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Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - January 7, 2025 Minutes Page 1 of 9
REGULAR MEETING OF THE RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL
CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR EDWIN OKAMURA
VICE MAYOR SARAH DONNELLY
COUNCIL MEMBER RICK DOLK
COUNCIL MEMBER WALT STANISH
COUNCIL MEMBER (VACANT DUE TO EDWIN OKAMURA BECOMING MAYOR)
BY TELECONFERENCE AND IN PERSON
AGENDA
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2025
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ONE MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571
1. CLOSED SESSION
None
2. CALL TO ORDER - ROLL CALL - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - CLOSED
SESSION REPORT
Mayor Okamura called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: Council Members Dolk, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
ABSENT: Council Member Stanish, and one vacant seat at City Council
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Presentation - Commission / Committee Quarterly Reports:
a. Airport Advisory Commission (AAC)
b. General Plan Working Group (GPWG)
c. Municipal Rates and Utilities Committee (MRUC)
d. Park and Recreation Commission (PRC) e. Planning Commission f. Public Safety Oversight Commission (PSOC)
g. "2x2" Meetings- City of Rio Vista and River Delta Unified School District Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - January 7, 2025 Minutes Page 2 of 9 I I
City Clerk Pam Caronongan advised the City Council that the respective Chairs of the Airport Advisory Commission (AAC), Park and Recreation Commission (PRC), and the Public Safety Oversight Commission (PSOC) informed City staff that they have no activities to report for the quarter.
City Manager Kristina Miller gave the quarterly report for the following Committes:
1. General Plan Working Group (GPWG)
2. Municipal Rates and Utilities Committee (MRUC)
3. "2x 2" Meetings - City of Rio Vista and River Delta Unified School District Planning Commission Vice Chair Lisa Duke provided the quarterly report for the Planning Commission.
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 that is not on the agenda. 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. 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.
Six (6) public comments were received.
5. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
City Council Members should disclose any communications they have had on applicable agenda items at this time.
Zero (0) disclosure was received.
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 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes - Approve the December 17, 2024 Regular Meeting Minutes.
6.2 Authorize Amendments to Employment Agreements for
Unrepresented Positions Adopt Resolution No. 2025 104, amending the employment agreements for the Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, Finance Director, and Fire Chief; approving tv,o disbursements of $1,000 (one for Fiscal Year 2025 26 and one for Fiscal Year 2026 27) for all of the above positions.
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6.3 Appoint Council Members to Other Agency Boards, Regional Commissions, and Committees Approve the proposed Council Member appointments to other agency boards, regional commissions, and regional committees for Calendar Year 2025.
6.4 Discuss and Approve Mayor Nominations for City Commission Appointments / Re-Appointments - Discuss and approve Mayor Okamura's nominations for appointments/ re-appointments to the Planning Commission and Youth / Student Commissioner for the Airport Advisory Commission (AAC).
6.5 Approve Amendment to Resolution No. 2024-092 - Approve the typographical amendment to Resolution No. 2024-092, which was already adopted by City Council on December 17, 2024. The typographical amendment was made at the direction of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, with said amendment required to ensure the proper administration and collection of transactions and use taxes related to Measure K.
6.6 Monthly Report- Receive and file Monthly Report for January 2025, with reportable data for the month of November 2024.
Item Nos. 6.2 and 6/3 were pulled for separate discussion/action.
One (1) public comment I request for clarification was received.
Motion by Vice Mayor Donnelly, second by Council Member Dolk and passed by the following roll call vote, Council approved all remaining Consent Calendar items:
PRESENT: Council Members Dolk, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
ABSENT: Council Member Stanish, and one vacant seat at City Council
MAYOR OKAMURA PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS TO BE
CONSIDERED AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING:
6.2 Authorize Amendments to Employment Agreements for
Unrepresented Positions - Adopt Resolution No. 2025-104, amending the employment agreements for the Assistant City Manager, City Clerk, Finance Director, and Fire Chief; approving two disbursements of $1,000 ( one for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and one for Fiscal Year 2026-27) for all of the above positions.
City Manager Miller provided the report to the City Council as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - January 7, 2025 Minutes Page 4 of 9 Zero (0) public comment was received.
Motion by Council Member Dolk, second by Vice Mayor Donnelly and passed by the following roll call vote, Council approved Resolution No. 2025-104:
PRESENT: Council Members Dolk, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
ABSENT: Council Member Stanish, and one vacant seat at City Council
6.3 Appoint Council Members to Other Agency Boards, Regional Commissions, and Committees -Approve the proposed Council Member appointments to other agency boards, regional commissions, and regional committees for Calendar Year 2025.
