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6.5 Receive and File Informational Report Regarding Inventory of City O•Nned Parcels Reseive and file informational report regarding the inventory of City Owned parsels.
6.6 Designate City's Voting Delegate for the 2024 League of California Cities {LOCC) Annual Conference - Designate Vice Mayor Edwin Okamura as the voting delegate and Council Member Donnelly as the alternate representing the City of Rio Vista for the 2024 League of California Cities (LOCC) Annual Conference to be held from October 16, 2024 to October 18, 2024 in Long Beach, California.
6.7 Provide Direction Regarding Sandy Beach Park Connecting an RV Dump Station to the City SeW-Or Review the provided information and direst City staff to negotiate the sonnestion of the Sandy Beash RV dump station to the City sewer system with sontrols in plase to prevent any ability to upset the treatment plant prosess.
6.8 Consider and Approve an application for an Economic De•1elopment Fund Matching Grant in an amount up to $5,537.98 Adopt Resolution No. 2024 061, thereby approving the application from Landi Provisions for an Esonomis Development Fund (EDF) matshing grant award in an amount up to $5,537.98 and approve the determination that denying or awarding these funds is exempt from California Environmental Quality Ast (CEQA) review pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, Sestion 15301 , Class 1 Existing Facilities Categorisal Exemption.
MAYOR KOTT DIRECTED PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING:
6.5 Receive and File Informational Report Regarding Inventory of CityOwned Parcels - Receive and file informational report regarding· the inventory of City-Owned parcels.
City Manager Kristina Miller provided the report before City Council, with a clarification that staff made the following amendments to the inventory list/spreadsheet after the agenda packet has been released ; with these corrections made to ensure that the City reflects accurate information:
1. The inclusion of Blackwelder Park; and
2. A correction on the Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) for one of the Cityowned properties; and
3. Corrections of minor typographical errors.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - August 6, 2024 Minutes Page 4 of 12 City Manager Miller responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Two (2) public comments were received.
Motion by Council Member Dolk, second by Council Member Stanish and passed by the following roll call vote, Council received the Informational Report regarding the inventory of City-owned parcels.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Donnelly, Stanish, Vice Mayor Okamura, and Mayor Kott
NOES: None
6. 7 Provide Direction Regarding Sandy Beach Park Connecting an RV Dump Station to the City Sewer - Review the provided information and direct City staff to negotiate the connection of the Sandy Beach RV dump station to the City sewer system with controls in place to prevent any ability to upset the treatment plant process.
City Manager Kristina Miller provided the report before City Council. City Manager Miller and Interim Public Works Director Greg Malcolm responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
One (1) public comment was received.
Motion by Council Member Donnelly, second by Vice Mayor Okamura and passed by the following roll call vote, Council provided direction to staff regarding Sandy Beach Park connecting an RV Dump Station to the City sewer.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Donnelly, Stanish, Vice Mayor Okamura, and Mayor Kott
NOES: None
6.8 Consider and Approve an application for an Economic Development Fund Matching Grant in an amount up to $5,537.98 -Adopt Resolution No. 2024-061, thereby approving the application from Landi Provisions for an Economic Development Fund (EDF) matching grant award in an amount up to $5,537.98 and approve the determination that denying or awarding these funds is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review pursuant to California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 15301, Class 1 - Existing Facilities Categorical Exemption.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - August 6, 2024 Minutes Page 5 of 12 Council Member Donnelly, Council Member Stanish, and Vice Mayor Okamura recused themselves since they respectively own and operate a business within the radius of the grant applicant's place of business.
City Attorney Mona Ebrahimi facilitated the process of "reviving" one member of the City Council from recusal. The recused members of City Council were requested to step outside the City Council Chambers until the "revival" process was completed.
Through drawing names from a bag, Council Member Donnelly was "revived" and asked to join the meeting while Council Member Stanish and Vice Mayor Okamura remained outside the City Council Chambers throughout the duration of this agenda item.
City Manager Kristina Miller provided the report before City Council. City Manager Miller responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Zero (0) public comment was received.
Motion by Council Member Donnelly, second by Council Member Dolk and passed by the following roll call vote, Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-061, thereby approving Landi Provision's application for an Economic Development Fund Matching Grant in an amount up to $5,537.98.
