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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF UKIAH - JANUARY 19, 1983
The City Council convened in regular session at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers. Roll call was taken and the following Councilmembers were present:
Feibusch, Kelley, Hickey, Myers, Riley. Absent: None Staff present: Payne,
Orchard, Kruth, Harris, Gutierrez.
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Riley gave the invocation and Councilmember Kelley led the Pledge of
Allegiance.
APPROVAL/CORRECTION OF MINUTES
M/S: Feibusch/Kelley to approve the minutes of January 5, 1983 as amended
carried by a unanimous voice vote with Councilmember Myers abstaining.
M/S: Hickey/Kelley to approve the minutes of January 12, 1983 as amended
carried by a unanimous voice vote.
RIGHT TO APPEAL PROCESS
Mayor Riley reviewed Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure regarding
appeal procedure.
CONSENT CALENDAR
M/S: Hickey/Myers to approve the Consent Calendar Items 6a-6g as follows:
6a. Payroll Warrants #21378 - 21508, $71,681.42
6b. General Warrants #21699 - 21843, $494,591.95
6c. Claim for Damages, Martha Cooper, denied & referred to insurance carrier
6d. Claim for Damages, Helen Hagin, denied & referred to insurance carrier
6e. Claim for Damages, Dianne Abella, denied and referred to insurance
carrier
6f. Approved purchase of boiler water control valve in the amount of $230
6g. Approved Report of Administrative Actions & Proposals (R.A.A.P.)
Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers
Feibusch, Kelley, Hickey, Myers, Riley NOES: None ABSTAIN: Councilmember,
Feibusch from Item 6f only) ABSENT: None
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
7A. Request from Downtown Merchants Association to Remove Parking Meters on
School & State Streets
Mayor Riley announced that Mr. Branson requested that this item be pulled and
resubmitted at a later time. Council had no objections.
ADDITION TO AGENDA
Mayor Riley requested the addition of 9F - Reschedule Goal Setting Meeting.
Council had no objections.
7B. Request from Sports Attic, 108 W. Standley Requesting Waiver of In Lieu
Parking Fees. Variance No. 83-47
City Manager stated the Planning Commission, Planning Director and the Parking
Advisory Committee recommended approval of waiving the parking fees.
M/S: Hickey/Myers to approve the waiver of in lieu parking fees required for
the Sports Attic, Variance No. 83-47 carried by a unanimous voice vote.
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Councilmember Feibusch stated he was in favor of encouraging new business in
Ukiah and felt the bureaucracy discourages them. He referred to page 404 of
the City Code regarding exemptions of variances and in his opinion a variance
was not necessary.
Discussion was had regarding structural space. Planning Director stated that
Clyde Oakes, Chairman of the Parking Advisory Committee will address the
Council and Planning Commission with a definition of structural space.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
8A. Further consideration of Site Development Permit No. 82-32, Mendocino
Health Group
Planning Director stated the proposal is a site development permit for a
conversion of a residence to a doctor's office. The Planning Commission
approved the site development permit with several conditions. The applicant
is appealing the condition of dedication of a 15 foot radius curb at their
property at Waugh and Gobbi and also the new street improvements to correspond
to that dedication. At the last meeting a motion to require the dedication
but not the improvements resulted in a tie vote. The Planning Commission and
staff recommended that both the dedication of the land and the construction of
street improvements be required of the applicant. This is a standard
condition applied to development throughout the City where street improvements
on street frontage is required for new development.
Discussion was had regarding traffic flow, access and visibility at this
location. Planning Director stated that the intent of increasing the radius
is to facilitate traffic flow. He also noted that the street has been red
curbed so there is no on-street parking. On site parking has been set back so
there would not be a visibility problem.
Councilmember Feibusch noted that CETA paved the area in 1976 and felt we
should not ask the applicant to pay to have it redone.
Public Works Director noted that area was residential in 1976. However, now
it is a residence with a non-conforming garage shop in the back becoming a
professional office. He further noted that at that time we stayed within the
right-of-way we had and we did not solicit additional ones due to lack of
time, money and staff.
M/S: Feibusch/Kelley to approve Site Development Permit No. 82-32 with the
condition that the applicant dedicate the land, do the recommended
landscaping, and the City is to install the curb, gutter and sidewalk by the
end of the fiscal year carried by the following roll call vote: AYES:
Councilmembers Feibusch, Kelley, Riley NOES: Councilmember Hickey, Myers
ABSENT: None
NEW BUSINESS
9A. CRIS Model
Planning Director presented the completed CRIS Model and announced that it is
now operational. He discussed costs involved and what we can expect from it.
He further noted that it is not an end all solution, but a very powerful tool
the City can use in evaluating progress of projects to determine if they are
economically beneficial to the City.
It was the consensus of Council to request staff to estimate both staff time
and ABAG costs to run the Ukiah Green Project through the CRIS Model.
