CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting – September 27, 2022
12:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION, ZOOM/COURTYARD CONFERENCE ROOM 2:30 P.M. CONSENT AND GENERAL BUSINESS, ZOOM/COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5:45 P.M. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, ZOOM/COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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Closed Session
12:00 PM
Closed Session
1. Conference with Labor Negotiators (Government Code §54957.6) SEIU Temporary Employees
SEIU Service Employees
Supervisors, OE3
City Negotiator - Lisa Murphy
2. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Government Code §54957) 1) City Manager
2) City Attorney
3. Conference With Legal Counsel – Liability Claims (Government Code §54956.95)
1) Claimant: Jose A. Talamantes Haro
2) Claimant: Serafin G. Ruiz
Claims against the City of Santa Cruz
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Closed Session (continued)
4. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(2)
Significant exposure to litigation (1 potential case to be discussed)
5. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1))
City of Santa Cruz v. Regents of the University of California, et al. (Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. 22CV00373)
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City Council
2:30 PM
Call to Order
Roll Call
Presentations
6. Downtown Library and Affordable Housing Project Quarterly Update
7. Unified Animal Model Ordinance Update
8. Fire Prevention Week
Presiding Officer's Announcements
Statements of Disqualification
Additions and Deletions
City Attorney Report on Closed Session
Council Meeting Calendar
9. The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.
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Council Memberships in City Groups and Outside Agencies
10. The Presiding Officer will provide Councilmembers with the opportunity to update Council on any external committee meetings that occurred since the last Council meeting.
Consent Agenda
11. Minutes of the September 13, 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes (CC) Motion to approve as submitted.
12. Liability Claims Filed Against the City of Santa Cruz (FN) Motion to reject the liability claims of a) Jose A. Talamantes Haro and b) Serafin G. Ruiz, based on staff recommendation.
13. Fire Management Employee Association Tentative Agreement for a Successor Memoranda of Understanding (HR)
Resolution adopting a tentative agreement with the Fire Management Employee Association.
14. City of Santa Cruz Firefighters IAFF Local 1716 Tentative Agreement for a Successor Memoranda of Understanding (HR)
Resolution adopting a tentative agreement with the City of Santa Cruz Firefighters IAFF Local 1716.
15. Executive Employees Compensation and Benefits Plan (HR) Resolution adopting the Compensation and Benefits Plan for Executive Unrepresented Employees.
16. Mid-Management Association of the City of Santa Cruz Tentative Agreement for a Successor Memorandum of Understanding (HR) Resolution approving a tentative agreement with the Mid-Management Association of the City of Santa Cruz effective September 17, 2022 through August 29, 2025.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
17. Caterpillar 325 Excavator – Award Contract (PW)
Motion to approve the purchase from the Refuse Fund of one Caterpillar 325 Excavator in the amount of $327,000.00 from Peterson Tractor Co. (San Leandro, CA).
18. San Lorenzo River Lagoon Culvert Project Grant Forbearance Agreement (PW)
Motion to approve the Forbearance Agreement by and between the Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County and the City of Santa Cruz, which is a condition of the grant agreement funding the San Lorenzo River Lagoon Culvert Project (c601403), and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.
19. Striping Improvements at Atlantic Avenue and La Fonda Avenue (m400029) (PW)
Motion to approve the design and installation of traffic striping at Atlantic Avenue (between Seabright Avenue and 4th Avenue) and La Fonda Avenue (between Holway Drive and Soquel Avenue).
20. Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency Sustainable Groundwater Management Grant – Local Project Sponsor Agreement (WT) Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute a Local Project Sponsor Agreement between the Santa Cruz Mid-County Groundwater Agency (Grantee) and the City of Santa Cruz (Local Project Sponsor) for the Department of Water Resources Sustainable Groundwater Management Act Implementation Grant in a form approved by the City Attorney and authorize the City to proceed with the work contemplated in the Local Project Sponsor Agreement within the specified grant-approved amounts.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
21. Intertie 1: Santa Cruz-Scotts Valley – Award of Professional Services Agreement (WT)
Motion authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement in a form to be approved by the City Attorney with Kennedy Jenks (Santa Clara, CA) for Engineering Design Services for the Intertie 1: Santa Cruz-Scotts Valley Project and to authorize the Water Director to execute future contract amendments within the approved budget.
End Consent Agenda
General Business
22. Single-Use Tobacco Waste (CM)
1) Receive an informational tobacco product waste presentation from the County of Santa Cruz, commentaries by local stakeholders, and provide staff direction on the next steps; and
2) Establish and direct work to the Health in All Policies (HiAP) Subcommittee to bring back recommendations to Council at a future date.
5:45 PM
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.
Oral Communications
Adjournment
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INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
23. Economic Development Department: Sycamore/La Playa Affordability Term Extension - 9/7/22 (EDFYI 001)
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
24. Proclaiming the days of September 9–14, 2022 as “Mäider Arostéguy and Delegates from the City of Biarritz, France, Days” and encouraging all citizens to join in welcoming them all with warmth and appreciation for their message of peace and goodwill.
25. Proclaiming August 21, 2022 as “Ron Inouye Retirement Day” and encouraging all his coworkers and citizens to join in expressing heartfelt appreciation for his sixteen years of dedicated and exemplary service and numerous contributions to the Santa Cruz Police Department and the City of Santa Cruz and wishing him well in his retirement.
26. Proclaiming August 20, 2022 as “Matthew Mulvihill Retirement Day” and encouraging all his coworkers and citizens to join in expressing heartfelt appreciation for his twenty years of dedicated and exemplary service and numerous contributions to the Santa Cruz Police Department and the City of Santa Cruz and wishing him well in his retirement.
27. Proclaiming the month of September 2022 as “Childhood Cancer Awareness Month” and encouraging all citizens to join in honoring Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services for its 24 years of outstanding support to our community and acknowledging its contributions to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
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28. Proclaiming September 15–October 15, 2022 as “National Hispanic Heritage Month” and calling on all residents to join in recognizing the lasting contributions that Latinx have made, and continue to make, to strengthen the fabric of American society and the ongoing support that community organizations continue to provide to our Latinx community.
29. Proclaiming September 17, 2022 as “Senderos Fiestas Patrias Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in this observance.
30. Proclaiming September 18, 2022 as “Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in commending those at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary for their unwavering efforts during the last thirty years to preserve the oceanic environment off of California’s Central Coast and all the agencies, local jurisdictions, businesses, environmental organizations, and individuals whose support has helped protect it and its incredibly rich marine ecosystem for future generations.
31. Proclaiming September 20, 2022 as “Paul Lee Day” and encouraging the people of Santa Cruz to join in celebrating his birthday and his significant accomplishments for the Santa Cruz community.
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Advisory Body Appointments
The following position is vacant. Council will make the appointment at a future meeting.
Commission for the Prevention of Violence
Against Women
One opening
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.