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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMin 08-04-04MINUTES OF THE UKIAH CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2004 The Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on August 4, 2004, the notice for which had been legally noticed and posted, at 6:30 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chambers, 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California. Roll was taken and the following Councilmembers were present: Rodin, Andersen, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson. Council absent: Smith. Staff present: Public Utilities Project Engineer/Manager Burck, Finance Director Elton, City Manager Horsley, Water Treatment Plant Supervisor Jamison, City Attorney Rapport, Community Services Supervisor Sangiacomo, Electrical Distribution Engineer Sauers, Police Officer Taylor, Police Chief Williams, Public Utilities Director Ziemianek, and Deputy City Clerk Ulvila. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Public Utilities Director Ziemianek led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATION 3a. Presentation of Northern California Power A_clencv (NCPA)/City of Ukiah Business Information by Mr. Jim Pope~ General Manager of NCPA Public Utilities Director Ziemianek introduced Jim Pope and discussed educational background and professional expertise in the utility business. his Jim Pope, General Manager of the Northern California Power Agency (NCPA), provided a Power Point presentation to Council and staff, providing an overall synopsis pertaining to electricity markets and the potential price options that cities in California may be facing. He also provided information regarding the role NCPA will play in maintaining energy and capacity supplies to the various cities in terms of service, purpose, and reliability. ., PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATION Presentation of Citizen and Ukiah Police Efforts to Reduce and Eliminate Graffiti Within Ukiah Police Chief Williams discussed the efforts of Ukiah Police Sergeant Trent Taylor and Mr. John McCowen, who been actively involved in removing graffiti in the City. Police Sergeant Taylor provided a Power Point presentation to Council and explained that in March 2004, graffiti within the City had become a serious problem. Local resident, John McCowen worked in a voluntary capacity with the Ukiah Police Department in an effort to develop a new system, which could be used to report and eradicate graffiti quickly and efficiently. A brief discussion followed the presentation and Council voiced their appreciation to Mr. McCowen for his efforts. John McCowen thanked the Police Department for their excellent partnership and police work in eradicating graffiti and in apprehending offenders. He also recommended support of the November ballot measure to support public safety in Ukiah. Regular City Council Meeting August 4, 2004 Page 1 of 6 3. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATION 3c. Proclamation: Legends of the Redwoods Native American Marathon Day Mayor Larson read the Proclamation proclaiming August 14, 2004 as Legends of the Redwoods Native American Marathon Day and urged all citizens to participate in a commemorative run, attend the author lecture at the Civic Center, and enjoy the exhibition at the Grace Hudson Museum. Tape lb The proclamation was accepted by Museum Director Smith-Ferri and Mr. Keith White Wolf James, who thanked Council for the Proclamation and discussed the project and the events planned. John Dickerson discussed the collaboration involved in this event and noted that the media will be in attendance. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4a. Re_clular Meeting of June 167 2004 Councilmember Rodin advised that the minutes should reflect that she was absent from the June 16th meeting. M/S Baldwin/Smith approving the Regular Meeting Minutes of June 16, 2004, as amended, and carried by unanimous consent. 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4b. Joint Meeting of the Ukiah City Council and the Ukiah Valley Sanitation District - Meeting of June 307 2004 Budget Hearing Councilmember Rodin drew attention to page 1, second to the last paragraph should read "M/S Smith/Andersen to increase residential sewer rates by Staff's recommended amounts, carried by unanimous consensus of Council." She also inquired about the first sentence on page 2 with regard to clarification of Board Member Delbar's comments. It was decided that the sentence should read, "Board Member Delbar expressed concern with the deficit situation and asked staff about the infiltration of water getting into the sewer system and the flow (I & I)." M/S Baldwin/Andersen approving the Joint Meeting of the Ukiah City Council and the Ukiah Valley Sanitation District Meeting of June 30, 2004, as corrected, and carried by unanimous consent. 5. RIGHT TO APPEAL Mayor Larson read the appeal process. 6. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Rodin questioned the wording of a portion of the findings on page 2 of item "6e". She also noted that on page 3, the last sentence of finding #18 should show the figure of $200,000, not $150,000. Regular City Council Meeting August 4, 2004 Page 2 of 6 City Attorney Rapport explained that the clerical errors would be corrected in the Ordinance. M/S Andersen/Baldwin approving items "a" through "g" of the Consent Calendar a. Rejected Claim for Damages Received from Katherine Graham and Henrietta Dukes and Referred to Joint Powers Authority, Redwood Empire Municipal Insurance Fund; b. Awarded Bid for Various Pole and Pad Mount Transformers in the Amount of $58,219.61 to WESCO and Western States (ERMCO); Received Notification of Emergency Purchase of One Pumping Column and Installation from Kirby's Pump and Mechanical, Inc. in the Amount of $16,964 Plus Taxes; Awarded Bid to Borges-Mahoney Sole Supplier, in the Amount of $11,152 Plus Taxes for Five Wallace & Tiernan Encore 700 Chemical Feed Pumps and Three Repair Kits; Adopted Resolution 2005-07 Presenting Ballot Measure, Transmitting Measure to the City Attorney for Impartial Analysis, and Confirming Deadline for Arguments For or Against the Measure; Adoption of Resolution 2005-08 Removing On-Street Parking and Establishing Bus Loading Zones at 340 and 356 North Main Street; Received Report to Council Regarding the Purchase of Printing Services for the 2004 Summer Recreation Guide from Wesco Graphics in the Amount of $5,170.72. C. d, e, g. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Rodin, Andersen, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson. NOES' None. ABSENT: Smith. ABSTAIN: None. 7. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS No one came forward to address Council. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8a. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding SB 1648 Jennifer Puser, representing Senator Chesbro, requested the Council's support of SB 1648 which would affect Mendocino County's Jackson Demonstration State Forest. The bill makes changes to the law regarding management of the State's forests so as to shift the purpose of managing the forests from maximum sustainable timber production to a broad range of study, maintenance, restoration, education, recreation, and public enjoyment. Speaking for Senator Chesbro, she stated that the bill is a good compromise bill and they hope the City Council will consider support of the bill. She distributed letters of support from other cities in Mendocino County. The committee is also working with the California Department of Forestry (CDF) with regard to timber harvest plans. Public Comment Opened: 7:44 p.m. A member of the audience who spoke in support of the bill was Kathy Bailey. Members of the audience who voiced their opposition to the bill were: Bill Smith, Carrie Brown (representing the Mendocino County Farm Bureau), Julie Bawcom Regular City Council Meeting August 4, 2004 Page 3 of 6 (California Geological Survey, Division of Mines and Geology of the State of California Resources Agency Department of Conservation), and Greg Giusti. Bruce Foster felt Council should obtain further data before making a decision on the bill. Tape 2a Public Comment Closed: 8:23 p.m. Considerable discussion ensued regarding components of SB 1648 as well as discussion of the letters from the cities of Point Arena and Fort Bragg, and the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors. Council discussed the letters and recommended the City draft a letter also. Mayor Larson discussed his concerns with the bill and letters from the cities of Point Arena and Fort Bragg. He voiced his conditional support to the City of Fort Bragg and Mendocino County, and that the City of Ukiah should reinforce those concerns as far as policy outlines in revenue and management practices. M/S Larson/Baldwin to draft letter to appropriate state entities reiterating support points outlined by the City of Point Arena and followed by expression of the City of Ukiah's concern to continue to resolve the concerns and issues raised by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and the City of Fort Bragg, carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Rodin, Andersen, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Smith. 8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8b. Award of Bid to Western Water Constructors, Inc. for the Construction of Water Storage Tanks in the Amount of $4~498~620 and Authorize City Mana_~er to Execute Agreement Public Utilities Director Ziemianek reviewed his Staff Report with Council and discussed the two bids received on the project. Project construction manager, Owen Engineering (OEMC) reviewed the bids and found no inconsistencies. Based on the bid and evaluation and recommendation by Owen Engineering, Staff recommends award of the contract to Western Water Constructors, Inc. for the bid amount of $4,498,620. Tape 2b M/S Baldwin/Rodin awarding bid to Western Water Constructors, Inc. for the construction of two 1.5 million gallon capacity prestressed concrete reservoirs and one bolted steel 300,000 gallon