A YES: Council Members Dolk aild Donnelly; Mayor Kott
NOES: None
RECUSED: Council Member Stanish and Vice Mayor Okamura
Once the agenda item was over, Council Member Stanish and Vice Mayor Okamura were requested back in the City Council Chambers to re-join the meeting.
7. ACTION ITEMS
7.1 Public Hearing - Past Due Administrative Citation Property Lien - Adopt Resolution No. 2024-062, directing a special assessment and lien upon parcels with past due administrative citations.
Police Chief Jon Mazer provided the report before City Council. Police Chief Mazer and City Manager Miller responded to preliminary inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - August 6, 2024 Minutes Page 6 of 12 City Attorney Ebrahimi provided City Council with guidance for the public hearing / appeals process.
Mayor Kott opened the public hearing at 6:30 p.m.
The property owner of 835 Flores Way made an appeal before City Council, explaining his predicament.
The City Council discussed the administrative citation with the property owner.
Mayor Kott closed the public hearing at 6:35 p.m.
The City Council considered the property owner's statement and continued the discussion with City Manager Miller and City Attorney Ebrahimi responding to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Via consensus, the City Council provided staff with the following directions regarding 835 Flores Way:
1. The property owner would be granted a sixty-day (60-day) extension to remedy all conditions stipulated per the City's administrative citation; and
2. The City will continue reflecting the one-hundred dollars ($100) that the property owner currently owes to the City; and
3. The City will follow up with the property owner sixty days (60 days) from today and check that said property owner satisfactorily addressed all matters as stipulated per the City's administrative citation; and
4. If the property owner satisfactorily addressed all matters per the City's administrative citation, the City will waive/forgive the $100 administrative citation fee currently owed by the property owner; and
5. If the property owner does not satisfactorily address all matters per the City's administrative citation, the City will move forward in its action of placing a lien upon the property for any administrative citation fees owed; and
6. The City Council is in full understanding that the above-mentioned actions granted in favor of the property owner of 835 Flores Way/ APN 0178-151-050 will mean that the lien against the property would be placed at a later property tax roll should the property owner not fully satisfy addressing the issues stipulated in the administrative citation.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - August 6, 2024 Minutes Page 7 of 12 Motion by Council Member Stanish, second by Vice Mayor Okamura and passed by the following roll call vote, Council approved Resolution No. 2024-062, with staff modifying the resolution to include the abovementioned stipulations.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Donnelly, Stanish, Vice Mayor Okamura and Mayor Kott
NOES: None
7.2 Public Hearing - Ordinance - Introduce and Waive the First Reading of Ordinance No. 006-2024 - an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rio Vista Amending the Waterfront Specific Plan.
During the City Council regular meeting of June 18, 2024, the process of randomly "reviving" two of the four recused City Council Members to establish quorum was completed. The quorum for Waterfront Specific Plan (WSP) discussions from there on out should be the following members of City Council, with Vice Mayor Okamura and Council Member Donnelly remaining on recusal:
1. Mayor Kott
2. Council Member Dolk
3. Council Member Stanish.
Before discussions for this agenda item began, City Attorney Ebrahimi informed the City Council that Council Member Dolk wished to recuse himself from all discussions involving the WSP.
City Attorney Ebrahimi provided guidance to the City Council and facilitated the process of "reviving" one member of the City Council to replace Council Member Dolk to re-establish quorum.
The random process resulted in Vice Mayor Okamura being the "revived" member of City Council, whereas Council Member Dolk and Council Member Donnelly remain on recusal.
City Manager Miller facilitated the discussion and introduced Planning Consultant Richard Smeaton, with the latter providing City Council with a presentation regarding the Waterfront Specific Plan (WSP).
Planning Consultant Smeaton and City Manager Miller responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - August 6, 2024 Minutes Page 8 of 12 Mayor Kott opened the public hearing at 7:04 p.m.
Ten (10) public comments were received.
Mayor Kott closed the public hearing at 7:41 p.m.
City Council consensus resulted in staff being directed to schedule a joint meeting between the City Council and Planning Commission. City Council further directed staff to provide the following information for the upcoming joint meeting:
1. Senate Bill (SB) 330 Compliance
2. Hotel zoning change(s)
3. Flood
i. What is the requirement/ standard?
ii. What will a flood wall look like?
iii. Is 500,000 square feet of retail realistic?
