Declare City-Owned Parcel on 5 Midway Street as Exempt Surplus LandMay 13, 2025Gillian Haen, Assistant City Manager Overview•Background•Government Code §54221•Applicable Exemption•Next Steps•Recommendation Parcel on 5 Midway Street •1.97-acre parcel which has been vacant since 1957•It was a former home linen industrial supply•Site currently zoned Industrial General (IG)•Previously looked at site to be proposed location for navigation center, but off-site dry cleaner contamination did not allow City to proceedView from Midway StreetAPN 0058-100-070
Background•The City owns an underutilized parcel located at 5 Midway Street and that Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District is interested in taking ownership of, adjacent to the VFWD facility.•Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District approached the City with interest to begin discussions to acquire this site for its long-term treatment plant use.•Under the California Surplus Land Act, the City Council must first declare this parcel “Exempt Surplus Land,” as supported by written findings, before the City can may take any action related to the disposition of the property.•City Council gave staff direction to move forward with declaring the site surplus to facilitate disposition of the property.
California Government Code §54221•“Surplus land” is defined as “land owned in fee simple by any local agency for which the local agency’s governing body takes formal action in a regular public meeting declaring that the land is surplus and is not necessary for the agency’s use.” (Gov. Code §54221(b).)•“Agency’s use,” is defined as “land that is being used, or is planned to be used pursuant to a written plan adopted by the local agency’s governing board, for agency work or operations, including, but not limited to, utility sites, property owned by a port that is used to support logistics uses, watershed property, land being used for conservation purposes, land for demonstration, exhibition, or educational purposes related to greenhouse gas emissions, sites for broadband equipment or wireless facilities, and buffer sites near sensitive governmental uses, including, but not limited to, waste water treatment plants.” (Gov. Code §54221(c)(1).) Applicable Exemption•Government Code §54221(f)(1)(D) provides that “exempt surplus land” includes surplus land that a local agency is transferring to another local, state, or federal agency for the receiving agency’s use.•The proposed future transfer would be to the Vallejo Flood and Wastewater District which is a local agency and for the District’s use, therefore this would qualify as “exempt surplus land” under this Government Code.•Staff recommends that City Council declare the parcel on 5 Midway Street as “exempt surplus land”, based upon written findings in attached resolution allowing staff to begin the process for disposition of this property in compliance with the Surplus Lands Act.
Next Steps•After the City Council finds the City-owned property located on 5 Midway Street to be exempt surplus land, staff will notify the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) of the exemption 30 days prior to intended disposal.•City must address any concerns raised by HCD during its review if a Findings Letter is issued.•Once HCD approves the exemption or does not object within the 30-day period, the City can proceed to dispose of the property to a local agency.•Staff will work on getting an appraisal and potential sale of the property to the District at fair market value. This item will return to the City Council for action.
RecommendationAdopt a resolution finding that the City-owned parcel located at 5 Midway Street consisting of APN: 0058-100-070, is no longer necessary for the City’s use and declaring said parcel as “exempt surplus land” pursuant to Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(D) after making the finding that said action is exempt from Environmental Review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA guidelines section 15312 –Surplus Government Property Sales.