capacity reservoir in the amount of $,498,620 and authorize City Manager to execute agreement, carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Rodin, Andersen, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Smith. Recessed: 9:07 p.m. Reconvened: 9:13 p.m. 9. NEW BUSINESS Regular City Council Meeting August 4, 2004 Page 4 of 6 9a. Approval of Consulting Contract to Willdan in the Amount of $737910 for the Performance of a Value En.qineerin.q Review of the Proposed Waste Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Rehabilitation Project and Approval of Budget Amendment Public Utilities Director Ziemianek discussed his Staff Report to Council and explained that Willdan was the only company to submit a proposal by the RFP close date of July 19, 2004. He noted that costs for this review were previously agreed to by the Council and Ukiah Valley Sanitation District Board (Board) to be split 50/50 and added to the overall project costs. Also as discussed previously with the Council and Board, additional costs for Brown & Caldwell personnel to attend various Value Engineering (VE) sessions is not included in the award. Those costs were agreed to be added to the overall project costs and will be between $6,000 and $10,000. The matter was brought before the District last week and the Board conditionally approved it based on Council's moving forward on the project. Max Bridges, representing Willdan, explained that they will be assembling a team of experts who will review the project. The project will be presented to Willdan by Brown and Caldwell and the City, and they will tour the plant and look at plans. There will not be a re-collection of all of the data because it is too expensive. M/S Rodin/Andersen approving consulting contract to Willdan in the amount of $73,910 for the performance of a Value Engineering Review of the proposed Waste Water Treatment Plant Expansion and Rehabilitation Project, plus an amount not to exceed $10,000 to Brown and Caldwell for services, and approval of a budget amendment in the 2004-2005 budget authorizing expenditure of $84,000 in account 611.7410.800.003 for Value Engineering Review; carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Rodin, Andersen, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Smith. 9. NEW BUSINESS 9b. Selection of League of California Cities Voting Delegates City Manager Horsley advised that in preparation for the upcoming League of California Cities General Session, the City Council is required to select two voting delegates. This year the session will be held in Long Beach in September. Mayor Larson and Councilmember Rodin expressed interest in attending the session. It was the consensus of Council to select Mayor Larson and Councilmember Rodin as the City's League of California Cities' Delegates. 10. COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Rodin reported that she filed nomination papers as a candidate for City Council and had enough valid signatures to qualify as a candidate. Councilmember Andersen reported that he hopes to have an update on the signing of the lease for the Skate Park at the next Council meeting. Several fundraising events are being planned. Regular City Council Meeting August 4, 2004 Page 5 of 6 Councilmember Baldwin requested a report from the Paths, Open Space, and Creeks Commission (POSC) with regard to the hillside development regulation to be presented to Council at its September 1st meeting. He also requested a complete inventory of the paths and parks in Ukiah as well as funding strategies by November 17th. 11. CITY MANGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS City Manager Horsley reported this Sunday is the Commission appreciation event at Todd Grove Park. It is planned that Council would hand out gifts to Commissioners and the Concert in the Park would follow. She reported that she met with Public Utilities Director Ziemianek with regard to the goals of the Utilities Department and he reported that he is aggressively pursuing getting the hydroelectric plant running again. He will provide Council with a report soon and explained the situation, issues, and costs involved. Deputy City Clerk Ulvila reported that the filing deadline for applicants to the Parks, Recreation and Golf Commission is August 5th. As of today's date, only one application has been received. She inquired if Council wishes to extend the deadline for applications to this Commission. It was the consensus of the Council that the City Clerk should prepare a News Release and extend the deadline one week for submittal of applications to this Commission. With regard to the November election, she advised Council as to the number of individuals who have taken out papers, but noted that Mari Rodin is the only individual who has returned papers and has been certified by the County Elections Department as a candidate. 12. CLOSED SESSION None. 13. ADJOURNMENT There. being no further business, the City Council meeting was adjourned at 9:33 p.m. Marie Ulvila, City Clerk Regular City Council Meeting August 4, 2004 Page 6 of 6