M I N U T E S
Meeting of the
Scotts Valley City Council
Date: August 3, 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
at City Hall, SV Senior Center, SV
Library and on the Internet at
www.scottsvalley.org.
CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:15 pm.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT:
Donna Lind, Mayor
Jim Reed, Vice Mayor (absent for
Roll Call - arrived at 6:23 PM)
Jack Dilles, Council Member
Randy Johnson, Council Member
Derek Timm, Council Member
CITY STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mali LaGoe, City Manager
Kirsten Powell, City Attorney
Steve Walpole, Chief of Police
Taylor Bateman, Community Development Director
Casey Estorga, Administrative Services Director
Chris Lamm, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Corie Stocker, Assistant to the City Manager
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
COMMITTEE REPORTS
CM Dilles attended a meeting of the Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency where they reviewed and discussed responses to the Grand Jury report. They also discussed sharing excess water and other projects that could put more water into the ground.
CM Timm attended the Town Center subcommittee meeting, and this was the first meeting with Dara Sanders from Good City. She is helping to organize the strategy going forward, not only for how we are going to consolidate the land, but also helping to finalize the remediation strategy.
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CM Timm reported that the work the Library Subcommittee has done over the last few years, using the Measure S funds, will be on display at the grand re-opening ceremony on Saturday. The Scotts Valley Library grand re-opening festivities are scheduled for Saturday, August 6th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Members of Council and Staff are scheduled to speak at the event.
CM Johnson clarified that the City Manager and the Town Center Subcommittee will bring the Town Center project to the Council at a later date to share ideas and proposals.
Mayor Lind attended the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) meeting where they discussed an annexation, and they approved a countywide water service and sphere influence review.
Mayor Lind attended the Criminal Justice Council Executive meeting and they worked on a behavioral health study. Law enforcement agencies will begin collecting data to support the study.
Mayor Lind attended a Youth Action Network (YAN) meeting where they discussed goals and partnerships. She noted that the City of Scotts Valley is one of two agencies with an internship program.
Mayor Lind attended a Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) board meeting, and they approved the fiscal year 2023-24 budget, they adopted an updated Conflict of Interest Code, and discussed other budget related issues. They noted a CalPERS bond savings of $1.8 million.
Mayor Lind, along with Captain Rutherford, attended a meeting of the Scotts Valley Historical Society to recognize Julie and Chuck Fetter for their many years serving the Historical Society.
Mayor Lind noted that the Art, Wine & Beer Festival will be on August 20-21, and they are looking for volunteers.
Mayor Lind and City Manager LaGoe met with Senator Laird where they discussed the recycled water project, funding for housing, and the organic waste disposal challenges.
Mayor Lind attended the National Night Out event at Macdorsa Park. She thanked Chief Walpole and his staff for coordinating it. She also thanked Togo’s for providing sandwiches.
Mayor Lind thanked everyone for their hard work on the Independence Day festivities.
She was able to present the ribbons to all the parade winners, and she attended the check presentation at the Moose Lodge. The Moose Lodge members raised money by operating the BBQ booth at the fireworks, and they were able to present checks to the Scotts Valley Boys & Girls Club, Camp Ross, and the Scout Troop 614.
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CITY MANAGER REPORT
New Staff Members: City Manager LaGoe introduced two new staff members: Corie Stocker, Assistant to the City Manager; and Ali Robinson, Recreation Division Manager.
Both Ms. Stocker and Ms. Robinson also said a few words to introduce themselves. The new Senior Civil Engineer will start on August 8th.
School Starts on August 11th: A change for this year is that the high school students will all start at 8:30 AM, which means that there will be an increase in traffic on Scotts Valley Drive. City Manager LaGoe and Chief Walpole met with school administration to discuss the traffic issues, as well as the relationship between the Police Department and the School District, specifically how the City supports the schools with the School Resource Officer (SRO) and other training opportunities that the Police Department can provide for the School District. The School District is appreciative of the SRO and his relationship with the community.
Library Re-opening: As Councilmember Timm mentioned the grand re-opening festivities are Saturday, August 6th starting at 10:00 AM.
FlashVote Text Campaign: Community members will be receiving texts from FlashVote soon. We are looking forward to people signing up to answer short surveys to provide valuable community input.
Website Redesign: Staff recently kicked off a website redesign project and are looking forward to developing the website into a robust tool to serve the community.
Scotts Valley’s Birthday: Happy Birthday (Incorporation) Day to the City of Scotts Valley, August 2, 1966!
Technology Improvements: Efforts continue to move forward on technology improvements throughout the City’s buildings.
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME
No one from the public came forward to speak.
CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL WITH NO ALTERATIONS
M/S: Dilles/Johnson
To approve the Consent Agenda.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
A. Approve City Council minutes of 6-15-2022 and 7-26-2022 B. Approve check registers dated 6-17-2022, 6-23-2022, 6-30-2022, 7-07-2022, DocuSign Envelope ID: 3AE7DE3C-87CA-4897-9831-6757E573F56B City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4
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7-14-2022, 7-21-2022 and 7-28-2022
C. Approve designation of voting delegate and alternate for 2022 League of California Cities Annual Conference
D. Approve Resolution No. 514.18 amending the Conflict of Interest Code for designated positions and incorporating by reference the Fair Political Practices Commission’s standard model Conflict of Interest Code
E. Approve cancellation of September 7, 2022 City Council meeting F. Ratify the appointment of Rebecca Sorci-Murray to serve on Parks and Recreation Commission, with an effective date of August 3, 2022 G. Approve Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Innovations for environmental compliance services
H. Approve budget expenditure and purchase order with Municipal Maintenance Equipment for Vactor Truck
I. Approve term amendment for Measure D Direct Allocation Master Funding Agreement
J. Approve Resolution No. 2016 Determining Industrial Disability Retirement K. Approve Resolution No. 1596.46 authorizing the levy of annual special tax roll for Scotts Valley Drive for Community Facilities District 97.1 for Fiscal Year 2022-23 L. Approve revised section 7.06 of the Lease Agreement for 251B Kings Village Road with the Scotts Valley Community Theater Guild
REGULAR AGENDA APPROVAL WITH NO ALTERATIONS
M/S: Reed/Dilles
To approve the Regular Agenda.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
1. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Community Grant Program
City Manager LaGoe shared a presentation on the program and responded to comments from Council.
The following members of the community spoke in favor of the grant proposal process:
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Director of the Area Agency on Aging; and Serg Kagno, Executive Director of the Recovery Café.
2. Future Council Agenda Items
Councilmember Timm requested the creation of a City Council Code of Conduct, and both Mayor Lind and Councilmember Dilles agreed.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Approved: _____________________________
Donna Lind, Mayor
Attest: ___________________________
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
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