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WILLITS CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025
Mayor Stranske called a special meeting of the City Council to order at 6:30 p.m., in Council Chambers. The meeting was preceded by the pledge to the flag.
Roll Call: Councilmembers Gerardo Gonzalez, Tom Allman, Vice Mayor Matthew Alaniz and Mayor Larry Stranske were present.
Also present were staff members: Brian Bender, City Manager; Cathy Moorhead, Assistant City Manager; Dusty Duley, Community Development Director; Walter Kolon, Mike, Services and Facilities Director, Mike Parish, Interim Police Chief and Delores Pedersen, City Clerk.
2. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
• Robin Leler expressed concern over the Council being named as their own Successor Agency. Ms. Leler also expressed concern over not having a Finance Department Report in 4 months.
• George West expressed concern over the ADA ramps on Lenore and Boscabelle. Mr.
West reports that when it rains those ramps flood and cannot be used by those with wheelchairs or walkers. Mr. West also states that the ADA ramps are not connected to Sidewalks. Mr. West also inquired about the train cars on E. San Francisco, there is criminal activity that Mr. West has seen happening at them, he would like to know if there is any plan to remove the cars.
Councilmember Gonzalez explained that the Successor Agency pertains to the Redevelopment Agency and not what Ms. Leler understands it to be. •
iS to gra Rodriguez asked the Council if they heard a rummer to squash it, do not allow
PUBLIC MATTERS
a. None.
ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES
a. None.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. City Council Minutes:
i. January gth
Public Comment: None presented.
Moved by Allman/Seconded by Gonzalez and carried unanimously to approve Consent Calendar items) (a).
b. Adopt A Resolution to Accept 2024 Pavement Preservation Project (Project #2024-01) and Authorize the Filing of the Notice of Completion. The Completed Project Totaled $1,155,435.
Public Comment: None presented.
• City Manager Bender announced that Vice Mayor Alaniz had pointed out a mathematical error in the Agenda Summary Documents and the Resolution of this item. Based on the numbers in the Agenda Summary the total should have been $1,155,470.10 • After the meeting City Clerk, Delores Pedersen was contacted by Brandy Sanderson, Contract Administrative Specialist. It was discovered that the Total cost was actually off by $0.60 in the documents making it $1, 155,435.60.
Starting Cost: $1,120,345.50
Contract Change Order #1: $4.477.50
Contract Change Order #2: $30.612.60
Total: $1,155,435.60
Moved by Allman/Seconded by Gonzalez and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 2024-04 authorizing a Notice of Completion of the 2024 Pavement Preservation Replacement Project, Project No. 2024-01.
6. MOTELY ACTINITY REPORTS
a. None.
7. COMMISSIONS, AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES
a. None.
CITY MANAGERS REPORTS
. Request by Redwood Waste Solutions, Inc. for a Consumer Price Index Increase PCS) of 2.55-percent applied to all service accounts within the City Public Comment: None presented.
Moved by Allman/Seconded by Alaniz and carried 3/1 with Gonzalez recused to adopt Resolution No. 2025-05 approving a Consumer Price Index increase of 2.55-percent to all service accounts within the City of Willits with the increase taking effect on February 1, 2025.
b. Verbal Reports - No Action.
DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS (ACTION ITEMS)
a. None.
10. DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORTS - (presented at the 2nd monthly meeting) a. Airport - nothing more to report.
Willits City Council Minutes of January 21, 2025 Page 2 of 4 b. Community Development.
• Community Development Director, Dusty Duley reported on the Community Development Department Report under "Focus for Next Month", Clean California Grant, it states that staff will focus on submitting a grant application to support purchase of new playground equipment, this is actually old news, this has already been completed.
• Councilmember Allman asked for a status update on the Bud Snider Park Pavillion. • Mr. Duley reported that SHN has submitted a revised plan reducing the size of the Pavillion as well as moving it from the northeast corner of the park more towards the center of the northern part of the park. Staff will be bringing the revised designs to council to seek additional input from the community and Council. • Councilmember Gonzalez asked if there was an update on the Business License Software.
Mr. Duley responded that staff is finalizing the transition of Business License Processing from ACS to iWork's.
• Robin Leler inquired about the grass pavers and grass mesh options for the Pavilion that were brought to the City Council during the October 9, 2024 meeting by Beth Rydell. Ms. Leler also questioned the moving of the Pavilion from the Northeast Corner to the North Center of the park, she requests that Council keep the Pavillion in the Northeast Corner of the park as the original plan. Mr. Duley responded that the plan is to bring back the original design and the revised designs to Council for discussion. c. Finance.
Nothing to report.
d. Police Department.
• Interim Police Chief, Mike Parish reported on the difference between Proposition 47, titled the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act and Proposition 36, titled the Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act.
e. Services & Facilities - Nothing more to add.
f. Utilities - Nothing more to add.
11. CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS a. Mayor's Appointments to City Committees, Boards and Agencies for 2025.
City Clerk pulled the item. Will be presented at the January 22, 2025 meeting. • Saprina Rodriguez expressed concern that there has not been any committee meetings held and that the current Councilmembers have not attended any of the board or commission meetings.
12. GOOD & WELFARE
Councilmember Allman - Is looking forward to the meeting on January 22d. Mr. Allman is excited to have eight applicants and says tomorrow's meeting would be a good one for the community to attend.
13. CLOSED SESSION NOTICE
a. None.
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14. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Stranske declared the meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
LARRY STRANSKE, Mayor
City Council for the City of Willits
ATTEST:
DelvesPedason
DELORES PEDERSEN
City Clerk
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