Special City Council Meeting Minutes
June 21, 2022
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VALLEJO CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 21, 2022
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
555 Santa Clara Street, Vallejo, California
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor McConnell, Vice Mayor Verder-Aliga, Councilmembers Arriola, Brown, Dew, and Miessner
Absent: Councilmember Loera-Diaz
Staff present: City Manager Malone, Chief Assistant City Attorney Risner and City Clerk Abrahamson
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION – Chief Assistant City Attorney Risner reported Council gave direction to legal counsel with respect to Closed Session Item 3A and direction to its labor negotiators with respect to Closed Session Item 3B.
4. ACTION CALENDAR
A. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED RATE INCREASES FOR
SOLID WASTE COLLECTION, DECLARE THE RESULTS OF THE
PROCEEDINGS, AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE
PROPOSED INCREASED RATES
Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed garbage rate increase. If appropriate, after hearing, adopt a resolution adopting the proposed garbage rate increases.
Contact: Terrance Davis, Assistant City Manager (707) 648-4576 [email protected]
Derek Crutchfield, Acting Environmental Services Manager (707) 648-5346 [email protected]
Assistant City Manager Davis provided introductory comments.
Carrie Baxter (R3 Consulting Group) reviewed the mandatory requirements including the recent municipal code changes, program changes and the proposed residential and commercial rate changes.
Mayor McConnell opened the public hearing.
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Speakers: The following speakers spoke in opposition to the proposed rate changes – Daniel Boone, Dana Stueland and Chris Platzer.
Natalie DuMont spoke in support of the proposed rate changes.
Staff and Ms. Baxter responded to questions and comments from members of the public and questions from Councilmembers. Councilmembers provided comment.
City Clerk Abrahamson announced 133 written protest letters were received in the City Clerk’s Office.
There being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed.
Action: Moved by Vice Mayor Verder-Aliga and carried unanimously by councilmembers present, adopted Resolution No. 22-111 N.C. (Absent: Loera- Diaz)
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:43 p.m.
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ROBERT H. MCCONNELL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DAWN G. ABRAHAMSON
CITY CLERK
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