CONTACT(S)
Gillian Haen, Assistant City [email protected]
UPDATE -IHART
Jason Ta, Chief of PoliceMay 13th, 2025
ORIGINAL CONTRACT –PERSONNEL COSTS
2 ORIGINAL CONTRACT -PERSONNEL COSTSField staff: EMTs and Crisis Workers (11,440 hours)$550,333 Program Manager (1 FTE)$127,300 Administrative Assistant (0.5 FTE)$46,900 Mental Health Rehab Specialist (1 FTE)$107,200 Division Director (0.1 FTE)$12,730 TOTAL$844,463 ORIGINAL CONTRACT –NON PERSONNEL COSTS
3 ORIGINAL CONTRACT -NON-PERSONNEL COSTSOffice Expenses$6,400 Technology $15,000 Phones, emails, etc.$10,000 Misc. Costs (including medical supplies and uniforms)$10,600 Client Related Expenses$15,000 Internal Training Costs$4,000 Marketing & Outreach$7,000 TOTAL$68,000 ORIGINAL CONTRACT –ANNUAL & MONTHLY BUDGET
4 Monthly Total Costs: $76,038IHART Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Team BudgetSummary Costs -One 12-hour Unit ORIGINAL CONTRACTPersonnel Budget$844,463 Non Personnel Operational Costs$68,000 Indirect Costs$0 TOTAL$912,463 NEW TERMS –PERSONNEL COSTS
5 Personnel costsFTETotal salariesFringesal+fringeCommnity responders + EMTs7.00 $ 581,000 $ 197,540 $ 778,540 Prog. Mgr1.00 $ 97,613 $ 33,188 $ 130,801 MH rehab specialist0.75 $ 88,155 $ 29,973 $ 118,128 Admin1.00 $ 71,930 $ 24,456 $ 96,386 Div Dir.0.05 $ 24,000 $ 8,160 $ 32,160 Total9.8 $ 862,698 $ 293,317 $ 1,156,015 NEW TERMS –NON PERSONNEL COSTS
6 Non Personnel Operational CostsOffice expenses -Furnuture, supplies etc.$ 2,000 IT & Communciations$ 18,000 Misc. Costs $ 5,000 Client related expenses $ 40,000 Internal training costs$ 4,000 Marketing & Outreach $ 3,000 total$ 72,000 NEW TERMS –ANNUAL & MONTHLY BUDGET
7 Annual BudgetPersonnel Budget $1,156,015Non Personnel Operational Costs$72,000Indirect costs @ 22.3% (Federally approved rate).$273,847 Total Costs$1,501,862Monthly Total Costs: $125,155IHART Mobile Crisis Intervention Services Team BudgetSummary Costs -One 12-hour Unit
CONTACT(S)
Jason Ta, Chief of Police
Whistleblower Policy
Stephanie SifuentesHuman Resources Director
BackgroundThe State of California provides protections for employees who have reasonable cause to believe that they have witnessed a violation of a state or federal law, or a violation of, or noncompliance with, a local, state, or federal rule or regulation under their Whistleblower Protection Law (Lab. Code Section 1102.5). State law makes these whistleblower protections applicable to employees of charter cities or counties as well (Lab. Code Section 1106, 53296(a)).While the State already provides these protections for employees, the City desires to create a personnel policy that speaks to these protections, in order to provide employees with more direct awareness.
Human Resources utilized its membership in the Liebert Cassidy Whitmore NorCal Employee Relations Consortium to obtain model personnel policies which have been pre-vetted by their experienced team of employment law attorneys. The Whistleblower Policy before you this evening is one of those model personnel policies.
What’s in the policy?Prohibits:•Preventing an employee from reporting what they reasonably believe to be activity that violates or is in non-compliance with laws, rules, or regulations.•Retaliation against an employee for making such a report.•Retaliating against an employee for refusing to participate in an activity that violates or is in non-compliance with laws, rules, or regulations.•Retaliating against an employee because the employee’s family member has or is perceived to have engaged in the first three bullets.
Who is covered by this policy?This policy applies to and protects City officials, officers, employees, temporary/seasonal/extra help employees, and applicants.
What is the reporting procedure?When someone covered under this policy has reasonable cause to believe they have witnessed the violation or non-compliance of a law, rule, or regulation that applies to our jurisdiction, they can notify the City in a few different ways:•Utilizing the anonymous STOPItreporting tool•Reporting the incident to their supervisor•Notifying the Human Resources Director or their designee What is the procedure for reporting retaliation?If an applicant, employee, or temporary/seasonal/extra help employeefeels they have been retaliated against for reporting what they reasonably believe to be the violation or non-compliance with a law, rule, or regulation, they should immediately report the conduct according to the complaint procedure in the City’spolicy against discrimination, harassment or retaliation so that the complaint can be resolved fairly and quickly. Supervisors and managers have the same responsibilities as defined in the policy against discrimination, harassment or retaliation.
