HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-08-21 PacketCITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
August 21, 2013
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of August 6, 2013, Special Meeting
b. Minutes of August 7, 2013, Regular Meeting
c. Minutes of August 13, 2013, Special Meeting
d. Minutes of August 15, 2013, Special Meeting
6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
Persons who are dissatisfied with a decision of the City Council may have the right to a review of that decision by a court.
The City has adopted Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, which generally limits to ninety days (90)
the time within which the decision of the City Boards and Agencies may be judicially challenged.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items listed are considered routine and will be enacted by a single motion and roll call vote by the City
Council. Items may be removed from the Consent Calendar upon request of a Councilmember or a citizen in which event
the item will be considered at the completion of all other items on the agenda. The motion by the City Council on the
Consent Calendar will approve and make findings in accordance with Administrative Staff and/or Planning Commission
recommendations.
a. Report of Disbursements for the Month of July, 2013.
b. Approve Budget Amendment and Award Contract for Slurry Seal of Local Streets,
Specification No. 13-03.
c. Receive Status Report on the 2012/2013 Capital Improvement Plan and Approve the
2013/2014 Capital Improvement Plan for the Ukiah Municipal Golf Course Operated by
Tayman Park Golf Group, Inc.
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8. 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, 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.
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:15 PM)
a. Receive Report from the City Council Palace Hotel Ad-Hoc Committee, Hear from the
Public, and Consider Adopting the Resolution Ordering the Repair or Removal of the
Dilapidated Palace Hotel Structure Located at 272 North State Street.
b. Conduct a Public Hearing, Receive Public Comments, and Provide City Council Comments
on the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Talmage Road/Southbound U.S. 101
On-Off Ramps Realignment Project.
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Discussion and Possible Action to Determine Whether Councilmember Seat Vacancy will
be Filled by Appointment or Call for an Election.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Adoption of Resolution Setting the Limitation on City General Fund Expenditures (Gann
Limit) for Fiscal Year 2013-14.
b. Discussion and Possible Action to Determine the City’s Position on a Resolution Being
Considered by the League of California Cities to Provide Adequate Funding and Prioritize
Water Bonds to Assist Local Government in Water Conservation, Ground Water Recharge
and Reuse of Stormwater and Urban Runoff Programs.
c. Discussion and Possible Action to Determine the City’s Position on a Resolution Being
Considered by the League of California Cities to Enter into Discussions with the League of
California Police Chiefs’ Association Representatives to Identify and Enact Strategies that
will Ensure the Success of Public Safety Realignment from a Local Municipal Law
Enforcement Perspective.
d. Designation of Voting Delegate and Alternates for 2013 League Of California Cities Annual
Conference – September 18 - 20, 2013.
e. Discussion and Possible Action to Nominate City Member for Mendocino County LAFCO
Board in Place of Departing Councilmember Rodin’s Appointment.
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14. CLOSED SESSION – Closed Session may be held at any time during the meeting
a. Conference with Labor Negotiator (§ 54957.6)
Agency Representative: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Police, Fire, Miscellaneous, Management, and Department Head
Units
b. Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Name of case: Ukiah et al. v. County of Mendocino et al., SC UK CVPT ‘1362029
c. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Subdivision (a) of Gov’t Code Section 54956.9)
Name of case: (Ukiah Valley Sanitation District v. City of Ukiah, dispute resolution under
Participation Agreement)
d. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN 180-080-57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, and 180-110-08, 09, 10
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah and Northwest Atlantic (Costco)
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
e. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN 003-230-03-00
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah and Mark & Jann Lanz
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
15. ADJOURNMENT
Please be advised that the City needs to be notified 72 hours in advance of a meeting if any specific
accommodations or interpreter services are needed in order for you to attend. The City complies with ADA
requirements and will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with 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.
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 72 hours prior to the meeting set forth on this agenda.
Dated this 16th day of August, 2013.