Planning Director stated that the staff will do an analysis of the run and
present it to the Council. Council consensus was that a summary was
sufficient in lieu of each one receiving an entire printout.
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Council also discussed running the Westside annexation through CRIS. City
Manager noted that in doing so, many impacts would have to be removed such as
the development, infastructure, sewage, etc., which is already there.
M/S: Hickey/Kelley to accept the CRIS Model carried by a unanimous voice vote.
9B. Request to Engage SAI Engineers for Final Phase of Engineering,
Substation Facilities
Public Works Director stated that SAI Engineers completed the design of the
substation. The things that were not done are related to the interconnection
with PG&E. It is now imperative to proceed with the engineering of the
transmission interface and staff is requesting authorization to engage SAI
Engineers to proceed with Activity A and B as outlined in the proposal in the
amount of $22,186 plus expenses as required under Activity D.
Costs were discussed and it was noted by the Public Works Director that we are
within the budgeted costs.
M/S: Feibusch/Hickey to engage SAI Engineers for the final phase of
Engineering of the substation facilities per staff's request carried by a
majority voice vote, with Councilmember Kelley in opposition.
9C. Request to Join Underground Service Alert Notification Center
Public Works Director explained that recent State law which becomes effective
July 1, 1983 mandates all agencies owning underground pipes and utilities to
participate in regional centers which operate to provide notice when an
individual or contractor intends to excavate. The nominal cost is $25 per
month. Staff favors the bill as it protects utilities and cities from the
hazards and costs of dig-ins and requests approval to join so the City will be
in compliance with State law.
Discussion was had regarding the mandated costs and City Manager stated that
we would ask for reimbursement from the State. Public Works Director felt
that it is an excellent preventive safety procedure and noted that with more
and more underground facilities, it becomes more worthwhile.
M/S: Hickey/Kelley to join the Underground Service Alert Notification Center
and request reimbursement from the State carried by the following roll call
vote: AYES: Councilmembers Feibusch, Kelley, Hickey, Myers, Riley. NOES:
None ABSENT: None
9D. Parade/Special Event Permit Application
City Manager stated that per City Council's suggestion, staff prepared a
Parade/Special Event Permit Application and recommended its adoption so that
citizens wishing to have a parade or special event can have the information in
written form well in advance. This will standardize the procedure.
Councilmember Myers was in favor of standardizing the procedures but was
concerned that it may curtail enthusiasm and spark.
M/S: Kelley/Hickey to adopt the Parade/Special Event Permit Application as
amended carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers
Feibusch, Kelley, Hickey, Myers, Riley. NOES: None ABSENT: None
9E. Brown Act Discussion
City Attorney presented a synopsis of a treatise on the Brown Act from the
City Attorney's Department of the League of California Cities, which he felt
was a fine explanation of the Brown Act.
Council determined that as they had this material which was available to the
public, discussion was not necessary at this time.
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9F. Reschedule Goal Setting Meeting
Councilmember Kelley asked the Council to reschedule the goal setting session
as it conflicts with his jury duty. Council rescheduled the meeting for
Wednesday, January 26, 1983 at 9:30 a.m.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Councilmember Feibusch questioned the status on the Shell II project, the
location of the NCPA minutes, the whereabouts of the firewood from a tree that
was taken down by City crews, the reason for red curb on the northwest corner
of Dora and Standley. He questioned the City Attorney regarding condensing
legal ads and the previous request regarding eave overhangs.
Councilmember Kelley clarified his opinion and his vote on item 8a. He was of
the opinion that since the responsibility for growth and planning in Ukiah is
that of the City Council and Planning Commission that staff was not at fault.
Staff only follows their direction. Therefore, he did not feel the property
owner should pay for the curb, gutter and sidewalk.
Councilmember Hickey reported as of January 10, 1983 the first unit of Shell
II was operational. He also discussed the NCPA meetings of January 6th and
January 13th. The next meeting will be January 21st. He attended the ribbon
cutting ceremony at Creekside Village in the Mayor's behalf.
Councilmember Myers reported that he attended the Redwood Division of the
League of California Cities meeting in Benecia. A bleak picture was painted
regarding the financial status of the State. The next meeting will be held in
Clearlake the weekend of May llth and he encouraged all members to attend.
Mayor Riley referred to her letter of resignation effective January 30, 1983.
She reported that the City Selection Committee unanimously voted for John
Cimolino as their recommendation to the Governor for appointment to the
Coastal Commission. She announced the County Chamber of Commerce Installation
Dinner on Saturday night to which she cannot attend due to previous
commitments, and asked for someone to go in her place to represent the City.
City Manager will attend.
City Attorney reported that he will prepare for the next meeting a resolution
which permits publications of ordinances to be in condensed form.
ADJOURNED: 8:00 p.m. to January 26, 1983, 9:30 a.m.
Sandra Gutierrez
Secretary
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