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CITY OF UKIAH
AMENDED CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
December 4, 2013
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
a. Introduction of New Employees – Anthony Mandon, Public Works Maintenance I, Jim Eddie
and Nick Kirby, Water/Sewer Attendant I.
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of November 20, 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. Award of Bid for Ammunition Purchase to San Diego Police Equipment Company Inc., in
the Amount of $31,044.78.
b. Authorize Execution of Amendment to the Agreement with GHD in an Amount Not to
Exceed $21,879 for Supplemental Services for the Redwood Business Park Transportation
Improvements Project and Approve Budget Amendment.
c. Adoption of Ordinance Amending Certain Sections of the City Code (Water Connection
Fees) and Amendments Thereof.
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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 wi sh 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. Adoption of a Resolution to Certify the Costco Wholesale Project Environmental Impact
Report (EIR).
b. Adoption of a Resolution Making Findings Pursuant to Public Resources Code (PRC)
§21081 and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section §15091 and a
Statement of Overriding Consideration in Accordance with PRC §21081(B) and CEQA
Guidelines §15093 and Introduction of an Ordinance to Amend the Airport Industrial Park
Planned Development Land Use Map to Change the Land Use Designation of the Costco
Project Site to Retail Commercial from Industrial/Auto Commercial and Light
Manufacturing/Mixed Use.
c. Conduct a Public Hearing Under the Tax and Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act (“TEFRA”) for
the Reissuance of Tax-Exempt Notes for the Rural Community Housing Development
Corporation’s McCarty Manor Housing Project and Approval or Corresponding Resolution
Authorizing the Reissuance of the Notes.
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Discussion and Consideration of the Potential Removal of Three Redwood Trees in the Public
Right of Way on South School Street.
b. Presentation of Proposed Go-Forward Plan for City of Ukiah and Ukiah Valley Fire District.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Appointment of New Mayor and Vice Mayor.
b. Award Purchase of a Used Jet a Fuel Truck for the Airport to Epic Aviation, LLC for the
Total Amount of $203,558.44.
c. Adoption of Resolution Relative to Appointments to the Parks, Recreation and Golf
Commission and the Traffic Engineering Committee.
d. Discussion and Possible Adoption of Resolution in Support of the United States Postal
Service and the Postal Service Protection Act of 2013, Senate Bill 316.
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
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Employee Organizations: Electric Unit
b. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Initiation of litigation pursuant Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) (1 case)
c. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Ukiah Valley Sanitation District v. City of Ukiah, Mendocino County Superior
Court Case No. SCUK-CVC-13-63024
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 (forthcoming)
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Vinewood Park and NCO
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
f. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN (forthcoming)
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: EDFC and Probation Building
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 t he 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 perjur y 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 f orth on this agenda.
Dated this 26th day of November, 2013.
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
Agenda Item 5a
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CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
November 20, 2013
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on November 20, 2013, having been legally noticed
on November 15, 2013. Mayor Crane called the meeting to order at 6:00 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
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of November 6, 2013, Regular Meeting.
Motion/Second: Landis/Baldwin to approve the minutes of November 6, 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
a. Report of Disbursements for the Month of October, 2013 – Finance Department.
b. Adoption of Ordinance Amending Portions of Division 3, Chapter 1 of the Ukiah City Code
Pertaining to the Adoption of the Building Codes and Amendments Thereof – Planning and
Community Development Department.
ORDINANCE NO. 1142
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING PORTIONS
OF DIVISION 3, CHAPTERS 1 AND 2 OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE, PERTAINING TO
THE ADOPTION OF THE BUILDING CODES AND AMENDMENTS THEREOF.
c. Report of Acquisition of Professional Services from Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. (PO
No. 42146) for Quarterly Water Sampling, Completion of Chemical Examination Reports,
and Soil Testing for the Landfill Pond Assessment for the Ukiah Landfill – Public Works
Department.
City Council Minutes for November 20, 2013, Continued: Page 2 of 5
d. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the 2013 California Fire Code – Fire Department.
ORDINANCE NO. 1143
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING DIVISION 6,
CHAPTER 3, ARTICLES 1, 2, AND 3, OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE, ENTITLED: FIRE
PREVENTION CODE, TO ADOPT THE 2013 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE
CODE, INCLUDING ADDITIONS OR AMENDEMENTS THERETO TO ADDRESS LOCAL
CONDITIONS.
e. Award Professional Services Agreement (COU No. 1314-157) to Alta Planning + Design for
Preparation of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and Approve Budget Amendment –
Public Works Department.
f. Report of Acquisition of Professional Consulting Services (COU No. 1213-137) from Rau
and Associates, Inc. for Design of ADA Sidewalk Ramps and Parking Spaces at Ukiah
Civic Center and Anton Stadium Parking Lot – Public Works Department.
g. Approve Change in Location for Processing Recyclables – Public Works Department
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to approve Consent Calendar Items 7a - g, as submitted. Motion
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None.
ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
7. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Presenter: Vice Mayor Baldwin.
10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Adopt 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 – Planning and Community Development Department.
