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CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
June 18, 2014
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
a. Introduction of New Employees – Lynne Grebil, City of Ukiah Municipal Swimming Pools
Manager and Nathan Grebil, Summer Safari Day Camp Program Director
b. Presentation: Youth Advocacy Group "GASP" on Smoke Free Environments.
c. Presentation: Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan Update.
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of June 4, 2014, a 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. Report of Disbursements for the Month of May, 2014.
b. Adoption of Resolution to Provide a New Designated Period Under the PERS Contract tor
“Two Years Additional Service Credit” for the Parks/Golf Superintendent Classification and
Certification of Compliance with Government Code Section 20903.
c. Adoption of Resolution Supporting the Renewal of the Sonoma/Mendocino/Lake Recycling
Market Development Zone.
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d. Adoption of Resolution Amending Resolution 2014-22 – Calling for Election – Adding Newly
Required Acknowledgement.
e. Discussion and Possible Adoption of Resolution Directing the Implementation of the Storm
Water Low Impact Development Technical Design Manual.
f. Authorize City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Lease Agreement at the Ukiah Airport
with Chico Model A.
g. Approve Acquisition of Professional Services from Alpha Analytical Laboratories, Inc. for
Quarterly Water Sampling and Completion of Chemical Examination Reports for the Ukiah
Landfill.
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. Consideration and Possible Adoption of a Resolution Ordering Repair of Dilapidated Palace
Hotel Structure, Retention of Cota Cole, LLP, and Setting Forth the Conditions for the
Initiation of Proceedings Under Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7 to Establish a
Receivership for the Palace Hotel Property.
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Award Professional Consulting Services Agreement to EBA Engineering for Corporation
Yard Remediation System Operation and Maintenance and Quarterly Monitoring and
Reporting.
b. Approval of Ballot Measure on November 4, 2014, General Election Ballot Extending
Existing ½ Cent Sales Tax (Measure S), Including Approval of Ordinance Extending the
Existing Transactions and Use Tax, and Approval of Resolution Establishing an
Expenditure Plan and Oversight Committee, and Approval of Resolution Placing Measure
on Ballot.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Status of IRWMP Grant for Emergency Intertie Project with Ukiah Valley Water Districts.
b. 1. Acquisition of the Purchase of 2.8 Acres with a 15,800 Sq. Ft. Building Located at 1350
Hastings Rd., Ukiah, Ca. for the Electric Utility Department ($1,200,000.00); 2. Establish
Funding for Environmental, Alta Survey And Related Studies Assessing The Property
($30,000); and 3. Approve a Budget Amendment in the Amount of $1,230,000.00 from the
Electric Utility Fund Balance (EUD)
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14. CLOSED SESSION – Closed Session may be held at any time during the meeting
a. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Government Code (§ 5495)
Title: City Manager
b. Conference With Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c): (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
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 June, 2014.
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
June 4, 2014
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on June 4, 2014, having been legally noticed on May
30, 2014. Mayor Baldwin called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Roll was taken with the following
Councilmembers Present: Steve Scalmanini, Douglas F. Crane, Benj Thomas, Vice Mayor Mary
Anne Landis, and Mayor Phil Baldwin. Staff Present: Jane Chambers, City Manager; David
Rapport, City Attorney; and Kristine Lawler, City Clerk.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
a. Presentation: Quilt of Valor.
Presenter: Vice Mayor Landis.
b. Introduction: New Poet Laureate – Bill Churchill.
Presenter: Councilmember Thomas.
Public Comment: Bill Churchill, Ukiah Poet Laureate.
c. Proclamation: Soroptimist International of Ukiah Day.
Presenter: Vice Mayor Landis.
Public Comment: Katie Kight, Soroptomist International of Ukiah President.
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of May 28, 2014, Continued Meeting.
Motion/Second: Crane/Thomas to approve the minutes of May 28, 2014, a Continued Meeting
from May 7, 2014, as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini,
Crane, Thomas, and Baldwin. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: Landis.
