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, October 28, 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 28, 2024 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
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Webinar ID: 874 2685 8079
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
1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Presentation of POST Executive Certificate to Chief Cervenka by California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training Law Enforcement Consultant Lisa Holton. (Announcements)
1A. 24-967
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 Public Information Coordinator Amber Weaver, [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 Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving Agreements with Pacific Gas & Electric for Electric Relocation and Transformer Upgrade at CV Starr Community Center for the Solar Facilities Project (Collective Amount Not to Exceed $85,103.14); Exempt from CEQA Pursuant to Public Resource Code PRC § 21080.35
5A. 24-984
RESO PGE PO for CV Starr
Exhibit A - PG&E quote
Attachments:
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Adopt Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving Contract Change Orders with Redwood Roofers For The City Hall Roof Replacement Project, City Project No. PWP-00139 and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute (New Amount Not To Exceed $122,307.00, Account 427-4878-0731). CC 5B. 24-985
RESO City Hall Roof Project Change Order
Redwood Roofers Change Order 1
Redwood Roofers Change Order 2
Redwood Roofers Change Order 3
Attachments:
Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Accepting Federal Funding Account (FFA) Grant Program Funds in the Amount of $10.3 Million for the Municipal Broadband Project, and Approving Budget Amendment 2024/25-03 for $8,376,309 Fiscal Year 2024/25
5C. 24-988
RESO FFA Award & Budget Amendment
Budget Amendment 2024-25-03
Attachments:
Resolution of the Fort Bragg City Council Approving Professional Services Agreement with Mitch Drake to Assist with Administering the City's Municipal Broadband Project (Amount Not to Exceed $30,000; Account 421-4875-0310) 5D. 24-989
RESO Drake Contract
Exhibit A - Scope of Work
Attachments:
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
Receive Report and Consider Adoption of Resolution Approving Request from the Mendocino Coast Humane Society and Authorizing City Manager to Release Payment (Amount Not to Exceed $20,000; Account No. 110-4390-0619)
8A. 24-994
RESO Measure AB Funds to Humane Society
Request of funds
Attachments:
Update from the Ad-hoc on Culture and Education Committee and Consideration of Approval of the Land Acknowledgement and City of Fort Bragg's Commitments
8B. 24-990
Land Acknowledgement and Commitments
Ad Hoc Culture and Education Committee Update CC Oct 2024 Attachments:
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Presentation from Pam Bell Events on a Fort Bragg Blues Festival in 2025 and Seek Council Direction
8C. 24-993
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, NOVEMBER 12, 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 25, 2024. _______________________________________________
Amber Weaver
Public Communications Officer
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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