CONTACT(S)
Stephanie SifuentesHuman Resources [email protected] City of Vallejo –Disaster Preparedness BriefingOverview of the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)Arthur Gonzales Interim Fire Chief Purpose of the EOP
Coordinate Response to Emergencies
Ensure Continuity of Government
Protect Life, Property, and Environment
Align with NIMS
Legal & Operational Authority
California Emergency Services Act
Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
City Manager = Director of Emergency Services
Emergency Management Organization
-EOC Sections: Management, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Admin -Coordination with Solano County OES and Cal OES
Emergency Levels Defined
-Level 1: Normal operations (monitoring)Level
-Level 2: Partial EOC activationLevel
-Level 3: Full EOC activation (major emergency/disaster)Level
Hazard Assessment
-Earthquakes
-Floods and dam failure
-Wildland and urban fires
-Hazardous materials
-Terrorism and civil unrest
Public Safety & Response
-Police: Security, evacuation, crowd control
-Fire: Suppression, rescue, hazmat
-Public Works: Damage assessment
-Health: Medical triage and public health
Emergency Public Information
-Joint Information Center (JIC)
-Multi-language alerts
-Social media, EAS
Continuity of Government (COG)
Leadership succession
Vital records protection
Alternate EOC and Council locations
Public Preparedness & Engagement
-CERT teams
-Public education campaigns
-Family plans and go-kits
Local Responsibility AreaFire Hazard Severity Zones
City Council’s Role
Declare local emergency
1Approve emergency funding
2Support outreach and recovery efforts
3 Next Steps & Questions
Training and exercises
EOP updates
Questions and Council discussion
Economic Development and Planning & Development ServicesQ1 2025 (Jan-March) UpdateCity Council PresentationMay 13, 2025 •Gillian Hayes, Assistant City Manager/Interim Economic Development Director•Kristin Pollot, AICP , Planning & Development Services Director Economic Development
Economic Development DepartmentHow Are We Doing?Vallejo IndicatorsPopulation121,558Employment (Number of jobs in Vallejo)52,739Unemployment rate5.1%Taxable sales (2024)$402,780,464Median household income$89,496Median home value$537,000Retail vacanciesØFor lease32.8%ØFor sale23.69%Office vacanciesØFor lease20.67%ØFor sale31.8% How Are We Doing (Continued) •Vallejo Indicators•Business attraction prospects –grocery, restaurants, energy (Green Hydrogen Plant research underway)•Business retentions visits –6 visits with EDC, 15 staff visits•Active business –6,776•Hotel occupancy –53.5%•Hotel average daily rate -$98.74 Economic Development Strategic Plan•Completed community outreach in 2023•Held 3 events across town and collected surveys in 2023•Hosted town hall meeting on November 21, 2024, to discuss draft initiatives and vision•Adopted on December 17, 2024, by City Council•Research ways to fund initiatives –Cycle 1
Development Projects –Southern Waterfront•PG&E (Manufacture Gas Plant) Clean UpØCompletion of remediation, 2-year monitoring initiatedØBoat Launch Parking Lot Development Entitlement process completed in Fall 2024 ØDesign completed in 2024 and approved by Planning Commission which will include boat launch parking, EVC chargers, landscaping, lighting, public bathroomØPaving of 2-acre sites completed in December 2024ØExpected opening date of Boat Launch and parking lot to public end of Summer 2025 Development Projects –Blue Rock Springs •New fleet of 130 golf carts by EZ GO delivered to Blue Rock Springs Golf Course on October 10, 2024•Blue Rock Springs Redevelopment Participation and Performance Agreement between City of Vallejo and Blue Rock Springs LLC approved by City Council on December 17, 2024•The Lewis Group continued public outreach with stakeholder meetings held on July 30, 2024, September 5, 2024, October 3, 2024, and October 31, 2024, with the collaboration team consisting of a representative from the golfing community, GVRD, City of Vallejo, and two members at large•The Lewis Group and collaboration team will hold community meetings to present the community with the opportunity to learn more about the updated and proposed project concepts, ask questions, and provide comments•Draft Golf Concept Plan expected Q2 2025
