Fortuna City Council
December 18, 2023

621 11th Street, Fortuna CA
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The City Council May Take Action on any Item on this Agenda.

1. CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE / ROLL CALL
Council
Council Member Kyle Conley
Council Member Mike Losey
Council Member Kris Mobley
Mayor Pro Tem Mike Johnson
Mayor Tami Trent
Staff
City Manager Merritt Perry
City Clerk Siana L. Emmons

2. ORAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Members of the Public may be heard at this time on any item within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City that is not on the Public Meeting Agenda. It is the practice of this Council to hold public comment for every item of business on the agenda at the time that item is heard. If a speaker cannot Regular Meeting Agenda
Monday, December 18, 2023 at 6:00 pm
stay for a particular item of business, they may be heard during this time. Comments concerning the Consent Calendar may also be heard at this time. Speakers addressing the Council will be limited to 3 minutes per speaker. Be advised that, by law, the City Council can only deliberate or take action on items that are included on the agenda.

3. CONSENT CALENDAR
These matters are routine in nature and are usually approved by a single vote. Any member of the Council may pull a particular item for further discussion. a. City Council Minutes – December 04 , 2023 (Regular Meeting) b. Administrative Department Monthly Report
c. Community Development Department Monthly Report
d. Finance Department Monthly Report
e. Parks & Recreation Monthly Report
f. Police Department Monthly Report
g. Public Works Monthly Report
h. River Lodge Monthly Report
i. Report of Disbursements
j. Review and Approve Mayor's Recommendation of Appointees to the Fortuna Business Improvement District Advisory Committee
k. Approve the Amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-2024; Resolution 2023-33
l. Authorize City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Contract with People of New Directions for Cleanup and Outreach Services
m. Accept and Approve the FY 2023 COPS Grant

4. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
a. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 2024-765, Amending Chapter 8.16 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to Provide for Revised Nuisance Regulation and Abatement b. Introduction and First Reading Ordinance 2024-766, Adding Chapter 9.05 to Article 9 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to Adopt Social Host Regulations

5. DISCUSSION
a. Police Chief Training at the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy #289

6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
At this time, members of the Council may consider or request items to be placed on a future agenda through a consensus of the majority.

8. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
a. Council Member Kyle Conley
Redwood Region Economic Development Corporation (RREDC), Parks & Recreation Commission Alternate
b. Council Member Mike Losey
Redwood Region Economic Development Corporation (RREDC) Alternate, Redwood Coast Energy Authority Alternate, Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), Humboldt Transit Authority Alternate, Parks & Recreation Commission
c. Council Member Kris Mobley
Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG) Alternate, Fortuna Business Improvement District (FBID), Historical Commission Alternate, Redwood Coast Energy Authority
d. Mayor Pro Tem Mike Johnson
Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG), Historical Commission, League of California Cities Transportation, Communication, & Public Works Commission, Indian Gaming Commission Alternate
e. Mayor Tami Trent
Humboldt Transit Authority (HTA), Indian Gaming Commission, League of California Cities Public Safety Commission, Fortuna Business Improvement District (FBID) Alternate

9. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
a. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, pursuant Section 54957 of the California Government Code.

Title: Community Development Director

10. ADJOURN
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.5, any non-confidential documents or writings that the City distributes, less than 72 hours before a regular meeting, to all or a majority of the legislative body's members must be made available to members of the public at the same time as the distribution. Documents and information related to the agenda topics are available for review at City Hall, 621 11th Street, between the hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Members of the public are invited to come to the meeting and comment. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (707) 725- 7600. Notification prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

Contact: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk ([email protected] 707-725-1409) | Agenda published on 12/14/2023 at 1:38 PM
621 11th Street, Fortuna CA
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1. CALL TO ORDER / FLAG SALUTE / ROLL CALL
Minutes:

Mayor Trent called the public meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the flag salute. ROLL CALL:

Council Member Conley - Absent, Council Member Losey - Present, Council Member Mobley - Present, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson - Present, Mayor Trent - Present

2. PRESENTATIONS / PROCLAMATIONS

3. ORAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Minutes:

There being no public comments, Mayor Trent closed the oral comment section.

4. CONSENT CALENDAR
Minutes:

PUBLIC COMMENTS: Mayor Trent pulled item 4e. and requested Cameron Mull's application for the Rohner Recreation Community and Park District be continued to the next meeting due to inability to get in contact with Mull. Council Member Losey moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Johnson to continue Cameron Mull's appointment to RCRPD to the next scheduled Council Meeting. AYES: Council Member Losey, Mobley, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, Mayor Trent NOES:

None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Council Member Conley MOTION CARRIED: 4/0. There being no public comments, Mayor Trent closed the public comment section. Council Member Losey Regular Meeting Agenda
Minutes
Monday, December 4, 2023 at 6:00 pm
moved, seconded by Council Member Mobley to approve Consent Calendar items a-e. AYES:

Council Member Losey, Mobley, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, Mayor Trent NOES: None ABSTAIN:

None ABSENT: Council Member Conley MOTION CARRIED: 4/0
a. City Council Minutes – October 16 , 2021 (Special Meeting) b. City Council Minutes – November 6, 2021 (Regular Meeting) c. City Council Minutes – November 20, 2021 (Special Meeting) d. Report of Disbursements
e. Council Review and Approval of Commission/Committee Applications and Mayor's Appointment of Seats

5. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
a. Public Hearing: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2023-764 Amending Chapters 17.03, 17.06, and 17.08 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to Comply with the Multifamily Design Standards and to Allow Agricultural Employee Housing Consistent with State Law
Minutes:

STAFF REPORT: City Manager Merritt Perry provided staff report on Ordinance 2023-764, Agricultural Employee Housing Design Standards. PUBLIC COMMENTS: There being no public comments, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson closed the public comment section. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Johnson moved, seconded by Council Member Mobley to adopt Ordinance 2023-764, "An Ordinance of The City Council of The City of Fortuna Amending Chapters 17.03, 17.06, AND 17.08 of The Fortuna Municipal Code To Comply With The Multifamily Design Standards and To Allow Agricultural Employee Housing Consistent With State Law and Determining The Ordinance To Be Exempt From QECA", read by title only. Roll Call Vote. AYES: Council Member Losey, Mobley, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, Mayor Trent NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Council Member Conley MOTION CARRIED: 4/0
b. Approve a Supplemental Budget Request for the Carson Woods Waterline Replacement Project (CIP 9124)
Minutes:

STAFF REPORT: Public Works Project Manager Mat Nyberg provided staff report on the Supplemental Budget Request for the Carson Woods Waterline Replacement Project (CIP9124). PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION: There being no public comments Mayor Trent closed the public comment section. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Johnson moved, seconded by Council Member Mobley to approve a Supplemental Budget Request for the Carson Woods Waterline Replacement Project. Voice Vote. AYES: Council Member Losey, Mobley, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, Mayor Trent, NOES: none ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: Council Member Conley. MOTION CARRIED: 4/0

6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
Minutes:

City Manager Merritt Perry provided a verbal report.

7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Minutes:

None at this time.

8. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
a. Council Member Kyle Conley
b. Council Member Mike Losey
c. Council Member Kris Mobley
d. Mayor Pro Tem Mike Johnson
e. Mayor Tami Trent

9. ADJOURN
Minutes:

CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Mayor Pro Tem Johnson moved, seconded by Council Member Mobley to adjourn the meeting at 6:31 pm. MOTION CARRIED 4/0
Contact: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk ([email protected] 707-725-1409) Consent Item 3b

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Administrative Department Monthly Report for October and November STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The Administration Department monthly report encompasses the following divisions: City Attorney, City Clerk, Risk Management/Human Resources and Information Technology.

CITY ATTORNEY
The City Attorney billing was 15.10 hours for the month of October and 23.40 hours for the month of November 2023 for the Mitchell Law Firm, LLC. Project support for this month included agenda review, ordinance review, contract review, and various email and telephone calls.

CITY CLERK DIVISION
For the month of October, the Clerk’s Office prepared and published two agendas for Regular City Council meetings and two agendas for the Rohner Community Recreation Park District. For the month of November, the Clerk’s Office prepared and published one agenda for Regular City Council meetings and one agenda for the Rohner Community Recreation Park District.

City Council Meetings
Council Meeting Date Agenda Items
October 02, 2023 Regular Meeting 7
October 16, 2023 Regular Meeting 14
October 16, 2023 Special Meeting 1
November 06, 2023 Regular Meeting 7
November 20, 2023 Special Meeting 2
Totals 31
City Clerk’s Office Key Duties August
Public Records Act Requests 9
Consent Item 3b

General Information Requests 25 – 30 per day, average
Ordinances 2
Resolutions 4
Minutes Prepared 7
Notary Services Provided 0
Claims for Damages Filed 0
FPPC Filings: 0
Legal/Proof of Publications 0
Notices Posted (Public Hearing, Agenda, Ordinance, etc.) 6

RISK MANAGEMENT / HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
Risk Management
There were no new Worker’s Compensation claims or new tort claim as of October 16, 2023. As always, the City is working diligently to move claims toward closure.

Date of Claim Type of Claim Status
03/10/2022 Civil Claim Closed
09/29/2022 Civil Claim In progress
06/14/2023 Liability Claim In progress
09/13/2023 Liability Claim In progress
A Safety Committee meeting took place on November 8, 2023 and the committee unanimously agreed to approve the Illness and Injury Prevention Program (IIPP). Due to upcoming legal requirements, there are anticipated changes that will take place to add a Workplace Violence Prevention Program.

Human Resources
2024 will present a myriad of changes to legal requirement for employee leaves and regulations.

In the next two weeks, staff will prepare an outline of upcoming changes to notify employees.

The City is always looking to recruit qualified staff for open positions. For more information about employment with the City of Fortuna, visit the City’s website www.friendlyfortuna.com, send email to the Deputy City Clerk at [email protected], or call 707-725-7600. We also encourage all interested applicants to create a user account on www.governmentjobs.com Current Recruitments:

Community Development:

Community Development Director: No longer accepting applications, in the process of writing a conditional offer letter to applicant.

Parks and Recreation:

Parks and Recreation Director: One candidate selected, currently going through the physical and background process.

Park Maintenance II: Recruitment closed December 13, 2023, reviewing applications.

Recreation Leader: Open until filled, reviewing applicants as they are submitted.

Consent Item 3b

Recreation Program Coordinator: Recruitment closes December 22, 2023.

Police Department:

Dispatcher: Open until filled, first round of interviews completed, awaiting test results.

Public Works:

Chief Treatment Plant Operator: Recruitment closed December 1, 2023, reviewing applications.

Street Maintenance Worker II: Candidate starting December 18, 2023.

Assistant City Engineer II: Open until filled, reviewing applications as they are submitted.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
City Website Statistics (www.friendlyfortuna.com)
We encourage all citizens who are interested in receiving updates from the City to go on to the Fortuna’s website and sign up for e-notifications!
City staff is currently working in conjunction with Revize, the City’s website platform, to design and develop new landing pages for the Police Department, Parks and Recreation and River Lodge.

Anyone who would like to receive public notices from Public Works, Community Development/Planning, the Police Department or Citywide Press Releases, please visit the website at https://www.friendlyfortuna.com/enotify/index.php and sign up for e-notifications.

Computer/Network
Nylex continues to finalize the upgrades to new fiber and phone lines at City Hall and other City locations. This will reduce the complicated load on the City’s network and be more secure performing as a separate network as well as provide for a substantial cost savings.

Staff continues to work with Nylex and Infinite Consulting to ensure the smooth transition of phone systems from Optimum to AT&T. There are also continued efforts to finalize a plan for the transition of all of the Police servers and necessary equipment in preparation for the move to the new police facility.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Administration Division Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Item 3c

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Katey Schmidt, Community Development Department
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Community Development Department Monthly Report for September, October, November 2023
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

PLANNING DIVISION ACTIVITIES:

Planning Department Activity:
 The Planning Division has launched Planning Project Applications through the OpenGov online portal. This will streamline the workflow and review process and allow applicants to view their project’s progress in real-time.

Planning Commission Activity:
 On September 26, 2023, the Planning Commission made a recommendation to the City Council regarding amendments to the City of Fortuna Municipal Code related to multifamily residential and mixed-use projects that comply with adopted multifamily design standards and proposed amendments to FMC Section 17.03.040 related to allowing agricultural employee housing consistent with State law.  On November 14, 2023, the Planning Commission approved the Ramirez Rohnerville Road minor subdivision to create two parcels, one developed with a single-family residence.

Applicant: Luis Ramirez; Location: 5050 Rohnerville Road Planning Permits Under Review:
 Lutheran Smith Lane Merger
Applicant: Lutheran Home for the Aging of Humboldt; Location: 2042/2052 Smith Lane Ongoing Planning Activities:
 Mill District Specific Plan for infrastructure, design standards, and land use planning is in process, funded by HCD’s LEAP grant and Headwaters grant. Alternative land use scenarios are being designed for presentation at stakeholder and public meetings. Staff is Consent Item 3c

coordinating with the new owner of the Mill Site to create a plan that matches the owner’s development interests with General Plan policies, public interest, and economic development.
 SB2 Planning Grant to implement housing element programs, including ADU, multifamily, design review standards, GIS mapping, improvement standards, and infrastructure. ADU standards were adopted by the City Council on November 1, 2021.

The Multi-family Design Standards were adopted by the City Council on 8/21/23.  Staff is developing a competitive solicitation process by which it can proceed with the negotiation for the sale of the lots at Drake and Penn to create low-income housing. The lots are held by the City as an asset with the specific purpose of creating low income under its Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule as a part of the City’s Redevelopment Agency. The draft solicitation will be placed on a future Council agenda for approval prior to publication.
 Staff has prepared draft ordinances to comply with CA State Assembly Bills AB 1236 and AB 970 EV Charging Station Permit Streamlining, and AB 2188 Solar Energy Permit Streamlining.

Grant Updates
 CDBG Program Income Barrier Removal Project; Awarded $624,990.65 Targets 7 sites requiring numerous ADA improvements including sidewalk, ramp, and parking pad installations.

Status: 90% Plans received from the design consultant, under staff review. Project expected to go to bid early 2024.
 Building Forward Library Infrastructure grant; Awarded $219,083 ADA Modifications, Solar PV and battery storage, emergency generator, window upgrades, electrical/communication wiring, and interior finishes.

Status: On 9/8/23 City and County Staff met onsite with the architect to go over project details.
 Habitat Conservation Fund Vancil Forest Acquisition; Application for $175,750 Acquisition of a 6.25-acre forest adjacent to Rohner Park.

Status: Site visit with California State Parks Grants Project Staff on 9/14/23.  California Energy Commission CalAPP Grant; Awarded $40,000 Funding to establish online, automated online solar permitting program SolarApp+ and supporting online platform.

Status: OpenGov and SolarAPP+ launched on 7/5/2023. OpenGov deployment and subscription fees have been reimbursed by the CalAPP grant.  SB2 Planning Grant, Awarded $160,000
 Planning grant to facilitate adoption and implementation of zoning code updates including -Improvement Standards and Specifications Update, Multi-Family Design Standards, ADU Ordinance Update, Infrastructure Provision and Financing Analysis, Employee Housing Zoning Code Update, GIS Update Layers Update, SB9 Tw0-Unit and Urban Lot Split Ordinance.

Status: Grant close-out November 2023
 Headwaters Fund Planning Grant: Awarded $75,000
Planning grant to facilitate adoption of the Mill District Specific Plan.

Consent Item 3c

Status: Public Outreach to begin in early 2024, General Plan EIR updates underway, site design and design standards developed.

BUILDING DIVISION ACTIVITIES:

The Building Division has launched OpenGov, an online building permit portal, and SolarApp+, a solar permit streamlining portal. As of November 30, 158 Building Permits have been issued through the online portal; most have been completed online with no City Hall trips required for the builders. Six Solar Permits have been issued instantly with the pre-screen tool SolarApp+.

The Building Division’s permit summaries for September, October, and November 2023 are attached.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Community Development Department Monthly Report (September/October/November).

Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Item 3c

Consent Item 3c

Consent Item 3c

Consent Calendar Item 3d

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Aaron Felmlee, Finance Director
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Finance Department Monthly Report
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

SB90 Cost Claims:

Finance staff have submitted cost claims to the State as part of the State Mandated Claims Reimbursement Program. As a way of background, Senate Bill 90 (SB90) was passed by the State Legislature in 1972. The purpose of the SB90 program was to provide local agencies with financial relief (reimbursement) from the State for the administration or operation of a required program either completely or partially. The State Controller’s Office annually receives, reviews, and audits the Mandated Cost claims. The claims are due by January 15 each year.

This year the City submitted claims for four different programs for a total amount of approximately $10,000. The claims are to be paid in the subsequent State budget IF there is any appropriation; otherwise, there is no specific date. Historically the City receives about 85% of the total claim amount within a year. Some claims are still unpaid and date back as far as fiscal year 2005-06.

Grants:

Several Grants the City was awarded are nearing the finish line and as such staff are working diligently to receive final payment from the granting agencies. Staff have been working to close and receive payment for the State Parks Per Capita Grant which was for the acquisition of the parcel next to Newburg Park, a FEMA Grant that was for disaster relief and related administrative costs, and a USDA Grant that was for the purchase of new Police vehicles.

With investment rates having climbed over the last year it has become an increased priority to ensure we receive payment from grants as soon as possible to reduce the amount of time the City is not earning investment returns on those funds spent but not reimbursed by the granting agency.

The staff has additionally been working with the Police Department to ensure the COPS grant award is properly accepted and set up to begin work and receive reimbursement.

Consent Calendar Item 3d

Measure E Update:

The Measure E committee’s next regularly scheduled meeting is set for January 17, 2024, at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers.

The primary purpose of this meeting will be to solicit project ideas and funding input from the public. This is a great place for the public to be heard on how they want their sales and use tax monies to be spent within the City of Fortuna. The City has historically received valuable input and project ideas, which City staff would not have been aware of, from the public during these annual public solicitation meetings.

List of Measure E items funded this month:
 (2) Police Detective Positions
 Police Community Services Officer Position
 Police Records Clerk Position
 Parks and Recreation Director Position
 Recreation Program Supervisor Position
 Police Officer Over Hire
 Transit Trips to Eureka for Seniors
 PT Code Compliance Officer Position
 K-9 Program
 Storm Drain Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment Project  Prop 1 LID 12th St Project
 Police Facility Project
An activity log displaying important Finance data is attached for informational purposes.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Finance Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
 Finance Staff Activity Log for November 2023
 Sales Tax Newsletter 2Q 2023 (April – June)
 September 30, 2023 City Treasurer’s Report
City of Fortuna
Finance Department
Fiscal Year 2023/24
Finance Department June July August September October November Activity Log 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023 2023
Payroll Checks Issued: 273 256 228 321 215 220
Accounts Payable Checks Issued: 287 254 293 234 215 267 Number of Invoices Processed: 534 501 542 428 413 552
CDBG Loan Payments/Payoff 0 0 0 0 1 0
# Telephone Calls 1480 1909 1467 1452 1469 1409
Avg Daily 70 95 73 69 67 74
Daily Walk-in Customers
Utility 496 434 382 387 391 411
Bldg 83 50 43 42 41 32
Plan 22 14 23 18 21 17
Other 78 184 122 57 77 52
Total: 679 682 570 504 530 512
Average Daily Walk-in Customers 32 34 29 24 24 27
Monthly Bills 4596 4605 4610 4607 4601 4613
Reminder Notices 506 498 423 420 487 451
Shut Off Notices Mailed 270 268 258 256 232 278
Shut Offs 0 51 24 31 39 21
Ebills - Bills sent via email 413 419 429 446 460 466
Utility Bills paid online 1205 1241 1246 1293 1267 1284 % of Utility bills paid in person 11% 9% 8% 8% 8% 9%
Public Works Calls Dispatched: 119 76 89 78 80 97
Avg Service Calls 89.8
Utility Billing Aging Report Total Bal Current 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days $ 556,879 $ 419,439 $ 80,867 $ 19,821 $ 36,751

75.3% 14.5% 3.6% 6.6%
75%
14%
4% 7%
Utility Accounts Aging
Current
30 Days
60 Days
90 Days
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Q2 2022*
Q2 2023*
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$20,000
$40,000
$60,000
$80,000
$100,000
$120,000
SALES TAX BY MAJOR BUSINESS GROUP *Allocation aberrations have been adjusted to reflect sales activity County
and State
Pools
Fuel and
Service
Stations
Business
and
Industry
Restaurants
and
Hotels
Building
and
Construction
Food
and
Drugs
Autos
and
Transportation
General
Consumer
Goods
CITY OF FORTUNA HIGHLIGHTS TOP 25 PRODUCERS
Published by HdL Companies in Fall 2023
Ace Hardware & Garden
Beverage Plus Foods
Dollar General
Eel River Brewing
Forbusco Lumber
Fortuna Chevron
Fortuna Gas 4 Less
Grocery Outlet
Hummel Tire & Wheel
Les Schwab Tire Center
McDonald’s
Mercer Fraser
O’Reilly Auto Parts
Peterson Tractor
Ray’s Quality Cars
Rite Aid
Safeway
Sequoia Gas
Sunbelt Rentals
Tractor Supply
Valley Pacific Petroleum
Services
Village Sport & Cycle
Walgreens
Wildwood Saw &
Workwear
Wyckoff Plumbing

SALES TAX UPDATE

CITY OF FORTUNA
2Q 2023 (APRIL - JUNE)
Fortuna’s receipts from April through
June were 2.7% below the second sales
period in 2022. Excluding reporting
aberrations, actual sales were flat.

Business-industry had a large infusion
of activity from one segment that was
partially offset by a slump from gardenagricultural. The countywide use tax pool had lower ecommerce and third party
automotive purchases for a modest drop
in the City’s allocation.

Restaurant receipts improved driven by
customers enjoying quick service meal
options. Economic reports indicate eating
at home is now more affordable than
dining out. Spending on transportation
needs improved as auto supply stores
were busy with people who have opted
to invest in maintenance.

