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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-16 PacketCITY OF UKIAH CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Regular Meeting CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 300 Seminary Avenue Ukiah, CA 95482 October 16, 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 October 2, 2013, Regular Meeting. b. Minutes of October 8, 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 September, 2013. b. Report of Acquisition of Professional Services from Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. for Quarterly Water Sampling and Completion of Chemical Examination Reports for the Ukiah Landfill. c. Authorization for City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Lease Agreement for Rusty Bowl BMX. d. Notification of and Approval for Two Change Orders for the State and Church Streets Electric System Improvement Project, Specification No. 13-06 in the Amount of $36,511.81 to Wipf Construction to Remove Fuel Tanks and Complete Additional Underground Infrastructure and Approve the Notice Of Completion and Release of the 5% Retention (EUD). e. Approval of Report on Adjustment of Transfer Station and Garbage Collection Rates Effective January 1, 2014. f. Award Purchase of 2014 Full Size Ford F-350-Xl Pick Up Truck with Standard Cab and Scelzi Service Body for the Water-Sewer Department for the Total Amount of $37,399.16. g. Award Purchase of a 2014 Full Size Ford F-550-Xl Pick Up Truck with Standard Cab and Dump Body for the Water/Sewer Division of the Public Works Department for the Total Amount of $43,930.40. h. Approval of Additional Scope of Work for Contract #1314098 to Repair a Fairbanks Morse Pump for Trickling Filter Pump 2-2 at the Waste Water Treatment Plant in the Amount of $12,125 to Turbo Machinery Repair, Inc. 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. Approve a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Introduce by Title Only an Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map for the City of Ukiah Establishing Planned Development Zoning (Pd-R3) and a Precise Development Plan for 312 Ford Street, Ukiah. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Consideration and Possible Council Approval of Letter to United States Government Official for the Interim Location of the Recently Refurbished Old Post Office Mural. b. Authorize Execution of Amendment to the Agreement with GHD Inc. in an Amount not to Exceed $27,068 for Additional Work for the Northwestern Pacific Rail Trail Phase 1 Construction Documents. c. Receive Status Report on Grace Hudson Project and Award Contract for Weed Eradication. d. Approve Amendment to Contract #1213130 for Additional Water Rights Application Work to Wagner and Bonsignore in the Amount not to Exceed $25,000. e. Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the Management Agreement for the Alex Rorabaugh Center with the Ukiah Valley Cultural and Recreation Center and Approve the Corresponding Budget Amendments Contingent Upon Execution of the Amendment to Agreement. 13. NEW BUSINESS a. Approve Assignment of Two (2) Year Balance of Contract/Agreement from Asplundh Tree Expert Company to Utility Tree Service, Inc. for the City of Ukiah Electric Utility Department (EUD). 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: Electric Unit b. 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) c. 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 11th day of October, 2013. Kristine Lawler, City Clerk Agenda Item 5a Page 1 of 4 CITY OF UKIAH CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meeting CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 300 Seminary Avenue Ukiah, CA 95482 October 2, 2013 6:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on October 2, 2013, having been legally noticed on September 27, 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. Staff Present: Jane Chambers, City Manager; David Rapport, City Attorney; and Kristine Lawler, City Clerk. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS a. MCOG Presentation of Preferred Scenario for the Vision Mendocino 2030 Project. Presenters: Nephele Barret and Bruce Brubaker of Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG). Consensus of the Council directs MCOG representatives to consider incorporating easy access connections from the City of Ukiah to Mendocino College as a priority in their Blueprint Plan. 4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Minutes of September 18, 2013, Regular Meeting. Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to approve the minutes of September 18, 2013, a Regular Meeting as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION 7. CONSENT CALENDAR 8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS 9. COUNCIL REPORTS Presenters: Councilmember Thomas, Mayor Crane, and Councilmember Landis. Mayor Crane and Councilmember Thomas Directive to staff to provide financial data relative to expenditures for fire and public safety to the period dating back to two years before the passage of Measure S. Data is to be in a graph form that provides scaled visual representation with all reasonable detail of all the components of cost, including those funds which come back for the use of the general government services. City Council Minutes for October 2, 2013, Continued: Page 2 of 4 Mayor Crane and Councilmember Landis Directive to staff to agendize a letter, to be written by Councilmember Landis to the appropriate officials, regarding an interim location in Ukiah for the refurbished mural from the old post office. 10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS Presenter: Guy Mills, Project and Grant Administrator. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Ordinance to Set New Water Connection Fees – Public Works Department. Presenter: Rick Seanor, Public Works Deputy Director. (PUBLIC HEARING WAS CONTINUED FROM AUGUST 7, 2013) Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to continue the public hearing to a date certain of November 20, 2013. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Council Board, Committee, and Commission Appointments; 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; Sunsetting of Various Committees/Ad Hocs; and Procedure for Newly Elected Member to Take Assignments Once Seated – Administration. Presenter: Jane Chambers, City Manager. Public Comment: Steve Scalmanini. Consensus of the Council approves the attached Council Commission/Committee Assignment List, and approves the disbandment of the following Ad Hoc Committees: Water Reclamation, After-Action Review, City Manager Performance Contract, and Museum. Motion/Second: Landis/Baldwin to approve the formation and appointments of the following two Ad Hoc Committees: Mayor Crane and Councilmember Landis for the Study of Feasible Alternatives for Street Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement, and Mayor Crane and Councilmember Thomas for the Rate Studies for Water and Wastewater Utilities. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 13. NEW BUSINESS a. Adoption of Resolution Making Appointment to the Paths, Open Space, and Creeks Commission – City Clerk Department Presenter: Councilmember Landis. City Council Minutes for October 2, 2013, Continued: Page 3 of 4 Motion/Second: Landis/Baldwin to adopt resolution (2013-24) appointing Deborah Edelman as a City Limits Representative on the Paths, Open Space, and Creeks Commission, finishing the unexpired term of Hannah Bird. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - Continued b. Approval of Agenda for Joint City/County Tax Sharing Meeting, Presentation by Staff of Background Information, and Discussion of Indexing Formula – Administration Presenters: Jane Chambers, City Manager; Sage Sangiacomo, Assistant City Manager; and Guy Mills, Project and Grant Administrator. Public Comment: Charley Stump, Planning and Community Development Director and John McCowen, 2nd District County Supervisor. Mayor Directive to City Clerk to include the attached statement regarding indexing in the meeting record. Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to appoint Mayor Crane and Councilmember Baldwin to the Tax Sharing Ad Hoc committee. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 13. NEW BUSINESS - Continued b. Adopt Resolution Renewing the Delegation of the City Manager and/or the Electric Utility Director to Approve Power Purchases for the City Pursuant to the Ukiah- NCPA’s Market Purchase Program (MPP) Agreement and Authorize the City Manager and Electric Utility Director to Manage the Energy Attributes for Carbon and Renewable Energy Credits to Meet State Compliance Obligations and Maximize the Value to the City’s Rate Payers – Electric Utility Department Presenter: Mel Grandi, Electric Utilities Director. Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to adopt two Resolutions (2013-25 and 2013-26) delegating City Manager and Electric Utility Director the authority to approve power purchases pursuant to the Market Purchase Program Agreement for up to 110% of Ukiah’s electric power requirements; and approve and negotiate purchases and sales of bundled energy attributes for carbon and renewable energy credits (RECs) not to exceed 100% of Ukiah’s needs, requiring approval of City Manager and the Electric Utility Director for carbon and bundled REC sales transactions. