CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting – February 8, 2022
Updated February 4, 2022
1:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION, ZOOM
2:00 P.M. CONSENT, PUBLIC HEARING, GENERAL BUSINESS AND ORAL
COMMUNICATIONS, ZOOM
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Closed Session
1:00 PM
Closed Session
The Agenda has been updated to include the following item.
1. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(2))
Significant exposure to litigation (1 potential case to be discussed)
2. Conference With Legal Counsel – Liability Claims (Government Code §54956.95)
1) Claimant: Brooke Elaine Murdoch
2) Claimant: Rhonda Elaine Reyna
Claims against the City of Santa Cruz
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City Council
2:00 PM
Call to Order
Roll Call
Presentation
3. Mayoral Proclamation Declaring February as Black History Month in Santa Cruz
Presiding Officer's Announcements
Statements of Disqualification
Additions and Deletions
Oral Communications Announcement – Community members may address the Council for two minutes or less about any matter not on the agenda. 30 minutes is allocated for Oral Communications. No extra time for groups will be granted.
City Attorney Report on Closed Session
City Manager Report
4. The City Manager will report and provide updates on the City's business, COVID-19 response, and events.
Council Meeting Calendar
5. The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.
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Consent Agenda
6. Resolution Authorizing the City to Continue Teleconferenced Public Meetings Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361 (CA)
Resolution authorizing legislative bodies of the City of Santa Cruz to continue the use of teleconferenced meetings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361.
7. Resolution Extending Emergency Declaration in Connection with COVID19 Pandemic by Sixty (60) Days (CA) Resolution extending by sixty days the Declaration of Emergency in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.
8. Resolution Extending the Emergency Declaration in Connection with the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire by Sixty (60) Days (CA) Resolution extending by sixty days the Local Emergency Declaration in Connection with the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire.
9. Resolutions Amending Council Policy 6.6: City Council Meetings – Oral Communications and Councilmember Handbook (CA)
Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution amending Council Policy 6.6, City Council Meetings – Oral Communications.
2) Adopt a resolution amending the Councilmember Handbook provisions regarding the designated start time and length of oral communications.
10. Minutes of the January 25, 2022 City Council Meeting (CC) Motion to approve as submitted.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
11. Establishment of a Council Ad Hoc Budget and Revenue Committee (CN)
Motion to:
1) Sunset the Council Ad Hoc Revenue Committee established on January 12, 2021;
2) Establish a Council Ad Hoc Budget and Revenue Committee (Committee) to explore long-term budgetary financial plans and capital project planning, and recommend new revenue-enhancement opportunities; and
3) Appoint the Mayor, Vice Mayor, and Councilmember Brown to the Committee as recommended by the Mayor.
12. Santa Cruz Cannabis Local Equity Program Manual (ED) Motion to approve the City of Santa Cruz Cannabis Local Equity Program Manual.
13. Liability Claims Filed Against the City of Santa Cruz (FN) Motion to reject the liability claims of a) Brooke Elaine Murdoch, and b) Rhonda Elaine Reyna, based on staff recommendation.
14. Housing Matters Hygiene Bay Remodel Project (p102205) – Authorization to Advertise and Award (PW)
Motion to approve the plans and specifications for the Housing Matters Hygiene Bay Remodel Project (p102205), authorize staff to advertise for bids, and award the contract. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the contract in a form approved by the City Attorney. The Public Works Director is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget.
15. Purchase of Two Refuse Trucks (PW)
Motion authorizing the purchase of two replacement Refuse Trucks from the Refuse Fund, in the amount of $725,000 from TEC of California (Oakland, CA).
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Consent Agenda (continued)
16. First Amendment to Agreement for Design Engineering for Brackney Landslide Area Pipeline Risk Reduction Project (WT)
Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for Design Engineering for Brackney Landslide Area Pipeline Risk Reduction Project in the amount of $328,469 with Mott MacDonald Group Inc. (San Jose, CA) in a form to be approved by the City Attorney, and authorizing the Water Director to execute future contract amendments within the approved budget.
17. Resolution Supporting an Application by the Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency to the California Department of Water Resources for Grant Funding to be Used to Support Implementation of the Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Sustainability Plan (WT)
Resolution supporting an application to the California Department of Water Resources for grant funding to be used to support implementation of the Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Sustainability Plan.
