GRASS VALLEY
City Council Regular Meeting, Capital Improvements Authority and Redevelopment "Successor Agency"
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM
Council Chambers, Grass Valley City Hall | 125 East Main Street, Grass Valley, California Telephone: (530) 274-4310 – Fax: (530) 274-4399
E-Mail: [email protected] Web Site: www.cityofgrassvalley.com AGENDA
Any person with a disability who requires accommodations to participate in this meeting should telephone the City Clerk’s office at (530)274-4390, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to make a request for a disability related modification or accommodation.
Mayor Ben Aguilar, Vice Mayor Jan Arbuckle, Councilmember Bob Branstrom, Councilmember Hilary Hodge, Councilmember Tom Ivy
MEETING NOTICE
City Council welcomes you to attend the meetings electronically or in person at the City Hall Council Chambers, located at 125 E. Main St., Grass Valley, CA 95945. Regular Meetings are scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Your interest is encouraged and appreciated.
This meeting is being broadcast “live” on Comcast Channel 17 by Nevada County Media, on the internet at www.cityofgrassvalley.com, or on the City of Grass Valley YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdAaL-uwdN8iTz8bI7SCuPQ.
Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via voicemail at (530) 274-4390 and email to [email protected]. Comments will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting if received by 5pm. Comments received after that will be addressed during the item and/or at the end of the meeting. Council will have the option to modify their action on items based on comments received. Action may be taken on any agenda item.
Agenda materials, staff reports, and background information related to regular agenda items are available on the City’s website: www.cityofgrassvalley.com. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet will be made available on the City of Grass Valley website at www.cityofgrassvalley.com, subject to City staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible and listening devices are available. Other special accommodations may be requested to the City Clerk 72 hours in advance of the meeting by calling (530) 274-4390, we are happy to accommodate.
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA October 11, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AGENDA APPROVAL - The City Council reserves the right to hear items in a different order to accomplish business in the most efficient manner.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT - Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via voicemail at (530) 274-4390 and email to [email protected]. Comments will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting if received by 5pm. Comments received after 5pm will be addressed during the item and/or at the end of the meeting. Council will have the option to modify their action on items based on comments received. Action may be taken on any agenda item. There is a time limitation of three minutes per person for all emailed, voicemail, or in person comments, and only one type of public comment per person. For any items not on the agenda, and within the jurisdiction or interest of the City, please come to the podium at this time. If you wish to speak regarding a scheduled agenda item, please come to the podium when the item is announced. When recognized, please begin by providing your name and address for the record (optional).
CONSENT ITEMS -All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council and/or Grass Valley Redevelopment Agency and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council and/or Grass Valley Redevelopment Agency votes on the motion to adopt, members of the Council and/or Agency, staff or the public request specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action but Council action is required to do so (roll call vote).Unless the Council removes an item from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion, public comments are invited as to the consent calendar as a whole and limited to three minutes per person.
1. Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of September 27, 2022 Recommendation: Council approve minutes as submitted.
2. Assembly Bill 361 Resolution
Recommendation: Adopt resolution R2022-76 authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the City Council and other legislative bodies of the City pursuant to government code section 54953(e)
3. Local Emergency Proclamation (COVID-19)
Recommendation: Continuance of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
4. Local Emergency Proclamation (Drought Conditions)
Recommendation: Drought Conditions proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA October 11, 2022
5. An amendment to an existing Memorandum of Understanding with Nevada County associated with the implementation of SB 1383 and other unfunded state mandates related to organic waste collection and recycling.
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign the amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding with Nevada County and direct the Finance Director to adjust the budget.
6. Approval of Automatic Aid Agreement between The Rough and Ready Fire Department, Nevada County Consolidated Fire District and Grass Valley Fire Department.
Recommendation: That Council 1) approve the Automatic Aid Agreement between The Rough and Ready Fire Department, Nevada County Consolidated Fire District and Grass Valley Fire Department. 2) approve the Fire Chief to enter into the agreement upon legal review.
7. Agreement with Nevada County Probation for AB109 Officer services Recommendation: That Council 1) approve the agreement between the City of Grass Valley and the Nevada County Probation Department for Assembly Bill 109 Police Officer Services; and 2) authorize the Finance Director to make any budget amendments, budget transfers, and personnel allocation changes as necessary.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR SEPARATE ACTION AND /
OR ANY ADDED AGENDA ITEMS
REORGANIZATION RELATED ITEMS
PUBLIC HEARING
ADMINISTRATIVE
8. Pioneer Community Energy - Community Choice Aggregation Program (CCA) for the City of Grass Valley
Recommendation: That Council 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-77 requesting membership in Pioneer Community Energy and Authorizing the Execution of Amendment No. 5 to the Amended and Restated Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement; and 2) Introduce and waive full reading of Ordinance No. 819 Authorizing the Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program in the City of Grass Valley.
9. Downtown Streetscape Improvements Project – Benches/Planters and Tree Grates Recommendation: That Council 1) review options for Tree Grates and Planters with Benches and 2) select final options for the two design elements.
10. Update on amendments to the Waste Management Franchise Agreement tied to statemandated implementation of SB 1383, AB 341, and AB 1826 (Recycling and Organic Waste programs)
Recommendation: Informational only, no action required; however, Council can provide input generally and on the proposed bundled rates for service.
BRIEF REPORTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA October 11, 2022
ADJOURN
POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a meeting of The City Council, scheduled for Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 7:00 PM was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 7, 2022.
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Taylor Day, Deputy City Clerk