6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
City Council Minutes for June 4, 2014, Continued: Page 2 of 5
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Adoption of Resolution (2014-20) Approving Labor Compliance Program Application Form
and Manual to be Submitted to the California Department of Industrial Relations as
Required by the Proposition 84 Nature Education Grant Program – Community Services
Department.
b. Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Professional Services Contract
(COU No. 1314-234) for Information Technology Services with Portola Systems, Inc. to be
Performed on an On-Call, As-Needed Basis – Community Services Department.
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to approve Consent Calendar Items 7a-b, as submitted. Motion
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas, Landis, and Baldwin.
NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Public Comment: Yasmin Lugo, and Bree Kaeser.
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Presenters: Councilmembers Scalmanini, Thomas, and Vice Mayor Landis.
10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
Presenters: Jane Chambers, City Manager and Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director.
Public Comment: Sean White, Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation and
Improvement District General Manager.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:15 PM)
a. Adopt a Resolution Determining that an Emergency Exists in the Construction and
Operation of Well #9, the Construction of which will be Necessary to Prevent the
Disruption of Water Services to the Residents of the City of Ukiah, and Directing the City
Manager to Undertake All Steps Necessary to have the Well Constructed without Going
Through a Competitive Bidding Process Pursuant to Public Contract Code §22050 –
Public Works Department. (Continued from the May 28, 2014, City Council meeting.)
Presenter: Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT: 6:59 P.M.
Public Comment: Sean White, Russian River Flood Control and Water Conservation and
Improvement District General Manager; Miranda (Surname Unknown); and Pinky Kushner.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT: 7:15 P.M.
Motion/Second: Crane/Landis to adopt the amended, CEQA only Resolution (2014-21)
determining that an emergency exists in the construction operation of Well #9. Motion carried by
the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas, Landis, and Baldwin. NOES: None.
ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
City Council Minutes for June 4, 2014, Continued: Page 3 of 5
b. Receive Report from the City Council Ad-Hoc Committee, Hear from the Public and
Consider Adoption of the Resolution Ordering Repair of Dilapidated Palace Hotel
Structure and Consider Additional Staff Recommendations to Retain Cota Cole, LLP
and Initiate Proceedings Under Health and Safety Code Section 17980.7 to Establish
a Receivership for the Palace Hotel Property – Planning and Community Development
Department. (Continued from the May 7, 2014, City Council meeting.)
Presenters: Charley Stump, Planning and Community Development Director; David Rapport, City
Attorney
Property Representative: Eladia Laines, Unique Properties, Inc. President.
RECESS: 8:02 – 8:08 P.M.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED AT: 8:09 P.M.
Public Comment: Tom Liden, Friends of the Palace Committee Co-Chair; Lisa Mammina; Pinky
Kushner; Mark Adams, California Receivership Group President; and Scott Huber, Cota Cole, LLP,
Attorney; and Robert A. Scaglione, Air Pollution Control/Executive Officer.
PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED AT: 8:55 P.M.
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to approve Cota Cole Retainer Agreement and Adopt Resolution
to Abate Dangerous and Dilapidated Building. Motion failed by the following roll call votes: AYES:
Thomas and Landis. NOES: Scalmanini, Crane and Baldwin. None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN:
None.
Motion/Second: Scalmanini/Baldwin to direct Property Representative, Eladia Laines, to bring
back evidence for funding for the best estimate for asbestos removal in two months at the first
meeting in August.
Upon further consideration, motion was amended as follows:
Motion/Second: Scalmanini/Baldwin to continue the hearing to June 18, 2014, directing the City
Attorney to bring back, at that time, a suggested list of specific milestones and a schedule; directs
staff to bring back a progress report in July; and further directs the property representative, Eladia
Laines, to bring back on August 6, 2014, evidence of funding for the best estimate for asbestos
removal. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, and Baldwin.
NOES: Thomas and Landis. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
c. Adoption of Resolution Calling for the Holding of a General Municipal Election to be
Held on November 4, 2014, for the Election of City Council Candidates and any Ballot
Measures; to Consolidate Said Election with the Statewide General Election Held on
the Same Date Pursuant to Elections Code §10403; and Request the County Clerk to
Conduct the Municipal Election of the City of Ukiah on Tuesday, November 4, 2014,
Pursuant to Elections Code §10002 – City Clerk Department.
