M I N U T E S
Meeting of the
Scotts Valley City Council
Date: November 2, 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
City Council Chambers
1 Civic Center Drive
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
and
Zoom Video Conference
The agenda was posted
at City Hall, the SV Library, and
the SV Senior Center and on the
Internet at www.scottsvalley.org.
CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:03 PM.
FLAG SALUTE and 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
Taylor Bateman, Community Development Director
Robin Woodman, Building Official
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
Lauren Lambert, Deputy City Clerk
COMMITTEE REPORTS
CM Dilles attended a meeting of the Santa Margarita Groundwater Agency and heard a summary of the City of Santa Cruz aquifer and storage recovery investigation. The Santa Cruz Water Supply Commission assists with this analysis.
CM Dilles was invited to a County Board of Supervisors meeting where there was a proclamation to honor outgoing Assemblymember Mark Stone. He thanked Assemblymember Stone for the work he has done to benefit foster youth and other vulnerable members of the community. He also thanked him for working on Scotts Valley’s behalf to place Measure Z on the ballot.
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CM Dilles attended a Racial Equity Institute webinar which was put on by the Santa Cruz Community Foundation. The webinar covered institutional racism and the need to change this narrative, as well as the fact that people need to be willing to be uncomfortable with these conversations in order to grow.
CM Dilles applied for and was appointed to the League of California Cites Revenue and Taxation Policy Committee. This will allow him to bring more revenue ideas to the Council in the future. He thanked CM Timm for forwarding that email invitation.
CM Timm attended the Economic Recovery Task force meeting. He thanked Greg Wimp, owner of Togo’s, for organizing the Halloween Treasure Hunt, a very successful event. They also discussed employee shortages.
CM Timm attended the Mayor’s State of the City, and he thanked Mayor Lind, City Manager LaGoe, and Chief Walpole for their contributions to this event.
Mayor Lind attended the Criminal Justice executive meeting. The committee has been working on a behavior health survey with all law enforcement agencies to better understand the needs in Santa Cruz County. The Chair acknowledged and thanked Chief Walpole for stepping up and ensuring the accuracy of our agency’s survey results and statistics.
Mayor Lind attended a Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO) Board of Directors meeting where they adopted a social equity community funding policy.
METRO is dealing with staffing shortages and had to cut one route.
Mayor Lind noted that the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) published a quarterly report.
Mayor Lind reported that the 2022 Tree Lighting Planning has begun, and she is joined by CM Dilles on a committee with Victor Alejandro to work on this event. The Community Center has been reserved for the first Saturday in December (12/3).
Mayor Lind expressed her appreciation for the support of the State of the City event.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager LaGoe reported the following updates:
Siltanen Pool: The pool has been resurfaced and next steps will be filling the pool and running tests.
New Police Officer Trainee: New Officer Trainee, Vitani Harrison, is starting the academy this week, and he will be a great addition to the Police Department.
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Vine Hill Childcare Classroom: The City is working with the Scotts Valley Unified School District on the Vine Hill classroom funding that was received through the allocation from the Federal Government by way of support from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. There is a significant amount of paperwork that needs to be submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to receive that funding. The City is working with the school district on this to ensure that their needs and timelines are met.
New Phone System: The City is transitioning to a new phone system, and this is a huge improvement for both the public and the City staff.
Fiber at City Hall: The fiber lines to City Hall are being tested and may be complete in a few weeks. This will mean much faster upload and download speeds and will be a huge improvement to our IT infrastructure.
Halloween Treasure Hunt: Both the Police Department and the Parks and the Recreation Department participated in the Scotts Valley Halloween Treasure Hunt. They had a great time decorating and welcoming the Trick-or-Treaters! Coming Up:
• Annual Staff Appreciation Turkey Lunch (cooked and served by the Executive Team) on 11/15 to recognize and celebrate all staff members. • Tree Lighting on 12/3
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME
No members of the public came forward during public comment time.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA WITH NO ALTERATIONS
M/S: Reed/Timm
To approve the Consent Agenda.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
CONSENT AGENDA
A. Approve City Council minutes of 10-19-2022
B. Approve check registers dated 10-20-2022 and 10-27-2022 C. Approve letter of support for state authorization to build a Veterans Home in the Monterey Region
D. Reappoint Eric Taylor to serve on the Cultural Resource Preservation Commission
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E. Award contract for Public Works building demolition and abatement, PW Project No. P22-006
F. Authorize sanitary sewer connection, APN 056-102-02, 200 Old Coach Road
APPROVAL OF REGULAR AGENDA WITH NO ALTERATIONS
M/S: Reed/Johnson
To approve the Regular Agenda.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Introduction of Ordinance No. 102.16 amending the building regulations contained in Title 15, Chapter 15.04 of the Scotts Valley Municipal Code and adopting the California Code of Regulations Title 24, 2022 building standards codes and other codes, subject to the specified deletions, amendments, exceptions and additions, and other codes and standards to establish minimum requirements to safeguard public health, safety and general welfare
Building Official Woodman presented this item and reviewed the PowerPoint presentation.
M/S: Timm/Johnson
To introduce Ordinance No. 102.16 and waive the reading thereof.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
2. Introduction of Ordinance No. 102.17 adding Chapter 15.22 to create an expedited streamlined process of electric vehicle charging stations as required by Government Code Section 65850.7
Building Official Woodman presented this item and reviewed the PowerPoint presentation.
M/S: Timm/Dilles
To introduce Ordinance No. 102.17 and waive the reading thereof.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Dilles, Johnson, Lind, Reed, Timm)
3. Future Council agenda items
None.
Prior to adjournment, Councilmember Johnson thanked his fellow Councilmembers for approving the letter of support for the Veteran’s Home. He noted that this is a muchneeded resource for Veterans.
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Councilmember Timm shared that he has been at the 1440 Multiversity this week for the True North Leadership program which is attended by executives from across the country.
He took the course last year and he came back this year to help facilitate it, and he highly recommends it for all leaders to attend. He also learned that Salesforce has 250-man hours a week to volunteer in our community, so please think about how we can use those hours to benefit our community.
Mayor Lind publicly thanked the 1440 Multiversity for providing the Gratitude Day for first responders.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:32 PM.
Approved: _____________________________
Donna Lind, Mayor
Attest: ___________________________
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
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