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. RECESS: 9:03 – 9:07 P.M. c. Approve Leonard Charles and Associates Scope of Work for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the Talmage Road-Highway 101 Interchange Southbound Ramps Realignment Project and Direct the City Manager to Execute a Professional Services Agreement – Planning and Community Development Department. Presenter: Charley Stump, Planning and Community Development Director. City Council Minutes for October 2, 2013, Continued: Page 4 of 4 Motion/Second: Baldwin/Landis to approve Leonard Charles and Associates scope of work for the preparation of an environmental impact report for the Talmage Road-Highway 101 interchange southbound ramps realignment project City Manager to execute the contract (CC 1314-133). Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 9:10 P.M. 14. CLOSED SESSION a. Conference with Labor Negotiator (§ 54957.6) Agency Representative: Jane Chambers, City Manager Employee Organizations: Electric Unit b. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov’t Code Section 54956.9 (e)(2)–(5), inclusive (1 case) c. Conference With Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Name of case: Ukiah et al. v. County of Mendocino et al., SC UK CVPT ‘1362029 d. 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) e. 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 No reportable action was taken. 15. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m. ________________________________ Kristine Lawler, City Clerk COMMITTEE MTG DATE/TIME LOCATION MAILING ADDRESS/CONTACT COMMITTEE FUNCTION ASSIGNED TO City Selection Committee Called as required by the Clerk of the Board BOS Conf. Room 501 Low Gap Rd. Rm. 1090, Ukiah C/O: BOS 501 Low Gap, Rm 1090 Ukiah, CA 95482 Makes appointments to LAFCO and Airport Land Use Commission Mayor Economic Development & Financing Corp. (EDFC) 1st Thursday of month. 2:00-4:00 p.m. Location varies Executive Director 631 South Orchard, Ukiah, CA 95482 467-5953 Multi-agency co-op for economic development and business loan program Landis _________/Alternate Exploration w/City Hauler of Solid Waste Disposal Alternatives As needed Ukiah City Manager's Office 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 463-6213 Landis/Crane Greater Ukiah Chamber of Commerce Liaison ex officio 3rd Wednesday of month, 9:00 a.m. 200 S. School Street, Ukiah 200 S. School Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 462-4705 To represent and set policy for Chamber and area businesses.Thomas Landis/Alternate Investment Oversight Committee Varies Civic Center, 300 Seminary Ave., Ukiah CMO 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 Reviews City investments, policies, and strategies Crane Library Advisory Board 3rd Thursday of month, 1:00 p.m. Various Mendo County Libraries Ukiah County Library 463-4491 Review library policy and activities Thomas Landis/Alternate Main Street Program Board of Directors ex officio 1st Thursday of month, 8:00 a.m. 200 S. School Street, Ukiah 200 S. School St. Ukiah, CA 95482 463-6729 Develops activities for downtown economic development program Thomas Landis/Alternate Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG) 1st Monday of month, 1:30 p.m. Civic Center, 300 Seminary Ave., Ukiah Executive Director 367 N. State Street, Suite 206 Ukiah, CA 95482 463-1859 Plan and allocate State funding, transportation, infrastructure and project County wide.Thomas _________/Alternate Mendocino County Airport Land Use Commission as needed BOS Conf. Room 501 Low Gap Rd. Rm. 1090, Ukiah Formulation and adoption of a comprehensive land use plan that provides for the orderly growth and protection of the public health, safety and welfare within the planning area of each public use airport within the County None from Ukiah Council currently Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission 2nd Thursday of month, 7:00 p.m. Civic Center 300 Seminary Ave. Conf. Room 5 IWPC Staff 425 Talmage Ukiah, CA 95482 391-7574 Develops coordination for water resources and current water rights: Potter Valley project - Eel River Diversion Thomas Baldwin/Alternate Mendocino County Local Area Formation Commission (LAFCO) 1st Monday of month, 10:00 a.m. Civic Center 300 Seminary Ave., Ukiah Executive Director 200 S. School Street, Suite 2 Ukiah, CA 95482 463-4470 Required by legislation - planning spheres of influence, annexation, service areas, and special districts (Landis to be recommended at Mayor's meeting) Holly Madrigal (Willits)/Alternate 2013 COUNCIL COMMISSION/COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS Approved January 16, 2013 COMMITTEE MTG DATE/TIME LOCATION MAILING ADDRESS/CONTACT COMMITTEE FUNCTION ASSIGNED TO Mendocino Solid Waste Mgmt. Authority (MSWMA) 2nd Wednesday of every other month, 9:00 a.m. Willits Solid Waste Director PO Box 123 Ukiah, CA 95482 468-9710 County-wide Solid Waste JPA Landis Baldwin/Alternate Mendocino