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, CA
95437, 200 S. Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802,
701 West Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90831
and Via Video Conference
Tuesday, October 15, 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.
ZOOM WEBINAR INVITATION
This meeting is being presented in a hybrid format, both in person at Town Hall and via Zoom.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Oct 15, 2024 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89696507540
Or Telephone: 1 669 444 9171 US (*6 mute/unmute, *9 raise hand) Webinar ID: 896 9650 7540
To speak during public comment portions of the agenda via zoom, please join the meeting and use the raise hand feature when the Mayor or Acting Mayor calls for public comment on the item you wish to address.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
AGENDA REVIEW
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1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
1A. 24-961 Proclamation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Attachments: 18- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Proclamation Declaring October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
1B. 24-962
Attachments: 24- OCT Domestic Viol 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.
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Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Amending the Master Salary Compensation Plan to add Two Classifications Including Pay Rates and Ranges for Grants Analyst and Office Assistant Positions Effective October 20, 2024
5A. 24-964
Attachement #1- Resolution-Addition of Two Positions to the Master Salary Schedule Exhibit A
Attachments:
Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Amending the Pay Rates and Range for Police Captain Classification Reflecting Retroactive Ordinance 672 Salary Adjustment
5B. 24-968
RESO XXXX - All Inclusive - Correcting Pollice Captain Ord672.docx Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Attachments:
Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Confirming Support of the Cohort-4 Proposition 47 Grant
5C. 24-965
Attachments: Attachment #1- Resolution-Prop 47 Support
Resolution to Spend America Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds on the Lost Revenue Replacement Category
5D. 24-981
Reso ARPA
INTERAGENCY SERVICE AGREEMENT Template
Attachments:
Receive and File Minutes of the June 25, 2024 Community Development Committee Meeting
5E. 24-963
Attachments: 06252024 CDC Minutes
5F. 24-974 Approve Minutes of September 23, 2024
Attachments: CC2024-09-23 City Council
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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Receive Report, Conduct Public Hearing, and Consider Adoption of City Council Resolution Approving an Application for Funding and the Execution of a Grant Agreement and Any Amendments Thereto from the 2024 Funding Year of the State CDBG Program
7A. 24-882
10152024 Report_Application Approval
ATT 1 - 2024-CDBG-NOFA
ATT 2 - Proposed Resolution Approving Application Submittal ATT 3 - Exhibit A - Proposed Resolution Approving Application Submittal - CDBG Required Format ATT 4 - PH Notice 2024 CDBG App Approval
ATT 5 - PH Notice 2024 CDBG App Approval Spanish
10152024 Presentation Design Phase item 7A
Attachments:
8. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
Receive Presentation on Pro-Housing Initiatives and Policies Recommendations and Provide Direction to Staff
8A. 24-979
Housing Staff Report October 2024 (Final)
Attachment 1 - Prohousing Checklist
Attachment 2 - Housing Development Checklist
Attachment 3 - City of Fort Bragg Vacant Parcels Report Attachments:
Receive Report And Provide Direction Regarding Proposed Update To Fort Bragg Municipal Code Chapter 6.12 To Establish And Authorize Code Enforcement Cost Recovery Fees
8B. 24-915
Cost Recovery Staff Report
FBMC 6.12 Draft Updates
SUGGESTED CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO FEE
Attachments:
9. CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - Existing Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (d) of Gov. Code Section 54956.9 City of Fort Bragg v. Mendocino Railroad
24-983
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, October 28, 2024
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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 October 10, 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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