GRASS VALLEY
City Council Regular Meeting, Capital Improvements Authority and Redevelopment "Successor Agency"
Tuesday, November 22, 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.
CALL TO ORDER
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA November 22, 2022
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
1. Award Ceremony
2. Proclamation for the 31st annual Nevada County Toy Run 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.
3. Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 8, 2022 Recommendation: Council approve minutes as submitted.
4. Assembly Bill 361 Resolution
Recommendation: Adopt resolution R2022-84 authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the City Council and other legislative bodies of the City pursuant to government code section 54953(e)
5. Local Emergency Proclamation (COVID-19)
Recommendation: Continuance of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
6. Local Emergency Proclamation (Drought Conditions)
Recommendation: Drought Conditions proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA November 22, 2022
7. Facility Dog Program
Recommendation: That Council 1) approve the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between 4 Paws 2 Freedom and the City of Grass Valley, subject to legal review; 2) authorize Mayor to sign the MOU; 3) authorize the City Attorney to prepare an agreement between the City and the handler regarding the terms for splitting of dog expenses and responsibilities; 4) authorize Mayor to sign the agreement; and 5) authorize the Administrative Services Director to make any budget Adjustments and/or transfers associated with the Facility Dog Program.
8. Certification of eligibility list for lateral and entry level Firefighter and Firefighter Paramedic.
Recommendation: That Council 1) certify the newly developed eligibility list for Firefighter and Firefighter Paramedic.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR SEPARATE ACTION AND /
OR ANY ADDED AGENDA ITEMS
REORGANIZATION RELATED ITEMS
PUBLIC HEARING
ADMINISTRATIVE
9. Update to Council related to Police Department use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology
Recommendation: Informational
10. Approval of a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to complete consultant services for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2022 Community Wide Brownfield Assessment Grant.
Recommendation: That Council: 1) Approves the attached PSA Agreement with Geocon Consultants to complete consultant services for the 2022 EPA Brownfield Assessment Grant; 2) Authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement subject to legal review; and 3) Approve and authorize the Administrative Services Director to make any necessary budget amendments and/or transfers to complete this transaction or associated with the Grant.
11. Short-Term Rental Restrictions
Recommendation: That Council delay the decision to enact a cap or new restriction on the number of short-term rentals within the City
12. Close City Hall to the Public the week of 12/26-12/30 Recommendation: That Council approve the motion to close the City Hall office to the public during the week between Christmas and New Years (12/26-12/30) to allow for flexible staff schedules during this period.
13. Downtown Streetscape Improvements Project – Contract Amendment Recommendation: That Council 1) receive a brief update on the project, 2) authorize a contract amendment in the amount of $122,450.00 for costs associated with custom planter construction and for adding a second work shift to expedite construction time, City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA November 22, 2022
and 3) authorize the Administrative Services Director to execute the necessary budget transfer to fund the contract amendment
BRIEF REPORTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
ADJOURN
POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a meeting of The City Council, scheduled for Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, November 18, 2022.
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Taylor Day, Deputy City Clerk