HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-01 CC MinutesCITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
March 1, 2017
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on March 1, 2017, having been legally noticed on
February 24, 2017. Mayor Brown called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll was taken with the
following Councilmembers Present: Stephen G. Scalmanini, Councilmember Crane, Maureen
Mulheren, Kevin Doble, and Jim O. Brown. Staff Present: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager;
David Rapport, City Attorney; and Ashley Cocco, Deputy City Clerk.
MAYOR BROWN PRESIDING.
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
a. Proclamation of the Ukiah City Council Recognizing March as Women's History Month —
City Clerk.
Presenter: Mayor Jim O. Brown.
Public Comment: Katarzyna Rolzinski.
Katarzyna Rolzinski received the Proclamation.
b. Status Report, Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Ukiah Valley Sanitation
District's Litigation Against the City of Ukiah Related to the Operation of the Sanitary
Sewer System — Administration.
Presenter: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager.
Presentation was received.
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Minutes of February 15, 2017, a Regular Meeting.
Motion/Second: Crane/Mulheren to approve Minutes of February 15, 2017, a Regular Meeting as
submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren,
Doble, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
b. Update on the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and Provide Direction
on Groundwater Sustainability Agency Governance — Public Works.
City Council Minutes for March 1, 2017, Continued:
Presenters: Councilmember Mulheren and Mayor Brown.
10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
Presenters: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; Tami Bartolomei, Community Services
Administrator; Sean White, Water/Sewer Utilities Director; Mel Grandi, Electric Utility Director; and
Dan Buffalo, Finance Director.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:15 PM)
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Discuss and Provide Direction for the Establishment of an Oversite Committee to
Review Measure P Expenditures — Public Safety.
Presenters: Chris Dewey, Police Chief, Kirk Thomsen, Interim Fire Chief, and Dan Buffalo,
Finance Director.
Report was received.
Council Direction to recruit the police officer and firefighter union presidents to head the Measure
P Oversite Committee with the remaining three seats to be opened to the public; and to make
applications available no later than March 6th with the selection process scheduled to begin by the
April 5, 2017, Regular City Council meeting.
Presenters: Sean White, Director of Water and Sewer; Jarod Thiele, Public Works Management
Analyst; Maritza Flores Marquez, B.S.; and Sam Sandoval Solis, Ph. D.
Public Comment: Phil Baldwin, Don Crawford, and Susan Knopf.
RECESS 7.59 — 8:10 P.M.
Public Comment: Susan Knopf and Paul Zellman.
Motion/Second: Mulheren/Scalmanini to not approve Attachment #2 (the Russian River Flood
Control and Water Conservation Improvement District's proposed Groundwater Sustainability
Agency) at this time and bring back to the JPA members for further discussion. Motion carried by
the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown. NOES: None.
ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
c. Authorize the Director of Public Works/City Engineer to Pay the Remainder of Fines to
the State Water Resources Control Board for Administrative Civil Liability Order in the
Amount of $39,000 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant — Public Works.
Presenters: Sean White, Director of Water and Sewer and Jarod Thiele, Public Works
Management Analyst.
Motion/Second: Crane/Mulheren to authorize the Director of Public Works/City Engineer to pay
the remainder of fines to the State Water Resources Control Board for Administrative Civil Liability
Order in the amount of $39,000 for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown. NOES: None.
ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
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City Council Minutes for March 1, 2017, Continued:
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, Sonoma County Superior Court,
Case No. SCV 256737 (UVSD)
d. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., et al. v. City of Ukiah, Mendocino County
Superior Court, Case No. SCUK-CVG-17-68588 (Measure Y and Z)
e. Conference with Real Property Negotiators
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8)
Property: 429 South Dora St. Ukiah, CA 95482
Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; Negotiating Parties: City of Ukiah and Ukiah
Unified School District; Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 10:16 p.m.
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
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City Council Minutes for March 1, 2017, Continued:
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Approve Reclassification and Title Changes for Water and Wastewater Positions and
Approve the Addition of a Mechanic Position, Operator in Training Position, and
Deletion of a Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator/Mechanic — Public Works.
Presenters: Sean White, Director of Water and Sewer and Jarod Thiele, Public Works
Management Analyst.
Motion/Second: Crane/Mulheren to approve reclassification and title changes for the Water and
Wastewater positions and approve the addition of a Mechanic Position, Operator in Training
position, and deletion of a Senior Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator/Mechanic. Motion carried
by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown. NOES:
None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
b. Receive an Overview of the Updated Electric Utility Public Benefit Programs,
Consider Options and Provide Direction (EUD) — Electric Utility.
Presenters: Mel Grandi, Electric Utility Director; Mark Gosvener, Consultant with Efficiency
Services Group; and Lori Martin, Billing and Customer Service Manager.
Overview was received.
Council direction provided to staff to bring back to Council with additional information regarding
the proposed Public Benefit Programs and alternative options.
c. Discussion and Possible Letter of Support for Senate Bill 2 — Building Homes and Jobs
Act — Administration.
Presenters: Shannon Riley, Senior Management Analyst.
Motion/Second: Doble/Mulheren to review Senate Bill 2 (Building Homes and Jobs Act) and
determine whether to provide letter of support to the author, Senator Atkins. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown. NOES: None.
ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None.
THE CITY COUNCIL DID NOT ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION.
14. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(2))
Significant exposure to litigation (1 case) (Coastside Settlement)
b. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: City of Ukiah v. Questex, LTD, et al, Mendocino County Superior Court, Case
No. SCUK- CVPT-15-66036 (Palace Hotel)
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