CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
SPECIAL SET MATTER
MINUTES
Meeting of the
Scotts Valley City Council
Date: August 21, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM
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MEETING LOCATION POSTING
City of Scotts Valley City Council Chambers The agenda was posted 1 Civic Center Drive 1 Civic Center Drive on 8-16-2024 at City Scotts Valley, CA Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Hall, SV Senior Center, 95066 OR SV Public Works
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The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM.
ELECTED OFFICIALS CITY STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
PRESENT: Mali LaGoe, City Manager
Randy Johnson, Mayor Kirsten Powell, City Attorney
Jack Dilles, Council Member Taylor Bateman, Community Development Donna Lind, Council Member Director
Allan Timms, Council Member Stephanie Hill, Administrative Services Director ABSENT: Rodolfo Onchi, Public Works Director
Derek Timm, Vice Mayor Steve Walpole, Police Chief
Allison Pfefferkorn, Recreation Division Manager
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
1. Oral Health Access Santa Cruz County 2024-2028 Strategic Plan Docusign Envelope ID: B9CD2EFE-3B90-413A-991A-538E68357078 City Council Meeting Minutes
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
CITY MANAGER REPORT
Sheree Storm and David Brody from Dientes presented the Oral Health Access strategic plan for 2024-2028 and responded to questions and comments from the Council Members.
CM Dilles, along with Recreation Division Manager Pfefferkorn, attended a meeting with Ecology Action, and other representatives of jurisdictions around the county, as a follow-up to their visit to the Netherlands. They discussed commonalities within their jurisdictions in relation to cycling and how that fits into the overall transportation network, and they heard project updates from the different jurisdictions. Ecology Action will be presenting to the Council on 9/18 regarding cycling and the trip to the Netherlands, and also at that meeting the Council will hear a presentation on potential design options for Scotts Valley Drive.
CM Dilles, as the alternate for VM Timm, attended a meeting of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments (AMBAG) where they conducted a public hearing for the Draft Monterey Bay Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program for 2024- 2028. They also approved a budget reduction of 5.9% which will reduce the amount of money that Scotts Valley, and other jurisdictions, receive from the state for housing programs associated with the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grants. They received an update on the California Central Coast Sustainable Freight Study, and they received an update on 2026 Regional Growth Forecast.
CM Timms attended a meeting of the Tobacco Waste Subcommittee, and they are conducting outreach to county retailers, including scheduled listening sessions, with the goal of presenting an action item to the Board of Supervisors on October 8th.
CM Lind attended a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Criminal Justice Council.
The Anti-Crime Taskforce has seized over 100 guns through July 31st, which is more than was received during all of 2023. They received a report from the Santa Cruz County Office of Education regarding students' behavioral health, and that report will be released at some point in the future. The board approved the contract for the final year of behavior health resource study.
CM Lind attended a planning meeting for the Mountain Affair event which is hosted by the Mountain Resource Center.
CM Lind, along with the other Council Members, received an invitation to the Suicide Prevention Breakfast on September 13th, and there will also be an Out of the Darkness Community Walk on September 28th at Skypark.
Thank You - Successful Art, Wine & Beer Festival: A huge thank you to the staff and to the Chamber of Commerce for the successful Art, Wine & Beer Festival last weekend. The City had a booth at the festival for the Town Center design options, and Docusign Envelope ID: B9CD2EFE-3B90-413A-991A-538E68357078 City Council Meeting Minutes
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they spoke to about 150 people.
Open House at Community Center for the Town Center Design Options: This event will be tomorrow, August 22nd, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. We hope that many people come and participate by giving feedback on the design options.
Thank You - Intern Dustin Lopez: Dustin is in the audience this evening and his last day as an intern for the City of Scotts Valley is tomorrow, August 22nd. He has been our intern as part of the Cabrillo College Fellows program, and he has done some excellent work for the City. We are excited that he is passionate about being involved in local government!
