City Council Meeting Agenda: 09-24-2024 Page 1
Posted: Friday, September 20, 2024
NOTICE AND CALL OF THE SECOND REGULAR MEETING
OF THE TRINIDAD CITY COUNCIL
The Trinidad City Council will hold a regular meeting on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2024, at 6:00 PM
at the Trinidad Town Hall, 409 Trinity Street, Trinidad, CA.
CLOSED SESSION SCHEDULED AT THE CONCLUSION OF OPEN SESSION 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: 815 6300 9770 Passcode: 506149 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. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – 05-28-2024 cc2, 06-11-2024 cc, 07-09-2024 cc, 08-13-2024 cc V. COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS
VI. STAFF REPORTS – City Manager & Humboldt County Sheriff Dept.
VII. 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.
VIII. 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 – August 2024
2. Financial Statements – July 2024
3. Law Enforcement Report – August 2024
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4. Second Reading of Ordinance 2024-02; Zoning and General Plan Amendment request to change the zoning and general plan designations of the property from PR – Public and Religious to SR – Suburban Residential. Narelle 2021-04; Located at 12 Berry Road; APN: 515-331-016, and Resolution 2024-15; Authorizing Staff to Submit an LCP Amendment to the Coastal Commission for the Rezone.
5. Second Reading of Ordinance 2024-03; Extending the .75% Transactions and Use Tax for General Purposes to Continue to be Administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
6. Trinidad-Westhaven Emergency Water Service Intertie Grant Project Update
7. Resolution 2024-16; Adopting CalTrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual Chapter 10 – Consultant Selection Dated January 2024.
8. First Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement.
DISCUSSION/ACTION AGENDA ITEMS
1. Prop 218 Public Hearing on Water Rate Increase and Consideration of Adopting Resolution 2024-17; Amending Fees and Charges for Water Rates.
2. Speed Humps update for Ocean and View Streets/Consider options.
3. Discussion/Decision to Appoint Two Councilmembers for a Tribal Consultation Government-toGovernment Consultation request from the Trinidad Rancheria.
4. Update on Argument in Favor of Measure L Unanimously Approved by the City Council in August.
IX. ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1).) Title: New/Replacement City Manager
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT (Gov. Code section 54957(b)(1).) Title: Water Chief Plant Operator X. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
XI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XII. ADJOURNMENT