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City Council
Regular Meeting
AGENDA
Civic Center Council Chamber♦ 300 Seminary Avenue ♦ Ukiah, CA 95482
December 4, 2019 - 5:30 PM
5:30 P.M. Mayor's Reception - Civic Center Lobby
a. Mayor's Reception Invitation
Attachments:
1. 2019 Mayors Reception Invitation
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
3.a. Appointment of New Mayor and Vice Mayor, and Council Reorganization.
Recommended Action: Nominate and appoint the positions of Mayor and Vice Mayor for the 2020
calendar year, and for immediate seating and Council reorganization.
Attachments:
1. Attachment 1 - Resolution 2011-44 - Council Rotation Guidelines
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.a. Approval of the Minutes for the November 20, 2019, Special Meeting.
Recommended Action:Approve the Minutes of November 20, 2019, a Special Meeting, as
submitted.
Attachments:
1. 2019-12-04 05a 2019-11-20 Draft Minutes - Special Meeting
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5.b. Approval of the Minutes for the November 20, 2019, Regular Meeting.
Recommended Action:Approve the Minutes of November 20, 2019, a Regular Meeting, as
submitted.
Attachments:
1. 2019-12-04 05b 2019-11-20 Draft Minutes - Regular Meeting
6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
Persons who are dissatisfied with a decision of the City Council may have the right to a review of that decision by a court. The
City has adopted Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, which generally limits to ninety days(90)the time
within which the decision of the City Boards and Agencies may be judicially challenged.
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following items listed are considered routine and will be enacted by a single motion and roll call vote by the City Council.
Items may be removed from the Consent Calendar upon request of a Councilmember or a citizen in which event the item will
be considered at the completion of all other items on the agenda. The motion by the City Council on the Consent Calendar will
approve and make findings in accordance with Administrative Staff and/or Planning Commission recommendations.
7.a. Approval of Amendment of Rental Agreement for Generators for the Sewer Lift Stations and
Water Wells to Peterson Power Systems for Three Months in the Amount of$26,541.63 for the
Public Safety Power Shutoffs, and Approve Associated Budget Amendment.
Recommended Action:Approval of Amendment of Rental Agreement for Generators for the
Sewer Lift Stations and Water Wells to Peterson Power Systems for Three Months in the Amount
of$26,541.63 for the Public Safety Power Shutoffs, and Approve Associated Budget Amendment
Attachments:
1. Attachment 1 PO 46146
8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
The City Council welcomes input from the audience. If there is a matter of business on the agenda that you are interested in,
you may address the Council when this matter is considered. If you wish to speak on a matter that is not on this agenda, you
may do so at this time. In order for everyone to be heard, please limit your comments to three(3) minutes per person and not
more than ten (10) minutes per subject. The Brown Act regulations do not allow action to be taken on audience comments in
which the subject is not listed on the agenda.
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:15 PM)
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12.a. Discussion and Possible Direction to Staff Regarding a Mendocino County Rezoning and
General Plan Amendment, Case#GP_2019-0002/R_2019-0003
Recommended Action: Discuss and possibly give direction to Staff regarding a Mendocino
County Rezoning and General Plan Amendment, Case #GP 2019-0002/R_2019-003, for a
proposed project located within the City's Sphere of Influence.
Attachments:
1. City of Ukiah Comments- Case GP_2019-0002.R_2019-0003
2. 10-17-19 PC Agenda.PBS SR- GP_20190002R_20190003
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12.b. Adopt Resolution Approving Award of Contract to Ghilotti Construction Company for the
Emergency Repair of the Percolation Pond Levees at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the
Amount of$318,620.00, and Approve Corresponding Budget Amendment.
Recommended Action:Adopt Resolution Approving Award of Contract to Ghilotti Construction
Company for the Emergency Repair of the Percolation Pond Levees at the Wastewater Treatment
Plant in the Amount of$318,620.00, and Approve Corresponding Budget Amendment.
Attachments:
1. Local Emergency City of Ukiah
2. Proposals
3. Perc Pond Levee Resolution
12.c. Review Proposed Design for the AudioNisual Upgrade of the Council Chambers and
Conference Rooms 3 and 5
Recommended Action: Review Proposed Design for the Audiovisual Upgrade of the Council
Chambers and Conference Rooms 3 and 5, and approve bid specifications to be developed and
sent out to bid.
Attachments:
1. Proposed Design
12.d. Receive Year-end Financial Report for the 2018-19 Fiscal Year.
Recommended Action: Receive and file;provide direction if necessary.
Attachments: None
13. NEW BUSINESS
13.a. Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Amended Agreement with OpenGov.
Recommended Action:Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Amended
Agreement with OpenGov.
Attachments:
1. Contract#1718201
2. Amendment 1 - Contract 1718201
3. Amendment 2 - Contract 1718201
13.b. Approve the City's Electric Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) in Response to Senate Bill
901.
Recommended Action:Approve the first annual Wildfire Mitigation Plan in response to Senate
Bill 901.
Attachments:
1. 2019 Ukiah Wildfire Mitigation Plan
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13.c. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Cancellation of the January 1, 2020, City
Council Meeting with the Option for the Mayor and/or City Manager to Call for a Special
Meeting on an Alternate Date if Time Sensitive Business Arises.
Recommended Action:Approve the cancellation of the January 1, 2020, Regular City Council
Meeting with the option for the Mayor and/or City Manager to call for a special meeting on an
alternate date if time sensitive business arises.
Attachments: None
13.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).
Recommended Action: Receive report(s). The Council may also consider modifications to
committee and ad hoc assignments along with the creation/elimination ad hoc(s).
Attachments:
1. 2019 City Council Special Assignments and Ad Hocs
2. 13b Correspondence Received - Nancy McGivney
3. 13b Correspondence Received - David Severn
14. CLOSED SESSION - CLOSED SESSION MAYBE HELD AT ANYTIME DURING THE MEETING
14.a. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d))
A. Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code
Section 54956.9: (Number of potential cases: 1.)
B. Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section
54956.9: (Number of potential cases: 1)
Recommended Action: Confer in Closed Session
Attachments: None
14.b. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d))Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (Number of potential cases: 1)
Recommended Action: Confer in Closed Session
Attachments: None
14.c. 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
Recommended Action: Confer in Closed Session
Attachments: None
14.d. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: City of Ukiah v. Questex, LTD, et al, Mendocino County Superior Court, Case
No. SCUK- CVPT-15-66036
Recommended Action: Confer in Closed Session
Attachments: None
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14.e. 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
Recommended Action: Confer in Closed Session
Attachments: None
14.f. Conference with Real Property Negotiators
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8)
Property: APN Nos: 002-192-14-00 (280 E. Standley)
Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager;
Negotiating Parties: Onetogether Solutions
Under Negotiation: Price &Terms of Payment
Recommended Action: Confer in Closed Session
Attachments: None
14.g. Conference with Labor Negotiator(54957.6)
Agency Representative: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager
Employee Organizations: All Bargaining Units
Recommended Action: Confer in Closed Session
Attachments: None
15. ADJOURNMENT
Please be advised that the City needs to be notified 72 hours in advance of a meeting if any specific
accommodations or interpreter services are needed in order for you to attend. The City complies with
ADA requirements and will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities upon
request. Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of
the agenda packet are available for public inspection at the front counter at the Ukiah Civic Center,
300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, CA 95482, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday,
8.00 am to 5.00 pm.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing
agenda was posted on the bulletin board at the main entrance of the City of Ukiah City Hall, located
at 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, California, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting set forth on
this agenda.
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SUBJECT: Appointment of New Mayor and Vice Mayor, and Council Reorganization.
DEPARTMENT: City Clerk PREPARED BY: Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Attachment 1 - Resolution 2011-44 - Council Rotation Guidelines
Summary: Council will appoint a new Mayor and Vice Mayor with the assistance of Resolution No. 2011-44,
which gives guidelines for the annual rotation and seating arrangement, after which the Council will take their
new seats on the dais.
Background: In December 2006, the City Council established a seniority-based rotation appointment of the
Mayor and Vice Mayor. In September 2011, the Mayoral Rotation and Seating Arrangement for Council was
updated and Resolution 2011-44 outlining the changes was adopted (Attachment 1).
Per Resolution 2011-44, the naming of the Mayor and Vice Mayor takes place annually at the first regular
meeting in December. For year-to-year consistency, the installation and new seating arrangements will follow
the appointments.
Discussion: Using the Councilmember information below for reference, and Resolution 2011-44 (Attachment
1) as guidelines, staff has created a suggested rotation —also below. Having stated the various provisions,
Resolution 2011-44 also asserts that the Council has the ultimate discretion to elect or not elect any
Councilmember for any office at the December meeting.
COUNCILMEMBER INFORMATION:
DOUGLAS F. CRANE:
Year Took Office— 11/2004
Last Term as Mayor—2015
STEPHEN G. SCALMANINI:
Year Took Office— 11/2013
Last Term as Mayor—2016
JIM O. BROWN:
Year Took Office— 11/2014
Last Term as Mayor- 2017
MAUREEN MULHEREN:
Year Took Office— 11/2014
Last Term as Mayor- 2019
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JUAN V. OROZCO
Year Took Office— 11/2018
Has not yet served as Mayor
Vice Mayor Crane to Mayor— as the Vice Mayor shall replace the outgoing Mayor.
Councilmember Orozco to Vice Mayor— Per the following sections:
-The Mayor's seat shall be filled by the most senior member in length of uninterrupted service, who has
not previously served as Mayor.
-At the time of selection of the Mayor in any given year, the individual who would qualify to be selected
as Mayor in the next following year, using the criteria above, shall be named Vice Mayor for the current year.
Councilmembers Scalmanini, and Brown stay in their current seats.
Councilmember Mulheren to furthest seat to the right of the Mayor.
Recommended Action: Nominate and appoint the positions of Mayor and Vice Mayor for the 2020 calendar
year, and for immediate seating and Council reorganization.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED:
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT:
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT:
FINANCING SOURCE:
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.:
COORDINATED WITH:
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Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-44
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH
AMENDING RULES GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETINGS
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WHEREAS,
1. The City Council has adopted by resolution Procedures of Conduct for City Council
Meetings, last revised on July 20, 2005 ("Procedures"); and
2. The City Council has determined to revise the rules governing the Mayoral Rotation and
Seating Arrangement for Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the title and Section 7 of the Procedures are
amended as follows:
TITLE: City of Ukiah City Council Meeting Procedures
SEQTI-QN 7. VQTXNGLJPROCEQURE
I. Mayoral Rotation and Seating Arrangement for Council
It is the policy of the City Council that the office of Mayor be rotated insofar as possible
among the members of the City Council and that the Mayor shall serve a term of one year
or until a successor is appointed. The rotation is based on seniority. The Vice Mayor shall
replace the outgoing Mayor. It is the intent and desire of the City Council to allow every
member the opportunity to serve as Mayor, and consideration is given to those members of
the Council who have not previously served as Mayor unless all members have so served.
The City Council shall, at its first regular meeting in the month of December, meet and
choose one of its members as Mayor, and one of its members as Vice Mayor. The Mayor's
seat shall be filled by the most senior member in length of uninterrupted service who has
not previously served as Mayor. The Councilmember selected as Mayor, however, shall
have served at least one year as a member of the City Council.
Where all Councilmembers have served a term as Mayor, the person to be selected as
Mayor shall be the person who has not served as Mayor for the longest period of time. If
the person who has not served as Mayor for the longest period of time declines the
position, then the person who has not served as Mayor for the longest period of time other
than the declining Councilmember or Councilmembers shall be selected.
When a selection of Mayor is to be made from a Councilmember who has not yet served as
Mayor, the person who is otherwise qualified and has served on the Council the longest
without being Mayor shall be selected as Mayor. In the case where two or more persons
qualified to be selected as Mayor have served the same amount of time as a
Councilmember without being Mayor, the person selected shall be the person who received
the most votes at their initial election.
Resolution No.2006-04
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At the time of selection of the Mayor in any given year, the individual who would qualify to
be selected as Mayor in the next following year, using the criteria above, shall be named
Vice Mayor for the current year.
If a Councilmember declines to serve as Vice Mayor, the Council will decide by formal
action where the member will fit into the rotation at the December meeting. The Council
has the ultimate discretion to elect or not elect any Councilmember for any office at the
December meeting.
The Mayor and Councilmembers shall be seated as follows, seating assignments given from
the perspective facing the audience:
A. The Mayor and Councilmembers shall sit in the five of seven furthest rightward
positions on the dais.
B. The Mayor's position shall be the fourth from the right or center of the dais.
C. The Vice Mayor shall be seated immediately to the Mayor's left or left hand side.
D. Following the installation of new Councilmembers into office, Councilmembers leaving
office shall immediately step down from the dais. Incumbent Councilmembers shall
then-assume-any-positions-vac-ated-to-their-left.—Newly-elected-or-appointed
Councilmembers shall be seated at the far right of the dais. If more than one
Councilmember is newly elected, they shall be seated in order of votes cast, with the
lowest vote getter being seated furthest right and the highest vote getter being seated j
to the left. i
E. Except as described in subsection F below, following the annual rotation of the Vice
Mayor, the exiting Vice Mayor shall move right to the Mayor's position in the center of
the dais, the newly selected Vice Mayor shall move to the Mayor's left hand side, and
the remaining Councilmembers shall move one seat to their left.
F. Following the annual rotation of the Vice Mayor during general election years, the
newly elected Councilmembers shall remain in the furthest right seats and only
incumbent Councilmembers shall rotate positions as described in subsection E above.
G. To the extent that the foregoing rules do not address Councilmember seating changes
or rotations, the City Council shall determine the seating location by formal action of j
the same at a regular, special, or adjourned meeting.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the amended version of Section 7 as contained
in this Resolution shall replace Section 7 in the City Council Meeting Procedures as it
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read prior to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of November, 2011, by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: Councilmember Landis, Thomas, Crane, Baldwin, and Mayor Rodin
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Mari Rodin, Mayor
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Agenda Item 5a
CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Special Meeting
Civic Center Council Chamber
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
November 20, 2019
5:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Ukiah City Council met for a Special Meeting on November 20, 2010, which was legally
noticed on November 15, 2019. Mayor Mulheren called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
Roll was taken with the following Councilmembers Present: Juan V. Orozco, Jim O.
Brown, Stephen Scalmanini, and Mayor Maureen Mulheren. Councilmember Absent by
Prearrangement: Vice Mayor Douglas F. Crane. Staff Present: Sage Sangiacomo, City
Manager; Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager; David Rapport, City Attorney; Justin
Wyatt, Police Chief; Sheri Mannion, Human Resources Director / Risk Manager; and
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk.
MAYOR MULHEREN PRESIDING_
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Mulheren.
2. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Public Comment:
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 5:02 P.M.
3. CLOSED SESSION
a. a. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d))
A. Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government
Code Section 54956.9: (Number of potential cases: 1.)
B. Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d)
of Section 54956.9: (Number of potential cases: 1)
b. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(d)(2) (Number of potential cases: 1)
c. 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
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d. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: City of Ukiah v. Questex, LTD, et al, Mendocino County Superior Court,
Case No. SCUK- CVPT-15-66036
e. 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
f. Conference with Real Property Negotiators
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8)
Property: APN Nos: 002-192-14-00 (280 E. Standley)
Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager;
Negotiating Parties: Onetogether Solutions
Under Negotiation: Price &Terms of Payment
g. Conference with Labor Negotiator(54957.6)
Agency Representative: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager
Employee Organizations: All Bargaining Units
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:58 p.m.
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
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Agenda Item 5b
CITY OF UKIAH
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS
300 Seminary Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482
November 20, 2019
6:00 p.m.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on November 20, 2019, having been legally noticed on
November 15, 2019. Mayor Mulheren called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. City Clerk, Kristine
Lawler, announced that the Council attendance had not changed from the 5:00 p.m. Special meeting,
with the following Councilmembers Present: Juan V. Orozco, Jim O. Brown, Stephen G.
Scalmanini, and Maureen Mulheren. Councilmember Absent by Prearrangement: Vice Mayor
Douglas F. Crane. Staff Present: Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager; David Rapport, City
Attorney; and Kristine Lawler, City Clerk.
MAYOR MULHEREN PRESIDING.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Mulheren.
3. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
The Clerk announced that all communications had been distributed.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. Approval of the Minutes for the October 23, 2019, Special Meeting.
b. Approval of the Minutes for the November 6, 2019, Regular Meeting.
Motion/Second: Brown/Orozco to approve Minutes of October 23, 2019, a special meeting, and
November 6, 2019, a regular meeting, as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes:
AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, and Mulheren. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Report of Disbursements for the Month of October 2019—Finance.
b. Consideration of Awarding Bid for Purchase of One (1) 2020 Ford F250 Pickup Truck in the
Amount of$39,601.75 from Redwood Ford for the City Fire Department—Fire.
c. Discussion and Possible Adoption of Resolution (2019-54) Appointing Cynthia Coale to the
Design Review Board — City Clerk.
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d. Consideration of Awarding Bid for Purchase of One (1) 2020 Ford F250 XL Super Cab Pickup
Truck in the Amount of $38,612.07 from Redwood Ford for the Electric Utility Department —
Electric Utility.
e. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Official Zoning Map for the City of Ukiah, California, and
Establishing the Medium Density Residential-Planned Development Combining Zoning (R2-PD)
District at 250 West Gobbi Street (APN 001-306-06) — Community Development.
ORDINANCE NO. 1196
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING THE
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP FOR THE CITY OF UKIAH, CALIFORNIA AND ESTABLISHING THE
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT COMBINING ZONING (PD) AT 250 WEST GOBBI STREET (APN
001- 306-06)
f. Report of Acquisition of Professional Services (PO No. 46365) from Alpha Analytical
Laboratories, Inc. in the Amount of$18,641.85 for Quarterly Water Sampling and Completion of
Chemical Examination Reports for the Ukiah Landfill —Public Works.
g. Consideration to Approve Budget Amendments —Finance.
h. Authorize City Manager to Execute Design and Engineering Scope of Services Agreement(COU
No. 1920-184) with Mead and Hunt for New Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) and
Runway End Identifier Lights (REI L) Replacement in the amount of$218,850.73—Airport.
i. Notification of Purchase of Services (PO No. 46321) from Vaughn's Industrial Repair in the
Amount of $17,517.98 for the Repair of a 16" Vertical Turbine Solids Handling Pump for the
Wastewater Treatment Plant— Water Resources.
j. Approval of Notice of Completion for the Gutter& Downspout Replacement-Civic Center Annex,
Specification No.18-06 —Finance.
Motion/Second: Scalmanini/Brown to approve Consent Calendar Items 7a-7j, as submitted. Motion
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, and Mulheren. NOES:
None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
No public comment was received.
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Presenter: Councilmember Brown.
10. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
Presenter: Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager.
• Mayor's Reception — Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
• Street Sweepers —Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/ City Engineer.
• Measure B Oversight Committee—Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager.
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:15 PM)
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12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Approve Plans and Specifications for the Downtown Utility Replacement Project and
Authorize Staff to Issue Bids for Specification Number 19-17.
Presenters: Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director / City Engineer and Mel Grandi, Electric Utility
Director.
Motion/Second: Brown/Scalmanini to approve Plans and Specifications for the Downtown Utility
Replacement Project and Authorize Staff to Issue Bids for Specification Number 19-17. Motion
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, and Mulheren. NOES:
None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Adopt Resolution and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Project Agreement No. 6(PA6)
with the Transmission Agency of Northern California (TANC).
Presenter: Mel Grandi, Electric Utility Director.
Motion/Second: Brown/Scalmanini to adopt Resolution (2019-55) authorizing the City Manager to
execute Project Agreement No. 6 for TANC's regulatory engagement and studies in participating
transmission owner rate cases before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Motion
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, and Mulheren. NOES:
None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
b. 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).
Presenter: Mayor Mulheren.
Public Comment: Eileen Mitro, Sharon Thomas, Judy Luria, and Kiera Cash.
Council Consensus to add an Energy Resiliency assignment to the Electric Grid Operational
Improvements ad hoc.
c. Award Purchase of Two Flygt Pumps, a 480 V Concertor Generation Two Panel and All
Parts and Labor to Upgrade the Sewer Lift Station Located at the Intersection of Ford
Street and Orchard Avenue$58,940.25 to Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc., Flygt Products
of Fairfield, CA
Presenter: Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/City Engineer.
Motion/Second: Brown/Orozco to award purchase of two Flygt Pumps, a 480 V Concertor
Generation Two Panel and all parts and labor to upgrade the Sewer Lift Station located at the
intersection of Ford Street and Orchard Avenue $58,940.25 to Xylem Water Solutions USA, Inc.,
Flygt Products of Fairfield, CA. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown,
Scalmanini, and Mulheren. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
d. Consideration and Possible Adoption of Administrative Policy - Recruitment and
Retention Program
Presenter: Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager.
Motion/Second: Brown/Scalmanini to adopt an Administrative Policy - Recruitment and Retention
Program. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, and
Mulheren. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
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Clii". Cou %iir.n,�tes for II`^kwei,rillb r 20, 2019, Coir, i.Jiir.n,�&1
THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:40 P.M.
14. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d))
A. Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code
Section 54956.9: (Number of potential cases: 1.)
B. Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of subdivision (d) of Section
54956.9: (Number of potential cases: 1)
b. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) (Number
of potential cases: 1)
c. 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
d. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: City of Ukiah v. Questex, LTD, et al, Mendocino County Superior Court, Case
No. SCUK- CVPT-15-66036
e. 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
f. Conference with Real Property Negotiators
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8)
Property: APN Nos: 002-192-14-00 (280 E. Standley)
Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager;
Negotiating Parties: Onetogether Solutions
Under Negotiation: Price &Terms of Payment
g. Conference with Labor Negotiator(54957.6)
Agency Representative: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager
Employee Organizations: All Bargaining Units
No report out was received.
15. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
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Agenda Item No: 7.a.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 12/4/2019
PEAK ITEM NO: 2019-211
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SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment of Rental Agreement for Generators for the Sewer Lift Stations and
Water Wells to Peterson Power Systems for Three Months in the Amount of$26,541.63 for the Public Safety
Power Shutoffs, and Approve Associated Budget Amendment.
Public Jarod Thiele, Public Works Management Analyst, Dave
DEPARTMENT: Works PREPARED BY: Kirch, Fleet Maintenance Supervisor
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Attachment 1 PO 46146
Summary: Council will consider approval of amendment of rental agreement for generators for the Sewer Lift
Stations and Water Wells to Peterson Power Systems for three months in the amount of$26,541.63 for the
Public Safety Power Shutoffs, and approve associated Budget Amendment.
Background: On July 17, 2017, Council received a report on a rental agreement with Peterson Power
Systems for the rental of generators for the sewer lift stations and water wells in order to be prepared for the
anticipated PG&S Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). The initial approval was for three months of
generator rental.
Discussion: In order to be prepared to continue to provide water and wastewater services to our customers,
Staff requested quotes for rental generators to have on standby for the three lift stations and one water well.
Given PG&E did not provide a timeline for the PSPS events, staff kept the generators in anticipation of an
event. The original rental agreement approved was for three months which ended on September 2, 2019. At
this time, staff is requesting an amendment to the agreement to add an additional 3 months in the amount of
$8,534.71 per month plus an anticipated pick-up charge of$937.50 for a total amendment in the amount of
$26,541.63, and a corresponding budget amendment.
On October 6, PG&E initiated the first PSPS event to affect the City. Staff was able to use the generators in
order to keep the three Sewer List Stations and Water Well fully functional. At the time, Staff is requesting to
approve an after-the-fact contract amendment for three additional months of rental and approval of
corresponding budget amendment.
The original Purchase Order (Attachment 1) was for$28,515.60. The Revised total contract amount will be
$55,057.23.
Recommended Action: Approval of Amendment of Rental Agreement for Generators for the Sewer Lift
Stations and Water Wells to Peterson Power Systems for Three Months in the Amount of$26,541.63 for the
Public Safety Power Shutoffs, and Approve Associated Budget Amendment
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: 82027114.56120.18167- $0; 84027221.56120.18167- $0
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PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: 82027114.56120.18167- $8,847; 84027221.56120.18167- $17,696
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Agenda Item No: 12.a.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 12/4/2019
PEAK ITEM NO: 2019-206
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SUBJECT: Discussion and Possible Direction to Staff Regarding a Mendocino County Rezoning and General
Plan Amendment, Case#GP_2019-0002/R 2019-0003
DEPARTMENT: Community PREPARED BY: Craig Schlatter, Community Development
Development Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1. City of Ukiah Comments- Case GP_2019-0002.R_2019-0003
2. 10-17-19 PC Agenda.PBS SR- GP_20190002R_20190003
Summary: Council will discuss and possibly give direction to Staff regarding a Mendocino County Rezoning
and General Plan Amendment, Case#GP_2019-0002/R_2019-0003, located within the City's Sphere of
Influence.
Background: In April 2019, the City of Ukiah Community Development Department (CDD) received a
notification from the Mendocino County Department of Planning and Building Services (PBS) regarding a
proposed Rezoning and General Plan Amendment, Case#GP_2019-0002/R_2019-0003 (the Project). On
May 2, 2019, CDD submitted comments to PBS (Attachment 1). After submitting these comments in May, no
correspondence was received from the County, but in periodically checking PBS's website, as well as public
notices posted in the Ukiah Daily Journal, Staff saw the item had been scheduled for a public hearing before
the Mendocino County Planning Commission on October 17, 2019 (see Attachment 2 for the agenda and PBS
staff report for GP_2019-0002/R_2019-0003).
Staff attended the public hearing and provided additional comment. Several members of the public also
attended the public hearing and provided comment. In determining if the Rezoning and General Plan
Amendment should be recommended to the Board of Supervisors for approval or denial, the Planning
Commission voted 3-3 on each motion, respectively, and consequently voted 6-0 to move the item forward to
the Board of Supervisors without a Planning Commission recommendation. The item will be heard at the
December 17, 2019, meeting of the Board of Supervisors for a final decision.
Discussion: The City's comments regarding the proposed Rezoning and General Plan Amendment Project
involved three main points: 1) the Project does not appear to address nor be consistent with the goals and
policies outlined in the Ukiah Valley Area Plan, which for the Ukiah Valley takes precedence in land use policy;
2) the environmental analysis conducted on the proposed Project does not appear sufficient for determining
that the Project will have a less than significant environmental impact; and 3) because of the limited details
regarding density of a possible future housing project, it was unclear if septic capacity would be adequate for
such a development.
At this juncture, and prior to Staff attending the December 17 meeting of the Board of Supervisors regarding
the proposed Project, Staff requests input from Council. This input would be incorporated into either or both
written and oral comments, submitted to or heard by the Board of Supervisors on or before December 17.
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Recommended Action: Discuss and possibly give direction to Staff regarding a Mendocino County Rezoning
and General Plan Amendment, Case#GP_2019-0002/R_2019-003, for a proposed project located within the
City's Sphere of Influence.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: N/A
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
FINANCING SOURCE: N/A
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A
COORDINATED WITH: N/A
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Ukiah, CA 95482
VIA IL: pbs rnendocinocounty.org
Rezoning r I Plan Amendment, Case#GP2019-0002/R2019-0003
The City of Ukiah Community Development Departmentrespectfully submits the followingcomments
for consideration regarding the aforementioned project, Case #GP2019-0002/R2019-0003:
1. The goals and policies i in this
Rezoning iUkiah
comment on Ukiah I Ian (UVAP) goals and policies, is a
component of the Mendocinol Plan, the UVAP was envisioned
would "meet the needs of the County, as well as shared needs of the City" i "by
addressingimportant issues that affect how the area willUkiah
Valley is understood to be one communityi ive decision-maki
County i agencies." As additional projects are proposed withiniUkiah
Influence,Sphere of it is important the Citytogether to ensure the vision
of this Area Plan is realized.
As stated in Section1.2 of the
The policies in other County General Plan elementssupplement those in the UVAP, but
citizens and decisionr ill rely most heavily on the UVAP for guidance on issues of
importance in the Ukiah Valley.
—And—
If po
—I lic or implementing action is in conflict with thea opted General Plan, the policy or
implementing action from the UVAP shall take precedence over the General Plan.
Specifically, we ask that you please address how the proposed rezoning and general plan
a (the "project") conforms ll i :
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A. UVAP vision statements:
We desire our community to remain as compact as possible n refer that our communities
grow inward and upward before expanding.
—And—
The
n —T he ricultural lands needed o enhance economic vitality and sustained identity of Ukiah as
a rural agricultural co unity are protected from incompatible land uses and development.
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Communities
n —unities have a compact urban form surrounded y open space and agricultural l n .
From application, r o of the project is "to allowfor the future subdivision and home
building on aroi el 10 acres."The project appears incompatible with all three of the
vision statements listed above, in that 1)there would be outward expansion into productive
agricultural lands, Ian that have not previously been utilized for suburban r si ial
purposes; )the project would rezone rime farmland that is intended to be protectedunder
t ; an )the project would remove existing open space ricultur I land that
currentlyacts as a buffer to existingresidential v to en in the vicinity.
B. UVAP, SectionCommunity Design: CD1.1g, CD2.1a
1.1 : the project ars to expand into agricultural lands not around the existing Talmage
village center. Please describe how the project focuses development around the existing small
town e nt r of Talmage.
1 a: as stated above, the project would remove open space andagricultural land. CD2.1
calls for limiting uil i intensity between Valley communities. The project ars to
intensify development between the Valley communities of the Cityof Ukiahand the
unincorporatedcommunity of Talmage. I address how this project would achieve
consistency with UVAPPolicy .1 a.
Section , Open Spaceand Conservation: OC3.1 b, OC3.4a
OC3.1Agricultural Land Conversionri ri -this Policy states the requirements for projects
proposing convert Agricultural Lands to the non-agricultural classification. One of the four
requirements is as follows:
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The project site is substantially unusable for agricultural purposes due to encroaching
adjacent nonagricultural uses.
Carrying esinaions of both unique and prime farmland, with a part of the property that
appears to still be in agricultural production, please address how this project would achieve
consistency with UVAP Policy OC3.1 b.
® The environmentali conducted on the proposed project does not appear sufficient
for determining ct will have a less than significantit impact.
Pae A-2 notes "Plans, Policies, and Goals of the Mendocino County General Plan and UVAP
were reviewed and analyzed to determine potential significant environmental impacts." Statutes
and Guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act (C ) should be analyzed to
determine environmental impacts.
Of particular concern is the property's designation as both prime and unique farmland. Also of
concern is the property's location within a "high-risk"flood zone, Zone Aa and in close proximity to
the Mayacama earthquake fault zone. These considerations should be carefully analyzed to
determine the appropriate level of environmental review. Even though details of the future project
have not been given in the application, a rezoning from to SR will likely be a growth inducing
action and environmental impacts under CEQA should be analyzed.
® The applicationvi ity details for the future housingv i
is unclear if septic capacity would be adequate for such a development.
The project proposes rezoning to a General Plan designation o m suburban residential- but the
application does not make clear what density limitations would exist for the future housing project, We
have concerns about the adequacy of septic for a housing development this location® and more
specifically, if septic capacity is not adequate, we have concerns that the City may be required to
extend sewer services due to the potential resulting septic failures.
Please describe future residential density limitations for the proposed housing development with a
description of theadequacy of a septic system to serve this development.
Conclusion
It is our opinion that consideration of rezoning and a general planamendment should be undertaken
at such time that full project details are known, and accordingly, the application appears premature at
this time. Additionally, many of the goals and policies of the Ukiah Valley Area Plan, the prevailing
land use document for this project, should be addressed o confirm project consistency. We suggest
the environmental analysis for the proposed project should be re-analyzed to determine future
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foreseern ernvironmernW impacts and any proposed septic service be carefuiiy evaluated to ensure
adequate capacity for a future housing project,
Please irnciude the City of Ukiah Community Deveioprrnernt Department in future correspondence
related to this item.
irnceireiy,
Craig 1 ger
Director
300 Serninary Avenue - Ukiah- CA - 95482-5400
Phone: (707)463-6200 ° ]fax.: (707)463-62(.)4- w ww.cityoffikiah.,coaxa
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Attachment 2
• PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 17, 2019
AGENDA 9:00 AM
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MENDOCINO COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CHAMBERS
501 Low GAP ROAD, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA
ORDER OF AGENDA
1. Roll Call.
2. Planning Commission Administration
2a. Determination of Legal Notice.
3. Director's Report.
4. Matters from the Public. The Planning Commission welcomes participation in Commission
meetings. This item is limited to matters under the jurisdiction of the Commission that are not on the
posted agenda and items which have not already been considered by the Commission. No action will
be taken.
The Planning Commission limits public testimony on matters to 3 minutes per person, at the discretion
of the Chair. If you wish to submit written comments, please provide 10 copies to the Commission
staff.
5. Consent Calendar.
None.
6. Regular Calendar
6a. CASE#: A_2019-0002
DATE FILED: 4/15/2019
OWNER/APPLICANT: LANCE &JAMIE STORNETTA
AGENT: JAMES BARRETT
REQUEST: Agricultural Preserve application to establish a new preserve and Williamson Act
contract on 39±acres of Rangeland (RL)currently used as part of the Windy Hollow dairy.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Categorically Exempt
LOCATION: In the Coastal Zone, 0.35± miles south of Manchester on the west side of State
Route 1 (SR 1) at its intersection with Biaggi Road (private), located at 44151 Biaggi Rd.,
Manchester(APN: 133-020-09).
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: 5
STAFF PLANNER: RUSSELL FORD
6b. CASE#: GP 2019-0001/R 2019-0002
DATE FILED: 1/28/2019
OWNER/APPLICANT: CHRISTOPHER SAVAGE
AGENT: JIM RONCO
REQUEST: Rezone to change the existing designations from Suburban Residential (SR 40K)to
Upland Residential Contract Rezone (UR 20-CR)and a General Plan Amendment from Suburban
Residential (SR)to Remote Residential (RMR).
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Mitigated Negative Declaration
LOCATION: 0.3± miles north of Potter Valley town center, on the east side of Powerhouse Road
(CR 248 A), 0.2 miles north of its intersection with Main Street (CR 245), located at 12201
Powerhouse Rd., Potter Valley(APN: 174-100-02).
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: 1
STAFF PLANNER: MIO MENDEZ
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6c. CASE#: GP 2019-0002/R 2019-0003
DATE FILED: 1/28/2019
OWNER/APPLICANT: DONALD LUCCHESI
AGENT: JAMES BARRETT AND JIM RONCO
REQUEST: Rezoning and General Plan Amendment from AG:40 (Zoning)and AG40 (General
Plan) to Suburban Residential (SR) [Zoning and General Plan] to allow for future subdivision and
residential housing.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Negative Declaration
LOCATION: 3± miles south of Ukiah city center, on the north side of Talmage Road (State
Highway 222), to the south and east of Sanford Ranch Road (CR 200), 0.4± miles north of its
intersection with Talmage Rd., located at 1251 Sanford Ranch Rd., Talmage (APN's: 181-050-30
and a portion of 181-050-31).
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: 1
STAFF PLANNER: SUSAN SUMMERFORD
6d. CASE#: GP 2019-0004
DATE FILED: 03/28/2019
APPLICANT: COUNTY OF MENDOCINO
AGENT: PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES
REQUEST: The proposed project is a general plan amendment to update the Housing Element
for the County of Mendocino as required by State law(Section 65580—65589.8 of the California
Government Code). The 2019-2027 Housing Element draft identifies residential sites adequate to
accommodate a variety of housing types for all income levels and needs of special population
groups defined under State law(Section 65583 of the California Government Code), analyzes
governmental constraints to housing maintenance, improvement and development and outlines
policies to promote housing opportunities for all persons.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Addendum to the previously adopted Negative
Declaration for the 2014-2019 Mendocino County Housing Element Update.
LOCATION: All unincorporated areas within Mendocino County, excluding those areas within
the City limits of Ukiah, Fort Bragg, Willits and Point Arena.
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: All
STAFF PLANNER: JESSE DAVIS
7. Matters from Staff.
8. Matters from Commission.
9. Approval of Minutes.
9a. August 1, 2019
10. Adjournment.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/REPORT AVAILABILITY. The staff report and notice are available on the Department of
Planning and Building Services website at .mendocinocounty.org/pbs. Additional information regarding the above noted
items may be obtained by calling the Department of Planning and Building Services at 234-6650, Monday through Friday,
8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Should you desire notification of the Planning Commission decision you may do so by
requesting notification in writing and providing a self-addressed stamped envelope to the Department of Planning and
Building Services.
APPEAL PROCESS. Persons who are dissatisfied with a decision of the Commission may appeal the decision to the Board
of Supervisors. An appeal must be made in writing along with a fee to the Clerk of the Board within 10 days of the
Commission's decision. The appeal will be placed on the next available Board agenda and the appellant will be notified of
the time and date. Appeals to the Board do not guarantee that the Commission's decision will be overturned. In some cases,
the Board may not have the legal authority to overturn the decision.
MENDOCINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES
860 N BUSH STREET, UKIAH, CA 95482 707-234-6650
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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) COMPLIANCE. Mendocino County complies with ADA requirements and
upon request, will attempt to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities by making meeting material available in
appropriate alternate formats (pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.2). Anyone requiring reasonable
accommodation to participate in the meeting should contact the Department of Planning and Building Services by calling
(707)234-6650 at least five days prior to the meeting.
http://www.mendocinocounty.2Lbs
MENDOCINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES
860 N BUSH STREET, UKIAH, CA 95482 707-234-6650
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COUNTY OF MENDOCINO BRENT SCHULTZ,DIRECTOR
TELEPHONE:707-234-6650
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES FAX:707-463-5709
860 NORTH BUSH STREET • UKIAH • CALIFORNIA • 95482 FB PHONE:707-964-5379
FB Fax:707-961-2427
120 WEST FIR STREET• FORT BRAGG • CALIFORNIA • 95437 pbs@mendocinocounty.org
www.mendocinocounty.org/pbs
September 12, 2019
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Mendocino County Planning Commission at its regular meeting on Thursday,
October 17, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., to be held in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah,
California, will conduct a public hearing on the following project and the Draft Negative Declaration at the time listed or
as soon thereafter as the item may be heard.
