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CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
September 18, 2013
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
a. Russian River Watershed Association Pollution Prevention Week and Creek Week 2013.
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of September 4, 2013, Regular 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. Authorize Purchase of Training Services from on Base Leadership Training in the Amount
of 20,500.00.
b. Approval of Publishing Services by Ukiah Daily Journal for Fiscal Year 2013/2014, in the
Amount of $6.25 Per Column Inch for the First Insertion and $4.26 per Column Inch for
Each Subsequent Insertion of the Same Advertisement.
c. Report of Acquisition of Professional Consulting Services from EBA Engineering for AB32
Landfill Gas Monitoring and Reporting.
d. Report of Disbursements for the Month of August, 2013.
e. Reject Bid for Orchard Substation Transformer #1 (T-1) Bushing Replacement Project,
Specification #E32775 (EUD)
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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.
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Professional Services Contract for
Information Technology Services Specific to Global Information Systems (GIS) with
Interwest Consulting Group to be Performed on an On-Call, As-Needed Basis.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Adoption of Resolution Amending Section 2081 – Adjusting Voluntary Spending Limits to
Reflect Increase in Consumer Price Index from Original Limits Established in 2006.
b. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Resolution Calling Special Election to Fill City
Council Vacancy.
c. Letter for Council Consideration on the Issue of Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant Disaster.
d. Adoption of Resolution Approving Memoranda of Understanding for Employee Bargaining
Units – Department Head, Fire, Fire Management, Miscellaneous, Management, and Police
Units - for Ongoing 5% Compensation Reductions.
e. Adoption of Resolution Adopting Addendum for the Director of Public Safety and City
Manager Contracts for On-Going 5% Compensation Reductions and Approving the Overall
Percentage Reduction Report to the City Council for the City Manager’s Contract with
Commensurate Pay Restoration.
f. City Council Discussion and Possible Appointments of Two Ad/Hoc Committees for the
Study of Feasible Alternatives for Street Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement, and
for Rate Studies for Water and Wastewater Utilities.
g. Receive Proposal from Ukiah Valley Fire District for Comprehensive Fire Services, and
Appoint an Ad Hoc Committee and/or Direct Staff.
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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
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 13th day of September, 2013.
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk