City Council Meeting Agenda: 05-14-2024 Page 1
Posted: Friday, May 10, 2024
NOTICE AND CALL OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL
The Trinidad City Council will hold a regular meeting on TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2024, at 6:00 PM
at the Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA.
CLOSED SESSION BEGINS AT 5:00PM.
For your convenience, this meeting will also be held via videoconference, hosted on the Zoom platform. Learn more about Zoom here: https://zoom.us
PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comment may be submitted via email in advance of the meeting, or in an orderly process during the meeting. If you do not have access to email and you would like to provide a written statement, please deliver your comments to 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad CA, by 2:00pm on the meeting day, or email to [email protected] HOW TO PARTICIPATE: You are invited to participate in person at the Trinidad Town Hall, or by Zoom. The City will publish a direct link to the Zoom teleconference, along with the participant code, on the City Calendar page online at http://trinidad.ca.gov/calendar
To phone in, dial 1-888-278-0296, Conference Code: 685171 Meeting ID: 843 6005 4079 Passcode: 919816 PLEASE NOTE that live meeting logistics will be prioritized. Connectivity issues on the part of the City may result in the meeting being delayed or rescheduled but technical challenges experienced by individuals will not interrupt or halt progress of the meeting.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. CLOSED SESSION
1. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation (Calif. Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) (1 Case: City of Trinidad vs. Tsurai Ancestral Society, et. al, Humb. Co. Sup. Court Case No. 180684)
2. Personnel Exception 54957 - City Manager Performance Evaluation IV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – 01-23-2024 ccpcstr, 02-13-2024 cc, 03-12-2024 cc, 04-09-2024 cc VII. COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
VIII. STAFF REPORTS – City Manager & Humboldt County Sheriff Dept.
IX. ITEMS FROM THE FLOOR
At this time, members of the public may comment on items NOT appearing on the agenda. Individual comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less. Please direct your comments to the Council as a whole, maintain decorum and avoid personal attacks on staff, members of the Council and/or other members of the public. Council and staff responses will be minimal for non-agenda items.
City Council Meeting Agenda: 05-14-2024 Page 2
X. CONSENT AGENDA All matters on the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and are enacted in one motion. There is no separate discussion of any of these items. If discussion is requested by any Council member, that item is removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately. A single opportunity for public comment on the Consent Agenda is available to the public.
1. Staff Activity Report – April 2024
2. Financial Statements – March 2024
3. Law Enforcement Report – April 2024.
4. Project Completion and Certification Report of CAL OES, FEMA-4301-DR-CA 2017 Storm Damage Funding Claim.
5. Resolution 2024-06; Federal Functional Classification Map Change for Scenic Drive.
6. Resolution 2024-07; Request November General Election Consolidation with the County of Humboldt.
7. Agreement with Shawn Worth for Volunteer Fire Chief Services.
8. Community Yard Sale Event Announcement.
9. Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Maintenance Program Update.
DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1. Proclamation 2024-02; Recognition and Support of North Coast Lemonade Day June 01, 2024.
2. Discussion/Decision regarding Contract with Humboldt County Sheriff to provide Law Enforcement Services to the City of Trinidad.
3. Discussion/Decision regarding Resolution 2024-08; Calling for an Election on a Proposal to Continue the City of Trinidad’s .75% Transaction and Use (SALES) Tax for 4-Years.
4. Discussion/Decision Regarding Resolution 2024-09; Adopting the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting and Review Procedures, and First Reading of Ordinance 2024-01; Adding New Chapter 4 to Title 3 of the Trinidad Municipal Code to Provide Informal Bidding Procedures Under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Action.
5. Discussion/Presentation Update on Water Rate Analysis
6. Presentation/Update regarding the FY2024 Budget and Upcoming FY2024 Budget Preparation Timeline
7. November 2024 City Election & Sales Tax Measure Update X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XI. ADJOURNMENT