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Home My WebLink About2019-03-06 CC Minutes CITY OF UKIAH CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Budget Workshop and Regular Meeting CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 300 Seminary Avenue Ukiah, CA 95482 March 6, 2019 5:15 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Ukiah City Council met for a Budget Workshop followed by a Regular Meeting on March 6, 2019, having been legally noticed on March 1, 2019. Mayor Mulheren called the meeting to order at 5:17 p.m. Roll was taken with the following Councilmembers Present: Juan V. Orozco, Jim O. Brown, Stephen G. Scalmanini, Douglas F. Crane (arriving at 5:29 p.m.), and Maureen Mulheren. Staff Present: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; David Rapport, City Attorney (arriving at 5:56); and Kristine Lawler, City Clerk. MAYOR MULHEREN PRESIDING. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/City Engineer. 5:15 BUDGET WORKSHOP a. Mid-Year Departmental Budget and Objectives Progress Review for Fiscal Year 18-19 and Review of Draft Objectives for Fiscal Year 19-20. Presenters: Dan Buffalo, Finance Director; Lori Martin, Billing Customer Service Manager; Michael Ingwell, Information Technology Administrator; Daphine Harris. Finance Management Analysis; and Mary Horger, Procurement Manager. The Finance department reports were received. Council Consensus to continue the Budget Workshop after the Regular Meeting. 6:00 REGULAR MEETING City Clerk, Kristine Lawler, stated for the record that attendance had not changed. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Report and Update on Mendocino County's Ambulance Exclusive Operating Area (EOA) Request for Proposals (RFP). Presenter: Doug Hutchison. Fire Chief. Public Comment: Mark Hilliker, Volunteer Fire Fighter; Leonard Winter, Medstar Ambulance of Mendocino County; Jen Banks, Carly Sullivan, and Joanne Chapman, Coastal Valley EMS Agency; Leonard Winter (speaking a second time.) Motion/Second: Brown/Crane, addressing the same concerns that are outlined in the City Manager's letter to the County CEO, dated February 28, 2019 (attached to minutes), on behalf of the City Council to the County Executive office, that if the Meet and Confer — scheduled for Monday, March 11 to — is not able to satisfy the expressed concerns, that staff will meet with the Mayor to draft a formal letter to request that the Request for Proposal (RFP) be pulled. Motion carried by the Page 1 of 4 City Council Minutes for March 6, 2019, Continued: following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, Crane, and Mulheren. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. RECESS: 7.10— 7:20 P.M. 3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS a. Presentation to Council on the Updating of the City of Ukiah Housing Element, Including an Overview of Process, Timeline, and Expectations. Presenter: Craig Schlatter, Community Development Director. Public Comment: Lucy Kramer, Lydia Lopez, and John McCowen, Mendocino County 2nd District Supervisor. Presentation was received. 4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the February 20, 2019, Regular Meeting Minutes. Motion/Second: Crane/Brown to approve Minutes of February 20, 2019, a joint meeting, budget workshop, and regular meeting, as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, Crane, and Mulheren. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION 7. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Notification of Software and Hardware Support Renewal for Checkpoint Firewall in the Amount of $27,069.68 — Information Technology. b. Approval of Notice of Completion for Slurry Seal of Local Streets, Specification No. 18-02—Public Works. ' c. Approval of Notice of Completion for Transportation Improvements for Redwood Business Park, Specification No. 17-09 and Talmage Interchange Improvements Projects, Specification No. 17- 07 — Public Works. d. Adoption of Resolution (2019-06) Removing 60 Lineal Feet of On-Street Parking and Establishing a Bus Loading Zone at 260 Hospital Drive — Public Works. e. Adoption of Resolution (2019-07) Removing 60 Lineal Feet of On-Street Parking and Establishing a Bus Loading Zone on the East Side of Mason Street just South of Norton Street— Public Works. f. Manager to Rent Two Diesel Pumps, Hoses and Adapters as well as Installation and Removal Costs for the Waste Water Treatment Plant in the amount of $21,398.52 and Approval of Corresponding Budget Amendment — Water Resources. Motion/Second: Crane/Orozco to approve Consent Calendar Items 7a-7f, as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, Crane, and Mulheren. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. Page 2 of 4 City Council Minutes for March 6, 2019, Continued.- 8. ontinued:8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Public Comment: Sarah Marshal — Community Garden. 9. COUNCIL REPORTS No reports were received. 10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS Presenter: Kevin Jennings, Fire Marshal and Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager. 11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:15 PM) 13. NEW BUSINESS a. Ratification of a Resolution Declaring a Local Emergency Related to the 2019 Winter Storm Event, and Receive a Status Update Report. Presenter: Tami Bartolomei, Community Services Administrator / Emergency Management Coordinator Motion/Second: Crane/Brown to approve ratified Resolution (2019-08) declaring a local emergency related to the 2019 winter storm event. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, Crane, and Mulheren. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. b. Authorize the City Manager and Police Chief to Implement a Relocation Program for Recruiting Police Officers. Presenter: Justin Wyatt, Police Chief. Public Comment: Daniel Ryberg. Motion/Second: Crane/Scalmanini to approve authorizing the City Manager and Police Chief to implement a relocation payment of $8,000 for newly hired police officers. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, Crane, and Mulheren. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. c. Approve the Rejection of the Proposal Received from Fiduciary Resources, and Authorize the City Manager to Execute and Negotiate an Agreement for Vineyard Management Services to Mendocino Ag. Presenter: Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/ City Engineer. Motion/Second: Crane/Brown to approve the Rejection of the Proposal Received from Fiduciary Resources, and Authorize the City Manager to Execute and Negotiate an Agreement (COU No. 1819-183) for Vineyard Management Services to Mendocino Ag. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, Crane, and Mulheren. NOES. None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. d. Receive Updates on City Council Committee and Ad Hoc Assignments and, if necessary, Consider Modifications to Assignments and/or the Creation/Elimination of Ad Hoc(s). Presenters: Mayor Mulheren and Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager. Reports were received. Page 3 of 4 City Council Minutes for March 6, 2019, Continued: BUDGET WORKSHOP - Continued a. Mid-Year Departmental Budget and Objectives Progress Review for Fiscal Year 18-19 and Review of Draft Objectives for Fiscal Year 19-20. Presenter: Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/ City Engineer. The Public Works department report was received. 14. CLOSED SESSION a. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)) Name of case: Vichy Springs Resort v. City of Ukiah, Et Al, Case No. SCUK-CVPT-2018-70200 b. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8) Property: APN Nos: 157-050-03, 157-060-02, 157-050-04, 157-050-03, 157-030-02, 157-050- 01, 157-050-02, 157-050-10, 157-050-09, 157-070-01, 157-070-02, 003-190-01 Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; Negotiating Parties: Dave Hull and Ric Piffero Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment c. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8) Property: APN Nos: 003-040-77; 003-040-78; 003-040-79 Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; Negotiating Parties: Shapiro/Danco Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment d. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8) Property: APN Nos: 002-273-19-00 and 002-273-30-00 Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; Negotiating Parties: Bank of America Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment No Closed Session was held. 15. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:27 p.m. / l Kristine Lawler, City Clerk Page 4 of 4