CASE#: GP 2019-0002/R 2019-0003
DATE FILED: 1/28/2019
OWNER/APPLICANT: DONALD J LUCCHESI
AGENT: JAMES BARRETT AND JIM RONCO
REQUEST: Rezoning and General Plan Amendment from AG:40 (Zoning) and AG40 (General Plan) to
Suburban Residential (SR) [Zoning and General Plan] to allow for future subdivision and residential housing.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Negative Declaration
LOCATION: 3± miles south of Ukiah city center, on the north side of Talmage Road (State Highway 222), to
the south and east of Sanford Ranch Road (CR 200), 0.4± miles north of its intersection with Talmage Rd.,
located at 1251 Sanford Ranch Rd., Talmage (APNs: 181-050-30 and 181-050-31x.
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: 1
STAFF PLANNER: SUSAN SUMMERFORD
The staff report and notice will be available for public review 21 days prior to the hearing at 860 North Bush Street,
Ukiah, and at 120 West Fir Street, Fort Bragg, California and on the Department of Planning and Building Services
website at https://wwwemendocinocounty.org/government/planning-building-services/meeting-agendas/PC.
Your comments regarding the above project and/or the Draft Negative Declaration are invited. Written comments
should be submitted to the Department of Planning and Building Services Commission Staff, at 860 North Bush
Street, Ukiah, California, no later than October 16, 2019. Oral comments may be presented to the Planning
Commission during the public hearing.
The Planning Commission's action regarding this item shall be a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors and the
Board of Supervisors decision is final. If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence
delivered to the Department of Planning and Building Services or the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public
hearing. All persons are invited to appear and present testimony in this matter.
Additional information regarding the above noted item may be obtained by calling the Department of Planning and
Building Services at 234-6650, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Should you desire notification of
the Planning Commission's decision you may do so by requesting notification in writing and providing a self-
addressed stamped envelope to the Department of Planning and Building Services.
BRENT SCHULTZ, Director of Planning and Building Services
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COUNTY OF MENDOCINO BRENT soHULTZ,DIRECTOR
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Mendocino County Planning Commission at its regular meeting on Thursday,
October 17. 2019 at Q:DO a.rn., to be held in the Board of Supervisors Chambero, 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah.
California, will conduct a public hearing on the following project and the Draft Negative Declaration at the time listed or
nusoon thereafter aathe item may beheard.
CASE#: GP_2018'0002/R_2019-0003
DATE FILED: 1/28/2019
OWNER/APPLICANT: DONALD JLUCCHE8|
AGENT: JAMES BARRETT AND J|K8 R0NCD
REQUEST: Rezoning and General Plan Amendment from AG:40 (Zoning) and AG40 (General Plan) to
Suburban Residential (SR) [Zoning and General Plan]to allow for future subdivision and residential housing.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Negative Declaration
LOCATION: 3± miles south of Ukiah city center, on the north side of Talmage Road (State Highway 222), to
the south and east of Sanford Ranch Road (CR 200), 0.4± miles north of its intersection with Talmage Rd.,
located at 1251 Sanford Ranch Rd., Ta|mage (APNs: 181-050-30 and a portion of 181-050-31).
STAFF PLANNER: SUSANSUMK8ERFORD
RESPONSE DUE DATE: October 16. 2010 If no response is received by this date, we will assume no
recommendation or comments are forthcoming and that you are in agreement with the contents of the Draft
Negative Declaration. Acopy ofthe Draft Negative Declaration isattached for your review.
The staff report and notice will be available for public review 21 days prior to the hearing at 860 North Bush Street,
Ukiah, and 120VV Fir Street, Fort Bragg, California and on the Department ofPlanning and Building Services website
at
It should be noted that the decision making body may consider and approve modifications to the requested project(s).
Your comments regarding the above projeota) are invited. Written comments should besubmitted tothe Department
of Planning and Building Services Commission Staff, at 860 North Bush Street Ukiah, California. 0nx| comments mey
bepresented tothe Planning Commission during the public hearing(s).
The Planning Commission's action regarding this item shall be a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors and the
Board of Supervisors decision is final. If you challenge the project in oourt, you may be limited to raising only those
issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notioe, or in written correspondence
delivered to the Department of Planning and Building Services or the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public
hearing. All persons are invited to appear and present testimony in this matter. If you challenge the project in oourt,
you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this
notice, orinwritten correspondence delivered to the Department of Planning and Building Services or the Planning
Commission at, orprior to, the public hearing(s). All persons are invited to appear and present testimony in this
matter.
Additional information regarding the above noted item may be obtained by calling the Department of Planning and
Building Services at234-8U5O. Monday through Friday. 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Should you desire notification of
the Planning Commission decision you may dnoo by requesting notification in writing and providing self-addressed
stamped envelope tothe Department ofPlanning and Building Services.
BRENT 8CHWLTZ. Director ofPlanning and Building Services
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COUNTY OF MENDOCINO BRENT SCHULTZ,DIRECTOR
TELEPHONE:707-234-6650
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND BUILDING SERVICES FAX:707-463-5709
860 NORTH BUSH STREET• UKIAH • CALIFORNIA• 95482 FB PHONE:707-964-5379
FB Fax:707-961-2427
120 WEST FIR STREET • FORT BRAGG • CALIFORNIA• 95437 pbs@mendocinocounty.org
www.mendocinocounty.org/pbs
September 12, 2019
TO: Ukiah Daily Journal
FROM: James F. Feenan, Commission Services Supervisor
SUBJECT: Publication of Legal Notice.
Please publish the following notice one time on September 18, 2019 in the Legal Notices Section of the Ukiah
Daily Journal.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT the Mendocino County Planning Commission at its regular meeting on Thursday,
October 17, 2019 at 9:00 a.m., to be held in the Board of Supervisors Chamber, 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah,
California, will conduct a public hearing on the following project and the Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration at the
time listed or as soon thereafter as the item may be heard.
CASE#: GP 2019-0002/R 2019-0003
DATE FILED: 1/28/2019
OWNER/APPLICANT: DONALD J LUCCHESI
AGENT: JAMES BARRETT AND JIM RONCO
REQUEST: Rezoning and General Plan Amendment from AG: 40 (Zoning)and AG40 (GP)to Suburban
Residential (SR) [Zoning and General Plan] to allow for future subdivision and residential housing.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Negative Declaration
LOCATION: 3± miles south of Ukiah city center, on the north side of Talmage Road (State Highway 222), to
the south and east of Sanford Ranch Road (CR 200), 0.4± miles north of its intersection with Talmage Rd.,
located at 1251 Sanford Ranch Rd., Talmage (APNs: 181-050-30 and a portion of 181-050-31).
STAFF PLANNER: SUSAN SUMMERFORD
The staff report and notice will be available for public review 21 days prior to the hearing at 860 North Bush Street,
Ukiah, and at 120 West Fir Street, Fort Bragg, California and on the Department of Planning and Building Services
websiteathttps://www. endocinocountv.ora/aovernment/r)lannina-buildina-services/meetipcLaaendas/PC-
Your comments regarding the above project and/or the Draft Negative Declaration are invited. Written comments
should be submitted to the Department of Planning and Building Services Commission Staff, at 860 North Bush
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Street, Ukiah, California 95482, no later than October 16, 2019. Oral comments may be presented to the Planning
Commission during the public hearing.
The Planning Commission's action regarding this item shall be final unless appealed to the Board of Supervisors. The
last day to file an appeal is the 10th day after the Planning Commission's decision. To file an appeal of the Planning
Commission's decision, a written statement must be filed with the Clerk of the Board with a filing fee prior to the
expiration of the above noted appeal period. If you challenge the project in court, you may be limited to raising only
those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence
delivered to the Department of Planning and Building Services or the Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public
hearing. All persons are invited to appear and present testimony in this matter.
Additional information regarding the above noted item may be obtained by calling the Department of Planning and
Building Services at 234-6650, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. Should you desire notification of
the Planning Commission's decision you may do so by requesting notification in writing and providing a self-
addressed stamped envelope to the Department of Planning and Building Services.
BRENT SCHULTZ, Director of Planning and Building Services
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If
SUMMARY
OWNER/APPLICANT: DONALD LUCCHESI
PO BOX 5
TALMAGE, CA 95481
AGENT: JAMES BARRETT/JIM RONCO
PO BOX 1448
UKIAH, CA 95482
REQUEST: General Plan Amendment and Rezoning to change
10.7±acres (APN: 181-050-30 [7.42+ acres] and APN:
181-050-31 [3.28+ acres]) from Agricultural (AG40) to
Suburban Residential (SR-12K) for the General Plan
designation and from Agricultural (AG:40) to Suburban
Residential (SR:12K) for zoning
LOCATION: 3± miles south of Ukiah city center, on the north side of
Talmage Road (State Highway 222), to the south and
east of Sanford Ranch Road (CR 200), 0.4± miles north
of its intersection with Talmage Rd., located at 1251
Sanford Ranch Rd., Talmage (APN's: 181-050-30 and a
portion of 181-050-31).
TOTAL ACREAGE: 10.7+ Acres
GENERAL PLAN: Agricultural (AG40)
ZONING: Agricultural (AG:40)
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: 1s` District(Brown)
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Negative Declaration
RECOMMENDATION: Approval to the Board of Supervisors of the General Plan
Land Use Amendment and the Rezone
STAFF PLANNER: SUSAN SUMMERFORD
BACKGROUND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project is a Rezoning and General Plan Amendment to change 10.7±
acres (APN: 181-050-30 and portion of APN: 181-050-31) from Agricultural [AGA0 (Zoning)] and [AG40
(General Plan)] to Suburban Residential (SR-12K and SR:12K), Zoning and General Plan, respectively.
The request is intended to facilitate future development of the site for land subdivision with the goal of
constructing residential housing that will be principally permitted under the new zoning and general plan
designation. The desired new land use classification of Suburban Residential, minimum lot size 12,000
square feet, reflects the site's limitations for development, per Mendocino County General Plan (MCGP),
which bases site density upon availability of infrastructure, specifically water and sewer. The subject site
is located within a water district (Rogina Water District), but lacks inclusion in an established sewer
district. MCGP Policy DE-13 states,
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"The Suburban Residential classification is intended to be applied to transitional lands
adjacent to cities or towns, including in portions of Community Planning Areas where only
residential activities are considered desirable, which lands are appropriate to
accommodate future growth. Lands within the Suburban Residential classification should
have moderate to light constraints for residential development, should be served by the
publicly-maintained road network, and should be located within public service districts or
the logical extensions thereof. Portions of lands within the Suburban Residential
classification will be appropriate for development of residential subdivisions. Such areas
should be developed as major subdivisions, not minor subdivisions; or retained in parcels
of sufficient size to be economically developed as subdivisions at some future time.
Minimum Parcel Size: Within water or sewer districts. 12,000 square feet
Maximum Dwelling Density: One single family dwelling per legally created parcel. County
review and approval required for more than one dwelling per legally created parcel,
except as provided below.
Within water or sewer districts: 1 single family dwelling per 12,000 square feet of lot area,
or 1 multiple family dwelling unit per 12,000 square feet of lot area. Higher residential
densities (up to one dwelling unit per 2,000 square feet) may be allowed where alternative
sewage disposal is provided to the satisfaction of the County."
The current project is limited to reclassification of lands from agricultural to residential; the foregoing
General Plan policy addresses one component of the potential future development constraints for the
parcels.
SITE CHARACTERISTICS: The site is located approximately 3± miles south of Ukiah city center, on the
north side of Talmage Road (State Highway 222), to the south and east of Sanford Ranch Road (CR 200),
0.4± miles north of its' intersection with Talmage Road. The proposed project site is located within the
unincorporated community of Talmage, which lies east of the City of Ukiah, the County Seat of
Mendocino, located at 1251 Sanford Ranch Road. The setting for the subject parcels is primarily single
family residences developed at approximately 1 unit per 0.05± acres. The former use of the site as well
as lands immediately contiguous was agricultural. Over the past thirty years, the area has been converted
from primarily pear orchards and vineyards to small residential lots. A neighborhood serving commercial
area, including a United States Post Office is located on the adjacent stretch of Talmage Road, on State
Highway 222. The former state mental hospital, currently in use as a religious, educational and residential
campus known as The City of 10,000 Buddhas occupies approximately 400 acres to the east of the
subject property.
The site is relatively flat, having been in use as an active vineyard since initial planting in 1940. The
Applicant states that the economic viability of the vineyards has waned in recent years and that a higher
and better use of the site is desired. The Applicant also owns the adjacent land to the east of the
proposed project site, and will continue to farm the vineyards located there.
The subject site is listed under the State of California Department of Conservation's Farmland of
Statewide Importance Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) as housing both Unique and Prime
Farmland. Per the Important Farmlands Classification Codes, Unique Farmland is defined as, "Lesser
quality soils used for the production of the state's leading agricultural crops. This land is usually irrigated,
but may include non-irrigated orchards or vineyards as found in some climatic zones in California. Land
must have been cropped at some time during the four years prior to the mapping date." Prime Farmland is
defined as, "Irrigated land with the best combination of physical and chemical features able to sustain long
term production of agricultural crops. This land has the soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply
needed to produce sustained high yields. Land must have been used for production of irrigated crops at
some time during the four years prior to the mapping date." The FMMP was established in 1982 to
continue the Important Farmland mapping efforts begun in 1975 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
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Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The intent of the NRCS was to produce agricultural
resource maps based on soil quality and land use across the nation. As part of this nationwide mapping
effort, NRCS developed a series of definitions known as the Land Inventory and Monitoring (LIM) criteria.
The LIM criteria classifies the land's overall suitability for agricultural production, which includes
physical and chemical characteristics of soils, as well as specified land use characteristics. Important
Farmland Maps are derived from NRCS soil survey maps using LIM criteria. About 90% of FMMP's study
area is covered by NRCS soil surveys. Technical ratings of the soils and current land use information are
combined to determine the appropriate map category. Information derived from communication with the
local district conservation office resulted in the determination that 42% of the soil on the subject parcel can
be defined as Prime Farmland. A custom soil resource report generated for the project site by the NRCS
clearly states that the dominant soil classifications onsite are map unit 177, Pinole gravelly loam, 0-2%
slopes comprising 42.2% of the parcel; map unit 203, Talmage gravelly sandy loam, 0-2% slopes
comprising 42.3% of the parcel; map unit 216, Xerocherepts-Haploxeralfs-Argixerolls complex, 30-50%
slopes, high ffd, comprising 4.5% of the parcel, and map unit 188, Russian loam, 0-2% slopes comprising
11.1% of the parcel. It must be noted; however, that the soil resource report is reflective of an analysis
that surveyed the entire two parcels that comprise a portion of the subject site, and that the actual portion
to be rezoned and reclassified is presented in such a way as to not include the portion of the parcel that
contains Russian loam. This is significant for two reasons; one, Russian loam is a soil type that is defined
as being present in Prime Farmland, and may have contributed to the designation of the site as being
wholly deemed either Prime or Unique Farmland, and two, that the remainder of the parcel that represents
the current subject site does not contain more than 50% of soil composition that could be deemed Prime
or Unique Farmland. According to the document submitted by the local NRCS, map unit 177, Pinole
gravely loam is only designated as Prime Farmland if irrigated.
APPLICANT'S STATEMENT: "The subject property consisting of about 12 acres was acquired with
adjacent lands by my Grandfather in the late 30's or early 40's. When it was purchased the acreage
was covered in poison oak, chamise brush and oak trees which were cleared by my Grandfather and
father and then planted in 1944. All but 3 acres of the 12-acre vineyard are the original vines planted
in 1944 (75 years ago) (the 3-acre portion was replanted from golden Shasta's in 1999).
Subsequent to the plantings the grape industry has evolved to the point where grape harvest
contracts are more and more difficult to secure. This year I am advised that the winery who
historically purchased my fruit is willing to take the fruit again in 2019 but at reduction of 28% per ton
of the previous year's price (popularity of some varietals impacts price per ton). I am advised that I
will not be able to secure a contract to rip and replant the vineyard with fruit becoming available in 4+
years. Production has continued to diminish due to the age of the vines, oak root fungus (the result of
ancient viticulture practices) and constraints on farming operations.
• Replanting without a secured contract would still involve:
• Removing the existing vines
• Fumigation for oak root fungus
• Installation of a new irrigation system
• Installation of vertical trellises
• Purchase of vines
• Planting of vines (labor and materials)
At a cost of between $16,000.00 and $20,000.00 per acre ($192K — 240K) without guaranteed return
on the investment. During the 4-year period of maturating of the vines vinicultural practices must be
carried on which could cost as much $5,000.00 per acre (labor, material and water) per year (60K X 4 =
240K).
Currently the vineyard is served by an agricultural well. The existing soil (gravely loam) requires more
irrigation water due to the rapid permeability. Future control of the aquifer by governmental agencies
and the lack of available water from the purple pipe project being undertaken by the City of Ukiah add
to the uncertainty of ongoing vineyard development and water use.
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The property has never been included in a Williamson Act Agricultural Preserve. The soils are not
prime agricultural bottomland soils nor has the property been designated, to my knowledge, as
"farmland of importance". The lands gravelly- porous bench land soils require greater amount of
irrigation water than prime agricultural lands thereby reducing its potential for future productivity and
limits agricultural crops that can be planted. The viability of future production on the site given the
limitations of soil, water and lack of grape contracts makes future farming a risk that would not be
considered prudent or profitable. Given the current production and contract prices continued
harvests on the site will be become unprofitable if not this year surely within the next two years.
The lands have reached the point of transition where a more compatible use other than farming is
necessary."
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:
GENERAL PLAN ZONING LOT SIZES USES
NORTH Surburban Residential: 1 acre Approximately 9 Residential
Residential (SR) minimum parcel parcels ranging
size (R:1) from 0.2 acres to 2
acres in size
EAST Agricultural (AG40) Agricultural: 40 acre 15.06±acres Agricultural
minimum parcel
size AG:40
SOUTH Surburban Suburban Approximately 7 Residential
Residential (SR) Residential (SR) parcels averaging
0.4+ acres in size
WEST Rural Residential: 5 Rural Residential: 5 Approximately 5 Residential
acre minimum acre minimum parcels averaging
parcel size (RR5) parcel size (RR:5) 0.4±in size
PUBLIC SERVICES:
Access: Sanford Ranch Road via Talmage Road (State Highway 222)
Fire District: Ukiah Valley Fire Protection District
Water District: Rogina Water District
Sewer District: None
School District: Ukiah Unified
AGENCY COMMENTS:
On April 16, 2019 project referrals were sent to the following responsible or trustee agencies with
jurisdiction over the Project. Their required related permits, if any, are listed below. Their submitted
recommended conditions of approval are contained in Exhibit A of the attached resolution. Any comment
that would trigger a project modification or denial are discussed in full as key issues in the following
section.
REFERRAL AGENCIES COMMENT
Department of Transportation No comment
Ukiah Valley Fire District No comment
Recommend conditional
Environmental Health-Ukiah approval. Standard water
and septic requirements
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will apply at the time of
subdivision.
CalFire No comment
Building Services-Ukiah PBS No comment
County Assessor No comment
Russian River Flood Control No response
Will serve letter from
Rogina Water District Rogina Water District for
up to twenty (20)
residential lots.
Agriculture Commissioner No response
CA Department of Fish & No comment
Wildlife
Air Quality Management No response
District
Farm Advisor No response
County Addresser No comment
LAFCO No response
Sonoma State University- Comments. Recommend
NWIC archeological survey prior
to subdivision.
Ukiah City Planning Comment letter received
Department not in support of the
ro osal.
Comments. An
Archaeological Commission archeological survey will be
required prior to
subdivision.
CA Native Plant Society No response
Russian River Flood Control No response
CALTRANS No response
Regional Water Quality
No response
Control
Resource Lands Protection No response
Committee
Dept. of Fish &Wildlife No comment
CA Department of No response
Conservation
Army Corp. of Engineers No response
MTA No resporise
KEYISSUES
1. General Plan,Zoning and Ukiah Valley Area Plan (UVAP) Consistency:
When considering an agricultural land conversion in Mendocino County (MC), which is largely rural and
economically dependent on agriculture, there are several criteria that must be satisfied prior to
recommending approval. Present in the primary governing documents, the County-wide General Plan and
area specific plan, the Ukiah Valley Area Plan (UVAP), a discussion of these criteria follows.
Policy RM-106 (Agricultural Resources Policies) and OC3.1B (Agricultural Land Conversion
Criteria):
Land shall not be converted from Agricultural Lands or Range Lands classifications to non-agricultural
classifications unless al/of the following criteria are substantiated:
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1. The project will not result in a need for unintended expansion of infrastructure in
conflict with other policies.
`Infrastructure' as defined by the (MC) General Plan includes, "facilities designed to provide water supply,
wastewater collection and treatment, storm drainage collection, and transportation." The subject site is
located in an established community that is characterized by a mix of small scale residential and
agricultural uses, with a small neighborhood serving commercial district on the adjacent roadway. The
improvements necessary to facilitate a new residential development are largely in place to serve the
subject parcel. No expansion of roads would be required; the site is served by power and a will serve letter
for twenty (20) single family units from the local water district (Rogina Water District) is on file. While
improvements to existing facilities to accommodate a higher density and residential standards would need
to be pursued, it cannot be stated that the project, as proposed, would result in "unintended" expansion of
infrastructure; nor would it conflict with any policies that prohibit land conversion without specific findings.
The County does not have a moratorium on Prime and/or Unique Farmland land conversions; however,
the Ukiah Valley Area Plan, Chapter 3; Land Use and Community Development Policy LU 1.4a directs
projects that displace commercial agricultural activities or developments that occur on Prime or Unique
Farmland to be considered as a low priority. This policy doesn't disallow such conversions; merely
provides procedures and protocol to ensure that such actions are not spurious or incompatible with
surrounding land uses, and do not exacerbate non-conforming conditions while recognizing and deferring
to neighborhood land use trends.
2. The project will not adversely affect the long-term integrity of the agricultural
areas or agricultural uses in the area.
The site of the proposed land use re-designation is not located in an exclusively agricultural area. There
is a mix of small scale residential interspersed with agricultural uses in the vicinity of the parcel that has
been slowly expanding to encroach on the remaining agricultural uses. The site was historically in use as
a vineyard, planted by the Applicant's family 75 years ago. In many areas of unincorporated Mendocino
County, large tracts of single-owner farms and ranches have been increasingly bifurcated by such actions
as Boundary Line Adjustments and small subdivision of lands as economic factors evolve and demands
for housing stock have increased. The subject site is a good example of a historic agricultural use that
now appears to be out of place in the increasingly residential enclave.
3. The proposed use in the subject location will achieve the long-range objectives
of the General Plan.
The two main Development Goals of the MC General Plan call for an increase in appropriately located
uses to be developed in harmony with stated policies and objectives that allow for walkability, availability of
services and support of commercial activities. Policy DEA states, in part, that, "Future development
should be on infill parcels and areas contiguous to existing development." The proposed zoning
designation change and General Plan amendment is part of a future development project to convert an
agricultural parcel to a residential one, facilitating construction of 20 units on approximately 10 acres in the
unincorporated Talmage area of Mendocino County. This area is recognized in the MCGP as one of the
areas under the auspicious of the Ukiah Valley Area Plan (UVAP), adopted in 2011. As stated on page 1-
5 of the UVAP, "if a policy or implementing action is in conflict with the adopted General Plan, the policy or
implementing action from the UVAP shall take precedence over the General Plan." Therefore, a review of
policies and directives from the UVAP shall be evaluated in concert with the MCGP. The following
statements are listed as "Visions" in the UVAP to guide community development; "Vision: A diverse mix of
housing types meets the needs of residents of different ages, income levels, and social needs within the
valley. Vision: The community's ability to expand its population base is supported by compact, infill
development and mixed use development. Vision: Create town/village centers that provide mixed use
opportunities that support community life with infill and mixed use; focusing on the existing small town
centers of Calpella, the Forks, and Talmage."
4. The project site is substantially unusable for agricultural purposes due to
encroaching adjacent nonagricultural uses.
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The subject site is located in the community of Talmage, and is within walking distance to the commercial
district therein. The parcel has been in use as an active vineyard since 1944. The site is surrounded by
residential uses and can be interpreted as being anachronous to the future of the area. As mentioned on
page 2-9 of the UVAP, it is understood that irreversibility of agricultural conversions may have impacts, but
conversion of the subject site cannot be interpreted as initiating this trend in the immediate area. Goal
LU-4 states, "Manage future growth to ensure that essential support infrastructure is in place prior to
development." This goal may be satisfied as a result of the zoning and General Plan land use
designation change on the subject parcels. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the subject site is
facing an uncertain future as a viable agricultural endeavor. With the confirmation that the local water
district provider can supply the future potential twenty residential units with water, the Applicant may have
more economic security by pursuing a land reclassification to develop the site than to continue with
agricultural activities. Therefore, while the proposed project does seek to convert agricultural land
designated as "prime" or "unique' farmland to residential, it can be supported by documented goals,
policies and actions that under certain circumstances, and provided specific characteristics are present,
the reclassification of such lands potentially provide a boon to the community.
It can be stated as well that other implicit and implied goals regarding housing and land conversion are
similarly satisfied. In particular, Action 3.1d of the Mendocino County Housing Element, which expressly
identifies rezoning as a tool for achieving the desired goals of providing appropriately located housing that
complies with infrastructure constraints while meeting community needs. As well, Action 3.1a directs
regulators to, "Work with developers to include a variety of housing types, such as smaller single-family
homes, second units, duplexes, and multi-family units, including rental units for lower-income large
families and developments exceeding ten residential units, during pre-subdivision consultation and
through the Inclusionary Housing development planning process. Consider development incentives such
as reduced setbacks, density bonuses, fee assistance, etc."
Reclassifying and designating the subject parcels to residential introduces the potential for a variety of
housing stock that could also satisfy Policy 3.2, "Promote the development of second units". Per Chapter
20.164.015(K), which governs Accessory Dwelling Units:
"An accessory dwelling unit shall be permitted in all zoning districts which allow single-
family dwellings subject to the following standards and criteria.-
(1)
riteria:(1) The lot contains an existing single-family dwelling unit or a building permit for the
single-family dwelling unit(primary residence) has been applied for.
(2) An adequate water system as approved by the Division of Environmental Health
is available to serve the accessory dwelling unit.
(3) An adequate sewage disposal system as approved by the Division of
Environmental Health is available to serve the accessory dwelling unit.
(4) The accessory dwelling unit shall conform to height, setback, lot coverage,
architectural review, site plan review, fees, charges and other zoning
requirements generally applicable to residential construction within the zone
in which the second residential unit is located. Total area of floor space for a
detached accessory dwelling unit may not exceed one thousand two hundred
(1,200) square feet. Increased floor area of an attached accessory dwelling unit
does not exceed fifty (50) percent of the existing living area, with a
maximum increase in floor area of one thousand two hundred (1,200) square
feet.
(5) The accessory dwelling unit shall comply with appropriate local building code
requirements. Fire sprinklers, however, shall not be required in an accessory
unit if they are not required in the primary residence.
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(6) An accessory dwelling unit shall not be allowed if more than one (1) dwelling
unit (including farm employee housing, farm labor housing, temporary family
care unit) is located on the parcel, or if there currently exists two (2)
accessory residential units (any combination of guest cottages and detached
bedrooms) on the parcel.
(7) Where dwelling group or parcel clustering is approved, no accessory dwelling
unit shall be allowed.
(8) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a detached bedroom, guest house or
family care unit from being converted into an accessory dwelling unit,
consistent with the other provisions of this Section.
(9) Accessory Dwelling Units may be either attached to the existing dwelling or
they may be detached, separate structures.
(10) Attached or detached accessory dwelling units are not intended for sale but
may be rented."
Therefore, the future development of the site, although with potential for impacts on the community, also
contains a number of constraints designed to guide the infill of lands with inherent limitations. All proposed
land subdivisions, entitlements or development would be subject to County review and approval.
Chapter 10A.13 Consistency:
Chapter 10A.13 of the Mendocino County Code (MCC), or, the "Right to Farm" Ordinance, is present in
the Code to clearly state and codify the intent of the County to promote, protect and preserve existing
agricultural endeavors. The two (2) subject parcels are currently active agricultural sites, and a portion of
one (1) of the parcels shall remain agriculturally zoned after the rezoning and general plan redesignation
takes effect. Therefore, it merits reiterating that the remaining portion of the parcel not subject to rezoning
and general plan reclassification maintains its' principally permitted rights to engage in agricultural
activities. MCC Section 10A.13.020 states, "No existing or future agricultural operation or any of its
appurtenances, conducted or maintained for commercial purposes, and in a manner consistent with
proper and accepted customs and standards, shall become or be a nuisance, private, or public, for
adjacent land uses in or about the locality thereof after the same has been in operation for more than three
(3) years, when such action was not a nuisance at the time it began, provided that the provisions of this
subsection shall not apply whenever a nuisance results from the negligent or improper operation of any
such agricultural operation or its appurtenances." As previously stated, the subject parcels have been
active vineyards for seventy-five (75) years, unequivocally vesting the agricultural rights for the site under
the "Right to Farm" Ordinance as written and intended.
2. Environmental Protection:
Per the California Environmental Quality Act, an Initial Study was prepared by staff and has been
circulated. No potentially significant impacts were identified during the environmental review. A Negative
Declaration has been prepared for the General Plan Amendment and Rezoning request.
RECOMMENDATION
By resolution, the Planning Commission recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Negative
Declaration, approve the General Plan Land Use Amendment to change 10.7± acres (7.2± acres, APN
181-050-30 and 3.28± acres, APN 181-050-31) from AG40 (Agricultural, minimum parcel size 40 acres) to
SR-12K (Suburban Residential, 12,000 square feet minimum parcel size) and, by ordinance, Rezone
10.7± acres (7.2±acres, APN 181-050-30 and 3.28± acres, APN 181-050-31) from AG:40 (Agricultural,
minimum parcel size 40 acres) to SR:12K (Suburban Residential, 12,000 square feet minimum parcel
size).
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Resolution Number
County of Mendocino
Ukiah, California
October 17, 2019
GP 2019-0002/R 2019-0003— LUCCHESI
RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, COUNTY OF MENDOCINO, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND GRANT A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO
CHANGE APN 181-050-30 [7.42± ACRES] AND A PORTION OF APN 181-050-31
[3.28± ACRES] {TOTAL 10.7± ACRES) FROM AGRICULTURAL (AG40) TO
SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL (SR-12K), AND REZONE OF APN 181-050-30 [7.42±
ACRES] AND APN 181-050-31 [3.28± ACRES] FROM AGRICULTURAL (AG:40) TO
SUBURBAN RESIDENTIAL (SR:12K)
WHEREAS, the applicant, DONALD LUCCHESI, filed an application for Rezone and General
Plan Amendment with the Mendocino County Department of Planning and Building Services to change
the general plan land use designation of 10.7± acres (7.42± acres of APN 181-050-30, and 3.28± acres
(a portion) of APN 181-050-31) from Agricultural - 40 acre minimum parcel size (AG40) to Suburban
Residential — 12,000 square feet minimum parcel size (SR-12K), as depicted in Exhibits "A" and "B"
attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, and Rezone 10.7± acres (7.42± acres of APN 181-
050-30, and 3.28± acres (a portion) of APN 181-050-31) from Agricultural — 40 acres minimum parcel
size (AG:40) to Suburban Residential — 12,000 square feet minimum parcel size (SR:12K), as depicted in
Exhibit"B" attached hereto and incorporated by this reference, 3± miles south of Ukiah city center, on the
north side of Talmage Road (State Highway 222), to the south and east of Sanford Ranch Road (CR
200), 0.4+ miles north of its; intersection with Talmage Road, located at 1251 Sanford Ranch Road;
Talmage; Supervisorial District 1; (the"Project'); and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared for the Project and noticed and made available
for agency and public review on September 26, 2019 accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and the State and County CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with applicable provisions of law, the Planning Commission held a
public hearing on October 17, 2019, at which time the Planning Commission heard and received all
relevant testimony and evidence presented orally or in writing regarding the Negative Declaration and the
Project. All interested persons were given an opportunity to hear and be heard regarding the Negative
Declaration and the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has had an opportunity to review this Resolution and finds
that it accurately sets forth the intentions of the Planning Commission regarding the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Planning Commission makes the following findings
based upon the evidence in the record;
1. General Plan and Zoning Consistency Findings: The proposed project is for a general
plan amendment and rezone to result in the parcel being reclassified from Agricultural (AG40,
general plan and AG:40, zoning) to Suburban Residential (SR-12K, general plan and
SR:12K, zoning). The Project request is to facilitate the future development of the site for
residential use. The subject site is located in an area of unincorporated Mendocino County
that houses other residential land uses, including most of the surrounding parcels. The
general plan identifies several constraints for agricultural land conversions that provide
guidance for the project. As well, the general plan directs all discretionary projects to consider
impacts to agricultural activities as a result of land conversions. The proposal has been
determined to be consistent with applicable provisions of Mendocino County General Plan
and Zoning Code.
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2. Ukiah Valley Area Plan Consistency Findings: Per the UVAP, proposals to convert
agricultural lands must meet specific criteria in order to be compliant. The application meets
these requirements in that it no expansion of infrastructure is necessary; no net effects on
agricultural uses in the vicinity results; encroaching residential uses surround the site; and
the subject parcel is located within a largely residential area, including the majority of
surrounding parcels under the same ownership and involved in the same or similar solid
waste activities.
3. Environmental Protection Findings: The environmental impacts identified in the Initial
Study for the Project have been deemed to be less than significant and therefore a Negative
Declaration is adopted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends the Board of
Supervisors grant the requested General Plan Amendment and Rezone as shown in Exhibits "A" and "B",
attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission designates the Secretary as the
custodian of the document and other material which constitutes the record of proceedings upon which the
Board of Supervisors decision herein is based. These documents may be found at the office of the
County of Mendocino Planning and Building Services, 860 North Bush Street, Ukiah, CA 95482.
1 hereby certify that according to the Provisions of Government Code Section 25103 delivery of this
document has been made.
ATTEST: JAMES F. FEENAN
Commission Services Supervisor
By:
BY: BRENT SCHULTZ MARILYN OGLE, Chair
Director Mendocino County Planning Commission
EXHIBIT A: GENERAL PLAN EXHIBIT MAP, APN 181-050-30 and portion of APN 181-050-31
EXHIBIT B: REZONE EXHIBIT MAP, APN 181-050-30 and portion of APN 181-050-31
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INITIAL STUDY/ DRAFT NEGATIVE DECLARATION GP 2019-0002/R 2019-0003
PUBLIC DRAFT
INITIAL STUDY and ENVIRONMENTAL C CKLIST
FOR
L UCCHESI GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING
September 25, 2019
Lead Agency:
County of Mendocino
Lead Agency Contact:
Susan H. Summerford, Planner III
Mendocino County Planning and Building Services
860 North Bush Street, Ukiah, CA 95482
(707) 234-6650
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INITIAL STUDY— DRAFT NEGATIVE DECLARATION GP_2019-00021R 2019-0003
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Section I Description Of Project/Project Summary
DATE: September 10, 2019
PROJECT TITLE: GP_2019-0001/R_2019-0003 (Lucchesi General Plan Amendment and Rezoning)
DATE FILED: January 28, 2019
APPLICANT: Donald J. Lucchesi
PROJECT COORDINATOR: Susan H. Summerford, Planner 111; (707-234-6650)
REQUEST: Rezoning and General Plan Amendment from AG:40 (Zoning) and AG40 (General Plan) to
Suburban Residential SR:12K(Zoning) and SR-12K(General Plan)to allow for future subdivision and residential
housing.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Based on the attached Initial Study, the proposed General Plan
Amendment and Rezoning would not have a substantial adverse impact on the environment, and a Negative
Declaration is recommended.
LOCATION: 3± miles south of Ukiah city center, on the north side of Talmage Road (State Highway 222), to the
south and east of Sanford Ranch Road (County Road 200), 0.4+ miles north of its' intersection with Talmage
Road. Located at 1251 Sanford Ranch Road, Talmage (APN 181-050-30 and portion of 181-050-31).
Section 11 Project Description
INTRODUCTION: The proposal is a General Plan Amendment and Rezoning request to allow for the subject
parcels to change the land use designations from Agricultural [(AG:40) Zoning and (AG40) General Plan,
respectively] to Suburban Residential [(SR:12K)Zoning and (SR-12K) General Plan].
PROJECT OBJECTIVES: The Applicant is requesting to amend the General Plan of Mendocino County for
7.42± acres of APN 181-050-30 and 2.58±acres of 181-050-31 currently designated as Agricultural in both the
General Plan and Zoning Code. The requested new land use designation of Suburban Residential will allow for
the future subdivision and development of the site for single family residential lots, which are principally
permitted in the Suburban Residential Zoning District.
SETTING AND LOCATION: The proposed project site is located within the unincorporated community of
Talmage, which lies east of the City of Ukiah, located at 1251 Sanford Ranch Road. The setting for the subject
parcels is primarily single family residences developed at approximately 1 unit per 0.05± acres. The use of the
site as well as lands immediately contiguous is agricultural. Over the past thirty years, the area has been
converted from primarily pear orchards and vineyards to small residential lots. A neighborhood serving
commercial area, including a United States Post Office is located on the adjacent stretch of Talmage Road,
State Highway 222. The former state mental hospital, currently in use as a religious, educational and residential
campus known as The City of 10,000 Buddhas occupies approximately 400 acres to the east of the subject
property.
The site is relatively flat, having been in use as an active vineyard since initial planting in 1940. The Applicant
states that the economic viability of the vineyards has waned in recent years and that a higher and better use of
the site is desired. The Applicant also owns the adjacent land to the east of the proposed project site, and will
continue to farm the vineyards located there.