Service station payments suffered when
compared to last spring when prices to
fill up at the pump were at record levels.

Supply cuts from OPEC have influenced
pricing in recent months for pricing
to trend upward again, as have some
outages at California refineries.

While Measure E posted positive results
from local restaurants, declines from
service stations and fewer new/used
vehicle purchases offset these gains.

Net of aberrations, taxable sales for the
Far North region declined 6.2% over the
comparable time period.

TOTAL:
-2.8%
$486,454
Measure E
TOTAL: $ 554,691
-0.1% -3.2% -2.9%

COUNTY STATE

FORTUNA
2Q2023

TOP NON-CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS TYPES
Q2 '23
Fortuna
Business Type Change Change Change
County HdL State
Service Stations 64,736 -12.6% -20.4% -19.9%
Casual Dining 45,497 0.0% -4.5% 4.6%
Automotive Supply Stores 30,024 5.0% 2.5% 3.3%
Garden/Agricultural Supplies 27,207 -7.2% -11.5% -3.1%
Quick-Service Restaurants 24,538 17.4% 6.3% 3.2%
Contractors 19,805 -15.1% 6.3% -3.0%
Auto Repair Shops 14,624 18.2% 2.5% 2.3%
Convenience Stores/Liquor 14,453 0.3% -2.4% -5.2%
Electronics/Appliance Stores 10,770 -19.7% -14.3% -6.2% Second-Hand Stores 5,092 17.1% 1.6% -5.6%
*Allocation aberrations have been adjusted to reflect sales activity

REVENUE BY BUSINESS GROUP
Fortuna This Fiscal Year*
19%
Pools
13%
Restaurants
10%
Autos/Trans.
12%
Building
12%
Bus./Ind.
8%
Cons.Goods
11%
Food/Drug
14%
Fuel
*ADJUSTED FOR

ECONOMIC DATA
2Q 2023 CITY OF FORTUNA SALES TAX UPDATE

STATEWIDE RESULTS
California’s local one cent sales and use tax
receipts for sales during the months of April
through June were 2.8% lower than the
same quarter one year ago after adjusting
for accounting anomalies. The second
quarter of the calendar year was impacted
by continued wet weather and a difficult
comparison with the prior year, which
experienced dramatic growth.

The fuel-service stations sector contributed
the most to this decline as year-over-year
(YOY) falling fuel prices at the pump reduced
receipts from gas stations and petroleum
providers. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and
other world events during this period last
year, pushed the global cost of crude oil
to record highs. This dynamic also carried
into general consumer goods as retailers
selling fuel experienced a similar drop.

Recently, OPEC and Russia have maintained
production cuts having upward pressure on
pricing again leading to future comparative
growth.

Sustained wet conditions further delayed
projects, especially those from the prior
quarter, hindering building-construction
returns. YOY lumber price declines added
to the pull back from building materials
providers. Higher interest rates represent a
significant headwind for the industry with
potential impacts of limited commercial
development activity, slowing public
infrastructure projects and homeowners left
unable to access equity for renovations.

Despite a significant increase in new
car registrations, revenue from autostransportation fell by 1.4%. The improved activity can largely be attributed to rental
car agencies restocking their fleets.

However, these are wholesale transactions
with sales tax charged upon rental of these
vehicles. Weak demand for recreational
vehicles, boats and motorcycles coupled
with elevated overall financing costs remain
challenges going forward.

Use taxes remitted via the countywide
pools decreased 0.75%, marking the third
consecutive quarter of decline. While
overall online sales continue to rise, pool
collections dropped with the offsetting effect
of more in-state fulfillment generated at
large warehouses and through existing retail
outlets allocated directly to local agencies.

Restaurant sales were a bright spot as the
summer season began. Although menu prices
have flattened after a year of sharp gains,
patrons are making more restaurant trips
and are favoring spending their disposable
income on experiences. Better sales by office
material suppliers and enhanced investments
of warehouse-farm-construction equipment
contributed to improved returns for the
business-industry category.

Sales tax for the remainder of 2023 appears
likely to follow the recent trend of moderate
declines before leveling off in early 2024.

Cooling consumer confidence and greater
pressure on household budgets may lead to a
lackluster upcoming holiday shopping period.

Furthermore, the possibility of a longer and
more pronounced slowdown in economic
activity exists as the Federal Reserve
considers additional interest rate increases to
combat high prices that are already stretching
consumer wallets.

CITY OF FORTUNA
Treasurer's Report
As of September 30, 2023
% of Effective
INSTITUTION COST VALUE MARKET VALUE Total Yield
Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) $ 22,836,768 $ 22,524,081 62.86% 3.59% Treasury Obligation Sweep - US Bank 4,502,047 4,502,047 12.56% 4.95% Edward Jones - US Bank Trust 8,863,000 8,584,389 23.96% 3.38% Total Investments $ 36,201,815 $ 35,610,517
US Bank, General Checking $ 142,855 $ 142,855 0.40%
US Bank, Payroll Checking 78,649 78,649 0.22%
Petty Cash/Cashier's Change 1,595 1,595 0.00%
Total Cash with Banks* $ 223,099 $ 223,099 0.62%
TOTAL INVESTMENT & CASH EQUIVALENTS $ 36,424,914 $ 35,833,616 100.00% Respectfully submitted,
Aaron Felmlee
Treasurer
City of Fortuna
The LAIF, Treasury Obligation Sweep/US Bank, and Edward Jones/US Bank investment statements detailing all investment transactions and balances are on file in the Finance Department and available upon request. *Cash with Bank is shown based upon reconciled book balance.

This report accurately reflects all cash and investments and is in conformity with California Government Code Section 53646 and City of Fortuna's investment policy. The investment program shown herein is sufficient to meet City of Fortuna's expenditure requirement over the next six months.

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STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Parks & Recreation Monthly Report for October 2023 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Parks & Facility Maintenance (non-routine items)
 Staff mowed and prepared the fields at Newburg Park for softball and soccer  Staff repaired broken front door window at the Monday Club from a user group  Staff repaired toilets at Newburg and Rohner Park public restrooms  Staff prepared the cook shack area for user group at multiple times. Staff cleaned cook shack area after
 Staff performed a safety inspection on the net for the volley ball program  Staff installed gate latches on the Fireman’s Pavilion service window for safety issues  Staff prepared facilities for Winter weather. Cleaned and maintained roof gutters and checked heater filters. Staff cleared debris from drainage inlets in both parks  Staff set up for Redwood Preps bike rodeo at Newburg Park by delivering 12 barricades and 30 cones to Newburg Park
 Staff picked up green waste left behind from the Garden Club from the bulb sidewalks on Main Street
 Staff assisted the City Carpenter to resolve a shorted parking lot light at River Lodge  Staff conducted a deep clean at City Hall, Police Department and the Library  Staff scheduled delivery of picnic tables and chairs for different locations for Apple Harvest Festival. Staff delivered garbage cans and bags for Main Street and Clendenen’s Cider Works. Staff checked on garbage cans throughout the Festival time. Clean up after the weekend event
 Staff replaced rotten boards on the ADA ramp to the park office and on the Carson Woods footbridge
 Staff repaired broken boards on the foot bridge that connects to Carson Woods Road  Staff repaired a water leak at the Library
 Staff conducted gutter repairs on the Recreation Hall  Staff with the assistance of Street staff, installed a small drainage inlet to and pipe in between the bike park and the softball field
 Staff addressed trip hazards in Rohner Park
 Staff removed hazardous limbs at both parks
 Staff repaired flag pole rope and replaced worn American flag Consent Item 3e

Depot Museum
October’s visitor total at the Fortuna Depot Museum was 183 people. This is in the middle range of our typical October visitation. Recent years’ October visitation totals were: 2022: 228, 2021:
133, 2020: 92, 2019: 200, 2018: 253, 2017: 206, 2016: 160, 2015: 309, 2014: 197, 2013: 227. In October 2023 we welcomed California visitors from Arcata, Chula Vista, Cottonwood, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Los Angeles, McKinleyvile, Miranda, Monterey, Redding, Rio Dell, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Shingle Springs and Windsor. We also welcomed out-of-state visitors from South Carolina. A 100th anniversary exhibit on the Great Berkeley Fire of 1923 was installed in late September and remained on display through the month of October.

Fortuna Transit
Passengers on the Fortuna Transit Bus totaled 833 trips during the month of October 2023 which is 190 more riders then October 2022, job well done to my drivers and dispatch!! The lift was used for non-wheelchair riders 41 times and 30 times for wheelchair trips. The Fortuna Transit had seven new riders during the month of October. The Eureka medical trips on Tuesdays have been going well averaging around 4-6 medical appointments per week.

Sports, Classes and Facility Rentals
Adult Rec League Coed Softball has ended, the teams had a fun season. Results Fit Camp continues holding classes in the Pavilion six times a week, Pickleball plays in the Pavilion on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 9am – 12pm the cost is $3.00 and is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Little League, Humboldt Fastpitch, Eel River Youth Soccer and Emerald Football Club Soccer have completed their seasons. Rohner Rec Hall was rented eleven times and the cook shack area was rented three times during the month of October. The Lamb BBQ was held in Rohner Park in October and had a great turnout.

Recreation Programs
In the month of October, the Recreation division opened up a new drop-in volleyball session for youth ages 10 – 14 on Sunday evenings in response to increasing numbers at the previous sessions for ages 11+. The drop-in session for ages 15+ was shifted to later in the evening, now taking place immediately following the youth session. Both sessions are facilitated by volunteers who organize teams and game play while staff manage payments, waivers, and facility care. Our youth session features a warm-up and drills portion (facilitated by volunteers) intended to provide an introduction October 2022 October 2023 YTD ~ July 2022 –
June 2023
YTD ~ July 2023 – June
2024
# of passengers 643 833 7713 3169
Total Miles 1998 2533 24885 9194
Service Miles 1807 2357 22710 8638
Hours Worked 248 317.5 3183.5 1164.5
Service Hours
Worked 216.5 317.5 2671 945.5
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to volleyball basics and supported skill development for the first 45 minutes of the session before breaking out into game play. Attendance at the youth session ranged from 14-20 players each night, while attendance at the 15+ session ranged from 15-27 players. Volunteer hours for volleyball totaled 26 over the course of the month.

Our playgroup for kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers, in partnership with First 5 Humboldt, took place Thursdays and Sundays from 10:30am – 12:30pm. Attendance ranged from 0-8 children at each session, with a special visit on the last Thursday of the month from our local librarian for Story Time. Despite increased efforts over the month to increase our Sunday attendance (through an extra advertising push and facilitator outreach) participation remained low. The decision was made to remove the Sunday offering from our Playgroup schedule at the end of the month, and beginning in November we will be offering only our Thursday session.

The first Saturday in October was the Apple Harvest Festival, and Recreation ran a coloring contest (social-media driven) in the week leading up to the event as well as hosting an Apple Harvestthemed skate night that evening. The rest of the month was dedicated to preparations for our 3rd annual Spook-A-Thon, a free youth Halloween carnival event that took place on Saturday October 28th. The Spook-A-Thon is entirely funded by the generosity of our local community through donations & sponsorships. This year’s donations were significantly lower than in previous years, requiring a scaling-down of Spook-A-Thon offerings. The event featured a number of carnival games and booths hosted by local community groups, businesses, and non-profits. This year’s Spook-A-Thon saw 216 children participating with an average of 2 parent/guardians per participant, for a total estimated attendance of 800-900 people during the 2-hour event. Volunteer hours for preparation and event were 9.5 total.

Roller Skating
The Fortuna Skating Rink was open for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Public Skate in addition to Friday and Saturday private parties. The rink was closed for all skate on Saturday October 28 due to the Spook-A-Thon event. Through the month of October, the skating rink hosted 11 private parties with 270 attendees, and in addition to the 523 skaters that attended public skate, hosted an overall total of 793 skaters over the course of the month. Staff used time during Public Skate on sessions with lower attendance to chip away at skate maintenance and repair rather than leaving early, in order to chip away at necessary safety checks and repairs prior to our winter increase in attendance numbers.

Part-Time Recreation Staff Hours YTD
Recreation utilized a total of 523.25 staff hours for the month of October.

Projected vs. Actual Part-Time Rec Hours
23-Jul 2250 Jul-23 2,036.25
23-Aug 1210 Aug-23 1445.25
23-Sep 300 Sep-23 425.75
23-Oct 550 Oct-23 523.25
23-Nov 530 Nov-23 -
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23-Dec 520 Dec-23 -
24-Jan 550 Jan-24 -
24-Feb 460 Feb-24 -
24-Mar 750 Mar-24 -
24-Apr 560 Apr-24 -
24-May 340 May-24 -
24-Jun 1980 Jun-24
Total: 10,000.00 Total: 4,430.50
Community Service
The Parks & Recreation Department had five people signed up to perform Community Service, and workers completed 70.25 hours throughout the month of October. The Community Service Work Program is a big part of the parks’ success. The workers help with trash pickup and various basic maintenance projects in Rohner and Newburg Parks, the River Lodge, and other Parksmaintained spaces throughout the City. Since the program started in 1997, there have been 53,542 service hours completed in the throughout the City of Fortuna.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Monthly Parks & Recreation Department Report. Consent Agenda Vote.

Consent Item 3ea

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Merritt Perry, City Manager
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Parks & Recreation Monthly Report for November 2023 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Parks & Facility Maintenance (non-routine items)
 Repaired broken spindles at the Monday Club
 Trimmed the Dawn Redwood Tree at the Rec Hall
 Cleaned the walkways that cut through the median on Fortuna Blvd  Replaced burned out lights in the Pavilion
 Put up Christmas lights at the River Lodge
 Cleaned the gutters at the Monday Club
 Repaired the drinking fountain at the River Lodge
 Trained the rec staff on skate wheel cleaning
 Removed the soccer goals and benches from the Newburg Fields  Turf repairs at Newburg Park
 Cleaned the gutters on the Pavilion
 Removed graffiti behind the dugout on Bartow Field
 Replaced bad light bulbs at the Monday Club
 Sprayed Fortuna Boulevard edges
 Removed the picnic tables from the covered picnic area for the winter Depot Museum
November’s visitor total at the Fortuna Depot Museum was 183 people. This is in the middle range of our typical October visitation. Recent years’ October visitation totals were: 2022: 228, 2021:
133, 2020: 92, 2019: 200, 2018: 253, 2017: 206, 2016: 160, 2015: 309, 2014: 197, 2013: 227. In November 2023 we welcomed California visitors from Arcata, Chula Vista, Cottonwood, Eureka, Ferndale, Fortuna, Los Angeles, McKinleyville, Miranda, Monterey, Redding, Rio Dell, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Shingle Springs and Windsor. We also welcomed out-of-state visitors from South Carolina.

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Fortuna Transit
Passengers on the Fortuna Transit Bus totaled 833 trips during November 2023 which is 190 more riders than November 2022. Again, job well done to my drivers and dispatch!! The lift was used for non-wheelchair riders 41 times and 30 times for wheelchair trips. The Fortuna Transit had seven new riders during November. The Eureka medical trips on Tuesdays have been going well averaging around 4-6 medical appointments per week.

Sports, Classes and Facility Rentals
Results Fit Camp continues holding classes in the Pavilion six times a week, Pickleball plays in the Pavilion on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am – 12 pm the cost is $3.00 and is open to anyone 18 years of age or older. Rohner Rec Hall was rented eight times during November.

Recreation Programs
The Recreation division spent much of early November planning, developing, and implementing our Thanksgiving Break Camp for kids 5-12 years old. We had 35 children registered for the 3- day program. Unfortunately, due to changes in how the Fortuna Elementary School District is applying for their ELOP grant funding, we were unable to offer that option to camp families, however, we were able to continue offering ELOP funding for Scotia’s Elementary School District families and had several new-to-us families utilizing our program during this break program.

Planning also began on our Winter Break Camp program that takes place at the end of December.

Starting with Winter Break Camp we are happy to offer ELOP grant funding to families attending a Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District school. Through their grant funding, they are also offering a school staff who will be volunteering for the Winter Break camp session as well.

Drop-in volleyball continued through the month. Both sessions are facilitated by volunteers who organize teams and gameplay while staff manage payments, waivers, and facility care. Attendance at the youth session for ages 10-14 ranged from 12-20 players each night, while attendance at the 15+ session ranged from 6-16 players. Volunteer hours for volleyball totaled 18 for the month.

Drop-in basketball opened at the end of the month, and will run through the winter & early spring on Thursday nights from 7:30 – 9:30 pm. Our first night only had one participant show up November
2022
November
2023
YTD ~ July 2022 –
June 2023
YTD ~ July 2023 –
June 2024
# of passengers 663 833 7713 3169
Total Miles 2180 2533 24885 9194
Service Miles 2013 2357 22710 8638
Hours Worked 281.25 317.5 3183.5 1164.5
Service Hours
Worked 241.75 317.5 2671 945.5
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and the staff closed early, however, the participant was excited to bring back his friends to play the following week. We are implementing a new digital waiver system for our drop-in programs, beginning with basketball and with plans to phase it in with volleyball at the start of the new calendar year.

Our playgroup for kids ages 0-5 and their caregivers, in partnership with First 5 Humboldt, took place on Thursdays from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm. Attendance ranged from 4-29 children at each session, with a special visit on the 16th of the month from the Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters gave a presentation to the families about their job and fire safety, and children got to meet & high-five a fully-suited firefighter (if they were comfortable). They also had the opportunity to check out the fire engine outside before departing the session. We appreciate the Fire Department’s efforts to connect with our playgroup families and share fire safety information with our littles. Families were extremely appreciative and children were excited for the visit, leading to our largest playgroup turn-out of 29 children. Playgroup was closed on Thursday, November 23rd for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Also in November coordination and planning began on the Kids Free Movie event taking place in December, an FBID event that is supported by our Recreation division. The event will take place on Saturday, December 9th, and provide local families an opportunity to drop their children ages 5 – 12 off in a safe and fun environment while spending a couple of hours shopping in Fortuna for the holidays. Recreation’s camp staff and community volunteers will be providing the child care.

Roller Skating
The Fortuna Skating Rink was open on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for public skating in addition to private parties. Starting in November Sunday party times were offered once again, with the transition to a single Playgroup session on Thursdays, except for the third Sunday of the month. With the winter high season upcoming and the plan to refinish our Pavilion floors in December, the decision was made to provide a dedicated skate maintenance and wheel cleaning session each month to ensure the equipment and facility are kept clean and in good condition, and so skate maintenance can better follow the manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule for longevity. This session includes 5 staff for 3.5 hours working on two-wheel cleaners simultaneously while the other staff works through safety checks on skate pairs. Staff are monitoring usage impacts closely to determine the efficacy of this schedule. This will significantly impact overall budgeted staff hours, and a plan is being worked on for how to manage the change to necessary increase in hours going forward.

The rink was closed for all skating on Friday, November 24th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Through November, the skating rink hosted 15 private parties with 441 attendees, and in addition to the 474 skaters that attended public skating, hosted an overall total of 915 skaters over the month. Staff continue to use any time available during sessions with lower attendance to chip away at skate maintenance and repair rather than leaving early, to chip away at necessary safety checks and repairs before our winter increase in attendance numbers.

Part-Time Recreation Staff Hours YTD
Recreation utilized a total of 522.25 staff hours for the month of November.

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Projected vs. Actual Part-Time Rec Hours Notes
Running
Total
Running
Total
23-Jul 2250 2250 Jul-23 2,036.25 2036.25
23-
Aug 1210 3460 Aug23 1445.25 3481.5
23-
Sep 300 3760 Sep23 425.75 3907.25
TPAR Cashiering implementation (~75 hr
prep training materials, coor training, staff
training); all skate staff mtg (15 hr);
program training (sk – summer staff,
~20hr)
23-
Oct 550 4310 Oct23 523.25 4430.5 Added youth Vball session; +15-18hr prep/infrastructure; +9hr/mo 23-
Nov 530 4840 Nov23 522.25 4952.75
Starting monthly skate maint/clean
(+17.5hr/mo) & Drop-in Basketball; TPAR
struggles with credit card machine and
camp registration - required extensive
troubleshooting; New Dec event planning
(Kids Free Movie)
23-
Dec 520 5360 Dec23 -
24-
Jan 550 5910 Jan24 -
24-
Feb 460 6370 Feb24 -
24-
Mar 750 7120 Mar24 -
24-
Apr 560 7680 Apr24 -
24-
May 340 8020 May24 -
24-
Jun 1980 10000 Jun24
Total: 10,000 Total: 4952.75
Community Service
The Parks & Recreation Department had five people signed up to perform Community Service, and workers completed 52 hours throughout November. The Community Service Work Program is a big part of the parks’ success. The workers help with trash pickup and various basic maintenance projects in Rohner and Newburg Parks, the River Lodge, and other Parks-maintained spaces throughout the City. Since the program started in 1997, there have been 53,594 service hours completed throughout the City of Fortuna.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Monthly Parks & Recreation Department Report. Consent Agenda Vote.

Consent Item 3f

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Casey J. Day, Chief of Police
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Police Department Monthly Report for October/November 2023 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

Patrol Statistics:

During October 2023, the Fortuna Police handled 1,413 calls for service. 62 arrests were made including 14 felony arrests and 48 misdemeanor arrests. 59 citations were issued for traffic offenses or other miscellaneous violations.

During November 2023, the Fortuna Police handled 1,333 calls for service. 56 arrests were made including 14 felony arrests and 42 misdemeanor arrests. 63 citations were issued for traffic offenses or other miscellaneous violations. Crime statistics and information on calls for service are available at forpd.crimegraphics.com.

Staffing:
 The Police department has one sworn police officer position, which is open. During November, a lateral officer with local area experience was given a conditional job offer and began the pre-employment, background investigation phase.  Public Safety Dispatcher candidate, Emma Valk was on-boarded in October. She completed the Public Safety Dispatch Academy in October and started her field training program. She was advanced to phase two of the field training program in November.  The Police Department has one additional public safety dispatcher position open.

