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RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING - BY TELECONFERENCE AND IN PERSON
MAYOR RONALD KOTT
VICE MAYOR EDWIN OKAMURA
COUNCIL MEMBER RICK DOLK
COUNCIL MEMBER SARAH DONNELLY
COUNCIL MEMBER WALT STANISH
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024
5:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
6:00
P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ONE MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571
1. CLOSED SESSION
1.1 Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section §54956.9.
City Designated Representative: Kristina Miller, City Manager Employee Organization: Office and Professional Employees International Union Local 29 (OPEIU)
MOU Expiration Date: June 30, 2024
1.2 Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section §54956.9.
City Designated Representative: Kristina Miller, City Manager Employee Organization: Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 29 Mid-Management (OPEIU)
MOU Expiration Date: June 30, 2024
1.3 Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code Section §54956.9.
City Designated Representative: Kristina Miller, City Manager Employee Organization: Rio Vista Professional Firefighters’ Association MOU Expiration Date: June 30, 2024
2. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - CLOSED SESSION REPORT
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Proclamation - Month of March 2024 as Red Cross Month
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Time Limit - 5 minutes per speaker) - Members of the audience may comment on any item of interest to the public within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council and any item specifically agendized. Each person will be allowed five minutes, or less if a large number of requests are received on a particular subject, all subject to the Mayor’s direction. With certain exceptions, the City Council may not discuss or take action on items that are not on the agenda. Members of the audience wishing to address a specific agendized item are encouraged to offer their public comment during consideration of that item. If you wish to offer public comment or speak on any item on the agenda, please complete a speaker form (voluntary) and deliver it to the City Clerk prior to the discussion of the item or otherwise indicate your desire to speak to an item. When your name is called or you are recognized by the Mayor, please stand, make your way to the podium, and present your comments.
5. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS City Council Members should disclose any communications they have had on applicable agenda items at this time.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
The purpose of the Consent Calendar is to group items together which are routine or have been discussed previously and do not require further discussion. They will be approved by a single motion and roll call vote. Any member of the City Council, City Staff, or the Public may request removal of an item for discussion; rescheduling of the item(s) will be at the discretion of the Mayor.
6.1 Approval of Minutes -Regular Meeting Minutes of February 20, 2024.
2.20.24 CC Draft Minutes
6.2 Waive the Final Reading by Substitution of the Title and Adopt Ordinance No. 002-2024 - An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rio Vista to Amend Rio Vista Municipal Code Chapter 17.56 and Chapter 17.66 Regarding Signs and Adopt a Notice of Exemption.
6.02 Full - 2R Ord - Sign Code Amendment
6.3 Recommended Mid-Year Budget Adjustments for Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 - Adopt Resolution No. 2024-014, approving the recommended Mid-Year Budget Adjustments for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.
6.03 Full - FY 2023-24 Mid-Year Budget Adjustments
Resolution No. 2024-014 FY 2023-24 Mid-Year Budget Adjustments
6.4 Consider the City of Fairfield’s Request for all Solano County Mayors to Sign a Letter of Support as it Relates to the Community Action Partnership Solano Join Partnership Authority (CAP Solano JPA / CAP Solano) - Authorize Mayor Ronald Kott to sign and deliver the letter of support addressed to Assembly Member Lori Wilson, Senator Bill Dodd (District 30, and Governor Gavin Newsom on behalf of the City of Rio Vista.
6.04 Full - Request to Support CAP Solano Funding
7. ACTION ITEMS
7.1 Discuss the Draft Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP) for the City of Rio Vista (3rd Draft) - Discuss and prove feedback regarding the 3rd draft Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP), and adopt Resolution No. 2024-015 thereby approving and adopting the EDSP.
Packet for Agenda Item 7.1 was amended on 2/28/2024 to assign the correct Resolution Number (from Resolution No. 2024-017 to Resolution No. 2024-015) for this agenda item.
Attachment 2 - Draft Economic Development Strategic Plan (EDSP) to be released on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 before or by 6:00 P.M.
7.01 SAIRs and Attachment 1 - EDSP 3rd Draft 2024
7.01 Att 3 - EDSP SAIRs 12.19.23
7.01 Att 1 - EDSP 3rd Draft - Final - posted 2/28/2024
Resolution No. 2024-015 EDSP 3rd Draft 2024
7.2 Consider the Economic Development Fund (EDF) Ad-Hoc Committee’s Recommendation of Awarding Matching Grant Funds to Hap’s Taps and Ben’s Friends of the Vine in the Amount of $10,000 Each, Totaling $20,000 - Consider the Economic Development Fund Ad- Hoc Committee’s recommendation and adopt Resolution No. 2024-016, awarding a matching grand fund to Hap’s Taps and Ben’s Friends of the Vine in the amount of $10,000 each, totaling $20,000.
7.02 0SAIRs and Attachment 1 - 2 EDF Recs - Hap’s Taps & Ben’s Friends
7.02 Att 2 - Hap’s Taps 02.06.2024_Redacted
7.02 Att 3 - Ben’s Friends of the Vine 02.01.2024_Redacted Resolution No. 2024-016 2 EDF Recs - Hap’s Taps & Ben’s Friends
7.3 Approve and Adopt Vacant or Boarded Building Monitoring Fee - Adopt Resolution No. 2024-017, thereby approving and adopting Vacant or Boarded Monitoring Fees; and approving that the adoption of fees is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Public Resource Code section 21000 et seq. (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) and Section 15061(b)(3).
7.03 Full - Vacant Buildings Monitoring Fees
Resolution No. 2024-017 Vacant Buildings Monitoring Fees
7.4 Approve the First Amendment to the Franchise Agreement between the City of Rio Vista and Rio Vista Sanitation Service (dba Mount Diablo Resource Recovery - Rio Vista / MDRR) to Implement Senate Bill 1383 Requirements and the Base Rate Review Resulting in a Maximum Cost Increase of 16.08 percent (16.08%). - (1) Receive presentation by staff and consultants from Consulting Group, Inc. (R3) relative to the requested maximum 16.08% rate increase by Mount Diablo Resource Recovery (MDRR); (2) Approve a one-time adjustment as recommended by the Municipal Rates and Utility Committee; and (3) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-018, approving the First Amendment to the Franchise Agreement between the City and MDRR to implement Senate Bill 1383 requirements and the base rate review resulting in a maximum cost increase of 16.08%.
7.04 Full - MDRR Amendment re SB 1383
Resolution No. 2024-018 Amendment re SB 1383
8. INFORMATION ITEMS
9. REPORTS
9.1 City Manager
9.2 City Council
10. CITY COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
11. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING: I, Pam Caronongan, CMC, City Clerk, declare that the foregoing agenda for the March 5, 2024 Regular Meeting of the Rio Vista City Council was posted and available for review on February 27, 2024 on the city's website and at City Hall, One Main Street, Rio Vista, California, in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a).