Transit Authority (MTA) Board of Directors 2nd Thursday of month, afternoon Alternating locations Executive Director 241 Plant Road Ukiah, CA 95482 462-1422 County-wide bus transpiration issues and funding Thomas Baldwin/Alternate Mendocino Youth Project JPA Board of Directors Baldwin/Dewey Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) 4th Thursday of month, 9:00 a.m. Roseville, CA Denise Dow 651 Commerce Drive Roseville, CA 95678 916-781-4202 Pool of public utilities for electric generation and dispatch Crane Thomas/Alternate Public Advisory (Courthouse) As needed Ukiah City Manager's Office 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 Crane Landis/Alternate Russian River Watershed Association 4th Thursday of month, 9:00 a.m. Windsor Town Hall City Managers Office 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 462-6213 Consider issues related to Russian river - plans projects and funding requests Landis Baldwin/Alternate Sun House Guild ex officio liaison 2nd Tuesday of month, 4-6 p.m. Sun House, 431 S. Main St. Ukiah 431 S. Main Street Ukiah, CA 95482 463-6213 Support and expand Grace Hudson Museum Thomas Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC) Every other month starting 1/2007 3rd Wednesday after 1st Monday Roseville, CA PO Box 15129 Sacramento CA 95851 916-852-1673 Pool of public utilities to manage CA-OR project electric transmission lines Thomas/Public Utility Director Ukiah Players Theater Board of Directors Sangiacomo COMMITTEE MTG DATE/TIME LOCATION MAILING ADDRESS/CONTACT COMMITTEE FUNCTION ASSIGNED TO Community Development Conversion Landis/Crane 2013 AD HOC COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS COMMITTEE MTG DATE/TIME LOCATION MAILING ADDRESS/CONTACT COMMITTEE FUNCTION ASSIGNED TO Electric Rates Crane/Thomas Palace Hotel Landis/Crane Public Safety As needed Ukiah Public Safety Office 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 463-6213 Baldwin/Thomas Rate Studies for Water and Wastewater Utilities Crane/Thomas Sales Tax Sharing as needed Ukiah City Manager's Office 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 463-6213 Sales Tax Sharing Discussions with County of Mendocino Crane/Baldwin Strategic Planning Crane/Baldwin Study of Feasible Alternatives for Street Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Crane/Landis UVFD Proposal Review Thomas/Crane UVSD Governance City Manager's Office 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA 95482 463-6213 Baldwin/Landis Waste Stream Use Exploration Landis/Crane CITY REPRESENTATION: UVSD Budget Dispute Baldwin CITY OF UKIAH CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Special Meeting UKIAH VALLEY CONFERENCE CENTER 200 South School Street Ukiah, CA 95482 October 8, 2013 5:30 p.m. JOINT MEETING WITH THE MENDOCINO COUNTY BO ARD OF SUPERVISORS Tax Sharing 1. ROLL CALL Ukiah City Council met for a Special Joint Meeting with the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors on October 8, 2013, which was legally noticed on October 4, 2013. Roll Call was taken at 5:32 p.m., with the following members present, and Chair Hamburg and Mayor Crane presiding. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mary Anne Landis - Councilmember Benj Thomas - Councilmember Phil Baldwin – Vice Mayor Douglas F. Crane - Mayor BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PRESENT: Carre Brown – 1st District Supervisor John McCowen – 2nd District Supervisor John Pinches – 3rd District Supervisor, Vice Chair Dan Gjerde – 4th District Supervisor Dan Hamburg – 5th District Supervisor, Chair City Staff Present: Jane Chambers - City Manager Sage Sangiacomo – Assistant City Manager David Rapport - City Attorney Ian Roth – Assistant Financial Director Kristine Lawler - City Clerk. County Staff Present: Carmel J. Angelo – Chief Executive Officer Kyle Knopp – Assistant Chief Executive Officer Thomas R. Parker – County Counsel Tim Mitchell – Senior Deputy Clerk of the Board Nicole French – Deputy Clerk of the Board 2. PUBLIC COMMENT Presenter: Lee Howard, North Coast Builders Exchange. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. History b. Principles c. Definitions d. Services and Funding Sources e. Draft Agreement f. Issue Areas Presenters: Carmel J. Angelo, Chief Executive Officer; Jane Chambers, City Manager; Kyle Knopp, Assistant Chief Executive Officer; Sage Sangiacomo, Assistant City Manager; and Thomas R. Parker, County Counsel. Public Comment: Susan Knopf; Judy Pruden; Camille Schraeder; Holly Madrigal; Ross Liberty; Lee Howard (speaking for himself); and Dan Thomas. Consensus of the Council and Board is for the ad hoc meetings to be open to the public. 4. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. ________________________________ Kristine Lawler, City Clerk