BASELINE CONDITIONS: Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15125, the Project Description is required to
identify the existing baseline set of physical characteristics. For this project, the baseline conditions include a
historic agricultural site that is surrounded largely by small plots of single family residential homes proposing to
change its' designation from Agricultural to Suburban Residential to allow for future residential development of
the site to be principally permitted. Conversion of agricultural lands for residential uses is common to address
housing deficiencies and facilitate community growth; especially in areas that are historically agricultural in
nature for whom transitioning to alternative economic bases may be hindered by lack of essential services and
infrastructure.
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Section 111 Environmental Checklist.
"Significant effect on the environment"means a substantial, or potentially substantial, adverse change in any
of the physical conditions within the area affected by the project, including land, air, water, minerals, flora,
fauna, ambient noise, and aesthetic significance. An economic or social change by itself shall not be
considered a significant effect on the environment. A social or economic change related to a physical
change, may be considered in determining whether the physical change is significant (CEQA Guidelines,
Section 15382).
Accompanying this form is a list of discussion statements for all questions, or categories of questions, on the
Environmental Checklist(See Section /fl). This includes explanations of"no"responses.
ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: The environmental factors checked below would be
potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" as
indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
❑ Aesthetics ❑Agriculture and Forestry Resources ❑Air Quality
❑ Biological Resources ❑Cultural Resources ❑Geology/Soils
❑ Greenhouse Gas Emissions ❑Hazards & Hazardous Materials ❑ Hydrology/Water Quality
❑ Land Use/ Planning ❑Mineral Resources ❑ Noise
❑ Population / Housing ❑Public Services ❑ Recreation
❑ Transportation/Traffic ❑ ribal Cultural Resources ❑ Utilities/ Service Systems
❑Mandatory Findings of Significance
An explanation for all checklist responses is included, and all answers take into account the whole action
involved, including off site as well as on-site; cumulative as well as project level; indirect as well as direct; and
construction as well as operational impacts. The explanation of each issue identifies (a) the significance criteria or
threshold, if any, used to evaluate each question; and (b) the mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the
impact to less than significance. In the checklist the following definitions are used:
"Potentially Significant Impact" means there is substantial evidence that an effect may be
significant.
"Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated" means the incorporation of one or more
mitigation measures can reduce the effect from potentially significant to a less than significant level.
"Less Than Significant Impact" means that the effect is less than significant and no mitigation is
necessary to reduce the impact to a lesser level.
"No Impact" means that the effect does not apply to the Project, or clearly will not impact nor be
impacted by the Project.
INITIAL STUDY/ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: This section assesses the potential environmental impacts which
may result from the project. Questions in the Initial Study Checklist are stated and answers are provided based on
analysis undertaken.
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Potentially Less Than Less Than
I. AESTHETICS. Significant with No
Would the project: Significant Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic ❑ ❑ ❑
vista?
b) Substantially damage scenic resources, ❑ ❑ ❑
including, but not limited to, trees, roc
outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state
scenic highway?
c) Substantially degrade the existing visual ❑ ❑ ® ❑
character or quality of the site and its
surroundings?
d) Create a new source of substantial light or ❑ ❑ ® ❑
glare which would adversely affect day o
nighttime views in the area?
a) Discussion A-C: A scenic vista is defined as a location that offers a high quality, harmonious, and
visually interesting view. Although there are scenic resources throughout Mendocino County that are
visible from roads and highways, only one roadway in Mendocino County, State Route 128, has recently
been designated as a State Scenic Highway by California State Assembly Bill 998, approved on July 12,
2019.' The site of the proposed land use designation change is not adjacent to major roadways or
thoroughfares, nor is it located within the scenic vista of State Route 128. Therefore, the project would
result in no impact on scenic resources, including degradation of existing visual character or quality. No
impact.
b) Discussion D: The proposed project does not include a plan for construction; however, it is reasonable
to assume that increasing the allowable density would facilitate site development in the future.
Compliance with provisions of the Mendocino County Code (hereinafter MCC) regarding standards for
lighting would be sufficient to reduce the impact from additional structures, if constructed. Less than
significant impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
II. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY Significant Significant Significant No
RESOURCES.Would the project: with Mitigation Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, ❑ ❑ ® ❑
or Farmland of Statewide Importance
(Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared
pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and
Monitoring Program of the California Resources
Agency, to non-agricultural use?
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural ❑ ❑ ® ❑
use, or a Williamson Act contract?
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause ❑ ❑
rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public
Resources Code section 12220(8)), timberland
(as defined by Public Resources Code section
4526), or timberland zoned Timberland
Production (as defined by Government Code
section 51104(g))?
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion ❑ ❑ ❑
of forest land to non-forest use?
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Potentially Less Than Less Than
II.AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY Significant Significant Significant No
RESOURCES.Would the project: Impact With Mitigation Impact Impact
p Incorporated
p
e) Involve other changes in the existing ❑ ❑ ® ❑
environment which, due to their location or
nature, could result in conversion of Farmland,
to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest
land to non-forest use?
a) Discussion A: The subject site is listed under the State of California Department of Conservation's
Farmland of Statewide Importance Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) as housing both Unique
and Prime Farmland. Per the Important Farmlands Classification Codes, Unique Farmland is defined as,
"Lesser quality soils used for the production of the state's leading agricultural crops. This land is usually
irrigated, but may include non-irrigated orchards or vineyards as found in some climatic zones in
California. Land must have been cropped at some time during the four years prior to the mapping date."
Prime Farmland is defined as, "Irrigated land with the best combination of physical and chemical features
able to sustain long term production of agricultural crops. This land has the soil quality, growing season,
and moisture supply needed to produce sustained high yields. Land must have been used for production
of irrigated crops at some time during the four years prior to the mapping date.,2 The FMMP was
established in 1982 to continue the Important Farmland mapping efforts begun in 1975 by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The intent of the NRCS
was to produce agricultural resource maps based on soil quality and land use across the nation. As part
of this nationwide mapping effort, NRCS developed a series of definitions known as the Land Inventory
and Monitoring (LIM) criteria. The LIM criteria classifies the land's overall suitability for agricultural
production, which includes physical and chemical characteristics of soils, as well as specified land use
characteristics. Important Farmland Maps are derived from NRCS soil survey maps using LIM criteria.
About 90% of FMMP's study area is covered by NRCS soil surveys. Technical ratings of the soils and
current land use information are combined to determine the appropriate map category.3 Information
derived from communication with the local district conservation office resulted in the determination that
42% of the soil on the subject parcel can be defined as Prime Farmland.4 A custom soil resource report
generated for the project site by the NRCS clearly states that the dominant soil classifications onsite are
map unit 177, Pinole gravelly loam, 0-2% slopes comprising 42.2% of the parcel; map unit 203, Talmage
gravelly sandy loam, 0-2% slopes comprising 42.3% of the parcel; map unit 216, Xerocherepts-
Haploxeralfs-Argixerolls complex, 30-50% slopes, high ffd, comprising 4.5% of the parcel, and map unit
188, Russian loam, 0-2% slopes comprising 11.1% of the parcel.5 It must be noted; however, that the soil
resource report is reflective of an analysis that surveyed the entire two parcels that comprise a portion of
the subject site, and that the actual portion to be rezoned and reclassified is presented in such a way as
to not include the portion of the parcel that contains Russian loam. This is significant for two reasons;
one, Russian loam is a soil type that is defined as being present in Prime Farmland, and may have
contributed to the designation of the site as being wholly deemed either Prime or Unique Farmland, and
two, that the remainder of the parcel that represents the current subject site does not contain more than
50% of soil composition that could be deemed Prime or Unique Farmland. According to the document
submitted by the local NRCS, map unit 177, Pinole gravely loam is only designated as Prime Farmland if
irrigated.6 A letter provided by the Applicant and Agent states, "Currently, the vineyard is served by an
agricultural well. The existing soil (gravelly loam) requires more irrigation water due to the rapid
permeability. Future control of the aquifer by government agencies and the lack of available water from
the purple pipe project being undertaken by the City of Ukiah add to the uncertainty of ongoing vineyard
development and water use.,7 Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that the subject site is facing an
uncertain future as a viable agricultural endeavor, largely based upon water availability to continue
operations. With the confirmation that the local water district provider can supply the future proposed
2 State of California Farmland Classification Codes(Department of Land Conservation
3 California Department of Conservation,Division of Land Resources,Date Accessed:May 9,2019,Available at:
hffps://www.conservation.ca.gov/dlrp/fmmp/Documents/fmmp_guide_2004.pdf
4 Email exchange with Carol Mandel,Natural Resources Conservation Service,dated June 12,2019.
s Custom Soil resource Report forAPN 181-050-30,181-050-31,dated June 13,2019
Custom Soil resource Report for APN 181-050-30,181-050-31,page 14
7 Applicant and Agent statement,received June 27,2019
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twenty residential units with water, the Applicant may have more economic security by pursuing a land
reclassification to develop the site than to continue with agricultural activities.
Talmage gravelly sandy loam, which is the other dominant soil classification present onsite is defined in
the NRCS document as "Not Prime Farmland". This soil classification represents approximately half of
the subject parcel soil composition, and therefore indicates a split in the hierarchy of mapping importance.
It is worth noting that the State Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection
updates its' mapping about every two years, relying on locally produced soil survey data. The data
provided in the site specific analysis referenced here constitutes the latest survey of the subject site, and
can be used to demonstrate the subject parcels' adherence to local policies vis-a-vis agricultural land
conversions. As the subject site is only partially located in an area designated "Prime", there is a lesser
impact than presumed for County-wide loss of farmland.
The classification of the subject parcel being both "Prime" and "Unique" indicates that the soil composition
at the time of mapping led to the determination that the site was ideal for farmland and should be included
in the state's land resources system. The NRCS document notes "Unique Farmland" as being, "not
based on national criteria. It commonly is in areas where there is a special microclimate, such as the wine
country of California."8 However, as stated by the Applicant, the site has been degrading over the years in
both productivity and economic viability. This site was planted with grapes in 1944 and has been farmed
continuously. The owner of the site also owns properties both adjacent and throughout the County that
are currently in use as active vineyards. The Applicant statement in support of the proposed land use
designation change cites both a sharp decline in productivity due to root fungus as a result of ancient
viniculture practices, and declining revenue in terms of this years' fruit contracts as well as the ability to
secure future profitable contracts for a "rip and replanting" action resulting in fruit available in four years'
times. That economic decline, coupled with the encroaching residential uses surrounding the site has
contributed to the Applicant requesting to avail themselves of alternative approaches to agricultural
endeavors. An economic feasibility study conducted by Highland Economics that analyzed vineyard and
crop acreages in Mendocino County reports that, "for the time period of 2006 to 2012 for which data from
California Department of Conservation (CDC) are available, the important farmland acreage in Mendocino
County actually increased from 28,824 acres to 29,958 acres (although important farmland acreage
peaked in 2010 at 30,092 acres, with a decrease of 134 acres of important farmland from 2010 to 2012).
In summary, total agricultural acreage in the county has been steady over the last fifteen years, indicating
that conversion of working agricultural lands has not undermined or weakened the agricultural economy
in Mendocino County."10 Although typically not supported, the conversion of agricultural lands to more
intense uses may be considered if General Plan Policy RM-10611 (and echoed by Ukiah Valley Area Plan
Open Space and Conservation Policy 3.1b) can be demonstrated to be satisfied. The Policy and a
discussion of the way the proposed project can be found to be in compliance with the stated regulations
follows..
"Land shall not be converted from the Agricultural Lands or Range Lands classifications to non-
agricultural classifications unless all of the following criteria are substantiated:
-The project will not result in a need for unintended expansion of infrastructure in conflict with
other policies.
'Infrastructure' as defined by the (MC) General Plan includes, "facilities designed to provide water supply,
wastewater collection and treatment, storm drainage collection, and transportation."12 The subject site is
located in an established community that is characterized by a mix of small scale residential and
agricultural uses, with a small neighborhood serving commercial district on the adjacent roadway. The
improvements necessary to facilitate a new residential development are largely in place to serve the
subject parcel. No expansion of roads would be required; the site is served bye power and a will serve
letter for twenty (20) single family units from the local water district is on file.' While improvements to
8 Custom Soil resource Report for APN 181-050-30,181-050-31,page 22
9 Applicant statement,received June 27,2019
°Vineyard Crossing Agricultural and Economic Feasibility and Economic Impact Study,dated December 30,2016
Mendocino County General Plan,Page 4-50
12 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 3-21
13 Letter from Rogina Water District,Dated May 10,2019
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existing facilities to accommodate a higher density and residential standards would need to be pursued, it
cannot be stated that the project, as proposed, would result in "unintended" expansion of infrastructure;
nor would it conflict with any policies that prohibit land conversion without specific findings. The County
does not have a moratorium on Prime and/or Unique Farmland land conversions; however, the Ukiah
Valley Area Plan, Chapter 3; Land Use and Community Development Policy LU 1.4a directs projects that
displace commercial agricultural activities or developments that occur on Prime or Unique Farmland to be
considered as a low priority.14 This policy doesn't disallow such conversions; merely provides procedures
and protocol to ensure that such actions are not spurious or incompatible with surrounding land uses, and
do not exacerbate non-conforming conditions while recognizing and deferring to neighborhood land use
trends.
•The project will not adversely affect the long-term integrity of the agricultural areas or
agricultural uses in the area.
The site of the proposed land use re-designation is not located in an exclusively agricultural area. There
is a mix of small scale residential interspersed with agricultural uses in the vicinity of the parcel that has
been slowly expanding to encroach on the remaining agricultural uses. The site was historically in use as
a vineyard, planted by the Applicant's family 75 years ago, adjacent to the family home, which sits on a
neighboring parcel. In many areas of unincorporated Mendocino County, large tracts of single-owner
farms and ranches have been increasingly bifurcated by such actions as Boundary Line Adjustments and
small subdivision of lands as economic factors evolve and demands for housing stock have increased.
The subject site is a good example of a historic agricultural use that now appears to be out of place in the
increasingly residential enclave.
-The proposed use in the subject location will achieve the long-range objectives of the General
Plan.
The two main Development Goals of the MC General Plan call for an increase in appropriately located
uses to be developed in harmony with stated policies and objectives that allow for walkability, availability
of services and support of commercial activities. Policy DE-1 states, in part, that, "Future development
should be on infill parcels and areas contiguous to existing development."t5 The proposed zoning
designation change and General Plan amendment is part of a future development project to convert an
agricultural parcel to a residential one, facilitating construction of 20 units on approximately 10 acres in
the unincorporated Talmage area of Mendocino County. This area is recognized in the MCGP as one of
the areas under the auspicious of the Ukiah Valley Area Plan, adopted in 2011. As stated on page 1-5 of
the UVAP, `7f a policy or implementing action is in conflict with the adopted General Plan, the policy or
implementing action from the UVAP shall take precedence over the General Plan."16 Therefore, a review
of policies and directives from the UVAP shall be evaluated in lieu of the MCGP. The following statements
are listed as "Visions" in the UVAP to guide community development; "Vision: A diverse mix of housing
types meets the needs of residents of different ages, income levels, and social needs within the valley.
Vision: The community's ability to expand its population base is supported by compact, infill development
and mixed use development. Vision: Create town/village centers that provide mixed use opportunities that
support community life with infill and mixed use; focusing on the existing small town centers of Calpella,
the Forks, and Talmage.A7
The subject site is located in the community of Talmage, and is within walking distance to the commercial
district therein. The parcel has been in use as an active vineyard since 1944. The site is surrounded by
residential uses and can be interpreted as being anachronous to the future of the area. As mentioned on
page 2-9 of the UVAP, it is understood that irreversibility of agricultural conversions may have impacts,
but conversion of the subject site cannot be interpreted as initiating this trend in the immediate area.
Goal LU-4 states, "Manage future growth to ensure that essential support infrastructure is in place prior to
development."18 This goal may be satisfied as a result of the zoning and general plan land use
designation change on the subject parcel. As well, the other implicit and implied goals regarding housing
and land conversion are also similarly satisfied. In particular, Action 3.1d of the Mendocino County
4 Ukiah Valley Area Plan,Chapter 3,Page 3-15
15 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 3-63
16 Ukiah Valley Area Plan,Page 1-5
17 Ukiah Valley Area Plan,Page 2-9
18 Ukiah Valley Area Plan,Page 3-3
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Housing Element, which expressly identifies rezoning as a tool for achieving the desired goals of
providing appropriately located housing that complies with infrastructure constraints while meeting
community needs.19 Therefore, while the proposed project does seek to convert land designated as
"prime" or"unique" farmland to residential, it can be supported by documented goals, policies and actions
that under certain circumstances, and provided specific characteristics are present, the reclassification of
such lands provide a boon to the community and can be recommended for approval at the discretion of
regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over such matters. Less than significant impact.
b) Discussion B: The Williamson Act (officially the California Land Conservation Act of 1965) is a California
law that provides relief of property tax to owners of farmland and open-space land in exchange for a ten
year agreement that the land will not be developed or otherwise converted to another use. The intent of
the Williamson Act is to preserve a maximum amount of a limited supply of prime agricultural land to
discourage premature and unnecessary conversion of prime agricultural land to urban uses. The subject
parcel is not now, nor has never been, in a Williamson Act contract. The site is, however, designated
"Agricultural" in both the MC Zoning Code and General Plan, and therefore requires analysis prior to
project approval. As previously discussed, there are many specific findings and development goals that
must be satisfied before an agricultural land designation may be converted to residential. In general, it
can be said that the proposed project is in compliance with stated goals, visions and policies that govern
land use conversions in Mendocino County. The proposed conversion from agricultural to residential will,
in turn, also serve to satisfy long-term goals of the County to locate viable housing sites that cluster
around established communities with abilities to serve the site and enhance the area. Less than
significant impact.
C) Discussion C and D: The Timberland Production Zone (TPZ) was established in 1976 in the California
Government Code as a designation for lands for which the Assessor's records as of 1976 demonstrated
that the "highest and best use"would be timber production and accessory uses. Public improvements and
urban services are prohibited on TPZ lands except where necessary and compatible with ongoing timber
production. The original purpose of TPZ Zoning District was to preserve and protect timberland from
conversion to other more profitable uses and ensure that timber producing areas not be subject to use
conflicts with neighboring lands. The current proposal does not impact existing or potential forest lands.
No impact.
d) Discussion E: The current proposal consists of a rezoning and reclassification in the General Plan of an
agricultural parcel to a residential designation. The potential impacts as a result of this action cannot be
stated to reach levels of significance based upon the analysis contained in this document. As discussed
in subsection "A" of this section, elements of the Mendocino County General Plan and Ukiah Valley Area
Plan allow for farmland conversions if certain findings, site specific factors and infrastructure amenities
are satisfied and/or identified. Highlighting the overarching need for development of housing stock for the
larger community, the proposed project will convert previously economically viable agriculture land into
what appears to now be a higher and better use of the subject site by developing it for residential uses.
Goal 3 of the Housing Element of the Mendocino County General Plan states, `Increase the supply of
housing especially for low and moderate income households."20 The Housing Element is the working
document that identifies the opportunities and challenges for providing the local jurisdiction adequate and
appropriately priced housing to meet demands. Mendocino County has been largely successful at
satisfying the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) allotment ascribed by the State Housing office;
however there has been static growth within the County, with infrastructure and existing environmental
constraints providing many of the hurdles to development. As well, appropriately located infill parcels that
are well served by necessary development infrastructure are limited. The current proposal does meet the
intent of Policy 3.4, which states, "Promote new residential development in or adjacent to towns and cities
that facilitate infill and compact development and assist in the creation and improvement of community
water and sewer services."21 The rezoning and general plan redesignation is proposed to occur on a
parcel that would constitute infill development, as it is surrounded by residential development and small
scale agricultural activities. As of this date, the future development of the site has been identified as
being limited by the amount of residential water connections available, among other constraints. Small
scale residential development exists in the surrounding parcels, and it can be stated that the predominate
19 Ukiah Valley Area Plan,Page 3-7
20 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 5-10
21 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 5-11
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use for the immediate area is residential. Stated long range goals for the community and County are to
provide more, and varied housing stock. Vetting each conversion through these criteria ensures that the
reclassification meets the needs of the community, achieves stated goals through policy directives, and
provides alternatives to land owners who wish to avail themselves of diversified economic activities.
Therefore, the proposal to rezone and reclassify in the general plan a parcel that has been declining in
value and revenue from agricultural to residential would also serve to satisfy stated goals and policies of
the County in terms of providing adequate and moderately priced housing stock for the local community
of Talmage, and thus the County at large. Less than significant impact.
III. AIR QUALITY.
Where available, the significance criteria Potentially Less Than Less Than
established by the applicable air quality Significant Significant Significant No
management or air pollution control district Impact with Mitigation Impact Impact
may be relied upon to make the following Incorporated
determinations. Would the project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of ❑ ❑ ❑
any applicable air quality plan?
b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute ❑ ❑ ❑
substantially to an existing or projected air
quality violation?
c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net ❑ ❑ ❑
increase of any criteria pollutant for which the
project region is non-attainment under an
applicable federal or state ambient air quality
standard (including releasing emissions which
exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone
precursors)?
d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial ❑ ❑ ❑
pollutant concentrations?
e) Create objectionable odors affecting a ❑ ❑ ❑
substantial number of people?
a-e) Discussion: Air pollution control in the State of California is based on federal, state, and local laws and
regulations. The federal Environmental Protection Agency, Cal EPA, and regional clean air agencies, all
regulate air quality. Federal and State agencies establish maximum concentrations for a wide variety of
pollutants such as particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), ozone, and other smog precursors (NOX and
ROG). Mendocino County is part of the North Coast Air Basin, consisting of Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity,
Mendocino, and northern Sonoma Counties, and is within the jurisdiction of the Mendocino County Air
Quality Management District (MCAQMD). Air basins bordering the North Coast Air Basin include the
Northwest Plateau, Sacramento Valley, Lake, and San Francisco Area air basins. The topography of the
North Coast Air Basin is similar to that of Mendocino County in that it varies with mountain peaks, valleys,
and coastline. The climate of Mendocino County transitions between that of the coast and that of the
interior of California. The eastern portion of the County is characterized by warm, dry summers and cool,
wet winters. Coastal Mendocino County has a mild Mediterranean climate with abundant rainfall.
MCAQMD operates air monitoring stations in Fort Bragg, Ukiah, and Willits. Based on the results of
monitoring, the entire County has been determined to be in attainment for all Federal criteria air pollutants
and in attainment for all State standards except Particulate Matter less than 10 microns in size (PM10).
Throughout the inland portions of the County, MCAQMD identifies the following as sources of PM10:
1)Woodstoves;
2) Fireplaces;
3) Outdoor burning, including agricultural waste;
4) Fugitive dust;
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5) Automobile traffic; and
6) Industry.
In January of 2005, MCAQMD adopted a Particulate Matter Attainment Plan establishing a policy
framework for the reduction of PM10 emissions, and has adopted Rule 1-430 which requires specific dust
control measures during all construction operations, the grading of roads, or the clearing of land as
follows:
1) All visibly-dry, disturbed soil road surfaces shall be watered to minimize fugitive dust
emissions;
2) All unpaved surfaces, unless otherwise treated with suitable chemicals or oils, shall have a
posted speed limit of 10 miles per hour;
3) Earth or other material that has been transported by trucking or earth moving equipment, erosion
by water, or other means onto paved streets shall be promptly removed;
4) Asphalt, oil, water, or suitable chemicals shall be applied on materials stockpiles and other
surfaces that can give rise to airborne dusts;
5) All earthmoving activities shall cease when sustained winds exceed 15 miles per hour;
6) The operator shall take reasonable precautions to prevent the entry of unauthorized vehicles
onto the site during non-work hours; and
7) The operator shall keep a daily log of activities to control fugitive dust. In December, 2006,
MCAQMD adopted Regulation 4, Particulate Emissions Reduction Measures, which establishes
emissions standards and use of wood burning appliances to reduce particulate emissions. These
regulations applied to wood heating appliances, installed both indoors and outdoors for residential
and commercial structures, including public facilities. Where applicable, MCAQMD also
recommends mitigation measures to encourage alternatives to wood stoves/fireplaces, to control
dust on construction sites and unpaved access roads (generally excepting roads used for
agricultural purposes), and to promote trip reduction measures where feasible. In 2007, the Air
Resources Board (ARB) adopted a regulation to reduce diesel particulate matter (PM) and oxides
of nitrogen (NOx) emissions from in-use (existing) off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles in
California. Such vehicles are used in construction, mining, and industrial operations. The
regulation imposes limits on idling, requires a written idling policy, and requires disclosure when
selling vehicles. Off-road diesel powered equipment used for grading or road development must
be registered in the Air Resources Board DOORS program and be labeled accordingly. The
regulation restricts the adding of older vehicles into fleets and requires fleets to reduce their
emissions by retiring, replacing, or repowering older engines or installing Verified Diesel Emission
Control Strategies. In 1998, the California Air Resources Board established diesel exhaust as an
Air Toxic, leading to regulations for categories of diesel engines. Diesel engines emit a complex
mixture of air pollutants, including both gaseous and solid material which contributes to PM2.5. All
stationary and portable diesel engines over 50 horse power need a permit through the MCAQMD.
Like many counties in Northern California, Mendocino County has areas that contain Naturally Occurring
Asbestos (NOA). State regulations, enforced by MCAQMD, may affect grading and surfacing projects.
The District uses a map prepared by County Information Services to identify areas likely to have asbestos
containing geologic features. The map was derived from maps produced by the CA Bureau of Mines and
Geology and the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. For projects in areas identified as
potentially containing NOA, such as the subject parcel, the District requires an evaluation and report by a
State registered geologist to determine that any observed NOA is below levels of regulatory concern in
the areas being disturbed (Title 17, CCR, Section 93105(c)(1)). The Air Pollution Control Officer may,
upon being provided a report detailing the geologic evaluation, grant an exemption from other
requirements of the regulation. If the State registered geologist determines that NOA is present at levels
above regulatory concern, or the applicant chooses not to have the testing and evaluation conducted, the
District requires dust control measures in accordance with Title 17, CCR, Section 93105(d) and (e). Such
measures generally include, maintaining vehicle speeds at less than 15 mph, washing down vehicles
prior to moving off the property and cleaning visible track-out as needed at least once a day. All fill
removed from areas containing NOA must be disposed of in accordance with applicable laws and
regulations, approved dust suppressants must be used on unpaved surfaces and all on-site workers must
be informed of possible presence of NOA. These practices will be codified as conditions of approval for
the development aspect of the current proposal, and MCAQMD will have jurisdictional authority over the
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mechanics and operational procedures associates with any grading or ground disturbance activities that
may occur in the future. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Significant with No
Would the project: Significant Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly ❑ ❑ ® ❑
or through habitat modifications, on any species
identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special
status species in local or regional plans, policies, o
regulations, or by the California Department of Fish
and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian ❑ ❑ ® ❑
habitat or other sensitive natural community
identified in local or regional plans, policies,
regulations or by the California Department of Fish
and Wildlife or US Fish and Wildlife Service?
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally ❑ ❑ ❑
protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 0
the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to,
marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct
removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other
means?
d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any ❑ ❑ ❑
native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species
or with established native resident or migratory
wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native
wildlife nursery sites?
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances ❑ ❑ ❑
protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat ❑ ❑ ❑
Conservation Plan, Natural Community
Conservation Plan, or other approved local,
regional, or state habitat conservation plan?
a) Discussion A: The California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) provides location and natural history
information on special status plants, animals, and natural communities to the public, other agencies, and
conservation organizations. The data help drive conservation decisions, aid in the environmental review
of projects and land use changes, and provide baseline data helpful in recovering endangered species
and for research projects.ZZ Currently, the CNDDB has 32 species listed for Mendocino County that range
in listing status from Candidate Threatened to Threatened to Endangered.23 Mendocino County General
Plan Resource Management Policy RM-28 states:
"All discretionary public and private projects that identify special-status species in a biological
resources evaluation (where natural conditions of the site suggest the potential presence of
special-status species) shall avoid impacts to special-status species and their habitat to the
maximum extent feasible. Where impacts cannot be avoided, projects shall include the
implementation of site-specific or project-specific effective mitigation strategies developed by a
qualified professional in consultation with state or federal resource agencies with jurisdiction (if
applicable) including, but not limited to, the following strategies:
22 hUps://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Data/CNDDB/About
23 https://map.dfg.ca.gov/bios/?tool=cnddbQuick
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• Preservation of habitat and connectivity of adequate size, quality, and
configuration to support the special-status species. Connectivity shall be
determined based on the specifics of the species'needs.
• Provision of supplemental planting and maintenance of grasses, shrubs, and
trees of similar quality and quantity to provide adequate vegetation cover to
enhance water quality, minimize sedimentation and soil transport, and provide
adequate shelter and food for wildlife.
• Provide protection for habitat and the known locations of special-status species
through adequate buffering or other means.
• Provide replacement habitat of like quantity and quality on-or off-site for
special-status species.
•Enhance existing special-status species habitat values through restoration and
replanting of native plant species.
• Provision of temporary or permanent buffers of adequate size (based on the
specifics of the special-status species) to avoid nest abandonment by nesting
migratory birds and raptors associated with construction and site development
activities.
• Incorporation of the provisions or demonstration of compliance with applicable
recovery plans for federally listed species."
As well, Action Item RM-28.1 further expounds.-
"The
xpounds:"The County shall develop CEQA standards that require disclosure of impacts to all sensitive
biotic communities during review of discretionary projects. These standards shall require the
following mitigation:
• Sensitive Biotic Communities-For all sensitive biotic communities, restore or
create habitat at a no net loss standard of habitat value lost. Where it is
determined that restoration or creation are ecologically infeasible, preserve at a
2:1 ratio for habitat loss.
• Oak Woodland- Maintain and improve oak woodland habitat to provide for
slope stabilization, soil protection, species diversity and wildlife habitat through
the following measures:
- Preserve, to the maximum extent possible, oak trees and other
vegetation that occur near the heads of drainages or depressions to
maintain diversity of vegetation type and wildlife habitat as part of
agricultural projects.
- Comply with the Oak Woodlands Preservation Act(PRC Section
21083.4) regarding oak woodland preservation to conserve the integrity
and diversity of oak woodlands, and retain, to the maximum extent
feasible, existing oak woodland and chaparral communities and other
significant vegetation as part of residential, commercial, and industrial
approvals.
- Provide appropriate replacement of lost oak woodlands or preservation
at a 2:1 ratio for habitat loss."
The subject site has had a species identified on or near it that has been categorized by the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) as being a California Species of Special Concern. Federal
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agencies with the ability to provide status listings have declined to do so, save for the International Union
for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), who have designated the species as "LC", which stands for a species
of Least Concern for conservation activities. Based upon review of the site's location and proximity to an
established year-round vvo0er aource, it is unlikely that approval of the current proposal to redesignate
agriculturally zoned land for residential uses would result in an impact ofsignificance hnthe identified
species. The habitat of the species of concern, Tahoho rivu|aris (red-bellied newt), ishwn'fo|d based upon
seasons While the breeding season is undemvay. Terioha rivu|aria migrate from terrestrial to aquatic
environs, as amplexus occurs aquatica||y. Little is known about the species' terrestrial habitotoz*, or the
habitats of juveniles. Observances are typically made during the breeding aeasnn, as the species are
more easily spotted during amplexus. The site of the proposed land use change is approximately 0,15
miles from N1oC|una Cnaak, which may have o likelihood ofTerioha hvu|arie populations. The project was
referred to California Department of Fish and VVi|d|ife, who declined to provide comment or direction.
Less than significant impact.
b) Discussion B: The California State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) published in 2015 found that housing is
a potential impact to riparian habitats in the Northern California ecoregion2s A riparian habitat or riparian
zone is o type of wildlife habitat found along the banks of river, atneam, or other actively moving source
of water such as o spring or waterfall. The term generally refers only to freshwater or mildly brackish
habitats surrounded by vegetation and may include marsheo, awamps, or bogs adjacent to rivers.
Riparian is not generally used to describe coastal shore|inea, beach areas, or p environments.
Barren areas, such as a river moving through bare rock, are also not considered riparian zones.26
Mendocino County is rich in natural resources and diverse biomes and can be generally divided into
sixteen watersheds adjacent to the three main rivers located partially in the County', the Coaeta|. Eel and
Russian River basin e z/ The Eel River has been designated as both o federal and California Wild and
Scenic River, to be "preserved in (its') free-flowing state, together with (their) immediate environments'28;
although official preservation or management guidelines for protection are yet to be drafted. The County
employs the use of Best Management Practices (BPNP's) under the guidance of the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination Standards (NPDES Phase !| regulations) that limit and regulate how and in what
manner development and construction projects handle surface runoff water and developments in the
region of sensitive riparian corridors. County policy RM-1 and the associated Action Item RM-1.1, state:
"Protect stream corridors and associated riparian habitat."
"Require adequate buffers for all projects potentially impacting stream corridors anoMor their
associated riparian habitat.""
As the construction of housing in remote or un-urbanized areas has the potential to negatively impact
riparian habitata. Federal, State and County policies have been drafted and adopted in response to
anticipated impacts. The current proposal can bent be described as infill development that is occurring in
a previously agriculturally dominant area that has evolved in terms of land use and density with little
potential for impacts toriparian orsensitive environmental areas. Less than significant impact.
C) Discussion C: Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CVVA) establishes a program to regulate the
discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United Stotem, including wetlands. Activities in
waters of the United States regulated under this program include infill for deve|opment, water resource
projects (such as dams and |eveee), infrastructure development (such as highways and airports) and
mining projects, Section 404 requires a permit before dredged or fill material may be discharged into
waters of the United States, unless the activity is exempt from Section 404 (e.g., certain farming and
forestry activities).x» If an activity is exempt but represents a new use of the woter, and the activity would
result in o neobcbnn /n reach or impairment of flow or circulation of regulated vvaharo, including wet|ando,
the activity is not exempt. Both conditions must be met in order for the activity to be considered non-
exempt. In genera|, any discharge of dredged or fill material associated with an activity that converts a
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wetland to upland is not exempt and requires a Section 404 perm it.31 The project, as proposed, would
not be defined as an exempt activity under the parameters of the CWA, and would be subject, if
applicable, to a permit for dredging and filling activity as defined by the CWA. There are no Section 404
wetlands on the parcel. No impact.
d) Discussion D: The proposed project is not deemed to have any potential to impact movement of native
residents, migratory patterns of fish or wildlife species, established native resident or migratory wildlife
corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites. County General Plan policies are staunch in
the established policies regarding biological and aquatic resources to which all proposed projects much
adhere. Specifically, Resource Management Policies 71-99 speak to the protection and preservation of
existing biological and aquatic resources and direct development to avoid sensitive areas and
environments such that no net loss occurs; preservation and enhancement are preferred to removal and
replacement, and promotion of conservation corridors to formalize limitations on incompatible uses.
Policy 75 may best state the overall intent of the Mendocino County General Plan regarding native
species. It states (in part) that; "Protection of existing resources is the highest priority." 2 A California
Department of Fish and Game Stream Inventory Report for McClure Creek, (located approximately 0.15
miles from the subject parcel boundary, assessed in 2001), and revised April 14, 2006, indicated little
potential for migratory activities to be undertaken in the area assessed closest to the project site due to
upstream agricultural activities and degradation of stream bank vegetation 33. No impact.
e) Discussion E: Whilst there is no formal tree preservation policy or ordinance for the County,
approximately 46% of Mendocino County consists of forestland managed by the U.S. Forest service or in
private Timber Protection Zones.34 These forests are subject to a variety of state and federal laws,
including the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act, Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act, as well as policies and directives enshrined in both the adopted Zoning Code and
General Plan of the County. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) also
must be consulted, and a Timber Harvest Plan submitted and approved for any commercial timber
harvests. In this way, the forests and trees of the County are managed and protected for their potential
use as commercial products. The forgoing discussions in Sections A-D of resource protection also apply
to any native, or heritage trees located in existing or potentially sensitive environmental areas. No impact.
f) Discussion F: County policies, federal and state laws, local regional plans, and land trust easements
form the basis of conservation efforts in the County. The current proposal would not conflict with any
adopted plans. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
V. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Significant Significant with Significant No
Would the project: Impact Mitigation Impact Impact
p Incorporated p
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ❑ ❑ ❑
significance of a historical resource as defined in
§ 15064.5?
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ❑ ❑ ❑
significance of an archaeological resource
pursuant to § 15064.5?
c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique ❑ ❑ ❑
paleontological resource or site or unique
geologic feature?
d) Disturb any human remains, including those ❑ ❑ ❑
interred outside of formal cemeteries?
Discussion A and B: Per California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Sub Section 15064.5(b)(1);
a "substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource means physical demolition,
31 https:/Iwww.epa.gov/cwa-404/exemptions-permit-requ irements
32 Mendocino County General Plan,Pages 4-45 to 4A9
33 CDFW Report,Dated 2005,revised 2006
34 Ibid,Page 4-27
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destruction, relocation, or alteration of the resource or its immediate surroundings such that the
significance of an (sic) historical resource would be materially impaired." The project is a rezoning and
general plan amendment request to facilitate the use and development of an existing agricultural parcel
that has historically been in use as an active vineyard. Archaeological resources are governed by MCC
Sec. 22.12.090, which echoes state law regarding discovery of artifacts and states, in part, "It shall be
unlawful, prohibited, and a misdemeanor for any person knowingly to disturb, or cause to be disturbed, in
any fashion whatsoever, or to excavate, or cause to be excavated, to any extent whatsoever, an
archaeological site without complying with the provisions of this section". It is not anticipated that the
proposal would have a potential to impact cultural resources. No impact.
Discussion C: Pursuant to California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Sub Section
15064.5(c)(4), "If an archaeological resource is neither a unique archaeological nor an historic resource,
the effects of the project on those resources shall not be considered a significant effect on the
environment." No unique paleontological resources or geologic features have been identified as being
directly or indirectly impacted as a result of the proposed project. Any new construction proposed will be
subject to discretionary review, be it entitlement based or for adherence to International Building Code
standards. Identification of any unique resources or features with the potential to be affected would occur
at that point, which would trigger the application of California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3;
California Environmental Quality Act Section 21083.2; and Mendocino County Code, Division IV,
governing discovery or identification of potential resources or features. No impact.
