City Council
Special Meeting
AGENDA
(to be held both at the physical and virtual locations below) Civic Center Council Chamber ♦ 300 Seminary Avenue ♦ Ukiah, CA 95482 To participate or view the virtual meeting, go to the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88613491186 Or you can call in using your telephone only:
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March 18, 2026 - 3:00 PM
1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
The City Council welcomes input from the audience. If there is a matter of business on the agenda that you are interested in, you may address the Council when this matter is considered. If you wish to speak on a matter that is not on this agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, you may do so at this time. In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes per person and not more than ten (10) minutes per subject. The Brown Act regulations do not allow action to be taken on audience comments in which the subject is not listed on the agenda.
3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
3.a. Mid-Year Departmental Budget and Objectives Progress Review for Fiscal Year 2025-26, Review of Draft Objectives, and Review of Individual Departmental Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Updates for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
Recommended Action: Council to receive, review, consider, and discuss updates on current stated objectives. In addition, the Council will review preliminary draft departmental objectives, as well as individual departmental Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan updates for the fiscal year 2026-27.
Attachments: None
4. NEW BUSINESS
5. ADJOURNMENT
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disabilities upon request. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at the front counter at the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, CA 95482, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Any handouts or presentation materials from the public must be submitted to the clerk 12 hours in advance of the meeting; for handouts, please include 10 copies.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted on the bulletin board at the main entrance of the City of Ukiah City Hall, located at 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California, not less than 24 hours prior to the meeting set forth on this agenda.
Araceli Sandoval, Deputy City Clerk
Dated: 03/13/26
Agenda Item No: 3.a.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 3/18/2026
ITEM NO: 2026-476
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
SUBJECT: Mid-Year Departmental Budget and Objectives Progress Review for Fiscal Year 2025-26, Review of Draft Objectives, and Review of Individual Departmental Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Updates for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
DEPARTMENT: Finance PREPARED BY: Oliver MacDonald, Senior Accountant PRESENTER: Dan Buffalo, Finance Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Presentation Given
Summary: Council will continue to receive and consider a mid-year budget review for select departments, including updates on current objectives and accomplishments. In addition, the Council will review draft departmental objectives and department-specific Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan updates for Fiscal Year 2026–27.
Background: As part of the mid-year review of the current budget year and development of the budget for next year, each City department scheduled for presentation will present their individual budget information through December 31, 2025, progress on stated budget objectives for the current year, and plans for the next fiscal year and beyond. Every department has been scheduled and will present over the course of March and April.
Discussion: Departments presenting at this meeting are the Community Services Department, Public Works Department, Water Resources Department, and Human Resources Department.
Mid-year Review of 2025-26 Department Objectives and Review of Draft 2026-27 Department Objectives (Note — This is an active draft document and departments will continue to make minor revisions): https://stories.opengov.com/ukiahca/published/voHgJIJd6 Each department and division report contains the following sections:
• Department purpose and basic description
• Services provided
• Personnel information
• Objectives and accomplishments
o For the purposes of this report, current and proposed objectives for the coming year are included
o Objectives are delineated by near, intermediate, and long-term o Individual objectives are assigned a unique identifier presented by year initiated and order of sequence for the year (e.g. an objective that is first identified in fiscal year 2024 and is the first objective identified by the department in that year would be assigned 2024-1, the next in the same year would be 2024-2, etc.)
o Department comments have been updated where appropriate and convey the current status of each objective.
• Budget to actual information related to expenditures, compared to the same six-month period for the prior two years.
Additionally, the following departments' Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan updates have been provided as a link in the Table of Contents for the Departmental Objectives and Accomplishments:
• Community Services Department
• Human Resources/Risk/Payroll
• Public Works Department
• Water Resources Department
Recommended Action: Council to receive, review, consider, and discuss updates on current stated objectives. In addition, the Council will review preliminary draft departmental objectives, as well as individual departmental Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan updates for the fiscal year 2026-27.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: N/A
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
FINANCING SOURCE: N/A
REVENUE: N/A GRANT: N/A
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A
COORDINATED WITH: City Manager's Office
STRATEGIC PLAN (SP):N/A
GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS (GP):N/A
RECREATION
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Develop a facility CIP for the
replacement of equipment
and future renovations
Replaced flooring in Large
Conference room
Working with ARRC Board to
sustainably fund free
community programs
PARK
DEVELOPMENT
Great Redwood Trail Phase 4 Completed
Western Hills - Gateway Trail (Opening
Soon)
Funding secured for Riverside Park
Regeneration Project
1433 Swim Lessons
Added designated Adult Lessons
Offer Health and Safety courses to
outside agencies and general public
Partner with Ukiah Valley Golf Course
Offering additional swim lessons
Completed shaded fuel break work on
western facing holes
Replaced bridge on hole #11 creek crossing
Working to complete recycled water irrigation
system
Expanded catering offerings
Establish partnerships with
local businesses to host new
events for the community
Explore option to obtain
additional licensing to offer
more diverse services
Art of Wonder Exhibition ran through October 19
organized and curated by Museum staff and featured
artwork in various media by 15 Mendocino County artists speaks to the Museum’s commitment to showcase the
significant arts ecology found in Mendo County.
The Dogbane Workshop image represents one of the many
interactive public programs we do throughout the year
focused on the indigenous plants in our Wild Gardens.
Led by Pomo instructors, workshop participants learn
about the care and harvesting the plants, as wells as their traditional uses in Pomo culture. Then they are taught how to craft something to take home — in this case a cordage bracelet.
RECREATION
Expand ASES partnerships with
UUSD
Institute a Community Sports
Advisory Board
Additional off-season youth
sports sessions
Addition of alternative sports
events
RECREATION
$9,780 raised for the Cancer
Resource Center the 2025 9
Annual Strike Out Cancer
Tournament.
th
1038 total youth basketball
players in the 2025/2026
season.
416 girls youth softball players in
the 2025/2026 season
RECREATION
Added Bark in the Park event
Averaged 50 vendors per
Community Yard Sale (6 events)
17,000 Attended PumpkinFest
Collaborated with Robert
Ferguson Observatory (Sonoma
County) to offer public star
viewing
SPECIAL SERVICES
Train and certify new staff
members in Live Scan,
Passport and Notary Public