4. Flexibility in uses desired.
No motion was made by the City Council. Proposed Ordinance No. 006-2024 was not introduced.
7.3 Receive Informational Presentation regarding Proposed Branding, Marketing, and Placemaking Strategy; and Direct Staff to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement - Receive an informative presentation from Chen Design Associates regarding branding, marketing, and placemaking strategy and the services that the consulting firm can provide the City; and provide staff with direction, which can include but not limited to preparing and executing a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) between the City and Chen Design Associates.
City Manager Miller facilitatied the discussion of the agenda item and introduced Brand Strategy Director Becky Luoh and Brand Strategist Casey Flaherty from Chen Designs.
City Manager Miller, Brand Strategy Directory Luoh, and Brand Strategist Casey Flaherty responded to inquiries and and requests for clarification from City Council.
Seven (7) public comments were received.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - August 6, 2024 Minutes Page 9 of 12 Two motions were made:
1. Motion by Council Member Stanish, second by Mayor Kott to postpone the branding project until after the November 2024 Elections - with City Council then deciding on the project contingent on the results of the 1 % Sales Tax Ballot Measure (Measure K). The motion failed following the roll call vote:
A YES: Council Member Stanish and Mayor Kott
NOES: Council Members Dolk and Donnelly; Vice Mayor Okamura
2. Motion by Vice Mayor Okamura, second by Council Member Donnelly to move forward with the branding project by funding the project in its entirety during Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025. The motion passed following the roll call vote:
A YES: Council Members Dolk and Donnelly; Vice Mayor
Okamura and Mayor Kott
NOES: Council Member Stanish
7.4 Tabulate and Ratify the Results of an Election Proceeding for a Property-Based Storm Drain Service Fee; and Approve a PropertyBased Storm Drain Service Fee and Ordering the Levy and Collection Thereof-Adopt Resolution No. 2024-063, thereby tabulating and ratifying the results of an Election Proceeding for a Property-Based Storm Drain Service Fee pursuant to Article Xiii D, Section 6, of the California Constitution; and adopt Resolution No. 2024-064, thereby approving a Property-Based Storm Drain Service Fee pursuant to Article Xiii D, Section 6, of the California Constitution and Ordering the levy and collection thereof.
City Manager Miller facilitated the discussion and introduced Director Sara Mares from NBS, the latter providing a presentation before the City Council.
Director Sara Mares reported to the City Council the canvass and tabulation results the Storm Drain Service Fee Increase ballot measure:
Total Votes Cast 2,329
Total "YES" Votes 1,096 Total "NO" Votes 1,233
Per Director Sara Mares, the votes cast by property owners in support of the measure represented 47.06% of votes cast, which is not a majority approval. Due to the results reflected above, the Storm Drain Service Fee Increase measure has failed.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - August 6, 2024 Minutes Page 10 of 12 City Manager Miller, Director Mares, and City Attorney Ebrahimi provided responses to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Two (2) public comments were received. Motion by Council Member Dolk, second by Council Member Donnelly and passed by the following roll call vote, Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-063, which reflected the tabulation and ratification of the election results.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Donnelly, Stanish, Vice Mayor Okamura and Mayor Kott
NOES: None
Since the Storm Drain Service Fee ballot measure failed, no motion was made to adopt Resolution No. 2024-064.
8. INFORMATION ITEMS
None
9. REPORTS
At this point in the meeting, the City Council receives information-only reports or comments on jurisdictional matters from those listed below:
9.1 City Manager
City Manager Miller shared the following with the City Council:
1. Upcoming meeting for Municipal Utilities Rate Committee (MRUC) on August 22, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
2. Upcoming meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission (PRC) on August 26, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
9.2 City Council
Council Member Stanish shared with the City Council and the public regarding one case of West Nile Virus in Solano County.
10. CITY COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
The following future agenda items were approved by the majority of the Council:
1. A future joint meeting between the City Council and the Planning Commission regarding the Waterfront Specific Plan (WSP).
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2. A future agenda item regarding the Sign Ordinance what is okay to put up on awnings of business storefronts.
3. A future agenda item regarding revisiting the Storm Drain Service Fee ballot measure -the item to be heard after November 2024.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Kott adjourned the meeting at 9: 12 p.m.
Pam Caronongan,, City
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