Interviews will be held in December.

Community Events:

During the month of October 2023, PD staff members celebrated the National Coffee with a Cop event, engaging with members of the community at Starbucks.

During the month of November 2023, PD staff members participated in No Shave November – a fundraising campaign for cancer.

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Employee of the Quarter:

In October 2023, Officer Jon Gier received the Employee of the Quarter recognition for his commitment to professionalism and excellent job performance.

In November 2023, Sergeant Jason Kadle received the Officer of the Year award at the annual Elk’s Lodge - Officer of the Year awards dinner.

K-9 Program:

In October, Blitz had his first apprehension of a violent felon who was wanted for attempted homicide and the situation was safely resolved.

Status of Grant Awards/Applications:

COPS – Federal funding for a new police officer position: Approved and pending award (announced in November 2023).

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Police Department Monthly Report (October/November). Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Item 3g

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Brendan Byrd, Public Works Director/City Engineer SUBJECT: Public Works/Engineering Department Monthly Report STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Public Works Director/City Engineer
Police Facility Remodel Project
The project continues to progress on schedule, and weather permitting, the project is anticipated to be completed in March of 2024. Over the past two months, the contractor has continued to complete outside work, including installing most of the new concrete, installing the gas line, and installing the pad, panels, and conduit for the new power service. Staff anticipates the power service being installed and active sometime in January. On the inside of the building, drywall, texture, and painting have been completed, in addition to the rough in electric, plumbing, and HVAC. The next orders of work on the inside include acoustic ceiling, doors, and casework. 12th Street Stormwater Project
The project has been substantially completed, with paving having taken place in mid-November.

The final remaining item of work is the striping, which is currently scheduled for December 13th or 14th (weather permitting). Since the return of the rains, staff have worked through several issues identified in the original project design, most notably at the northeast corner of 12th and K Street, in front of Bob’s Footlong. The initial project design did not appropriately manage the amount of storm-drain runoff entering the basin, and on several occasions, there was localized flooding at the intersection. Staff worked with the contractor to add drainage inlet in the area which has since been able to manage the drainage demand. Another issue was the mulch used in the basins. As noted below in the General Services staff report, the initial placement of redwood mulch was found to be problematic under high-runoff conditions, and therefore staff substituted rock for all basins along 12th Street. These two modifications have notably improved the performance of the basins, and staff believe that the project is now operating consistently with the intent of the design.

Chief Plant Operator Resignation
As the Council was made aware at the December 4th meeting Chris Christianson, the City’s Chief Wastewater Plant Operator (CPO), has accepted a position with the Shelter Cove Resort Improvement District. The City is currently recruiting for a new CPO and in the interim Andy Bowles, the shift supervisor, will be serving as interim CPO.

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Utilities Division- Utility Lead (October 2023)
Service Call Summary
 In the month of October the utilities division completed 80 service calls by operators.

Figure 1 below shows the distribution of service calls by type.  Underground Service Alert (USA) has changed their format and the utilities crew can no longer track how many mark and locates have been completed. There were zero missmarked lines, resulting in zero broken utilities.

Figure 1. Utility division service calls by type in October.

Water Distribution System
 Read water meters and completed meter worksheet.
 Tested backflow prevention devices.
 Performed 28 water shut off for non-payments.
 The utilities team installed three new services to the system in the month of October.  In the month of October the utilities team changed out 15 dead water meters.  Continued to check service lines for lead. Staff have completed about 25% of the total citywide service line inventory.
 In October there was two water leaks. This led to an estimated water loss of 5,700 gallons.  Replaced two failed angle valves.
 Performed a safety water shut down on 12th Street for Wendt construction working on a stormdrain pipe.
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 Connect Disconnect Occupant Change Service Action
Number of Calls
Service Call Type
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 Upgraded a ¾’’ service line to a 1’’ line on Drake Hill.  Upgraded a ¾’’ service line to a 1’’ on Thomas St.
 Worked several days this month on the coast central credit water line with Hooven construction.

Table 1. Water leak rate and water loss estimates for 2023.

Wastewater Collections System
 Utilities cleaned 10,000 feet of sewer main.
 We had one sewer plug in the month of October that spilled approximately 50 gallons of sewer into a field. The cause of this SSO was due to a large amount of roots grown into a manhole and the surrounding pipe, and a large amount of baby wipes.  Dug up a suspected sink hole over the sewer line at 1505 Main St, found no issues with the pipe or connections.

Miscellaneous Tasks
 The utilities division performed monthly maintenance on the division’s heavy equipment, including greasing and checking all fluids.
 Wrapped more A.C. pipe for disposal and took a load of A.C. water pipe to Willits to be disposed of.
 Andy White obtained his Class B driver’s license.
 Daniel Rockholt started with utilities as a new employee.

Utilities Division- Utility Lead (November 2023)
Service Call Summary
 In the month of November the utilities division completed 97 service calls by operators.

Figure 1 below shows the distribution of service calls by type.

Date Location Pipe
Information
Estimated
Leak Rate
(Gallons
per Minute)
Leak
Duration
Total
Estimate
Leak
Volume
(Gallons)
10/13/2023 2411 Rohnerville
Rd
2’’ PVC 20 3 Hours 3,600
10/16/23 Coast Central
Credit Union
6’’ Coupler 70 30 Minutes 2,100
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 Underground Service Alert (USA) has changed their format and the utilities crew can no longer track how many mark and locates have been completed. There were zero missmarked line, resulting in zero broken utilities.

Figure 1. Utility division service calls by type in November.

Water Distribution System
 Read water meters and completed meter worksheet.
 The utilities crew have spent most of their time working on testing backflow prevention devices
 Performed 21 water shut off for non-payments.
 The utilities team installed one new two-inch service to the system in the month of November.
 In the month of November the utilities team changed out 21 dead water meters.  Continued to check service lines for lead.
 In November there was two water leaks. The estimated water loss of these leaks was 115,200 gallons.
 Replaced three failing angle valves.
 Fixed leaks on Ronald Avenue and Acacia Drive.
 Broke down over 100 old, dead water meters for recycling.

Table 2. Water leak rate and water loss estimates for 2023. 0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40 Connect Disconnect Occupant Change Service Action
Number of Calls
Service Call Type
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Wastewater Collections System
 Utilities cleaned 18,000 feet of sewer main.
 The utilities team spent a lot of time cleaning the line from south 15th street towards Forbusco. There seems to be a very large grease issue going on in this section.  There was one sewer plug in the month of November resulting in no spills or overflows.  Replaced a broken A.C. sewer lateral on Spring St.
 Televised a sewer line on 12th Street prior to finishing paving for the stormdrain project.

Miscellaneous Tasks
 The utilities division performed monthly maintenance on the division’s heavy equipment, including greasing and checking all fluids.
 Utilities crew assisted with traffic control operations for the power service upgrade at the police facility project.
 Repaired a section of bad sidewalk around meter boxes on Wood Street.

Water Treatment/Wastewater Division- Chief Plant Operator (October 2023) Wastewater Treatment
Table 2. October wastewater plant effluent flows for the past five years in Million Gallons (MG) and Million Gallons per Day (MGD).

Date Location Pipe
Information
Estimated
Leak Rate
(Gallons
per Minute)
Leak
Duration
Total
Estimate
Leak
Volume
(Gallons)
11/17/2023 Ronald Ave 1’’ Thin
Black Plastic
15 2 Days 43,200
11/17/2023 Acacia Drive ¾’’ Thin
Black Plastic
50 1 Day 72,000
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Monthly Flow, MG 27.824 28.002 30.780 26.500 28.400 Maximum Daily Flow, MGD 1.103 1.132 1.590 0.940 1.200
Average Monthly Flow, MGD 0.898 0.903 0.993 0.855 0.916 Consent Item 3g

Figure 2. October wastewater plant effluent flows for the past five years in Million Gallons (MG) and Million Gallons per Day (MGD).

Wastewater Events & Maintenance Tasks Completed:
 Staff worked on removing the old caustic soda feed-shed at the wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) (see photo inset right). The recent purchase of the magnesium hydroxide tank and feed-system will replace caustic soda system.
 Staff replaced a computer-control module at the North Main sewer lift station after the existing unit malfunctioned, sending out a false, tripped pump signal.

Water Treatment
Table 3. October potable water production for the past five years in Million Gallons (MG).

Figure 3. October potable water production for the past five years in Million Gallons (MG). 24 25
26 27
28 29
30 31
32 0

0.2 0.4

0.6 0.8
1 1.2

1.4 1.6

1.8 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Flow, MG
Flow, MGD
Total Monthly Flow, MG MAX Daily Flow, MGD AVG Daily Flow, MGD 0 0.5
1 1.5
2 2.5
0 10
20 30
40 50
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Flow, MGD
Production, MG
Production Max Daily Avg Daily
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Total Production, MG 34.055 40.025 34.726 33.925 29.764 Maximum Daily, MG 1.478 1.915 1.460 1.842 1.190
Average Daily, MG 1.099 1.291 1.120 1.094 0.960
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Water Events & Maintenance Tasks Completed:
 Contractors completed rehabilitation work on Well #2 at the water wells site. They pulled the well pump’s 8” drop pipe, video-inspected the well casing, and installed new, 8” steel drop pipe, line shaft pipe, and associated bearings and gaskets to improve the well’s performance.
 Contractors and engineers completed their work on the new emergency generator at the Kenmar booster pump station. They trained staff on the
operation of the unit and then tested and activated it for service.

This completes the FEMA grant-funded emergency generator project, which also includes a stationary, emergency generator at the Drake Hill booster pump station.
 Contractors installed a new, updated cathodic protection system unit at the Campton Heights water storage tank (see photo inset right). This important system prevents corrosion of the steel, which is especially important after the recently completed tank re-coating project. The original system was vintage with the tank (circa 1989) and required an update.
 Staff worked on hauling ground-up wood waste from the Vancil reservoir site down to the WWTP to use in compost operations.

Logging contractors had left this byproduct material at the site upon completion of their recent operation there.

General Services and Streets - General Services Superintendent (October 2023) The following is a list of scheduled assignments completed by the General Services staff in October:
 Staff completed the new culvert installation on Valley View Drive with a new concrete sidewalk along with repairing the trench with asphalt concrete.  Staff placed traffic control signs and measurements for the Apple Harvest Festival. Staff placed an exit ramp closure on Highway
101 at 12th Street. Staffed removed all
traffic control at the end of the event.
 Staff placed traffic control signs and
measurements for the Trunk-R-Treaters on
Main Street.
 Staff mowed the vegetation away from the
drainage swale on Barney from the Stewart
water tank.

Consent Item 3g

 City staff hired Precision Concrete Cutters to perform sidewalk maintenance for trip hazards with their proprietary cutting technology. The task was performed in Newburg Park (see picture inset above right).
 Staff replaced doors for the dumbwaiter in the storage area above City hall.  Staff opened the three drainage inlets of the culvert that runs under the rodeo arena.  Staff replaced an LED green light at the traffic signal at Fortuna Boulevard and Newburg Road.
 Staff placed road closure signs on K Street for a new installation of a culvert. The installation was performed by a contractor. Staff assisted the contractor with the vacuum truck to expose the water main.
 Staff milled a small section of asphalt on Kenmar Road in between the traffic signals and Eel River Drive.
 Staff potholed utilities on Rohnerville Road for the new power service for the new police department.
 Staff was requested to cut vegetation off the sidewalk on First Street in the Rohnerville area.
 Staff located a shorted wire in the parking lot lights at River Lodge. The shorted wire tripped the breaker when it was turned in the on position. Staff also replaced a failed light switch in the Council Chambers.
 Staff performed storm patrol and cleaned drainage inlets into culverts. Staff started to perform winter task in preparation of the coming months.  Staff cut low hanging trees and vegetation on Kenmar Road to mitigate any potential tree falls with the coming weather.
 Staff assisted with Parks staff on an installation of a field drain at Newburg Park.  Staff washed and cleaned the outside windows at the Library, City Hall, and the Admin Building.
 Staff conducted interviews for the open Streets II position that was vacated by Corbin Reback. Corbin moved on to work with the local Union, and we wish him the best.

In addition to the special tasks noted above, staff also engaged in the following regular routine maintenance activities including USA’s, street sweeping, recycling and trash management, collect batteries at City Hall, road maintenance, Dog Park maintenance, vegetation management including Consent Item 3g

sniping of curbs, and safety training and inspections. Staff is available for questions, requests, and emergency responses to the community.

Consent Item 3g

General Services and Streets - General Services Superintendent (November 2023) The following is a list of scheduled assignments completed by the General Services staff in November:
 Staff assisted the Parks with a new field drain at Newburg Park.  A capital improvement project was
completed by a contractor. The new
generator was installed to provide
uninterrupted power to the Corp Yard
Building (see picture inset top right).
 Staff removed and replaced failing asphalt
patches with hot mix asphalt.
 Staff removed large limbs and tree trunks
left over from a PG&E vegetation clearing
around their infrastructure along the City
right of way.
 Staff potholed with a vacuum truck to locate an up in coming storm culvert project.  Staff cleared tree and other vegetation that was
encroaching along city streets and sidewalks at various locations.
 Staff repaired or diagnosed street lights that were not operating. One street light lost power from the main
connection. PG&E was notified to correct the issue.
 Staff removed the shredded bark that was placed in the new Low Impact Development (LID) basins on 12th
Street. The bark become a hindrance and impacted the
movement of water into the culvert. Larger rock was
put in its place around the newly planted vegetation
(see picture inset lower right).
 Staff placed Christmas decorations on the streetlights on Main Street.
 Staff weed eat the heavy vegetation in between Les Schwab to Rohnerville Road along the footpath.
 Staff used high pressure water to unplug a culvert on River Walk Drive.  Staff assisted the Treatment Plant staff with a water leak at the plant.

Consent Item 3g

 In addition to the special tasks noted above, staff also engaged in the following regular routine maintenance activities including USA’s, street sweeping, recycling and trash management, collect batteries at City Hall, road maintenance, Dog Park maintenance, vegetation management including sniping of curbs, and safety training and inspections.

Staff is available for questions, requests, and emergency responses to the community.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive Public Works Department Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

Consent Item 3h

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Jennifer Lourenzo, Conference Center Manager
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: River Lodge Conference Center and Fortuna Monday Club Monthly Report for October and November 2023
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive report as an informational item.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

October started with a week-long introductory training for new watershed stewards of the California Conservation Corps. As I have stated before, this group is always a pleasure. All of them are so kind and helpful.

North Coast Regional Land Trust, New Life Christian School, and Redwood Memorial Foundation, all held fundraising dinners & auctions. All three of the events were well attended and raised large amounts of money for their cause.

There were five meetings held at River Lodge in October, and two held in November.

The Democrat of the Year was named at a dinner in October at River Lodge.

River Lodge also hosted two Celebrations of Life, a business appreciation party, a chamber mixer and the annual Fortuna Kiwanis Business Women’s Luncheon.

One of the quilting groups returned in November for a three-day retreat. There are two different groups that each book retreats twice a year.

The Humboldt County Farm Bureau held its annual meeting and brought in a dairy comedian from Florida for entertainment.

The 21st Annual Craft Fair was held at River Lodge in November. The vendors did very well with sales and we had excellent attendance. The Lodge is decorated beautifully for the Holiday Season.

Consent Item 3h

The Monday Club remained busy during October and November with Chamber meetings twice monthly, three baby showers, two birthday parties, and the regularly scheduled monthly meetings for the Fortuna Garden Club.

In all, 26 events were held at the Monday Club in these months and 26 at River Lodge.

Johnny’s Flooring installed the new blinds at River Lodge in October and November. The blinds in the highest windows of the main, Chinook Room, are powered by a remote. This is a feature that has been greatly needed for a long time. These windows were only reachable by a lift or an extension ladder. Making it very difficult to control the lighting for different events. This upgrade is very much appreciated and improves the looks of the inside of the building.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Receive River Lodge & Monday Club Monthly Report. Consent Agenda vote.

River Lodge
Monday Club
Oct-23
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1-Oct 2-Oct 3-Oct 4-Oct 5-Oct 6-Oct 7-Oct

CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC CCC NCRLT
Chamber Rotary
8-Oct 9-Oct 10-Oct 11-Oct 12-Oct 13-Oct 14-Oct
ERV Soccer Civics
FGC Rotary Concert Series
15-Oct 16-Oct 17-Oct 18-Oct 19-Oct 20-Oct 21-Oct
Healthcare Organic Valley Kiwanis Thrivent New Life Fundraiser Democrat of the Year Chamber Chamber Mixer Rotary Celebration of Life
22-Oct 23-Oct 24-Oct 25-Oct 26-Oct 27-Oct 28-Oct
Rumiano Cheese Celebration of Life
Senior Jam DMA/ Friends Library Rotary FGC District Mtg Harmonaires 29-Oct 30-Oct 31-Oct 1-Nov 2-Nov 3-Nov 4-Nov
Celebration of Life City Halloween Party Family Resource RMF Gala River Lodge
Monday Club
Nov-23
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 4-Nov
1-Nov 2-Nov 3-Nov 4-Nov
Gala Set-up RMF Gala
Baby Shower
5-Nov 6-Nov 7-Nov 8-Nov 9-Nov 10-Nov 11-Nov
Set-up Quilt Retreat Quilt Retreat Quilt Retreat Quilt Retreat Co. Farm Bureau Birthday Party Baby Shower Chamber Garden Club 50th Anniversary
12-Nov 13-Nov 14-Nov 15-Nov 16-Nov 17-Nov 18-Nov
Memorial ERV Civics FGC/ Chamber Mixer Craft Fair
Birthday Party Lifeline Screening Baby Shower
19-Nov 20-Nov 21-Nov 22-Nov 23-Nov 24-Nov 25-Nov
Thanksgiving Day
Closed Closed
Craft Fair
Chamber Family Dinner Birthday
26-Nov 27-Nov 28-Nov 29-Nov 30-Nov 1-Dec 2-Dec
Friends of the Library
Consent Item 3i

STAFF REPORT
Consent Agenda Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Report of Disbursements for December 7 and December 13, 2023 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Receive staff report of disbursements that were processed for the City of Fortuna and the Successor Agency (Fortuna Redevelopment Agency) if applicable, as an informational item only.

REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS:

Disbursement was processed as follows:

