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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF UKIAH - April 21, 1993
The City Council convened in a regular meeting, of which the
agenda was legally noticed and posted, at 6:31 p.m., in the
Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 300 Seminary Avenue.
Roll was taken and the following Councilmembers were
present: Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor
Schneiter. Staff present: City Manager/Deputy City Clerk
Rough, City Attorney Rapport, Executive Assistant Yoast,
Electric Utility Director Barnes, Community Development
Director Harris, City Engineer Beard, and Public Works
Director Goforth.
INVOCATION/PLEDGE OF ALLRGIANCE
The Invocation was delivered by Community Development
Director Harris and Councilmember Malone led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
5. Riqht to Appeal
Mayor Schneiter reviewed Section 1094.6 of the California
Code of Civil Procedures regarding the appeal process.
6. CONSENT CALENDAR
M/S Mastin/Malone to approve the Consent Calendar as
follows:
6a. Approved the Payroll Warrants from March 28, 1993 to
April 10, 1993, #47788 to #47957, in the amount of
$134,026,20; and the General Warrants, dated April 21, 1993,
#59945 to #60165, in the amount of $359,153.27;
6b. Awarded a portion of the bid for various electrical
cable for 8,000 ft. of 500MCM cable to D.Z. Cook Company in
the amount of $8,322.66, and awarded the portion of the bid
for 15,000 ft. of No. 2 15KV to MANCO in the total amount of
$13,96.12, all including tax and freight; and rejected all
bids for the 3,300 ft. of 1,000 MCM 15KV cable;
6c. Adopted Resolution No. 93-65, authorizing the Mayor to
execute the Energy Exchange Agreement between the City of
Ukiah and the Plumas-Sierra Rural Electric Cooperative;
6d. Adopted Ordinance No. 937, amending Division 1, Chapter
7, Article 1 of the Ukiah City Code to authorize the
payment of budgeted expenditures without prior City Council
approval.
6e. Received the status report on mixed load policy at the
Ukiah landfill.
6f. Adopted Resolution No. 93-66, authorizing the Mayor to
appoint alternate commissioners to represent the City of
Ukiah at Transmission Agency of Northern California
meetings;
6g. ApproVed the purchase of a 1993 mid-size sedan in the
amount of $11,472.88, from Senator Ford, through the State
of California, Department of General Services Annual Vehicle
Purchase Program.
The motion was carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone, Wattenburger,
Shoemaker, and Mayor Schneiter. NOES: None.
7. Audience Comments on Non-Aqenda Items
No one came forward.
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PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
8a. Presentation of "Community Can Campaign"
Judy Lechowick, Director of Clinical Services, Redwood Coast
Regional Center, informed Council of Ukiah's national
recognition by Georgetown University to represent California
as a "community that can", based on the innovative methods
in which our community is providing medical care for special
needs children. She gave a brief history how Ukiah was
selected for this program. A health care consultant will be
recruited, a needs assessment will be prepared with an
administrative structure established to encourage
practitioners to locate in Ukiah.
Discussion ensued followed concerning the difficulty the
community has with attracting and maintaining primary, as
well as specialty care, physicians, as well as other medical
needs of the community and various ways to address those
needs.
David Turner, Executive Director of the Mendocino/Lake
County Medical Society, provided economic information
regarding the Ukiah Valley health care system. He noted
that through this program the community could provide some
type of support to the physician to come to Ukiah, and
then to stay in Ukiah. This will in turn provide more
money for the local economy by virtue of the physician
hiring employees and also retaining the revenues that would
have been lost if the patient had to seek care out of the
community. He noted that a possible solution being looked at
is a network of physicians that all use one central
administrative center, which would normally require enormous
overhead for a single physician.
Bill Waring, retired physician, advised that he practices
medicine in Ukiah for 24 years. He explained that people
become doctors because they want to take care of people,
however in recent years physicians have less time to spend
with patients and must spend more time on administrative
matters. There must be a reform to the traditional medical
practice to enable the modern physician to succeed in their
practice.
Mayor Schneiter commented that we all want a healthy
community and this program looks promising. He thanked Ms.
Lechowick, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Waring for their
informative presentation.
Discussion ensued regarding details and specifics of this
program.
NEW BUSINESS
9a. Authorize Mayor to Execute Mendocino Council of
Governments (MCOG) Joint Powers Agreement Amendment
The City Manager reported the MCOG has requested their
member jurisdictions to approve an amendment to the existing
MCOG joint powers agreement. He explained how the
amendment alters the existing 1978 agreement, and that it
does not address the emergency services Joint Powers
Agreement.
Discussion ensued regarding the six areas of alteration, and
the current make-up of the Board.
Councilmember Malone expressed his concern for possible
expansion to include other local agencies to promote
enhanced communication between the agencies.
After discussion, It was noted that this would be an item
for discussion at a later time.
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M/S Shoemaker/Malone to authorize the Mayor to execute the
amendment to the Mendocino Council of Governments Joint
Powers Agreement. The motion was carried by the following
roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Malone,
Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Schneiter. NOES: None.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Mastin
None.
Councilmember Malone
Noted the Sun House Guild Spring home tour is Sunday May
16, 1993, the Chamber of Commerce's "Ukiah is No. 1"
photo is set for 10:00 a.m. Friday April 23, 1993.
Councilmember Wattenburger
Noted his pleasure at seeing the new set of lights being
installed on the second field of the Softball complex.
Councilmember Shoemaker
Reminded Council of the May 8, 1993 Ukiah Volunteer
Firefighters Annual Appreciation Dinner, the Redwood Empire
Division Business meeting and dinner on May 8 in Ft. Bragg,
reported on the Mendocino Solid Waste Authority JPA meeting
he attended, and noted Paul Cayler, Solid Waste Manager,
was released from his contract to go to work for the County.
Mayor Schneiter
Reminded Council that tomorrow is Earth Day, noted there was
no Sanitation District meeting, and noted he will be
attending a Coordinating Committee meeting with the
Calaveras County Water District tomorrow and Friday.
CITY MANAGER/DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORTS
Reminded Council of the dedication celebration of the newly
remodeled Community Clubhouse on April 29, 1993, 5:30 to
7:00 p.m., reported a group has formed which is planning
month long performing arts events for the month of August
1994, noted he will be attending a Overall Economic Steering
Committee meeting on April 23, reminded Council of the May
13, 1993, 7:00 a.m., Solid Waste workshop for
Councilmembers, noted the Ukiah Valley Task Force meeting at
7:00 p.m. on May 13, 1993, explained a new Business School
Academy program at Ukiah High School, and provided Council a
verbal update regarding discussions concerning the back
eight holes of the Golf Course.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further
at 8:29 p.m.
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business, the meetina was adjourned
harles L. Rough, ~r.
Deputy City Clerk
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