18. Water Supply Augmentation Planning (WT)
Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute the Third Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement for Phase 2 Recycled Water Facility Planning Study in the amount of $350,000 with Kennedy Jenks Consultants (San Francisco, CA) in a form to be approved by the City Attorney.
End Consent Agenda
Public Hearing
19. 2nd Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 2022-01 Repealing Chapter 16.03 (Plumbing Fixture Retrofit Regulations) of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code (WT)
Adopt Ordinance No. 2022-01 to repeal Chapter 16.03 (Plumbing Fixture Retrofit Regulations) of the Santa Cruz Municipal Code.
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General Business
20. Opposition to the Potential Adverse Abandonment Actions for Heavy Freight Rail Service on the Felton Branch Line and Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line (CN)
Direct the Mayor to notify the Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission that the Santa Cruz City Council opposes the potential adverse abandonment actions for heavy freight rail service on the Felton Branch Line and Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line.
21. Mid-year Update (FN/HR)
21.1. FY 2022 Budget Adjustments and Information on City’s Financial Status (FN)
Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution amending FY 2022 budget appropriations to all funds as listed in Exhibit A, in the amount of $5,911,511 including $1,453,813 to the General Fund, and a total appropriation of estimated revenues as listed in Exhibit A in the amount of $5,273,232 to all funds, including a net reduction of $5,758,501 to the General Fund. 2) Authorize the City Manager to allocate budgetary changes within the applicable funds and departments.
3) Receive an update on the City of Santa Cruz’s financial status.
21.2. Resolution Amending the City of Santa Cruz Personnel Complement and Classification and Compensation Plans for the Parks and Recreation, Finance, Fire and Water Departments - Budget Adjustment (HR) Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution amending the Classification and Compensation Plans and the mid-year FY 2022 budget personnel complement by approving position changes in four City Departments.
2) Resolution amending the FY 2022 budget to appropriate funds for the addition of a Principal Management Analyst within the Water Department.
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Oral Communications
Adjournment
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INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – FEBRUARY 8, 2022
22. City Manager: Update on Status of City Election-Related Items - 1/24/22 (CMFYI 258)
23. City Manager: CORE RFP Due Date Extension - 1/25/22 (CMFYI 259)
24. Finance Department: Portfolio Management Report – Pooled Cash and Investments as of December 31, 2021 - 1/24/22 (FNFYI 350)
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – FEBRUARY 8, 2022
25. Proclaiming January 29, 2022 as “Laura Hecox Day” and encouraging all members of our community to join in the celebration of her life, including her role in establishing the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, whose goal is sharing the fascination and reverence for the natural world integral to Laura Hecox’s life.
Advisory Body Appointments
The following positions are vacant. Council will make the appointments at a future meeting.
Board of Building and Fire Appeals One opening
Historic Preservation Commission One opening
Sister Cities Committee One opening
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Public Hearing
If, in the future, you wish to challenge in court any of the matters on this agenda for which a public hearing is to be conducted, you may be limited to raising only those issues which you (or someone else) raised orally at the public hearing or in written correspondence received by the City at or before the hearing.
Any person seeking to challenge a City Council decision made as a result of a proceeding in which, by law, a hearing is required to be given, evidence is required to be taken, and the discretion in the determination of facts is vested in the City Council, shall be required to commence that action either 60 days or 90 days following the date on which the decision becomes final as provided in Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6 Please refer to code of Civil Procedure 1094.6 to determine how to calculate when a decision becomes “final.” The 60-day rule applies to all public hearings conducted pursuant to the City’s Zoning Ordinance, Title 24, Santa Cruz Municipal Code. The 90-day rule applies to all other public hearings.
City Council Agenda Legislative History Addendum
No information was submitted.
City staff is responsible for providing the City Clerk with such documentation and information for the Legislative History Addendum. The information will be on file in the City Clerk’s Department.
The Addendum is a listing of information specific to City Council business, but which does not appear on a Council meeting agenda. Such entities would include, but not be limited to: Court decisions, Coastal Commission Appeals of City Council actions, Closed Session Agreements/Settlements, which are public record, Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments, Local Agency Formation Commission.