Leadership Santa Cruz's Newest Cohort: Our Administrative Services Director, Stephanie Hill, started the Leadership Santa Cruz program yesterday. This is the largest cohort that they have had, and ASD Hill is excited about participating. The City submitted two names, but they could only accept one person because it is such a popular program.
Wastewater Fieldtrip: The Wastewater Team visited two packaged membrane bioreactor plants in the Central Valley on Monday of this week. This is the technology that the Council directed the staff to begin the design work on at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in order to update the tertiary system, and it was a great opportunity for our staff to talk to the operators of these plants.
Senior Center is Getting Tech Savvy: The members now each have their own membership cards that can be used similar to a debit card to check- in/pay for classes, and more. Thank you to all who have helped navigated this transition.
Grant for Electric Car Charging Stations: Our Senior Analyst, Carly Blanchard, spearheaded the effort to include Scotts Valley in a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) grant for electric car charging stations at the Skypark public parking area. This project is led by AMBAG and the City of Santa Cruz. Carly has only been here a few weeks, but she jumped right in and worked with the Public Works Director to identify the potential locations.
Upcoming Events:
• August 22nd - the Police Department will honor retirees with a BBQ at Macdorsa Park.
• August 23rd - the Police Department will participate in the Police in Pursuit Special Olympics fundraising event in Watsonville at 5:00 PM. This year the race is dedicated to a former Scotts Valley Police Officer who passed away from cancer a few years ago.
• September 19th - the State of the City Address will be 4:00 PM, most likely at the Performing Arts Center.
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ALTERATIONS TO CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA
ALTERATIONS TO REGULAR AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA
Derek Timm, who attended the meeting as a member of the public, thanked City Manager LaGoe, the architects, and the consultants for the Town Center outreach booth at the Art, Wine and Beer Festival over the past weekend. He is excited about all the outreach opportunities, and he urged residents to attend the future events which are tomorrow evening, August 22nd, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Community Center, and at the Multicultural Fair on September 7th.
M/S: Timms/Lind
To approve the Consent Agenda with no alterations.
Carried 4/0/1 (AYES: Johnson, Dilles, Lind, Timms; NOES: NONE; ABSENT:
Timm)
1. Approve City Council minutes of 08-07-2024
2. Approve check register dated 08-03-2024 through 08-16-2024
3. Ratify appointment of Scotts Valley Senior Center Advisory Commission Member
4. Approve the ratified FY 2024/25 - 2026/27 Memoranda of Understandings between the City and PBU, PSA, Mid-Management, SEIU, and approve the Management and Confidential Compensation Benefit Package, and approve the related Classification and Salary Schedule Resolution.
5. Local Assistance Procedures Manual (LAPM) Compliance M/S: Timms/Lind
To approve the Regular Agenda with no alterations.
Carried 4/0/1 (AYES: Johnson, Dilles, Lind, Timms; NOES: NONE; ABSENT:
Timm)
1. Adoption of the City of Scotts Valley Parks Master Plan City Manager LaGoe introduced this item, and Recreation Division Manager Pfefferkorn presented the Parks Master Plan. Two members of the Parks and Recreation Commission were in the audience - Vice Chair McGlaze and Commissioner
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME
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Sorci-Murray. The Council had questions and comments, and they thanked the entire Parks & Recreation Commission for their work on the Parks Master Plan.
Derek Timm spoke in favor of the City finding ways to support the maintenance of our parks and the improvements to our parks. He strongly supports investing in our parks, and he thanked the staff for the completion of the Parks Master Plan.
Albert Lustre, of the Carpenters Union Local No. 505, spoke in favor of hiring local help to complete the projects noted in the Parks Master Plan.
M/S: Lind/Dilles
To approve Resolution No. 2050 adopting the 2024 Parks Master Plan.
Carried 4/0/1 (AYES: Johnson, Dilles, Lind, Timms; NOES: NONE; ABSENT:
Timm)
2. Future Council Agenda Items
None.
The meeting adjourned at 6:59 PM.
Attest:
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
Approved:
Randy Johnson, Mayor
ADJOURNMENT
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