City Manager Miller provided the report to the City Council as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
City Manager Miller explained that staff had been made aware of corrections needed for the following outside agencies after the agenda and the corresponding agenda packet had been posted:
1. LAFCO
2. Napa / Solano Area Agency on Aging
3. Solano Consolidated Oversight Board
4. Delta Protection Committee
The above-mentioned agencies would still need to reflect former Mayor Ron Kott as the appointee. The appointments for the above-mentioned agencies are made by the Solano County Selection Committee, and the appointments to replace Mayor Kott on these committees have not been made yet.
Zero (0) public comment was received .
Motion by Vice Mayor Donnelly, second by Council Member Dolk and passed by the following roll call vote, Council approved the appointments made to the Other Agency Boards, Regional Commissions, and Committees with modifications to reflect former Mayor Ron Kott as the City's appointee to the four agencies noted above.
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7. ACTION ITEMS
7.1 Introduce and Waive the First Reading of Ordinance No. 008-2025-An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rio Vista to Amend Rio Vista Municipal Code Chapter 17.56 regarding Signs on Commercial Building Awnings.
Public Works Program Manager Krystine Ball provided the report to the City Council as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Two (2) public comments were received.
Motion by Vice Mayor Donnelly, second by Council Member Dolk and passed by the following roll call vote, Council introduced and waived the First Reading of Ordinance No. 008-2025:
PRESENT: Council Members Dolk, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
ABSENT: Council Member Stanish, and one vacant seat at City Council
7.2 Introduce and Waive the First Reading of Ordinance No. 009-2025-An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rio Vista to Amend Section
12.16.090 of the Rio Vista Municipal Code relating to Skateboard Parks.
City Attorney Mona Ebrahimi provided the report to the City Council as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
City Attorney Ebrahimi advised City Council that Ordinance No. 009-2025, if adopted, would bring the City in compliance with the California Health and Safety Code.
Zero (0) public comment was received.
Motion by Council Member Dolk, second by Vice Mayor Donnelly and passed by the following roll call vote, Council introduced and waived the First Reading of Ordinance No. 009-2025:
PRESENT: Council Members Dolk, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
ABSENT: Council Member Stanish, and one vacant seat at City Council
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7.3 Discuss the Development of a Measure K Oversight Committee - Review the proposed powers, duties, recruitment of the Measure K Oversight Committee, and direct staff to draft the ordinance.
City Manager Miller provided the report to the City Council as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
One (1) public comment was received.
City Council discussed and advised City staff to add a non-voting Council Liaison position for the Oversight Committee. City Council further directed staff to draft the ordinance to create the Measure K Oversight Committee.
No motion was made for this agenda item.
7.4 Additional Details for Monthly Check Register- Approve the proposed format of the monthly check register.
City Manager Miller provided the report to the City Council as well as responded to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
One (1) public comment was received.
Motion by Vice Mayor Donnelly, second by Council Member Dolk and passed by the following roll call vote, Council approved the proposed format of the monthly check register report per City staff recommendation:
PRESENT: Council Members Dolk, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
ABSENT: Council Member Stanish, and one vacant seat at City Council
8. INFORMATION ITEMS
None
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9. REPORTS
9.1 City Manager
City Manager Miller reported on the following:
1. City staff will begin announcing newly-hired employees in future City Manager Reports.
2. City Manager Miller thanked those involved with the successful Menorah Lighting held on Saturday Night, December 28, 2024.
3. The last stages of completing work to restore City Hall from the flood is almost complete.
4. The last day to complete the Utility Rate Survey will be January 8, 2025.
Please respond.
5. The deadline for the acceptance of applications for the City Council Member vacancy is January 9, 2025.
9.2 City Council
1. Mayor Okamura thanked and complimented staff for the cleanup of City Hall after the flooding.
2. Mayor Okamura also complimented the Menorah Lighting event, thanking everyone for the successful event.
3. Mayor Okamura inquired staff regarding people rummaging in trash cans, and if there is something that can be done to mitigate this. City Manager Miller responded that once trash bins go out to the curb, trash becomes the property of Mount Diablo Resource Recovery (MORR).
4. Mayor Okamura and Vice Mayor Donnelly respectively inquired staff regarding unhoused individuals encamping in various areas of the City, particularly at City properties.
5. Vice Mayor Donnelly requested staff to schedule the biennial-required Ethics Training and Sexual Harassment Prevention Training as a group session composed of new hires, elected officials, and commissioners.
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10. CITY COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
1. A future agenda item regarding the amendment of the City's Camping Ordinance.
11. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Okamura adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Pam Caronongan, , City Clerk
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