CITY STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mali LaGoe, City Manager
Kirsten Powell, City Attorney
Steve Walpole, Police Chief
Jayson Rutherford, Police Captain
Stephanie Hill, Administrative Services Director
Rodolfo Onchi, Public Works Director
Taylor Bateman, Community Development
Director
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
ELECTED OFFICIALS
PRESENT:
Randy Johnson, Mayor
Derek Timm, Vice Mayor
Jack Dilles, Council Member
Donna Lind, Council Member
Allan Timms, Council Member
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: December 18, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM
CONTACT
INFORMATION
MEETING LOCATION POSTING
City of Scotts Valley City Council Chambers The agenda was posted 1 Civic Center Drive 1 Civic Center Drive on 12-13-2024 at City Scotts Valley, CA Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Hall, SV Senior Center, 95066 OR SV Public Works Building,
(831) 440-5600 Zoom Video Conference and on the Internet https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83295730901 at www.scottsvalley.gov.
The City Council meeting was called to order at 6:06 PM.
1. Honor Mayor Randy Johnson and Council Member Jack Dilles Council Member Dilles was honored by Mayor Randy Johnson (on behalf of the entire Council), Assemblymember Gail Pellerin along with Khalida Sarwari from Senator John Laird's office, and Emmanuel Garcia from Congressman Jimmy Panetta's office.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mayor Johnson was honored by Vice Mayor Derek Timm (on behalf of the entire Council), Assemblymember Gail Pellerin along with Khalida Sarwari from Senator John Laird's office, and Emmanuel Garcia from Congressman Jimmy Panetta's office.
A snippet of a video card for Mayor Johnson was shown (the full card includes 28 messages for 28 years), and the Scotts Valley City Council along with the Scotts Valley Executive Team presented Mayor Johnson with a ceremonial Key to the City.
Public comments to honor both Council Member Dilles and Mayor Johnson were received from Darshana Croskrey, Jondi Gumz, Todd Creamer, Robert Aldana and John Lewis.
2. Approve Resolution No. 2047.3 declaring the results of the consolidated Presidential General Election held on November 5, 2024
M/S: Lind/Dilles
To approve Resolution No. 2047.3 declaring the results of the consolidated Presidential General Election held on November 5, 2024.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Johnson, Timm, Dilles, Lind, Timms)
3. Swearing in of re-elected City Council Member Donna Lind, and new City Council Members Steve Clark and Krista Jett
City Clerk Simonovich performed the Oath of Office for re-elected City Council Member Donna Lind and new City Council Members Steve Clark and Krista Jett.
The meeting adjourned at 7:05 PM to celebrate the outgoing and incoming Council Members and reconvened at 7:20 PM with new Council Members Clark and Jett.
4. Nomination/Motion of Mayor/Chair (conducted by City Manager) City Manager LaGoe opened the nomination period for the position of Mayor/Chair.
Council Member Lind nominated Council Member Timm for the position of Mayor/Chair, second by Council Member Clark.
Vote to approve the appointment of Council Member Derek Timm for the position of Mayor/Chair: Carried 5/0 (AYES: Timm, Timms, Clark, Jett, Lind)
5. Nomination/Motion of Vice Mayor/Vice Chair (conducted by newly appointed Mayor)
Mayor Timm opened the nomination period for the position of Vice Mayor/Vice Chair.
Council Member Lind nominated Council Member Timms for the position of Vice Mayor/Vice Chair, second by Council Member Clark.
Vote to approve the appointment of Council Member Allan Timms for the position of Vice Mayor/Vice Chair: Carried 5/0 (AYES: Timm, Timms, Clark, Jett, Lind) CM Lind attended a Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) meeting where they recognized the outgoing members of the board.
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CITY MANAGER REPORT
PUBLIC COMMENT TIME
Mayor Timm attended a Town Center subcommittee meeting where they discussed next steps, including moving forward with the Request for Proposals (RFP).
Mayor Timm attended a League of California Cities (CalCities) fire insurance working group where they are focusing on advocacy throughout California to reopen the insurance market.
City Fully Staffed: As of this week the City is fully staffed! This is a major milestone that City Manager LaGoe has been working on since she began employment with the City.
Traffic Signals Repaired: The signals on Mt. Hermon Road at the Target shopping center and at Kings Village Road were restored to normal operations on Monday afternoon.
Skypark Fields: The fields at Skypark will remain closed until the new year to let the grass grow and recover.
Bean Creek Road Rehabilitation Project: The slide that occurred on Bean Creek in January 2023 is repaired and the road was reopened to traffic today.
Sunridge Drive Project: This is another large Capital Improvement Project (CIP) that the Public Works Department has been working on, and this was completed last week.
Holiday Shop Local Bingo: Please participate in this City-sponsored game which supports the City's local businesses. Once a Bingo is achieved, the Bingo card can be submitted at City Hall to be entered into a raffle prize drawing.
City offices Closed for the Holiday: City offices with be closed December 23rd through January 1st.
Mayor Timm thanked the City Manager for the fully staffed City, and he thanked the Public Works Department for all of their hard work.
Alex Titus, a resident of Scotts Valley and certified meteorologist, thanked the Public Work staff and the first responders for their work in the aftermath of the tornado. Mr.
Titus spoke about a free program from the National Weather Service called SKYWARN, which provides awareness and preparedness solutions to help preserve life and property in the event of a weather emergency.
Greg Wimp, a resident and business owner in Scotts Valley, thanked City staff and the Council Members for the quick response to the tornado.
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CONSENT AGENDA
ALTERATIONS TO REGULAR AGENDA
REGULAR AGENDA
M/S: Timms/Lind
To approve the Consent Agenda with no alterations.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Timm, Timms, Clark, Jett, Lind)
1. Approve City Council minutes of 12-04-2024
2. Approve check register dated 11-28-2024 through 12-12-2024
3. Approve Resolution Accepting the FY 2023-24 Annual AB 1600 Development Impact Fee Report
4. Approve 2025 Proposed City Council Meeting Schedule
5. Local Agency Special Tax and Bond Accountability Act for Fiscal Year 2023- 24 - CFD 97-1
M/S: Lind/Timms
To approve the Regular Agenda with no alterations.
Carried 5/0 (AYES: Timm, Timms, Clark, Jett, Lind)
1. Future Council Agenda Items
None.
The meeting adjourned at 7:33 PM.
Attest:
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
Approved:
Derek Timm, Mayor
ALTERATIONS TO CONSENT AGENDA
ADJOURNMENT
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