City Council Meeting Agenda: 06-11-2024 Page 1
Posted: Friday, June 07, 2024
NOTICE AND CALL OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL
The Trinidad City Council will hold a regular meeting on TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2024, at 6:00 PM
at the Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA.
NO CLOSED SESSION SCHEDULED
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: 847 5643 4937 Passcode: 279354 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 – No Closed Session
IV. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – 05-14-2024 cc, 05-28-2024 cc2 (will be reviewed in July) 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.
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 – May 2024
2. Financial Statements – April 2024
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3. Law Enforcement Report – May 2024.
4. Distribution of Tourist Occupancy Tax Funds to Community Organizations
5. Letter of Support for USDOT ATIIP, Little River Trail Project Funding.
6. Resolution 2024-10; Adopting a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 Funded By SB-1, The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
7. Van Wycke Trail Update
8. Trinidad Community Coastal Resilience Planning Project Update
DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1. County of Humboldt Presentation – Prioritizing Essential Services in an Era of Natural Disasters.
2. Continued Discussion/Decision on Proposed Water Rate Analysis
3. Discussion/Decision regarding Resolution 2024-11; Adopting the FY2025 Budget. a. Resolution 2024-12; Authorizing a One-Time General Fund Transfer of $300,000 to the Water Fund for Emergency Budget Stabilization.
b. Resolution 2024-13; Recognizing Water Fund Reserve Status and Updating 2017 & 2020 Fiscal Reserve Policies to Align with Water Rate Update Targets through 2029.
4. Discussion/Decision to Authorize Purchase of a 2016 Nissan Frontier through a Private Party Sale to Supplement the Public Works/Water Department Fleet.
5. Discussion/Decision to Approve Contracts with Humboldt County Sheriff to Provide Animal Control and Shelter Services to the City of Trinidad.
6. Discussion/Decision to Accept Retirement of City Manager Eli Naffah Effective at the end of the Contract period, September 12, 2024.
7. Discussion/Decision to Appoint a Two (2) Councilmember Task Force to Develop and Implement a City Manager Recruitment Process.
8. November 2024 City Election & Sales Tax Measure Calendar X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XI. ADJOURNMENT