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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin 10-19-94MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH - October 19~ 1994 The City Council convened in a regular meeting, of which the agenda was legally noticed and posted, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 300 Seminary Avenue. Roll call was taken and the following Councilmembers were present: Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Schneiter. Staff present: City Clerk McKay, City Manager Rough, City Attorney Rapport, Assistant City Manager Horsley, Acting Planning Director Stump, City Engineer/Public Works Director Kennedy, Public Works Analyst Goodrick, Public Utility Director Barnes, Assistant Redevelopment Director DeKnoblough and Acting Interim Finance Director Thomas, Finance Director Elton and Assistant to the City Manager Harris. 2. Invocation/Pledge of Allegiance The Invocation was read by Mayor Schneiter and the Pledge was led by Councilmember Wattenburger. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 3a. Commendation to Shirley Grover Mayor Schneiter read and presented a special Commendation to Shirley Grover, Public Safety Office Supervisor, for over 35 years of dedicated service to the City of Ukiah. Mrs. Grover expressed her appreciation to the City for this special presentation and commented she has enjoyed working for the City of Ukiah and is planning on working two more years until retirement. ' 4. Approval/Correction of Minutes ReGular Meeting of October 5 Councilmember Shoemaker made the following corrections to the minutes of the regular meeting of October 5, 1994; Page 3, Item 9b., 1st paragraph, 5th line, change "Mayor" to "Council"; Page 3, Item 9d., 3rd paragraph, 3rd line, delete "surrounding the Ukiah Landfill and" and insert wording "The City needs to know exactly how much capacity is left in the landfill. But it is not necessary to have this information prior to the City Council making a policy decision on the 3M proposal or Ukiah taking all of the County garbage. A transfer station will eventually be assessed.,, Councilmember Mastin noted a spelling correction to Page 5, Item regarding Councilmember Mastin reports change "rodeo" to "roadeo". ' M/S Shoemaker/Mastin to approve the minutes of the reqular meeting of October 5, 1994, as amended. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Schneiter. NOES: None. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION Mayor Schneiter reviewed Section 1094.6 of the Government Code regarding the appeal process. CONSENT CALENDAR M/S Shoemaker/Malone to approve the Consent Calendar as follows; 6a. Received and approved the report regarding September 1994 disbursements. 6b. Approved demolition permit for brick warehouse over 50 years old located at 263 N. State Street - Dorothy Cox. 6c. Approve demolition permit for three cabin structures over 50 years old located at 273 E. Clay Street - Beverly Balletto. Reg. Mtg. October 19, 1994 Page 1 147 The motion was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Schneiter. NOES: None. Emergency Agenda Item M/S Schneiter/Malone to add a New Business Item to the agenda regarding Authorize the Mayor to Execute Supplement No. Three to the Northern California Power Agency's Joint Powers Agreement ~O Reflect Membership of the Port of Oakland in to Northern California Power Agency, as this matter of business arrived at the City after the preparation of this agenda and Council action is necessary prior to the next regular scheduled Council meeting. The motion was carried by a unanimous voice vote of all AYE. This matter of business then became New Business Item 10c. 7. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Robert Reid, 1141 West Standley Street, commented the new fence under construction behind Giorno Field will effectively cut off public thoroughfare to City parks, that has traversed through Mr. Gil Fiedler's property, with his permission, for the past 30 years. He expressed concern that this fence will affect the whole upper westside neighborhood, and noted Mr. Fieldler is upset that the City would construct a fence to protect Mr. Mayfield's property. He urged Council to look at this new fence and see how existing fencing should be continued south to Gibson Creek and not east and west. He stated that City staff says there will be no lock on a gate, but expressed concern that it is only a matter of time when one could be put installed. The Assistant City Manager/Community Services Director commented this fence was installed at the rear of Giorno Park to reduce damage caused by bicycles to the slopes owned by the City which contains newly installed drains, constructed by Mr. Mayfield, as per an agreement with Mr. Mayfield. Mayor Schneiter requested staff to view the site with him and report back to Council as to alternative location of fencing. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 9a. Set Date and Time for Interviews of City Treasurer ADDlicants -- -- -- It was the consensus of Council to set the time of 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 10, 1994, to conduct one half hour interviews of the four City Treasurer applicants, Patrick Coyne, Lee Lowery, Ray Worster, and Allan Johnson. NEW BUSINESS 10a. Review of League of California Cities Proposed Resolutions for October 23-26~ 1994 Annual Conference Council reviewed a portion of the proposed League of California resolutions and discussed in general their views, and provided informal direction to League of California Cities voting delegate Councilmember Shoemaker, who will be attending the upcoming conference. It was the consensus of Council to continue this item of business until after the Public Hearing. PUBLIC HEARING - 7:00 p.m. Sa. Consideration of Resolution Adjusting Rates for Garbage and Recycling Collection Servic9 The Public Works Administrator reported on the determination of an increase of residential and commercial garbage rates for City collection services. She reviewed the City Manager's report which addresses the needs based on consumer price index rate adjustment Reg. Mtg. October 19, 1994 Page 2 148 of 1.9%, the landfill gate fee increase on August 3, 1994 of 13.8%, recovery of tipping fees for August/September for Commercial increase of %3.7 and residential increase of %2.8, AB 939 State mandated recycling surcharge increase for increased curbside serve of %2.5 and Solid Waste Systems audit report. Discussion ensued regarding garbage rate comparison chart, enhancements to recycling services, past audit report showed garbage hauler loss, the need for a new recycling collection truck, the garbage haulers agreement and how the cost figure of $175,071 for the full cost of the residential, multi-family, commercial recycling and yardwaste collection programs. PUBLIC HEARING OPENED - 7:29 p.m. No one came forward. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED - 7:30 P.M. M/S Malone/Mastin to adopt the resolution approving the revised schedule of fees and rates for garbage and recycling collection service. Councilmember Shoemaker queried staff and Bruce McCracken, Ukiah Solid Waste Systems, Inc. Manager regarding paper recycling procedures, glass containers weight problems and multi-family recycling programs. ' Councilmember Shoemaker stated the City of Ukiah recyclable diversion rate of 30% is excellent as it adds life to our landfill. He noted that labeling this program as a mandate of AB 939 should be discontinued and Ukiah should take full credit for a successful program. He further explained he cannot support the recommendation to make this rate increase retroactive, as it is not fair to assess businesses or residents in arrears. He noted that after citizens are informed, they should be allowed time to change their service. Councilmember Malone, the maker of the motion, agreed to amend his motion on the floor to adopt Resolution No. Res. 95-22 with the change for the effective date of the rate increase to November 1, 1994, instead of the recommendation for October 1, 1994, with approval from Councilmember Mastin, the maker of the second to the motion. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, and Shoemaker. NOES: Mayor Schneiter. Mayor Schneiter noted his noe vote only signifies his objection to the effective date of November 1, 1994. Recess - 7:45 p.m. Reconvened - 7:58 p.m. 10a. Review of League of California Cities Proposed Resolutions for October 23-26~ 1994 Annual Conference Council finished reviewing the proposed League of California resolutions with discussion and direction to League of California Cities voting delegate Councilmember Shoemaker, who will be attending the upcoming conference. 10b. Consideration of MCOG Joint Powers Aareement Amendme~ to Execut~ - M/S Mastin/Wattenburger to authorize the Mayor to execute MCOG JPA amendment to allow for appointment of alternate members. The motion was carried by a unanimous voice vote of all AYE. 10c. Emergency Item Added to Agenda - Authorize the Mayor t¢. Execute Supplement No. Three to the Northern California Powel Agency's Joint Powers Agreement to Reflect Membership of th~ Port of Oakland into the Northern California Power Agency. The Public Utili%y Director reported NCPA voted unanimously to adopt a resolution directing the general manager to accept the Reg. Mtg. October 19, 1994 Page 3 Port of Oakland's application for membership to the NCPA. He explained City approval is required to approve this supplement No. 3 to NCPA's Joint powers agreement, which will allow Port of Oakland's membership. Mayor Schneiter reported that the addition of the Port of Oakland will be beneficial to all members of NCPA. M/S Mastin/Malone to adopt Resolution No. 94-24 authorizing the Mayor to execute supplement No. 3 to the Northern California Power Agency's joint power agreement to allow membership of the Port of Oakland into the Northern California Power Agency. The motion was carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Schneiter. NOES: None. 11. CITY COUNCIl/REPORTS Councilmember Mastin Reported he attended a neighborhood meeting surrounding Clara Avenue issues, and noted their concerns regarding lack of street lighting in the alleys and speeding cars on Clara. Councilmember Malone Reported the upcoming annual membership Main Street dinner will be on October 28, 1994, and encouraged Council to attend. Councilmember Wattenburger Reported on his participation as a pumpkin weigh-in judge last weekend, noted he is receiving good comments from students regarding the Ukiah High School police officer Kevin Devries, and reminded Council that the High School Homecoming is this weekend. councilmember Shoemaker Commended City staff for their work conducting the pumpkinfest weighing competition, noted he looks forward to receiving the Ukiah Valley Conference Center quarterly report and the State Board of Equalization sales tax reports; reported the Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority has postponed it's meeting to November 2, 1994, and stated he keeps getting great reviews on the Museum's Frolic Exhibit. Mayor Schneiter Requested staff to agendize a resolution of support for Proposition 188 for the next Council meeting, noted he attended an Ad Hoc committee meeting at the Farm Bureau regarding Eel River Water issues and requested City staff to attend all future meetings as the City of Ukiah is a major player in Russian River Water rights, and noted he will be attending a Mayors/Managers meeting in Ft. Bragg regarding County Wide Emergency Services. 12. CITY MANAGER/DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS The City Manager briefly reported on other topics which were discussed at a recent Mayor/Manager's meeting regarding consolidated Police dispatch and the new Drunk Driver diversion program with Ford Street Project. 13. CLOSED SESSION - NONE 14. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 9:12 p.m. to a Solid Waste Workshop on Novo, a~er 1, 199~/~ 5:00 p.m., in the Civic Center Council Chambers /,I /~i Cathy MoK~y !cMC/~E, City Clerk 149 Reg. Mtg. October 19, 1994 Page 4