December 7, 2023 $ 627,613.95
December 13, 2023 $ 179,785.50
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Informational Item. Receive report by Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
 Disbursements Detail Report for December 7, 2023
 Disbursements Detail Report for December 13, 2023
Amount
78087 12/07/2023 GHD INC 380-0042272 12th Street Stormwater Enhancement Project 502.38 12/7/2023 10:38:53 AM Page 1 of 6
78087 12/07/2023 GHD INC 380-0042142 Hillside/Campton Tank Recoating Project 21188.72 78087 12/07/2023 GHD INC 380-0042177 Rohner Creek Vegetation Monitoring 7026.25 78087 12/07/2023 GHD INC 380-0042244 Sewer Master Plan 3637.55 78086 12/07/2023 FREEDOM FUEL 27332 Equipment Fuel 18.05 78087 12/07/2023 GHD INC 380-0039157 Traffic Timing Review 3520.75 78087 12/07/2023 GHD INC 380-0041644 12th Street Integrated Stormwater Project 3053.5 78085 12/07/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369139 Supplies - Parks 37.51 78085 12/07/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369188 Supplies - Utilities 47.72 78086 12/07/2023 FREEDOM FUEL 27302 Equipment Fuel 36.44 78085 12/07/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369002 Equipment Maintenance - WWTP 48.99 78085 12/07/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369038 Carpet Cleaner - PD 9.75 78085 12/07/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369113 Supplies - WWTP 54.55 78085 12/07/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 368925 Building Maintenance - City Hall 51.69 78085 12/07/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 368961 Supplies - WWTP 29.23 78085 12/07/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 368984 Supplies - Streets 8.67 78084 12/07/2023 FORBUSCO LUMBER 261365 Concrete - Utilities 102.68 78084 12/07/2023 FORBUSCO LUMBER 262168 Building Maintenance - City Hall 288.78 78084 12/07/2023 FORBUSCO LUMBER 262168 Building Maintenance - City Hall -20.21 78084 12/07/2023 FORBUSCO LUMBER 260566 Building Maintenance - City Hall -2.32 78084 12/07/2023 FORBUSCO LUMBER 260566 Building Maintenance - City Hall 33.08 78084 12/07/2023 FORBUSCO LUMBER 261365 Concrete - Utilities -7.19 78081 12/07/2023 EUROFINS EATON ANALYTICAL 3800035865 LabTesting 650 78082 12/07/2023 FENNELL, CRYSTAL 112723 Park Deposit Refund 250 78083 12/07/2023 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #3011 1234454 Water Meters 1341.82 78080 12/07/2023 EUREKA OXYGEN CO DM00850407 Cylinder Rentals FY 23/24 100 78080 12/07/2023 EUREKA OXYGEN CO DM00850407 Cylinder Rentals FY 23/24 100 78081 12/07/2023 EUROFINS EATON ANALYTICAL 3800022045 Lithium - WWTP 650 78079 12/07/2023 EUREKA OVERHEAD DOOR FC 4818 Shop Door Cable Repair 186.07 78080 12/07/2023 EUREKA OXYGEN CO DM00850407 Cylinder Rentals FY 23/24 100 78080 12/07/2023 EUREKA OXYGEN CO DM00850407 Cylinder Rentals FY 23/24 100 78077 12/07/2023 ECOLAB 6342120668 River Lodge Dishmachine Rental FY 23/24 132.97 78078 12/07/2023 EMMONS, SIANA 112823 Per Diem 12.12 - 12.14 (CIRA Academy/BOD Mtg) 78 78079 12/07/2023 EUREKA OVERHEAD DOOR FC 4818 Shop Door Cable Repair 186.06 78074 12/07/2023 CDTFA L0023533715 Water Rights Annual Fee - ID #A019124 477.89 78075 12/07/2023 CSG CONSULTANTS 53923 Recology Franchise Agreement Negotiation Services1900 78076 12/07/2023 DEPT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS 1669926 Cal OSHA Safety Mngmnt Inspection Penalties 14955 78073 12/07/2023 BODYWORKS 120123 December Gym Memberships 20 78073 12/07/2023 BODYWORKS 120123 December Gym Memberships 40 78073 12/07/2023 BODYWORKS 120123 December Gym Memberships 20 78073 12/07/2023 BODYWORKS 120123 December Gym Memberships 20 78073 12/07/2023 BODYWORKS 120123 December Gym Memberships 100 78073 12/07/2023 BODYWORKS 120123 December Gym Memberships 40 78071 12/07/2023 ANGEL ARMOR INV7619 Vest - K Humphrey 1001.39 78072 12/07/2023 AT&T 5014 11234494 320584494 124.55
78073 12/07/2023 BODYWORKS 120123 December Gym Memberships 40 78070 12/07/2023 ACCESS HUMBOLDT 2060 City Council Televised Meetings FY 23/24 92.93 78070 12/07/2023 ACCESS HUMBOLDT 2061 Planning Comm Televised Meetings FY 23/24 92.93 78071 12/07/2023 ANGEL ARMOR INV7619 Vest - K Humphrey -74.63 78069 12/07/2023 AARON FELMLEE 103023 Per Diem 12.13 - 12.16 (Cal Cities Fin Institute) 78 78069 12/07/2023 AARON FELMLEE 103023 Per Diem 12.13 - 12.16 (Cal Cities Fin Institute) 39 78069 12/07/2023 AARON FELMLEE 103023 Per Diem 12.13 - 12.16 (Cal Cities Fin Institute) 39 Expense Approval Report
CITY OF FORTUNA By (None)
Payment Dates 12/1/2023 - 12/7/2023
Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 78068 12/01/2023 POSTMASTER 120123 Utility Billing Postage 11.30.23 1103.06 78068 12/01/2023 POSTMASTER 120123 Utility Billing Postage 11.30.23 1103.06 Amount
78108 12/07/2023 PITNEY BOWES 3106404617 Postage Machine Lease FY 23/24 71.55 78108 12/07/2023 PITNEY BOWES 3106404617 Postage Machine Lease FY 23/24 143.09 12/7/2023 10:38:53 AM Page 2 of 6
78106 12/07/2023 PERRY, MERRITT 112823 Per Diem 12.12 - 12.14 (CIRA Academy/BOD Mtg) 78 78107 12/07/2023 PETERSON 0336743 Loader Fuel Pump Repair - WWTP 5263.53 78107 12/07/2023 PETERSON PC030217842 Vehicle Repair - WWTP 281.04 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 15359.66 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 1198.09 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 468.84 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 315.64 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 143.44 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 3591.81 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 2651.04 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 242.26 78105 12/07/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230845 46580260845 1728.12 78103 12/07/2023 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 212412 O2 Sensor - Parks 35.05 78103 12/07/2023 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 212416 Wheel Seal - Parks 26.67 78104 12/07/2023 OWEN EQUIPMENT SALES 61773 Equipment Maintenance - Streets 273.97 78103 12/07/2023 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 211468 Radiator Cap - WWTP Generators 15.3 78103 12/07/2023 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 211572 Vehicle Repair - Parks 19.65 78103 12/07/2023 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 212138 Washer Pump - Transit 28.33 78102 12/07/2023 OPTIMUM DEC23PO Parks Internet Service FY 23/24 235.76 78102 12/07/2023 OPTIMUM DEC23RL River Lodge Internet Service FY 23/24 139.45 78103 12/07/2023 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 210610 Vehicle Repair - Parks 339.88 78102 12/07/2023 OPTIMUM DEC23CH CH/PD/PW Internet Service FY 23/24 58.34 78102 12/07/2023 OPTIMUM DEC23CH CH/PD/PW Internet Service FY 23/24 58.34 78102 12/07/2023 OPTIMUM DEC23CH CH/PD/PW Internet Service FY 23/24 58.34 78100 12/07/2023 NORTH COAST JOURNAL 2023119431 Chief TPO Recruitment Advertising 90 78101 12/07/2023 NYLEX.NET 14416 New Switch Install - WWTP 176.59 78102 12/07/2023 OPTIMUM DEC23CH CH/PD/PW Internet Service FY 23/24 58.34 78099 12/07/2023 NORMAN'S DRY CLEANERS 80953 River Lodge Linen Service 19.25 78099 12/07/2023 NORMAN'S DRY CLEANERS 80953 River Lodge Linen Service 38.55 78100 12/07/2023 NORTH COAST JOURNAL 2023119431 Chief TPO Recruitment Advertising 90 78098 12/07/2023 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 51971 Equipment Maintenance - Streets 45.88 78098 12/07/2023 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 51976 Equipment Maintenance - City Hall 100.04 78098 12/07/2023 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 52260 Vehicle Repair - Parks 10.73 78096 12/07/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520529019 Janitorial Supplies - River Lodge 81.85 78097 12/07/2023 MITCHELL LAW FIRM, THE 2460 Attorney Services FY 23/24 3962 78098 12/07/2023 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 51969 Equipment Maintenance - Utilities 161.82 78096 12/07/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520504921 Wastewater Linen Service 150.75 78096 12/07/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520518624 Janitorial Supplies - River Lodge 68.25 78096 12/07/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520520804 Police Mat Service FY 23/24 41.96 78095 12/07/2023 MIRANDA'S RESCUE 120123 Animal Rescue Services FY 23/24 800 78096 12/07/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520504920 Corp Yard Linen Service 97.65 78096 12/07/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520504920 Corp Yard Linen Service 80.73 78094 12/07/2023 MERCER FRASER COMPANY 111475 Aggregate Base 195.13 78094 12/07/2023 MERCER FRASER COMPANY 2098-02 Task Order #2 - Pavement Rehab Project 66532.5 78094 12/07/2023 MERCER FRASER COMPANY 2098-03 Task Order #3 - Pavement Rehab Project 14000 78092 12/07/2023 LACO ASSOCIATES 52551 RCRPD Venefit Assessment Dist Formation Plan9831.25 78093 12/07/2023 LOTUS MOUNTAIN 15120 RCRPD Wellness Center Banner 182.28 78094 12/07/2023 MERCER FRASER COMPANY 111474 Emulsion Oil 162.75 78090 12/07/2023 HUMBOLDT VETERINARY MEDICAL GRP 1149738 Vet Expenses 113.45 78090 12/07/2023 HUMBOLDT VETERINARY MEDICAL GRP 1149776 Vet Expenses 70 78091 12/07/2023 JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC W8Y10900-024 NPDES Compliance Engineering 90948.2 78089 12/07/2023 HORIZON BUSINESS PRODUCTS 269337 Polyzip Envelopes - WWTP 36.89 78089 12/07/2023 HORIZON BUSINESS PRODUCTS 269342 Flier Copies - FBID 47.74 78090 12/07/2023 HUMBOLDT VETERINARY MEDICAL GRP 1149737 Vet Expenses 37.79 78088 12/07/2023 GROCERY OUTLET 112923 Catering Supplies - River Lodge 94.8 78088 12/07/2023 GROCERY OUTLET 113023 Catering Supplies- River Lodge 107.48 78088 12/07/2023 GROCERY OUTLET 113023a Playgroup/Office Supplies - Recreation 29.39 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2023 - 12/7/2023 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 78087 12/07/2023 GHD INC 380-0042272 12th Street Stormwater Enhancement Project 1507.12 Amount
Grand Total: 627613.95
12/7/2023 10:38:53 AM Page 3 of 6
78125 12/07/2023 WYCKOFF'S 107394 Supplies - WWTP 40.68 78125 12/07/2023 WYCKOFF'S 107598 Equipment Maintenance - WWTP 42.4 78125 12/07/2023 WYCKOFF'S 108099 Tools - WWTP 59.18
78125 12/07/2023 WYCKOFF'S 105066 Vacon House Fitting - WWTP 37.83 78125 12/07/2023 WYCKOFF'S 105581 Pavilion Light Repair 81.79 78125 12/07/2023 WYCKOFF'S 107394 Supplies - WWTP 40.68 78123 12/07/2023 VERIZON WIRELESS 9950241979 SCADA Messaging Service FY 23/24 5.02 78124 12/07/2023 WINDY POINT FENCE CO CITY23 Security Fencing Install - WWTP 9709.46 78125 12/07/2023 WYCKOFF'S 105031 Supplies - Streets 23.16 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 3669.59 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 1406.04 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 1541.31 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 77.76 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 400.01 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 100.49 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 2017 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 627.54 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 393.65 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 6269.48 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 366.92 78122 12/07/2023 VALLEY PACIFIC PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC CL 23-703519 Fuel 59.16 78121 12/07/2023 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE 516439023 Copier Lease FY 23/24 171.68 78121 12/07/2023 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE 516439023 Copier Lease FY 23/24 66.93 78121 12/07/2023 US BANK EQUIPMENT FINANCE 516439023 Copier Lease FY 23/24 52.38 78118 12/07/2023 THATCHER COMPANY INC 2023400903246 Chemical Deposit Refund -450 78119 12/07/2023 TRACTOR SUPPLY CREDIT PLA 781260 Kennel Supplies 60.75 78120 12/07/2023 ULINE 170900982 Lab Supplies 173.75
78118 12/07/2023 THATCHER COMPANY INC 2023100906661 Chemical Deposit Refund -2500 78118 12/07/2023 THATCHER COMPANY INC 2023400116592 Chemicals 150 78118 12/07/2023 THATCHER COMPANY INC 2023400116592 Chemicals 1176.22 78117 12/07/2023 STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT 7620439981 Calendars - Finance 49.01 78118 12/07/2023 THATCHER COMPANY INC 2023100123679 Chemicals 2500 78118 12/07/2023 THATCHER COMPANY INC 2023100123679 Chemicals 4111.98 78117 12/07/2023 STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT 7617194052-1-1 Credit Price Adjustment - PD -1.52 78117 12/07/2023 STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT 7618272628-1-1 Credit Price Adjustment - Recreation -20.46 78117 12/07/2023 STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT 7618375151-1-1 Credit Price Adjustment - PD -7.81 78114 12/07/2023 SEQUOIA CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES 2023105 Police Facility Remodel Project 268001.54 78115 12/07/2023 SHERLOCK RECORDS MANAGEMENT4073 Finance Record Storage Service FY 23/24 50 78116 12/07/2023 SHN CONSULTING ENG & GEOL 119375 Planning Services 650 78113 12/07/2023 SCOTTY'S CUTTERS EDGE 155260 Gas Cap - Parks 10.84 78114 12/07/2023 SEQUOIA CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES 2023105 5% Retention -14105.34 78114 12/07/2023 SEQUOIA CONSTRUCTION SPECIALTIES 2023105 5% Retention 14105.34 78110 12/07/2023 POSTMASTER 12123 Annual PO Box Rental 388 78111 12/07/2023 RECOLOGY EEL RIVER 640479 Transient Camp Debris Disposal 299.6 78112 12/07/2023 RON DUPRATT FORD 448507 Vehicle Repair - Transit 43.51 78109 12/07/2023 PLANWEST PARTNERS INC 23-193-04HW Headwaters Grant Services - Oct 5735.6 78109 12/07/2023 PLANWEST PARTNERS INC 23-193-04HW Headwaters Grant Services - Oct 17206.81 78109 12/07/2023 PLANWEST PARTNERS INC 23-193-06MD Mill District Specific Plan Services 9404.01 78108 12/07/2023 PITNEY BOWES 3106404617 Postage Machine Lease FY 23/24 143.1 78109 12/07/2023 PLANWEST PARTNERS INC 23-193-03HW Headwaters Grant Services - Sept 1317.78 78109 12/07/2023 PLANWEST PARTNERS INC 23-193-03HW Headwaters Grant Services - Sept 3953.32 78108 12/07/2023 PITNEY BOWES 3106404617 Postage Machine Lease FY 23/24 35.78 78108 12/07/2023 PITNEY BOWES 3106404617 Postage Machine Lease FY 23/24 71.55 78108 12/07/2023 PITNEY BOWES 3106404617 Postage Machine Lease FY 23/24 143.1 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 78108 12/07/2023 PITNEY BOWES 3106404617 Postage Machine Lease FY 23/24 35.78 78108 12/07/2023 PITNEY BOWES 3106404617 Postage Machine Lease FY 23/24 71.55 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2023 - 12/7/2023 100-5740-1500 Building Repair and Maintenance 351.02
100-5740-4100 Building Repair and Maintenance 186.06
100-5743-5450 Pavilion Maintenance 81.79
100-6005-4000 Engineering Services 3520.75
100-6015-9104 General Contracting 282106.88
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100-5705-2000 Equipment Maintenance 66.93
100-5705-3200 Equipment Maintenance 35.78
100-5705-5450 Equipment Maintenance 123.93
100-5715-1500 Vehicle Repairs 100.04
100-5715-5450 Vehicle Repairs 431.98
100-5720-5450 Equipment Repair 10.84
100-5505-4000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 59.16
100-5505-4100 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 2017
100-5505-5450 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 682.03
100-5705-1100 Equipment Maintenance 71.55
100-5705-1200 Equipment Maintenance 143.09
100-5705-1500 Equipment Maintenance 171.68
100-5500-2800 Department Supplies 60.75
100-5500-4100 Department Supplies 197.65
100-5500-5400 Department Supplies 8.93
100-5500-5450 Department Supplies 37.51
100-5505-2000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 6269.48
100-5505-2800 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 366.92
100-5265-1150 Miscellaneous Benefits 40
100-5265-1200 Miscellaneous Benefits 20
100-5265-2000 Miscellaneous Benefits 100
100-5265-5400 Miscellaneous Benefits 40
100-5500-1200 Department Supplies 49.01
100-5500-2000 Department Supplies 1001.81
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
100-1680 Distributed Office Supplies 388
100-1683 Distributed Utilities 2651.04
100-2030 Retention Payable -14105.34
100-2220 Refundable Park Deposits 250
100-2460 Sales Tax Payable -74.63
352 - DWR-State Water Fund 3053.5
500 - Water Fund 24305.75
510 - Water Capital Fund 21229.4
550 - Wastewater Fund 40449.01
560 - Wastewater Capital Fund 94626.43
590 - TDA Transit Fund 1633.15
672 - Forest Hill Water Booster Fund 468.84
Grand Total: 627613.95
Account Summary
120 - Development & Building Fund 10167.55
160 - Riverlodge Fund 676.42
189 - Measure Z Fund 400.01
200 - Storm Drainage Fund 7334.52
250 - FBID Fund 47.74
280 - Gas Tax Fund 4218.06
300 - Special Grants 21160.13
306 - Recycle-Parks 1900
351 - FEMA Fund 1507.12
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2023 - 12/7/2023 Report Summary
Fund Summary
Fund Payment Amount
100 - General Fund 302994.26
101 - Transaction and Use Tax Fund 81428.53
110 - Rohner Rec District Fund 10013.53
12/7/2023 10:38:53 AM Page 5 of 6
500-5705-6300 Equipment Maintenance 143.1
500-5720-6100 Equipment Repair 161.82
500-5740-6100 Building Repair and Maintenance 186.07
500-5760-6100 Water Meters 1341.82
500-5900-6000 Tools & Small Equipment 59.18
500-6035-6300 Personnel Services 90
351-6005-9100 Engineering Services 1507.12
352-6005-9101 Engineering Services 3053.5
500-5265-6100 Miscellaneous Benefits 40
500-5500-6100 Department Supplies 276.22
500-5500-6200 Department Supplies 1103.06
500-5505-6100 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 3669.59
280-5505-4200 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 100.49
280-5525-4200 Asphalt 162.75
280-5720-4200 Equipment Repair 319.85
280-6505-4200 Utility - General & Electric 3591.81
300-6025-3200 Professional Services 21160.13
306-6020-5400 Legal Services 1900
200-5500-4300 Department Supplies 8.67
200-6025-4310 Professional Services 7026.25
200-6618-4310 SWMP Implementation 299.6
250-5570-1800 Special Events 47.74
280-5265-4200 Miscellaneous Benefits 20
280-5500-4200 Department Supplies 23.16
160-5565-5800 Janitorial Supplies 188.65
160-5705-5800 Equipment Maintenance 71.55
160-5706-5800 Equipment Lease 132.97
160-6210-5700 Internet Service 124.55
160-6210-5800 Internet Service 139.45
189-5505-2000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 400.01
110-5570-5450 Special Events 182.28
110-6025-5450 Professional Services 9831.25
120-5505-3000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 77.76
120-5705-3000 Equipment Maintenance 35.78
120-6005-3100 Engineering Services 10054.01
160-5547-5800 User Group Linen 19.25
100-7612-1000 Contingency 202.28
100-7616-1000 Televised Meetings 92.93
100-7616-3200 Televised Meetings 92.93
101-5505-2000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 393.65
101-6005-9100 Engineering Services 502.38
101-6015-9994 General Contracting 80532.5
100-7000-1100 Travel, Conferences & Training 78
100-7000-1150 Travel, Conferences & Training 78
100-7000-1200 Travel, Conferences & Training 78
100-7015-2000 Dues & Subscriptions 41.96
100-7400-2800 Miranda's Rescue 800
100-7455-2800 Veterinary Expenses 221.24
100-6210-2000 Internet Service 58.34
100-6210-5450 Internet Service 235.76
100-6505-5400 Utility - General & Electric 242.26
100-6505-5450 Utility - General & Electric 1728.12
100-6505-5500 Utility - General & Electric 315.64
100-6505-5600 Utility - General & Electric 143.44
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2023 - 12/7/2023 Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
100-6020-1300 Legal Services 3962
100-6025-1200 Professional Services 50
100-6025-3200 Professional Services 7053.38
100-6210-1500 Internet Service 58.34
Project Account Summary
Project Account Key Payment Amount
**None** 627613.95
Grand Total: 627613.95
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560-6005-9110 Engineering Services 3637.55
590-5265-5000 Miscellaneous Benefits 20
590-5505-5000 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 1541.31
590-5715-5000 Vehicle Repairs 71.84
672-6505-6515 Utility - General & Electric 468.84
Grand Total: 627613.95
550-6210-6700 Internet Service 58.34
550-6505-6600 Utility - General & Electric 1198.09
550-6630-6600 Fines Levied 14955
550-7000-6700 Travel, Conferences & Training 39
560-5500-9114 Department Supplies 40.68
560-6005-0171 Engineering Services 90948.2
550-5710-6500 Software Maintenance 176.59
550-5715-6600 Vehicle Repairs 318.87
550-5720-6600 Equipment Repair 5370.22
550-5740-6600 Building Repair and Maintenance 9709.46
550-6035-6700 Personnel Services 90
550-6205-6700 Cell Phones 5.02
550-5500-6600 Department Supplies 566.55
550-5500-6700 Department Supplies 1103.06
550-5505-6600 Vehicle Fuel & Oil 1406.04
550-5555-6600 Plant Chemicals 5288.2
550-5557-6600 Lab Supplies 173.75
550-5705-6700 Equipment Maintenance 143.1
500-6612-6000 Permits 477.89
500-7000-6300 Travel, Conferences & Training 39
510-5500-9114 Department Supplies 40.68
510-6025-0925 Professional Services 21188.72
550-1310 Chemical Tank Deposits -300
550-5500-6500 Department Supplies 147.72
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/1/2023 - 12/7/2023 Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
500-6045-6000 Laboratory Services 1300
500-6210-6300 Internet Service 58.34
500-6505-6000 Utility - General & Electric 15359.66
Amount
78153 12/13/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369543 Hole Punch - Transit 5.41 12/13/2023 2:49:35 PM Page 1 of 7
78153 12/13/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369412 Supplies - Parks 288.57 78153 12/13/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369436 Key Rings - PD 14.3 78153 12/13/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369482 Supplies - WWTP 16.26 78153 12/13/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369219 Vehicle Repair - Utilities 23.31 78153 12/13/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369220 Supplies - WWTP 2.81 78153 12/13/2023 FORTUNA ACE HARDWARE 369394 Pavilion Maintenance 26.02 78151 12/13/2023 EUREKA BROADCASTING INC 23110231 River Lodge Craft Faire Advertising 273 78151 12/13/2023 EUREKA BROADCASTING INC 23110232 River Lodge Craft Faire Advertising 189 78152 12/13/2023 FERNDALE JEWELERS 647938 Annual Award Plaques - PD 471.98 78151 12/13/2023 EUREKA BROADCASTING INC 23110171 FBID Advertising 175 78151 12/13/2023 EUREKA BROADCASTING INC 23110172 FBID Advertising 175 78151 12/13/2023 EUREKA BROADCASTING INC 23110173 FBID Advertising 150 78149 12/13/2023 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 113023 November Parking Fees 38.5 78149 12/13/2023 COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 113023 November Parking Fees 82.5 78150 12/13/2023 ECO MEDICAL 22008 Medical Waste Disposal 46.45 78146 12/13/2023 BENNETT, BRIAN 113023 Planning Commission 11.14 30 78147 12/13/2023 BLAKELY, SANDY 113023 Planning Commission 11.14 30 78148 12/13/2023 CITY OF FERNDALE 113023 November Parking Fees 50.7 78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20932481 9391061228 77.44
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20932481 9391061228 77.44
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20945563 9391064205 284.97
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925373 9391062011 59.73
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925374 9391062012 48.77
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20932480 9391061226 154.88
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925371 9391062009 177.96
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925372 9391062010 48.2
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925372 9391062010 89.51
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925346 9391061253 95.25
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925346 9391061253 19.07
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925371 9391062009 95.82
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925343 20925343 20.05
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925344 9391061251 116.81
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925345 9391061252 256.91
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925338 9391061220 60.16
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925339 9391061221 30.85
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925342 9391061249 44.03
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925336 9391061218 89.45
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925337 9391061219 30.08
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925337 9391061219 30.08
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925332 9391061213 261.15
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925333 9391061214 30.85
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925335 9391061217 30.85
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925327 9391061208 30.85
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925328 9391061209 206.67
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20925331 9391061212 30.85
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20904561 9391061238 154.88
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20904564 9391061243 146.26
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20904823 9391062358 63.82
78143 12/13/2023 ASAP LOCK & KEY 62928 Pavilion Key Copies 28.21 78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20904560 9391061237 54.21
78144 12/13/2023 AT&T 9011 20904560 9391061237 100.67
Expense Approval Report
CITY OF FORTUNA By (None)
Payment Dates 12/13/2023 - 12/13/2023
Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 78142 12/13/2023 ACCURATE DRUG TESTING SERVICES 0010128 Wheeler/Payne DMV Physicals 100 78142 12/13/2023 ACCURATE DRUG TESTING SERVICES 0010128 Wheeler/Payne DMV Physicals 100 Amount
78177 12/13/2023 NORTH COAST LABORATORIES 173580 Lab Testing 267 78177 12/13/2023 NORTH COAST LABORATORIES 173604 Lab Testing 560 12/13/2023 2:49:35 PM Page 2 of 7
78174 12/13/2023 NOR CAL GLOVES 1564094 Latex Gloves - Utilities 429 78175 12/13/2023 NORMAN'S DRY CLEANERS 81105 River Lodge Linen Service 21.95 78176 12/13/2023 NORTH COAST JOURNAL 2023119967 Public Notice - Free Compost 90 78173 12/13/2023 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 52606 Oil Filter - PD 20.42 78173 12/13/2023 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 52777 Impact Wrench - Parks 151.36 78174 12/13/2023 NOR CAL GLOVES 1564083 Latex Gloves - WWTP 143 78172 12/13/2023 MUNISERVICES INV06-017763 ACFR Reporting Services 660 78173 12/13/2023 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 52401 Oil Filters - Parks 30.17 78173 12/13/2023 NAPA AUTO PARTS FORTUNA 52423 Equipment Maintenance - Streets 81.03 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520608937 Wastewater Linen Service 170.86 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520611024 Corp Yard Linen Service 10.85 78171 12/13/2023 MOBLEY, KRIS 113023 Planning Commission 11.14 30 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520590795 River Lodge Linen Service/Janitorial Supplies 179.34 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520608936 Corp Yard Linen Service 67.31 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520608936 Corp Yard Linen Service 50.39 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520547748 Wastewater Linen Service 90.37 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520547758 Parks/Rink Linen Service 76.89 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520590795 River Lodge Linen Service/Janitorial Supplies 270.95 78169 12/13/2023 MERCER FRASER COMPANY 111545 Storm Drain Box Repair 318.56 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520547747 Corp Yard Linen Service 68.06 78170 12/13/2023 MISSION LINEN INDUS SERV 520547747 Corp Yard Linen Service 50.34 78167 12/13/2023 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE 249911 Legal Services 340 78168 12/13/2023 MALDONADO, EDILAYNA VARGAS 120423 Monday Club Deposit Refund 250 78169 12/13/2023 MERCER FRASER COMPANY 111544 12th St Sewer Cover Repair 295.12 78164 12/13/2023 INTERSTATE SALES 14393 Deliniators - Streets 718.74 78165 12/13/2023 JENNI'S CAR WASH 78602 Car Wash Tokens - PD 80 78166 12/13/2023 KEIN, MICHAEL 113023 Planning Commission 11.14 30 78163 12/13/2023 HUMBOLDT VETERINARY MEDICAL GRP 1148129 Vet Services 10 78163 12/13/2023 HUMBOLDT VETERINARY MEDICAL GRP 1149084 Vet Services 160 78164 12/13/2023 INTERSTATE SALES 14390 Guardrail Markers - Streets 206.08 78161 12/13/2023 HUMBOLDT COUNTY RECORDER 120423 Notary Public Oath Filing Fee - K Schmidt 48 78162 12/13/2023 HUMBOLDT PETROLEUM 119497 Car Wash Services - PD 14 78163 12/13/2023 HUMBOLDT VETERINARY MEDICAL GRP 1147670 Vet Services 78.11 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 120123 December Gym Memberships 23.5 78160 12/13/2023 HORIZON BUSINESS PRODUCTS 269534 Tags - WWTP 4.69 78160 12/13/2023 HORIZON BUSINESS PRODUCTS 269727 Sharpie Markers - Building 3.24 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 120123 December Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 120123 December Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 120123 December Gym Memberships 47 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 120123 December Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 120123 December Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 120123 December Gym Memberships 117.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 113023 November Gym Memberships 47 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 113023 November Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 120123 December Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 113023 November Gym Memberships 70.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 113023 November Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 113023 November Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 113023 November Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 113023 November Gym Memberships 23.5 78159 12/13/2023 HEALTHSPORT 113023 November Gym Memberships 23.5 78157 12/13/2023 GROCERY OUTLET 120523 Catering Supplies - River Lodge 76.48 78157 12/13/2023 GROCERY OUTLET 12523 Catering Supplies - River Lodge 4.76 78158 12/13/2023 HALLEY, STEPHANIE 113023 Planning Commission 11.14 30 78155 12/13/2023 GHD INC 380-0042785 US 101/12th Street Interchange PA & ED3626.36 78156 12/13/2023 GRAINGER 9917353139 Winch Cable - WWTP 123.66 78156 12/13/2023 GRAINGER 9926470940 Supplies - WWTP 668.11 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/13/2023 - 12/13/2023 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 78154 12/13/2023 FRASCO PROFILES 2023110150 Pre-employment Background Check - River Lodge 327.9 Amount
78188 12/13/2023 RAO CONSTRUCTION CO INC 5 12th St Integrated Stormwater Project 48083.42 12/13/2023 2:49:35 PM Page 3 of 7
78188 12/13/2023 RAO CONSTRUCTION CO INC 5 12th St Integrated Stormwater Project -936.58 78188 12/13/2023 RAO CONSTRUCTION CO INC 5 12th St Integrated Stormwater Project 16441.58 78188 12/13/2023 RAO CONSTRUCTION CO INC 5 12th St Integrated Stormwater Project -2289.67 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11239729 17524449729 316.75 78186 12/13/2023 PETERSON PC030217989 Equipment Maintenance - Utilities 45.01 78187 12/13/2023 POWERSCREEN OF NO CALIFOR PSO006808-1 Equipment Maintenance - WWTP 1378.18 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11239457 99509569457 32.75 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11239507 47733469507 921.71 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11239662 43566719662 170.21 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11238568 41487528568 509.62 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11238897 65641318897 16.27 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11239363 48780729363 21.92 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11237872 67125257872 45.33 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11238379 51382078379 411.04 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11238481 42737528481 8.38 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11236230 40689526230 398.99 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11236357 27889626357 28422.08 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11236485 44193066485 20.9 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11235284 40654195284 350.16 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11235729 75033105729 281.31 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11236009 33454186009 16.84 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11234560 74193064560 163.53 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11235020 63983385020 93.02 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11235127 43154195127 91.26 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11234082 45966674082 21.16 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11234197 34609744197 330.76 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11234490 91564484490 96.64 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11233881 58771943881 2069.56 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11233994 28883393994 44.79 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11234050 33381924050 92.11 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11233045 45859733045 153.93 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11233322 79545763322 165.83 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11233473 69711643473 1153.68 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11232728 48364062728 10.18 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11232970 93570722970 72.55 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11232987 61444662987 8.92 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11232034 98154202034 498.64 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11232501 10129392501 250.61 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11232716 23664592716 2.85 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11231200 81934311200 102.44 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11231921 41070861921 450.54 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11231965 88771941965 21.29 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230527 59188610527 600.24 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230729 95900010729 101.97 78183 12/13/2023 PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC CO 11230906 78346610906 52.76 78181 12/13/2023 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 212531 Sensor - Parks 37.5 78181 12/13/2023 O'REILLY AUTOMOTIVE STORE 213062 Batteries - Utilities 303.84 78182 12/13/2023 PACE SUPPLY CORP 29049537-2 Meter Gasket - Utilities 273.42 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14447 VEEAM Backup System Annual License Fee 153.57 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14458 New PC Installation - Dispatch 893.75 78180 12/13/2023 ONTIVEROS & ASSOCIATES IN 5634 Campbell 2nd Avenue Subdivision Review 1690 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14447 VEEAM Backup System Annual License Fee11.81 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14447 VEEAM Backup System Annual License Fee82.69 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14447 VEEAM Backup System Annual License Fee82.69 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14447 VEEAM Backup System Annual License Fee 389.83 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14447 VEEAM Backup System Annual License Fee94.5 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14447 VEEAM Backup System Annual License Fee94.52 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 78178 12/13/2023 NORTHWOOD AUTO PLAZA 5130212 Rear Window - PD 103.39 78179 12/13/2023 NYLEX.NET 14447 VEEAM Backup System Annual License Fee271.7 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/13/2023 - 12/13/2023 Amount
78204 12/13/2023 ZUMAR INDUSTRIES INC 45563 Speed Zone Signs 430.48 Grand Total: 179785.46
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78201 12/13/2023 VALLEY LUMBER & MILLWORK 68119 Supplies - General Services 134.9 78202 12/13/2023 VWR INTERNATIONAL LLC 8814618259 Brushes - WWTP 130.38 78203 12/13/2023 WOODS PEST CONTROL 1241773 Parks Pest Services FY 23/24 150 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 179.99 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 202.92 78200 12/13/2023 VALENCIA, KELLY 121223 Monday Club Deposit Refund 250 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 415.01 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 377.14 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 415.02 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 14.99 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 457.78 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 31.98 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 60.74 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 248.56 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 75.95 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 150 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 208.4 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 148.12 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 41.98 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 14 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 1561.46 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 175.71 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 494.53 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 79.59 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 109.95 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 96.42 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 118.3 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 23.98 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 8 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 139.99 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 537.3 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 757.44 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 4664.11 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 27.28 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 49.9 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 16.28 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 541.04 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 542.94 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 393.22 78198 12/13/2023 TRACTOR SUPPLY CREDIT PLA 783682 Kennel Supplies 81.66 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 115.8 78199 12/13/2023 U.S. BANK 112223 November Cal Card Expenses 136.89 78197 12/13/2023 THRIFTY SUPPLY CO 1025758-01 Supplies - WWTP 585.85 78198 12/13/2023 TRACTOR SUPPLY CREDIT PLA 776057 Kennel Supplies 43.39 78198 12/13/2023 TRACTOR SUPPLY CREDIT PLA 782636 K9 Dog Food - Cain 148.4 78195 12/13/2023 TELSTAR INSTRUMENTS, INC 119224 Annual Gas Feed Maintenance - WWTP5769.52 78195 12/13/2023 TELSTAR INSTRUMENTS, INC 119224 Annual Gas Feed Maintenance - WWTP17308.54 78196 12/13/2023 TEQUIPMENT 1457608-IN Supplies - WWTP 399.76 78194 12/13/2023 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE WD-0229379 Annual Permit Fee - Fac ID 1SSO10031 3746 78194 12/13/2023 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE WD-0229678 Annual Permit - Fac ID 1B83135OHUM 13061 78194 12/13/2023 SWRCB ACCOUNTING OFFICE WD-0229703 Annual Permit Fee - Fac ID 4DW0023 868 78193 12/13/2023 STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT 7620993048 Supplies - Finance/HR 25.42 78193 12/13/2023 STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT 7620993048 Supplies - Finance/HR 13.32 78193 12/13/2023 STAPLES BUSINESS CREDIT 7620993048 Supplies - Finance/HR 25.41 78190 12/13/2023 REMOTE SATELLITE SYSTEMS 125848 Police Satellite Phone Service FY 23/24 69.95 78191 12/13/2023 SECRETARY OF STATE 120423 Notary Public Application Fee - K Scmidt 40 78192 12/13/2023 SPORT & CYCLE 227826 Rain Gear - WWTP 225.46 Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/13/2023 - 12/13/2023 Payment Number Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) 78189 12/13/2023 RECOLOGY EEL RIVER 642938 Debris Disposal 14 100-6025-4100 Professional Services 100
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100-5775-5400 Network Support 94.52
100-5775-5600 Network Support 11.81
100-5900-5450 Tools & Small Equipment 151.36
100-6020-1600 Legal Services 340
100-6025-1200 Professional Services 660
100-6025-2000 Professional Services 893.75
100-5715-5450 Vehicle Repairs 67.67
100-5740-5450 Building Repair and Maintenance 199.9
100-5743-5450 Pavilion Maintenance 26.02
100-5775-1500 Network Support 271.7
100-5775-2000 Network Support 389.83
100-5775-4000 Network Support 94.5
100-5500-4000 Department Supplies 136.89
100-5500-4100 Department Supplies 822.16
100-5500-5400 Department Supplies 542.94
100-5500-5450 Department Supplies 710
100-5565-5450 Janitorial Supplies 104.17
100-5715-2000 Vehicle Repairs 217.81
100-5265-5400 Miscellaneous Benefits 94
100-5500-1150 Department Supplies 25.42
100-5500-1200 Department Supplies 13.32
100-5500-1600 Department Supplies 25.41
100-5500-2000 Department Supplies 130.1
100-5500-2800 Department Supplies 125.05
100-5265-1100 Miscellaneous Benefits 47
100-5265-1150 Miscellaneous Benefits 47
100-5265-1200 Miscellaneous Benefits 47
100-5265-2000 Miscellaneous Benefits 188
100-5265-4000 Miscellaneous Benefits 47
100-5265-4100 Miscellaneous Benefits 47
Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
100-1683 Distributed Utilities 427.4
100-1684 Distributed Telephone 481.98
100-2405 Parking Fund-County 38.5
100-2410 Parking Fund-State 82.5
100-2415 Parking Fund - Ferndale 50.7
280 - Gas Tax Fund 1791.01
352 - DWR-State Water Fund 45793.75
500 - Water Fund 12102.37
550 - Wastewater Fund 68684.05
590 - TDA Transit Fund 338.41
670 - Rancho Bueno Vista Fund 44.79
671 - Kenwood Meadows Fund 72.55
677 - Astor Sewer District Fund 92.11
Grand Total: 179785.5
100 - General Fund 20998.59
101 - Transaction and Use Tax Fund 15653.4
105 - Donations Fund 1575.46
120 - Development & Building Fund 1909.31
160 - Riverlodge Fund 6133.35
200 - Storm Drainage Fund 394.51
210 - Solid Waste Fund 60.45
250 - FBID Fund 514.99
270 - STIP/TEA Fund 3626.36
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/13/2023 - 12/13/2023 Report Summary
Fund Summary
Fund Payment Amount
280-5500-4200 Department Supplies 924.82
280-5720-4200 Equipment Repair 81.03
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200-5500-4300 Department Supplies 394.51
210-5735-5300 Janitorial Services - HHW 46.45
210-5752-5300 Illegal Dumping 14
250-5500-1800 Department Supplies 14.99
250-5570-1800 Special Events 500
270-6005-9112 Engineering Services 3626.36
160-5775-5800 Network Support 82.69
160-6035-5800 Personnel Services 327.9
160-6200-5700 Telephone 30.85
160-6200-5800 Telephone 559.5
160-6505-5700 Utility - General & Electric 281.31
160-6505-5800 Utility - General & Electric 2669.8
160-2221 Monday Club Deposits 500
160-5500-5800 Department Supplies 208.4
160-5540-5800 Catering - Food 229.36
160-5547-5800 User Group Linen 270.95
160-5565-5800 Janitorial Supplies 262.03
160-5572-5800 Craft Faire 710.56
105-5500-5450 Department Supplies 1561.46
120-5265-3000 Miscellaneous Benefits 47
120-5500-3100 Department Supplies 3.24
120-6005-3100 Engineering Services 1690
120-6200-3000 Telephone 19.07
120-7000-3100 Travel, Conferences & Training 150
100-7612-2000 Contingency 551.57
100-7616-1000 Televised Meetings 41.98
101-2030 Retention Payable -936.58
101-5500-2850 Department Supplies 148.4
101-6005-9101 Engineering Services 16441.58
105-5500-2850 Department Supplies 14
100-7221-5400 School Recreation Program 118.3
100-7400-2800 Miranda's Rescue 170
100-7455-2800 Veterinary Expenses 78.11
100-7600-3200 Planning Commission 150
100-7612-1000 Contingency 175.71
100-7612-1100 Contingency 494.53
100-7000-3200 Travel, Conferences & Training 88
100-7015-1100 Dues & Subscriptions 23.98
100-7015-1150 Dues & Subscriptions 8
100-7015-2000 Dues & Subscriptions 209.94
100-7015-4100 Dues & Subscriptions 109.95
100-7220-5400 Summer Fun 96.42
100-6505-5450 Utility - General & Electric 1091.23
100-6505-5500 Utility - General & Electric 163.53
100-6505-5600 Utility - General & Electric 350.16
100-7000-1100 Travel, Conferences & Training 537.3
100-7000-1600 Travel, Conferences & Training 757.44
100-7000-2000 Travel, Conferences & Training 4664.11
100-6220-2000 CLETS Service 284.97
100-6315-1400 Employee Recognition 16.28
100-6505-2000 Utility - General & Electric 1153.68
100-6505-2800 Utility - General & Electric 316.75
100-6505-4000 Utility - General & Electric 8.92
100-6505-5400 Utility - General & Electric 450.54
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/13/2023 - 12/13/2023 Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
100-6200-2000 Telephone 662.06
100-6200-5400 Telephone 472.72
Exp DONATION-P&R 1561.46
Grand Total: 179785.5
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670-6505-6505 Utility - General & Electric 44.79
671-6505-6510 Utility - General & Electric 72.55
677-6505-6526 Utility - General & Electric 92.11
Grand Total: 179785.5
Project Account Summary
Project Account Key Payment Amount
**None** 178210
Exp DONATION-K9 14
550-6612-6500 Permits 3746
550-6612-6600 Permits 13061
550-7000-6600 Travel, Conferences & Training 179.99
590-5500-5000 Department Supplies 208.33
590-6035-5000 Personnel Services 100
590-6200-5000 Telephone 30.08
550-5720-6600 Equipment Repair 1378.18
550-5775-6700 Network Support 153.57
550-6025-6600 Professional Services 17398.54
550-6045-6600 Laboratory Services 827
550-6200-6500 Telephone 382.62
550-6505-6600 Utility - General & Electric 28843.63
500-6200-6100 Telephone 94.67
500-6505-6000 Utility - General & Electric 2272.44
500-6612-6000 Permits 868
550-5500-6500 Department Supplies 295.12
550-5500-6600 Department Supplies 2003.38
550-5719-6600 Information Technology 415.02
500-5715-6000 Vehicle Repairs 123.66
500-5715-6100 Vehicle Repairs 327.15
500-5719-6000 Information Technology 415.01
500-5720-6100 Equipment Repair 45.01
500-5775-6300 Network Support 82.69
500-6025-6000 Professional Services 5769.52
280-6505-4200 Utility - General & Electric 354.68
352-2030 Retention Payable -2289.67
352-6005-9101 Engineering Services 48083.42
500-5500-6000 Department Supplies 811.31
500-5500-6100 Department Supplies 1260.93
500-5500-6300 Department Supplies 31.98
Expense Approval Report Payment Dates: 12/13/2023 - 12/13/2023 Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
280-5722-4200 Retroflective Sign Compliance 430.48
Consent Agenda Item 3j

