GRASS VALLEY
City Council Regular Meeting, Capital Improvements Authority and Redevelopment "Successor Agency"
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 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 Jan Arbuckle, Vice Mayor Hilary Hodge, Councilmember Bob Branstrom, Councilmember Haven Caravelli, 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/@cityofgrassvalley.com
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.
Please note, individuals who disrupt, disturb, impede, or render infeasible the orderly conduct of a meeting will receive one warning that, if they do not cease such behavior, they may be removed from the meeting. The chair has authority to order individuals removed if they do not cease their disruptive behavior following this warning. No warning is required before an individual is removed if that individual engages in a use of force or makes a true threat of force. (Gov. Code, § 54957.95.)
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA December 12, 2023
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
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. Cal VIP Grant Presentation
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.
2. Approval of the Regular Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2023 Recommendation: Council approve minutes as submitted.
3. Approval of the Special Meeting Minutes of November 28, 2023 Recommendation: Council approve minutes as submitted.
4. Local Emergency Proclamation (Winter Storm of February 2023) CEQA: Not a project
Recommendation: To continue the Winter Storm February 24th, 2023 to March 1st, 2023 proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA December 12, 2023
5. Local Emergency Proclamation (Drought Conditions)
CEQA: Not a Project.
Recommendation: Drought Conditions proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
6. Agreement with Nevada County Probation for AB109 Officer services CEQA: Not a project
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.
7. Grass Valley Police Officers’ Association – Unit 6 – Side Letter to July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024 – Lateral Police Officer Recruitment Incentives CEQA: Not a project
Recommendation: That Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-68 approving a Side Letter to the Labor Memorandum of Understanding for the period beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 between the City of Grass Valley and the Grass Valley Police Officers’ Association (Unit 6) for recruitment incentives for lateral police officers.
8. Fees for Mailing Agenda Packets
CEQA: Not a project
Recommendation: That Council adopt a resolution setting the fee for mailing agenda packets recommended by the City Clerk.
9. 2022/23 Annual Street Rehabilitation Project – Final Acceptance CEQA: N/A – Project is Complete
Recommendation Motion: That Council: 1) accept the 2022/23 Annual Street Rehabilitation Project as complete, and 2) authorize the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
10. 2022 Annual Measure E Street Rehabilitation Project – Final Acceptance CEQA: N/A – Project is Complete
Recommendation Motion: That Council: 1) accept the 2022 Annual Measure E Street Rehabilitation Project as complete, and 2) authorize the City Engineer to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR SEPARATE ACTION AND /
OR ANY ADDED AGENDA ITEMS
REORGANIZATION RELATED ITEMS
PUBLIC HEARING
ADMINISTRATIVE
11. Interim Options for Fire Resiliency and Vegetation Management CEQA: Not a Project.
City of Grass Valley, CA AGENDA December 12, 2023
Recommendation: That Council 1) consider and provide direction to staff on using up to $100,000 of general fund reserves to hire a new police officer academy graduate to backfill a police officer for approximately 12 months to operate the City’s masticator and assist with our vegetation management program; 2) consider and provide direction on authorizing up to $50,000 of general fund reserves for vegetation management software, and 3) authorize the Finance Director to make any necessary budget transfers to implement any actions approved by City Council associated with this item.
12. Ophir and Bennet Circulation Improvements – Project Introduction CEQA: N/A – Administrative Discussion
Recommendation Motion: That Council: 1) receive a presentation on proposed roadway circulation improvements on Ophir and Bennett Streets, and 2) provide direction to staff whether to proceed with further outreach and implementation work.
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, December 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 7, 2023.
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Taylor Day, City Clerk