Development Projects –Cooke/Fairview•Groundbreaking on June 4, 2024•Developers requesting an amendment to project to increase residential component of the project from 178 two-story single-family residences to 245-units with 119 detached single-family residence and 126 cluster type single-family detached homes
Development Projects –Mare Island •Island Energy Gas and Electric Operations AgreementØ20-year agreements expired March 1, 2025; City Council approved one-year extension ØCity of Pittsburgh (Island Energy) approved extension amendments March 17, 2025•Mare Island Company North Mare Island Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA)ØMare Island Specific Plan§MIC submitted to City on October 10, 2024 §Staff currently reviewing, anticipates sending MIC a consolidated set of comments by the end of April 2025
Development Projects –Mare Island (Cont.)•NMI DDA (continued)ØBeautification Plan§MIC submitted preliminary plan to City in June 2023 and detailed design drawings in April 2024. Plan is subject to timing of completion of remaining Navay cleanup project on North Mare IslandØConnolly Corridor§MIC submitted a Preliminary Review application to the city for Phase in September 2024§Phase I includes mix of food and beverage, retail and open space along the waterfront promenade and coal sheds area•Environmental CleanupØStaff oversees Lennar Mare Island (LMI) and Navy environmental cleanup projects focusing on property to be conveyed or leased to the CityØLMI estimates the completion of the remaining sites by Fall 2025ØNavy has ~ 17 remaining cleanup sites in various stages of cleanup covering ~ 800 acres on Mare Island plus ~ 400 acres of submerged lands. Anticipated completion is 2030 Green Empowerment Zone (GEZ)•Presented Green Empowerment Zone Resolution to allow City of Vallejo to occupy one seat on the GEZ Board, with one alternate, adopted by City Council on October 22, 2024ØThe Green Empowerment Zone builds upon the comparative advantage provided by the regional concentration of highly skilled energy industry workers by prioritizing access to tax incentives, grants, loan programs, workforce training programs, and private sector investment in the renewable energy sector.
Grant Implementation•U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Mare Island Infrastructure Assessment (MIIA) projectØAwarded EDA grant increase of $555,927 plus $26,365 (MI) local match; $2,082,292 secured for project to dateØCommunity presentation on initial findings -September 2024 on Mare IslandØExpended $1,646,334 through end of June 2024 (combination of EDA/Mare Island Co)ØMIIA –Expected completion December 2025
Grant Implementation (Continued)•U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $600,000 Brownfield Cleanup Grant ØCompleted environmental assessments of 22 properties to dateØExpended $432,883 through December 2024 ØExpected completion of all grant activities October 2025•U.S. National Park Service (NPS) Quarter’s A Rehabilitation ProjectØ$1,500,000 secured (City and NPS)ØApproved by City Council on June 11, 2024, as a CIP projectØRFP release to procure A&E firm in December 2024ØFour RFPs received for project in March 2025ØRFP Panel to meet in May 2025 for firm selection Grant Implementation (Continued)•Quarters A/Mare Island Chapel upgrades HUD GrantØ$1.2M government earmark to MIHPFØCity executed subrecipient grant agreement with MIHPF July 1, 2024 •City of Vallejo Hardening GrantØCity Council approved $60,000 of American Rescue Act (ARPA) FundsØGrant reimbursed small businesses with receipts for security improvement itemsØ31 local small businesses who suffered negative impacts from COVID-19 awarded up to $3,000ØCity Council allocated $125,000 of General Funds dollars for Round 3 at mid-year.