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Review and Approve Mayor’s Recommendation of Appointees to the Fortuna Business Improvement District’s Advisory Committee
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Review applications for the Fortuna Business Improvement District Advisory Committee and Approve Mayor’s recommendations of appointees.

BACKGROUND:

Fortuna Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.40, establishes the Fortuna Business Improvement District (FBID), provides procedures for benefit assessment, and establishes a seven-member Advisory Committee. The Fortuna City Council shall approve all nominations to the Advisory Committee.

Section 5.40.050 is as follows:

5.40.050 Advisory committee.

A. The authorized number of members of the advisory committee of the district shall be seven unless modified by an amendment of this chapter. The city council shall appoint the advisory committee and prioritize appointments such that the advisory committee is comprised of the following appointments:

1. Downtown core area, one representative;(Currently Michelle Oliver)

2. Redwood Village Shopping Center core area, one representative;(Currently John Batini)

3. Strongs Creek Plaza core area, one representative;(Currently Stephanie McGrath)

4. City council liaison, one representative;(Currently Kris Mobley)

5. Citywide, one representative; (Vacant - Previously Danny Kelly Vacant)

6. Fortuna chamber of commerce, representative;(Currently Amber Woodward)

7. One person nominated by the six representatives identified above (Vacant - Previously Fred Robinson) B. The city council, in making appointments to the advisory committee, shall endeavor to make appointments so that the following categories of businesses are represented on the advisory committee:

1. Retail, three representatives;

2. Professional and service, two representatives;

3. Manufacturing/wholesale, one representative; and

4. Hospitality, one representative.

Consent Agenda Item 3j

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Two of the FBID Advisory Committee seats are vacant. One (Citywide as appointed by the City) and one of the FBID Board seats.

FBID received two applications:
 Mavis Amen (new appointment) a
 Fredrick Robinson (re-appointment).

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Approve Mayor’s appointment of Mavis Amen and Fredrick Robinson to FBID Advisory Committee as recommended by Mayor Trent. Consent Calendar vote.

ATTACHMENTS:

Committee Applications:
 FBID: Mavis Amen
 FBID: Fredrick Robinson

Consent Calendar Item 3k

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk/Human Resources Manager THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Approve the Amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-2024; Resolution 2023-33
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt the amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule to accommodate the change in minimum wage beginning January 1, 2024.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

Minimum wage will be increasing to $16.00/hour on January 1, 2024. Attached to the staff report, you will find the draft part-time pay rate schedule reflecting the recommended option. If approved by Council, it will become “Attachment A” to Resolution 2023-33.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Finance Director has confirmed that all fiscal impacts associated with the recommended option for the amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedules is included in the adopted budget and requires no further appropriations.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Approve Resolution 2023-33. Consent Agenda vote.

