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Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - January 21, 2025 Minutes Page 1 of 8
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
MINUTES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ONE MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571
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 and Stanish, Vice Mayor Donnelly and Mayor Okamura
ABSENT: One (1) vacant Council Member seat
3. PRESENTATIONS
None
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Time Limit - 5 minutes per speaker)
Mayor Okamura announced that public comment time would be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker due to the larger attendance. Four (4) public comments were received.
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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 made.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
Item 6.10 was pulled for separate discussion.
Zero (0) public comment was received.
Motion by Vice Mayor Donnelly, second by Council Member Stanish and passed by the following roll call vote, Council approved all remaining Consent Calendar items:
AYES: Council Members Dolk and Stanish, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
NOES: None
6.1 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes - Approve the January 7, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes.
6.2 Revenue & Expenditure Fund Balance Report - Receive and file report for December 2024.
6.3 Budget & Audit Status Report - Receive and file report for December 2024.
6.4 Checks Register Report - Receive and file report for December 2024.
6.5 Monthly Informational Report on Current Planning Projects and Properties with Code Enforcement and/or Building Issues - Consider and accept report for December 2024.
6.6 Quarterly Information Report: Current Fee Waivers - Receive and file report for Quarter Four (4) 2024.
6.7 Waive the Final Reading by Substitution of the Title and Adopt of dia Ve to to Amend Ano Vista Mutta to de Chape 195
Regarding Signs on Commercial Building Awnings.
6.8 Waive the Final Reading by Substitution of the Title and Adopt 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.
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6.9 Discuss and Approve Mayor Nomination for City Commission Appointment - Discuss and approve Mayor Okamura's nomination for appointment to the Planning Commission.
6.10 Approve the Annual Development Impact and Five-Year Fee Report (AB1600) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 - Adopt Resolution No. 2025-001, approving the Annual Development Impact and Five Year Fee Report (AB1600) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and making findings as required by the Mitigation Fee Act.
MAYOR OKAMURA DIRECTED PULLED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED AT THIS POINT IN THE MEETING:
6.10 Approve the Annual Development Impact and Five-Year Fee Report (AB1600) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 - Adopt Resolution No. 2025-001, approving the Annual Development Impact and Five-Year Fee Report (AB1600) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and making findings as required by the Mitigation Fee Act.
City Manager Kristina Miller presented the item before City Council, and provided responses to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
One (1) public comment was received.
Motion by Council Member Stanish, second by Vice Mayor Donnelly and passed by the following roll call vote, Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-001.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Stanish, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
NOES: None
ACTION ITEMS
7.1 Public Hearing: Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Close Out the CDBG-CV2 and CV3 Program - Adopt Resolution No. 2025-002, approving and authorizing the CDBG-CV2 and CV3 program closeout.
Austin Knudsen, Housing and Community Development Project Manager for Michael Baker International, provided the presentation before the City Council. Project Manager Knudsen and City Manager Miller provided responses to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
Mayor Okamura opened the public hearing at 6:25 p.m. One (1) public comment was received. Mayor Okamura closed the public hearing at 6:31 p.m.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - January 21, 2025 Minutes Page 4 of 8 Motion by Vice Mayor Donnelly, second by Council Member Dolk and passed by the following roll call vote, Council adopted Resolution No. 2025-002.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Stanish, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
NOES: None
7.2 siere espee Updato ton or Saint Francis ay a -bert Fieling ar Interim Public Works Director Greg Malcolm presented before City Council, and provided responses to inquiries and requests for clarification from City Council.
One (1) public comment was received.
Motion by Council Member Dolk, second by Council Member Stanish and passed by the following roll call vote, Council moved to add $10,000 to the project's budget allocation since the City Council directed staff to place the speed table by the crosswalk on Saint Francis Way at Egbert Field to provide greater safety for pedestrians and children.
Due to the direction noted above, Resolution No. 2025-003 was not adopted.
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Stanish, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
NOES: None
7.3 Introduce and Waive the First Reading of Ordinance No. 010-2025 - An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rio Vista to Amend Section
2.20.010 of the Rio Vista Municipal Code relating to General Board, Committee and Commission Provisions, and Enact Chapter 2.26 relating to the Measure K Oversight Committee to the Rio Vista Municipal Code.
