CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
809 Center Street
Santa Cruz, California 95060
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting - April 9, 2024
11:00 A.M. CLOSED SESSION, ZOOM/COURTYARD CONFERENCE ROOM 11:45 A.M. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, CONSENT, AND GENERAL BUSINESS,
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Statements of Disqualification
Closed Session
1. Conference With Legal Counsel – Liability Claims (Government Code §54956.95)
1) Claimant: Sally Ann Laine
2) Claimant: Mark S. Anderson
Claims against the City of Santa Cruz
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Closed Session (continued)
2. Real Property Negotiations (Government Code §54956.8) 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
3. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1))
Alicia Lopez v. Mary McCoy, et al.
(Santa Cruz County Superior Court Case No. 18CV03301)
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City Council
11:45 AM
Call to Order
Roll Call
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
Presentations
4. Mayoral Proclamation Declaring April 2024 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month
5. Mayoral Proclamation Declaring April 2024 as Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month
6. Mayoral Proclamation Declaring April 14, 2024 as Senderos Vive Oaxaca Day
Presiding Officer's Announcements
Statements of Disqualification
Additions and Deletions
City Attorney Report on Closed Session
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Council Meeting Calendar
7. The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.
Consent Agenda
8. Resolution Extending the Emergency Declaration in Connection with the December 2023 and January and February 2024 Winter Storms (CA/CM)
Resolution extending by sixty days the Local Emergency Declaration in connection with the December 2023 and January and February 2024 winter storms.
9. Minutes of the March 26, 2024 City Council Meeting (CC) Motion to approve as submitted.
10. Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women Appointment (CC)
Motion to approve Councilmember Watkins’ nomination of Courtney Barrett to the Commission for the Prevention of Violence Against Women.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
11. Certification of the March 5, 2024 Primary Election (CC) Resolution confirming and approving the canvass of ballots and returns for the City of Santa Cruz Primary Election held on March 5, 2024, and declaring the results.
12. Resolution Authorizing Staff to Work with City's Municipal Advisor to Secure Financing of $20M for Construction of the Parking Garage Component of the Downtown Library Affordable Housing Project (DLAHP) and Direct Staff to Assist the Affordable Housing Developer Partner with its California Tax Credit Allocation Request Application (EDH/FN/PW)
Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution authorizing staff to work with the City’s Municipal Advisor to secure financing for the estimated total capital need of $20M, and
2) Direct staff to assist the affordable housing developer partner with its California Tax Credit Allocation Committee for their request for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program by providing letters of funding commitments as needed including the parking garage component.
13. Liability Claims Filed Against the City of Santa Cruz (FN) Motion to reject the liability claims of 1) Sally Ann Laine and 2) Mark S.
Anderson, based on staff recommendation.
14. Naming of San Lorenzo Park Lawn Bowling Green (PR)
Motion to officially name the lawn bowling green in San Lorenzo Park the “Harry Schoenfeld Bowling Green.”
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Consent Agenda (continued)
15. 733 River Street (former River Street Shelter Site) Demolition and Paving – Authorization of Work (PW/CM)
Motion to approve post-demolition paving work of the City-owned parcel at 733 River Street (former River Street Shelter) through a purchase order with Atlantis Paving in the amount of $121,906. The Public Works Director is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget.
16. Recycling Center Storm Water Treatment System Project - Request for Proposals and Authorization to Advertise and Award (PW) Motion to approve the plans and specifications, authorize staff to advertise and award a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Design, Build, and Maintenance Services for the Recycling Center Storm Water Treatment System Project (c402111). The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute the contract in a form approved by the City Attorney, as authorized by Resolution No. NS-27,563. The Public Works Director is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget.
17. Resource Recovery Facility Tank Pad Installation Project (c402111) – Authorization to Advertise and Award (PW)
Motion to approve the plans and specifications for the Resource Recovery Facility Tank Pad Installation Project (c402111), 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, and as authorized by Resolution No. NS27,563. The Director of Public Works is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget.
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Consent Agenda (continued)
18. Wastewater Treatment Facility Headworks Rehabilitation (c402204) – Authorization to Advertise and Award Contract (PW)
Motion to approve the plans and specifications for the Wastewater Treatment Facility Headworks Rehabilitation (c402204), 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, and as authorized by Resolution No. NS27,563. The Director of Public Works is authorized to execute change orders within the approved project budget.
End Consent Agenda
General Business
19. CalPERS Contract Amendment (HR)
Motion to:
1) Adopt a resolution declaring the Council’s intention to approve an amendment to its contract with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide for a new local ocean beach lifeguard member category with Section 7522.25(d) (2.7% @ 57 Full formula), and Section 21574 (Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits) with 0% prior service, and
2) Introduce for publication an ordinance approving an amendment to the contract between the Board of Administration and California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) to provide a new local ocean beach lifeguard member category 2.7% at 57 full formula and Fourth Level of 1959 Survivor Benefits with 0% prior service.
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General Business (continued)
20. West Cliff 50-year Vision, Grant Application for West Cliff Dr. Pilot (including One-way Vehicle with Dedicated Bike and Pedestrian Lanes), and Lighthouse Point Study (CM/PW)
Motion to:
1) Comment on and adopt the West Cliff 50-year Community Vision; 2) Receive updates on Public Works infrastructure projects related to West Cliff;
3) Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing staff to apply for, accept, and appropriate grant funds for a West Cliff Dr. pilot (Pilot) to test and explore a transportation option that includes one-way vehicle access with dedicated bike and pedestrian lanes and neighborhood traffic calming, in the amount not to exceed $3.5 million and from the California Active Transportation Program Quick Build Program, a grant program administered by the California Department of Transportation, and authorize the City Manager to execute, in forms approved by the City Attorney, any agreements or amendments necessary for the application and acceptance;
4) Direct staff to return to Council with quantitative and qualitative data from the Pilot at six months after Pilot begins, and every six months thereafter; and
5) Direct staff to complete a geologic hazard analysis and preliminary engineering study for Lighthouse Point.
21. Emergency Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Establishment of New Commercial Cannabis Businesses in the City of Santa Cruz (CN)
Motion to adopt a temporary emergency ordinance to protect health, safety, and welfare by preventing the establishment of new cannabis businesses in the City of Santa Cruz to provide an opportunity to examine the City’s current system of licensing and permitting cannabis-related businesses and consider potential amendments to that system.
Adjournment
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INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS None issued.
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS
ADDENDUM TO CITY COUNCIL AGENDA – APRIL 9, 2024
22. Proclaiming March 22, 2024 as “Your Future Is Our Business 30th Anniversary Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in congratulating it for its long history of linking students to careers and expressing heartfelt appreciation for its dedication to providing every Santa Cruz County student with the opportunity to forge a path to a fulfilling and successful career.
23. Proclaiming March 26, 2024 as “Santa Cruz Antique Faire Appreciation Day” and encouraging all citizens to join in honoring Bonnie Belcher with gratitude for keeping this Santa Cruz tradition going for two decades.
24. Proclaiming the month of March 2024 as “Procurement Month.”
25. Proclaiming the month of March as “Women’s History Month” and inviting all citizens to celebrate these ten local women on March 28, 2024 and thereafter for their contributions to improving our community.
Advisory Body Appointments
The following positions are either currently vacant or the terms are due to expire.
Council will make the appointments at a future meeting.
County Latino Affairs Commission One opening – at-large nomination April 9, 2024 City Council 11
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.