Discussion D: No component of the proposed rezoning and general plan amendment intends to allow for
or facilitate disturbance of sites that contain human remains or internment locations. MCC Section
22.12.090 governs discovery and treatment of archaeological resources, while Section 22.12.100 speaks
directly to the discovery of human remains and codifies the procedures by which said discovery shall be
handled. Per Mendocino County General Plan Development Policy DE-113: The County and other public
agencies are encouraged to protect, maintain and restore historical, archaeological and cultural resources
under their ownership or management. And Policy DE-114 further requires; (to) Fully evaluate and
protect historical, archaeological and cultural resources through the development process, including
resources of national, state or local significance. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS. Significant Significant with Significant No
Would the project: Impact Mitigation Impact Impact
p Incorporated p
a) Expose people or structures to potential ❑ ❑ ❑
substantial adverse effects, including the risk o
loss, injury, or death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as ❑ ❑ ❑
delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo
Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State
Geologist for the area or based on other
substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to
Division of Mines and Geology Special
Publication 42.
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? ❑ ❑ ❑
iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including ❑ ❑ ❑
-liquefaction?
iv) Landslides? ❑ ❑ ❑
b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of ❑ ❑ ❑
topsoil?
c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is ❑ ❑ ❑
unstable, or that would become unstable as a
result of the project, and potentially result in on
or off-site landslide, lateral spreading,
subsidence, liquefaction or collapse?
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d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in ❑ ❑ ❑
Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code
(1994), creating substantial risks to life o
property?
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting ❑ ❑ ❑
the use of septic tanks or alternative waste water
disposal systems where sewers are not available
for the disposal of waste water?
Discussion A-E: The State of California is located in one of the most seismically active environments in
the nation. In addition to the famed San Andreas Fault that traverses the southwest corner of the County
and continues offshore, there are five other active or potentially active fault zones with a probability to
adversely affect life in the County.35 The California Department of Conservation and the California
Geologic Survey are tasked with maintaining databases of seismic activity and to develop strategies and
policies to mitigate the effects of living in so-called "earthquake country". State laws, including requiring
geotechnical studies to determine ideal building locations, as well as building code requirements that hold
health, life and safety as paramount standards for construction proposals are benchmarks to which all
projects must adhere. Preliminary soil reports are required for all unmapped areas in the State of
California36, which serves to direct development in appropriate areas, and provide guidelines for
construction practices. Most of the County derives water and septic services in a piecemeal fashion, with
several private water districts and much of the rural county environs being served by private on-site well
water. New septic systems are subject to review and approval from the County Department of
Environmental Health. Specific County policies have been crafted to address the existing geologic
conditions that are present in the area. Policy DE-232 states:
"All new buildings and structures shall comply with the uniform construction codes and other
regulations adopted by the County and State to minimize geologic hazards.
Action Item DE-232.1: Where appropriate, require geologic, seismic and soil engineering
information to evaluate, locate and design development, especially critical and high
occupancy structures, to minimize seismic and other geologic hazards."
As well, Action Item DE-233.3 requires"geologic, seismic, and/or soil engineering reports in areas
of known or potential geologic hazards prior to final approval of discretionary permits,37
Nothing in the current proposal to rezone and amend the general plan to facilitate development can be
stated to heighten existing safety concerns surrounding potential seismic activity and associated
liquefaction, tsunami or landslide conditions. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
VII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Significant Significant with Significant No
Would the project: Impact Mitigation Impact Impact
p Incorporated p
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either ❑ ❑ ❑
directly or indirectly, that may have a significant
-impact on the environment?
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or ❑ ❑ ❑
regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing
the emissions of greenhouse gases?
Discussion A and B: Mendocino County General Plan identifies climate change as an emerging issue
for the County, and the emission of greenhouse gases as a primary contributing factor. On April 29, 2015
Governor's Executive Order #B-30-15 was passed for the State of California and set a greenhouse gas
35 Mendocino County General Plan Pages 3-49 to 3-50
31 California Building Code 2016,Section 1803.1.1.1
37 Mendocino County General Plan,Pages 3-114 and 3-115
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emissions target for 2030 to be 40% below accepted 1990 Ievels.38 The anticipated results of the
rezoning and general plan redesignation would not conflict with any applicable plan, policy or regulation
adopted by the County of Mendocino regarding the production or plans to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. It can be stated that the current proposal would not contribute significantly to increased
greenhouse gas emissions either at large, or to levels that could be considered significant in terms of
emissions targets set by EO#B-30-15. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
VIII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS Significant with No
MATERIALS.Would the project: Significant Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the ❑ ❑ ❑
environment through the routine transport, use,
or disposal of hazardous materials?
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the ❑ ❑ ❑
environment through reasonably foreseeable
upset and accident conditions involving the
release of hazardous materials into the
environment?
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle ❑ ❑ ❑
hazardous or acutely hazardous materials,
substances, or waste within one-quarter mile o
an existing or proposed school?
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list ❑ ❑ ❑
of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant
to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a
result, would it create a significant hazard to the
public or the environment?
e) For a project located within an airport land use ❑ ❑ ® ❑
plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted,
within two miles of a public airport or public use
airport, would the project result in a safety hazard
for people residing or working in the project area?
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private ❑ ❑ ❑
airstrip, would the project result in a safety
hazard for people residing or working in the
project area?
g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere ❑ ❑ ❑
with an adopted emergency response plan o
emergency evacuation plan?
h) Expose people or structures to a significant ❑ ❑ ❑
risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland
fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to
urbanized areas or where residences are
intermixed with wildlands?
Discussion A-H: Nothing in the proposed rezoning and general plan amendment can be construed as
exacerbating existing hazardous conditions in the County. The provisions in Government Code Section
65962.5 are commonly referred to as the "Cortese List". The list, or a site's presence on the list, has
bearing on the local permitting process as well as on compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA).39 The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), under Government Code
38 California Climate Change Executive Orders;hftp://www.climatechange.ca.gov/state/executive_orders.html
39 haps:/lcalepa.ca.gov/sitecleanup/coreselisUsection-65962-5a/
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Section 65962.5(a), Section 65962.5(a)(1) requires that DTSC "shall compile and update as appropriate,
but at least annually, and shall submit to the Secretary for Environmental Protection, a list of all the
following: ....(1) [a]II hazardous waste facilities subject to corrective action pursuant to Section 25187.5 of
the Health and Safety Code ("HSC,,)."40 Should a site be present on the "Cortese List", no residential
development would likely be proposed or approved, thereby reducing the potential impact of hazards and
hazardous material as a result of the current project to a negligible level. The subject parcel does not
appear on the Cortese List, and no impacts are anticipated. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. Significant Significant with No
Would the project: Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste ❑ ❑ ❑
discharge requirements?
b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or ❑ ❑ ❑
interfere substantially with groundwater recharge
such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer
volume or a lowering of the local groundwater
table level (e.g., the production rate of pre-
existing nearby wells would drop to a level which
would not support existing land uses or planned
uses for which permits have been granted)?
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern ❑ ❑ ❑
of the site or area, including through the
alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a
manner which would result in substantial erosion
or siltation on- or off-site?
d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern ❑ ❑ ❑
of the site or area, including through the
alteration of the course of a stream or river, o
substantially increase the rate or amount o
surface runoff in a manner which would result in
flooding on-or off-site?
e) Create or contribute runoff water which would ❑ ❑ ❑
exceed the capacity of existing or planned
stormwater drainage systems or provide
substantial additional sources of polluted runoff?
Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? ❑ ❑ ❑
g) Place housing within a 100-year flood hazard ❑ ❑ ❑
area as mapped on a federal Flood Hazard
Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other
flood hazard delineation map?
h) Place within a 100-year flood hazard area ❑ ❑ ❑
structures which would impede or redirect flood
flows?
i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk ❑ ❑ ❑
of loss, injury or death involving flooding,
including flooding as a result of the failure of a
levee or dam?
A Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? ❑ ❑ ❑
k) Result in an increase in pollutant discharges to ❑ ❑ ❑
receiving waters considering water quality
parameters such as temperature, dissolved
oxygen, turbidity and other typical stormwate
pollutants (e.g. heavy metals, pathogens,
petroleum derivatives, synthetic organics,
40 https://calepa.ca.gov/sitecleanup/cogeselisVsection-65962-5a/
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Potentially Less Than Less Than
IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. Sinificant Significant with SiNo
gSignificant Would the project: Mitigation Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
sediment, nutrients, oxygen-demanding
substances, and trash)?
1) Have a potentially significant impact on ❑ ❑ ® ❑
groundwater quality?
m Impact aquatic, wetland or riparian habitat? ❑ I ❑ ® ❑
Discussion A-M: The proposed rezoning and general plan amendment will have no cumulative negative
effects on the quality of water resources, groundwater supplies or recharge ability, or existing drainage
patterns. Nor can it be stated that the proposal would contribute to increased volume of or degradation in
the quality of surface water through exceeding the capacity of manageable runoff. The County employs
the "Best Management Practices" (BMP's) method of monitoring and controlling surface runoff and, as
previously discussed, subjects all applicable projects to the NPDES Phase II stormwater control permits.
The main source of all groundwater in Mendocino County is rainfall. No new harvesting of surface water
resources has been implemented since the construction of the Lake Mendocino and Van Arsdale
reservoirs.41 Therefore, the existing water resources in the County are a valued and well maintained
natural asset. No new proposals, development or construction occurs within the County without a
thorough vetting through the Environmental Health Department for sufficient and robust water sources
that do not increase pollutant discharges into the systems.42 "The most critical surface water quality
problem in Mendocino County is sedimentation—the carrying of dust and soils into bodies of water. Major
sources of sediment include erosion from barren or poorly vegetated soils, erosion from the toes of slides
along stream channels, and sediments from roads. Manmade sources of sedimentation are a byproduct
of current and historical land uses, including logging, agriculture, mining, processing of alluvial aggregate
material, road construction and erosion from unpaved roads, and other development-related projects
within the county., 43 A rezoning and general plan amendment in unincorporated Mendocino County
cannot be construed to incentivize inappropriate development such that groundwater, surface water or
excess sedimentation in existing watercourses would result. In addition, there is a will serve letter on file
from Rogina Water Company that indicates a potential to serve up to twenty (20) units.
Policy RM-20: Require integration of storm water best management practices, potentially
including those that mimic natural hydrology, into all aspects of development and
community design, including streets and parking lots, homes and buildings, parks, and
public landscaping.
In addition to the State of California Department of Water Resources, the County also regularly consults
with and requests direction from the North Coast Water Resources Control Board to aid in reviewing and
regulating proposals that have the potential to affect water in the area. In terms of affecting riparian
habitats, aquatic resources or wetlands, Section IV, Discussions B and C of this Initial Study speak to the
potential of the proposed project to these resources and have determined and expounded upon the
indicated less than significant impact. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
X. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Significant Significant with Significant No
Would the project: Impact Mitigation Impact Impact
p Incorporated p
a) Physically divide an established community? ❑ ❑ ❑
Mendocino County General Plan,Pages 4-6 and 4-7
42 Ibid,Policies RM-17 and RM-18
43 Ibid,Page 4-7
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b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, ❑ ❑ ® ❑
policy, or regulation of an agency with
jurisdiction over the project (including, but not
limited to the general plan, specific plan, local
coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted
for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an
environmental effect?
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat ❑ ❑ ❑
conservation plan or natural community
conservation plan?
Discussion A and C: The proposal is a request for a rezoning and general plan amendment to reclassify
a parcel from agricultural to residential. The subject parcel is located in unincorporated lands of inland
Mendocino County, governed by Division I of the Mendocino County Zoning Code. The proposal is
allowable through the provisions of MCC 20.212, which details the mechanisms by which rezoning
requests are made and processed. Environmental review, approval by the Planning Commission and
Board of Supervisors (BOS), and the ability of the BOS to add conditions "so as not to create problems
inimical to the public health, safety, or general welfare of the County of Mendocino" are components of
this process. No physical bifurcation of established communities or conflict for existing communities,
whether human or biotic, is anticipated to occur as a result of the proposed change in zoning and general
plan land use classification.
Discussion B: The subject parcel is also governed by the Ukiah Valley Area Plan (UVAP), which takes
precedence over the General Plan for the valley area of the County located nearest to the City of Ukiah.
A more thorough and updated analysis of activities and uses for the Ukiah valley are contained therein.
The Open Space and Conservation chapter of the UVAP has a section that speaks to agricultural land
conversion and the criteria by which said lands are able to be converted. The criteria and a discussion of
how the project complies with each are discussed in Section 11, Discussion A. The proposed rezoning and
general plan amendment to reclassify the site from agricultural to residential will have no impact to
existing agricultural uses in the vicinity of the project site. Residential uses are and have historically been
encroaching upon the existing vineyard. Small scale residential development exists in the surrounding
parcels, and it can be stated that the predominate use for the immediate area is residential. Stated long
range goals for the community and County are to provide more, and varied housing stock. Vetting each
conversion through these criteria ensures that the reclassification meets the needs of the community,
achieves stated goals through policy directives, and provides alternatives to land owners who wish to
avail themselves of diversified economic activities. While the conversion of prime or unique farmland can
be seen as a deficit for a largely rural and agricultural county, landowners have the ability to request a
reclassification; a request that may be considered given economic uncertainties as well as the desire for
land to be used at the highest and best use possible. Less than significant impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
Xl. MINERAL RESOURCES. Significant with No
Would the project: Significant Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Result in the loss of availability of a known ❑ ❑ ❑
mineral resource that would be of value to the
region and the residents of the state?
b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally ❑ ❑ ❑
important mineral resource recovery site
delineated on a local general plan, specific plan
or other land use plan?
Discussion A-B: The County is the administrator of the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act
(SMARA). Therefore, all activities undertaken regarding this essentially non-renewable resource are
subject to review and approval from the local jurisdiction. Mendocino County has many aggregate
mineral resources, the demand for which varies. However, any negative impacts to either active mining
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activities or mining reclamation efforts would be required to be reviewed and approved by the County.
These uses are inherently incompatible with residential uses, and there are no identified active mining
sites on or in the vicinity of the project. No impact.
Potentially SigLess Than nificant with Less Than No
XII. NOISE. Significant Significant
Would the project result in: Impact Mitigation Impact Impact
Incorporated
a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise ❑ ❑ ❑
levels in excess of standards established in the
local general plan or noise ordinance, o
applicable standards of other agencies?
b) Exposure of persons to or generation of ❑ ❑
excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne
noise levels?
c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient ❑ ❑ ❑
noise levels in the project vicinity above levels
existing without the project?
d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ❑ ❑ ❑
ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above
levels existing without the project?
e) For a project located within an airport land use ❑ ❑ ® ❑
plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted,
within two miles of a public airport or public use
airport, would the project expose people residing
or working in the project area to excessive noise
levels?
f) For a project within the vicinity of a private ❑ ❑ ❑
airstrip, would the project expose people residing
or working in the project area to excessive noise
levels?
a) Discussion A-F: Per the County General Plan, "Noise policies are intended to protect county
communities from excessive noise generation from stationary and non-stationary sources. Land uses
would be controlled to reduce potential for incompatible uses relative to noise. Residential and urban
uses will be restricted near agriculture lands to prevent incompatible uses being placed near inherently
noisy agricultural operations. Noise-sensitive environments, including schools, hospitals, and passive
recreational use areas, would be protected from noise-generating uses. Structural development would be
required to include noise insulation and other methods of construction to reduce the extent of excessive
noise.,44 The proposed zoning and general plan amendment may result in the construction of some
housing that lies within the vicinity of both mobile and stationary sources of noise, be they roadways or
the Ukiah Valley Municipal Airport. These are existing conditions within the County and are not expected
to experience a substantial increase as a result of the current proposal. As well, existing standards of
development are still applicable. Appendix C of the Mendocino County Zoning Code, Division I lists
adopted allowable noise limit standards for residential and public land use categories.45 These standards
and the associated levels not to be exceeded for a sustained period of time are echoed in the County
General Plan through Tables 3-J, 3-K and 3-L.46 No impact.
64 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 3-10
'S Mendocino County Zoning Code,Division I,Appendix C
46 Mendocino County General Plan,Pages 3-90 to 3-93
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Potentially Less Than Less Than
XIII. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Significant with No
Would the project: Significant Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Induce substantial population growth in an ❑ ❑ ® ❑
area, either directly (for example, by proposing
new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for
example, through extension of roads or other
infrastructure)?
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing ❑ ❑ ❑
housing, necessitating the construction o
replacement housing elsewhere?
c) Displace substantial numbers of people, ❑ ❑ ❑
necessitating the construction of replacement
housing elsewhere?
a) Discussion A-C: The proposed project would not induce a substantial population growth, or displace any
housing or people. The subject site that is proposed to be rezoned and reclassified in the General Plan is
an active vineyard that the applicant states has been declining in economic value for a number of years.
The applicant has been unable to secure the typical long-term contracts for grape harvests necessary to
continue operations at a profit, and are therefore availing themselves of existing local laws that govern
changes to land use. All subsequent development, beyond principally permitted uses, at the site will be
subject to discretionary review and, if applicable, inclusionary housing policies as defined in the MCC and
Housing Element section of the General Plan.
The Housing Element of the County-wide General Plan seeks to provide an overview of existing housing
stock as well as evaluate opportunities and challenges to development of housing at every level of
affordability. The proposed General Plan reclassification and rezoning of the subject site would indirectly
promote population growth in the area through the facilitation of a higher density and more intense land
usage on the parcel. As discussed in previous sections, there is adequate infrastructure to support the
development of the site; including roadways and access to services. As well, the local water provider has
indicated there is capacity for twenty (20) new lots to be created and served. Goal #3 of MC General
Plan states, "Increase the supply of housing especially for low and moderate income households. 47
The
action of rezoning and changing the General Plan classification for the site will facilitate the subdivision
and subsequent development of the site for up to twenty (20) residential lots. Sec. 20.238.015 of the
MCC is the Inclusionary Housing Unit Requirement, which echoes state law regarding affordable housing
development as a required part of discretionary housing developments in the County. Should the
applicant pursue the development of the site for 20 units, it would trigger a requirement for 10% of the
homes to be affordable; which is defined as extremely low, very low, low, or moderate income
households. The stated goal of providing housing stock for the County could be satisfied as a result of
project approval. Policy 3.4 states, "Promote new residential development in or adjacent to towns and
cities that facilitate infill and compact development and assist in the creation and improvement of
community water and sewer services.'48
The project site can be deemed to be an infill development site,
as the surrounding lots are developed with small scale residential, with a smaller amount of surrounding
lots dedicated to agricultural uses. The subject site represents one of the last parcels devoid of
development in the area.
The Housing Element also details portions of the Ukiah Area Valley Plan (UVAP), which takes
precedence over the MCGP in the Ukiah Valley. The UVAP identifies specific areas representing a variety
of land use choices that could serve to provide more housing opportunities for the community. As well,
Table 5-3-2249 analyzes water supplies by the various water agencies that provide the piecemeal water
infrastructure for the County. The subject water provider, Rogina Water Company, has no deeded water
rights, but has a 400 acre-feet per year contract with the Russian River Water District, which at the time of
47 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 5-10
4e Mendocino County General Plan,Page 5-11
49 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 5-115
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publication, exceeded demand. Table 5-4-250 of MCGP lists the vacant and developable acreage by
residential zoning district for the County. As the subject parcel is currently zoned Agricultural in both the
Zoning Code and the General Plan, it would not have been identified as a potential housing location.
However, review of supporting text indicates that the site would contribute to an area of the County that is
in need of residential development. Nexus to services, availability of infrastructure and encroaching
residential uses bolster this claim. As well, the effects on the County as a result of the Redwood Complex
Fire in October 2017 are still being felt in terms of loss of housing. About 300 houses were lost in the fire,
and many families displaced. Development of housing, and the conversion of low performing agriculture
land for residential purposes can be a viable option, especially low-density residential that is developable
without major constraints. Page 5-123 of MCGP states, "Outside of these residential designations in
Mendocino County...Agricultural zones predominate, offering very limited new residential potential. Never
the less, the quality of land available for development far exceeds the total regional housing need for
unincorporated Mendocino County." 51 UVAP Policy OC3.1 states, "Preserve and enhance agricultural
areas to protect the economic vitality and rural identity of the Ukiah Valley. ,52 The subject site appears to
satisfy the requirements for agricultural land conversion, as dictated by the UVAP. A discussion of these
criteria is in the Land Use and Planning, Section X. Less than significant impact.
Potentially Less Than
Significant with Less Than No
XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES. Significant Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Would the project result in substantial adverse ❑ ❑ ❑
physical impacts associated with the provision o
new or physically altered governmental facilities,
need for new or physically altered governmental
facilities, the construction of which could cause
significant environmental impacts, in order to
maintain acceptable service ratios, response
times or other performance objectives for any o
the public services:
Fire protection? ❑ ❑ ❑
Police protection? ❑ ❑ ❑
Medical Services? ❑ ❑ ❑
Schools? ❑ ❑ ❑
Parks? ❑ ❑ ❑
Other public facilities? ❑ ❑ ❑
a) Discussion: Although the proposal could facilitate a future increase in density, there is not anticipated to
be a discernable level of development significant enough to impact existing, or trigger the construction of
new governmental facilities or expansion of services. General Plan Action Item DE-209.2 states, "Update
the emergency response plan on a regular basis to keep pace with the growing population and
emergency service capabilities."53 This action item is related to Development Policy 209, which requires
critical infrastructure be located and designed to withstand and operate during hazard and recovery
events. In a similar fashion, General Plan Development Policy 210, states, "Development shall not hinder
the maintenance and use of routes and sites critical to evacuation, emergency operations and
recovery."54 The project site is located in an established community and is surrounded by residential
uses. It is anticipated that emergency response times, as well as the availability of services typical of
residential locations will remain at their current levels. No impact.
50 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 5-122
51 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 5-123
52 Ukiah Valley Area Plan,Page 9-16
53 Mendocino County General Plan,Page 3-111
51[bid,Page 3-111
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Potentially Less Than Less Than
XV. RECREATION. Significant Significant with Significant No
Mitigation Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Would the project increase the use of existing ❑ ❑ ❑
neighborhood and regional parks or other
recreational facilities such that substantial
physical deterioration of the facility would occur
or be accelerated?
b) Does the project include recreational facilities ❑ ❑ ❑
or require the construction or expansion o
recreational facilities which might have an
adverse physical effect on the environment?
a) Discussion A and B: There is not a potential for increased usage of existing neighborhood parks and
recreational facilities as a result of the subject site being reclassified from agricultural to residential.
However, should the site be developed with residential lots, as it likely the future plan, there may be
impacts to existing facilities, although far below the threshold for either accelerated deterioration or
expansion of facilities to meet increase demand. Mendocino County General Plan Parks and Recreation
Policies govern the thresholds for which parks and recreation facilities are to be dedicated. Specifically:
Policy DE-179: Parkland shall be provided based on the following standards:
• Regional Parks: 1.5 acres/1,000 population Regional parks incorporate natural
resources such as lakes, creeks, rivers, and serve a region involving more than one
community. Regional parks generally range in size from 30 to 10,000 acres with the
preferred size being several hundred acres. Facilities may include multi-purpose fields,
ball fields, group picnic areas, playgrounds, hard court areas, swimming pools, tennis
courts, skate board facilities, amphitheaters, shooting sports facilities, concessionaire
facilities, trails, nature interpretive centers, campgrounds, natural or historic points of
interest and community multi-purpose centers.
• Community Parks: 1.5 acres/1,000 population Community parks provide a focal point
and gathering place for all age groups of the larger community. Community parks are
generally 10 to 50 acres in size, and may include multi-purpose fields, ball fields, hard
court areas, playgrounds, swimming pools, tennis courts;skate board facilities, group
picnic areas, and community centers.
• Neighborhood Parks: 2.0 acres/1,000 population
Neighborhood parks focus on serving children's recreation needs and where possible
should be adjacent to schools. Neighborhood parks should be 2 to 5 acres in size and
may include playgrounds, tot lots, turf play areas and picnic tables. New residential
developments in community areas and large residential developments (50 or more
homes) should have a neighborhood park within 0.5 miles of each residence.55
There are no indications that the current proposal, or the future subdivision of the land would result in any
development that would trigger any of the foregoing thresholds. Therefore, there is no potential for
adversely impacting parks or recreation facilities as a result of this project. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
XVI. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC. Significant Significant with No
Would the project: Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or ❑ ❑ ❑
policy establishing measures of effectiveness for
the performance of the circulation system, taking
into account all modes of transportation including
mass transit and non-motorized travel and
55 Ibid,Page 3-105
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relevant components of the circulation system,
including but not limited to intersections, streets,
highways and freeways, pedestrian and bicycle
-paths, and mass transit?
b) Conflict with an applicable congestion ❑ ❑ ❑
management program, including, but not limited
to level of service standards and travel demand
measures, or other standards established by the
county congestion management agency for
-designated roads or highways?
c) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, ❑ ❑ ❑
including either an increase in traffic levels or a
change in location that results in substantial
-safety risks?
d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design ❑ ❑ ❑
feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous
intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm
equipment)?
e) Result in inadequate emergency access? ❑ ❑ ❑
f) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or ❑ ❑ ❑
programs regarding public transit, bicycle, o
pedestrian facilities, or otherwise decrease the
performance or safety of such facilities?
a) Discussion A-F: Mendocino County is a largely unincorporated and rural county. There are pockets of
traffic congestion associated with the more urban environs of the incorporated four (4) cities within the
County. The subject site is located within the sphere of influence of the County seat, the City of Ukiah, in
an unincorporated community of Talmage, which is primarily a bedroom community populated with small
scale agriculture. A small commercial area is sited along the CalTrans maintained portion of Talmage
Road; the County maintained section of Talmage Road (SH) ends at Sanford Ranch Road (CR# 200).
The subject site is located along Sanford Ranch Road-2nd is therefore within the jurisdiction of the
County Department of Transportation (DOT). The proposed general plan and rezoning project received
no comments or recommendations from County DOT, indicating no conflicts with existing plans or
policies. At the time of subdivision, however, it is expected that DOT will provide standards for
development to which the developer will be required to adhere. At this time, there appears to be adequate
infrastructure to withstand any additional traffic, provide satisfactory emergency access, and not impede
on the typical flow of circulation for the site and the surrounding area. Any future development would be
subject to review and approval from the local fire district. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
XVII. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES. Significant with No
Would the project: Significant Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ❑ ❑ ❑
significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in
Public Resources Code section 21074 as either a
site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is
geographically defined in terms of the size and
scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object
with cultural value to a California Native American
tribe, and that is listed or eligible for listing in the
California Register of Historical Resources, or in a
local register of historical resources as defined in
Public Resources Code section 5020.1 k), or
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ❑ ❑ ❑
significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in
Public Resources Code section 21074 as either a
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site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is
geographically defined in terms of the size and
scope of the landscape, sacred place, or objet
with cultural value to a California Native American
tribe, and that is a resource determined by the lead
agency, in its discretion and supported by
substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to
criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public
Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the
criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public
Resources Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency
shall consider the significance of the resource to a
California Native American tribe.
a) Discussion A and B: The County of Mendocino has eight sites that appear on State or National Historic
Registers, but innumerable other sites of regional importance related to the heritage of Native American
people.56 Chapter 22.12 of the Mendocino County Zoning Code, Division I pertains to Archaeological
Resources, including resources related to First Peoples ancestral sites and artifacts. Section 22.12.040
establishes an Archaeological Commission with the intent of vetting development applications for
potential siignificance. The standard "discovery clause" is applied through Division IV, Section
22.12.090.5 These are existing regulations, the County being Lead Agency with jurisdiction over
maintaining adherence to adopted thresholds. As the current proposal relates to conversion of
agricultural land to residential, with a strong probability of future new construction, consistency with
established procedures and rules are prescient. Any proposed disturbance of undeveloped land would
likely occur through the application process required by the Mendocino County Division of Land
Regulations (Title 17 of Mendocino County Code) and would be subject to prior review and approval from
the Archaeological Commission. No impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
XVIII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS. Significant with No
Would the project: Significant Mitigation Significant Impact
Impact Incorporated Impact
a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements o ❑ ❑ ❑
the applicable Regional Water Quality Control
Board?
b) Require or result in the construction of new ❑ ❑ ❑
water or wastewater treatment facilities o
expansion of existing facilities, the construction o
which could cause significant environmental
effects?
c) Require or result in the construction of ne ❑ ❑ ❑
storm water drainage facilities or expansion o
existing facilities, the construction of which could
cause significant environmental effects?
d) Have sufficient water supplies available to ❑ ❑ ® ❑
serve the project from existing entitlements and
resources, or are new or expanded entitlements
needed?
e) Result in a determination by the wastewater ❑ ❑ ❑
treatment provider which serves or may serve the
project that it has adequate capacity to serve the
project's projected demand in addition to the
-provider's existing commitments?
56 Mendocino County General Plan,Pages 3-19 to 3-20
57 Mendocino County Zoning Code,Division I,Chapter 22.12
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f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted ❑ ❑ ❑
capacity to accommodate the project's solid
waste disposal needs?
g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes ❑ ❑ ❑
and regulations related to solid waste?
a) Discussion A-G: Mendocino County Department of Environmental Health has identified a deficit in
wastewater infrastructure as a County-wide issue that results in constrained development in certain
areas.58 While several moratoriums on new sewer or water connections dictate the location and density
of new construction, the guiding principles of the Zoning Code and General Plan land use designations
are the primary rubrics through which growth is managed. As a largely rural and unincorporated County,
Mendocino relies heavily on a patchwork system of water connections, both public and private, as well as
a handful of waste transfer stations. The Mendocino Solid Waste Management Authority, formed in 1990,
serves as a consortium of entities, with a commitment to implementing especially the California Integrated
Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939). Since 2004, the County has complied with the specifics of the
Act, including permitting and maintaining jurisdiction over several recycling facilities and at least one
composting site. The goal of AB 939 was to set benchmarks for each jurisdiction for diversion of waste
instead of landfill disposal. In addition to meeting or exceeding the goals identified by the Act, the County
has mandated development policies for new connections.
Policy DE-190: Development of residential, commercial, or industrial uses shall be
supported by water supply and wastewater treatment systems adequate to serve the
long-term needs of the intended density, intensity, and use.59
Any resulting new construction would be beholden to current restrictions and regulations regarding water
and wastewater connections, per the above development policy. All proposals for development are
required to be vetted for compliance with standards and policies through the County Department of
Environmental Health.
The current proposal to change to General Plan and Zoning designation of the subject parcel from
agricultural to residential indicates the future plan is to develop the site for housing. The local water
agency, Rogina Water Company in Talmage, has issued a "will serve" letter that states it has the capacity
to provide water for up to 20 lots. Therefore, no new facilities need be constructed, and the current
provider of water and wastewater services has confirmed the new residential sites will be accommodated.
Less than significant impact.
Potentially Less Than Less Than
XVIV. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF Significant Significant Significant No
SIGNIFICANCE. Impact With Mitigation Impact Impact
p Incorporated p
a) Does the project have the potential to
degrade the quality of the environment,
substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or
wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife
population to drop below self-sustaining levels, ❑ ❑ ❑
threaten to eliminate a plant or animal
community, reduce the number or restrict the
range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or
eliminate important examples of the major
periods of California history or prehistory?
58 County of Mendocino General Plan,Page 3-22
59 County of Mendocino General Plan,Page 3-107
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b) Does the project have impacts that are
individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable"
means that the incremental effects of a project
are considerable when viewed in connection
with the effects of past projects, the effects of
other current projects, and the effects of
probable future projects)?
c) Does the project have environmental effects
which will cause substantial adverse effects on El F-1 El Z
human beings, either directly or indirectly?
a) Discussion A-C: The proposed project is o General Plan Amendment and zoning reclassification from
aQhou|tuns| to residential fora parcel |oouhad in To|mage, a small community in the Ukiah valley area of
rural Mendocino County. The site has been in use as a vineyard for over 7O years, and has a California
Department of Land Conservation statewide mapping designation of both "Prime" and "Unique" Farmland.
However, as discussed in Section || of this donument, there is updated data that demonstrates only the
presence of "Prime" Ferm|and, and, an discussed in Section || as well as Section X. the proposed
conversion of the site can be eupported, based upon the policies contained in the UVAP that govern such
actions. There will be no anticipated degradation of biological communities of signifioance, nor
cumulatively considerable effects as a result ofthe project. No mitigation measures are being proposed,
as it has been determined that the pnojoot, as proposed will not incur any significant effects that require
mitigation.
DETERMINATION: On the basis of this initial evaluation:
E | find that the proposed project COULD NOT have e significant effect on the envinonment, and o NEGATIVE
DECLARATION will beprepared.
F] I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a
significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been mode by or agreed to by the project
proponent. AMITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will beprepared.
F-1 | find that the proposed project MAY have significant effect on the environment, and on ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT inrequired.
|l | find that the proposed project MAY have "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless
mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier
document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on
the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is nequired, but it
must analyze only the effects that remain tobeaddressed.
Fl | find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all
potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier E|RorNEGATIVE DECLARATION
pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier E|R or
NEGATIVE DECLARAT|{)N, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed
pnoject, nothing further is required.
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Agenda Item No: 12.b.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 12/4/2019
PEAK ITEM NO: 2019-209
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� - UkiAGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution Approving Award of Contract to Ghilotti Construction Company for the
Emergency Repair of the Percolation Pond Levees at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Amount of
$318,620.00, and Approve Corresponding Budget Amendment.
DEPARTMENT: Water Resources PREPARED BY: Sean White, Water Resources Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Local Emergency City of Ukiah
2. Proposals
3. Perc Pond Levee Resolution
Summary: Council will consider awarding an emergency contract to Ghilotti Construction Company for the
repair of percolation pond levees at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, and approve corresponding budget
amendment.
Background: On February 27, 2019, under the authority in Ukiah City Code Section 5125 (Ordinance No.
995, §1), the Director of Emergency Services ("Director') proclaimed the existence of a local emergency as a
result of conditions created by the severe winter storm affecting the City of Ukiah ("City") beginning in
February 2019.
On March 6, 2019, City Council adopted Resolution 2019-8 ratifying the Director's February 27, 2019,
proclamation of a "local emergency" and proclaimed and ordered that said local emergency shall be deemed
to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council.
On March 20, 2019, and subsequently as necessary, City Council has approved continuing of the Local
Emergency Resolution Proclamation (Attachment#1).
During the floods in February and March, some of levees around the percolation ponds at the Wastewater
Treatment Plant ("WWTP") sustained significant damage due to prolonged saturation from high water
elevations as well as some scour from high velocities in the adjacent waterways. Without these repairs, the
volume of secure storage for secondary effluent will be reduced by up to 66%. As we head into the high flow
season it is imperative that these facilities be repaired.
Discussion: On April 17, 2019, the Director of Water Resources gave a report to Council regarding the
impacts of flood conditions of the facilities managed by the Water Resources Department. Repairs to the
damage at the Water Treatment Plant were completed in May. Repairs at the Wastewater plant were not
possible at the time due to high inflows and levee inundation.
Since that time, Water Resources staff have been working to dewater the percolation ponds enough to fully
assess the damage, solicit bids, and schedule repairs. In addition, Water Resources staff has been
coordinating with OES staff to provide reasonable estimates for applying for FEMA reimbursement.
Now that the affected levees are no longer inundated, Water Resources staff have been working with local
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contractors to get final estimates on repair costs. The City contacted Granite Construction Company and
Ghilotti Construction Company to solicit pricing and availability for conducting these emergency repairs.
Both Granite and Ghilotti are available and provided detailed estimates (Attachment#2). Based on price,
availability and past performance on emergency work, staff is recommending awarding a contract, by
resolution (Attachment#3), to Ghilotti Construction Company in the amount not to exceed $318,620.00.
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution Approving Award of Contract to Ghilotti Construction Company for
the Emergency Repair of the Percolation Pond Levees at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in the Amount of
$318,620.00, and Approve Corresponding Budget Amendment.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: 84027225.80230.18175: $0
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: 84027225.80230.18175: $318,620.00
FINANCING SOURCE:
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A
COORDINATED WITH: Tami Bartolomei
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Attachment I
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-48
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH RENEWAL AND CONTINUING OF A
PROCLAMATION OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY FOR THE CITY OF UKIAH
WHEREAS:
1. On February 27, 2019, under the authority in Ukiah City Code Section 5125 (Ordinance No. 995, §1), the
Director of Emergency Services ("Director") proclaimed the existence of a local emergency as a result of
conditions created by the severe winter storm affecting the City of Ukiah ("City"); and
2. On March 6, 2019, City Council adopted Resolution 2019-8 ratifying the Director's February 27, 2019
proclamation of a "local emergency" and proclaimed and ordered that said local emergency shall be
deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council.
3. On March 20, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
4. On April 3, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
5. On April 17, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
6. On May 1, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
7. On May 15, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
8. On June 19, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
9. On July 17, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
10. On August 21, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
11. On October 2, 2019, City Council approved the renewal and continuing of the Local Emergency Resolution
Proclamation.
