M I N U T E S
Meeting of the
Scotts Valley City Council
Date: August 17, 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 and on the Internet at
www.scottsvalley.org.
CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:05 PM.
City Manager LaGoe announced that the meetings will now be livestreamed to the City’s YouTube channel (City of Scotts Valley, California - YouTube). Public comment will continue to be accepted through the Zoom webinar but will not be accepted on the YouTube channel. Meetings can be watched live, or after-the-fact as an archived recording. This further enhances the City’s meeting accessibility.
MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
ELECTED OFFICIALS PRESENT:
Donna Lind, Mayor
Jim Reed, Vice Mayor
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
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
COMMITTEE REPORTS
CM Dilles attended a meeting of the County Consolidated Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board where they approved the dissolution of Capitola’s Redevelopment Successor Agency.
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CM Dilles attended a meeting of the Area Aging Advisory Council where they recommended to the Seniors Council the allocation of approximately $600K of State nutrition infrastructure dollars to various organizations, including $2,750 to the Scotts Valley Senior Center for a new refrigerator. Thank you to PWD Lamm and RDM Robinson for submitting this request.
CM Timm participated in the Town Center Subcommittee meeting which was led by Dara Sanders from Good City. They revisited the City’s vision on this project, and they received information on the status of the site cleanup.
CM Timm attended the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) meeting where there was shared frustration from member Cities regarding the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process. Two appeals to rescind the RHNA numbers were denied (Greenfield and Sand City).
CM Johnson attended the Town Center Subcommittee meeting. He thanked the City of Santa Cruz, who owns a portion of the land, for their willingness to revisit this project.
Mayor Lind attended the Criminal Justice Council board meeting. They received a report which reflected a dramatic increase in the number of guns seized. Additionally, the behavior health study has begun with first rounds of surveys currently being submitted.
Mayor Lind attended a Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) Finance and Budget meeting which included a quarterly update of the strategic plan.
Mayor Lind reported that the Scotts Valley Art, Wine and Beer festival is this weekend, and they still need volunteers.
Mayor Lind attended the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Matthew Sims-Johnson.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
September 7, 2022, City Council Meeting: This meeting has been canceled due to the City Manager and two Council Members attending the League of California Cities Annual Conference in Long Beach September 7-9.
Commissions: The Senior Center Board Commission and the Arts Commission will be back to their regular monthly meeting schedule in September. The Arts Commission already has an idea for a public art project.
Linear Trail: The City is in the process of cleaning up the Linear Trail and adding wood chips that are organic and SB 1383 compliant. This work is almost complete and the City thanks the residents for their patience.
Sidewalk Repair: This project will be happening soon to eliminate trip hazards and ADA challenges.
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Emergency Preparedness: The City Manager and the Police Chief met with Chief Whittle of the Fire Department and Dave Reid from the County Office of Response, Recovery and Resilience. They discussed fire preparedness, working together to coordinate public messaging, ensuring that planning is in place for evacuations, and public outreach so that homeowners are prepared for the fire season.
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME
No members of the public came forward to comment.
CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL WITH NO ALTERATIONS
M/S: Reed/Dilles
To approve the Consent Agenda.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
A. Approve City Council minutes of 08-03-2022
B. Approve check registers dated 08-02-2022, 08-03-2022, and 08-11-2022 C. Ratify the appointment of Heidi Denger to serve on the Parks and Recreation Commission, with an effective date of August 17, 2022
D. Adopt Vision Zero Safety Policy
E. Proposed staffing changes to the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Adopted Budget Position Summary
REGULAR AGENDA APPROVAL WITH NO ALTERATIONS
M/S: Reed/Johnson
To approve the Regular Agenda.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
1. CalPERS unfunded pension liability cost management strategies
Craig Hill and Mike Meyer from NHA Advisors, the City’s municipal advisor, gave a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions and comments from Council.
M/S: Timm/Reed
To adopt Resolution No. 2017 establishing a temporary project specific CalPERS Pension Cost Management Committee and naming Council Members Dilles and Timm to the committee
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
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2. Wastewater Reclamation Facility options study
Dawn Taffler and Don Ervin from Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. gave a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions and comments from Council.
Piret Harmon from the Scotts Valley Water District spoke as a representative of the Water District.
Staff will proceed with the plan as stated in the recommendation.
3. Future Council agenda items
There were no future council agenda item suggestions.
CONVENE TO CLOSED SESSION
The City Council convened to closed session at 8:40 PM to discuss the following item:
Conference with legal counsel regarding real property negotiations pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.8
Location: APN 022-721-07, 022-721-08, and 022-721-09
City Negotiator: Mali LaGoe, City Manager
Staff Present: City Manager, City Attorney
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
The City Council reconvened to open session at 8:55 PM
REPORT ON ACTION TAKE DURING CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Lind reported that there was no action taken during closed session.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:55 PM.
Approved: _____________________________
Donna Lind, Mayor
Attest: ___________________________
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
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