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RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING - BY TELECONFERENCE AND IN PERSON
MAYOR EDWIN OKAMURA
VICE MAYOR SARAH DONNELLY
COUNCIL MEMBER RICK DOLK
COUNCIL MEMBER LISA DUKE
COUNCIL MEMBER WALT STANISH
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025
6:00
P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ONE MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571
5:30 P.M. SPECIAL MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
2. 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.
3. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
3.1 Conference with legal counsel - initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code section 54956.9(d) (one case)
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
3. PRESENTATIONS
3.1 Downtown Business Association: Decorative Lights Project Proposal
3.2 Proclamation: Professional Municipal Clerks Week
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 Approve City Council Meeting Minutes - Approve the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of April 15, 2025
6.1 Draft April 15, 2025, Meeting Minutes
6.2 Monthly Report - Receive and file report for March 2025
6.2 May 2025 Monthly Report
6.3 Airport Advisory Commission Appointment - Approve Mayor Okamura’s nomination of Donna Dietrich for appointment to the Airport Advisory Commission
6.3 Staff report and attachment(s)
7. ACTION ITEMS
7.1 Public Hearing: Camping Ordinance Amendment - Introduce by title only and waive the first reading of an ordinance enacting Chapter 8.06 relating to camping, and amending Section 12.16.030 relating to Parks- use during hours of dark prohibited, Section 12.16.050 relating to camping in parks, and Chapter 12.20 relating to camping and storage of personal property in public areas of the Rio Vista Municipal Code
7.1 Staff report and attachment(s)
7.2 Speed Limits Ordinance - Introduce by title only and waive the first reading of an ordinance amending Title 10, Chapter 10.04, Section 10.04.100 (titled "Speed Limits") for certain roads and streets within the City of Rio Vista
7.2 Staff report and attachment(s)
7.3 Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) Funding Awards - Consider requests for TOT funding awards; $35,000 is budgeted and the requests received total $57,345.26
7.3 Staff report and attachment(s)
Resolution No. 2025-032 TOT Requests
7.4 Fire Hazard Severity Zones Ordinance - Introduce by title only and waive the first reading of an ordinance to enact Rio Vista Municipal Code Chapter 8.22 regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone map and associated regulations
7.4 Staff report and attachment(s)
7.5 Speed Table Improvement Project Contract Award - A Resolution authorizing award of a contract for the speed table improvement project and allocation of sufficient funding
7.5 Staff report and attachment(s)
7.6 Public Works Director Employment Agreement - A Resolution approving an employment agreement with Greg Malcolm for the position of Public Works Director at Range 148, Step E
7.6 Staff report and attachment(s)
Resolution No. 2025-033 G Malcom PW Director Employment Agreement
7.7 Community Development Director Job Description and Salary - A Resolution: 1) Funding a new position titled Community Development Director; and 2) approving the revised Community Development Director job description and salary range.
7.7 Staff report and attachment(s)
Resolution No. 2025-034 Community Dev Director Job Description and Salary
8. INFORMATION ITEMS
8.1 Update(s) regarding California Forever, if any
8.1 Staff report
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, May 20, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Disclosable public records related to an open session item on a meeting agenda distributed by the City of Rio Vista to the Rio Vista City Council are available on the city's website & at City Hall for public review at 72 hours prior to a regular meeting and 24 hours prior to a special meeting or, in the event information is delivered to the Council less than 72 or 24 hours prior to an open meeting, as soon as it is so delivered. To arrange for alternative agenda document format or to arrange aid or services to modify or accommodate persons with a disability to participate in a public meeting contact the City Clerk 48 hours in advance of the meeting date by calling 707/374-6451. Pursuant to applicable laws and regulations, including without limitation, California Government Code Section 65009 and or California Public Resources Code Section 21177, if you wish to challenge in court any of the above decisions (including any action regarding planning, zoning and/or environmental decisions), you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this notice/agenda, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at, or prior to, the public hearing.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING: I, Jennifer Schultz, City Clerk, declare that the foregoing agenda for the May 6, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Rio Vista City Council was posted and available for review on May 2, 2025 on the city's website and at City Hall, One Main Street, Rio Vista, California, in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a).