Land Disposition and Acquisition•Phase I Surplus Land Action dispositionØ485 Santa Clara StreetØFormer parking lot located on Broadway near Tennessee StreetØ4.2-acre portion of a larger site located off of Columbus ParkwayØIdentify development for surplus lands and deploy additional sites (Phase II)ØDeclare 3 Successor Agency owned parcels located between Solano Ave and Ryder St as exempt surplus landØDeclare city-owned parcel at 5 Midway St as surplus land•MIC Facility Agreement term sheet ØTo detail ownership of certain properties on Mare Island the city currently leases Commissions and Boards•Economic Development Commission (EDC)ØCompleted the implementation of their January 2022 City Council approved work planØInstrumental in the development of Vallejo Main StreetØProvided business highlights articles for Vallejo WeeklyØParticipated in Business Retention and Expansion visits with city staffØWorking on new Work Plan to present to City Council late Spring•Commission on Culture and the ArtsØContinue to work on their July 2023 City Council approved work planØPrepared draft Loan PolicyØPrepared draft Gift PolicyØWorked on draft Long-Term Citywide Arts and Culture StrategyØHeld goals and work plan meeting April 24, 2025 COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS (CONTINUED)•McCune Collection CommissionØOpen McCune Room on first and third Tuesdays for public access to the McCune CollectionØOpen McCune Room on 2ndFriday art walk for public access to the McCune CollectionØHost monthly Sunday events featuring various speakers relating to the McCune CollectionØFine tuning goals and work plan established in October 2024ØPrior to presenting to City Council•Remediation Advisory Board (RAB)ØCity representative at quarterly meetings ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS•Solano County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) BoardØTwo-year contract for Revolving Loan Fund for Vallejo small businessesØAttend monthly meetings and participate in various EDC events•Solano/Napa Small Business Development Center (SBDC)ØPartner with SBDC through an agreement to assist Vallejo small businesses and entrepreneursvProvided one-on-one advising to 294 clients and 134 webinars in 2024•Vallejo Chamber of CommerceØAttend monthly Government Affairs Committee (GAC) meetingsØAttend monthly Economic Development Committee meetingsØAttend monthly networking eventsØAssistance and support as needed •Vallejo Convention & Visitors’ Bureau (Visit Vallejo)ØPartner with Visit Vallejo to promote tourism OTHER SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS•Inclusionary housing ordinance•Development impact fee study•Data brokerage and tracking•Coordinate Navy license agreements•Prepare Mare Island budgets•Manage city’s Mare Island contracts including agreements with Mare Island Co, State Lands, Navy, Weston, Lennar Mare Island, and Island Energy•Work with Congressman representatives on proposed legislation•Maintain and update Mare Island GIS data•Manage reimbursement accounts ØMare Island Co North Mare Island DDAØPG&EØHUD Grant•Work with Navy and Mare Island Historic Park Foundation on review of Navy artifacts•Existing business support and resources•Attendance of community events Planning & Development Services 2025 Q1 (Jan-March) UpdateMay 13, 2025 §2024 Review (Summary)§2025 Q1 Progress Report§2025 Goals/Work Program§Questions 2024 Review§Staffing Challenges (across all divisions)§Completed Front Counter Renovation/Relocation §Code Enforcement Fees Updated§Symbium Launched for Instant Solar Permitting§Initial Draft “Mare Island Specific Plan” Submitted§6thCycle Housing Element Adopted & Certifiedby end of yearTOTAL Activity:§3,260 Code Enforcement Cases Opened with 3,215 cases resolved§4,518 Building Permits issued (total job valuation of over $131M)§196 Planning Applications approved Code Enforcement: 2025 Q1 Progress Report(Jan-March)
2,579 Total Cases Opened for FY 24-25 TO DATE