City Manager Miller reported before City Council and provided responses to inquiries and requests for clarifications from City Council.
Zero (0) public comment was received. Motion by Vice Mayor Donnelly, second by Council Member Stanish and passed by the following roll call vote, Council approved the waiving of the first reading and the introduction of Ordinance No. 010-2025.
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - January 21, 2025 Minutes Page 5 of 8 AYES: Council Members Dolk, Stanish, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
NOES: None
7.4 Interviews of Applicants for Vacant City Council Seat - City Manager Miller provided the instructions to City Council regarding the interview process for the City Council candidates.
The following four candidates were interviewed:
1. John Lompa
2. Lisa Duke
3. Thomas Viscuso
4. Judy Calpo
Once the interview process was completed, all the candidates were requested to return to the City Council Chambers.
7.5 City Council Appointment - Following interviews of City Council applicants, the City Council may take action to make an appointment to the vacant City Council seat term ending November 2026 (appointment to be made until the November 2026 election) and if a selection is made, the appointee will be sworn in at the January 21, 2025 Regular City Council meeting.
Thirteen (13) in-person public comments were received. Nine (9) written public comments were received. After City Council discussion and consideration regarding the interviews of the four City Council candiates, the following nominations were presented:
1. Nominate Candidate Lisa Duke to fill the City Council vacant seat Motion by Mayor Okamura, second by Vice Mayor Donnelly.
2. An alternate motion was presented to nominate Candidate John Lompa to fill the City Council vacant seat
Motion by Council Member Stanish. There was no second motion, and therefore the motion died.
City Council appointed Candidate Duke to fill the City Council vacant seat previously occupied I by then-City Council Member Okamura by the following roll call vote,
AYES: Council Members Dolk, Stanish, Vice Mayor Donnelly, and Mayor Okamura
NOES: None
Regular Meeting: Rio Vista City Council - January 21, 2025 Minutes Page 6 of 8 Mayor Okamura then called for a five-minute recess.
After recess, Candidate Duke was then sworn in for office. The oath of office was conducted by City Clerk Pam Caronongan.
Immediately after the oath of office, Council Member Duke joined the rest of the City Council behind the dais.
One (1) public comment was received.
INFORMATION ITEMS
None
REPORTS
9.1 City Manager
City Manager Miller shared the following with the City Council:
1. Congratulations and welcome the following new hires:
• Andrew Pabjanek, Fire Engineer
• Gus Duncan, Firefighter Paramedic
Travis Reynolds, Maintenance Worker I
• Allen "Le'Var" Carpenter, Maintenance Worker I|
2. Announcement of current job openings:
• Firefighter / Paramedic
• Firefighter / Engineer
9.2 City Council
1. Due to the public's interest regarding the tree planting project and keeping up to date with other City issues, Vice Mayor Donnelly encouraged the public to watch the videos of past meetings, particularly the video of the regular meeting of the City Council on December 17, 2024 to see if their questions have been addressed by City Council.
2. Mayor Okamura also concurred with Vice Mayor Donnelly and encouraged the public to reach out to members of the City Council to learn more and receive clarification regarding City issues.
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10. CITY COUNCIL FUTURE AGENDA ITEM REQUESTS
The following future agenda items were approved by the majority of the Council:
1. A future agenda item regarding Airport Road striping and street resurfacing in certain areas in the City. Per City Manager Miller, these matters would be addressed through the budget process; and if needed then staff would bring it back as an agenda items).
2. A future agenda item informing the City Council regarding the PCI index and the prioritization of road repair projects.
3. A future agenda item informing the City Council regarding wildfire preparedness as a result of the recent Los Angeles wildfires, so that the same would not happen to the City.
4. A future agenda item updating the City Council regarding the the state of the City of Isleton and its effect on public safety-related mutual aid.
11. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Mayor Okamura adjourned the meeting at 9:43 p.m.
Saw Coronann WHO WISTA CALLOR
Pam Caronongan, MMC, City Clerk
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