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CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
August 6, 2014
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 July 16, 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 Payment for Mediation Services Related to Lawsuit City of Ukiah vs. Ukiah Valley
Sanitation District.
b. Notification to City Council of Expenditure for Rubber Glove Training for the Electrical Utility
Department to Mel Deroza & Associates in the Amount of $17,208.40.
c. Review And Approve Changes Made To The Sewer System Management Plan For The 5
Year Audit Period And Recertify The Document.
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
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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.
b. Introduce Ordinance Amending the Airport Industrial Park Planned Development to
Establish an Open Space Land Use Designation and to Designate the Existing 2.47 Acre
Area Pond and Wetland Area as “Open Space.”
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Receive Status Report on Grace Hudson Museum’s Nature Education Grant Project;
Authorize Contract Amendment for Ann Baker Landscape Architecture to Provide the
Design and Plans for the Cleveland Lane Stormwater Retention Basin Infrastructure in the
Amount of $37,106 and Corresponding Budget Amendment from the Cleveland Lane
Drainage Capital Improvement Fund.
b. Award of Contract for Northwestern Pacific Rail Trail Project Phase 1, Specification No. 14-
01.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Appointment of Ad Hoc for Electric Grid Operational Improvements Associated with
Communications and Personnel Reporting.
b. Adopt an Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Ukiah Amending Sections
3603 and 3605 in Division 4, Article 11 of the Ukiah City Code Concerning Stage I and
Stage II Water Emergencies and Adopt a Resolution Declaring a Stage I Water Emergency
c. Award a Not to Exceed Professional Services Agreement in the Amount of $36,925 to
Gates and Associates for Preparation of the Gobbi Street Gateway Streetscape Study and
Approve Budget Amendment.
14. CLOSED SESSION – Closed Session may be held at any time during the meeting
a. Conference With Legal Counsel – Pending Litigation
Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c): (1 case)
b. 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 1st day of August, 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
July 16, 2014
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on July 16, 2014, having been legally noticed on July
11, 2014. Mayor Baldwin called the meeting to order at 6:00 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. Introduction: Executive Director of Plowshares.
Presenters: Councilmember Thomas and Marlene Kurowski, Executive Director of Plowshares.
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of July 2, 2014, Regular Meeting.
Motion/Second: Landis/Scalmanini to approve the minutes of July 2, 2014, a Regular Meeting as
submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas,
Landis, and Baldwin. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Report of Disbursements for the Month of June, 2014 – Finance Department.
b. Notification of a Professional Services Contract (COU No. 1415-096) with Indigo Studios for
Research and Development of a Police Department Strategic Plan, Annual Performance
Report Card System, in an Amount not to Exceed $20,000 – Police Department.
c. Report to the City Council Regarding Payment to the City of Light Sound and Recording for
the Sound Equipment and Sound Technician Services (COU No. 1314-237) for the 2014
Sundays in the Park Concert Series in the Amount of $11,112.00 – Community Services
Department.
d. Report to Council on the Purchase of Software License Renewal for Box, Inc. in the Amount
of $23,400 – Community Services Department. (Pulled by Councilmember Crane and
placed as Agenda Item 13c)
City Council Minutes for July 16, 2014, Continued: Page 2 of 4
e. Consideration and Approval to Retain Robert Braitman for Consulting Services and
Coluntuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC for Legal Services in Connection with Detachment of
Ukiah Valley Sanitation District Territory from the Ukiah City Limits and Corresponding
Budget Amendment – Administration. (Pulled by Councilmember Crane and placed as
Agenda Item 13d)
f. Approval of Response to Grand Jury Report – Crosswalks – Public Works
Department. (Pulled by Pinky Kushner, Public Citizen, and placed as Agenda Item 13e)
g. Award of Contract (COU No. 1415-097) for Calvert Drive and Willow Avenue Water Main
Replacement Project, Specification No. 13-02 and Approve Budget Amendment in the
Amount of $171,347 – Public Works Department.
Motion/Second: Crane/Landis to approve Consent Calendar Items 7a-c, and 7g, 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
Presenter: Mike Sweeney, Mendocino County Solid Waste Management Authority Director.
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Presenter: Councilmember Thomas.
10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
Presenters: Jane Chambers, City Manager and Kristine Lawler, City Clerk.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Status and Consideration of Possible Loan of Ukiah Post Office WPA Mural to City Of
Ukiah – Community Services Department.
Presenters: Sherrie Smith-Ferri, Museum Director and Sage Sangiacomo, Assistant City
Manager.
Public Comment: Tom Montesanti, Pinky Kushner, Cathy Monroe, Mike Sweeney, and Miranda
Mott.
Council Consensus directs Councilmember Landis to work with staff to follow up based on the
Council’s discussion and report back once additional information is obtained.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. 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 2015 Race Event –
Community Services Department.
Presenters: Shannon Riley, Project Analyst.
Public Comment: Miranda Mott, Pinky Kushner, and Kevin Doble.
Motion/Second: Landis/Crane to authorize submittal of proposal for Ukiah to be considered a host
city for a starting leg of the 2015 Amgen Tour of California. 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 July 16, 2014, Continued: Page 3 of 4
b. Introduction by Title Only of an Ordinance Adding Chapter 10 to Division 5 of the
Ukiah City Code Entitled "Disposable Food Ware" – Administration.
Presenter: Vice Mayor Landis.
Public Comment: Mike Sweeney, Mendocino County Solid Waste Management Authority
Director; John McCowen, Mendocino County Second District Supervisor, and Kevin Doble.