12. Impacts from heavy rainfall continue as conditions at the City's Wastewater Treatment Plant continue to
be at risk, all of which threaten to continue or create local emergency conditions; and
13.The City Council will review this declaration at its December 18th regular meeting, occurring not more than
45 days from the date this resolution is adopted;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the local emergency continues to exist and shall be deemed to
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continue until it is further reviewed by the City Council at its regular meeting on November 6, 2019.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby proclaims and orders that during the existence of
a local emergency,the powers,functions, and duties of the Director of Emergency Services and the emergency
organization of the City shall be those prescribed by (1) state law, (2) City ordinances and resolutions adopted I
by the City Council and (3)the City Operational Area Emergency Plan, as approved by the City Council. --
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this declaration shall be forwarded to the County of Mendocino
Office of Emergency Services (OES) with a request that OES forward the Resolution to California Office of
Emergency Services Director, Mark Ghilarducci for concurrence of a local emergency.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6t'day of November 2019, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Orozco, Brown, Scalmanini, Crane and Mayor Mulheren
NOES: None
ABSENT None
ABSTAIN: None
au en Mulheren, Mayor
ATTEST-
'Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
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ATTACHMENT 2
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Ghilotti Construction Company, Inc. 11/21/2019
246 Ghilotti Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Phone: (707) 585-1221
Fax: (707) 585-1601
CSLB #644515
Bbl SEAN WHITE
CITY OF UKIAH
300 SEMINARY DRIVE
UKIAH, CA 95482
(707) 463-6233
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LU19352
CLIENT# DESCRIPTION QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE EXT PRICE
1 MOBILIZATION 1.000 LS $6,000.00 $6,000.00
2 SURVEY STAKING 1.000 LS $5,000.00 $5,000.00
3 BENCH SLOPE It EXCAVATE SOIL TO TOB 2,160.000 LF $ 33.00 $71,280.00
4 REBUILD/COMPACT SLOPE 50,000.000 SF $ 2.00 $100,000.00
5 SUBGRADE PREP 10'LEVEE ACCESS ROAD 26,000.000 SF $ 1.14 $29,640.00
6 FItP 6"AGGREGATE BASE ROCK 26,000.000 SF $ 3.40 $88,400.00
7 REROUTE V-DITCH AWAY FROM FENCE 100.000 LF $ 33.00 $3,300.00
8 FILL ERODED DITCH UNDER FENCE 500.000 SF $ 7.00 $3,500.00
9 HYDROSEED 50,000.000 SF $ 0.17 $8,500.00
10 BOND 1.000 LS $3,000.00 $3,000.00
SUBTOTAL $318,620.00
TOTAL: $318,620.00
We are pleased to submit the following cost proposal for the above referenced project.Attached herein is our cost breakdown
associated with our proposed scope of work.
We have reviewed the following documents in preparing our proposal:
SPECIFICATIONS/ DATE: None
SOILS REPORT: None
ORIGINAL PLANS DATE: None
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PLANS/ DATE/ REVISIONS: None
ADDENDA: None
GCC ESTIMATE NO.LU19352
CLARIFICATIONS:
1. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL,ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED HEREIN ARE TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF ANY
SUBSEQUENT CONTRACT AGREEMENT.
2. No retention.
3. Insurance will be provided on Accord certificate forms with CG 20 10 04 13 additional insured endorsement.
4. GCC's scope of work cannot be subdivided, broken out or modified without GCC's prior written consent.
5 This proposal is for preliminary budget purposes only and should be used only for the purpose of understanding a rough order
of magnitude for site improvement costs associated with the planned development. Several of the items included in our budget
breakdown are not depicted or indicated on the preliminary plan(s)but have been included as place holders for potential costs
that could be anticipated, these potential items should not be considered a full and comprehensive list of all items that may be
necessary.
6. Earthwork calculations shall be verified on the topographic data upon acceptance of proposal. This will be compared to our
estimated quantities.
7. Our bid prices are based on availability of city water/recycled water via closest fire hydrants at not cost to contractor.
8. All excess spoils will be utilized in the rebuilding of the slopes. All excess spoil not used to balance the slope grading is bid to
dispose of on the pond property at the east end.
9.Work will commence once the perk pond is empty.
STANDARD EXCLUSIONS: (UNLESS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN OUR SCOPE ABOVE)
Bonds, fees, permits, testing, inspections.
Professional/ Errors It Omission Insurance
Work in Inclement Weather.
Removal and disposal of buried debris.
Removal, disposal or handling of hazardous or contaminated materials. (Except as stated for relocation within proposal)
Import/Export.
Overexcavation / Recompaction of existing soil.
Work in areas that are either obstructed or not acceptable to equipment.
Dewatering, Clearing/mowing
Processing, reworking or drying of excessively wet material(i.e.; 2%over optimum).
Shrinkage crack moisture conditioning It closure.
Structural excavation and backfill.
Fencing of tree drip lines or tree protection.
Fencing or fence replacement.
Tree pruning, canopying or trimming.
Arborist.
Winter Maintenance, Erosion Control Repair.
Protection of wetlands.
JOB SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS;
DISCLAIMER OF RESPONSIBILITY
Engineering design; adequacy of existing subgrade, base or pavements; settlement, cracks, or discoloration of concrete; damage
to unmarked or concealed underground facilities; (other):
THIS PROPOSAL SUBJECT TO OUR APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS OR FUNDS SET ASIDE
In the event that it becomes necessary for Contractor, by lien or other action, to enforce collection of any amount payable by
Buyer hereunder, Buyer agrees to pay Contractor all expenses, including interest and attorney's fees, incurred in the institution
and prosecution of such action.
Contractors are required by law to be licensed and regulated by the Contractors'State License Board. Any questions concerning
the responsibilities of a contractor may be referred to the Registrar of the Board whose address is: 9835 Goethe Road,
Sacramento, CA 95827(Mailing Address: P.O. Box 26000, Sacramento, CA 95826), 916/255-3900.
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All material is guaranteed to be as specified. All work to be completed in a workmanlike manner according to standard
practices. Any alteration or deviation from above specifications involving extra costs will be executed only upon written orders,
and will become an extra charge over and above the estimate. All agreements are contingent upon strikes, accidents or delays
beyond our control. Owner(s)are to carry fire, tornado and/or any other necessary insurance. Our workers are fully covered by
Workmen's'Compensation Insurance.
Note: This proposal may be withdrawn by GCC if not accepted within 15 days.
ACCEPTANCE OF PROPOSAL:
The above prices, terms and conditions are satisfactory and are hereby accepted. You are authorized to do the work as
specified. Payment will be made as outlined above.
AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE:
Stege tfanal�
Steve Hanak, Project Manager/Estimator
Date:11/21/19
BUYER:
Signature
Name/Title/ Firm Name
Date:
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DATE: November 25, 2019
1 0: R E F:::' 11E II R E N C E:
City of Ukiah Waste Water Recycled Pond Repair
Attn:Jared Thiele
Ukiah, Ca
Based upon our research,construction experience and field site review,our cost proposal is stated
below:
Item Description Quantity Unit Unit Price Total
1 —Mobilization I LS $14,363.00 $14,363.00
2 Survey Staking 1 LS $13,500.00 $13,500.00
3 Bench Slope Excavate Soil to Top of Berm 2,160 LF $92.00 $198,720.00
4 Rebuild and Compact Slope 50,000 SF $1.25 $62,500.00
5 Subgrade Prep 10' Levee Access Road 26,000 SF $0.70 $18,200.00
6 F&P 6"Aggregate Base Rock 26,000 SF $2.00 $52,000.00
7 Reroute V-Ditch Away from Fence 100 LF $70.00 $7,000.00
8 Fill Eroded Ditch Under Fence 500 SF $16.00 $8,000.00
9 Hydroseed 50,000 SF $0.20 $10,000.00
10 Earthwork Contingency 1 LS $0.00
Total Estimate $384,283.00__,,
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• to 1: All related mobilization to complete the stated work.
• Item 2: Certified survivor to install control points, and cost for Granite Construction
grade setter to utilize GPS to calculate the existing terrain and at the end of the project to
GPS model the constructed surface.
• Item 3: Over excavate and re-compact up to 10,000 CY of existing dam material.
• Item 4: Pulling excess slope material onto the existing levee surface, compacted to
maintain a 10' +/-wide levee surface.
• Item 5: Prepare subgrade for fill material and then prepare subgrade prior to aggregate
base rock placement.
• Item 6: Furnish and install 960 ton of aggregate base rock over 26,000 SF surface.
• Item 7: Grade new 100 LF V-ditch along northern fence line.
• Item 8: Backfill existing eroded V-ditch with onsite material.
• Item 9: Hydroseeding all bare surfaces equal to 50,000 SF
• Item 10: Earthwork contingency not included this budget. This item is something that the
City of Ukiah should specify and carry. At this point there is not enough detail to
determine what a fair contingency should be.
Thank you for the opportunity to work with you on this project.
Sincerely,
Granite Construction Company
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Frank Pomilia
Senior Project Manager/Estimator
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1324 South State Street � Ukiah, CA 954,82 707,467,41.00
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Attachment 3
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH APPROVING PURSUANT TO
PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE SECTION 22050 THE EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT WITHOUT
PUBLIC BIDDING OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES TO REPAIR THE PERCOLATION POND
LEVEES AT THE CITY OF UKIAH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
WHEREAS:
1. On February 27, 2019, under the authority in Ukiah City Code Section 5125 (Ordinance No. 995,
§1), the Director of Emergency Services ("Director") proclaimed the existence of a local
emergency as a result of conditions created by the severe winter storm affecting the City of Ukiah
("City") beginning in February 2019; and
2. On March 6, 2019, City Council adopted Resolution 2019-8 ratifying the Director's February 27,
2019 proclamation of a"local emergency"and proclaimed and ordered that said local emergency
shall be deemed to continue to exist until its termination is proclaimed by the City Council; and
3. On March 20, 2019 and subsequently as necessary, City Council approved continuing of the
Local Emergency Resolution Proclamation; and
4. During the floods in February and March, the percolation pond levees at the Ukiah Wastewater
Treatment Plant ("WWTP") sustained significant damage; and
5. Repairs to the percolation pond levees were not immediately possible to high inflows and levee
inundation; and
6. Dewatering of the percolation ponds enough to fully assess the damage, solicit bids, and
schedule repairs was recently achieved; and
7. Without these ponds the WWTP cannot operate at full capacity and storage is significantly
impaired; and
8. With the onset of the high inflow season the City will need full the WWTP for have full capacity
and storage capabilities to avoid impacts to the Russian River; and
9. The City Engineer estimates that it would take 120 days to develop plans and specifications to
bid the construction work required to repair the percolation pond levees, to advertise requests
for bids, to award the bid and to commence construction and an additional 3-4 weeks to
complete the work; and
10. The need for full capacity and storage capabilities is likely to commence within sixty days and
could be sooner, depending on the weather; and
11. Under Public Contract Code Section 22050(a)(1) in the case of an emergency, the City,
pursuant to a four-fifths vote of the City Council, may repair or replace a public facility and
procure the necessary equipment, services, and supplies for those purposes, without giving
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notice for bids to let contracts; and
12. Under Public Contract Code Section 22050(a)(2) before the City Council takes such action, it
must make a finding, based on substantial evidence set forth in the minutes of its meeting, that
the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids, and that
the action is necessary to respond to the emergency;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. Based on the foregoing recitals and information, the City Council finds that an emergency condition
exists that must be repaired to avoid public health hazards that could result, if the repair work was
put out for competitive bids in compliance with the procedures required by the Uniform Construction
Cost Accounting Act.
2. The City Council authorizes the procurement of construction services to repair the percolation pond
levees at the WWTP without providing notice inviting bids.
3. The City Council authorizes the City Procurement Officer to contract with Ghilotti Construction, Inc.
to repair the backwash basins at the WWTP for a not to exceed amount of$315,620.00.
4. Awarding a contract to repair the percolation pond levees is categorically exempt from
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act as a Class 2 categorical
exemption, because it involves the replacement or reconstruction of existing utility systems and/or
facilities involving negligible or no expansion of capacity. (14 CCR§15302.)
5. The emergency action taken by this resolution shall terminate upon the City Council's approval of a
certificate of completion for the backwash basin repair work.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of December, 2019, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Maureen Mulheren, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
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Agenda Item No: 12.c.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 12/4/2019
PEAK ITEM NO: 2019-208
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SUBJECT: Review Proposed Design for the Audio/Visual Upgrade of the Council Chambers and Conference
Rooms 3 and 5
DEPARTMENT: Finance PREPARED BY: Mary Horger, Financial Services Manager, Michael Ingwell,
I.T. Manager, Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Proposed Design
Summary: Council will review the proposed design for the audio/visual upgrade of the Council Chambers and
Conference Rooms 3 and 5.
Background: The City is currently utilizing antiquated equipment in the Council Chambers, consisting of an
old computer, one stationary camera used to televise the Council meetings, and aging and failing microphone
equipment, all in desperate need of upgrading. Staff has also identified the need for upgrading Conference
Rooms 3 and 5 at the Civic Center to increase the flexibility of televising meetings from these rooms as well.
To accomplish the upgrade, Staff is approaching it in two phases. The first phase is to contract with an
audio/visual consultant to evaluate the current system and make recommendations to achieve the desired
outcomes of the upgrade based on available budgetary resources, and to prepare the necessary plans and
specifications to bid the materials and installation for the completion of the Council Chamber Audio/Visual
upgrade. The second phase would be to bid the materials and installation portion of the project. Included in
the second phase would be assistance from the designing firm to review the bids for confirming "or equal"
products, and performing a quality control review to make sure that the final, installed system is fully
operational per specifications, which would be included in the design firm's overall contract.
Discussion: On June 5, 2019, Council approved a contract with ABD Engineering & Design for design and
quality control services for the Council Chamber audio/visual upgrade project. Since that time, a project team
consisting of the City Clerk, Finance, and Information Technology have been working with the design firm to
discuss the issues, and propose solutions, to ultimately come up with a design solution that will meet the City's
and the Ukiah community's needs.
Provided as Attachment 1 is the design proposed. Staff will review with Council at the meeting the highlights
of the proposed upgrades. If satisfied with the proposal, staff will have the design firm complete the bid
specifications, which would then complete Phase 1 of this project.
Staff would then move on to Phase 2 and bid the construction portion of the project. Once bids have been
received, staff will bring back to Council for review and contract award.
Recommended Action: Review Proposed Design for the Audio/Visual Upgrade of the Council Chambers
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and Conference Rooms 3 and 5, and approve bid specifications to be developed and sent out to bid.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: N/A
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: 20822500.80220.15016: $150,000
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
FINANCING SOURCE: N/A
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A
COORDINATED WITH: N/A
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ATTACHMENT 1
ABD Engineering & Design
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September 24, 2019
Mary Horger
Procurement Manager
City of Ukiah
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Re: Council Chambers Audiovisual Replacement - Program Report & Budget (R.1.o)
1. Introduction
The following are programmatic concepts and recommendations for review and comment by City of Ukiah
stakeholders,for the audiovisual systems replacement planned for the Civic Center City Council Chambers
and associated Conference Rooms. These recommendations include options within spaces that will allow
the client to make comparison of various budget points along with capabilities, and weigh these options
against current and anticipated needs,as well as planning for interfacing to network and other technologies
present in the facility.
The format of this report includes blanket recommendations for audio and video systems, as well as
functional recommendations for each space and followed by budget estimates for each space type, as well
as any breakout options for each space—which provides alternative concepts for consideration.
2. Information Gathering
These recommendations are based upon basic identification of scope made through preliminary discussions
and a meeting held with City of Ukiah stakeholders on August 15t'', 2019 at 9AM at the Civic Center.
Attendees at these meetings included:
• Mary Horger City of Ukiah Procurement Manager
• Michael Ingwell City of Ukiah Information Technology Network Specialist
• Kristine Lawler City of Ukiah City Clerk
• Erik Geiger, CTS-D ABD Engineering& design Senior Audiovisual Consultant
Changes to the budget will refect a further refinement of scope, based upon latest drawing and design
information updating space quantities and requirements, as well as the latest pricing estimate information
from manufacturers.
The current revision to the program and budget documents (R.1.0) is presented from comments received
from Mary Horger via email on Friday September 201h, 2019.
3. Scope
The following spaces have been identified as requiring audiovisual, collaborative and conferencing,
and event capture, recording and streaming systems as part of anticipated space additions, including
integration with existing systems, servers and software platforms:
City Council Chambers—An approximately 60' by 35' wide room with a dais seating up to
seven persons facing an audience area of seating for approximately 120 persons,with an public
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podium, clerk's desk in the center radius of the dais,as well as a portable table for up to 2-3 city
employees, as well as portable furniture for use in planned and ad hoc meetings of 6 to 12
individuals—in lieu of the dais. Associated spaces include:
o AV Rack And Broadcast Production Room—Also located behind the council chambers,off an
adjoining corridor,this space houses the existing AV equipment rack, as well enterprise network
equipment, and feeds to local cable television—along with associated hardware and a demarcation
cabinet. It is intended that this space be used for all new audiovisual headend equipment.
• Other areas of project scope will include:
o Conference Rooms
■ Conference Room 3—A larger 12-18-person conference room in the main building,to
be used for internal city meetings, as well as conference calls,remote web-conferencing,
and the ability to stream meetings to the community via the public internet(using Civic
Plus cloud services).
■ Conference Room 5—A smaller 6-10-person conference room in the Annex building,to
be used for city department meetings,with the ability to support conference calls remote
web-conferencing, and the ability to stream meetings to the community via the public
internet(using Civic Plus cloud services)
o Portable Equipment—At this time the compliment of portable systems is anticipated to be
minimal and is focused on that which supports shared assistive listening functions in the facility.
These spaces as described above are treated as typical for the time being. Whereas the reader
should refer to the line-item budget estimate document appended to this report for specific room
quantities or systems numbers. As further detail is developed and confirmed,this report will
break out additional spaces from these typical descriptions to capture the minor functional
differences as established though the client.
4. Infrastructure Versus Systems Approach
The City of Ukiah should be clear about the difference between providing infrastructure and
purchasing installed systems. If proper infrastructure provisions have been made, systems and
functionality can be added later as funds become available or as emergent technologies become
available,without the need to engage in costly and often destructive renovation or adaptation of the
now existing facilities.
• Infrastructure can be thought of as part of the overall building design. What can be assumed is
that at some point in the future,the systems installed at initial building occupancy will be
replaced by updated/upgraded systems,or systems that were not accommodated by capital
budgets at the time of construction. Pathways,boxes and enclosures, and integrated network
topologies that afford the maximum flexibility for these systems show a low cost of acquisition
versus cost to add them in the future. Our value as consultant is the planning of this infrastructure
to anticipate these future needs,while effectively making use of the existing infrastructure in
place, so as to avoid costly architectural or structural modifications to the space being renovated
or upgraded.
• Systems refers to particular software applications, devices or hardware, cabling and connectivity
that are connected by the infrastructure. Systems can be thought of along the lines of FF&E or IT
hardware in a facility; various choices can be made about its quality and quantity. Systems or
components of systems can be swapped out as they become obsolete and be replaced and
upgraded,provided the infrastructure was planned to accommodate them.
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Infrastructure should be planned and included for initial occupancy,whether the audiovisual system is
purchased or not. Some equipment can be purchased for initial occupancy,while other equipment
purchases can be deferred and designated as "Future"within the documents.
We suggest that team review the information presented on two separate but related levels: the general
intent to provide infrastructure that will support audiovisual capabilities and the specific level of
initial equipment purchase versus that which is designated as "Future"to be deferred to forthcoming
capital budgets.
5. Equipment Installation Designations
This document is not a technical specification and does not provide details such as manufacturer or
model number. The information supplied is a summation to be combined with the budget material in
order to make financial and functional project and audiovisual applications decisions.
The document refers to systems as having one of the following installation designations:
• Dedicated- Systems or equipment items that are included in the current day-one project scope,to
be purchased and installed within the designated space or room,under the audiovisual bid
documents by the awarded AV contractor. Items with this designation appear as a quantity in the
budget of that space.
• Portable-indicates that the equipment is needed less frequently and can be shared between
spaces and systems and stored in a central equipment pool. Only a few items with this designation
may appear in the budget. Typically, devices such as assistive listening receivers,video-cameras
and tripods, and similar such items are designated `portable'.
• Owner Furnished or OFE- is that which is provided by the Owner or Using Agency, for user as
either personal portable devices, or for installation and integration by the AV Contractor. This
equipment is thus not part of the audiovisual program budget but is an allocation from other
FF&E or Owner's capital expenditures.
• Future- indicates that the capability may not be required initially, or the project budget may not
allow for the initial procurement under the project scope,but infrastructure and systems design
provisions should be made to accommodate the integration of the equipment or systems at some
time in the foreseeable future. Items with this designation as designated as such in the budget,
but do not present a cost within the current budget—outside of the infrastructure planning
requirements.
• Existing to Reuse/Existing to Relocate—is equipment that is currently installed within or part of
the Owner's assets,that will be removed from existing facilities or storage,turned over to the AV
Contractor for cleaning, adjustment or repair, and reinstalled under the project scope of work.
The audiovisual specifications will address how the AV Contractor is to handle such equipment—
including situations where the equipment proves unusable due to damage or obsolescence.
6. Roles of the other Trades
Typically,there are four types of contractors that have a significant role in the completion of the
audiovisual portion of a project: the general contractor(or construction manager),the electrical
contractor,the low-Voltage structured cabling contractor and the audiovisual contractor.
• The general contractor(GC or CM) provides all required structural work,wall openings,
platforms, fire prevention, safety devices, rough and finished trim,painting,plastering,patching,
acoustical treatment,HVAC(through subcontractors), as well as certain pieces of audiovisual
equipment and infrastructure,that often includes: projection screens,motorized projector and
equipment lifts and motorized hardware, in-wall enclosures and equipment ventilation pathways.
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The GC will often be responsible for coordination of millwork that includes accommodations for
AV racks and hardware and the ventilation required to cool equipment.
• The electrical contractor(EC) provides all conduits, raceway and permanently installed standard
and specialty boxes, enclosures and devices in floors,walls, and ceilings;medium-and-high-
Voltage power wiring and breaker panels,as well as hard-wiring of power to devices such as
projection screens and motorized lifts.
• The low-Voltage structured cabling contractor (L VC),who may or may not be part of or under
contract to the electrical contractor, is responsible for providing and installing all the structured
cabling to serve the information technologies network and networking systems in the facility.
This includes at horizontal and riser copper category cabling, all fiber-optic cabling,jacks,patch
panels,terminations and enclosures, as well as build-out of all IT rooms/closets and data center
facilities, and may include all open tray and pathways systems, as well as the technical grounding
systems associated with structured cabling. These systems are an integral part of current and
future audiovisual systems topologies and must be thoroughly coordinated by both the design
team prior to construction,and by the GC, EC, LVC and audiovisual contractors during
construction to ensure the appropriate integration and functionality is supported.
• The audiovisual contractor(AVC) provides a turnkey audiovisual system to the Owner. They
acquire and furnish all new audiovisual equipment;hardware, software and programming; as well
as cabling, connectors and terminations to ensure the installation of a complete and operating
system. They provide,or sub-contract for;pre-installation,on-site installation and wiring
required for the audiovisual system and systems documentation manuals for the owner. The
audiovisual contractor puts together systems from documentation produced by the audiovisual
consultant.
7. Draft Concept-Level Recommended Standards and Best Practices for
Audiovisual Systems
The audiovisual systems at the City of Ukiah Civic Center should follow the standards as established by the
Information Technologies group, as well as AVIXA/ANSI and industry best-practices in the design of the
audiovisual systems.
These standards should form a baseline for systems design in the current anticipated paradigms of the project
timeline, and should adapt and change as the project progresses,to address relevant emergent technologies and
systems as they appear in the marketplace.
Overall, systems should directly facilitate the role of the City in serving its constituency openly and
transparently with the tools available to its elected representatives and staff. These systems should do so
flexibly within the skill sets and expectations City staff and council members, and in particular the City Clerk
who will take the lead role in running these systems—as well as the Council sessions as well as other official
meetings. The skill sets of any City staff or user—including members of the general public, should never be a
limiting factor in the systems capabilities or operations but should always provide the best possible user-
experience and serve intuitive reasoning and established workflow.
Standards, as applicable to this project, should include:
7.1. Display Size & Aspect Ratio
A. Displays will make use of emissive display technology as possible, eschewing projection systems
for working environments and group sizes that allow emissive flat panel displays to be used
exclusively.
B. In presentation-oriented rooms and areas, displays should be sized to the furthest anticipated
viewing location in the room to a ratio range of 8:1 to approximately 6:1 that distance respective to
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display image height to allow for`general' and `detailed'levels of viewing of video and images, as
well as text and graphics,respectively.
C. Flat Panel Displays should anticipate a minimum of UHD(3840x2160)resolution at the time of bid,
with 1920x1080 minimum resolution, at the standard 16:9 aspect ratio for these types of displays.
1. Single-unit direct-view display types are recommended in locations where viewing
distances are 28 feet or less from the most-distant seated viewer. Distances over 28 feet
must be a projection system or an ultra-thin body array of multi-unit displays or a direct
view LED wall in locations where remote conferencing and collaboration is to be used a
majority of the time.
a. As larger than 98"flat panel displays come to market these can be evaluated in leu of
a projection system provided proper viewing distances are adhered to.
2. In many locations/systems there may be a desire to support 4k resolutions as future content
and the nature of the work may benefit from increased resolution. 4k resolution is readily
available in professional grade and consumer displays and its application will need to be
vetted with respect to the overall project budget and may be selectively applied to key
displays or rooms in the new facility.
3. Some display wall systems will achieve a higher than 4k resolution when multiple displays
are combined as described further in the report. This combined resolution will meet and
may even exceed the desired 4k resolution, even if the individual display units are not
identified as such. The goal for the systems design will be to scale or limit those ultimate
resolutions accordingly so that they will display content appropriately.
D. Projection systems should be designed to provide a minimum resolution of HD or WUXGA, sized
to a 16:9 aspect projection screen, to provide a minimum of 15:1 contrast ratio for Basic decision
making—relative to the vertical ambient illuminance at the screen: either as ambient artificial or
daylight.
1. Projection screens to be used in these applications should be tab tensioned type,motorized,
16:9 aspect ratio. Where high ambient light levels are anticipated,particularly due to day-
lighting conditions, an ambient light rejecting(ALR) screen surface will be used.
2. Projectors shall be located in a space where they can be accessible for maintenance without
the need for special personnel lifts, scaffolding or other arrangements. Where a projector
cannot be located and made easily accessible, a motorized projector lift will be used —
which may require special coordination with respect to structures,other systems and Trades
—such as fire-protection systems,HVAC,plumbing and drain conduits,electrical systems
and finishes.
3. Projectors which are to be concealed, should be housed in niches and alcoves which are
either large enough to facilitate convective airflow and support the active airflow pathway
of the projector,or be integrated in the HVAC systems or zones in a way that will support
the cooling requirements of the manufacturer.
7.2. Video Sources & Signal Transport
A. Hard connections should be provided at the following locations:
1. One shared per every two (2)dais seats
2. One at the podium
3. Two (2)at the clerk's position
4. One at each conference table(or)conference room surface
Which will allow for direct connection of sources such as laptops and user devices. Though it is
anticipated that the primary means of connection to display devices will often be wireless in nature,
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a wired connection provides a reliable backup to the wireless systems and simple means of
connecting to the room for those that prefer the simplicity and security of a wired connection.
B. These connections points should be planned in wall-mounted locations or in furniture, and
anticipates use of existing in-floor or floor box connectivity at all fixed and even some instances of
movable furniture. Only in cases where an open floor workspace is planned will in-floor
connectivity be considered acceptable in place of tabletop connectivity.
C. Hard connections should accommodate only digital outputs from source devices.
1. HDMI is recommended for high-resolution digital signals, as it is currently to most
common connection found on user/consumer equipment and may be readily adapted to
other less-common or emerging formats such as USB Type-C,Apple Thunderbolt,Display
Port, and using simple passive or active adaptors.
2. It is anticipated that the program audio from sources devices will be embedded in the
HDMI signal.
3. Hard Connections at tabletop surfaces should be provided with a flush-mounted, in table
service box providing captive cable connections, as well as 120 Volt and 5 Volt USB
power, including provisioning of USB Type-C connections, providing up to 30-45 Watts
of power—depending upon configuration of the in-table services used.
D. Wireless presentation capabilities have been requested by the staff and should be provided in each
space as defined in the next section. This technology allows end-users to display content from their
own source devices -including smart-phones and tablet devices, to present multimedia content on
the room display through the enterprise Wi-Fi network,as well as in some instances offer advanced
mirroring and collaborative capabilities,and even cloud-based document and media access and web-
conferencing services, such as Zoom conference (as supported by IT-Services) as well as Google
Hangouts and Skype.
1. Advanced wireless presentation systems that ABD would recommend the facility test and
consider offer simplified connectivity and advanced features as described above. These
include:
a) Mersive Solstice Pod An embedded Android-based wireless presentation device that
supports all major OS types, provides a dual-NIC for both enterprise and guest network
integration, as well as dual-outputs to support multi-screen or multiple destination
applications
b) Crestron AirMedia 300
c) Extron ShareLink 1000
E. A Video-Over-IP platform should be used for all larger-scale systems in the facility, such as the
flexible input/output locations in the Commons. This type of systems allows for the input,
routing/matrixing, sidechain processing, and output of signals using a standard TCP/IP Ethernet
networking topology, including use of standardized managed IP edge and aggregation switching,
routers and hardware. These applications anticipate the ultimate pathway AV technologies will
migrate over the next couple of years as IP transport overtakes HD-Base-T and other proprietary
UTP and fiber based serial transport technologies.
F. HD-Base-T signal transport is recommended to be used for all interconnection of audiovisual
systems in head-end rack-only systems or smaller room-only systems in the facility. This
technology has been well established in the industry and used in public and municipal buildings for
over a decade.
1. The digital transport system should utilize F/UTP network cabling, such as Category 6A
cable, as the physical transport medium. This cabling infrastructure is not anticipated to
be part of the enterprise network, but will function as its own proprietary system within
each room. This system will minimize infrastructure size requirements by combining
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signal types— analog and digital video, analog and digital audio, and AV control signals
onto a single cable.
2. Though current audiovisual transport is based upon HD-Base-T, it should be anticipated
that the future of media transport will further migrate to IP network standards as those
technologies discussed above, as the technology proliferates and commoditizes toward
smaller systems and spaces.
3. Network connectivity should be planned for day-one to accommodate H.264 IP streaming
for recording and multicast distribution services(currently supported by the school and its
online learning options), as well as to accommodate IP network distribution - which is
anticipated to eventually be the replacement for HD-Base-T transport topologies as
discussed above.
G. Streaming/Recording and Web-Conferencing:
1. Web-conferencing is a requirement within the project, but consideration should be given
to conferencing systems as described in the room sections. Web-conferencing solutions
will include integration of systems traditionally associated with standards-based
conferencing, and bridged to a room PC or dedicated bridging appliance - which will be
the hosting device for the web-conferencing software platforms used. In smaller rooms,
USB cameras and USB microphones will be connected directly to a user laptop or
dedicated room PC - allowing for economical deployment of web-conferencing, where
other applications are not required.
2. There is a desire to support two modes of conferencing in spaces,using both a room-based
PC (clerk's), as well as providing the necessary interfaces to allow end-user devices,
running client software and using a personal identity, to connect to the microphones,
speakers, display and camera in the room for conferencing applications. Both modes are
desired and should be supported.
3. The City is currently using a service called Civic Plus to provide recording, streaming,
archiving, as well as agenda,vote tally, and minutes compiling services to the City. This
service relies upon a web-interface to cloud-services hosting by Civic Plus, as well as
audiovisual ingest for recording/streaming/archiving through an AV to H.264 encoding
appliance. The current encoder in use by the City is a Matrox unit recommended by Civic
Plus,but it does not allow for local recording/capture,nor does it support encoding of dual
sources — such as simultaneous room video and presentation content, processed into a
picture-in-picture(PIP)or picture-by-picture view.
a) ABD recommends replacing the Matrox encoder unit with a comprehensive encoder
that support both encoding of dual video/content sources, along with audio sources, and
supports simultaneous live streaming and recording to a local flash drive. This until will
allow control interface to the clerk, through their local touch panel, for `start', `stop',
`pause'functions, as well as selection of content source presentation(PIP mode), and will
supplement the web-interface provided as part of the Civic Plus service. Viable substitutes
for the Matrox encoder, as verified through Civic Plus,include:
(1) Extron SMP 351 Streaming Media Processor:
(2) Epiphan Pearl Mini
(3) Matrox Monarch L C S
b) The cost for each of these,when compared with the base Matrox Monarch HD
suggested by Civic Plus,would be about:
(1) $1,500 more for the Matrox LCS
(2) $1,700 more for the Epiphan
(3) $2,800 more for the Extron device
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7.3. Audio Systems
Audio systems in the spaces should be designed to maximize intelligibility of speech in meeting and
conferencing applications, as well as in recording/streaming and playback operations. In addition, systems
should support quality reproduction of program audio and associated low-level background music that
accompanies video content. To suit these requirements,we recommend the following be implemented:
A. Audio processing DSP processors with echo-cancellation (or appliances with built-in soft-codec
support should include the appropriate AEC) should be provided in all systems and spaces where
conferencing is to take place — and need to include the appropriate Civic Center-compatible SIP
interface. DSP systems should also be used with systems which incorporate streaming or recording.
B. Microphones will be provided as required to serve the following functions:
1. Voice reinforcement of speech at podium and dais seats
2. Capture of speech in conferencing, streaming and recording
3. Input to assistive listening systems as required by ADA-2010 to support accessibility
C. Microphones should be provided,as dictated by room size and function,to serve either conferencing
function,voice reinforcement function,or both—as identified by room type. Specific requirements
for microphones should be identified by function:
1. Wireless microphones should be provided for presenters in both voice-reinforcement and
conferencing settings. Systems should consist of a clip-on lavaliere (or head-worn skin-
tone matched)microphone and belt-pack transmitter unit with a compliment of hand-held
wireless units for use in the conference center with audience members.
2. Microphones for in-room conferencing, recording and monitoring applications should be
of a single or multi-element ceiling pendant-mounted type,to allow for pick-up of all seated
participants in a room without the need for tabletop or body-worn microphones. It should
also be noted that these microphones are for providing audio to the far-end of a conference
ONLY, and are not suitable for in-room mix-minus voice reinforcement applications.
D. Spaces should be provided with the following connectivity to serve outside media organizations:
1. At the most basic level, the space should be provided with audio and video feeds for
Comcast Public Access and recording/streaming devices.
2. Also, public media feeds will include a combination of XLR-male outputs from a fixed
wall panel or portable distribution box—that connects to a single point at the wall.
E. It has been determined that by the size and nature of application of AV in all spaces in the facility
that assistive listening systems will be required as per the 2010 ADA and noted by space-type.
1. The baseline required systems for identified spaces should be basic infrared (IR) type
systems to economically support the ADA guidelines.
2. An alternate system using the building Wi-Fi,on a dedicated local access point,which will
allow the hearing-impaired to use their own Wi-Fi enabled devices and ear buds or
headphones,to receive in-room audio. These units are finding acceptance as they address
end-user avoidance of"house"provided listening assistance receivers and earphones due
to concerns regarding hygiene and visibility or perceived`awkwardness'with typical AL S
devices. In order to meet the intent of equal access in the ADA requirements,this system
would be considered `supplementary'to the IR system noted above.
7.4. Audiovisual Control Systems
Integrated controls are anticipated to be provided for each system in the facility,no matter how complex or
simple,to allow a fixed straightforward and intuitive user interface for the most often and most critical
functions of each system in each space:
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A. Control systems should provide control of not only audio and video systems within a space, but
allow integrated control of other in-room systems, such as room lighting. These items will require
coordination between ABD,the AV Contractor's sub, and the City's Facilities staff.
B. The control systems software and programming,including all source code files,as well as compiled
code,operating systems and source content/image files,will become the property of the City as per
the audiovisual specification to be issued as part of the RFP.
C. Where available, all control system functions should be provided with software to allow emulation
of the in-room control interface on user-devices such as tablets (iOS or Android) or smart phones.
Typically,these systems will also include a dedicated touchpanel control at a wall or table,or in the
main equipment rack to allow for a'master control'location, should a wireless user-device not be
present or active when needed.
1. In larger spaces where public presentations and events are to take place, a secondary
location should be provided in the room for connection of a remote touchpanel for
operation by technical support staff.
D. In smaller rooms and systems—such as conference rooms and huddle spaces,the basic nature of the
systems being provided precludes the use of a dedicated touchpanel for control. ABD recommends
that a simple wall mounted button control be provided adjacent to the display system for basic user
controls such as system `on/off', input source selection, volume `up/down/mute' and other basic
functions and provide for emulation of these functions on user-devices such as tablets and smart
phones.
E. Where possible, AV control systems should utilize IP network communications and integration,
which may be leveraged with the City's IT department, or the supporting AV Integrator (or a
managed services firm)to allow remote management, support and diagnostics.
7.5. Supporting Functionality & Integrated Systems
ABD recommends the following be taken into consideration during the design process to ensure the highest
level of integration and functionality within each space equipped with audiovisual systems:
A. Room lighting control should be integrated with the audiovisual control systems to allow seamless
one-push or macro control of lighting alongside audiovisual settings or modes. This will include
replacement of any non-controlled switches in the space(s) with control-integrated switching and
dimming modules—which will allow control of the room lighting from a single point,and retain the
wall-switches necessary for ordinary control of lighting.
B. Network integration: The ABD audiovisual team will work with the IT-Services team to coordinate
the provision of network infrastructure to support current,as well as anticipated future requirements
for network connectivity—for applications such as hardware monitoring and management, as well
as local and enterprise conferencing,media streaming and recording,and basic systems control and
integration. Our design will reflect these requirements at each location based on equipment and
application.
C. The planning of the intended installation and cutover will need to be carefully planned to allow for
use of the space during installation and demolition—by either providing temporary back-up systems,
or by providing a cutover of less than four weeks from demolition to commissioning of new systems.
ABD recommends soliciting solutions from each Bidder with options for comparison of costs and
downtime—for selection by the City upon award after careful evaluation by ourselves with the City
stakeholders.
D. Modifications to the room furniture, finishes and millwork necessary to the integration of
audiovisual systems and controls will need to be coordinated with and provided under the scope of
the AV Contractor,through their provisioning under a subcontract and appropriate subcontractor(s),
to ensure a coordinated turnkey system to the City.
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E. The systems as specified in the forthcoming RFP will include a one-year end-to-end warranty that
includes extension of non-one-year manufacturer warranties at the AV Contractor's expense,as well
as `loaner' replacement equipment during service or replacement calls. This warranty will also
include at least two (2)preventative maintenance visits during the first year,with optional pricing
specified for extended service agreements to provide 2nd 3rd and 5t'year agreements beyond the
first year included per the specification.
