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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
Regular Meeting
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Ukiah, CA 95482
March 16, 2022
6:00 P.M.
1. ROLL CALL
Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on March 16, 2022, having been legally noticed on
March 11, 2022. The meeting was held virtually at the following link: https://zoom.uVA7199426600.
Mayor Brown called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Roll was taken with the following
Councilmembers Present: Juan V. Orozco, Mari Rodin, Josefina Duehas, and Jim O. Brown.
Councllmembers Absent by Prearrangement: Douglas, F. Crane. Staff Present: Sage
Sangiacomo, City Manager; David Rapport, City Attorney; and Kristine Lawler, City Clerk.
MAYOR BROWN PRESIDING.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was conducted during the Special Meeting held at 4:00 p.m.
3. PROCLAMATIONSIINTRODUCTIONSIPRESENTATIONS
4. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
5, APP 01! L OF MINUTES
a. Approval of the Minutes for the March,212022,.Regular Meeting.
Motion/Second: OrozcolRodin to approve Minutes of March 2, 2022, a regular meeting, as
submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes:AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duehas, and Brown.
NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
6. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
7. CONSENT CALENDAR
a. Report of Disbursements for the Month of February 2022 —Finance.
b. Adoption of Resolution (2022-15) of the City Council Reconsidering the Circumstances of the
State of Emergency and Implementing Teleconferencing Requirements for City Council and
Board and Commission Meetings During a Proclaimed State of Emergency Due to the COVID-
19 Pandemic— City Attomey's Office.
c. Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Enter into a Contract (COU No. 2122-208) with
Ren Alexander Design for Consulting Services to Assist the Electric Utility Department with the
Architectural Services and Plans for the Interior of the Electric Service Center for an Amount not
to Exceed $75,000—Electric Utility.
r d. Approve the Purchase(PO No. 47783—Bendix King,PO No. 47784—Motorola Pagers)of Radio
and Pagers in the Amount of $225,276.40 through Leavitt Communications, Approve the
L Purchase (PO No. 47785 — David Clark Headsets) of Headsets in the Amount of $10,760.53
through The Radio Guys, and Approve Corresponding Budget Amendments—Fire.
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City Council Minutes for March 16, 2022, Continued:
e. Consideration of Adoption of Resolution (2022-16)to Remove Approximately 816 Lineal Feet of
On-Street Parking on Hamilton Street, from the Intersection of Hospital Drive to the Intersection
of Clara Avenue —Public Works.
f. Award Purchase Order (PO No. 47794) to Replace Three (3) HVAC Units at the Waste Water
Treatment Plant to Intercounty Mechanical & Electrical, Inc. of Ukiah for the Amount of
$41,926.38— Water Resources.
g. Possible Adoption of the Organic Waste Disposal Reduction Ordinance—Public Works.
ORDINANCE NO. 1221
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ADDING CHAPTER 4.1 TO
DIVISION 5 OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE TO REGULATE AND ENFORCE REDUCTION OF
ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL
h. Award the Purchase (PO No. 47781) of One(1) New Altec Model AT37G Articulating Telescopic
Aerial Device with an Insulated Boom to Altec Industries, Inc., for the Electric Utility Department
in the Amount of$220,703.95, and Approve Corresponding Budget Amendment—Electric Utility.
i. Approve the Purchase (PO No. 47814) of SCADA Equipment and Services to JM Integration in
the Amount of$240,579.24, and SCADA Software Subscription to E&M Electric in the Amount
of$98,447.72— Water Resources.
j. Report of the Emergency Purchase (PO No. 47705) for the Diagnosis and Repair of a Leak at a
Pressure Zone 1 South Tank, and Approve Corresponding Budget Amendment in the Amount
of$329,932, Using Water Reserve Funds— Water Resources.
k. Approve a Three-Year Contract (COU No. 2122-209) with Tyler Technologies for Vendor Cloud
Hosting Services of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Financial Software Servers in the
Amount of $494,670, and Approve a Corresponding Budget Amendment — Information
Technology.
