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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-05-03 CC Minutes CITY OF UKIAH CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meeting CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 300 Seminary Avenue Ukiah, CA 95482 May 3, 2017 6:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on May 3, 2017, having been legally noticed on April 28, 2017. Mayor Brown called the meeting to order at 6:18 p.m. Roll was taken with the following Councilmembers Present: Stephen G. Scalmanini, Douglas F. 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. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Maya Simerson, Project and Grant Administrator. URGENCY ITEM Presenter: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager. Motion/Second: Crane/Doble to accept urgency item due to timelines and place as agenda item 13b, New Business. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Crane, Scalmanini, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS a. Presentation of Employee Recognition Awards. Presenters: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager and Chris Dewey, Police Chief. Employee Recognition Award Recipients for the First Quarter of 2017: Maya Simerson, Project and Grant Administrator and Max Brazill, Police Officer. b. Presentation and Possible Discussion on the Draft County Broadband Goals and Strategies. Presenter: Trish Steel, Broadband Working Group. Presentation was received. Council Consensus directs staff to bring back the endorsement form on the Consent Calendar for Council approval. c. 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. Presenter Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager. Presentation was received. City Council r s for May 3, 2017, Continued: 4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Minutes of April 19, 2017, a Regular Meeting. Motion/Second: Doble/Crane to approve the Minutes of April 19, 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 a. Approve Budget Amendments for the Purchase of New ABI Force Infield Groomer from ABI Sports Turf in the Amount of$19,093.63— Community Services. Motion/Second: Crane/Doble to approve Consent Calendar Item 7a, as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS 9. COUNCIL REPORTS Presenters: Councilmembers Mulheren and Scalmanini. 10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS Presenters: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; Jarod Thiele, Public Works Management Analyst; David Rapport, City Attorney; and Dan Buffalo, Director of Finance. ,,,,,,,,,,, 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:15 PM) 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Approve Plans and Specifications for Transportation Improvements for Redwood Business Park, Specification No. 17-09, Direct Staff to Make Revisions to Specifications for I-Bank Requirements, and Direct Staff to Advertise for Bids. Presenter: Tim Eriksen, Director of Public Works/City Engineer. Motion by Councilmember Crane to continue the item to a date uncertain until more information is available. The motion dies for lack of a second. Public Comment: Pinky Kushner. Council Consensus to continue this item to be heard later in the meeting. 13. NEW BUSINESS a. Authorize the Mayor to Draft and Sign a Letter of Support for the Consolidation of Ukiah Valley Water Districts in the Upper Russian River Water Agency. Presenter: Sean White, Director of Water and Sewer Public Comment: Phil Baldwin and Pinky Kushner. Page 2 of 4 Qty Councul !Mutes fur May 3, 2017, Continued: Motion/Second: Doble/Crane to authorize the Mayor to draft and sign a Letter of Support for the consolidation of Ukiah Valley Water Districts into the Upper Russian River Water Agency. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Crane, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: Scalmanini. b. URGENCY ITEM: Review and Consider an Advocacy Position on Senate Bill 649 (Hueso) Wireless Telecommunications Facilities & Proposed Amendments to Install Small Cells by Right; Assembly Bill 1250 (Jones-Sawyer) De Facto Ban on Local Government Contracts; and Community Development Block Grant Trailer Bill Language Limiting Funding to Small Jurisdictions. Presenters: Councilmember Mulheren and Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager. Motion/Second: Mulheren/Doble to approve an advocacy position in opposition of SB 649, AB 1250 and CDBG trailer bill language and authorize the Mayor to draft and issue a letter and another form of correspondence in opposition on behalf of the City of Ukiah. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Scalmanini, Crane, Mulheren, Doble, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. RECESS: 8:25 - 8:32 P.M. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, Continued a. Approve Plans and Specifications for Transportation Improvements for Redwood Business Park, Specification No. 17-09, Direct Staff to Make Revisions to Specifications for I-Bank Requirements, and Direct Staff to Advertise for Bids. r_ _ Presenter: Tim Eriksen, Director of Public Works/ City Engineer. Public Comment: Pinky Kushner. Council Consensus to continue the item to the May 17, 2017, Regular City Council Meeting. 14. CLOSED SESSION a. 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) 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, Sonoma County Superior Court, Case No. SCV 256737 (UVSD) c. 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) d. 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 No Closed Session was held. Page 3 of 4 City Council Minutes for May 3, 2017, Continued: 15. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m. 4A1 Lon_ (lOr Ashley Co o, Deputy City Clerk Page 4 of 4