Presenters: Jane Chambers, City Manager and David Rapport, City Attorney.
City Council Minutes for June 4, 2014, Continued: Page 4 of 5
Motion/Second: Thomas/Landis to adopt the Resolution (2014-22) calling for the holding of a
General Election November 4, 2014; to consolidate said Election with the Statewide General
Election pursuant to Election Code § 10403; and request the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Mendocino to Request the County Clerk to Conduct the Municipal Election of the City of Ukiah on
Tuesday, November 4, 2014, pursuant to Election Code §10002. Motion carried by the following
roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas, Landis, and Baldwin. NOES: None. ABSENT:
None. ABSTAIN: None.
d. Discussion of Ballot Measure on November 4, 2014 General Election Ballot Extending
Existing ½ Cent Sales Tax (Measure S), Including Draft Ordinance Extending the
Existing Transactions and Use Tax, Draft Resolution Establishing an Expenditure
Plan and Oversight Committee, and Draft Resolution Placing Measure on Ballot –
Administration.
Presenters: Jane Chambers, City Manager and Chief Chris Dewey, Chief of Police.
Public Comment: Allen Cherry, Ross Liberty, Pete Bushby, Tom Fletcher, and Eric Singleton.
Council Consensus directs staff to consider modifying resolution based on public input and
further directs City Manager to meet with the Fire Fighter’s Union Representative.
a. Authorize City Manager to Enter into an Amended Dispatch Services Contract with
the City Fort Bragg, for 911 and Dispatching Services – Police Department.
Presenter: Chief Chris Dewey, Chief of Police.
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to authorize the City Manager to enter into an amended dispatch
services contract (COU No. 1314-235) with the City of Fort Bragg for 911 and dispatching services
for a 5 year term starting in FY 2014/2015. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES:
Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas, Landis, and Baldwin. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
b. Authorization to Provide a New Designated Period Under the PERS Contract for “Two
Years Additional Service Credit”, Government Code Section 20903, for Parks/Golf
Superintendent Classification – Human Resources/Risk Management Department.
Presenters: Melody Harris, Human Resources/Risk Management Director and Sage Sangiacomo,
Assistant City Manager.
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to approve a new window period under the PERS Contract of 180
days from June 19, 2014 – December 15, 2014 for Two Years Additional Service Credit be granted
to the Parks/Golf Superintendent classification. Motion carried by the following roll call votes:
AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas, Landis, and Baldwin. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
e. Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City of Ukiah to Participate in the AB 1513
State Pilot Program for Control of Squatting in Private Residences – Administration.
Presenter: Jane Chambers, City Manager.
City Council Minutes for June 4, 2014, Continued: Page 5 of 5
Motion/Second: Landis/Thomas to adopt the Resolution (2014-23) authorizing the City of Ukiah to
Participate in the AB 1513 (Fox) State Pilot Program for control of squatting in private residences,
and authorized the City Manager to forward the request for inclusion to the State. Motion carried
by the following roll call votes: AYES: Crane, Thomas, and Landis. NOES: Scalmanini. ABSENT:
None. ABSTAIN: Baldwin.
COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 11:07 P.M.
14. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference With Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov’t Code 54956.9(b) (1 case)
b. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN Nos. 002-121-20-00, 002-121-21-00, 002-121-22-00 and 002-121-23-00
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Robert Gitlin
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
c. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8)
Property: APN Nos. 002-101-19, 20 & 21
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: Rural Communities Housing
Development Corporation (RCHDC) and City of Ukiah
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
d. Conference with Real Property Negotiators_(§54956.8)
Property: APN: 180-070-19-00
Negotiator: Jane Chambers, City Manager
Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah and RCMC LLC.
Under Negotiation: Price & Terms
No action was taken on Closed Session Items.
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:18 p.m.
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Kristine Lawler, City Clerk