Note: Vacant Real Property Program Enforcement has restarted this year & Vacant Commercial Property Registration starting in 2025
Note: Zoning Violation cases started Q4 2024, and Zoning Violation Enforcement started in Q1 2025 1948 Broadway Trespassing Encampment
(Before & After)
Building Division: 2025 Q1 Progress Report(Jan-March)
Building Activity Summary2025 Q1 TotalsBUI LDI NG PERMI T SUMMARYJAN 2 0 2 5 TOTALSFEB 2025 TOTALSMARCH 2025 TOTALS
2025
YTD TOTALS*
OVE R A L L B UIL DING PE R MIT S ISSUE D353 310 337 1000 SINGL E -FA MIL Y PE R MIT S ISSUE D92 96 86 274
SINGL E -FA MIL Y PE R MIT S FINA L E D93 66 67 226
A DU PE R MIT S ISSUE D 2 1 1 4
SOL A R PE R MIT S ISSUE D 62 35 65 162
T OT A L FE E S COL L E CT E D ISSUE D$756,622 $191,242 $965,545 $1,913,409 J OB VA L UA T ION ISSUE D$10,683,988 $7,769,573 $12,745,463 $31,199,024 INSPE CT IONS COMPL E T E D 1020 878 980 2,878
*A s o f 3 /3 1 /2 5
§Recruitment Efforts Ongoing§User Fee Study Initiated§Major Development Projects:§Costco (Grading Permits Issued / Building in Plan Check)§961 Porter Street (Plan Check)§Panda Express (Permits Issued)§Navigation Center (CofOIssued!) Planning Division: 2025 Q1 Progress Report(Jan-March)
2025 Work (In Progress)§Q1 Planning Approvals Issued for:§Skyzone§New Hyundai Dealership§Quarters Café Beer & Wine Sales§5180 Sonoma Blvd Unit Count Reduction (418 to 343 units)§Completed CC Level Appeals for 2 projects§Completed “Phase 1” Zoning Updates§Completed General Plan & Housing Element 2024 APR Review§Launched new Tobacco Retail License Program§Initiated User Fee Study Q1 TOTALS: 67 Projects Applied For & 51 Project Approved
“VALUE” List HighlightsCurrent Planning Project Pipeline•96 Room Hotel on Sonoma Blvd (formerly “La Quinta”) –District 2•Fairview at Northgate Housing (increase from 178 to 245 units) –District 1•Borges Ranch (418 units) –District 2•Vista Cove (51 units) –District 6•Rollingwood Subdivision (130 units) –District 6•759 Sonoma Blvd (78 affordable units) -District 6•720 Sonoma Blvd (20 affordable units) –District 6Full VALUE Lists Available here: planning.cityofvallejo.net Housing Production Status(6thCycle RHNA, 2023-2031)
1,947 units currently in the Planning pipeline (total includes approved units, but not yet constructed, andunits currently in development review)
Long Range Planning Activity Report§Started Drafting MISP EIR RFPØRFP Released on April 16th with proposals due by May 20thand selection expected to occur by end of June 2025§Work continued on Downtown & Waterfront PDA PlansØFormal CC grant acceptance coming soonØWork will include proposed anti-displacement policies (HE Program F.1.1.3)§Began 6thCycle HE Implementation Tracking§Restarted EJ/Safety Element Update§Drafted ADU Updates to comply with new State Laws§Continued work on VMT Guidelines Update§Restarted work on Inclusionary Housing Ordinance 2025 Upcoming Goals /Work Program:
§Continue Recruitment Efforts§Continue Improving Cross-Departmental CoordinationØPlanning Economic Development ØCode Enforcement Building/Planning/VPD§Complete Planning and Building Fee Studies§Continue work with Finance on Dev. Impact Fee Study§Adopt New 2025 Building Code by EOY§Initiate TRL Ord. Enforcement Work§Initiate Sidewalk Vendor Ord. Enforcement/Education§Continue Ramping-Up Vacant Property Registration Program Enrollments/Monitoring§Restart Programing for Community Clean-Up Events §Continue Development Permit-Streaming EffortsØUpdate Standard Conditions of ApprovalØInitiate “Phase 2” Zoning Update WorkØPursue Additional ‘Instant Permitting’ Options in the Building DivisionØComplete ADU Ordinance Updates§Continue work on Waterfront and Downtown Specific Plans§Continue Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Work§Initiate New Housing Element Programs, as appropriate§Continue EJ/Safety Element Update Project§Create Mills Act Auditing Process
CONTACT(S)
Gillian Haen, Assistant City Manager/Interim Economic Development [email protected] Pollot, AICP , Planning & DevelopmentServices [email protected]