Motion/Second: Crane/Landis to continue this item for one month, to clarify language in the
ordinance. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas,
Landis, and Baldwin. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
RECESS: 7:43 - 7:50 P.M.
c. Report to Council on the Purchase of Software License Renewal for Box, Inc. in the
Amount of $23,400 – Community Services Department (From Consent Calendar Item 7d).
Presenters: Councilmember Crane and Sage Sangiacomo, Assistant City Manager.
Motion/Second: Crane/Landis to receive report on the purchase of software license renewal (PO
No. 42785) for Box, Inc. in the amount of $23,400. Motion carried by the following roll call votes:
AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas, Landis, and Baldwin. NOES: None. ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
d. Consideration and Approval to Retain Robert Braitman for Consulting Services and
Coluntuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC for Legal Services in Connection with
Detachment of Ukiah Valley Sanitation District Territory from the Ukiah City Limits
and Corresponding Budget Amendment – Administration (From Consent Calendar Item
7e).
Presenters: Councilmember Crane; Jane Chambers, City Manager; and David Rapport, City
Attorney.
Council Consensus to continue this item after Closed Session.
e. Approval of Response to Grand Jury Report – Crosswalks – Public Works Department
(From Consent Calendar Item 7f).
Presenter: Rick Seanor, Deputy Public Works Director.
Motion by Councilmember Scalmanini to delay sending a response to the Grand Jury to the
second meeting in August, directing the City Engineer to give a report at that time.
Motion failed due to lack of a second.
Motion/Second: Thomas/Landis to approve Response to Grand Jury Report for transmission to
the Grand Jury, with the recommendation to the Traffic Engineering Committee that they take a
look at the process and its composition. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES:
Crane, Thomas, and Landis. NOES: Scalmanini and Baldwin. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 9:30 P.M.
City Council Minutes for July 16, 2014, Continued: Page 4 of 4
CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AT 9:40 P.M.
d. Continued – Consideration and Approval to Retain Robert Braitman for Consulting
Services and Coluntuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC for Legal Services in Connection
with Detachment of Ukiah Valley Sanitation District Territory from the Ukiah City
Limits and Corresponding Budget Amendment – Administration (From Consent
Calendar Item 7e).
Presenters: Councilmember Crane; Jane Chambers, City Manager; and David Rapport, City
Attorney.
Motion/Second: Crane/Landis to authorize the City Manager to approve and sign agreements with
Robert Braitman (COU No. 1415-098) for consulting services consistent with his proposal and with
Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley, PC for legal services (COU No. 1415-099), consistent with its
proposal. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Thomas,
Landis, and Baldwin. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CONTINUED CLOSED SESSION AT 9:50 P.M.
14. CLOSED SESSION
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
No action was taken on Closed Session Items.
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m.
________________________________
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT 3
1
COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE
Milestone Deadline Evidence of Compliance
Secure hotel structure from
unauthorized entry
________, 2014 Inspection by Building
Official
Submission of work plan to
Cal OSHA and Mendocino
County Air Quality
Management District
(MCAQMD)
________, 2014 Evidence of transmittal to
OSHA and MCAQMD and
copy of plan filed with
Planning Director
Complete performance of
work plan
60 days from approval of plan
by OSHA and MCAQMD
Copy of written approval from
OSHA and MCAQMD to be
filed with Planning Director.
Written approval of completed
work from OSHA and
MCAQMD to be filed with
Planning Director
Prepare plan for pre-
development to include:
1. Detail of steps required
for pre-development
2. List of design
professionals and con-
sultants retained
3. Schedule for complet-
ing steps
4. Description of financing
for pre-development
work
90 days from completion of
Asbestos abatement
File with Planning Director
1. Written plan
2. Signed contracts with
design professionals and
consultants
3. Schedule for completion
4. Executed loan documents
5. Evidence of funding
availability
Completion of pre-
development work
180 days from submission of
Work plan to Planning
Director
Submission of completed
application for permits
required for rehabilitation
work with required
construction plans
Submit engineer’s final
estimate of construction cost,
certified by responsible design
professional
To be submitted with work
plan
File engineer’s estimate with
Planning Director
Secure financing for
construction and obtain (pay
for and have issued) the
building permit
90 days from submission of
application for required
permits
Executed financing
documents, evidence of
funding availability filed with
Planning Director, permit
issued
ATTACHMENT 3
2
Completion of seismic retrofit 180days from issuance of
building permit
Structural work to seismically
retrofit the building
completed. Permit for work
signed off by Building
Official.
Completion of roofing to
make watertight
180 days from issuance of
building permit
Includes any roof framing,
sheathing and all roofing
installed. Observed and noted
by the Building Official.
Completion of interior
framing and installation of
windows to make exterior
watertight
210 days from issuance of
building permit
Includes all framing repairs
and changes to the floors,
ceilings, walls, stairways and
installing windows. Rough
frame is signed off by the
Building Official.
Completion of all rough
electrical, mechanical and
plumbing for the building.
365 days from issuance of
building permit.
Building is ready for
insulation and drywall. Rough
electrical, mechanical and
plumbing is signed off by the
Building Official.
Completion of Drywall 1 year and 2 months from
issuance of building permit.
Sheetrock and firewalls
completed and signed off by
the Building Official
Completion of the project 2 years from the issuance of
the building permit.
Building permit is signed off
and a Certificate of
Occupancy is issued for all
occupancies within the
building.