I. Approve the Purchase (PO No. 47796) of Three Cluster Servers, One Virtual Machine
Management Server, One Compellent Storage Array and Two Dell Network Switches to (RE)
DESIGN in the Amount of$125,129; Additionally, Approve the Replacement (PO No. 47797) of
the APC-Schneider Electric System Power Components to Schneider Electric IT Corporation in
the Amount of $39,363, for a Total Project Cost of $164,492, and Approve Corresponding
Budget Amendment—Information Technology.
m. Consideration and Possible Approval of Purchase(PO No. 47777)of One(1) Remote Controlled
44" Rotary Mower from Owen Equipment in the Amount of$43,661,33 with Tax, and Approval
of Corresponding Budget Amendments—Public Works.
Motion/Second: Orozco/Rodin to approve Consent Calendar Items 7a-7m, as submitted. Motion
carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duehas, and Brown. NOES: None.
ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
8. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
No public comment was received.
9. COUNCIL REPORTS
Presenters: Councilmembers Orozco and Rodin.
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10. CITY MANAGERICITY CLERK REPORTS
Presenters:
• PZ1 Emergency Water Tank Repair Update—Sean White, Water Resources Director.
• Update on Mask Policy and Hybrid Meetings—Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager
Council Consensus to support a hybrid model meeting (meaning meetings are held both
virtually and in person).
11. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:16 PM)
a. Consideration of the Following Actions Related to the Upper City View Trail Project: 1)
Approval of a Resolution to Adopt an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration;
and 2) Approval of Construction of the Trail, and Authorization for the City Manager or
His Designee to Negotiate a Start Date and Construction Schedule with the Ukiah Valley
Trail Group.
Presenters: Michelle Irace, Planning Manager; Neil Davis, Community Services Director; and Craig
Schlatter, Community Development Director.
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 6:41 P.M.
No public comment was received.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 6:43 P.M.
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to approve the Resolution (2022-17) to adopt the Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Upper City View Trail Project, approve construction of the
trail, and authorize the City Manager or designee to negotiate a start date and construction schedule
with the Ukiah Valley Trail Group. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco,
Rodin, Duehas, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
b. Conduct Protest Hearing about Residential Garbage Curbside Collection Rates.
Presenter: Dan Buffalo, Finance Director.
Ukiah Waste Solutions Comment: Bruce McCracken.
PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 7.07 P.M.
Public Comment: Steve Scalmanini and Susan Sher.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7.20 P.M.
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to conclude the protest hearing, to acknowledge that the threshold
was not met to protest the proposed garbage rates, and to accept the new rates as proposed, which
would go into effect on April 1, 2022. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco,
Rodin, and Brown. NOES: Duehas. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Receive Status Report and Consider Any Action or Direction Related to the Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Including Operational Preparedness and Response;
Continuity of City Operations and Services; Community and Business Impacts; and Any
Other Related Matters.
Presenter: Tami Bartolomei, Office of Emergency Services Coordinator.
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Report was received.
b. Possible Introduction, by Title Only, of the Ordinance Amending Article 8 of Chapter 2,
Division 2 of the Ukiah City Code to Regulate Shopping Cart Containment, Retrieval,
Impoundment, and Disposal.
Presenters: Jesse Davis, Planning Manager and Darcy Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney.
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to introduce the Ordinance by title only. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duenas, and Brown. NOES. None. ABSENT: Crane.
ABSTAIN: None.
City Clerk, Kristine Lawler, read the following title into the record:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING ARTICLE 8 OF
CHAPTER 2, DIVISION 2 OF THE UKIAH CITY CODE TO REGULATE SHOPPING CART
CONTAINMENT, RETRIEVAL, IMPOUNDMENT, AND DISPOSAL
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to introduce the Ordinance Amending Article 8 of Chapter 2, Division
2 of the Ukiah City Code to Regulate Shopping Cart Containment, Retrieval, Impoundment, and
Disposal. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duenas, and Brown.
NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
13. NEW BUSINESS
a. Authorize the City Manager to Execute the Ukiah Airport Runway Extension Study
Agreement, to be Performed by Mead and Hunt for the Amount of$36,500.
Presenter: Greg Owen, Airport Manager.