F. Owner training will be included in the specification to address no less than 12 hours of owner
training, broken into no less than 2-hour sessions—which can be tailored to segments of the City
staff supporting different functions(i.e.—Clerk training,IT training, Councilmember training, staff
training,etc...)
8. Audiovisual Space and Functional Requirements
It is the intent of this program that all existing audiovisual systems are beyond the useful life
of their individual components as well as the combined functions required of a modern
municipal council chambers. Therefore, ABD is recommending the"forklift" replacement of
all existing audiovisual equipment, as well as related interfaces and hardware. The
recommended replacement will include:
8.1. City Council Chambers
A. Functional Requirements:
1. Support for current format of City Council meetings:
a) A seven(7) seat dais for the following:
(1) Five(5)elected officials at dais,plus
(2) A City Attorney (1)
(3) A City Manager(1)
b) The City Clerk is seated at a table in front of the dais, acting in the role of meeting
recorder and moderator
c) A table at the side of the dais provides two(2)seats for City staff, as needed,on a
rotating basis.
d) A single-person podium,in front of the dais,for the testimony of the members of the
public.
e) An audience of up to 120 in fixed seating,with additional overflow supported by
operable partition walls behind the audience, allowing additional room for expanded
audiences standing or in portable seats.
I) Integration with the current Comcast cable television uplink,to provide a public
access broadcast,which will require feeds to and from the room audiovisual systems
for:
(1) Ingest of room audio for broadcast
(2) Ingest of presented content for broadcast
(3) Output of room camera feeds for broadcast,
g) Integration of room cameras,content and audio for encoding for streaming and
recording, as part of the City's Civic Plus cloud services platform: as well as us of
these sources for image magnification(I-mag),recording and streaming by the City
2. Support for non-council meetings,using portable furniture to provide ad-hoc meeting and
non-council format meetings,with use of unified-conferencing(UC)/web-conferencing, as
well as audio-conferencing and presentation.
3. Support for public events,where presentation of films and video projects, as well as talks
by presenters may be supported for an audience of up to 120-200 persons.
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4. Presentation of high-definition content: Graphics, spreadsheets,photographs and
presentations of still imagery and high-definition video
a) Display of content from wired connections in the room,including:
(1) HDMI inputs between each pair of seats of the dais
(2) A Room computer located at the Clerk's desk, as well as an additional HDMI
input for the Clerk's laptop or accessory computer for public use with flash
drives and the like
(3) HDMI input at the podium for use by a public presenter lacking the ability to
use the wireless presentation appliance
(4) HDMI input at the City Staff table,for presentation from City Staff members
b) Display of content from wireless presentation device by either dais members,or from
the public podium, -as moderated by the clerk or councilor.
c) Displayed content must be visible not only to the audience in the room,but also
visible to each person seated at the dais,through their own personal monitor if
possible.
5. Audio quality is paramount, and must be unified with Conferencing and AV room systems
6. Voice-lift for public presenters,using wireless microphones-including lavaliere,handheld
and tabletop panel-discussion units
7. Voice-lift for members of the Council and those seated at the dais,including legal counsel,
City Manager and other members of the City staff.
a) The microphone systems should include buttons to allow push-to-mute,momentary
switches to allow sidebar conversations by those seated at the dais,with moderator
control by the Clerk, as well as Clerk control of the public podium microphone, and
wireless units in operation.
b) The microphone systems should also support a mix-minus audio feed to the base
speaker units,to allow those at the dais to hear the amplified audio from the other
microphones in the room, and not rely upon the room speakers,which are intended for
the public to hear intelligible audio.
8. Recording and streaming of sessions and events,using in-room cameras.
a) Recordings must be able to be paused via the Secretary's controls at points within the
meeting without resetting the recording or beginning a new recording. Record files
must be a single contiguous file with pauses retained.
9. Provision of audio and video feeds to CVTV,including room microphone mixes and source
content as displayed on the room display,for switching and mixing into the CVTV
production by CVTV staff.
10. Media feeds at the back of room spaces for press and mass-media ingest of audio for live
and recorded use.
B. Display
1. Provision of four(4)LCD flat panel displays,two (2) 98"diagonal or larger in the corners
of the front of the room,behind the dais,with additional(2)75"diagonal displays on the
side walls in the center of the audience area—to allow improved viewing of detailed
information such as tables and spreadsheets.
2. Provision of one(1)ceiling mounted projector and motorized projection screen,centered
above and behind the dais, sized to allow good viewing of detailed content and non-council
meeting event content. The motorized screen may be a contoured-case surface mount
model,or may be cut into the existing ceiling angled-soffit. The screen should clear the
tops of the dais seats and provide a centered image that caters to the seated audience area,
but may also be used for non-council meetings and UC/web-conferencing.
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3. [OPTION B]Provision of a new 110"diagonal(up to 120"diagonal)direct view ultra-
thin-bezel 2x2 (2-units high by 2-units wide)display wall system. (Refer to budget item
Option B)
4. Provision of seven(7)total, 19"-21"diagonal low-profile monitors at the dais positions.
Monitors should support a minimum of HD resolution(1920x1080) and brightness of no
less than 350 nits. Monitors may be cut-into the dais top to allow for clear line of sight over
the dais front to the audience.
C. Video
1. Video switching,routing and processing using an IP-based system of input and output
encoders.
a) A single encoder should be used at the dais,with a small switcher local to the dais to
economize on the up to four(4)inputs of which only one will be used at a time.
(1) Each HDMI input at the dais and podium will also have an attached adaptor to
allow use of mini and micro-HDMI source connections, as well as Display Port
(DP)connections.
b) A separate set of encoders at the Clerk's desk should be provided for the Clerk's
computers and laptop input.
c) An encoder for the Podium location and City Staff table,one per
d) A decoder for each of the following:
(1) Feed to the Comcast system
(2) Room displays(flat panel displays(4) and Projector(1))
(3) Dais displays,with distribution amplifiers to send decoded signal to all seven(7)
monitors.
2. Wall-mounted pan-tilt-zoom(PTZ)cameras(2),one mounted at the back of the room for
capture of the dais,with a second camera at the side of the dais for capture of presenters
and audience, and also to be used for web-conferencing
a) [OPTION Al]A third PTZ auto-tracking camera at the side of the room,facing the
dais obliquely,to provide quartering and close-in views of councilmembers and
presenters. This camera would rely upon software running on a local VM-Ware
server to provide the tracking intelligence.
3. In-room dedicated computer to support presentation and web-conferencing,with
appropriate hardware to facilitate remote use of KVM functions,or wireless keyboard&
mouse.
4. Stand-alone capture hardware for streaming and recording of events. This hardware will
also provide a RTSP protocol H.264 streamed output to the Civic Plus cloud platform used
by the City—as described in Section 7 of this report.
5. AV bridging hardware to interface a dedicated web-conferencing PC computer to
audio/video systems in room.
6. An in-room wireless presentation appliance to allow display of content from user device
over the in-room Wi-Fi
D. Audio
1. Networked audio routing and processing DSP unit,in equipment rack,with built-in SIP
interface for VoIP conference calling. This DSP will provide the necessary processing of
room sources as well as providing the required outputs to not just the room,but to the
Comcast feed for their broadcasts.
2. One(1)wireless handheld microphone
3. One(1)wireless lavaliere microphone&belt-pack transmitter
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4. Two(2)tabletop"puck"wireless microphones for use with 6-12 person conferences,
including UC web-conferencing
5. Wireless microphone antenna distribution with ceiling antennae
6. Ten(10)table-top gooseneck microphones with built-in mix-minus monitor loudspeakers
for use at the dais(7),the staff table(1) and the podium(1), as well as the moderator unit
(1) at the Clerk's position. These microphone systems will each feature push-to-mute(or
push-to-talk,in the case of the Staff table)buttons to allow side-bar conversations,which
may otherwise we controlled or overridden by the Clerk through the moderator functions of
their delegate unit or through their control panel.
a) [OPTION A2]—Replacement of wired gooseneck conference&delegate type units
with a wireless system of microphones and speaker bases,with host master control
unit in the equipment rack,as well as charging and storage bases. See budget Option
A2 for cost over base cost for wired system.
7. Four(4)ceiling pendant microphones to support larger UC web-conferencing sessions, as
well as to pick-up and record audience and media statements not made at the room podium.
8. A pair of high-quality columnar loudspeakers,one mounted to each side of the dais,to
provide voice and program audio reinforcement to the audience,with required amplifier in
the equipment rack.
9. ADA 2010 required assistive listening systems(ALS),including:
10. ADA compliant IR emitter unit at ceiling with input from audio DSP, and accompanying
required IR receiver units with matching earphones and required T-coil neck loops
11. Wi-Fi ALS transmitter and interface,for integration to local Wi-Fi AP for guest access and
use with personal smartphones and earbuds or Bluetooth capable prescriptive hearing aids.
12. Media feed panel(s)at the rear of the room to provide balanced XLR-3m audio connections
to outside media organizations during meetings and events. The panel should be remotely
powered and require no local support other than connecting audio input devices provided
by the media organizations themselves.
E. Control & Miscellaneous
1. Integrated room control,with a control processor controlled by tabletop touch panel or
accessory tablets/laptops, such as iOS devices.
a) [OPTION C]—Addition of integrated room lighting control systems—replacing the
wall switches(4-total,with two (2) 120 Volt dimmers, and(2)277 Volt on/off
switches),with an integrated lighting control processor/dimmer and associated low-
Voltage wall switches,which will allow integrated control of lighting from the room
touch panel(s)or tablet devices. Refer to budget section"Option C".
2. Touchpanel control of room functions,with base costs providing a 7"-10" size touchpanel.
Touchpanel control of the AV systems will include:
a) Room power on/off with standby
b) Selection of active video input to the displays or projector, as well as Civic Plus and
Comcast
c) Control of session recording and streaming(outside of Civic Plus),with simple `start',
`stop', `pause' and `write/publish' controls.
d) Control of the audio-conferencing devices,including moderator control of the dais
and podium microphones
e) Audio volume controls, as well as basic controls for the audio when used with the UC
web-conferencing PC in the room
I) [Under OPTION C] Control of the lighting presets,in a fixed number of scenes for
recall
ABD Engineering&Design'Architectural Acoustics'AV Design'Noise and Vibration
321 SW 4th Avenue,Suite 700,Portland,OR 97204
124 Fulton Street East,Second Floor,Grand Rapids,MI 49503
Phone(866)272-9778'v*vw.abdengineering.com
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g) Presets for non-Council meetings and events,with the following opening page
options:
(1) Council Meeting
(2) Non-Council Meeting(non-dais,tabled meeting)
(3) Public Event(Presentation,without recording or streaming)
3. Emulation of touchpanel controls using a portable device(s),such as iPad and iPhone or
Windows PC.
4. Equipment rack located in adjacent Control Room, allowing easy tech support and access
5. An IP PoE network switch, 1 GB,with stackable SFPs and a minimum of 24 PoE+ports for
use with the audiovisual systems. ABD will need to coordinate the purchase of this switch
with the City—to either be owner-furnished or purchased by the audiovisual integrator.
6. Sizing and planning of systems to allow for extension to/from and integration with any
existing or future Emergency Operations Centers(EOC)
8.2. Conference Rooms 3 & 5
A. Functional Requirements:
1. Presentation of high-definition content: Graphics, spreadsheets,photographs and
presentations of still imagery and high-definition video
• Display of content from wireless presentation device by any participants in the room
• Display of content through wired connection at the boardroom table,using captive
cable in recessed box
2. Video and audio teleconferencing using web based UCC/UC platforms
3. Recording and streaming of meetings,using in-room UCC camera,to Civic Plus using a
dual-channel,dual-input encoder
B. Display
1. Large flat panel display (1 per room—a 75"in Conference 3 and a 65"in Conference 5),
wall mounted above the existing credenza unit(credenza to be reused)
C. Video
1. Simple auto-switcher for selection of inputs to display—table HDMI,wireless,in-room PC
2. Wall-mounted fixed zoom camera for capture of attendees for web-conferencing,streaming
and recording
3. In-room dedicated computer to support presentation and web-conferencing,with
combination wireless keyboard/trackpad for control
4. In-room streaming encoder/recorder for capture of meetings and presentations for editing
and redistribution, as well as live streaming through the Civic Plus cloud service.
• It is the assumption of this report that the Civic Plus cloud services support of
streaming to public viewers includes the appropriate multicast reflector services—which
are not included as part of this report or attached budget.
5. In-room wireless presentation appliance to allow display of content from user device over
the in-room Wi-Fi
6. Captive HDMI cable at tabletop,fed through recessed in-table box,for connection of
laptops or HDMI sources.
D. Audio
1. One(1)(Two(2)in Conference 3)multi-element pendant ceiling microphones
2. USB audio bridging device for UCC interface to room PC,with Bluetooth capability for
use in bridging audio calls from laptops or smartphones
ABD Engineering&Design'Architectural Acoustics'AV Design'Noise and Vibration
321 SW 4th Avenue,Suite 700,Portland,OR 97204
124 Fulton Street East,Second Floor,Grand Rapids,MI 49503
Phone(866)272-9778'v*vw.abdengineering.com
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3. Stereo soundbar type loudspeakers and amplifier for program and conferencing audio
support
4. Wi-Fi ALS transmitter&ceiling-mounted antenna.Portable basic smartphones,earphones
and T-coil loops for checkout from staff as needed
5. [OPTION D]—Addition of SIP dialer interface to room(DSP Processor)to support VOIP
calls without the need for a 3 d party softphone or user smartphone to interface to room via
the UC interface or through Bluetooth. Refer to"Option D"in the budget document.
E. Control & Miscellaneous
1. Wall mounted touchpanel control panel/processor unit for basic control of display power,
input select force,volume and muting controls. All other room control will be through the
PC computer and wireless keyboard/trackpad
2. Equipment will be mounted behind the display in an in-wall enclosure, as well as rear-
mount hardware and devices mounted on the underside of the table or within pedestal legs.
Additional equipment requirements would make use of existing credenza units
8.3. Portable Equipment
A. Functional Requirements:
1. Portable `pool' equipment for flexible use, as needed, across the facility
B. Display
1. None
C. Video
1. None
D. Audio
1. Assistive listening devices—which will include IR belt-pack receivers as well as earphone
and T-coil neck-loop accessories, along with rechargers and cords
E. Control & Miscellaneous
1. Owner Furnished tablet devices for control panel functions,as noted in other sections
2. Owner Furnished in-room PC computers for Clerk's functions as well as web-
conference/UC functions in Conference Rooms
ABD Engineering&Design'Architectural Acoustics'AV Design'Noise and Vibration
321 SW 4th Avenue,Suite 700,Portland,OR 97204
124 Fulton Street East,Second Floor,Grand Rapids,MI 49503
Phone(866)272-9778'v*vw.abdengineering.com
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9. Audiovisual Planning Budget
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Project Total —Council Chambers $137,500 up to $61,309<-Revised
in program
Project Total —City Conference Rooms $41,262 $2,618 budget
spreadsheet.
*See Appendix Summary Sheet for itemization of options
Refer to the attached appendix budget summary and worksheets which provide more room-by-
room, system-by-system pricing breakdown, as well as a basic outline of device types and
quantities which though not an explicit design, should provide additional clarification of
programmatic intent and capabilities for more technically inclined readers.
The above recommendations address only the audiovisual guidelines for the building. Other
requirements, such as ceiling heights, room lighting, automation systems, sightlines, building
codes, life safety, ventilation, etc., will require further study and coordination and should be
examined for compatibility with our recommendations.
If you have any questions, please call.
Sincerely,
Erik J Geiger, CTS-D
Senior Audiovisual Consultant AV Practice Leader
ABD Engineering&Design'Architectural AcousticsAV Design'Noise and Vibration
321 SW 4th Avenue,Suite 700,Portland,OR 97204
124 Fulton Street East,Second Floor,Grand Rapids,MI 49503
Phone(866)272-9778'vwwv.abdengineering.com
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DISPLAY SYSTEMS
Projectors Video Data Projector Metlium Venue 21,8-101, $ 11,500 1
Proector Mount-Ceilin surface with access. $ 280 1
Pro ector Mount-Ceilin r ssetl service box $ 150
All non-21-23"Monitorfor LederNPresenter/Dias $ 280 7
signage 65"Flat Panel with speaker $ 1,850
tlisplays 55"Flat Panel Display-Thin Bezel for Arra/Vitleo-wall $ 4,235 4
assumed tO be 75"Flat Panel With Speak ers $ 2,250 2
assu resot beoin 86"Flat Panel Wtlh S eakers $ 5,649
98"Flat Panel With Speakers $ 7,950 2 -1
Surface mount for Flat Panel Display $ 285 4 -1
IMountinc System for Flat Panel Display Wall COST PER DISPLA $ 650 4
SUBTOTAL
VIDEO SYSTEMS
Video/Audio Distribution Amplifier-1x6 $ 650 1 1
Video
over IP Encoder OR Decoder with two RJ45 network ports(one POE),
IR,serial,balancetl autlio,1 HDMI video
connections $ 1,050 5 1 1 Held over from Base B
HD-Base-T Vi so over IP Encoder/Decoder with SFP,RJ45(with POE)port,IR,KVM-Over-
IP,serial,balanced audio,VGA,and HDMI video connections $ 1,750
24-ort Marta etl Switch 500 series POE $ 2,600 OFE
24-ort Nana etl Switch Enter rise 2950 series POE $ 7,800
Video/Audio Switcher,Small 4xl HDBTPair behind tlis la/untlertable $ 1,300
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VTC Type HD Fixed UCC Camera-with USE 3 output $ 900
Systems Unified conferencing bridge,for non-VTC supported web/soft-conferencing
a lications USB-tO-PCS e,GOto Meetin,etc.. $ 2,490
OFE PC for tletlicatetl UnAietl Conferancin wiWira ass ke bit/mouse $ 750 OFE
Endpoint Input Cubby/C0 necction box,ftushmouM,and cables(HDMI,USB-Type C
Connectivity wr,etc... $ 675 4
PC input wall-panel,below display direct connection $ 200
SUBTOTAL
AUDIO SYSTEMS
Digital AES Wireless HantlHeltl Microphone or Gooseneck Table Conferencin Mic $ 950 3
Encryptad Wireless Lavaliere Micro hone $ 1,050 1
Wireless tableto neck mic&base, ortable with char in base $ 1,650
Tableto Wiretl Dele ate Unit-Gooseneck+S eaker Unit $ 855 9 -9
Chairperson TabletopWired Delegate Unit-Gooseneck+S eaker Unit $ 1,435 1 -1
Tablet o Wireless De ate Micro hone&Base-Gooseneck&S eaker $ 1,715 10
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Microphones 2
Char in Station for Wireless Cont Units+S are Batteries $ 1,500 1
Conference Master Control Unit-Rackmount $ 1,075 1 -1
Wireless Conferencia Access Point AP-Dante su ort of 1251/0 $ 3,575 1
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w/o ante/AVB Steerable Micro hone Arra-Extension Mic $ 850 4
USE
Conterencin m ro hones w/m ker/AEC&Extension $ 950
Dante Digital Networked Audio DSP/Mixer-DaMe/AVB+SIPNOIP tlialemmemace $ 31
850 1
interfaces 12 XLR-3 out Media Feed Panel-Wall Mounted,Flush $ 850 1
Amplification Am lifer,2-t0annelmitl-ow $ 1,200 1
Am lifer,Stereo mini mer ount $ 350
Program Speaker,hi h-ualitflat-panel-disiplay type,stereo pair $ 650
Loudspeakers Ceiling Speaker,8"voice&BGM-in hi h-Ceilin mi h-ow $ 490 2+Existing to Reuse
Column Speaker Hi h-ower fulF 92 a unit with 20-tle re vertical pa tern $ 900 2
Assistive Lis'anin S tem-ADA re'tl:RF/FM s tem with antennae $ 1,050 1
Assistive Listening over WiFi-in interface to enter rise A s $ 385 1
Assistive Listening Receiver-RF/FM receiver with neck-loop/headphone $ 185 Portable
SUBTOTAL
CONTROL SYSTEMS&ANCILLIARY DEVICES
Control System $ 1,600 1
Li Min Control Interface Motlule $ 550 1
Lighting Control Dimmer Module-120/277 V-1600 VA $ 300 2
Li Min Control Switch Module-120/277 V-2500VA $ 150 2
E ui meIRack,Com tete 44RU $ 2,500 1
Hartlware,Cable,Connectors,Panels etc. $ 100 18 15
Rack Power Contlitionin antl UPS $ 550 1
Simple Button Wall Control Panel-Room NO ControVProcessor $ 550
Sim Ie Button Wall Control Panel-Room ControVProcessor $ 685
Wireless Tablet Control-MS Surface Pro-3 or!OS Device $ 850OFE
Small 6-8"tabletop touch anel-wiretl $ 1,850
Small 6-8"Flush wall mouMetl touch anel-wiretl $ 1,300
Medium 10"-12"tableto touch anel-wiretl,o erators $ 2,200 1
SUBTOTAL
BASEBUILDING-AV RELATED COSTS
Video,Mic&Portable Audio Source in M late itleo rah $ 150 2
Media Feed Panels-Dante,12-XLR-3M out,POE Power $ 1,650 Portable
Front Screen,Electric Small Venue recessed $ 3,600
Front Screen,ElectricMetlium Venue re ssetl $ 4,750 1
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SUBTOTAL
SUMMARY OF COSTS
Display Systems $ 1,960 $ 21,540 $ 11,780 $ $ $ 11,305 $
VitleoS terns $ 20,710 $ 1,700 $ 1,050 $ 7,500 $ $ $
AutlioS terns $ 30,790 $ $ $ $ 12,020 $ $
Misc&Control Systems $ 8,650 1$ $ $ $ $ $ 2,950
TOTAL Equipment Costs $ 62,110 $ 23,240 $ 12,830 1$ 7,500 $ 12,020 $ 11,305 $ 2,950
Non-E ui ment Estimate LaborAnstallation $ 22,360 $ 8,366 $ 4,619 $ 2,700 $ 4,327 $ 4,070 $ 1,062
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Total AV Contra $ 84,470 $ 31,606 $ 17,449 $ 10,200 $ 16,347 $ 15,375 $ 4,012
Baselbuilding AV related Costs $ 300 $ $ 4,750 1$ $ $ $
TOTAL COST PER ROOM $ 84,770 $ 31,606 $ 22,199 1$ 10,200 1$ 16,3471$ 15,3751$ 4,012
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Projectors Video Data Projector Metlium Venue 2k 8-10k $ 11,500
Projector Mount-Ceilin surface with access. $ 280
Projector Mount-
Ceiling recessed service box $ 150
All non-21-23"Monitor for Lectem/P esenter/Dias $ 280
signage 65"Flat Panel with speakers $ 1,850 1
tlisplays 55"Flat Panel Display-Thin Bezel for Arra/Vitleo-wall $ 4,235
metl to be 15"Flat Panel With Speakers $ 2,250 1
as k resoto b 86"Flat Panel With Speakers $ 5,649
98"Flat Panel With Speakers $ 7,950
Surface mount for Flat Panel Display $ 285 1 1
IMounting System for Flat Panel Display Wall COST PER DISPLA $ 650
SUBTOTAL
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Video/Audio Distribution Amplifier-lx6 $ 650
Video over IP Encoder OR Decoder with two RJ45 network ports(one POE)..
IR,serial,balanced audio,1 HDMI video
connections $ 1,050
HD-Base-T Vi so over IP Encoder/Decoder with SFP,RJ45(with PoE)port,IR,KVM-over-
IP,serial,balanced audio,VGA,and HDMI video connections $ 1,750
24-ort Mana etl Switch 500 series POE $ 2,600 1
24-ort Mana etl Swatch Enter rise 2950 series PoE $ 7,800
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HD PTZ Camee-Auto-Tracking unit with software for Vmware $ 7,500
VTC Type HD Fixed UCC Camera-with USE 3 output $ 900 1 1
Systems Untried conferencing britlge,for non-VTC supponetl web/soft-conferencing
a ,;cations USB-to-PCS e,Goto Meetin,etc.. $ 2,490 1 1
OFE PC for dedicated Untied Conferencing wiWireless ke bit/mouse $ 750 OFE OFE
Endpoint Input Cubby/Connecction box,ftushmoum,and cables(HDMI,USB-Type C
Connectivity wr,etc...) $ 675
PC input wall-panel,below display direct connection $ 200
SUBTOTAL
AUDIO SYSTEMS
Digital AES Wireless HantlHeM Micro hone or Gooseneck Table Conferencin Mic $ 950
Encrypted Wireless Lavaliere Micro hone $ 1,050
Wireless tableto neck mic&base, onab,e with char in base $ 1,650
Tableto Wiretl Delegate ate Unit-Gooseneck+S Baker Unit $ 855
Chair er on Tableto Wiretl HO
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Tableto Wireless De,e ate Micro hone&Base-Gooseneck&S eaker $ 1,715
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Station for Wireless Cont Units+S are Batteries $ 1,500
Conference Master Control Unit-Rackmoum $ 1,075
Wireless Conferencin Access Point AP-Dante su ort of 1251/0 $ 3,575
Sterrab,e Mics Steerable Microphone Array-Digital,Ceiling Mounted,Flush/Pendant $ 1,400
w/DaMe/AVB Steeeb,e Microphone Arra-Extension Mic $ 850 2 1
USB Comerencin m ro hone s w/EluliAEC&Extension $ 950
Dame Di ita,Networketl Autlio DSP/Mixer-Dante/AVB+S,PNo,P tlia,erlmerface $ 3,850 0.5
interfaces 12 XLR-3 out Media Feed Pane,-Wall Moumetl,Flush $ 850
Amplification Am lifer,2-tOannelmitl-ow $ 1,200
Am lifer,Stereo mini mount er $ 350 1 1
Prolram eaker" u -ane1hd stereo a $ 650 1
Loudspeakers CeSer,8 & - hi - low
$ 490
Column Speaker,Hi h-ower full-range unit with 20-degree vertical pattern $ 900
Assistive ListeningSystem-ADA re'tl:RF/FM s tem with antennae $ 1,050
Assistive Listeningover WiFi-mono/stereo interface to enter rise APS $ 385
Assistive Listening Receiver-RF/FM receiver with neck-loo/heatl hone $ 185 6
SUBTOTAL
CONTROL SYSTEMS&ANCILLARY DEVICES
Controls tem $ 1,600
Li Min Control Interface Module $ 550
Li Min Control Dimmer Motlule-120/277 V-1600 VA $ 300
Li Min Control Switch Motlule-120/277 V-2500VA $ 150
Existing Credenza to Existing Credenza to
E u mem Rack,Com tete 44RU $ 2,500 Reuse Reuse
Hardware,Cable,Connectors,Panels etc. $ 100 6 4
Rack Power Contlitionin antl UPS $ 550 0.5 0.5
Sim le Button Wait COMro,Pane,-Room NO Control Processor $ 550
SEP!!Button Wa„Comro,Pane,-Room Control/Processor $ 685 1 1
Wireless Tablet Comro,-MS Surface Pro-3 or iOS Device $ 850
Sm all 6-8"tabletop touch ane,-wiretl $ 1,850
Small 6-8"Flush wall mouMetl touch ane,-wiretl $ 1,300
Medium 10"-12"tabletop touch ane,-wired,o erators $ 2,200
SUBTOTAL
BASEBUILDING-AV RELATED COSTS
Video,Mic&Portable Audio Source in m ,ate itleo rah $ 150
Metlia Fe Panels-Dame,12-XLR-3M out,POE Power $ 1,650
Front Screen,Electric Small Venue re ssetl $ 3,600
Front Screen,Electric Metlium Venue re ssetl $ 4,750
Front Screen,Electric Lar a Venue sispended at ceiling rid/structure $ 6,500
SUBTOTAL
SUMMARY OF COSTS
Dis,a S stems $ 2,535 $ 2,135 $ $ $
Vitleo S stems $ 9,100 $ 9,100 $ $ 2,600 $
AutlioS stems $ 2,700 $ 1,850 $ 1,925 $ $ 1,110
Misc&Control S tems $ 1,560 $ 1,360 $ $ $
TOTAL E ui mem Costs $ 15,895 $ 14,445 $ 1,925 $ 2,600
Non- ui mem Estimate LaborAnsta„ation $ 5,722 $ 5,200 $ 693 $ 936 $ 400
TotaIAV Contractor Costs $ 21,617 $ 19,645 $ 2,618 $ 3,536
Baselbuilding AV related Costs $ $ $ $ $
TOTAL COST PER ROOMI I$ 21,6171$ 19,645 $ 2,618 $ 3,536
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SUBJECT: Receive Year-end Financial Report for the 2018-19 Fiscal Year.
DEPARTMENT: Finance PREPARED BY: Dan Buffalo, Finance Director
ATTACHMENTS:
None
Summary: The City Council will receive a presentation on the Fourth Quarter (Year-end) Financial Report for
the City of Ukiah.
Background: The report provides readers with a summary of the City's financial position and activities
through the fiscal year period ending June 30, 2019. This report is unaudited.
Discussion: The following link will direct readers to the report on the City's OpenGov platform, which is a
dynamic and navigable presentation allowing readers to drill down into data to explore more detail than the
former report offered.
_https-//stories.opengov.com/ukiahgg/pubiished/X4gIitsvU
The report is meant to be viewed through the OpenGov platform via a web browser, preferably Google
Chrome.
Recommended Action: Receive and file; provide direction if necessary.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: N/A
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
FINANCING SOURCE: N/A
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A
COORDINATED WITH: N/A
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Agenda Item No: 13.a.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 12/4/2019
PEAK ITEM NO: 2019-201
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SUBJECT: Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the Agreement with
OpenGov.
DEPARTMENT: Finance PREPARED BY: Daphine Harris, Management Analyst
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Contract#1718201
2. Amendment 1 - Contract 1718201
3. Amendment 2 - Contract 1718201
Summary: Receive Presentation on OpenGov's budget and planning builder to enhance budget development;
and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the agreement with OpenGov.
Background: The budget is the largest, most complex document the Finance Department publishes each
year. Compiling the information and building the document is a team effort consisting of about 35 team
members and over 2,000 combined work hours. The Finance Department continues to make improvements to
streamline the process, looking for areas to maximize efficiencies.
Discussion: Over the last two years, the Finance Department has worked to create a more streamlined
budgeting process. The process includes multiple meetings with departments, entering budget details,
analyzing the numbers, collecting additional data for the template, and building the document section-by-
section. In fiscal year 2018, Finance had significant problems linking Word and Excel creating additional steps,
making the process inefficient. In fiscal year 2019, Finance worked to build the budget in OpenGov's Stories.
Finance worked to pull all the narrative from the prior year budget and build the document section-by-section
in the online platform. This helped to streamline the process by allowing multiple people to work in the online
platform at the same time. However, Finance continued to run into issues when trying to build a hard copy of
the budget.
OpenGov's budget builder is an enhancement to our existing platform that delivers control, transparency, and
efficiency. (The original contract and Amendment 1 is provided for as Attachments 1 and 2.) Combining
budget builder with our existing platform will save significant time by facilitating collaboration and avoiding
confusing email threads. The Budget and Planning Builder is a combination of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
that allows multiple users to work in the document at the same time. The budget team can communicate with
departments with online commenting, track changes, automated notifications, status reminders, and the ability
to attach supporting documents. Finance can produce a hard copy of the budget document for specific
purposes and connect the document built in budget builder to Stories and continue producing the electronic
budget.
The value of OpenGov's Budget and Planning Builder allows staff to collaborate and work in the document at
the same time without multiple spreadsheets and various emails between the budget team and departments.
Staff projects the use of OpenGov's Budget and Planning Builder will reduce overall staff time by providing
better resources during the budget push to service our customers. This will allow the Finance Department,
City Manager's Office, and other departments to devote less time to budget document development and more
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time to other critical functions.
Staff is recommending the approval and implementation of OpenGov's Budget and Planning Builder to
connect teams and build collaborative workspace focused on efficiency and transparency. The Department
will develop the platform concurrently with the development of the 2020-21 budget and deploy it for City use to
develop the 2021-22 budget. Departmental participation during development will be voluntary; otherwise,
departments will develop their fiscal year 2020-21 budget just as they did for 2019-20.
Amendment 2 (please refer to Attachment 3) will revise the existing contract in the amount of$108,403.50, for
a revised contract amount of$227,986.83. The amendment will be split between multiple fiscal years as
follows:
FY 19/20: $57,847.50
FY 20/21: $25,278.00
FY 21/22: $25,278.00
Finance is proposing to use personnel savings from a vacant position to pay for the 19/20 amount, and will be
done via an administrative budget transfer within the fund, which the City Manager is authorized to complete.
Excluding one-time implementation costs, the City's ongoing utilization of OpenGov software will be
approximately $50,000 per year once Amendment 2 is approved.
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the
Agreement with OpenGov.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: 0
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: $57,847.50; 10013400.54320
FINANCING SOURCE: Personnel Cost Savings 10013400.51110
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: C# 1718201
COORDINATED WITH: Mary Horger, Financial Services Manager
Approved . u .
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ATTACHMENT 1 za
GPENGG9/,INC.AMENDED AND RESTATED SOFTWARE AGREEMENT
GpenGov,Inc.
955 Charter Street
OPENGOV Redwood City,CA 94063
United States
Contract Effective Date 2/1/2018 Prepared By Greg Baiter
Contract End Date 3/31/2023 Title Account Executive
Contract Term 62 Months Email Address gbalter@opengov.com
mo "
Customer Name City of Ukiah,CA Bill To Name City of Ukiah,C
Contact Name Daniel Buffalo Bill To Address 300 Seminary Avenue
Phone 707-463-6220 Ukiah,CA 95482
Email Address dbuffofukiah.comUnited States
m ro ®
O enGov Re ortn An isPrate 2/1/2018 3/32 018 $6,500.00 $10
,083.33
3/31/2023
3/31/2023e
G enGov Re ortin An sis 4/1/2018 $6,500.00 $32,500.0
0
G enGov Performance Measures d Stories4/1/2018 $13,500.00 $67,500.00
G enGov Itions
3/31/2023 $3,7 .00 $18,5 .00
Annual Fee $23,700.00 Grand Total $119,583.33
Billing Frequency Annual-See Chart Below
i9,1 M1gf
ril 1,2018 $24,783.33
rii 1,2019 $23,700.00
ril 1,2020 $23,700.00
April 1,2021 $23,700.00
April 1,2022 $23,700.
This Amended and Restated Software Agreement between City of Ukiah,California (the"Customer")and GpenGov,Ince
("GpenGov")is effective as of the Contract Effective Date listed above and supersedes in its entirety that certain Software
Agreement,dated February 1,2015,between the parties.
This Amended and Restated Software Agreement("Agreement")is entered into between OpenGov,Inc.,with its principal place of
business at 955 Charter Street,Redwood City,94063("GpenGov"),and you,the entity identified above("Customer),as of the
Effective Date.This Agreement includes and incorporates the GpenGov Terms and Conditions attached as Appendix A.By signing
this Agreement,Customer acknowledges that it has reviewed,and agrees to be legally bound by,the GpenGov Terms and
Conditions. Each party's acceptance of this Agreement is conditional upon the other's acceptance of the terms in the Agreement to
the exclusion of all other terms.
Customer:City of Ukiah,CA GpenGov,Inc.
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Signature Signature
Name
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APPENDIX A
Operill Terms and Conditions
1. SOFTWARE SERVICES
1.1 Subject to the terms and conditions of these OpenGov Terms and Conditions(the"Agreement"),OpenGov will use
commercially reasonable efforts to perform the software services(the"Software Services")identified in the applicable Software
Agreement entered into by OenGov and Customer("Software Agreement").
1.2 Customer understands that O en ov's performance depends on Customer timely providing OpenGov with a copy of the
Customer's chart of accounts in.csv or.xis format.In addition,Customer agrees to provide OpenGov with five or more years of
general ledger data,also in.csv or.xis format,including budget data for the current year and actual expense and revenue data for
past years.Any dates or time periods relevant to nGov's performance will be extended appropriately and equitably to reflect any
delays caused Customer's failure to firrelly deliver any such materials.OpenGov shall not be liable for any delays in performance
under this Agreement resulting from Customer's failure to meet these obligations.
2. RESTRICTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
2.1 This is a contract for access to the Software Services and Customer agrees not to,directly or indirectly:reverse engineer,
decompile,disassemble,or otherwise attempt to discover the source code,object code,or underlying structure,ideas,or algorithms
of the Software Services,documentation or data related to the Software Services,except to the extent such a restriction is limited by
applicable law;modify,translate,or create derivative works based on the Software Services;or copy,rent,lease,distribute,assign,
sell,or otherwise commercially exploit,transfer,or encumber rights to the Software Services;or remove any proprietary notices,
2.2 Customer will use the Software Services only in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations(including,but not
limited to,any export restrictions).
2.3 Customer shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining any equipment and other services needed to connect to,
access or otherwise use the Software Services and Customer shall also be responsible for(a)ensuring that such equipment is
compatible with the Software Services, )maintaining the security of such equipment,user accounts,passwords and files,and(c)
for all uses of Customer user accounts with or without Customer's knowledge or consent.
3. OWNERSHIP.Opell retains all right,title,and interest in the Software Services and all intellectual property rights
(including all past present,and future rights associated with works of authorship,including exclusive exploitation rights,copyrights,
d moral rights,trademark and trade name rights and similar rights,trade secret rights,patent rights,and any other proprietary
rights in intellectual property of every kind and nature)therein.
4. CONFIDENTIALITY,Each pa (the"Receiving Party")agrees not to disclose(except as permitted herein)any
Confidential Information of the other p (the"Disclosing Party")without the Disclosing Party's prior written consent."Confidential
Information"means all confidential business,technical,and financial information of the disclosing party that is mark as
"Confidential"or an equivalent designation or that should reasonably be understood to be confidential given the nature of the
information and/or the circumstances surrounding the disclosure(including the terms of the applicable Software Agreement).
