M I N U T E S
Meeting of the
Scotts Valley City Council
Date: April 20, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM
CONTACT INFORMATION MEETING LOCATION POSTING
City of Scotts Valley
1 Civic Center Drive
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
(831) 440-5600
Zoom Video Conference The agenda was posted
4-15-2020 at City Hall and on the
Internet at www.scottsvalley.org.
CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT:
Donna Lind, Mayor
Jack Dilles, Council Member
Randy Johnson, Council Member
Derek Timm, Council Member
ABSENT:
Jim Reed, Vice Mayor
CITY STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mali LaGoe, City Manager
Kirsten Powell, City Attorney
Steve Walpole, Chief of Police
Casey Estorga, Administrative Services Director
Chris Lamm, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
Lauren Lambert, Deputy City Clerk
PUBLIC HEARING(S)
PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Ordinance No. 200, Scotts Valley Police Department Lexipol Policy #703 – Military equipment Use.
Captain Rutherford reviewed this ordinance and responded to questions from Council.
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED – 6:10 PM
No one came forward.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED – 6:10 PM
DocuSign Envelope ID: 7B567872-4294-4D6F-8629-156565BAB744 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2
Date: April 20, 2022
M/S: Timm/Johnson
To introduce Ordinance No. 200, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Scotts Valley, amending Title 9 of the Scotts Valley Municipal Code by adding Chapter 9.22 Use of Military Equipment by the Police Department, and waive the reading thereof.
Carried 4/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Timm, Lind; ABSENT: Reed)
COMMITTEE REPORTS
CM Dilles attended a meeting of the Area Agency on Aging and reported that there is an advocacy committee that represents non-profit organizations, and they will be meeting with the Mayors in Santa Cruz County regarding what could be happening locally in the master plan on aging.
CM Timm attended an Economic Recovery subcommittee meeting along with CM Johnson and Staff.
CM Timm participated in the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) meeting to finalize the numbers to the housing element at the state level. Scotts Valley will update its housing element with 1,220 units over the next 8-year cycle.
Mayor Lind attended a few Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (SCMTD) meetings.
Mayor Lind attended a few Budget Subcommittee meetings with Vice Mayor Reed and City Staff.
Mayor Lind presented a Mayor’s Proclamation for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week for Scotts Valley’s emergency dispatchers.
Mayor Lind was interviewed by the Pulse and spoke about Scotts Valley’s upcoming Park Cleanup Day, and she spoke about the 4th of July plans.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
1. New City Clerk: Welcome to the new City Clerk, Cathie Simonovich.
2. Playground Equipment at Skypark: Worked with PWD Lamm to submit a request for funding for playground equipment at Skypark (approximately $750k) to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s office.
3. Public Works Quick Response on Water Leak: The Public Works Department was able to quickly fix a water leak at the Community Center so that Easter Services at the Community Center Church could be held on Sunday.
DocuSign Envelope ID: 7B567872-4294-4D6F-8629-156565BAB744 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3
Date: April 20, 2022
4. Parks Cleanup Day: This event will be on Saturday, 4/23, and will be a good event to work alongside other people who are passionate about the parks in Scotts Valley, and to create interest for a new Parks Advocates group.
5. Youth Event 5/18: The Youth Action Network and the Boys and Girls Club are having a youth-oriented pop-up event at Mac Dorsa Park on 5/18.
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME
Marley Morales, a Program Coordinated from Ventures, spoke regarding their Santa Cruz Like Me report. The report was shared via email with the City Council Members, and she invited the City of Scotts Valley to consider a similar effort.
ALTERATIONS TO CONSENT AGENDA
M/S: Dilles/Johnson
To approve the Consent Agenda.
Carried 4/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Timm; ABSENT: Reed)
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approve City Council meeting minutes of 04-06-2022, 04-07-2022 B. Approve check register dated 04-15-2022
C. Approve the City Manager to negotiate and execute three-year on-call Professional Service Agreements with multiple consulting firms in the Public Works Department in a form acceptable to the City Attorney
D. Approve Resolution No. 1895.25, to approve the final map located at 1440 Multiversity Campus, 800 Bethany Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, APN’S 023- 021-01 to -04 and -17; 023-022-01 to -05; 023-031-20 to -26; 023-033-06, -07 and -08
E. Approve Resolution No. 630.42, adopting Guiding Budget Principles and Budget Calendar for use in preparing the FY 2022-2023 Annual Budget
ALTERATIONS TO REGULAR AGENDA
M/S: Dilles/Johnson
To approve the Regular Agenda.
Carried 4/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Timm; ABSENT: Reed) DocuSign Envelope ID: 7B567872-4294-4D6F-8629-156565BAB744 City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4
Date: April 20, 2022
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Approve Resolution No. 2013 to award $250,000 in Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CBDG-CV) Funding to Eligible Scotts Valley Businesses (Administrative Services Director Casey Estorga) Administrative Services Director Casey Estorga gave a PowerPoint presentation on the CBDG-SV block grant awards to Scotts Valley businesses and responded to questions from Council.
M/S: Johnson/Timm
To approve Resolution No. 2013 to award $250,000 in Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus (CBDG-CV) Funding to Eligible Scotts Valley Businesses
Carried 4/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Timm; ABSENT: Reed)
2. Future Council agenda items
CM Timm: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) training, including Unconscious Bias training, for Council Members and City Staff CM Johnson: Update from the Scotts Valley Theater Group
CONVENE TO CLOSED SESSION
The City Council convened to closed session at 6:55 p.m. to discuss the following items:
(1) Conference with legal counsel regarding liability claim Legal Authority:
Government Code Section 54956.9 Name of Case: Scotts Valley Girls Softball Snack Shack Claim
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:54 p.m.
Approved: _____________________________
Donna Lind, Mayor
Attest: ___________________________
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
DocuSign Envelope ID: 7B567872-4294-4D6F-8629-156565BAB744