Presenter: Charley Stump, Planning and Community Development Department Director.
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to adopt the Ordinance amending the official zoning map for the
City of Ukiah rezoning APN 002-101-14 and 15 from PD (Planned Development to PD-R3
(Planned Development High Density Residential) and conditionally approving the Stephens
Precise Development Plan. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas,
and Crane. NOES: Baldwin. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
ORDINANCE NO. 1144
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING THE OFFICIAL
ZONING MAP FOR THE CITY OF UKIAH REZONING APN 002-101-14 AND 15 TO PD-R3
(PLANNED DEVELOPMENT HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) AND APPROVING THE
STEPHENS PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 312 FORD STREET, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA.
City Council Minutes for November 20, 2013, Continued: Page 3 of 5
b. Consideration and Possible Council Approval of Resolution Establishing Financial
Management Policies – Finance Department.
Presenter: Jim McAdler, Interim Finance Director.
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to adopt the resolution (Policy Resolution No. 39) establishing
Financial Management Policies. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis,
Thomas, and Crane. NOES: Baldwin. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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 – Planning and
Community Development Department.
Presenters: Charley Stump, Planning and Community Development Department Director; Eladia
Laines, Owner; and Norman Hudson.
Public Comment: Tom Liden, Friends of the Palace, Co-Chair; Rick Hansen, Ukiah Main Street
Program; John McCowen.
Motion/Second: Baldwin/Landis to continue the public hearing to a date certain of December 18,
2013. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane.
NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
RECESS: 7:09 – 7:13 P.M.
b. Public Hearing to Consider Adoption of Ordinance to Set New Water Connection
Fees.
Presenter: Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director.
Motion/Second: Landis/Baldwin to introduce the Ordinance by title only. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT:
None. ABSTAIN: None.
City Clerk, Kristine Lawler, read the ordinance title.
Motion/Second: Landis/Baldwin to introduce an Ordinance amending certain sections of the City
Code (Water Connection Fees). Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis,
Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Authorize Four Additional Police Officer Positions and an Additional Community
Service Officer Position within the Fiscal Year 2013-14 Budget – Police Department.
Presenter: Jane Chambers, City Manager and Chris Dewey, Chief of Police.
Public Comment: Tom Fletcher; Ross Liberty (speaking for himself); John McCowen (speaking for
himself); and Tony Shaw, Employer’s Council of Mendocino County.
Motion/Second: Landis/Baldwin to authorize four additional Police Officer positions and an
additional Community Service Officer position within the fiscal year 2013-14 budget. Motion
City Council Minutes for November 20, 2013, Continued: Page 4 of 5
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None.
ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
b. Discussion and Consideration of the Potential Removal of Three Redwood Trees in
the Public Right of Way on South School Street – Administration.
Presenters: Sage Sangiacomo, Assistant City Manager and Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director.
Public Comment: Don Burgess, Chris Lo Pinto, Pete Passof, and Robert W erra.
Council Consensus to continue this item to December 4, 2013, to see if the Ukiah Daily Journal
will provide indemnification insurance and give a schedule on how they will proceed, and for the
City Attorney to bring forward a proposal.
c. Adoption of Resolution Appointing Christopher John Watt to the Paths, Open Space,
and Creeks Commission – City Clerk Department.
Presenter: Mayor Crane.
Motion/Second: Crane/Baldwin to nominate and adopt the Resolution (2013-28) appointing
Christopher John Watt to the City’s Sphere of Influence position on the Paths, Open Space, and
Creeks Commission. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas,
Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
d. Consideration and Approval of Letter to Ukiah Valley Sanitation District Requesting
Approval of 2013-14 Sewer System Budget – Administration.
Presenters: David Rapport, City Attorney.
Motion/Second: Thomas/Baldwin to approve the letter as amended to the Ukiah Valley Sanitation
District Requesting Approval of 2013-14 Sewer System Budget and authorize the Mayor to sign
same. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane.
NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
e. Approval of Updated Renewable Energy Resource Procurement Plan and Adopt
Resolution (Plan Per Senate Bill 1x 2) – Electric Utility Department.
Presenter: Mel Grandi, Electric Utility Director.
Motion/Second: Landis/Baldwin to approve, by Resolution (2013-29), City of Ukiah’s Renewable
Energy Resources Procurement Plan Revision 1. Motion carried by the following roll call votes:
AYES: Landis, Thomas, Baldwin, and Crane. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
f. Consideration and Approval of Special Counsel Retainer Agreement with Boutin-
Jones – Administration.
Presenter: David Rapport, City Attorney.
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to approve the retainer agreement (COU No. ) with Boutin
Jones. 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 9:09 P.M.
City Council Minutes for November 20, 2013, Continued: Page 5 of 5
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
Initiation of litigation pursuant Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) (1 case)
c. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Ukiah Valley Sanitation District v. City of Ukiah, Mendocino County Superior
Court Case No. SCUK-CVC-13-63024
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 001-030-03
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah and James and Anne Nix
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
No reportable action was taken.
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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Kristine Lawler, City Clerk