OpenGov's Confidential Information includes,without limitation,the software underlying the Software Services and all
documentation relating to the Software Services."Confidential Information"does not include"Public Data,"which is data that the
Customer has previously released or would be required to release according to applicable federal,state,or local public records
laws.The Receiving Party agrees:l to use and disclose the Confidential Information only in connection with this Agreement;and
(ii)to protect such Confidential Information using the measures that Receiving Party employs with respect to its own Confidential
Information of a similar nature,but in no event with less than reasonable care.Notwithstanding the foregoing,Confidential
Information does not include information that:(i)has become publicly known through no breach by the receiving party;(ii)was
rightfully received by the receiving party from a third party without restriction on use or disclosure;or(iii)is independently developed
y the Receiving Party without access to such Confidential Information.Notwithstanding the above,the Receiving Party may
disclose Confidential Information to the extent required by law or court order,provided that prior written notice of such required
disclosure and an opportunity to oppose or limit disclosure is given to the Disclosing Party.
5. DATA LICENSE.Customer grants OpenGov a non-exclusive,transferable,perpetual,worldwide,and roya -free license
to use any data or information submitted by Customer to Opell for the development of new software or the provision of the
Software Services.
6. PAYMENT OF FEES.The fees for the Software Services("Fees`")are set forth in the applicable Software Agreement.
Customer shall pay all Fees within thirty(30)days after the date of enov's invoice,which shall be billed as of the Effective Date.
Taxes.All Fees under this Agreement are exclusive of any applicable sales,value-added,use or other taxes("Sales TaxesJ.
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OPENGOV,INC.AMENDED AND RESTATED SOFTWARE AGREEMENT
Customer is solely responsible for any and all Sales Taxes,not including taxes based solely on OpenGov's net income.If any Sales
Taxes related to the Fees under this Agreement are found at any time to be payable,the amount may be billed by OpenGov to,and
shall be paid by,Customer.If Customer fails to pay any Sales Taxes,then Customer will be liable for any related penalties or
interest,and will indemnify OpenGov for any liability or expense incurred in connection with such Sales Taxes.
7. TERM&TERMINATION
7.1 Subject to compliance with all terms and conditions,the term of this Agreement shall be from the Contract Effective Date
and shall continue until the Contract End Date specified on page one(1)of the Agreement(the"Initial Term").The Customer will be h.
billed according to the Billing Frequency as specified above.Unless either party declines to renew in writing no less than thirty(30) IOAMV,1��
days before the Contract End Date,this Agreement shall renew V,-
Customer will be billed on an annual basis for each twelve(12)month term.If either party materially breaches any term of this V1.111
Agreement and fails to cure such breach within thirty(30)days after notice by the non-breaching party(ten(10)days in the case of
non-payment),the non-breaching party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice.
7.2 Upon termination,Customer will pay in full for all Software Services performed up to and including the effective date of
termination.Upon any termination of this Agreement:(a)all Software Services provided to Customer hereunder shall immediately
terminate;and(b)each party shall return to the other party or,at the other party's option,destroy all Confidential Info tion of the
other party in its possession.
7.3 All sections of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination will survive termination,including,without
limitation,accrued rights to payment,confidentiality obligations,warranty disclaimers,and limitations of liability.
8. WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER
8.1 OpenGov represents and warrants that(i)it has all right and authority necessary to enter into and perform this
Agreement;and(ii)the Software Services shall be performed in a professional and workmanlike manner in accordance with
generally prevailing industry standards.
8.2 Customer represents and warrants that(i)it has all right and authority necessary to enter into and perform this
Agreement;(f)it owns all right,title,and interest in and to all data provided to OpenGov for use in and in connection with this
Agreement,or possesses the necessary authorization thereto;(ifi)OpenGov's use of such materials in connection with the Software
Services will not violate the rights of any third party and(iv)it will not transfer any Personally Identifiable Information("Pill to the
Software Services platform.
8.3 OPENGOV DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR
FREE;NOR DOES IT MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE
SOFTWARE SERVICES.EXCEPT ASS FORTH IN THIS SECTION 8,THE SOFTWARE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED-AS IS"
AND OPENGOV DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,INCLUDING,BUT NOT LIMITED TO,IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,TITLE,FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.NEITHER PARTY,NOR ITS SUPPLIERS,OFFICERS,AFFILIATES,REPRESENTATIVES,
CONTRACTORS AND EMPLOYEES,SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUBJECT MATTER OF
THIS AGREEMENT OR RELATED TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER ANY CONTRACT,NEGLIGENCE,STRICT LIABILITY,OR
OTHER THEORY:(A)FOR ERROR OR INTERRUPTION OF USE OR FOR LOSS OR INACCURACY OF DATA OR COST OF
PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES OR LOSS OF BUSINESS;(B)FOR ANY INDIRECT,EXEMPLARY,
PUNITIVE,INCIDENTAL,SPECIAL,OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES;OR(C)FOR ANY MATTER BEYOND SUCH PARTY'S
REASONABLE CONTROL,EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY'S AGGREGATE,CUMULATIVE LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR IN
ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY CUSTOMER TO OPENGOV(OR,IN THE CASE OF
CUSTOMER, PAYABLE)FOR THE SOFTWARE SERVICES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE
ACT THAT GAVE RISE TO THE LIABILITY.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in the Terms and Conditions have the meaning set forth in
the applicable Software Agreement.Neither party shall be held responsible or liable for any losses arising out of any delay or failure
in performance of any part of this Agreement,other than payment obligations,due to any act of god,act of governmental authority,
or due to war,riot,labor difficulty,failure of performance by any third party service,utilities,or equipment provider,ora other
cause beyond the reasonable control of the party delayed or prevented from performing.OpenGov shall have the right to use and
display Customer's logos and trade names for marketing and promotional purposes in connection with OpenGov's website and
marketing materials,subject to Customer's trademark usage guidelines(as provided to OpenGov).If any provision of this
Agreement is found to be unenforceable or invalid,that provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so
that this Agreement will otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.This Agreement is not assignable or transferable
by either party without the other party's prior written consent,provided however that either party may assign this Agreement to a
successor to all or substantially all of its business or assets.This Agreement Including the Software Agreement)is the complete
and exclusive statement of the mutual understanding of the parties and supersedes and cancels all previous written and oral
agreements,communications,and other understandings relating to the subject matter of this Agreement,and that all waivers and
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OPENGOV,INC.AMENDED AND RESTATED SOFTWARE AGREEMENT
modifications must be in a writing signed by both parties.No agency,partnership,joint venture,or employment is created as a result
of this Agreement and neither party has any authority of any kind to bind the other party in any respect In any action or proceeding
to enforce rights under this Agreement,the prevailing party will be enfilled to recover costs and attorneys'fees. All notices under
this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duty given when received,if personally delivered;when receipt is
electronically confirmed,If transmitted by facsimile or e-mail;the day after it is sent,if sent for next day delivery by recognized
overnight delivery service;and upon receipt,if sent by certified or registered mail,return receipt requested.This Agreement shall be
governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.
APPENDIX B
OpenGov Service Level Metrics
1. SCHEDULED DOWNTIME. When needed,OpenGov will schedule downtime for routine maintenance or system
upgrades rScheduled Downtime")for its Services.OpenGov shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts to schedule Scheduled
Downtime outside of peak traffic periods.OpenGov will notify Customer's designated contact at least twenty-four(24)hours prior to
the occurrence of Scheduled Downtime.
2. SYSTEMS ACCESSIBILITY WARRANTY. The Services will be accessible 99.9%of the time,7 days of the week,and 24
hours per day,as calculated over a calendar month("Systems Accessibility Warranty").Such System Accessibility Warranty shall
not apply to,and OpenGov will not be responsible for,any inaccessibility which:1)results from Scheduled Downtime,including a
maintenance period every Tuesday from 6:00pm Pacific Time to 11:00pm Pacific Time;2)results from a failure of equipment,
software or services not under the direct control of OpenGov;3)results from the failure of communication or telephone access
service oro er outside service or equipment not the fault of OpenGov;4)is caused by a third party not under OpenGov'control;or
5)is a result of causes beyond the reasonable control of OpenGov,including any force majeure event.To the extent solely under
OpenGoV control,OpenGov shall be responsible for monitoring and maintaining adequate controls over Customer Data
transmissions and storage.OGov shall be solely responsible for setting applicable data processing and transmission
parameters.
APPENDIX C
OpenGov Support Services
1. Support, Customer support is available via email 12 hours per day,Monday through Friday,excluding OpenGoV
corporate designated holidays.See below for a list of holidays observed by OpenGov. Problems may be reported any time,
however,OpenGov will not be obligated to assign work after business hours(9 a.m.to 5 p.m.Pacific Time).
2. Liaisons.On or before the Activation Date,Customer and OpenGov shall each designate a liaison as a respective point of
contact for technical issues. Each party may change such liaison upon written notice from time to time at reasonable intervals.
OpenGov will not be obligated to provide support to any person other than the Customer's designated liaison.
3. Holidays.OpenGov observes the following holidays:New Year's Day,Presidents Day,Memorial Day,Independence Day,
Labor Day,Thanksgiving Day,Day after Thanksgiving Day,Christmas Eve Day,Christmas Day,and New Years Eve.
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014-7,A
CONTRACT APPROVAL&AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED
NOTE: The C' Managersigned.
will sign contracts once all initials have been si d.
9 9
TO: CITY MANAGER CONTRACT#: 010-2-o(
SUBMITTED BY: Daphine Harris
DATE: 3/22/2018
PROJECT NAME: OpenGov Performance Measures and Stories
Initial Below
CHECKLIST&ROUTING FOR APPROVALS REVIEWED AND
APPROVED BY
1. Procurement Manager
Sourcing method and justification(attach documentation if necessary):
1'
City Council Approval Date: 3/21/2018
Agenda Item No.: 13b
Budget No(s).: 10013400.54320
Note. Please attach post meeting staff report showing approval,and
any documentation or description showing funding.
. City Attorney
Note. If you have an email approval from the City Attorney,then you may "
attach a copy of the email and reference It In lieu of initials.
3. Risk Manager
Note.Attach insurance documents.
4. !,City Clerk
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
http://i net/risk/Contracts/Forms/All items.aspx
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Agenda Item No.: 13b
MEETING DATE/TIME: 3/21/2018
PEAK ITEM NO: COU-328-2017
City of Ukiah
AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
SUBJECT: Presentation of OpenGov Performance Measures and Stories;Authorize the City Manager to
Negotiate and Execute an Amended Agreement with OpenGov and Approve the Corresponding Budget
Amendment
DEPARTMENT: Finance PREPARED BY .aphtne'' iams��
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1-City of Ukiah Agreement
Summary: OpenGov's Performance Measures and Stories is an intuitive and efficient way to improve
understanding and awareness by aggregating data from multiple sources. The focus is to create value by
generating community engagement through compelling narrative, combined with financial and performance
data to demonstrate how capital projects, tax measures, and public safety concerns affect the community.
The platform provides the dynamic, regularly updated, and ongoing tracking of projects and expenses that the
City Council has prioritized as an implementation measure for budget development.
Background:The City of Ukiah has a current contract with OpenGov for Transparency Gold, This application i
used solely for presentation of budget and financial reporting numbers. In the past year, the chart of accounts
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive a presentation and authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an
amended agreement with OpenGov and approve the corresponding budget amendment.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED:Yes
CURRENT BU DG ET AM 0UNT: $6,500;Advertising&Promotion, 10012300.52510(To be Moved to Finance Dept.
Budget)
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: $23,059 increase fora total of$29,559;Finance Dept. Budget, 10013400.54320
FINANCING SOURCE: N/A
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER O.: PO Nos.43817,44807
COORDINATED WITH: Dan Buffalo, Finance Director;Mary Horger, Procurement Manager
v
Approved: r CC Approved
S e Sdi gl o, City Manager Agreement No.*
Resolution No.
Ordinance No.
Other
`Please write Agreement Noin upper right comer,.
of agreement when drafted. -Thank you r
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ATTACHMENT 2
CITY OF UKIAH
AMENDMENT NO. I
TO
CONTRACT 1718-201
BETWEEN
PEN V,INC. and THE CITY OF UKIAH
This Amendment No. 1, entered on April 9 2018, revises contract 1718-201 between the
City of Ukiah and OpenGov, Inc. for software and implementation services.
This Amendment No. I adds the following language to be included with the contract:
OpenGov, Inc., contractor to the City of Ukiah,to provide software and implementation
services as per Contract 1718-201, agrees to provide insurance as specified in Exhibit
A, and agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the City of Ukiah and its
officers, officials, employees, and designated volunteers from and against any and all
liability, loss, damage, expense, costs (including without limitation costs and fees of
litigation) of every nature arising out of or in connection with contractor's negligent
performance of work hereunder or its negligent failure to comply with any of its
obligations agreed to for said work or negligent failure to comply with any instructions
provided by City employees, except such loss or damage which was caused by the
negligence or willful misconduct of the City of Ukiah.
Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, all other terms remain unchanged and
in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, THE PARTIES HAVE EXECUTED THIS
AMENDMENT ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE:
CONSULTANT
Do-uftned by:
BY: OpenGov, Inc (�ht DATE: 4/11/2018
GAMD047C38 5 1 C4DB
PRINT NAME: Leo Choi
CITY OF UKIAH
BY DATE:
GrA
ANI fol'0, CITY MANAGER
ATTEST
BY: p.� DATE:
KRISTINE LAWLER, CITY CLERK
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Cit*jaft
EXHIBIT A - INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTRACTORS
Contractor shall procure and maintain for the duration of the contract insurance against claims for injuries to
persons or damages to property which may arise from or in connection with the performance of the work
hereunder by the Contractor, his agents, representatives, employees or subcontractors.
I. Minimum Scope of Insurance
Coverage shall be at least as broad as:
A. Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability coverage (Form No. CG 20 10 10 01 and
Commercial General Liability—Completed Operations Form No. CG 20 37 10 01).
B. Insurance Services Office form number CA 0001 (Ed. 1/87) covering Automobile Liability, code 1
(any auto).
C. Worker's Compensation insurance as required by the State of California and Employer's Liability
Insurance.
ll. Minimum Limits of Insurance
Contractor shall maintain limits no less than:
A. General Liability: $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage
including operations, products and completed operations. If Commercial General Liability
Insurance or other form with a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit
shall apply separately to this project/location or the general aggregate limit shall be twice the
required occurrence limit. Insurance must be written on an occurrence basis.
B. Automobile Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and property damage. Insurance must
be written on an occurrence basis.
C. Worker's Compensation Employer's Liability: $1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury or disease.
Ill. Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions
Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be declared to and approved by the City. The City may require
the insurer to reduce or eliminate such deductibles or self-insured retentions with respect to the City, its officers,
officials, employees and volunteers; or the Contractor to provide a financial guarantee satisfactory to the City
guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense expenses; or to
approve the deductible without a guarantee.
IV. REQUIRED Insurance Provisions
Proof of general liability and automobile liability policies are to contain, or be endorsed to contain, the
following provisions:
A. The City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers are to be covered as ADDITIONAL
INSURED with respect to liability arising out of automobiles owned, leased, hired or borrowed by or on
behalf of the contractor; and with respect to liability arising out of work or operations performed by or on
behalf of the Contractor including materials, parts or equipment, furnished in connection with such work or
operations. General liability coverage can be provided in the form of an endorsement to the Contractor's
insurance, or as a separate owner's policy.
B. The workers' compensation policy is to be endorsed with a waiver of subrogation. The
insurance company, in its endorsement, agrees to waive all rights of subrogation against the City, its
officers, officials, employees and volunteers for losses paid under the terms of this policy which arises
from the work performed by the named insured for the City. NOTE: You cannot be added as an additional
insured on a workers' compensation policy.
C. For any claims related to this project, the Contractor's insurance coverage shall be primary insurance
with respect to the City, its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers. Any insurance or self-insurance
maintained by the City, its officers, officials, employees, or volunteers shall be in excess of the
Contractor's insurance and shall not contribute with it.
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D. Each insurance policy required by this clause shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be
canceled by either party, except after thirty (30) days' prior written notice by certified mail, return receipt
requested, has been given to the City.
E. Note: (This protects the Contractor) -Coverage shall not extend to any indemnity coverage for the
active negligence of the additional insured in any case where an agreement to indemnify the additional
insured would be invalid under Subdivision (b) of Section 2782 of Civil Code.
V. RATING -Acceptability of Insurers
Insurance is to be placed with admitted California insurers with a current A.M. Best's rating of no less than A- for
financial strength, AA for long-term credit rating and AMB-1 for short-term credit rating.
VI. Verification of Coverage
Contractor shall furnish the City with original certificates and amendatory endorsements affecting coverage
required by this clause. The endorsements should be on forms provided by the City. If endorsements are on
forms other than the City's forms, those endorsements or policies must provide coverage that is equivalent to or
better than the forms requested by the City. All certificates and endorsements are to be received and approved
by the City before work commences. The City reserves the right to require complete, certified copies of all
required insurance policies, including endorsements affecting the coverage required by these specifications at
any time.
VII. Subcontractors
Contractor shall include all subcontractors as insured under its policies or shall furnish separate certificates and
endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverage for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements
stated herein.
If you have questions regarding our insurance requirements contact:
Risk Manager
(707) 463-6287 FAX (707) 463-6204
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ATTACHMENT 3
OPENGOV, INC.Amendment 2 TO OPENGOV, INC.SOFTWARE AGREEMENT
Amendment 2 to the
OpenGov, Inc. Software Agreement
with
City of Ukiah, CA
This Amendment 2 ("Amendment 2") dated ("Amendment 2 Effective
Date"), to that OpenGov, Inc. Software Agreement between the parties dated February 1, 2018
("Agreement") is made by and between OpenGov, Inc. a Delaware Corporation ("OpenGov") and City of
Ukiah, California ("Customer").
1. Definitions. The definitions of certain terms used in this Amendment with initial capitalized letters, if
not defined herein, shall have the definitions set forth in the Agreement.
2. Software Services and Fees: Add the following fee and billing schedule:
1111i ® IW„ V.1711ml m E
Budget Builder and Workforce Planning(Prorated Term) 1/1/2020 3/31/2020 $25,278.00 $6,319.50
Budget Builder and Workforce Planning 4/1/2020 3/31/2023 $25,278.00 $9,926.00
Budget Builder and Workforce Deployment(One Time Fee) 12/1/2019 $0.00 $26,250.00
January 1,2020 $32,569.50
April 1,2020 $25,278.00
April 1,2021 $25,278.00
April 1,2022 $25,278.00
3. Appendices B and C: The parties agree to delete Appendices B and C and replace them with the
OpenGov Standard Support and Software Service Levels exhibit attached.
4. Statement of Work: This Amendment includes and incorporates the OpenGov Statement of Work
attached and incorporated herein.
5. Legal Effect. The modifications set forth in this Amendment 2 are effective as of the date first
written above. This Amendment 1 shall expire unless signed by Customer by December 31, 2019. Except
as expressly amended or modified by the terms of this Amendment 2, all other terms of the Agreement
shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment 2 to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date and year first written above.
Customer: City of Ukiah, CA OpenGov, Inc.
Signature Signature
Name Name
Title Title
Date Date
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Appendix B
SUPPORT AND SOFTWARE SERVICE LEVELS
This Support and Software Services Levels Exhibit ("Support Exhibit") is to OpenGov's Software
Services Agreement (the "Agreement"). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning indicated
in the Agreement and its associated Order Form(s).
I. DESIGNATED SUPPORT CONTACTS, OPENGOV COMMUNITY& CUSTOMIZATIONS:
A. "Designated Contacts" are Customer identified users acting as primary liaisons between the
Customer and OpenGov for technical support for the Software Services. Customer shall identify and
appoint no more than the number of Designated Contacts as described in the subscribed Support Plan.
Customer may be charged an additional fee for Designated Contacts in excess of the subscribed number.
Customer shall notify OpenGov whenever Designated Contact responsibilities are transferred to another
individual. Tickets submitted by someone other than a Designated Contact will be automatically closed
and will not be acted upon.
Customer's Designated Contacts shall be responsible for:
• submitting support tickets on behalf of the Customer
• serving as the primary points of contact for communications with OpenGov
• overseeing Customer's support case activity
• developing and deploying troubleshooting processes within Customer's organization
• resolving password reset, username and lockout issues for Customer
• providing technical staff to assist with non-Software Services issues such as network issues
B. Customer must opt-into OpenGov's support portal ("Support Portal") (i)to receive certain important
information about updates and other changes to the Software Services and (ii)to take other required
actions relating to support and use of the Software Services.
C. The commitments under this Support Exhibit do not apply to customizations, enhancements or other
non-standard modifications to the Software Services requested or made by Customer.
II. SUPPORT FOR OPENGOV SOFTWARE SERVICES:
A. SUPPORT PLANS
OpenGov offers three types of technical support plans for all support issues relating to the
OpenGov Software Services. The plan included at no additional charge to the fee for the Software
Services is the Standard plan as set forth below.
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TABLE 1 ....
STANDARD
"Business Hours" 8am to 6pm Pacific Time
Number of Designated Contacts Three (3)
ISSUE SEVERITY LEVEL** INITIAL RESPONSE
COMMITMENT***
Type of commitment Service Level Targets
Urgent One (1)Calendar Hour
High Four (4) Business Hours
Normal One (1) Business Day
Low Two (2) Business Days
** The Issue Severity Levels are defined in Section 11-A-1 below.
*** OpenGov will use commercially reasonable efforts to respond(via OpenGov's Normal
Support Channels) to each support issue reported by the Customer within the applicable
response time described in the table above, depending on the applicable severity level.
"Business Days"are Monday-Friday, excluding holidays.
1. Issue Severity Level Definitions
Severity Level Urgent: Customer experiences complete loss of use of the Software Services, meeting
the definition of"Unavailable" in Section II-B-1 below and no procedural workaround exists, thereby
blocking a Customer's business operations.
Severity Level High: Customer experiences a severe defect or configuration issue with the use of the
Software Services and no procedural workaround exists, thereby causing a high impact to Customer's
business operations (excluding Software Service failures that qualify as Severity Level Urgent).
Severity Level Normal: Customer experiences a problem where the use of the Software Services are
partially reduced, thereby causing a low-to-medium impact to Customer's business operations. A
procedural workaround exists (excluding Software Service issues that qualify as Severity Level 1 or High).
Severity Level Low: Routine Software Service support requests relating to issues where the use of the
Software Service is negligibly reduced thereby causing a no-to-low impact to a Customer's business
operations (excluding Software Service issues that qualify as Severity Level Urgent, High or Normal).
2. Assignment of Severity Levels: OpenGov will determine the Severity Level assigned to each support
issue in its reasonable discretion, but taking into consideration the Severity Level input by Customer.
B. SERVICE LEVELS
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1. Uptime Commitment
The Quarterly Uptime Percentage for the Software Service will be ninety-nine and nine-tenths percent
(99.9%) (the "Uptime Commitment"). Subject to the exclusions described in Subsection II-B-2 below,
"Quarterly Uptime Percentage" is calculated by subtracting from 100% the percentage of 1-minute
periods during any quarterly billing cycle (i.e., 3 calendar months) in which the Software Services (are)
Unavailable out of the total number of minutes in that quarterly billing cycle. "Unavailable" and
"Unavailability" mean that, in any 1-minute period, all connection requests received by the Software
Services failed to process (each a "Failed Connection"); provided, however, that no Failed Connection
will be counted as a part of more than one such 1-minute period (e.g. a Failed Connection will not be
counted for the period 12:00:00-12:00:59 and the period 12:00:30-12:01:29). The Quarterly Uptime
Percentage will be measured based on the industry standard monitoring tools OpenGov uses.
2. Exclusions from Quarterly Uptime Percentage
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this exhibit, any Software Service Unavailability issues
resulting from any of the following will be excluded from calculation of Quarterly Uptime Percentage:
2.1 Regularly scheduled maintenance of the Software Service that is communicated by OpenGov at least
twenty-four(24) hours in advance via the Support Portal. (OpenGov typically schedules such regularly
scheduled maintenance twice per month);
2.2 any issues with a third-party service to which Customer subscribes (e.g. Budget Book by Workiva);
2.3 any problems not caused by OpenGov that result from (a)computing or networking hardware, (b)
other equipment or software under Customer's control, (c) the Internet, or(d)other issues with electronic
communications;
2.4 OpenGov's suspension or termination of the Software Service in accordance with the Agreement
and/or its associated Order Form;
2.5 the Software Service is experiencing an unforeseeable amount of user requests from Customer;
2.6 software that has been subject to unauthorized modification by Customer;
2.7 negligent or intentional misuse of the Software Service by Customer; or
2.8 "Beta" or"limited availability" products, features and functions identified as such by OpenGov.
Customer may elect to use certain billable OpenGov Professional Software Services to resolve issues
associated with the excluded areas listed in this Subsection II-B-2. Such Professional Software Services
may require Customer to complete a network assessment, and/or give OpenGov access to Customer's
network, in order to diagnose the issue.
3. Process
Customer shall notify OpenGov of any Unavailability via the Support Portal. Customer shall provide such
notification within thirty (30)days of the Unavailability event.
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Statement of Work
City of Ukiah, CA
OpenGov Custom Professional Services
Created By Sally Steel-Ginis
SOW Creation Date 08/15/19
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1. Objective
1.1. Summary
This Statement of Work("SOW") identifies services that OpenGov, Inc. ("OpenGov") will
perform for City of Ukiah, CA("Customer"). This SOW is subject to, and hereby
incorporates by reference, the terms and conditions contained in the Software
Subscription Agreement(the "Agreement") to which it is attached between Customer and
OpenGov.
OpenGov will enable and support the Customer to deliver on the Scope of Work outlined
below. The objective of this Statement of Work is to define the scope, activities, roles and
responsibilities, and timeline necessary to successfully execute this deployment project.
This project aims to implement the OpenGov Budgeting and Planning Solution for the
Customer to enable effective and accountable governing. This SOW defines the scope
and deliverables for a successful implementation of select OpenGov software and
services.
2. Scope
2.1. Project Scope
The project scope includes the following services and deliverables. Any items not
specifically included in scope will be considered out of scope.
OpenGov will provide Professional Services to implement select OpenGov software and
services.
2.2. Deliverables
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Functionality Deliverables
Chart of Accounts e Review and feedback of Customer's source
system chart of accounts
Chart of accounts functional build and review
Chart of accounts configuration and peer review
Administrator training
Budget Builder- Full e Builder Builder setup
Cycle e Up to 2 budgets (i.e. Operating & capital)
Creation of up to s proposals per budget
Reports (Budget to Actuals & milestones)
Project continues to Adopted Budget
Administrator training
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* Personalized User Guide
* Up to 3 kick off trainings to departments
* Creation of launch plan
* Review of best practices for launch
* Launch
* Budget end user and Administrator assistance
throughout Budget Development and Adoption
Worlcforce Planning e Initial configuration based on Customer
provided documentation and cost elements
* 1 Workforce plan
* Data formatting and loading
* Validate calculations
* 1 authorized position list report
* 1 total compensation detail report
* Administrator training
* Administrator guide
Total Prepaid Hours 150
2.3. Assumptions
w If Prepaid engagement: The concept of Prepaid Hours means that the Customer
is purchasing a package with a set number of Professional Service hours to
achieve the outlined deliverables. The hours are based on [}penGov'sbest
estimate given reasonable assumptions outlined insection 4.2. Project
Responsibilities. These hours should be adequate to achieve the deliverables,
however ifthey are not,the Customer will need to purchase additional hours.
w Hours estimated above are for deployment ofoutlined deliverables. Any leftover
hours may be utilized for additional professional services activities dictated by the
Customer.
w For the Financial Integration,
o The data will belinked tothe Customer's chart ofaccounts.
o [}penGovvvi|| perform the validation for data accuracy for the Integration.
o OpenGov will require assistance from the Customer to understand source
system specific customizations and configurations when building the data
extract.
o If the integration is with Central Square, the Customer is responsible for
getting data from Central Square system.
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3. Schedule
OpenGov will schedule resources for this project upon signature of this SOW. Unless
specifically noted, the OpenGov assigned project manager (as identified below or such
alternate designated by OpenGov, the "OpenGov Project Manager") will work with
Customer to develop the project schedule for all requested deliverables under this SOW.
OpenGov reserves the right to adjust the schedule based on the availability of OpenGov
resources and the deliverables provided by Customer.
4. Project Organization
4.1. Project Team
OpenGov
OpenGov will assign a Project Manager (the "OpenGov Project Manager") upon execution
of the SOW. The OpenGov Project Manager will coordinate any additional resources
needed from OpenGov.
Customer
Customer will assign a project manager (the "Customer Project Manager") and technical
resource prior to project kick-off. The Customer Project Manager will be the primary
contact person at Customer and will coordinate all Customer resources needed to
complete the project. It is anticipated that the areas of need will be in Finance, Data
Gathering, and the IT department.
4.2. Project Responsibilities
The project responsibilities for each organization are outlined below:
OoenGov
1. Manage delivery of in-scope items in coordination with Customer.
2. Make available deliverables to Customer project team for review and verification.
3. Provide relevant technical details and documentation for data requirements for
Customer's environment.
4. Keep Customer Project Manager informed of project progress and communicate
any issues relating to the project in a timely manner.
5. Establish documentation and procedural standards for the project.
6. Review and administer project change control, as described in Section 5, Change
Control Procedures.
7. Ensure that all meetings and training sessions are attended by OpenGov
personnel, as scheduled.
8. Budget Builder files are exported as .xIsx. OpenGov may assist in formatting that
file, but cannot convert files to any other file types
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Customer
1. Make available a representative to serve as the primary contact for OpenGov
Project Manager to coordinate project activities.
2. Make available appropriate representatives with the authority to review and
approve deliverables produced during the project.
3. Make available appropriate Subject Matter Experts (SME)to support the project
needs, test integrations and provide Customer environment specific technical
details.
4. Setup firewall rules to allow incoming requests from OpenGov's proxy over
HTTP/HTTPS to Customer systems.
5. Communicate any issues relating to the project to OpenGov Project Manager in a
timely manner.
6. Provide acceptance of deliverables and Project in a timely manner.
7. If Integration services are purchased, Customer will be responsible for
making any configuration changes or modifications to Financial System (ERP)
to support integration and make available access for integration to OpenGov
software. The Customer will be responsible for ensuring that the versions of
Financial System (ERP) running on all environments remain the same across
all environments.
8. Customer will be responsible for any infrastructure required to access
OpenGov, and will maintain relevant non-OpenGov software licenses and
infrastructure needed for this project i.e. accounting system licenses. Please
note, OpenGov software is optimized for Google Chrome.
9. The Customer will be responsible for ensuring that all meetings and training
sessions are attended by personnel, as scheduled.
4.3. Implementation Methodology
OpenGov uses an iterative methodology, with a focus on rapid implementation of a
configured system. This methodology requires a degree of focus from the Customer and
collaboration between both parties to complete work products in a timely manner.
1. Initiate Phase
a. Key Activities: Discovery, Design Sessions, Solution Document Review
b. Key Work Products: Data Inventory, Functional Model Build, Solution
Document
C. Summary:The Initiate Phase is the first step of the implementation project.
The purpose of this phase is to define the success criteria of the project,
make design decisions based on the functional model build, and begin
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gathering data that needs to be loaded into the OpenGov platform. At the
end of the Phase, a Solution Document will be created that outlines how
the solutions will be implemented.
2. Configure Phase
a. Key Activities: Application and Solution Configuration, Data Load
b. Key Work Products: Peer Review
C. Summary:The Configure Phase consists of application configuration, and
solution configuration as defined in the Solution Document. OpenGov will
also load the data gathered in the Initiate Phase from the Customer to use
for unit testing purposes. The Phase ends with a Peer Review done by an
OpenGov Subject Matter Expert to confirm that the solution follows
OpenGov best practices.
3. Validate Phase
a. Key Activities: User Acceptance Testing, Data Confirmation
b. Key Work Products:Test Scripts, Test Acceptance
C. Summary:The Validate Phase starts with a review of the entire solution
with the Customer project team to confirm that all project elements have
been implemented. Once that process has been completed,the Customer
will execute test scripts and validate that data is being represented
accurately in the solution. If any issues are found,they will be logged and
the OpenGov team will assess the issue and resolve as needed. The
Phase ends with the Acceptance of test results by the Customer.
4. Deploy Phase
a. Key Activities:Administrator Training, Go Live Support, Transition to
Customer Success Manager and Technical Support
b. Key Work Products: Project Documentation, Project Acceptance
C. Summary:The purpose of the Deploy phase is to complete the
Administrator Training process, provide Go Live Support, and begin
Transition activities to close the project. Post Go Live Support is technical
assistance with the project team and issue resolution for the solution
during the two week period after Go Live. Once this period has passed,
the Project team will begin working on transition activities to the Customer,
the CSM, and the Customer Technical Support Function. The Project
closes upon the acceptance of the project and a brief survey to provide
feedback about the experience.
5. Change Control Procedures
No amendments, changes or other modifications to this SOW will be effective without a
written project change order, in the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 (a "Project
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Change Order"). The Project Change Order will describe the change,the rationale for the
change, and specify any change in the charges, estimated schedule, or other terms. The
terms of a mutually agreed upon Project Change Order will prevail over those of this SOW
or any previous Project Change Orders. Such Project Change Order may require
additional charges, which will be set forth in the Project Change Order.
6. Fees and Expenses
6.1. Fees and Payment Terms
All fees and expenses will be paid in accordance with the Order Form to which this SOW
is attached. For any Project Change Orders or for any new Professional Services, fees will
be mutually agreed upon provided that any hourly fees shall be based on OpenGov's
then-current, applicable hourly rate. Opengov's Standard Professional Services rate for
2019 is $185/hour.
6.2. Travel Expenses
All rates and fees are exclusive of work-related travel, living and other expenses.
Customer will be billed for actual expenses as incurred.
All Travel and Lodging expenses will be approved in advance in writing by the Customer
Project Manager prior to OpenGov incurring any such expenses and booking
non-refundable travel expenses. Such expenses shall be in compliance with Customer's
travel and expense guidelines provided to OpenGov.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties, such travel and expenses shall not exceed
$5,000 for the work specified in this SOW. If additional travel is needed as per discussion
with the Customer, it will be mutually agreed upon and be billed as incurred.
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1. Appendix 1
Project Change Order
Customer:
Project:
Date
Requested:
Requested by:
Reason for Change
Scope of Change
Project Impact (Schedule and Cost)
Approvals
OpenGov Customer
Signature: Signature:
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
Date: Date:
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Agenda Item No: 13.b.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 12/4/2019
PEAK ITEM NO: 2019-212
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SUBJECT: Approve the City's Electric Utility Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) in Response to Senate Bill 901.
DEPARTMENT: Electric Utility PREPARED BY: Cindy Sauers, Assistant Electric Utility Director
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2019 Ukiah Wildfire Mitigation Plan
Summary: Council will consider approving the Electric Utility's Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP).
Background: Ukiah Electric Utility (UEU) has been operating its electric system for over one hundred years
providing electric energy to Ukiah residents. The City of Ukiah is committed to providing a safe and reliable
service. As such, public safety has been paramount in the operation, construction and maintenance of the
city's electric grid.
Over the last few years, California has experienced several catastrophic wildfires that has resulted in the State
Legislature passing SB 901 in September 2018. The law requires California utilities to prepare wildfire
mitigation plan by January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter.
SP 901 also requires that the WMP be evaluated by a qualified independent evaluator, who shall issue a
report to the governing body of each utility. The approved plan will be made available on the City's website.
Discussion: UEU's infrastructure is located in and adjacent to California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
Tier 2 wildfire threat areas. The WMP (Attachment 1) describes the range of activities that UEU is taking or
considering to minimize the sources of ignition and improve the resiliency of the City's electric grid.
This WMP complies with the requirements of the Public Utilities Code section 8387 for publicly owned electric
utilities to prepare a wildfire mitigation plan by January 1, 2020. The plan will be iterative, promote continuous
improvement year after year, and implement industry best practices in a prudent and reasonable manner.
There are eight strategies that UEU is using or intends to use to mitigate wildfires including:
• Vegetation Management
• Enhanced Inspections
• Situational Awareness
• Operational Practices
• System Hardening
• Public Safety and Notification
• Reclosing and De-energization
• Wildfire Response and Recovery
The strategies will be accomplished through three programs:
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• UEU Wildfire Prevention Program (In development)
• UEU Distribution 5-year Capital Improvement Program
• COU Multi Hazard Emergency Response Program
As additional industry best practices and/or technology solutions become available, Staff will consider
inclusion of these solutions in future revisions of the WMP.
