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AGENDA
MAY 20, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF YUBA CITY
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS/VIRTUAL
MAYOR ● Dave Shaw
VICE MAYOR ● Marc Boomgaarden
COUNCILMEMBER ● Wade Kirchner
COUNCILMEMBER ● Michael Pasquale
COUNCILMEMBER ● Toni Cole
CITY MANAGER ● Robert Bendorf
CITY ATTORNEY ● Shannon L. Chaffin
1201 Civic Center Blvd
Yuba City CA 95993
Wheelchair Accessible
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL - CITY OF YUBA CITY
MAY 20, 2025
6:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS/VIRTUAL
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The Council Chambers will be open for public attendance and participation. The meeting will also be live streamed for public viewing, but not participation, at the following link:
https://yubacity-net.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Sz0rLBfLQdaGCNRpG3jBJg. Emailed comments sent to [email protected] at least 24 hours before the meeting will be distributed to the City Council prior to the meeting. Please identify the Agenda item(s) addressed by the comments.
Public Comment:
Any member of the public wishing to address the City Council on any item listed on the closed session agenda, if any, will have an opportunity to present testimony to the City Council in the Council Chamber prior to the City Council convening into closed session. Comments from the public will be limited to three minutes. No member of the public will be allowed to be present once the City Council convenes into closed session.
Regular Meeting
Call to Order
Roll Call
__ Mayor Shaw
__ Vice Mayor Boomgaarden
__ Councilmember Kirchner
__ Councilmember Pasquale
__ Councilmember Cole
Invocation/Inspiration
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
City Attorney's Report on Closed Session Items, City Attorney Shannon Chaffin Agenda Modifications
Ceremonial Presentations
1. Retirement Proclamation - Jackie Lee, Yuba Sutter Chamber of Commerce
2. National Police Week Proclamation
3. Adventist Health and Rideout - Update on Project Hope Major Public Communication
4. Appearance of Interested Citizens
You are welcome and encouraged to participate in this meeting. Public comment is taken on action items appearing on the Consent Calendar or Business Items on the Agenda when they are called. Public comment on any other items within the scope of the City’s jurisdiction, including items not listed on the Agenda will be considered at this time. Public comment is limited to three minutes per speaker. Members of the public submitting written requests at least 24 hours prior to the meeting will be allotted five minutes to comment per speaker. Repetitive comments may be limited, and large groups are encouraged to select representatives to express the opinions of the group.
Consent Calendar
All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and can be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items prior to the time that Council votes on the motion unless members of the City Council request specific items to be discussed or removed from the Consent Calendar for individual action.
5. Minutes of the April 15, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency and City Council
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the April 15, 2025 Regular Meeting of the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency and City
Council
6. Amend 2025 City Council Meeting Calendar
Recommendation: Approve the Amended 2025 City Council Meeting Calendar to include June 3 and June 17, 2025
7. Amendment with Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard for Employment and Labor Attorney Services
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving an amendment to the agreement with Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard to increase the maximum compensation payable to $120,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-25
8. Compliance Report for State Mandated Annual Fire Inspections Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution acknowledging receipt of the Yuba City Fire Department’s annual inspections report and recognizing the Department’s level of compliance with California Health and Safety Code Sections 13146.2, 13146.3, and 13146.4
9. Renewal of School Resource Officer Contract with Yuba City Unified School District and the City of Yuba City
Recommendation: A. Adopt a Resolution of the City of Yuba City approving a School Resource Officer agreement with the Yuba City Unified School District
B. Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to make budget adjustments as necessary
10. AB 481 Annual Military Equipment Report
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution accepting the 2024 Annual Report and continue to authorize the YCPD to use existing equipment that falls under the military equipment use policy (YCPD policy 707) which complies with the requirements of AB 481
11. 2024 Beverage Container Recycling Grant Recommended Expenditures Recommendation:
A. Adopt a Resolution authorizing receipt, allocation and expenditure of the 2024 Beverage Container Recycling
Grant
B. Authorize the Finance Director to make budget
adjustments as necessary
12. Active Transportation Plan - Contract Award
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution which takes the following actions:
A. Awards a Professional Services Agreement to Fehr &
Peers, of Roseville, CA for the Active Transportation Plan in the amount of $313,500, subject to material terms, with the finding that it is in the best interest of the City B. Authorizes the Finance Director to make a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $30,000 from unallocated Transportation Development Act funds to CIP Account
No. 911338-65501
13. Richland Village Affordable Housing Funding - Supplemental Appropriation Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to:
A. Authorize the Finance Director to make supplemental
appropriation of $1,000,000 to Fund 298 Account 6098-
65305 to fulfill the City’s commitment to Regional Housing Authority (RHA) for Richland Village Affordable Housing and;
B. Authorize the City Manager or designee to approve the necessary documents for processing the payment of the
capital funds grant to Regional Housing Authority
Business Items
14. AB 2561 - Status of Vacancies, Recruitment and Retention Efforts Recommendation: Receive a report from City staff on the status of vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts; and conduct a Public Hearing as required by Government Code Section 3502.3
15. Plumas Street Water Tower Plaza (Construction Contract Award) Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution which takes the following actions:
A. Awards a construction contract to North Star Construction of Yuba City, CA based on the base bid with a reduced
scope, plus Alternate Bid Schedule 1 with a reduced
scope, in the amount of $1,768,489, with a 5%
contingency, and rejection of bid if not accepted
B. Authorizes the City Manager to execute the contract on behalf of the City, subject to review and approval as to legal form by the City Attorney
C. Authorizes the Finance Director to make necessary
budget transfers or supplemental appropriations to fund the Plumas Street Water Tower Plaza Project
16. Plumas Street Overlay District
Recommendation: Initiate a Municipal Code amendment to establish an Overlay District in downtown Yuba City from Colusa Avenue (State Hwy 20) to Bridge Street and along Center Street, to prohibit new tobacco and vape retailers as well as the sale of alcohol for offsite consumption to promote better health, entertainment, and a family friendly environment
17. Planning Division Fee Schedule Update
Recommendation:
A. Conduct a Public Hearing to receive comments on a
proposed Planning Fee Schedule Update and after
consideration;
B. Adopt a Resolution amending the Schedule of Fees and Charges for Planning Services beginning fiscal year
25/26
Future Agenda Items
18. Future Agenda Items
Reports and Communications
The following reports and communication items are provided for the Council’s information. No action can be taken on items under this section unless the Council agrees to include it on a subsequent agenda
19. City Manager's Report
20. City Council Reports
Adjournment