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
5a
CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
August 6, 2013
5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met for a Special Meeting on August 6, 2013, which was legally noticed on
August 2, 2013. Mayor Crane called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. Roll was taken with the
following Councilmembers Present: Mary Anne Landis, Benj Thomas, and Mayor Douglas F.
Crane. Absent: Mari Rodin, and Vice Mayor Phil Baldwin. Staff Present: Jane Chambers, City
Manager; David Rapport, City Attorney; Melody Harris, Human Resources Director; and Kristine
Lawler, City Clerk.
Also Present: Rick Haeg, Labor Consultant.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Labor Negotiator (§ 54957.6)
Agency Representative: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Police, Fire, Miscellaneous, Management, and Department Head
Units
No reportable action.
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
________________________________
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
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CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
August 7, 2013
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on August 7, 2013, having been legally noticed on
August 2, 2013. Mayor Crane called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Roll was taken with the
following Councilmembers Present: Mary Anne Landis, Benj Thomas, Vice Mayor Phil Baldwin,
and Mayor Douglas F. Crane. Absent: Mari Rodin. Staff Present: Jane Chambers, City Manager;
David Rapport, City Attorney; and Kristine Lawler, City Clerk.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
URGENCY ITEM
Presenter: Jane Chambers, City Manager.
Motion/Second: Landis/Baldwin to accept urgency item due to timelines. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT:
Rodin. ABSTAIN: None.
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
a. Congressional Proclamation from Congressman Huffman Honoring Councilmember
Mari Rodin. Item canceled due to scheduling conflicts; Congressman Huffman’s office
presented Proclamation directly to Councilmember Rodin.
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of July 12, 2013, a Special Meeting.
b. Minutes of July 17, 2013, a Regular Meeting.
c. Minutes of July 29, 2013, a Special Meeting.
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to approve, with administrative corrections, the minutes of July
12, 2013, a Special Meeting; July 17, a Regular Meeting; and July 29, 2013, a Special Meeting as
submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and
Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: Rodin. ABSTAIN: None.
6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
City Council Minutes for August 7, 2013, Continued: Page 2 of 4
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Authorize City Manager to Sign Lease Agreement with the F.A.A to Continue its Occupancy
at the Ukiah Municipal Airport - Airport.
b. Authorize City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Month to Month Lease Agreement at
Airport for a Vehicle Storage Yard - Airport.
c. Report of Contract for Portable Toilet Rental with Empire Waste Management – Purchasing
Department.
Motion/Second: Thomas/Baldwin to approve Consent Calendar Items 7a-c, as submitted. Motion
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None.
ABSENT: Rodin. ABSTAIN: None.
8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Presenter: Mayor Crane and Councilmember Landis.
10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Ordinance to Set New Water Connection
Fees - Public Works Department.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED.
Presenter: Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director.
Councilmember Consensus to continue the public hearing of the Connection Fees to a date
certain of October 2, 2013.
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Council Discussion and Action Setting Date of Joint Meeting with Mendocino County
Board of Supervisors and Establishing Process for Further Negotiations –
Administration.
Presenter: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Public Comment: John McCowen, 2nd District County Supervisor.
Motion/Second: Thomas/Landis to set the date of October 8, 2013, for a Joint Meeting with
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and Establishing Process for Further Negotiations as
Recommended in staff report. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis,
Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: Rodin. ABSTAIN: None.
Add an agenda item to include a third party to facilitate the meetings.
City Council Minutes for August 7, 2013, Continued: Page 3 of 4
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Adoption of Resolution Reappointing Susan Marie Knopf and Donald Elmer Rones to
the Parks, Recreation and Golf Commission – City Clerk Department.
Presenter: Kristine Lawler, City Clerk.
Nomination by Councilmember Thomas, Seconded by Councilmember Baldwin to nominate
Susan Marie Knopf to the At Large City Resident Representative position on the Parks, Recreation
and Golf Commission.
