CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting – March 14, 2023
12:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION, ZOOM/COURTYARD CONFERENCE ROOM 2:00 P.M. CONSENT, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND ORAL COMMUNICATIONS,
ZOOM/COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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Closed Session
12:00 PM
Closed Session
1. Real Property Negotiations (Government Code §54956.8) 1) Property: 333 Locust Street
APN: 005-033-03
Owner: Smith Laura Trustee, Mathews William G. and Cynthia S.
Trustees, and Smith Sara Wood, Trustee
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and Laura Smith Trustee et al.
Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
2) Property: Approximately 8.15 acres located on Mount Hermon Road in Scotts Valley, CA
APNs: 022-721-07, 022-721-08, 022-721-09
Owner: City of Santa Cruz
City Negotiator: Bonnie Lipscomb
Negotiating Parties: City of Santa Cruz and City of Scotts Valley Under Negotiation: Price, terms of payment, or both
2. Conference With Legal Counsel – Liability Claims (Government Code §54956.95)
1) Claimant: Laural Pannabecker
2) Claimant: Davida Seliger
Claims against the City of Santa Cruz
3. Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(4))
Initiation of litigation (one potential case)
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City Council
2:00 PM
Call to Order
Roll Call
Presentation
4. Parking for Hope Check Presentation
Presiding Officer's Announcements
Statements of Disqualification
Additions and Deletions
City Attorney Report on Closed Session
Council Meeting Calendar
5. The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.
Consent Agenda
6. Resolution Extending the Local Emergency Declaration in Connection with the December 2022 and January 2023 Winter Storms (CA/CM) Resolution extending by sixty days the Local Emergency Declaration in connection with the December 2022 and January 2023 winter storms.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
7. Historic Preservation Commission and Planning Commission Appointments (CC)
Motion to:
1) Approve Mayor Keeley’s nomination of Jessie Durant to the Historic Preservation Commission, with a term ending January 31, 2027; and 2) Approve Mayor Keeley’s nomination of Timerie Gordon and Vice Mayor Golder’s nomination of Michael Polhamus to the Planning Commission, with terms ending January 31, 2027.
8. Minutes of the February 28, 2023 Meeting of the City Council (CC) Motion to approve as submitted.
9. Liability Claims Filed Against the City of Santa Cruz (FN) Motion to reject the liability claims of 1) Laural Pannabecker and 2) Davida Seliger, based on staff recommendation.
10. Santa Cruz Police Officers' Association and Santa Cruz Police Management Association Tentative Agreements for Successor Memoranda of Understanding (HR)
Resolution approving tentative agreements with the Police Officers' Association effective March 4, 2023, through March 4, 2026; and Police Management Association effective March 4, 2023, through March 13, 2027.
11. Project Management Support for Information Technology System Implementation (IT)
Motion to approve scope of work amendment with HDR, Inc. to extend Project Management Services in support of the City’s implementation of Cityworks, a Computerized Maintenance Management System, and authorize the City Manager to execute the contract amendment in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
12. Chestnut Street Storm Drain Replacement and Pavement Rehabilitation (c401505) – Notice of Completion (PW)
Motion to accept the work of Granite Rock, Inc. (Watsonville, CA) as completed per the plans and specifications and authorize the filing of the Notice of Completion for Chestnut Street Storm Drain Replacement and Pavement Rehabilitation (c401505).
13. 3rd Quarter FY 2023 Water Department Capital Investment Program Transfer – Budget Adjustment (WT)
Resolution amending the FY 2023 budget and transferring budget appropriations within the Water Department Capital Investment Program (CIP) to update various project budgets with current cost forecasts.
14. Newell Creek Instream Habitat Restoration – Large Woody Debris Project – Approval of CEQA Exemption, Plans and Specifications, and Authorization to Advertise for Bids and Award Contract (WT) Motion to approve the Plans and Specifications for the Newell Creek Instream Habitat Restoration – Large Woody Debris Project (c701606) and authorize staff to advertise for bids and the Water Director to execute change orders within the approved project budget and find the Project exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the contract as authorized by Resolution No. NS-27,563. The Water Director is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget.
End Consent Agenda
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Public Hearings
15. Appeal of the Transportation and Public Works Commission’s Approval of Parking Removal on Laurel Street as part of the Laurel Street Vision Zero Striping Improvements Plan (m400029) (PW)
Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution denying the appeal and upholding the Transportation and Public Works Commission’s approval of the design and installation of the proposed striping on Laurel Street between Mission Street and Chestnut Street; and
2) Direct staff to investigate additional diagonal parking on Myrtle Street with neighbors.
