024/25-1 for the Facilities Solar Project and Amending Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget (Amount Not To Exceed $7,955,000)
5C. 24-911
RESO Facilities Solar Budget Amendment
EX A - Budget Amendment 2024/25-01
Attachments:
Adopt City Council Resolution Confirming the City of Fort Bragg Conflict of Interest Code
5D. 24-921
Reso Confirming Conflict of Interest Code 2024
Conflict of Interest-Local_Agency_Biennial_Notice
Attachments:
Adopt City Council Resolution Approving Professional Services Agreement with Creative Thinking, Inc., DBA The Idea Cooperative for Strategic and Creative Marketing Services for Visit Fort Bragg and
Authorizing the City Manager to Execute Contract (Amount Not to Exceed $180,000.00; Account No. 110-4321-0319)
5E. 24-922
The Idea Coop Contract
Scope of Work-Creative Thinking, Inc. DBA The Idea Coop RESO Idea Coop Contract
Fort Bragg - WeUsThem
Fort Bragg Proposal by Verdin
Fort Bragg RFP - Strategic and Creative Marketing Services GCMG
GOOD KIDS FOR FORT BRAGG
IDC_proposal_FB24
Proposal Response for City of Fort Bragg RFP-2 Round Agencies TheNewBusiness RFP
Attachments:
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Adopt City Council Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Acceptance of Offers of Public Water Line Easements for the Raw Water Line Replacement Project (WTR-00016)
5F. 24-928
Reso Public Water Line Easements
Exhibit A Parcels with Easements
Sample Certificate of Acceptance
Attachments:
Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with the City of Ukiah, for Public Safety Dispatch Services.
5G. 24-934
RESO XXX PD Dispatch Contract
Staff Report Public Safety Dispatch Contract
2024 FB Dispatch Contract
Attachments:
Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council in Support of Proposition 36: The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act
5H. 24-935
Attachments: RESO XXX Prop 36 Support
Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Mendocino Coast Humane Society for Provision of Animal Care and Shelter Services and Dog Licensing Program and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Same (Amount Not to Exceed $63,000 in FY 2024-2025) 5I. 24-932
RESO Humane Society
Exhibit A Humane Society Contract
Scope of Work
Attachments:
Approve Purchase from GovConnections, Inc. of Servers for Network Security Monitoring and Read-Only Domain Controllers (amount not to exceed $33,488.46)
5J. 24-938
Attachments: GovConnection, Inc.
Approve First Amendment with NHA Advisors, LLC. for Consulting, Disclosure Reporting, and Annual Debt Reporting Services
5K. 24-941
Attachments: NHA Advisors LLC- First Amendment
5L. 24-937 Approval of Final Strategic Planning Report 2024-2028 Attachments: Strategic Planning Report 2024-2028
5M. 24-910 Approve Minutes of City Council - Special Closed Session of August 15, 2024 Attachments: CC2024-08-15 Special Closed Session
6. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS City of Fort Bragg Page 4 Printed on 9/12/2024
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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 a Public Hearing and (1) Adopt Resolution xxx-2024 Submitting a Local Coastal Plan Amendment Application (LCP 1-24) to the Coastal Commission to a) Amend Map LU-4 of the Coastal General Plan to add a Third Plan Area; and b) Amend Table 2-10 of the CLUDC to Allow a Science Center with a Use Permit in the Public Facilities Zoning District; and c) Amend the General Plan Land Use Map and the Zoning Map to: i) Rezone the Noyo Center Parcel to Public Facilities Zoning District, and ii) Rezone the Coastal Trail Parcels to Parks & Recreation Zoning District and iii) Rezone the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo (SVBP) Parcels as Low or Medium Density Residential Zoning; and (2) Adopt Resolution XXX-2024 Approving Design Review 3-24 (DR 3-24), Use Permit 7-24 (UP 7-24), Coastal Development Permit 4-24 (CDP 4-24), and Sign Permit 12-24 (SP 12-24) to Construct a 2,400-Square-Foot Warehouse/Workshop, and Associated Access Road, Sewer and Water Lines, and Parking at 331 Jere Melo Road; Categorically Exempt 15303 and 15265.
7A. 24-908
Laboneatory Staff Report Final 9-2024
Attachment 1 - Resolution Adopting LCP Amendement 1-24
Attachment 2 - LCP Coastal Act Consistency Analysis
Attachment 3 - LCP Land Use and Transportation Analysis Attachment 4 - LCP Amendment General Plan and CLUDC Consistency Analysis Attachment 5 - Summary of Community-Based Planning Process Attachment 6 - Prior Land Use Plans
Attachment 7 - PC Resolution Adopting LCP Amendement 1-24 Attachment 8 - CC 4848 Resolution La-bone-atory
Attachment 9 - Site Plan
Attachment 10 - Elevations and Floor Plan
Attachment 11 - Landscaping Plan
Attachment 12 - La-bone-atory Sign
Attachment 13 - Paint and Roofing Color Swatches
Attachment 14 - Lighting Plan and Fixtures
Attachment 15 - Noyo Marine Center Bio Report Final
Attachment 16 - PC Resolution La-bone-atory
9-9-24 Presentation to City Council
Public Comment
Public Comment
Public Comment
Public Comment
Public Comment
Public Comment
Public Comment
Attachments:
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8. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
Receive Report and Provide Direction Regarding Preferred Method for Collecting Business License Gross Receipts Tax from Contractors. 8A. 24-923
Business License Staff Report 9-9-2024
Attachment 1 - Business License Code Alternatives
Attachments:
Receive, Approve, and File the 2024 Local Road Safety/Action Plan (LRSAP) Report from TJKM
8B. 24-931
Attachments: Fort Bragg LRSAP Report
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.
NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
6:00 P.M., MONDAY, September 23, 2024
_______________________________
BERNIE NORVELL, MAYOR
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Diana Sanchez, City Clerk
IMAGED (___________)
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.
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