ATTACHMENTS:
 Resolution 2023-33; A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fortuna Adopting the Amended Part Time Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24  Draft Amended FY 2023-24 Part-time Pay Rate Schedule
RESOLUTION 2023-33

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA

ADOPTING THE AMENDED PART-TIME CLASSIFICATION AND PAY RATE SCHEDULE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the established Classification and Pay Rate Schedule for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for all part-time employees; and WHEREAS, the Pay Rate Schedule will be effective January 1, 2024 to meet the change in minimum wage requirement of $16.00 per hour; and
WHEREAS, this Resolution shall supersede all previous part-time Classification and Pay Rate Schedules.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fortuna that all part-time employees shall be compensated as shown in “Attachment A” of this Resolution.

PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 18
th day of December 2023 by the following vote:

AYES: Council Members Conley, Losey, Mobley, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, Mayor Trent NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
_______________________
Tami Trent, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________
Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
FY 2023-24 Part-time Pay Rate Schedule
City of Fortuna
P / R Step Base 4% 4% 4% 4% 4%
Code No. Step 0 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5
200 Kennel Attendant (R) P10 Hr: 16.0000 16.6400 17.3056 17.9979 18.7178 19.4665 201 Recreation Leader (R & S)
202 Conference Center Worker (OC)
203 Transit Dispatch / Office Assistant (R)
204 Street Maintenance Worker I (R & S)
205 Parks Maintenance Worker I (R & S)
220 Bus Driver I (R) P12 Hr: 16.5240 17.1850 17.8724 18.5873 19.3308 20.1040 221 Recreation Program Coordinator (R & S)
230 Museum Curator (R) P16 Hr: 16.7977 17.4696 18.1683 18.8951 19.6509 20.4369 240 Administrative Assistant I (R) P23 Hr: 18.9889 19.7484 20.5384 21.3599 22.2143 23.1029 250 Community Services Officer I (R) P26 Hr: 20.0192 20.8200 21.6528 22.5189 23.4197 24.3565 251 Reserve Police Officer (S & OC)
255 Engineering Technician I (R & T) P27 Hr: 20.3811 21.1963 22.0442 22.9259 23.8430 24.7967 265 Dispatcher I (R) P35 Hr: 23.5155 24.4561 25.4344 26.4517 27.5098 28.6102 270 Code Compliance Officer (R) P36 Hr: 23.9388 24.8963 25.8922 26.9279 28.0050 29.1252 299 * Special Consultant / Interim Employee (T) Hr: 15.5000 75.0000 KEY:

R: Regular Part-time; Maximum of 29 hours per week, or 126 hours per month. (Year-round positions) T: Temporary Part-time; Job assignment not to exceed one year (12 consecutive months). (One-time projects, not subject to call back year after year) Classification
* This Classification includes but is not limited to Retired Annuitants, Special Projects Consultants, and Interim Employees. Hourly wage is dependent upon qualifications and positions hired for. Does not participate in COLA/pay adjustments.

S or OC: Seasonal or On Call; Maximum of 6 months per calendar year, or maximum of 1000 hours per calendar year. (Seasonal or On Call part-time employees cannot work year round but can be called back year after year)
Adopted By Council at 6-5-23 Meeting (Effective 7-1-23) Adopted By Council at 12-18-23 Meeting (Effective 1-1-24) Consent Item 3l

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Bob Natt, General Services Superintendent
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Contract with People of New Directions for Cleanup and Outreach Services
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with People of New Directions (New Directions) not to exceed $5,000.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The City of Fortuna contracted with River Life Foundation to conduct outreach and cleanup services for the past four years. The primary focus of the contract was to clean up illegal camps and to provide information and assistance to people in need to find housing or recover from substance abuse. On March 13, 2023, Sean Swanson, the founder and manager of the work with the City passed away and work with River Life Foundation was discontinued.

Currently, there are few if any organizations that perform this type of work. The only other organization that staff were able to identify, was People of New Directions, owned and operated by John Shelter. He currently works with non-profit and local jurisdictions between McKinleyville and Garberville. We received favorable references from some of the agencies with which they work.

On April 4th, 2023, the Chief of Police, General Services Superintendent and City Manager met with John Shelter to discuss the services they provide, and to get a sense of whether the organization would be good at serving the needs of the City. Mr. Shelter shared his approach, which includes employing unhoused people to provide them with a means to improve their situation, and also his approach to directing people to services. Mr. Shelter is very passionate about his mission to clean up the environment and help people who need assistance. Staff had a positive impression of the organization following the meeting, and felt that working with New Directions would meet the city’s needs. One difference from the past contract with River Life is that the City would take on more responsibility to scout and identify areas needed for cleanup or outreach, and New Directions would respond specifically to those sites. River Life was more self-directed and typically identified sites independently.

The fiscal year 2022-2023 budget included an initial allocation of $10,000 and a subsequent budget adjustment of $5,000 to bring the total funding amount for cleanup and outreach services Consent Item 3l

to $15,000. Approximately $8,500 has been spent to date, leaving approximately $6,500 this fiscal year. Staff expects to need up to $5,000 between now and the end of the fiscal year, to conduct necessary cleanup activities.

Staff is recommending that the council approve a contract with New Directions to provide cleanup and outreach services between now and the end of the fiscal year with a not-to-exceed amount of $5,000. A draft contract is attached to this staff report.

FISCAL IMPACT
Approval of a contract with New Dimensions for $5,000 is within the approved budget for this fiscal year, and will not require additions funding.

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

Motion to Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute a contract with New Directions not to exceed $5,000. Consent Agenda Vote
ATTACHMENTS:
 Draft Contract with New Directions Foundation

CITY OF FORTUNA

AGREEMENT WITH PEOPLE OF NEW DIRECTIONS FOR COORDINATED CLEANUP

SERVICES
This agreement is made and entered into by and between the City of Fortuna, hereinafter referred to as CITY and PEOPLE OF NEW DIRECTIONS, a sole proprietorship, hereinafter referred to as NEW DIRECTIONS.

WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, CITY desires to provide and maintain safe, healthy and clean environments within the City, in parks, along river ways, trails and other community areas and provide outreach services to unhoused populations in need of assistance; and
WHEREAS, NEW DIRECTIONS is organized for the purpose of providing quarterly community clean ups, outreach to unhoused people, and making a positive difference in the community; and WHEREAS, NEW DIRECTIONS represents itself as willing and able to provide the services in coordination with the CITY to carry out the provisions of the aforesaid, including but not limited to the following:

SCOPE OF WORK
• Identification and Reporting of illegal camps to the Fortuna Police Department and assisting with notification, and cleanup of trash and debris;
• Coordination of volunteer cleanups within and around the City of Fortuna creeks and rivers. • Coordination of the disposal of trash and debris with CITY Public Works; • Provide information regarding availability of treatment and housing options to people in need; and • Comply with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing or relating to the provision of the Services (collectively, the “Services”).

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and provisions herein contained, it is expressly agreed and understood as follows:

1. TERM AND RENEWAL
This agreement shall take effect on September 25, 2023 and it shall remain in effect through June 30, 2024.

Prior to the expiration of this agreement, both parties agree to meet and review the agreement. The contract may be renewed upon mutual written consent of both parties.

2. TERMINATION
Each party hereto reserves the right to cancel this agreement upon thirty days written notice for any reason any time.

3. PAYMENT
A. In consideration of the agreements and undertakings to be performed by NEW DIRECTIONS for the services pursuant to this contract, CITY agrees to pay monthly invoices submitted by NEW DIRECTIONS to City. NEW DIRECTIONS shall submit a monthly-itemized invoice showing costs incurred on a per-cleanup basis, which sets forth the location, hours worked and cost of volunteer meals.

The billable rate for NEW DIRECTIONS employees shall not exceed $150.00 per hour for a team of 5 of time actually engage performing the Services within the City. For the use of truck and trailer for hauling activities, the additional cost shall not exceed $42.39, or the current State of California Equipment Rental rates for the most current year. In no event, shall the aggregate sum paid by CITY to NEW DIRECTIONS exceed $15,000.00 for the period of the contract.

B. NEW DIRECTIONS and CITY agree that the amount listed above does not include the cost for disposal fees of garbage and refuse collected by NEW DIRECTIONS within the City, which costs will be covered by CITY.

4. ASSIGNED REPRESENTATIVE
CITY assigns Bob Natt as its designated representative(s) to personally participate, and act on behalf of the CITY, in activities related to this agreement. NEW DIRECTIONS assigns John Shelter as its designated representative(s) to personally participate, and act on behalf of NEW DIRECTIONS, in activities related to this agreement.

5. RATE ADJUSTMENTS
NEW DIRECTIONS shall present any request for a rate increase in writing for consideration by CITY.

Rate increases shall occur only upon written agreement of both parties.

6. EXCLUSIVITY
It is understood and agreed that NEW DIRECTIONS may enter into independent agreements with any other public agencies or others, but such agreements shall not in any manner invalidate or interfere with this agreement. Furthermore, there shall be no deductions under this agreement by reason of any sums received by NEW DIRECTIONS for functions and services rendered under any other such agreement. NEW DIRECTIONS is free to engage in similar services for other public entities.

7. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS
NEW DIRECTIONS shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract insurance against claims for injuries to persons or damages to property, which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work hereunder by NEW DIRECTIONS, their agents, representatives, employees or contractors.

Minimum Scope of Insurance
NEW DIRECTIONS shall, at all times during the term of this agreement, maintain and keep in full force and effect, the following policies of insurance with minimum limits as indicated below and issued with insurers with A.M. rating of no less than A-.
• Commercial general liability at least as broad as ISO CG 0001 (per occurrence) $1,000,000 (General aggregate) $2,000,000
• Commercial Auto Liability at least as broad as ISO CA 001 (per accident) $1,000,000
• Errors and Omissions (per claim and aggregate) $1,000,000 • Worker’s Compensation Statutory
All insurance required by this section shall apply on a primary basis. NEW DIRECTIONS agrees that it will not cancel or reduce said insurance coverage. NEW DIRECTIONS agrees that if it does not keep the previously mentioned insurance in full force and effect CITY may terminate this agreement.

Other Insurance Provisions
The general liability and automobile liability policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the following provisions:

1. The City, its officials, employees and volunteers are to be covered as insureds with respect to liability arising out of automobiles owned, leased, hired, or borrowed by or on behalf of the NEW DIRECTIONS; and with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on behalf of River Live including materials, parts or equipment furnished in connection with such work or operations. Coverage shall not extend to any indemnity coverage for the active negligence of the additional insured or in any case where an agreement to indemnify the additional insured would be invalid under subsection b of Section 2782 of the Civil Code. General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the NEW DIRECTIONS insurance, or as a separate owner’s policy.

2. For any claims related to this agreement, NEW DIRECTIONS insurance coverage shall be primary insurance as respects the CITY, its officers, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance maintained by the CITY, its officers, officials, employees or volunteers shall be excess of the NEW DIRECTIONS insurance and shall not contribute with it.

3. Each insurance policy required by this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be cancelled by either party, except after thirty (30) days’ prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, has been given to the CITY.

Acceptability of Insurers
Insurance is to be placed with California-admitted insurers with a current A.M. Best’s rating of no less than A:VII.

Verification of Coverage
NEW DIRECTIONS shall furnish the CITY with original certificates and amendatory endorsements effecting coverage required by this clause. The endorsements shall be signed by an authorized representative of the issuing insurer. The endorsements or policies shall conform to the CITY’S requirements. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved by the CITY before the agreement commences. The CITY reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all required insurance policies, including endorsements affecting the coverage required by these specifications at any time.

Subcontractors
None of the services covered by this agreement shall be subcontracted without the prior written consent of the CITY.

8. HOLD HARMLESS/INDEMNIFICATION
NEW DIRECTIONS shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless CITY, and its officers, officials, employees and volunteers from and against all claims, damages, losses and expenses including attorney fees arising out of the performance of the work described herein, caused in whole or in part by any intentional or negligent act or omission of NEW DIRECTIONS, any subcontractor, anyone directly employed by any of them or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, except where caused by the active negligence, sole negligence, or willful misconduct of the CITY.

9. SOLICITATION BY NEW DIRECTIONS
Nothing in this agreement is intended or shall be construed to prevent NEW DIRECTIONS from soliciting or accepting donations from any person or organization toward defraying the cost of NEW DIRECTIONS’s activities. No report of these moneys need to be made to CITY.

10. NEW DIRECTIONS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Nothing in this agreement shall be deemed or construed to create or constitute a, employment relationship, partnership or joint venture between the parties hereto or between the CITY and any of NEW DIRECTIONS’s employees, subcontractors, or others working on its behalf. Further, NEW DIRECTIONS is with respect to CITY and its officers an independent contractor and not an officer employee or agent of CITY or of any CITY officer or employee. To that end, NEW DIRECTIONS shall maintain and have control over the manner and methods in which the Services are performed, including, but not necessarily limited to the recruitment, hiring, supervising, and compensation of its employees. NEW DIRECTIONS represents that it is engaged in similar work for other persons or entities and is duly licensed to engage in such services. NEW DIRECTIONS shall use its own equipment and facilities.

11. STATUS OF NEW DIRECTIONS’S EMPLOYEES
It is understood by the parties that any and all employees, volunteers and others working for or on behalf of NEW DIRECTIONS are not employees, agents, volunteers or subcontractors of the CITY and any and all liability associated with the activities of NEW DIRECTIONS’s employees and volunteers, including Worker’s Compensation, any other benefits or liabilities are the sole responsibility of NEW DIRECTIONS.

12. ASSIGNMENT
Neither party may assign this agreement nor its rights or duties under this agreement without the written consent of the other party.

13. NOTICES
In addition to all other notices provided for herein, CITY agrees that it shall give NEW DIRECTIONS notice of any ordinances, resolution or regulation relating to any matters effecting NEW DIRECTIONS’s performance and/or functions under the terms and conditions of this agreement.

All notices herein provided to be given or which may be given by either party to the other, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the United States mail; first class and postage prepaid and addressed as follows:

TO CITY: TO NEW DIRECTIONS:

City of Fortuna NEW DIRECTIONS
Attn: Merritt Perry, City Manager Attn: John Shelter
621 11th Street P.O. Box 3755
Fortuna, CA 95540 Eureka, CA 95502

14. AMENDMENT
This agreement may be modified and amended at any time during its terms, or any extension(s) thereof, by written mutual agreement of the parties.

15. BINDING EFFECT
This agreement shall be binding upon, and insure to the benefits of, the parties, their successors, and permitted assigns.

16. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
A. NEW DIRECTIONS agrees to comply with all applicable City, State and Federal ordinances, laws, requirements, restrictions and licensing provisions as the same now exist or as they may be modified or adopted in the future.

B. NEW DIRECTIONS further agrees to comply with any applicable federal< state< or local licensing standards, any applicable accrediting standards, and any other applicable standards or criteria established locally or by the state or federal governments.

C. CITY agrees to reasonably comply with all local, state and federal laws and regulations pertaining transient camps. CITY further agrees to comply with any applicable standards or criteria established locally or by the state and federal governments.

D. NEW DIRECTIONS agrees that it shall not invoice and CITY shall have no obligation to compensate NEW DIRECTIONS for activities deemed inherently religious. Inherently religious activities shall not include the Services.

E. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

17. AUDIT
To the extent required by law or by the CITY for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this agreement, NEW DIRECTIONS shall make its books and records available for audit during the period of this agreement and for a four-year period thereafter.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this agreement to be executed by their respective and duly authorized agents of the day and year first shown above.

CITY OF FORTUNA NEW DIRECTIONS
____________________________________ _________________________________ Signature/Title Signature/Title
____________________________________ _________________________________ Date Date
Consent Calendar Item 3m

STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Casey J. Day, Chief of Police
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Accept and Approve the FY 2023 COPS Grant
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Approve Staff to Accept the FY 2023 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant.

BACKGROUND:

On November 2nd 2023, the City of Fortuna was successful in obtaining the U.S. Department of Justice, COPS Hiring Grant, in the amount of $125,000.00. The purpose of the COPS Hiring Program (CHP) is to advance the practice of community policing through the hire or rehire of additional career law enforcement officers.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The grant award cycle is approximately five (5) years. Utilization of the grant is restricted to sworn police officer positions only and is designed to assist police organizations by partially funding the position over the course of three (3) years. The grant is also designed so that more grant money is used during the first year and less in the third year as funds taper off and the City’s funding responsibility increases. Upon completion of the third year, the City is responsible for fully funding the position created for a minimum of 12 months. In addition, the grant must be used for a new position. The COPS grant may not be supplanted.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no financial impact to the City’s budget for the current fiscal year as the City does not plan to add a new sworn position and be able to fill it in the current fiscal year. If this changes staff will bring forward an SBR at that time. Currently, staff plans to study best uses for these funds and consider possible City matching funds as part of the fiscal year 2024-25 budget process.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

Accept the FY 2023 Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Grant.

Business Item 4a

STAFF REPORT
City Council Business Agenda Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Ryan Plotz, City Attorney
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 2024-765, Amending Chapter

8.16 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to Provide for Revised Nuisance Regulation and Abatement
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Consider introducing and conducting a first reading, by title only, of Ordinance No. 2024-765, which proposes revisions to the City’s existing nuisance regulations.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The City’s current nuisance regulations, which were last revised in 1990, are contained in Chapter

8.16 of the Fortuna Municipal Code. The City Attorney has identified portions of the City’s nuisance regulation that require revisions.

The proposed ordinance, if adopted, revises the nuisance regulations to make the following changes:

1. Provide a more expansive definition of conditions and conduct that constitute a nuisance;

2. Provide an option for summary abatement of conditions or conduct that pose an imminent risk to health and safety;

3. Provide for administrative fines;

4. Update cost recovery options; and

5. Re-name the nuisance regulations from “Property Maintenance” to “Neighborhood Preservation”.

Staff recommends that the City Council introduce and conduct a first reading on Ordinance No. 2024-765. Staff would bring the ordinance back for a second reading and adoption in January.

DISCUSSION:

The City has broad powers to regulate and provide for the abatement of conditions or conduct that are declared to be public nuisances. Abatement options include administrative abatement, Business Item 4a

summary abatement, court ordered abatement, or criminal prosecution. This authority comes from the California Constitution and statutory law, including the Government Code and the Civil Code.

The City’s existing nuisance regulations were last revised in 1990 and require updating for several reasons.

First, the existing nuisance regulations are too limiting in the definition of what constitutes a public nuisance. The existing definition provides an inflexible listing of particular conditions of real property. (See Section 8.16.020 of the FMC for the City’s current list.) The proposed ordinance revises the definition of public nuisance to be more expansive. The proposed ordinance declares all of the following to constitute a public nuisance:
 Activities prohibited by California Penal Code, Part 1, Title 10 and Sections 370, 371 and 11225. These sections cover conduct such as illegal gambling, human trafficking, or “anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent, or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by an entire community or neighborhood”;  Any condition recognized in law or equity as constituting a public nuisance;  Any dangerous, unsightly, or blighted condition that is detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the public;
 Any condition that is in violation of any duly enacted ordinance of the Fortuna Municipal Code, or resolution or lawful order promulgated by authorized city officials;  Any condition in violation of Chapter 17, Zoning Regulations, of the FMC;  Anything defined as a nuisance pursuant to state and federal law, including, but not limited to, California Civil Code Section 3479 et seq.;  Any condition in violation of the weed and rubbish abatement laws;  Any vacant, unoccupied or abandoned building or structure that is not reasonably secured against uninvited entry or that constitutes a fire hazard, or is in a state of unsightly or dangerous condition so as to constitute a blighted condition detrimental to property values in the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the public;  Any condition that constitutes an attractive nuisance, which include those objects or conditions that, by their nature may attract children or other curious individuals including, but not limited to, unprotected hazardous or unfilled pools, ponds, including pools or ponds that have not been properly barricaded;
 Any condition that constitutes a visual blight, including:
o Lumber, junk, trash, debris, scrap metal, rubbish, packing materials, building materials;
Business Item 4a

o Abandoned, discarded or unused objects or equipment such as furniture, stoves, appliances, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers, automotive parts and equipment;
o Abandoned, wrecked, disabled, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof except inoperative vehicles;
o Stagnant water or excavations;
o Any personal property, object, device, decoration, design, fence, structure, clothesline, landscaping or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its condition or its inappropriate location;
o The keeping, storage, depositing or accumulation of dirt, sand, gravel, concrete or other similar materials which constitutes visual blight or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood or is offensive to the senses or is detrimental to nearby property or property values;
o Any condition of a building or structure deemed to be unsafe or that in the discretion of the code compliance administrator or the department head, would constitute a threat to public safety, health, or welfare, or poses a security problem by reason of dilapidation, fire hazard, disaster, damage or other similar occurrence specified in this Code or any other applicable law;
o Any condition of a building or portion thereof which constitutes a substandard building, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 17920.3;  Behavior constituting a violation of Cal. Penal Code §§ 407, 409, 415, 416, and 603 or other noise, explosions, destruction of property or audible conduct that is unreasonably loud, raucous, excessive or jarring to persons within the area of audibility in any zone of the city which disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood; and  Any violation of the Fortuna Municipal Code.

The proposed ordinance also includes a provision declaring certain conduct occurring on public property to be a public nuisance. (See Section 8.16.040 (Unlawful nuisance on public property) of Exhibit A to the proposed ordinance.)
By providing a more expansive definition of public nuisance, the City has more effective enforcement options at its disposal to abate conditions and/or unlawful conduct.

Second, the proposed ordinance revises the abatement procedures to include a summary abatement option, which the existing regulations do not provide. Summary abatement allows the City to immediately (i.e., without prior notice and opportunity to cure) abate any nuisance which the city manager determines is imminently dangerous to the life, limb, health or safety of the occupants or users of the property or to the public.