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to authorize the City Manager to Execute the Ukiah Airport Runway
Extension Study Agreement(COU No. 2122-210),to be performed by Mead and Hunt forthe amount
of $36,500. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duenas, and
Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
b. Possible Introduction, by Title Only, of an Ordinance Adding Article 6 to Chapter 1,
Division 3 of Ukiah City Code for the Adoption of the California Model Water Efficient
Landscape Ordinance.
Presenters: Matt Keizer, Building Official and Darcy Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney.
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to introduce the Ordinance by title only. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duenas, and Brown. NOES: None, ABSENT: Crane.
ABSTAIN: None.
City Clerk, Kristine Lawler, read the following title into the record:
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ADDING ARTICLE 6 TO
CHAPTER 1, DIVISION 3 TO ADOPT THE CALIFORNIA MODEL WATER EFFICIENT
LANDSCAPE ORDINANCE
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to introduce the Ordinance adopting the California Model Water
Efficient Landscape. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duenas,
and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
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c. Possible Introduction, by Title Only, of an Ordinance Adding Chapter 3 to Division 3 of
Ukiah City Code Setting Forth Procedures for Expediting Permit Processing for Electric
Vehicle Charging Systems.
Presenters: Matt Keizer, Building Official and Darcy Vaughn, Assistant City Attorney.
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to introduce the Ordinance by title only. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duefias, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane.
ABSTAIN: None.
City Clerk, Kristine Lawler, read the following title into the record.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH SETTING FORTH PROCEDURES
FOR EXPEDITING PERMIT PROCESSING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to introduce the Ordinance setting forth procedures for expediting
permit processing for electric vehicle charging systems. Motion carried by the following roll call
votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Duehas, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane. ABSTAIN: None.
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).
Presenters: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager and Craig Schlatter, Community Development
Director.
Motion/Second: Rodin/Orozco to disband the Housing Implementation Ad Hoc and
Councilmembers Rodin and Orozco to serve on new Housing Policy Ad Hoc. Motion carried by the
following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin, Due6as, and Brown. NOES: None, ABSENT: Crane.
ABSTAIN: None.
THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION A T 8:10 P.M.
RECESS: 8:10— 8:25 P.M.
14. CLOSED SESSION
a. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2 & 3))
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(d)(2)(N umber of potential cases: 1)
b. Conference with Legal Counsel—Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)or(3))
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3) of
subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (1 potential case, involving possible
termination of construction contract for cause)
c. Conference with Legal Counsel--Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Vichy Springs Resort v. City of Ukiah, Et Al; Case No.
S C U K-CVPT-2018-70200
d. 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-20-74612
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e. 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
f. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Siderakis v. Ukiah, et al, Mendocino County Superior
Court, Case No. 21 CV00603
g. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Gerardo Magdaleno, by and through his Guardian Ad
Litem, Pedro Francisco Magdaleno v. City of Ukiah, Justin Wyatt (Fed.
Dist. Ct. N.D. Cal.) 3:21-2609 VC.
h. Conference with Real Property Ne otiators
(Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8)
Property: APN Nos: 157-050-03, 157-060-02, 157-050-04, 157-050-03,
157-030-02, 157-050-01, 157-050-02, 157-050-10, 157-050-09, 157-
070-01, 157-070-02, 003-190-01
Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager;
Negotiating Parties: Dave Hull and Ric Piffero
Under Negotiation: Price &Terms of Payment
i. Conference with Labor Negotiator(54957.6)
Agency Representative: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager
Employee Organizations: All Bargaining Units
THE CITY COUNCIL RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION AT 9:49 P.M.
In respect to Agenda Item 14e regarding the Palace Hotel receivership, City Attorney Rapport
reported that the City Council took the following action during Closed Session:
Motion/Second: Rodin/Duenas to authorize the City Manager to finalize and sign the Settlement
Agreement(COU No. 2122-211)and the Stipulation to Discharge Receivership and Proposed Order;
and to authorize the City Manager to make any last minute non-substantive corrections without
further City Council approval. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Orozco, Rodin,
Duenas, and Brown. NOES: None. ABSENT: Crane, ABSTAIN: None.
16. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:51 p.m.
Kristine Lawler, CMC/City Clerk
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