Nomination by Councilmember Landis, Seconded by Councilmember Baldwin to nominate Donald
Elmer to the Men’s Golf Club Member Representative position on the Parks, Recreation and Golf
Commission.
Motion/Second: Thomas/Landis to adopt Resolution reappointing Susan Marie Knopf and Donald
Elmer Rones to the Parks, Recreation and Golf Commission. Motion carried by the following roll
call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: Rodin. ABSTAIN:
None.
b. Council Discussion and Possible Approval to Respond to Request for Proposal from
Amgen Tour of California for City of Ukiah to Host One Starting Leg of 2014 Race
Event – Administration.
Presenter: Shannon Riley, Project and Program Analyst and Sage Sangiacomo, Assistant City
Manager.
Public Comment: Craig Strattman, Patrona Restaurant and John McCowen, 2nd District County
Supervisor.
Motion/Second: Thomas/Landis to approve city staff to respond to request for proposal from
Amgen Tour of California for City of Ukiah to host one starting leg of 2014 race event. Motion
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None.
ABSENT: Rodin. ABSTAIN: None.
Adjourn to Closed Session at 7.28 p.m.
14. CLOSED SESSION - Continued
a. Conference with Labor Negotiator (§ 54957.6)
Agency Representative: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Police, Fire, Miscellaneous, Management, and Department Head
Units
b. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Name of case: Ukiah et al. v. County of Mendocino et al., SC UK CVPT ‘1362029
c. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Subdivision (a) of Gov’t Code Section 54956.9)
Name of case: (Ukiah Valley Sanitation District v. City of Ukiah, dispute resolution under
Participation Agreement)
City Council Minutes for August 7, 2013, Continued: Page 4 of 4
d. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN 180-080-57, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, and 180-110-08, 09, 10
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah and Northwest Atlantic (Costco)
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
e. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN 002-232-12, 13 and 002-282-18 and 19 APN 002-232-09, 10, 11
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah, North Coast Railroad Authority, and Administrative
Office of the Courts
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
f. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN 170-050-13-00; 003-582-38-00; and 003-181-35-00
Negotiator: Jane. Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah and AJPJ, LLC
g. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN 003-230-03-00
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah and Mark & Jann Lanz
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
No reportable action was taken.
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
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Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
Agenda Item 5c
CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
August 13, 2013
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met for a Special Meeting on August 13, 2013, which was legally noticed on
August 9, 2013. Mayor Crane called the meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Roll was taken with the
following Councilmembers Present: Mary Anne Landis, Benj Thomas, Phil Baldwin, and Mayor
Douglas F. Crane. Absent: None. Staff Present: Jane Chambers, City Manager; Jim McAdler,
Interim Finance Director; Melody Harris, Human Resources Director; and Kristine Lawler, City
Clerk.
Also Present: Rick Haeg, Labor Consultant.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
3. NEW BUSINESS
a. Communication Report – Informational Only.
Presenter: Jane Chambers, City Manager.
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:26 P.M.
4. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Labor Negotiator (§ 54957.6)
Agency Representative: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Police, Fire, Miscellaneous, Management, and Department Head
Units
No reportable action.
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
________________________________
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
Agenda Item 5d
CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
August 15, 2013
5:30 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met for a Special Meeting on August 15, 2013, which was legally noticed on
August 14, 2013. Mayor Crane called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. Roll was taken with the
following Councilmembers Present: Mary Anne Landis, Benj Thomas, Vice Mayor Phil Baldwin,
and Mayor Douglas F. Crane. Staff Present: Jane Chambers, City Manager; and Kristine Lawler,
City Clerk.
Also Present: Rick Haeg, Labor Consultant (via teleconference).
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:36 P.M.
3. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Labor Negotiator (§ 54957.6)
Agency Representative: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Employee Organizations: Police, Fire, Miscellaneous, Management, and Department Head
Units
No reportable action.
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
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Kristine Lawler, City Clerk