Third, the proposed ordinance updates the penalties for violating the nuisance regulations by doing each of the following: (i) allows the City to choose between punishing violations as either an infraction or a misdemeanor and (ii) provides for a daily fine for continuing violations following a final order to abate in the amounts set forth in Section 8.16.270 of the proposed regulations.

Environmental Review
The proposed ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Business Item 4a

Guidelines Section 15061 based on the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed ordinance would increase the ability of the City to assure code compliance within the City and would not have any potential for creation of a significant environmental impact.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

1. Receive staff report;

2. Take public comment;

3. Discuss and consider the proposed ordinance; and

4. Motion to introduce and conduct a first reading or Ordinance No. 2024-765, read by title only and continue the public hearing to January 16, 2024 to conduct the second reading.

ATTACHMENTS:
 Ordinance No. 2024-765, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fortuna Amending Chapter 8.16 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to Provide for Revised Nuisance Regulation and Abatement and Determining the Ordinance to be Exempt from CEQA ORDINANCE NO. 2024-765

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA AMENDING CHAPTER 8.16 OF THE FORTUNA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE

FOR REVISED NUISANCE REGULATION AND ABATEMENT AND DETERMINING

THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA
WHEREAS, the City of Fortuna, California (“City”) is a municipal corporation, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 90-557, the City adopted nuisance regulations, which are codified in Chapter 8.16 of the Fortuna Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, by way of this Ordinance No. 2024-765, the City Council desires to update and amend its nuisance regulations, as set forth below; and WHEREAS, adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the “General Rule”, which states that a project is exempt from CEQA where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the staff report, supporting documents, public comment, and all appropriate information that has been submitted with this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of the Ordinance have occurred.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals are each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the City Council.

SECTION 2. CEQA. Adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the “General Rule”, which states that a project is exempt from CEQA where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment. The City Council hereby directs staff to prepare, execute, and file with the Humboldt County Clerk a notice of exemption within five (5) working days of the adoption of this Ordinance.

SECTION 3. Findings.

A. Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution authorizes the City to enact and enforce ordinances regulating conditions that may be public nuisances or health hazards, or that promote social, economic, or aesthetic considerations; B. Government Code Section 38771 permits the City to identify public nuisances by ordinance;
C. Code of Civil Procedure Section 731 permits civil actions to be brought in the name of the People of the State of California to abate public nuisances; D. It is in the public interest for the City to take appropriate actions to protect citizens and their property from conditions that threaten public health, safety, and welfare, including, without limitation, matters that devalue real property and contribute to blight; and
E. A review of Chapter 8.16 of the Fortuna Municipal Code shows that it is desirable to update the City’s nuisance regulations as set forth herein to, among other things, provide for a more comprehensive declaration of what constitutes a public nuisance and to provide for revised abatement processes.

SECTION 4. Municipal Code Amendment. Chapter 8.16 – Property Maintenance — of the Fortuna Municipal Code is hereby amended, in its entirety, in the form and substances set forth in Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Without modifying the substance, following approval of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall cause the Fortuna Municipal Code amendments to be consistent in form and style with Title 8 of the Fortuna Municipal Code.

SECTION 5. Effective Date. The effective date of this ordinance is thirty (30) days after its adoption by the City Council.

SECTION 6. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, such invalidity has no effect on the other provisions or applications of the Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this extent, the provisions of this resolution are severable. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any portion thereof.

INTRODUCED and FIRST READING CONDUCTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fortuna, California, on this 18th day of December, 2023 by the following vote:

AYES: Council Members Conley, Losey, Mobley, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, Mayor Trent NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Tami Trent, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
SECOND READING CONDUCTED, PASSED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fortuna, California, on this 16th day of January, 2024 by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Tami Trent, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
Exhibit “A”
Chapter 8.16

NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION
Sections:

Division I. General Provisions

8.16.010 Purpose.

8.16.020 Definitions.

Division II. Nuisance

8.16.030 Nuisance

8.16.040 Unlawful nuisance on public property.

8.16.050 Declaration of public nuisance.

Division III. Abatement Procedure

8.16.060 Notification of nuisance.

8.16.070 Hearing to abate nuisance.

8.16.080 Notice of hearing.

8.16.090 Hearing by city manager.

8.16.100 Procedure, no appeal.

8.16.110 Appeal procedure, hearing by city council.

8.16.120 Decision by council.

8.16.130 Service of order to abate.

8.16.140 Hearing procedure before city manager and council.

8.16.150 Abatement by city.

8.16.160 Limitation of filing judicial action.

8.16.170 Summary Abatement

8.16.180 Limitation of filing judicial action following summary abatement..

8.16.190 Demolition.

8.16.200 Notice of intent to demolish.

Division IV. Lien Procedure

8.16.210 Record of cost of abatement.

8.16.220 Revolving fund.

8.16.230 Sale of materials.

8.16.240 Assessment lien.

8.16.250 Alternative actions available.

8.16.260 Violations.

8.16.270 Administrative fines for violations of Chapter.

Division I. General Provisions

8.16.010 Purpose.

The Purpose of this chapter is to ensure the comfortable enjoyment of life and property within the city. Anything or condition, including, but not limited to, violations of this code, which threatens injury or damage to the health, safety, welfare or property of members of the public, which obstructs the free use of property of others or interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property is considered a nuisance by this council.

8.16.020 Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

A. “Building” means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy and includes any house, garage, duplex, apartment, condominium, stock cooperative, or other residential structure, and includes all retail commercial and industrial structures.

B. “City manager” means the city manager or the city manager’s designee.

C. “Owner” means any individual(s) or legal entity(ies) having legal record ownership of the subject property, or effective possession or control of the property, or the individual(s) and entity(ies) having responsibility for maintenance or management of the subject property, including but not limited to fee owners, lessees, occupants and homeowners’ associations. A homeowners’ association or a property management company which exercises control or management over a common area shall be deemed an owner of such common area.

D. “Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other organization, however formed.

E. “Property” means all personal and real property within the city and shall include any building located on such real property.

F. “Unreasonable state of partial construction” means any unfinished building or structure which has been in the course of construction two years or more, and where the appearance or the conditions of said unfinished building or structure substantially detracts from the appearance of the immediate neighborhood or reduces the property value in the immediate neighborhood.

G. “Abatement costs” means all specific abatement costs, including reasonable reinspection fees prescribed by city council resolution, administrative and incidental expenses. “Incidental expenses” includes, but is not limited to, personnel costs, both direct and indirect, costs incurred in inspecting the property, in documenting the nuisance, the actual expense to the city for the preparation of notices, preparation of specifications and contracts for abatement and the inspection of the work, the costs of printing and mailings required hereunder, and attorneys’ fees pursuant to California Government Code § 38773.5.

Article II. Nuisance

8.16.030 Nuisance.

A. Activities prohibited by California Penal Code, Part 1, Title 10 and Sections 370, 371 and 11225 et seq., as enacted or hereinafter amended, shall be unlawful, constitute a public nuisance, and enforcement and abatement shall be undertaken as provided by law.

B. It is hereby declared unlawful and a public nuisance per se for any person owning, leasing, occupying and/or having charge or possession of any premises or land in this city to permit, allow, or maintain such premises or land such that any one or more of the following conditions or activities exist:

1. Any condition recognized in law or equity as constituting a public nuisance;

2. Any dangerous, unsightly, or blighted condition that is detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of the public;

3. Any condition that is in violation of any duly enacted ordinance of the Fortuna Municipal Code, or resolution or lawful order promulgated by authorized city officials;

4. Any condition in violation of Chapter 17, Zoning Regulations, of this Code, including any condition in violation of any written design finding, including design standard, design guideline, or development standard that may be adopted by resolution or ordinance from time to time by the city council or the planning commission, or any condition imposed on any entitlement, permit, contract, or environmental document issued or approved by the city;

5. Anything defined as a nuisance pursuant to state and federal law, including, but not limited to, California Civil Code Section 3479 et seq.;

6. Any condition in violation of the weed and rubbish abatement laws defined at Government Code Sections 39501 et seq., and 39560 et seq., as enacted or hereafter amended and enforced by city ordinance and resolutions;

7. Any vacant, unoccupied or abandoned building or structure that is not reasonably secured against uninvited entry or that constitutes a fire hazard, or is in a state of unsightly or dangerous condition so as to constitute a blighted condition detrimental to property values in the neighborhood or otherwise detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the public;

8. Any condition that constitutes an attractive nuisance, which include those objects or conditions that, by their nature may attract children or other curious individuals including, but not limited to, unprotected hazardous or unfilled pools, ponds, including pools or ponds that have not been properly barricaded;

9. Any condition that constitutes a visual blight. For purposes of this Code, visual blight is any unreasonable, nonpermitted or unlawful condition or use of real property, premises or of building exteriors which by reason of its appearance as viewed from the public right-of-way, is detrimental to the property of others or to the value of property of others, offensive to the senses, or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood. Visual blight includes, but is not limited to, the keeping, storing, depositing, scattering over or accumulation on the premises any of the following:
a. Lumber, junk, trash, debris, scrap metal, rubbish, packing materials, building materials,
b. Abandoned, discarded or unused objects or equipment such as furniture, stoves, appliances, refrigerators, freezers, cans or containers, automotive parts and equipment,
c. Abandoned, wrecked, disabled, dismantled or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof except inoperative vehicles that are not abandoned and are in an active state of renovation or restoration. For purposes of this article, “active state of renovation or restoration” means that the vehicle is actively being restored or renovated in a manner intended to make the vehicle operational, and shall not include restoration or renovation that solely improves the interior or exterior appearance, but not the operation, of the vehicle. A vehicle shall only be permitted to be in an active state of renovation or restoration for a period that shall not exceed ninety days, whether consecutive or non-consecutive, out of any twelve-month period,
d. Stagnant water or excavations,
e. Any personal property, object, device, decoration, design, fence, structure, clothesline, landscaping or vegetation which is unsightly by reason of its condition or its inappropriate location,
f. The keeping, storage, depositing or accumulation of dirt, sand, gravel, concrete or other similar materials which constitutes visual blight or reduces the aesthetic appearance of the neighborhood or is offensive to the senses or is detrimental to nearby property or property values; provided, however, that such of the listed materials as are being used or to be used for a project of repair or renovation may be stored for such period of time as is reasonably necessary to expeditiously complete the project;
g. Any condition of a building or structure deemed to be unsafe or that in the discretion of the code compliance administrator or the department head, would constitute a threat to public safety, health, or welfare, or poses a security problem by reason of dilapidation, fire hazard, disaster, damage or other similar occurrence specified in this Code or any other applicable law;
h. Any condition of a building or portion thereof which constitutes a substandard building, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 17920.3 or its successor; i. Filling of any swimming pool with water prior to the final safety inspection required by the California Code of Regulations, conducted by city inspectors and before such final inspection has been noted on the permit card obtained from the city;
C. Behavior constituting a violation of Cal. Penal Code §§ 407, 409, 415, 416, and 603 or other noise, explosions, destruction of property or audible conduct that is unreasonably loud, raucous, excessive or jarring to persons within the area of audibility in any zone of the city which disturbs the peace or quiet of any neighborhood.

D. Any violations of this Code.

8.16.040 Unlawful nuisance on public property.

It shall be unlawful for any property owner to maintain or to allow to be maintained property for any purpose so as to create any of the following conditions on adjacent or contiguous public property:

A. The discarding of furniture, appliances, containers of used motor oil, car batteries, tires and other household waste upon a public street, right-of-way or other public property; B. The depositing or spilling of debris, including trash, paper, wood, plant cuttings and other vegetation onto the public right-of-way or other public property; C. The depositing of mud, dirt, sand, gravel, or concrete onto the public right-of-way; D. The existence of any condition or use which unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use of any public right-of-way, street, or sidewalk.

8.16.050 Declaration of public nuisance.

Any property found to be maintained in violation of the foregoing section is declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by rehabilitation, removal, demolition, or repair pursuant to the procedures for abatement set forth herein or as otherwise provided by law. However, the city shall take into consideration the overall character of the neighborhood in declaring a public nuisance. The procedures for abatement set forth herein shall not be exclusive and shall not in any manner limit or restrict the city from enforcing other city ordinances or abating public nuisances in any other manner provided by law.

Article III. Abatement Procedure

8.16.060 Notification of nuisance.

Whenever the city manager determines that any property within the city is being maintained contrary to one of the provisions of Section 8.16.030 of this Chapter, the city manager shall give written notice (the “Notice to Abate”) to the owner of said property stating the section(s) being violated. Such notice shall set forth a reasonable time limit, in no event more than fifteen (15) days unless granted a longer period of time by the city manager, for correcting the violation(s) and may also set forth suggested methods of correcting the same. Such notice shall be served upon the owner in accordance with provisions of Section 8.16.080 of this Chapter covering service in person or by mail.

8.16.070 Hearing to abate nuisance.

In the event said owner shall fail, neglect, or refuse to comply with the “Notice to Abate,” the city manager shall conduct an administrative hearing to ascertain whether said violation constitutes a public nuisance.

8.16.080 Notice of hearing.

Notice of said hearing shall be served upon the owner not less than fifteen (15) days before the time fixed for hearing. Notice of hearing shall be served in person or by certified mail to the owner’s last known address. Service shall be deemed complete at the time notice is personally served or deposited in the mail. Failure of any person to receive notice shall not affect the validity of any proceedings hereunder. Notice shall be substantially in the format set forth below:

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING ON ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE This is a notice of hearing before the City Manager (or his designees) to ascertain whether certain property situated in the City of Fortuna, State of California, known and designated as (street address) _________________________, in said City, and more particularly described as (assessor’s parcel number) _______________________ constitutes a public nuisance subject to abatement by the rehabilitation of such property or by the repair or demolition of buildings situated thereon. If said property, in whole or part, is found to constitute a public nuisance as defined in this Code and if the same is not promptly abated by the owner, such nuisance may be abated by municipal authorities, in which case the cost of such rehabilitation, repair or demolition will be assessed upon such property, and such costs, together with interest thereon, will constitute a lien upon such property until paid, in addition, you may be cited for violation of the provisions of the Municipal Code and subject to a fine.

Said alleged conditions consist of the following:
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The method(s) of abatement are:
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All persons having an interest in said matters may attend the hearing and their testimony and evidence will be heard and given due consideration.

Dated this __________________day of _______________________, 20_______ _________________________________
City Manager
Time and Date of Hearing:
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Location of Hearing:
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8.16.090 Hearing by city manager.

A. At the time stated in the notice, the city manager shall hear and consider all relevant evidence, objections or protests, and shall receive testimony under oath relative to such alleged public nuisance and to proposed rehabilitation, repair, removal or demolition of such property.

Said hearing may be continued from time to time.

B. If the city manager finds that such public nuisance does exist and that there is sufficient cause to rehabilitate, demolish, remove or repair the same, the city manager shall prepare findings and an order, which shall specify the nature of the nuisance, the method(s) of abatement, and the time within which the work shall be commenced and completed. The order shall include reference to the right to appeal set forth in Section 8.16.110 of this Chapter. A copy of the findings and order shall be served on all owners of the subject property in accordance with the provisions of Section

8.16.080 of this Chapter. In addition, a copy of the findings and order shall be forthwith conspicuously posted on the property.

8.16.100 Procedure, no appeal.

In the absence of any appeal, the property shall be rehabilitated, repaired, removed or demolished in the manner and means specifically set forth in the findings and order. In the event the owner fails to abate the nuisance as ordered, the city manager shall cause the same to be abated by city employees or by private contract. The costs shall be billed to the owner, as specified in Section 8.16.150 of this Chapter. The city manager, city employees, or private contractors are expressly authorized to enter upon said property for such purposes.

8.16.110 Appeal procedure, hearing by city council.

A. The owner may appeal the city manager’s findings and order to the city council by filing a written appeal with the city clerk within seven (7) days of the date of service of the city manager’s decision. The appeal shall contain:

1. A specific identification of the subject property;

2. The names and addresses of all appellants;

3. A statement of appellant’s legal interest in the subject property;

4. A statement in ordinary and concise language of the specific order or action protested and the grounds for appeal, together with all material facts in support thereof;

5. The date and signature of all appellants; and

6. The verification of at least one appellant as to the truth of the matters stated in the appeal.

B. As soon as practicable after receiving the appeal, the city clerk shall set a date for the council to hear the appeal which date shall be no less than seven (7) days nor more than thirty (30) days from the date the appeal was filed. The city clerk shall give each appellant written notice of the time and place of the hearing at least five (5) days prior to the date of the hearing, either by causing a copy of such notice to be delivered to the appellant personally or by mailing a copy thereof, postage prepaid, addressed to the appellant at his address shown on the appeal.

C. Continuances of the hearing may be granted by the council on request of the owner for good cause shown, or on the council’s own motion.

8.16.120 Decision by council.

Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the council shall determine whether the property or any part thereof, as maintained, constitutes a public nuisance. If the council so finds, the council shall adopt a resolution declaring such property to be a public nuisance, setting forth its findings and ordering the abatement of the same by having such property rehabilitated, repaired, removed or demolished in the manner and means specifically set forth in said resolution. The resolution shall set forth the time within which such work shall be completed by the owner, in no event more than 15 days unless additional time is granted by the council due to weather. The decision and order of the council shall be final.

8.16.130 Service of order to abate.

A copy of the resolution of the council ordering the abatement of said nuisance shall be served upon the owner(s) of said property in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.16.080 of this Chapter. Upon abatement in full by the owner, the proceedings hereunder shall terminate.

8.16.140 Hearing procedure before city manager and council.

A. There shall be a record made of all hearings.

B. Hearings need not be conducted according to the technical rules of evidence.

C. Hearsay evidence may be used for the purpose of supplementing or explaining any direct evidence, but shall not be sufficient in itself to support a finding unless it would be admissible over objection in civil actions in courts of competent jurisdiction in this state. Any relevant evidence shall be admitted if it is the type of evidence on which reasonable persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs, regardless of the existence of any common law or statutory rule which might make improper admission of any such evidence over objection in civil actions in courts of competent jurisdiction in this state.

D. Oral evidence shall be taken only on oath or affirmation.

E. Irrelevant and unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded.

8.16.150 Abatement by city.

If such nuisance is not abated as ordered within said abatement period, the city manager shall cause the same to be abated by city employees or private contractor. The city manager, city employees, or private contractors are expressly authorized to enter upon said property for such purposes. The cost, including incidental expenses, of abating the nuisance shall be billed to the owner and shall become due and payable thirty (30) days thereafter. The term “incidental expenses” shall include, but not be limited to, personnel costs, both direct and indirect; costs incurred in documenting the nuisance; the actual expenses and costs of the city in the presentation of notices, specifications and contracts, and in inspecting the work; and the costs of printing and mailing required hereunder.

8.16.160 Limitation of filing judicial action.

Any action appealing the council’s decision and order shall be commenced within thirty (30) days of the date of service of the decision.

8.16.170 Summary abatement.

A. Any nuisance which the city manager determines is imminently dangerous to the life, limb, health or safety of the occupants or users of the property or to the public may be summarily specifically abated in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection (D) of this section.

B. Actions taken to specifically abate imminently dangerous property nuisances may include, but are not limited to, any abatement action determined by the city manager to be necessary.

C. Summary abatement actions taken by the city manager shall be fully documented prior to or contemporaneously with abatement. Documentation may include photographs or drawings of the condition, and a written statement by city staff, and/or other firsthand witnesses as to the circumstance, condition or occurrence constituting the nuisance.

D. Whenever the city manager determines that summary abatement is justified by an imminently dangerous condition, circumstance, or occurrence, the city manager shall, if practicable, give immediate written notice to the property owner and personal or written notice to the occupant of the premises as to the nuisance. If the property owner cannot be located or fails to take prompt appropriate action to abate the nuisance, the city manager may proceed to take abatement action authorized in this chapter to the extent necessary to remedy the immediate danger without further notice or right to a prior hearing.

E. No imminently dangerous building or property shall be abated by demolition unless the order is based on a competent declaration under penalty of perjury by the city manager, describing the specific conditions existing in the structure which justify the demolition.

F. Prior to any demolition as provided for in this chapter, the property owner may submit engineering or other information supporting preservation of the building rather than demolition.

Such data or information shall be submitted to the city manager within five (5) city business days after the declaration of substandard building is received by the property owner. The city manager shall have no duty to withhold demolition in an emergency situation.

G. Once summary abatement action has been completed, the property owner may appeal the need for abatement action, and/or the abatement cost, in the manner provided in Sections 8.16.110 within seven (7) calendar days after service, by first-class mail, postage prepaid, of the statement of abatement cost. No abatement cost shall be assessed against a property owner under this section if the city hearing officer makes a finding, based on the objections and protests, that the property owner did not create, acquiesce in, or allow to continue the nuisance which created the need for summary abatement or was otherwise not at fault.

8.16.180 Limitation of filing judicial action following summary abatement.

Any action appealing the council’s decision and order shall be commenced within thirty (30) days of the date of service of the decision.

8.16.190 Demolition.

No property shall be found to be a public nuisance under Section 8.16.030 of this Chapter and ordered demolished unless the order is based on competent sworn testimony and it is found that in fairness and in justice there is no way other than demolition reasonably to correct such nuisance.

8.16.200 Notice of intent to demolish.

A copy of any order or resolution requiring abatement by demolition under Section 8.16.190 of this Chapter shall be forthwith recorded with the Humboldt County recorder.

Division IV. Lien Procedure

8.16.210 Record of cost of abatement.

The city manager shall keep an account of the cost, including incidental expenses, of abating such nuisance on each separate lot or parcel of land where the work is done by the city and shall render an itemized report in writing to the city council showing the cost of abatement, including the rehabilitation, demolition, or repair of said property, including any salvage value relating thereto; provided, that before said report is submitted to the city council, a copy of the same shall be posted for at least five days upon such property, together with a notice for the time when said report shall be heard by the city council for confirmation. A copy of said report and notice shall be served upon the owners of said property in accordance with provisions of Section 8.16.080 of this Chapter at least five (5) days prior to submitting the same to the city council. Proof of said service shall be made by affidavit filed with the city clerk.