Recommended Action: Approve the first annual Wildfire Mitigation Plan in response to Senate Bill 901.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: N/A
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
FINANCING SOURCE: N/A
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A
COORDINATED WITH: Mel Grandi, Electric Utility Director
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW -WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN............................................................. 4
A. POLICY STATEMENT.......................................................................................... 4
B. PURPOSE....................................................................................................................4
C. ORGANIZATION.................................................................................................. 5
D. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMNS ................................................... 5
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN.............................................. 6
A. MINIMIZING SOURCES OF IGNITION ............................................................. 6
B. RESILIENCY OF THE ELECTRIC GRID............................................................ 6
C. WILDFIRE PREVENTION STRATEGIES &PROGRAMS................................ 6
D. IDENTIFYING UNNECESSARY OR INEFFECTIVE ACTIONS ...................... 8
3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES................................................................................... 9
A. GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE............................................................................. 9
B. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PLAN EXECUTION........................... 9
C. COORDINATION WITH JOINT POLE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS..... 9
D. COORDINATION WITH CITY OF UKIAH DEPARTMENTS......................... 10
E. CAL OES STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ...... 11
4. WILDFIRE RISK AND RISK DRIVERS........................................................................ 12
A. BACKGROUND................................................................................................... 12
B. ENTERPRISE SAFETY AND WILDFIRE RISK METHODOLOGY ............... 12
C. SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL RISK .............................................................. 12
D. GEOGRAPHICAL & CLIMATE RISK............................................................... 13
E. CPUC HIGH FIRE THREAT DISTRICTS.......................................................... 13
5. WILDFIRE PREVENTION STRATEGY AND PROGRAMS ....................................... 13
A. STRATEGY-VEGETATION MANAGEMENT............................................... 13
B. STRATEGY - ENHANCED INSPECTIONS ...................................................... 15
C. STRATEGY - SITUATIONAL AWARENESS................................................... 15
D. STRATEGY - OPERATIONAL PRACTICES .................................................... 15
E. STRATEGY - SYSTEM HARDENING.............................................................. 16
F. STRATEGY - PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOTIFICATION.................................. 16
G. STRATEGY - RECLOSING AND DEENERGIZATION................................... 17
H. STRATEGY -WILDFIRE RESPONSE& RECOVERY.................................... 17
L PROGRAM-UEU WILDFIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM...... ......... ....... 17
J. PROGRAM-UEU 5-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN.................... 17
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K. PROGRAM-COU EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN................................ 17
6. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION......................................................... 18
7. RESTORATION OF SERVICE....................................................................................... 18
8. EVALUATION OF THE PLAN...........................................................................................19
A. METRICS FOR MEASURING PLAN PERFORMANCE.................................. 19
B. IMPACT OF METRICS ON PLAN..................................................................... 20
C. MONITORING AND AUDITING THE PLAN................................................... 20
D. IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING DEFICIENCIES IN THE PLAN............ 21
E. MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSPECTIONS............................ 21
9. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR............................................................................................ 21
10. APPENDICIES
A. CPUC FIRE THREAT MAP
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1. OVERVIEW
A. POLICY STATEMENT
Ukiah Electric Utility has been operating its electric system for over one-hundred years. Public
and employee safety is paramount in the operation, construction and maintenance of the electric
system. Given recent, catastrophic wildfires in California, the state passed Senate Bill (SB) 901 in
September 2018. The law requires utilities to prepare wildfire mitigation measures if the utility's
overhead electrical lines and equipment are located in an area that has a significant risk of wildfire
resulting from those electrical lines and equipment. The law requires the wildfire mitigation
measures to incorporate specific information and procedures and requires the local publicly owned
electric utility, before January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, to prepare a wildfire mitigation
plan. Portions of Ukiah Electric Utility's (UEU) electrical infrastructure is located in and adjacent
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) designated Tier 2 wildfire threat areas.
UEU's overarching goal is to provide safe, reliable, and economic electric service to its local
community. In order to meet this goal, UEU constructs, maintains, and operates its electrical lines
and equipment in a manner that minimizes the risk of catastrophic wildfire posed by its electrical
lines and equipment.
B. PURPOSE OF THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN
This Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) describes the range of activities that UEU is taking or
considering, to mitigate the threat of power-line ignited wildfires, including its various programs,
policies,and procedures. This plan complies with the requirements of Public Utilities Code section
8387 for publicly owned electric utilities to prepare a wildfire mitigation plan by January 1, 2020,
and annually thereafter. The Plan will be iterative, promote continuous improvement year-over-
year, and represent best efforts to implement industry best practices in a prudent and reasonable
manner.
UEU is a department within the City of Ukiah. For wildfire prevention and response, UEU is
subordinate to the Ukiah Valley Fire Authority (UVFA) and City of Ukiah Police Department
(UPD).
The City of Ukiah adopted a Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) in 2007 and the Building
Community Preparedness and Resilience Program in 2019. The UEU Wildfire Mitigation Plan
supports the aspirational goals of these plans in the area of Wildland Fire. The objectives of the
Plans specifically supported by this UEU Wildfire Mitigation Plan are as follows:
1. Educate the public about wildland fire dangers and the steps that can be taken to prevent or
minimize their effects.
2. Maintain Emergency Operations Center for coordination of information and resources.
3. Reduce the potential for destructive actions of the fire should ignition occur,utilizing fire pre-
plans, ensuring a properly trained, staffed, and equipped emergency response capability, and
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timely response to prevent the spread of the fire, minimizing risks to humans and property.
4. Ensure that adequate resources are available to pre-plan for incidents that may occur in the
high fire hazard severity zones within the City of Ukiah.
C. ORGANIZATION OF THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN
This Wildfire Mitigation Plan includes the following elements:
Section 2 - Objectives of the Plan;
Section 3 - Roles and responsibilities for carrying out the Plan;
Section 4 - Identification of key wildfire risks and risk drivers;
Section 5 - Description of wildfire prevention, mitigation, and response strategies and programs;
Section 6 - Community outreach and education;
Section 7 - Restoration of service following a wildfire;
Section 8 - Metrics for evaluating the Performance of the WMP and identifying areas for
improvement;
Section 9 - Independent audit of the Plan.
D. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMNS
a. COU or City— City of Ukiah
b. CPUC - California Public Utilities Commission is a regulatory agency that regulates
privately owned public utilities in California.
c. ICS —Incident Command System is a standardized approach to the command, control and
coordination of emergency response.
d. IR—Infrared technology that uses thermography to recognize hot spots in electrical
equipment.
e. EOP —Emergency Operations Plan is a City Plan, formerly known as the Multi Hazard
Emergency Response Plan that establishes communication, facilitates collaboration and
ensures compliance with local, state and federal emergency management agencies.
f. LIDAR—Light detection and ranging is a remote sensing technology that uses light in the
form of a pulsed laser to measure distances.
g. MTA—Mendocino Transit Authority
h. OES —Mendocino County Sheriff's Office of Emergency Services
i. SCADA — Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition is a computer system for gathering and
analyzing real time data.
j. UEU—Ukiah Electric Utility.
k. UPI)—Ukiah Police Department.
1. UVFA —Ukiah Valley Fire Authority.
m. WMP—Wildfire Mitigation Plan refers to this plan as ordered by Senate Bill 901.
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2. OBJECTIVES OF THE WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN
A. MINIMIZING SOURCES OF IGNITION
The primary goal of this WMP is to minimize the probability that UEU's transmission and
distribution system may be the origin or contributing source for the ignition of a fire as well as to
protect the system from wildfire damage.
UEU is in the process of evaluating prudent and cost-effective improvements to its physical assets,
operations, and training to help meet this objective. UEU will implement those changes consistent
with this WMP as staffing and budget allows.
B. RESILIENCY OF THE ELECTRIC GRID
The secondary goal of this WMP is to improve the resiliency of the electric grid. As part of the
development and on-going implementation of this plan,UEU will assess new industry practices and
technologies that will reduce the likelihood of an interruption (frequency) in service and improve
the restoration of service.
Other resiliency efforts include mitigating fire fuels that area that are a threat to our facilities and
equipment. Additionally, improved fire coordination will improve resiliency and help avoid the
need for public safety power shut off protocols during high bre threat weather. Fire fuels reduction
and improved fire response will be addressed in the UEU Wildfire Prevention Program that is in
development and described in Section 5.
C. WILDFIRE PREVENTION STRATEGIES &PROGRAMS
1. Strategies
The following strategies are part of this Plan and described in more detail in Section 5.
• VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
These strategies help to control vegetation near to UEU overhead transmission and
distribution lines so they better adhere to clearance specifications. They also include fire
fuels mitigation and other work in order to prevent our system from causing a fire and to
protect our system from fire.
• ENHANCED INSPECTIONS
These strategies consist of assessment and diagnostic activities as well as associated
corrective actions. The practices in this category aim to ensure all infrastructure is in
working condition and vegetation adheres to defined minimum distance specifications.
• SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
These strategies consist of methods to improve system visualization and awareness of
environmental conditions. The practices in this category aim to provide tools to improve
the other components of the plan.
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• OPERATIONAL PRACTICES
These strategies consist of proactive, day-to-day actions taken to mitigate wildfire risks.
The practices in this category aim to ensure UEU is prepared in high-risk situations, such
as dry, windy environmental conditions.
• SYSTEM HARDENING
These strategies consist of system, equipment, and structure design and technical upgrades.
The practices in this category aim to improve system hardening to prevent contact between
infrastructure and fuel sources, such as vegetation and animals. It also includes making the
system more resilient to wildfire and other disasters.
• PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOTIFICATION
These strategies will focus on ways to engage the community as partners in preventing and
identifying wildfire risk. They include improving outage notification and other items in the
interest of public safety.
• RECLOSING AND DEENERGIZATION
These strategies include discussion of de-energization as well as circuit reclosing.
• WILDFIRE RESPONSE& RECOVERY
These strategies consist of procedures to react to wildfire or other related emergency
conditions. The practices aim to formalize protocols for these situations, so UEU can
provide an adequate response and recovery.
2. Programs
The strategies above will, as budgetary constraints and staffing permit, be developed and
implemented through the following programs that are either active or are being created and
coordinated as part of this WMP and are described in more detail in Section 5.
• UEU Wildfire Prevention Program (In development)
• UEU Distribution 5-year Capital Improvement Program
• COU Emergency Response Plan (EOP)
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UEU Wildfire Prevention Strategies and Program Matrix
Wildfire 5-year Capital
Prevention Plan Improvement Plan COU EOP
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Inspections
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D. IDENTIFYING UNNECESSARY OR INEFFECTIVE ACTIONS
The final goal for this WMP is to measure the effectiveness of specific wildfire mitigation strategies.
UEU will assess the merits of modifications. This plan will also help determine if more cost-
effective measures would produce the same or improved results.
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3. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
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This WMP is subject to the direct supervision by the Ukiah City Council (Council), and will be
implemented by the UEU Director ("Director"). The City of Ukiah, a general law city, has a
City Council - manager form of governance. The City Council is the Utility Commission for
UEU.
B. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PLAN EXECUTION
Executive Level Responsibility: The Director will oversee implementation and ensure that staff
follow procedures and protocols. The Assistant Director will manage the execution of performance
monitoring. This includes providing guidance to staff and leading the development of reports. The
staff responsible for each metric area will aggregate relevant metrics at the direction of the Assistant
Director.
1. Program Owners: The table below outlines the current assignments and are
subject to change.
Pro ram Owner
UEU Wildfire Prevention COU Fire Marshal's Office and UEU
Program Director
UEU Distribution 5-year Capital UEU Assistant Director
Improvement Program
UEU EOP UEU Assistant Director
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2. Strategy Leads: The table below outlines the proposed assignments and are
subject to change.
Strategy Lead Personnel Key Teehnical,Personnel
Vegetation Management Electric Superintendent Senior Electrical Engineer
Senior Electrical Engineer
Enhanced Inspections Electric Superintendent Electric Superintendent
Foreman
Situational Awareness EU Director Senior Electrical Engineer
Electric Superintendent
Operational Practices Assist. Electric Utility Senior Electrical Engineer
Director Electric Superintendent
System Hardening Assist. Electric Utility Senior Electrical Engineer
Director
Public Safety &Notification EU Director EU Program Coordinator
Management Analyst
Reclosing &De-energization Assist. Electric Utility Senior Electrical Engineer
Director
Wildfire Response & COU Fire Chief
Recovery Electric Superintendent Senior Electrical Engineer
Line Foremen
C. COORDINATION WITH JOINT POLE INFRASTRUCTURE
PROVIDERS
For joint pole fire prevention, UEU takes the lead role and informs the subordinate providers when UEU
identifies any compromised poles due to third-parry attachments. UEU coordinates with communication
and electric infrastructure providers throughout the year when work on the system effects their equipment
and identifies safety issues. If UEU staff discovers a facility in need of repair owned by an entity, UEU
may issue a notice to repair to the facility owner and work to ensure that necessary repairs are promptly
completed. During emergencies, UEU assumes the primary role and informs providers when there is
damage or risk to their equipment.
D. COORDINATION WITH CITY OF UKIAH DEPARTMENTS
U k i a h Valley Fire Authority
The Ukiah Valley Fire Authority is the lead agency in cooperation with UEU for implementation of the
UEU Wildfire Prevention & Improved communication Program. UVFA is the City's lead for emergency
operations directs UEU regarding public safety priorities.
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Ukiah Police Department
UEU coordinates with UPI) and is subordinate for emergency and public safety issues. UEU will
work closely with the LTD for situational awareness and other public safety issue related to this
WMP.
Ukiah Public Works Department
UEU is investigating opportunities to harden the electrical system and increase survivability for
traffic control, water and wastewater infrastructures. During wildfires and other public safety
events, UEU closely will work with Public Works to ensure water/wastewater facilities and other
critical infrastructure have power. These facilities are not only critical for defending the City from
wildfire,but are essential for safe repopulation following any disaster.Additionally,the Mendocino
Transit Authority(MTA) is a critical operation for evacuations during emergencies and will be part
of planning and operational reviews process.
Ukiah Community Services Department
UEU is partnered with the COU Community Services Department as part of the UEU Wildfire
Prevention Program for fire fuels mitigation as well as other programs and projects.
Other COU Departments and Administration
UEU, as a member of the City of Ukiah Team,will work to ensure information regarding warnings,
alerts, and widespread outages are shared with other departments. The City Communications Team
will be an integral part of getting information out to the media and public and will be coordinated
with either and/or both the City's EOC as well as any Incident Command in place.
E. CAL OES STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
As a utility department of the COU located in Mendocino County, UEU may participate in various
emergency operation centers depending on the situation and lead agency. As a local governmental
agency, COU has planning,communication,and coordination obligations pursuant to the California
Office of Emergency Services' Standardized Emergency Management System ("SEMS")
Regulations, adopted in accordance with Government Code section 8607. The SEMS Regulations
specify roles, responsibilities, and structures of communications at five different levels: field
response, local government, operational area, regional, and state. The COU maintains a EOP that
includes UEU. The COU works closely with Mendocino County to coordinate emergency
operations, including the Mendocino County Sherriff s Office of Emergency Services (OES).
The Mendocino County Sheriffs Office of Emergency Services (OES) coordinates with Federal,
State, and local agencies to prepare, respond, and recover from emergencies and natural disasters.
• OES is responsible for maintaining and updating the County Multi Hazard Mitigation
Plan, which is an all hazards plan for Mendocino County.
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• OES also coordinates and maintains the county Emergency Operation Center
(EOC). The EOC can be used during a major incident to carry out the principles of
emergency preparedness and emergency management between multiple agencies.
• The Office of Emergency Services provides technical advice to the Sheriff on local
emergency declarations and his direct link to the California Governor's Office of
Emergency Services during disasters or any other critical incident. In the event of a
major incident OES can work with CAL OES to obtain a Presidential proclamation.
• OES works closely with other local agencies assisting them in preparing emergency plans
and in disaster training. OES works as a point of contact for local agencies to the California
Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
Pursuant to this structure, UEU coordinates and communicates with the relevant local, state and
Federal agencies. This includes participating in City&County EOC exercises as well as providing
annual safety meetings. Pursuant to the Emergency Operations Program, an UEU EOC Liaison
will participate in the City or County EOC using the standardized Incident Command System(ICS).
4. WILDFIRE RISK AND RISK DRIVERS
A. BACKGROUND
Ukiah typically experiences cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers creating extreme fire weather
conditions especially from May through October. Daily temperatures during fire seasons (June-
October)can be above 90° Fahrenheit with a relative humidity of less than 30%. Typical vegetation
within UEU's service territory include various types of trees including redwood, oak, pine and fir
trees as well as annual grasses. Areas of dense brush and annual grasses are present, and result in
high fire danger and significant fires especially during wind events. These conditions combine to
create extreme fire danger. The risk of catastrophic wildfire in the area rises as the recent trend of
drought conditions increases.
B. ENTERPRISE SAFETY AND WILDFIRE RISK METHODOLOGY
In order to ascertain the level of risk to our system, staff looked at our historic outages caused by
animals, birds,vegetation, car-pole accidents, and overhead equipment failures as a way to assess
wildfire risk. Additionally, UEU will review historic fire records to see if there are other areas of
risk that should be addressed.
C. SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL RISK
UEU's designs and constructs its electric facilities to meet or exceed the relevant federal, state, or
industry standards. UEU uses the CPUC General Order (GO) 95 as a key industry standard for
design and construction standards for overhead electrical facilities and, as such, meets or exceeds
all applicable standards in GO 95. Additionally, UEU monitors and follow, as appropriate, the
National Electric Safety Code.
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Risk drivers associated with design, construction, operations, and maintenance, within our 4.3
square mile service territory include CPUC Tier 2 high fire threat areas that account for
approximately 10% of UEU's facilities.
D. GEOGRAPHICAL & CLIMATE RISK
Within UEU's service territory and the surrounding areas, the primary risk drivers associated
with geography and climate for wildfire are the following:
a) Extended drought;
b) Vegetation type;
C) Vegetation density (especially the West side)
d) Weather;
e) High winds;
f) Terrain;
g) Low humidity;
h) Changing weather patterns
i) Community at risk
j) Fire history
E. CPUC HIGH FIRE THREAT DISTRICTS
UEU will incorporate the California Public Utility Commission's (CPUC) Fire Threat Map into
its construction, inspection, maintenance, repair, and clearance practices, where applicable.
UEU reviews CPUC Fire Threat Map annually to identify needed adjustments to hazard threat
levels due to changes in urban development and/or vegetation conditions. When adjustments are
identified, UEU collaborates with Ukiah Valley Fire Authority and City Departments and CAL
FIRE to update the CPUC Fire Threat Map data and UEU's Fire Threat Map accordingly.
5. WILDFIRE PREVENTION STRATEGY AND PROGRAMS
A. STRATEGY—VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
UEU meets or exceeds the minimum industry standard vegetation management practices. For both
transmission and distribution level facilities, UEU meets: (1) GO 95 Rule 35; and (2) the GO 95
Appendix E Guidelines to Rule 35 (See table below). These standards require significantly
increased clearances in the High Fire Threat areas. The recommended time-of-trim guidelines do
not establish a mandatory standard, but instead provide useful guidance to utilities. UEU will use
specific knowledge of growing conditions and tree species to determine the appropriate time of
trim clearance in each circumstance. UEU performs this work with arborists and a contract for
tree trimming services as needed.
GO 95
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Guidelines to Rule 35
The radial clearances shown below are recommended minimum clearances that should be
established, at time of trimming, between the vegetation and the energized conductors and
associated live parts where practicable. Reasonable vegetation management practices may make
it advantageous for the purposes of public safety or service reliability to obtain greater clearances
than those listed below to ensure compliance until the next scheduled maintenance. Each utility
may determine and apply additional appropriate clearances beyond clearances listed below,
which take into consideration various factors, including: line operating voltage, length of span,
line sag, planned maintenance cycles, location of vegetation within the span, species type,
experience with particular species, vegetation growth rate and characteristics, vegetation
management standards and best practices, local climate, elevation, fire risk, and vegetation
trimming requirements that are applicable to State Responsibility Area lands pursuant to Public
Resource Code Sections 4102 and 4293.
Radial Clearance of Bare
Voltage of Lines Line Conductors From
Tree Branches or Foliage
Radial clearances for any conductor of a line operating
at 2,400 or more volts, but less than 72,000 volts 4 feet
Radial clearances for any conductor of a line operating
at 72,000 or more volts, but less than 110,000 volts 6 feet
Radial clearances for any conductor of a line operating at
110,000 or more volts, but less than 300,000 volts 10 feet
Radial clearances for any conductor of a line
operating at 300,000 or more volts 15 feet
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In addition, UEU Wildfire Prevention Program (in development) will include the following
enhancements
• No vertical coverage allowed above UEU transmission lines;
• Provide vegetation control in a 30-foot perimeter around the Power Plant and substations
conductors.
• For public land,provide easement clear from ground to sky adjacent to UEU facilities;
• Work with adjacent customers to get approval for wider clearance on their land.This could
include tall, diseased, leaning trees that appear to be at risk of falling into our lines.
• Perform additional vegetation removal for fuels reduction in the easement on an annual
rotation to ensure CPUC recommended clearances are maintained based on the fire
hazard zone where each transmission and distribution line is located;
• Consider undergrounding areas where heritage trees are prevalent.
B. STRATEGY-ENHANCED INSPECTIONS
Inspection plays an important role in wildfire prevention. UEU currently patrols its system
regularly and plans to increase inspections. UEU's current inspection activities includes several
components including annual infrared (IR)patrol of overhead lines and substations, inspection of
wood poles, 115 KV lines and GIS data collection and sharing.
Some of the enhancements UEU will be exploring include use of unmanned aerial vehicles with
IR and possibly LIDAR(light detection and ranging)capability. The frequency of inspections will
be increased in the high fire threat areas and when storms or other disasters have significantly
impacted our system.
C. STRATEGY- SITUATIONAL AWARENESS
Presently UEU is evaluating to upgrade an automated control management system that can be used
during outages.UEU is also investigating advanced metering infrastructure(AMI)technology that
has the ability to track customer outages as part of an Outage management System.
Other efforts will include the following technology in collaboration with Ukiah PD and Ukiah
Valley Fire Authority.:
• Use unmanned aerial vehicles during high fire threat days for early detection, infrared
inspection of hard to reach areas, and other uses in the interest of public safety;
• Communication system upgrades for wildfire and disaster response and recovery;
D. STRATEGY- OPERATIONAL PRACTICES
UEU will operate the system in a manner that will minimize potential wildfire risks including
taking all reasonable and practicable actions to minimize the risk of a catastrophic wildfire caused
by UEU electric facilities. UEU will take corrective action for deficiencies when the staff
witnesses or is notified of improperly install or maintained fire protection measures. In addition
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to those general principles, several new operational practices will help reduce the risk of wildfire
and improve the response time in the event of a fire including:
• During high wildfire, threat periods (red flag warnings)perform only essential work. A
protocol will be developed that could include staffing at Orchard substation and
Mendocino Hydroelectric power plant with an electrical technician or lineman,posting
linemen in various parts of the city where the fire danger is higher, and having other
field personnel patrolling the city. All personnel will directly report to Fire/Police any
hazardous observations. All available UEU Staff placed on standby.
• Collect and maintain wildfire and system data necessary for the implementation and
evaluation of this Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
E. STRATEGY- SYSTEM HARDENING
UEU's electric facilities are designed, constructed, and maintained to meet or exceed the relevant
federal, state, or industry standard. UEU treats CPUC General Order (GO) 95 as a key industry
standard for design and construction standards for overhead electrical facilities. UEU meets or
exceeds all standards in GO 95. Additionally, UEU monitors and follows as appropriate the
National Electric Safety Code. In addition to standards, UEU develops a 5-year capital
improvement plan that is considering some or all of the following:
• Addition of remote-controlled field reclosers possibly with arc detection technology;
• Poles with operating devices are cleared of flammable vegetation around them with a
radius of 10'. Perform this for every wood pole in the system for resiliency;
• Provide or clear additional access paths along power line easements and to ensure access
and ability to perform maintenance.
• As 115KV transmission poles reach end of useful life for Tier 2 areas, replace with steel
poles in kind.
• Engineering — Revise construction standards to implement arc suppression components,
raptor framing, squirrel guards,tree wire, lightening arresters, and arc suppression fusing.
• Create design standards for new equipment for remote controlled reclosers and implement
into the SCADA system.
• Convert overhead lines to underground as feasible and economic;
• Alternative Technologies- UEU will consider the feasibility of implementing alternative
technologies, such as wire-break sensing and arc detection technology, as they become
available and cost-effective.
• Replacement of overhead fuses with current limiting, non-arcing models in Tier 2 areas.
F. STRATEGY-PUBLIC SAFETY AND NOTIFICATION
The following is part of this WMP is to insure a high level of communication with the community
during high fire threat periods and disasters.
• Coordinate with UVFA and UPD through the City's EOC during emergencies or large
scale outages;
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• Utilize communications protocol with County EOC and/or Health and Human Services
for notifications to vulnerable groups;
• Actively update social media using the COU Communications Team;
G. STRATEGY-RECLOSING AND DEENERGIZATION
For this first iteration of our Wildfire Mitigation Plan,we intend to make changes to our protection
system during fire season so that circuits that are faulted do not attempt to reclose. We will
continue to shut off power when directed to by Ukiah Valley Fire, Police, Cal Fire, or other
emergency responding agencies. We will not preemptively shut off power during high fire threat
periods for the following reasons:
• Our service territory is only 4.3 square miles and relatively compact and visible with
proper technology;
• Turning off the power could put the community at higher risk to wildfire as it could
impact water supplies and also create abnormal human activity that could increase
opportunity for fire;
• We plan to have real-time information from staff located in areas identified as at risk of
being subject to extreme weather conditions;
• We plan to use system hardening, situational awareness, vegetation management and the
other strategies to avoid shutting off power.
H. STRATEGY-WILDFIRE RESPONSE & RECOVERY
• During an high fire threat event, stage fire protection equipment in a ready status and the
COU EOP on standby;
• Staff critical assets for coverage and necessary shift changes during fire events;
• Wildfire Response: Execute the City's EOP
• The City of Ukiah Electric Utility is a member of the California Utility Emergency
Association,which plays a key role in ensuring communications between utilities during
emergencies including mutual aid. UEU also participate in the Western Energy
Institute's Western Region Mutual Assistance Agreement, which is a mutual assistance
agreement covering utilities across a number of western states.
L PROGRAM—UEU WILDFIRE PREVENTION PROGRAM
(In development)
J. PROGRAM—UEU 5-year Capital Improvement Plan
K. PROGRAM—COU EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
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6. COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND EDUCATION
COU, UVFA, UPD and UEU will maintain a proactive outreach and education strategy to create
public awareness of fire threats, fire prevention, and available support during a wildfire or large
power outages. Prior to an emergency, communication will include regular messages related to
wildfire prevention, such as right-of-way management, tree trimming, line inspection, or other
relevant topics. Methods of communication will include newsletters (Power Line Newsletter),
website updates, social media posts, and public service announcements.
7. RESTORATION OF SERVICE
In the event of a wildfire or other emergency event, UEU will staff up to coordinate activities to
restore service. UEU will restore power,following an event,in cooperation with UVFA,UPD, and
COU Departments.
UEU management will oversee restoration and response activities. In the event that additional staff
is needed, UEU may leverage mutual aid agencies, other City of Ukiah staff, and local aid
organizations. The utility may also engage contractors on an as-needed basis.
The following describes the steps typically taken to begin the restoration process:
Assessment.UEU crews must patrol each line segment to determine the extent of damage that has
occurred. The patrol involves assessing equipment access issues, any cleanup/debris removal
issues and determining personal protective equipment requirements for the crews. UEU works
with the local agency in charge of the fire to access impacted areas as soon as the area is deemed
safe by fire officials.
Planning. After initial assessment, UEU supervisors, managers and engineers meet to plan the
needed work. The team will work with system operations to prioritize the restoration efforts,
targeting the circuits that serve the most critical infrastructure needs.
Mobilize.Based on the size and complexity of the rebuild/restoration efforts,UEU will coordinate
the crews and material needs internally if possible. Mutual aid and contractors may be used on an
"as needed" basis to provide additional support. Though UEU maintains a material vendor list and
has contracts it can draw on for labor and material needs; though in instance of widespread
catastrophic damage necessary materials and labor could experience shortages that may delay
work.
Rebuild. The rebuild effort lead by UEU will commence as soon as areas become safe and
accessible. The initial efforts will be to get the lines up and restore the damaged circuits.
Depending on the extent of damage, demolition may be performed concurrently or after crews start
installing new facilities. UEU will incorporate new materials and technologies as indicated and
available.
Restore.UEU, mutual aid, or contract crews will restore electric services to homes and businesses
as soon as possible after the wildfire. Depending on the extent of damages,residential and business
customers may have to perform repairs on their facilities and pass inspections by local agencies
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prior to having full electric service restored.
In most cases, the following restoration priorities will be followed depending on the specific
incident and available resources:
• Public safety in the affected areas;
• Worker safety in performing the restoration work;
• Life-support or critical customers;
• Critical infrastructure Hospitals, Key medical, City & County facilities and accounts;
Sheriff's Department and jail, City Police and Fire Departments, other key utility
facilities (e.g., water, sewage, gas, citywide communications), Incident Command Site
or Base Camp, Incident Evacuation Centers, local broadcast and radio Stations, etc.);
• Major commercial activities/accounts critical to continuity of community services (e.g.,
gas stations, food stores, home supply stores, repair shops, eateries and lodging facilities,
financial institutions, etc.;
• Reduce the total number of customers affected;
• Reduce the length of time customers have been without power.
In directing restoration efforts to best achieve the above priorities, UEU Operations Group
personnel will generally find it most efficient to dedicate restoration resources to the following
types of facilities in the following order of priority to optimally restore electric services:
• Transmission circuit(115 kV);
• Substation and Mendocino Power Plant Facilities;
• Distribution circuits (600 Amp -12 kV);
• Distribution feeders (200 Amp— 12 kV);
• Distribution transformers;
• Service lines.
8. EVALUATION OF THE PLAN
A. METRICS FOR MEASURING PLAN PERFORMANCE
UEU will track two metrics to measure the performance of this Wildfire Mitigation Plan: (1)
number of fire ignitions; and (2)wires down within the service territory.
Metric 1: Fire Ignitions
For purposes of this metric, a fire ignition is defined as follows:
a) UEU facility was associated with the fire;
b) The fire was self-propagating and of a material other than electrical and/or communication
facilities;
C) The resulting fire traveled greater than one linear meter from the ignition point; and
d) UEU has knowledge that the fire occurred.
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less than 1 acres in size. Any fires greater than 1 acres will be individually described.
Metric 2: Wires Down
The second metric is the number of distribution and transmission wires downed within UEU's
service territory. For purposes of this metric, a wires down event includes any instance where an
electric transmission or primary distribution conductor falls to the ground or onto a foreign object.
UEU will divide the wires down metric between wires down inside and outside of the High Fire
Threat District. UEU will not normalize this metric by excluding unusual events, such as severe
storms. Instead,UEU will supplement this metric with a qualitative description of any such unusual
events.
B. IMPACT OF METRICS ON PLAN
In the initial years,UEU anticipates that there will be relatively limited data gathered through these
metrics. However,as the data collection history becomes more robust,UEU will be able to identify
areas of its operations and service territory that are disproportionately impacted. UEU will then
evaluate potential improvements to the plan.
C. MONITORING AND AUDITING THE PLAN
Review of this WMP will occur annually and any lessons learned will have the highest priority for
improving steps in the plan, any reference programs, and the process for implementation. UEU
will present this plan to the Ukiah City Council on an annual basis. The comprehensiveness of
this WMP will be assessed by and independent evaluator with experience in assessing the safe
operation of electrical infrastructure. The independent evaluator shall issue a report that will be
presented to the Ukiah City Council and be made available on the City's Website.
D. IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING DEFICIENCIES IN THE PLAN
UEU staff and qualified external stakeholders are encouraged to identify Wildfire Mitigation Plan
deficiencies or potential deficiencies to the Assistant Electric Utility Director as soon as possible
when observed. The Assistant Electric Utility Director shall evaluate each reported deficiency and,
if the deficiency is determined to be a valid plan deficiency, it shall be entered into a log with the
following information:
• Date the deficiency was discovered;
• Description of the deficiency;
• Source identifying the deficiency(e.g., Internal Audit);
• Priority based on deficiency severity;
• Assigned corrective action including the date when it must be completed by;
• Assigned staff responsible for completing the corrective action;
• Date corrective action completed.
The Assistant Electric Utility Director will go over the log at regularly scheduled Leadership and
Supervisor Meetings.
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E. MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSPECTIONS
UEU will perform inspections on either an annual, 5-year or 10 year cycle,based on GO 95 or fire
mitigation recommendations. Any areas found that need improvement or appear hazardous will be
documented with a work order, given a priority, and the work order will be tracked. When
completed the work order will have a close date.
The Assistant Electric Utility Director will assign qualified internal staff or engage a third parry to
review and audit the equipment and line inspection programs called out in the Wildfire Mitigation
Plan after the completion of the first six months of the plan. The assigned auditor will:
• Review records for the inspection programs;
• Interview staff performing inspections to assess their knowledge of the inspection
programs;
• Monitor staff performing inspection activities;
• Review deficiencies noted in the programs;
• Identify systemic issues or problems;
• Note the timeliness of corrective actions;
• Pick a random sample of some completed corrective actions and verify the effectiveness
of the corrective actions; and
• Issue a written report of findings.
The Assistant Director of Utility Operations will review the audit findings and assign corrective
action as applicable. A copy of the audit report will be routed to the Director.
9. INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
Public Utilities Code section 8387(c) requires UEU to contract with a qualified independent
evaluator with experience in assessing the safe operation of electrical infrastructure to review and
assess the comprehensiveness of this Wildfire Mitigation Plan.
UEU will have the Plan reviewed using a contract through the Northern California Power Agency
following the initial approval of the City Council.
The report from the independent evaluator will be available on UEU's website. The auditor will
present the report and findings to the Ukiah City Council at a public meeting.
2019 UEU Wildfire Mitigation Plan
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�y following procedures in Decision(D.)17-01-oog,revised by D.17-o6-024,which adopted a work plan for
the development of a utility High Fire-Threat District(HFTD)forapplication of enhanced fire safety
regulations.The aforementioned decisions ordered that the HFTD be comprised oftwo individual map
I� products.One ofthose map products is this CPUC Fire-Threat Map.The CPUC Fire-Threat Map depicts
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areas where enhanced fire safety regulations found in Decision 17-12-024 will apply.The final CPUC Fire-
Threat Map was submitted to the Commission via a Tien Advice Letter that was adopted by the
Commission's Safety and Enforcement Division(SED)with a disposition letter on January ig,2018.All
data and information portrayed on the CPUC Fire-Threat Map are for the expressed use called out in
D.17-12-024,and any other use ofthis map are not the responsibility or endorsed by the Commission or
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Agenda Item No: 13.c.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 12/4/2019
PEAK ITEM NO: 2019-204
dl� tiuU
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SUBJECT: Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Cancellation of the January 1, 2020, City Council
Meeting with the Option for the Mayor and/or City Manager to Call for a Special Meeting on an Alternate Date
if Time Sensitive Business Arises.
DEPARTMENT: City Clerk PREPARED BY: Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS:
None
Summary: Council will consider cancelling the January 1, 2020, Regular City Council meeting due to the date
being a holiday.
Background: City Council has regular meetings scheduled for the first and third Wednesdays of each month.
On the upcoming meeting schedule, the regularly scheduled meeting of January 1, 2020, falls on New Year's
Day. Council typically cancels a meeting around the holidays due to low attendance and business items at
that time of year.
Discussion: Staff is recommending the cancellation of the January 1, 2020. If time sensitive business arises,
the Mayor and/or City Manager will call for a special meeting on an alternate date.
Recommended Action: Approve the cancellation of the January 1, 2020, Regular City Council Meeting with
the option for the Mayor and/or City Manager to call for a special meeting on an alternate date if time sensitive
business arises.
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: N/A
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
FINANCING SOURCE: N/A
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A
COORDINATED WITH: N/A
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Agenda Item No: 13.d.
MEETING DATE/TIME: 12/4/2019
PEAK ITEM NO: 2019-62
dl� tiuU
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SUBJECT: 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).
DEPARTMENT: City Clerk PREPARED BY: Kristine Lawler, City Clerk
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2019 City Council Special Assignments and Ad Hocs
Summary: City Council members will provide reports and updates on their committee and ad hoc
assignments. If necessary, the Council may consider modifications.
Background: City Council members are assigned to a number of committees and ad hoc activities. These
assignments are included as Attachment#1.
Discussion: Previously, the City Council discussed having more time allocated to reporting on committee and
ad hoc activities. Often, the Council Reports section of the regular agenda is rushed due to impending
business (i.e., public hearings), and not enough time is afforded for reports beyond community activities.
In an effort to foster regular updates on committee and ad hoc assignments, this item is being placed on the
agenda to provide the City Council members an expanded opportunity to report on assignments and modify
assignments as necessary.
Recommended Action: Receive report(s). The Council may also consider modifications to committee and
ad hoc assignments along with the creation/elimination ad hoc(s).
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: No
CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A
FINANCING SOURCE: N/A
PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A
COORDINATED WITH: Mayor Mulheren
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COMMITTEE • PRINCIPAL STAFF SUPPORT
Electric Grid Operational Crane/Scalmanini Mel Grandi, Electric Utility Director;
Improvements 463-6295 mgrandi@cityofukiah.com
Mel Grandi, Electric Utility Director;
463-6295 mgrandi@cityofukiah.com
Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/City Engineer;
Rate Studies for Electric, Water, 463-6280 teriksen@cityofukiah.com
Sewer Sean White, Director of Water Resources;
463-5712 swhite@cityofukiah.com
Dan Buffalo, Director of Finance; 463-6220
Crane/Scalmanini dbuffalo@cityofukiah.com
Downtown Parking Management Mulheren/Brown Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager;
467-5793 sriley@cityofukiah.com
Budget Development Best Dan Buffalo, Director of Finance;
Practices and Financial Policy For 463-6220 dbuffalo@cityofukiah.com
FY 19/20 Budget Sheri Mannion, Human Resource Director/Risk
Crane/Brown Manager; 463-6272, smannion@cityofukiah.com
Public Works Project Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/City Engineer;
Specification Development Crane/Mulheren 463-6280 teriksen@cityofukiah.com
Uniform Cost Accounting Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/City Engineer;
Crane/Mulheren 463-6280 teriksen@cityofukiah.com
Vichy Springs Resort Litigation Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager;
Brown/Scalmanini 463-6221 ssangiacomo@cityofukiah.com
Marbut Study Ad Hoc Justin Wyatt, Police Operations Captain,
Brown/Scalmanini 463-6760 jwyatt@cityofukiah.com
Solar Proposal-Application Project Sean White, Director of Water Resources;
Crane/Scalmanini 463-5712 swhite@cityofukiah.com
Tami Bartolomei, Community Services
Cannabis Events Administraor; 467-5765
Mulheren/Brown tbartolomei@cityofukiah.com
Construction Related ADA Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/City Engineer;
Compliance Scalmanini/Orozco 463-6280 teriksen@cityofukiah.com
Upper Russian River Water Sean White, Director of Water Resources;
Discussions Crane/Brown 463-5712 swhite@cityofukiah.com
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