16. 2023-2024 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan, Amendment to the 2019-2020 HUD, Amendment to the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan, and Amendment to the Citizen Participation Plan (ED)
Motion to:
1) Make initial funding recommendations for the 2023-2024 U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan for both Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME).
2) Amend the 2019-2020 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Annual Action Plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and direct staff to submit to HUD for approval. 3) Direct staff to submit the 2023 Lower Ocean/Downtown/River Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area (NRSA) Plan as an amendment to the 2020-2025 Consolidated Plan.
4) Amend the Citizen Participation Plan (CPP) to reflect the merger of the Community Programs Committee with the Health in All Policies Committee and amend the public input schedule for all HUD Plans.
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Oral Communications Announcement – Members of the public may address Council on matters not on the agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the Council. 30 minutes is allocated for Oral Communications. No extra time for groups will be granted.
Oral Communications
Public Hearing
17. Nonresidential Demolition Authorization Permit, Special Use Permit, Design Permit, Lot-line Adjustment, Density Bonus Request, and Heritage Tree Removal Permit to Demolish the Existing Surface Parking Lot and Structures and Construct the Downtown Library Affordable Housing Project, Encompassing Development of a New, Approximately 273,194 Square-Foot, Eight-Story Building Including a Three-story, Approximately 38,069 Square-Foot City Library Featuring Two Floors; a Three-Story Parking Garage with 243 Parking Spaces; a Five-Story, 100% Affordable Housing Component Comprising 124 Residential Units; a Three-Story, Approximately 9,598 Square-Foot Commercial Tenant Space; a One-Story, Approximately 1,231 Square-Foot Childcare Facility with Adjoining 674 Square-Foot Outdoor Play Area; and New Landscaping and Associated Site Improvements, Including Removal of 12 Trees, on Land Located in the CBD/FP-O (Central Business District/Floodplain Overlay Zone Districts) and within the Cedar Street Village Corridor and Pacific Avenue Retail District Subareas of the Downtown Plan (Environmental Review: Statutory Exemption – Section 21083.3 / State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183; Categorical Exemptions Sections 15532 and 15305) (PL)
Resolution acknowledging the environmental determination and approving the Nonresidential Demolition Authorization Permit, Special Use Permit, Design Permit, Lot-line Adjustment, and Density Bonus request, and upholding the Parks and Recreation Commission’s approval of the Heritage Tree Removal Permit, allowing demolition of the existing surface parking lot and structures, removal of the existing trees, and construction of the Library Affordable Housing Project, based on the findings.
Adjournment
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INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – MARCH 14, 2023
18. City Manager: Quarterly Grant Report – Fiscal Year 2023 as of December 31, 2022 - 3/6/23 (CMFYI 263)
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – MARCH 14, 2023
19. Proclaiming February 24, 2023 as “Solidarity With the People of Ukraine Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in commending the people of Ukraine for their strength, courage, and bravery and to stand in support of them and their struggle for freedom.
20. Proclaiming March 31, 2023 as “Tom Habashi Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in expressing heartfelt appreciation for his numerous contributions and dedicated service and wishing him all the best in his retirement.
21. Proclaiming March 9, 2023 as “Andrew Trowbridge Hunger Fighter of the Year Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in honoring him as an inspiring example of an individual whose efforts are supporting the Second Harvest Food Bank’s mission, “to educate and involve individuals to end hunger and alleviate malnutrition in our communities,” and expressing heartfelt appreciation for his contributions on behalf of all those in need.
22. Proclaiming March 9, 2023 as “Margaret Loehr Hunger Fighter of the Year Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in honoring her as an inspiring example of an individual whose efforts are supporting the Second Harvest Food Bank’s mission, “to educate and involve individuals to end hunger and alleviate malnutrition in our communities,” and expressing heartfelt appreciation for her contributions on behalf of all those in need.
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MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS (continued)
23. Proclaiming Friday, March 10, 2023 as “Linda Jean Calciano Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in expressing heartfelt appreciation for her tireless efforts and numerous contributions to strengthen adolescent behavioral health resources in our community over the years.
24. Proclaiming March 16, 2023 as “Arbor Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in recognizing the important work and contributions of the Cabrillo College Horticulture Program and the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department and urging students and citizens to plant trees to offset climate change and enhance our local environment and natural world for our present and future generations.
25. Proclaiming March 20, 2023 as “Nowrūz Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in this observance.
Advisory Body Appointments
The following positions are vacant. Council will make the appointments at a future meeting.
Children’s Fund Oversight Committee One Opening – at-large nomination County Latino Affairs Commission One Opening – at-large nomination Planning Commission One Opening – at-large nomination
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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.