8.16.220 Revolving fund.

The council may create a revolving fund or funds from which may be paid the costs of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and into which shall be paid the receipts from the collection of costs as set forth in this chapter.

8.16.230 Sale of materials.

The materials contained in any nuisance abated by the enforcement official may be sold in the same manner as surplus city personal property is sold, and the proceeds from such sale shall be paid into the revolving fund.

8.16.240 Assessment lien.

The total cost for abating such nuisance, as so confirmed by the city council, shall constitute a special assessment against the respective lot or parcel of land to which it relates, and upon recordation in the office of the county recorder of a notice of lien, as so made and confirmed, shall constitute a lien on said property for the amount of such assessment.

After such confirmation and recordation, a certified copy of the council’s decision shall be filed with the Humboldt County auditor-controller on or before August 1st of each year, whereupon it shall be the duty of said auditor-controller to add the amounts of the respective assessments to the next regular tax bills levied against said respective lots and parcels of land for municipal purposes and thereafter said amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal taxes. All laws applicable to the levy, collection and enforcement of municipal taxes shall be applicable to such special assessment.

In the alternative, after such recordation, such lien may be foreclosed by judicial, or other sale in the manner and means provided by law.

Such notice of lien for recordation shall be in form substantially as follows:

NOTICE OF LIEN
(Claim of City of Fortuna)
Pursuant to the authority vested by the provisions of Section ______________ of the Fortuna Municipal Code, the City Manager of the City of Fortuna did on or about the _______ day of _________________, 20______, cause the property hereinafter described to be rehabilitated or the building or structure on the property hereinafter described, to be repaired or demolished in order to abate a public nuisance on said real property; and the City Council of the City of Fortuna did on the _______day of _________________, 20______, assess the cost of such rehabilitation, repair or demolition upon the real property hereinafter described; and the same has not been paid nor any part thereof; and that said City of Fortuna does hereby claim a lien on such rehabilitation, repair, or demolition in the amount $________________; and the same, shall be a lien upon said real property until the same has been paid in full and discharged of record.

The real property hereinabove mentioned, and upon which a lien is claimed, is that certain parcel of land lying and being in the City of Fortuna, County of Humboldt, State of California, and particularly described as follows:
(description)
Dated this ______day of ____________, 20_____.
_________________________________
City Manager
City of Fortuna

8.16.250 Alternative actions available.

Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to prevent the council or the city manager from ordering the commencement of a civil or criminal proceeding to abate a public nuisance or from pursuing any other means available to them under provisions of applicable ordinances or state law to correct hazards or deficiencies in real property in addition to or as alternatives to the proceedings herein set forth.

8.16.260 Violations.

A. The owner or other person having charge or control of any such building, structure or property who maintains any public nuisance defined in this chapter or who violates any chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

B. Any person who removes or defaces any notice or order posted as required by this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.

C. No person shall obstruct, impede or interfere with any representative of the city department or any private contractor engaged by the city, or with any person who owns or holds any estate or interest in the building or structure which has been ordered to be vacated, repaired, rehabilitated, or demolished and removed or with any person to whom such building has been lawfully sold pursuant to the provisions of this code whenever any such representative of the city, purchaser, or person having interest or estate in such building is engaged in vacating, repairing, rehabilitating or demolishing and removing any such building pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or in performing any necessary act preliminary to or incidental to such work as authorized or directed pursuant hereto.

8.16.270 Administrative fines for violations of Chapter.

A violation of this Chapter may be punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor, within the discretion of the City Attorney. The fines shall be levied as follows:

A. Infractions. Except as provided in Subsection B of this section, an infraction is punishable by:

1. A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars for the first violation;

2. A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars for the second violation within any consecutive 12-month period; and

3. A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars for the third or subsequent violation within any consecutive 12-month period.

B. An infraction committed in violation of the City’s building and safety codes is punishable by:

1. A fine not exceeding $130.00 for a first violation;

2. A fine not exceeding $700.00 for a second violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation;

3. A fine not exceeding $1,300 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within one year of the first violation;

4. A fine not exceeding $2,500 for each additional violation of the same ordinance within two years of the first violation if the property is a commercial property that has an existing building at the time of the violation and the violation is due to failure by the owner to remove visible refuse or failure to prohibit unauthorized use of the property.

C. Misdemeanors. A misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, imprisonment, or both.

D. The administrative fines shall constitute a civil debt owing to the city jointly and severally by the owner or other responsible person. The debt shall be collectible in the same manner as any other civil debt owing to the city.

E. Each day or portion thereof that the provisions of this Chapter are violated shall be deemed as a separate offense.

Business Item 4b

STAFF REPORT
City Council Business Agenda Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Ryan Plotz, City Attorney
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Introduction and First Reading Ordinance 2024-766, Adding Chapter 9.05 to Article 9 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to Adopt Social Host Regulations STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Consider introducing and conducting a first reading, by title only, of Ordinance No. 2024-766, which imposes penalties upon persons responsible for loud or unruly gatherings where alcohol is consumed by, served to, or in the possession of minors, as set forth in the proposed ordinance.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

The purpose of the proposed ordinance is to make it a violation of the Fortuna Municipal Code for any person to permit, allow, or host a loud or unruly gathering at his or her place of residence, or on other private property or rented public property, if such person either knows or reasonably should have known that a minor has consumed an alcoholic beverage. Importantly, if the person responsible for loud or unruly gathering is a juvenile, the juvenile’s parents and/or legal guardian are jointly and severally responsible.

By making such activity a violation of the Fortuna Municipal Code, the City has additional enforcement options at its disposal. In particular, the proposed ordinance imposes a civil fine as follows: (i) a first violation is a $500 fine, (ii) a second violation is a $750 fine, and (iii) a third and each subsequent violation is a $1,000 fine. The fines would be issued pursuant to the City’s administrative citation process, which provides for notice and an opportunity to appeal the fine.

The proposed ordinance also provides for recovery of expenses for public safety responses for repeat offenders. In particular, the proposed ordinance provides that “when any loud or unruly gathering occurs on private property whether or not alcohol is served to, consumed by or in the possession of underage person(s) and a public safety officer at the scene determines that there is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, the public safety officer shall give to the person(s) responsible for the event warning that a second or follow up violation of this section on the same date or within six (6) months of the date of the warning shall result in his/her/their liability for the cost of providing public safety services (i.e., fire, ambulance, sheriff, and other emergency providers).”
Business Item 4b

Environmental Review
The proposed ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061 based on the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed ordinance would increase the ability of the City to assure code compliance within the City and would not have any potential for creation of a significant environmental impact.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:

1. Receive staff report;

2. Take public comment;

3. Discuss and consider the proposed ordinance; and

4. Motion to introduce and conduct a first reading or Ordinance No. 2024-766, read by title only and continue the public hearing to January 16, 2024 to conduct the second reading.

ATTACHMENTS:
 Ordinance No. 2024-766, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fortuna Adding Chapter 9.05 to Article 9 of the Fortuna Municipal Code to Adopt Social Host Regulations and Determining the Ordinance to be Exempt from CEQA
ORDINANCE NO. 2024-766

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA ADDING CHAPTER 9.05 TO ARTICLE 9 OF THE FORTUNA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT

SOCIAL HOST REGULATIONS AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE

EXEMPT FROM CEQA
WHEREAS, the City of Fortuna, California (“City”) is a municipal corporation, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, pursuant to its broad police powers, the City may provide regulations to reduce underage drinking by imposing penalties on persons responsible for loud or unruly gatherings where alcohol is consumed by, served to or in the possession of minors; and WHEREAS, by way of this Ordinance No. 2024-766, the City Council desires to add Chapter

9.05 to Article 9 of the Fortuna Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the “General Rule”, which states that a project is exempt from CEQA where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the staff report, supporting documents, public comment, and all appropriate information that has been submitted with this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of the Ordinance have occurred.

NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals are each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the City Council.

SECTION 2. CEQA. Adoption of this Ordinance is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the “General Rule”, which states that a project is exempt from CEQA where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the project would have a significant effect on the environment. The City Council hereby directs staff to prepare, execute, and file with the Humboldt County Clerk a notice of exemption within five (5) working days of the adoption of this Ordinance.

SECTION 3. Findings.

A. Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution authorizes the City to enact and enforce ordinances regulating conditions that may be public nuisances or health hazards, or that promote social, economic, or aesthetic considerations; B. It is in the public interest for the City to take appropriate actions to protect citizens and their property from conditions that threaten public health, safety, and welfare; and
C. It is in the public interest to promote the reduction of underage alcohol consumption within the City by, among other things, imposing penalties on persons responsible for loud or unruly gatherings where alcohol is consumed by, served to, or in the possession of minors.

SECTION 4. Municipal Code Amendment. Chapter 9.05 is hereby added to Article 9--Public Peace, Morals and Welfare--of the Fortuna Municipal Code in the form and substance set forth in Exhibit “A”, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. Without modifying the substance, following approval of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall cause the Fortuna Municipal Code amendments to be consistent in form and style with Title 9 of the Fortuna Municipal Code.

SECTION 5. Effective Date. The effective date of this ordinance is thirty (30) days after its adoption by the City Council.

SECTION 6. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, such invalidity has no effect on the other provisions or applications of the Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this extent, the provisions of this resolution are severable. The City Council declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any portion thereof.

INTRODUCED and FIRST READING CONDUCTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fortuna, California, on this 18th day of December, 2023 by the following vote:

AYES: City Council Members Conley, Losey, Mobley, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, Mayor Trent NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Tami Trent, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
SECOND READING CONDUCTED, PASSED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fortuna, California, on this 16th day of January, 2024 by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

Tami Trent, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Siana L. Emmons, City Clerk
Exhibit “A”

9.05 SOCIAL HOST ORDINANCE
Sections:

9.05.010 Purpose.

9.05.020 Definitions.

9.05.030 Prohibition of loud or unruly gatherings.

9.05.040 Protected activities.

9.05.050 Violation - Civil fine.

9.05.060 Payment of fine.

9.05.070 Cost recovery fee for public safety responses.

9.05.080 Appeals.

9.05.090 Remedies Cumulative-Actions-Relationship to other laws.

9.05.010 Purpose.

A. To protect the public health, safety and general welfare; and B. To promote the reduction of underage drinking by imposing penalties on persons responsible for loud or unruly gatherings where alcohol is consumed by, served to or in the possession of minors; thereby enhancing the enforcement of laws prohibiting the consumption of alcohol by minors and reducing the costs of providing police services to parties, gatherings, or events by requiring hosts to ensure minors are not consuming alcoholic beverages.

9.05.020 Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:

A. “Alcohol” means ethyl alcohol, hydrated oxide of ethyl, or spirits of wine, from whatever source or by whatever process produced.

B. “Alcoholic beverage” includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer, and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine or beer, and which contains one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances.

C. “Juvenile” means any person less than eighteen years of age.

D. “Loud or unruly gathering” means a party or gathering of two or more persons at a residence or on other private property or rented public property upon which loud or unruly conduct occurs.

Such loud or unruly conduct constitutes a public nuisance and includes but is not limited to:

1. Excessive noise; making, continuing, maintaining or causing to be made or continued, any excessive, unnecessary, unreasonable or unusually loud noise in such a manner as to disturb the quiet and repose of the residents of nearby properties so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life and property;

2. Excessive traffic;

3. Obstruction of public streets and/or the presence of unruly crowds that have spilled into public streets;

4. Public drunkenness or unlawful public consumption of alcohol or alcoholic beverages;

5. Service to or consumption of alcohol or alcoholic beverages by any underage persons;

6. Assaults, batteries, fights, domestic violence or other disturbances of the peace;

7. Vandalism;

8. Litter; or

9. Any other conduct which constitutes a threat to the public health, safety, or quiet enjoyment of residential property or the general welfare.

E. “Minor” means any person less than twenty-one years of age.

F. “Other private property” refers to hotel or motel room; an assembly hall or meeting room; a common room of a dwelling unit used for a party (e.g., recreation room of an apartment building); a site in a privately owned campground; privately owned vacant lot; privately owned agricultural land; or privately owned rural land whether occupied as a dwelling, part or other social function, and whether owned, leased, rented or used without compensation.

G. “Person responsible for the event” means and includes, but is not limited to:

1. The person who owns, rents, leases or otherwise has control of the premises where the gathering occurs; and/or

2. The person in charge of the premises; and/or

3. The person who organized the event. If the person responsible for the event is a juvenile, then the juvenile and the parents or guardians of that juvenile will be jointly and severally liable for the civil fine and/or for the costs incurred for public safety services pursuant to this chapter.

H. “Public safety services” and/or “Response costs” means the costs associated with responses by law enforcement, fire and other emergency response providers to loud or unruly gatherings, including but not limited to:

1. The portion of the cost of salaries and benefits of law enforcement, fire or other emergency response personnel for the amount of time spent responding to, remaining at, or otherwise dealing with the loud or unruly gathering(s), and the administrative costs attributable to such response(s);

2. The cost of any medical treatment to or for any law enforcement, fire or other emergency response personnel injured responding to, remaining at or leaving the scene of a loud or unruly gathering; and

3. The cost of the use of any equipment or property, and the cost of repairing any equipment or property damaged, in responding to, remaining at or leaving the scene of a loud or unruly gathering.

I. “Residence” includes a dwelling unit such as a home, condominium or apartment; structures on the residence other than the dwelling unit such as a garage, studio, tent, boat dock, swimming pool, barn or boat house; land on the residence whether improved or unimproved such as a yard, patio, open fields, piers or lake shores; water bodies on the residence such as a pond, lake, river or stream; a motor vehicle, camper or trailer located on the residence or a boat, watercraft, or other marine vessel located on the residence whether occupied on a temporary or permanent basis, whether occupied as a dwelling or for a party or gathering, and whether owned, leased, rented, or used with or without compensation.

J. “Underage person” means any person less than twenty-one years of age and shall have the same meaning as “minor,” defined above.

9.05.030 Prohibition of loud or unruly gatherings.

The following shall apply to the permitting, allowing, or hosting of a loud or unruly gathering where alcoholic beverages have been consumed by a minor:

A. It is unlawful for any person to permit, allow, or host a loud or unruly gathering at his or her place of residence, or on other private property or rented public property, if such person either knows or reasonably should have known that a minor has consumed an alcoholic beverage.

B. A person who permits, allows, or hosts a loud or unruly gathering shall be deemed to have actual or constructive knowledge that a minor has consumed alcoholic beverages if the person has not taken all reasonable steps to prevent the consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors.

C. Any person who permits, allows, or hosts a loud or unruly gathering shall be rebuttably presumed to have actual or constructive knowledge that minors have consumed alcoholic beverages if such person is present at the premises of the gathering at the time any minor consumes an alcoholic beverage.

9.05.040 Protected activities.

This ordinance shall not apply to activities protected by Article 1, Section 4, of the California Constitution; the California Alcohol Beverage Control Act; or the First or Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.

9.05.050 Violation - Civil fine.

It shall be a civil violation for a person to conduct or allow a loud or unruly gathering where alcohol is served to, consumed by or in the possession of an underaged person on premises owned by the person responsible for the event, on premises rented by or to the person responsible for the event, on premises where the person responsible for the event resides or on premises where the person responsible for the event is in control of such premises during the event. Law enforcement personnel, at his or her discretion, may immediately issue a citation for this civil violation upon evidence of the violation. There is no requirement of a first warning in order for law enforcement to issue this civil citation.

A. Civil fine: A first violation of this section shall result in a citation with a $500.00 fine. A second violation shall result in a citation with a $750.00 fine. A third or subsequent violation shall result in a citation with a $1,000.00 fine.

B. Law enforcement shall give notice of a violation of this section by issuing a citation to any and all responsible persons identified by law enforcement within thirty days of the violation. The citation shall also give notice of the right to request an administrative hearing to challenge the validity of the citation and the time for requesting that hearing in accordance with Chapter 1.09 of this Code.

C. In the event that the responsible person who is in violation of this section is a juvenile, then the juvenile and the parents or guardians of that juvenile will be jointly and severally liable for the civil violation.

9.05.060 Payment of fine.

A. The fine shall be paid to the city within 30 days from the date of the violation.

B. Payment of a fine under this chapter shall not excuse or discharge any continuation or repeated occurrence of the code violation that is the subject of the administrative citation.

9.05.070 Cost recovery fee for public safety responses.

A. In addition to any civil fine imposed for violation of this section, when any loud or unruly gathering occurs on private property whether or not alcohol is served to, consumed by or in the possession of underage person(s) and a public safety officer at the scene determines that there is a threat to the public peace, health, safety or general welfare, the public safety officer shall give to the person(s) responsible for the event warning that a second or follow up violation of this section on the same date or within six (6) months of the date of the warning shall result in his/her/their liability for the cost of providing public safety services (i.e., fire, ambulance, sheriff, and other emergency providers). The requirement of a first warning does not limit the ability of public safety personnel to issue a civil citation for the imposition of civil penalties for cost recovery on the same day that the warning is given if the warning does not end the loud or unruly gathering. The cost recovery for public safety responses shall be separate and distinct from a citation and fine for a civil violation described in Section 9.05.050 of this Chapter.

B. The amount of cost recovery under this subsection shall be the response costs.

C. If the responsible person who is in violation of this section is a juvenile, then the juvenile and the parents or guardians of that juvenile will be jointly and severally liable for the imposition of civil penalties for the cost of providing public safety services.

D. If there is more than one responsible person for the event then each responsible person shall be jointly and severally liable for the civil fine and/or for the costs incurred for public safety services pursuant to this chapter.

E. Civil cost recovery fee(s) shall not be imposed for the medical response costs in those situations where those present at the gathering call for emergency services for an actual emergency at the premises.

9.05.080 Appeals.

Any person subject to a civil fine pursuant to Section 9.05.050 shall have the right to request an administrative hearing in accordance with Chapter 1.09 of this Code.

9.05.090 Remedies Cumulative-Actions-Relationship to other laws.

The remedies provided under this chapter are cumulative and shall not restrict the City to any other remedy to which it is entitled under law or equity. Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to preclude the imposition of any criminal penalty under state law. Nor shall anything in this chapter be deemed to conflict with any penalty or provision under state law, or prohibit any conduct authorized by the state of federal constitution.

Discussion Item 5a

STAFF REPORT
City Council Discussion Item
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Casey J. Day, Chief of Police
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Police Chief Training at the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy #289
Recommendation:

Discuss the Police Chief’s participation in the FBI National Academy, scheduled to take place in Quantico, Virginia, from January 5th to March 14th, 2024.

Executive Summary:

Chief Day has been chosen to participate in the 289th class of the FBI National Academy, renowned globally as a leading law enforcement training program. This opportunity will provide a valuable platform for Chief Day to bring innovative executive management and leadership concepts back to the City of Fortuna. Furthermore, it will enable the integration of cutting-edge law enforcement strategies within our community. The National Academy, serving as the pinnacle of executive formalized training, will also facilitate Chief Day's exchange of knowledge and experiences with police executives nationwide.

The curriculum for the program includes topics such as Managing the Law Enforcement Image, Leadership in Advanced Investigative Strategies for Violent Crime, Emerging Essentials for Law Enforcement Executives, Critical Incident Leadership for Executives (including Emerging Crisis Negotiation Techniques), Organizational Wellness, and Advanced Behavioral Science.

Chief Day's past executive courses, such as P.O.S.T. Command College, Executive Development Course, and Graduate Studies in Criminal Justice, highlight his proven ability to excel in demanding and academically rigorous programs.

Chief Day has support for his attendance from both the Fortuna Police Employees’ Association and the police department’s Command Staff and was provided with the attached letter of support.

The City Manager also supports Chief Day’s attendance.

Lieutenant Eberhardt, will act as the Acting Chief during this timeframe, ensuring continuity of operations during Chief Day’s absence. Regular check-ins and remote office hours with staff will be scheduled by the Chief as needed. Lieutenant Eberhardt and Sergeant Phinney will be responsible for tasks related to the police facility construction project and planning for the transition, which is expected to take place after Chief Day returns.

Discussion Item 5a

City's Travel Policy:

The City’s travel policy authorizes the City Manager and the Police Chief to approve out-of-state trainings and travel on a case-by-case basis. The purpose of this discussion is to gauge the level of support from the City Council for Chief Day’s attendance at the FBI National Academy.

Fiscal Impact:

The FBI covers most training expenses, including flights, tuition, food, and lodging. However, there are additional costs, including mandatory uniforms, transportation, and meals on the weekends.

These costs, may be up to $5000.00 and will be covered by the department's current travel and training budget, and the chief's contingency. No additional budget is being requested for the Chief’s attendance at the academy.

Recommended Council Action:

Discuss the Chief’s attendance at the FBI National Academy - Session 289.

City Manager’s Report

STAFF REPORT
City Manager's Report
DATE: December 18, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Merritt Perry, City Manager

1. Upcoming Council Meeting Dates
*Special Meeting/Workshop
Tuesday, January 2, 2024

CANCELLED
Regular City Council Meeting
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
6:00 p.m.

Regular City Council Meeting
Council Chambers at City Hall

2. Upcoming Planning Commission Meeting Dates
Tuesday, December 26, 2023

CANCELLED
Regular Planning Commission Meeting
Council Chambers at City Hall
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
6:00 p.m.

Regular Planning Commission Meeting
Council Chambers at City Hall

3. Upcoming Measure E Meeting Dates
Tuesday, December 19, 2023

CANCELLED
Regular Measure E Meeting
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m.

Regular Measure E Meeting
Council Chambers at City Hall

4. Upcoming Rohner Community Recreation and Park District (RCRPD) Meeting Dates Wednesday, January 3, 2024
2:30 p.m.

Regular RCRPD Meeting
Council Chambers at City Hall

5. Upcoming Fortuna Business Improvement District (FBID) Meeting Dates Tuesday, December 26, 2023
8:30 a.m.

Regular FBID Meeting
Council Chambers at City Hall

6. Verbal Report