POINT ARENA CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Barbara Burkey
Vice Mayor Anna Dobbins
Councilmember Jim Koogle
Councilmember Jeff Hansen
Councilmember Dan Doyle
AGENDA
MARCH 26, 2024 @ 5:00 PM
CITY HALL, 451 SCHOOL ST.
TELECONFERENCE @
https://zoom.us/s/84888251095
CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION – 6:00 P.M.
I CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
II APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
III CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO CAL. GOVT. CODE 54956.9
A) Conference with Legal Counsel--Anticipated Litigation Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to Paragraph (4) of Subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9:
(Two Cases)
IV MAYOR’S REPORTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
A) Mendocino County Sheriff Update
B) Point Arena Fire Safe Update
V COUNCIL REPORTS – Items in this agenda section are informational or scheduling purposes only.
VI CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
VII PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (Public Comment Period)
This is the time for members of the public who wish to be heard on matters that do not appear on the Agenda.
City Council policy is to limit each speaker to three (3) minutes. Pursuant to the Brown Act Section 54954.3, the City Council may not take action on an item that does not appear on the Agenda. The public will be allowed to speak concurrently with the calling of an agenda item following the staff presentation of that item.
VIII CONSENT CALENDAR
Notice to the Public: All matters listed under this category are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. If a member of the public would like an item on the Consent Calendar pulled and discussed separately, the request shall be made to a Councilmember prior to the meeting. Unless a specific request is made by a Councilmember, the Consent Calendar will not be read. There will be no separate discussion of these items.
A) Approve City Council Meeting Minutes of March 7, 2024 Attachment: 3/7/2024 City Council Minutes
B) Approve Wastewater Report February 2024
Attachment: February 2024 Wastewater Report
City of Point Arena
City Council Agenda March 26, 2024
IX PUBLIC HEARING - Public hearings are generally scheduled for a time certain of 6:00 p.m. or soon thereafter, unless noticed otherwise.
A) First Reading of Ordinance 243 Updating City of Point Arena General Plan Policies and Zoning Code Regulations to Implement State Housing Laws, Streamline Permitting Procedures, Modify Development Standards to Encourage More Housing Development, and Reorganize the Zoning Ordinance
1) Introduce by title only and waive reading of Ordinance 243 2) Receive staff report and discuss the ordinance
3) Open the public hearing and take public comment
4) Approve or amend the ordinance
5) Set a final public hearing date for the regular City Council Meeting on April 23 for adoption of City Ordinance 243
X REPORTS/ACTION ITEMS – All items under this section are for discussion and possible action.
A) City Attorney Contract
Attachment: Proposed Contract
B) Receive and File FY 2022/2023 Annual Financial Audit Attachment: FY 2022/2023 Audit
C) Solid Waste Collection Franchise Agreement with Solid Waste of Willits Attachment: Proposed Contract
XI ADJOURNMENT
If open session items cannot be completed by 9:00 P.M., the meeting may be adjourned to the next regular meeting or Council may vote to extend the meeting.
Dated: March 22, 2024
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