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Home My WebLink About2024-05-01 CC Minutes CITY OF UKIAH CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Regular Meeting CIVIC CENTER COUNCIL CHAMBERS 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, CA 95482 Virtual Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87505300347 Ukiah, CA 95482 May 1, 2024 6:00 p.m. 1. ROLL CALL Ukiah City Council met at a Regular Meeting on May 1, 2024, having been legally noticed on April 25, 2024. The meeting was held in person and virtually at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87505300347. Mayor Duenas called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. Roll was taken with the following Councilmembers Present: Mari Rodin, Juan V. Orozco, Susan Sher, Douglas, F. Crane, and Josefina Duenas. Staff Present: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; David Rapport, City Attorney; and Kristine Lawler, City Clerk. MAYOR DUENAS PRESIDING. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilmember Rodin. City Manager Sangiacomo announced that an item regarding a change of parking on Main Street was inadvertently noticed for this agenda; however, it will go to Council on their May 15, 2024, meeting agenda, but interested parties could contact Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director. 3. AB 2449 NOTIFICATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS 4. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS a. Proclamation of the City of Ukiah Recognizing Mayas Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Presenter: Councilmember Orozco. Proclamation was received by Sean White, Water Resources Director. b. Proclamation of the City of Ukiah Recognizing May as Older Americans' Month. Presenter: Councilmember Sher. Public Comment: John McCowen. Proclamation was received by Liz Dorsey, Ukiah Senior Center Executive Director c. Proclamation Recognizing May 12th — 18th as Police Week in the City of Ukiah. Presenter: Vice Mayor Crane. Proclamation was received by Cedric Crook, Police Chief. Page 1 of 4 City Council Minutes for May 1, 2024, Continued: RECESS: 6:23— 6:26 P.M. d. Police Department Annual Report and Review of Mid-Year Departmental Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-25, Review of Draft Objectives, and Review of Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Updates for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Presenter: Cedric Crook, Police Chief. Presentation was received. 5. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS City Clerk, Kristine Lawler, stated that no communications had been received. 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the Minutes for the April 17, 2024, Special Meeting. b. Approval of the Minutes for the April 17, 2024, Regular Meeting. Motion/Second: Crane/Sher to approve Minutes of the Special and Regular Meetings of April 17, 2024, as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Rodin, Orozco, Sher, Crane, and NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: Duenas. 7. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION 8. CONSENT CALENDAR a. Authorize City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Assignment and Assumption of Amended Lease (2324-195) for the Lease Agreement with Ukiah Aviation Services to Vega Air, LLC - Airport. b. Consideration of Award of Bid (PO No. 48568) to Lincoln Aquatics in the Amount of$62,512.72 for the Municipal Pool Filtration System, Specification No. E39825, and Approval of Corresponding Budget Amendment— Community Services. c. Consideration of Adoption of Resolution (2024-13) Approving Records Destruction for the Human Resources and Risk Management Department— City Clerk. Motion/Second: Crane/Rodin to approve Consent Calendar Items 7a-7c, as submitted. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Rodin, Orozco, Sher, Crane, and Duenas. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 9. AUDIENCE COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS Public Comment: [zoom caller #1*1 — Hatred in Country/internationally (removed for disrespectful speech). City Attorney Rapport made a statement that under the Brown Act, public comments on non-agenda items are limited to matters within the subject matter jurisdiction, the city, and the City Council specifically. Any comments made on international relations, or other matters that are not within the City Council's jurisdiction do not have to be accepted or allowed during the public comment period. If after being informed of this, a speaker insists on talking about something that is outside the subject matter of the City Council, the City Clerk is at liberty to cut them off from speaking further. Page 2 of 4 City Council Minutes for May 1, 2024, Continued: Public Comment continued: [zoom caller#2*] — public safety concerns (removed for inappropriate speech), [zoom caller #3*] — free speech (removed for disrespectful and inappropriate speech), [zoom caller #4*] — racist equity programs (removed for disrespectful speech), [zoom caller #5*] — free speech/Brown Act (removed for disrespectful speech). *Note: The names used by the zoom callers were incorrect aliases; as the real names are unknown, they are being assigned numbers. 10. COUNCIL REPORTS Presenters: Councilmembers Sher, Orozco, and Rodin, and Mayor Duenas. 11. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS Presenters: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager; and • Construction Update —Tim Eriksen, Public Works Director/ City Engineer. • Palace Hotel Update — Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager. Public Comment: Pinky Kushner. 12. PUBLIC HEARINGS (6:15 PM) a. Public Hearing to Receive Public Comment and Discuss Final Grantee Performance Under State Community Development Block Grants 20-CDBG-CV2-3-00081 and 20-CDBG-CV2- 3-00097, and Adopt Two Resolutions Acknowledging Project Accomplishments, Confirming Receipt of all Grant Reimbursement Funds from the State, and Approving Any Corresponding Budget Amendments Required as Part of the Grant Closeout Process Presenter: Jim Robbins, Housing and Grants Manager. PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 7:45 P.M. No public comment was received. PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:46 P.M. Motion/Second: Crane/Rodin to adopt two Resolutions acknowledging accomplishments, confirming activity completion (2024-14), and confirming receipt of all grant reimbursement funds from the State (2024-15); and approve any corresponding budget amendments required as part of the grant closeout process. Motion carried by the following roll call votes: AYES: Rodin, Orozco, Sher, Crane, and Duenas. NOES: None. ABSENT: None. ABSTAIN: None. 13. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a. Receive and File Third Quarter Financial Report. Presenter: Dan Buffalo, Finance Director. The report was received. 14. NEW BUSINESS a. 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). No reports were received. Page 3 of 4 City Council Minutes for May 1, 2024, Continued: THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED TO CLOSED SESSION AT 8:19 P.M. 15. CLOSED SESSION a. Conference with Legal Counsel —Anticipated Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)) Initiation of litigation (3 cases) b. Conference with Legal Counsel — Existing Litigation (Government Code Section 54956.9) Name of case: Ukiah v. Questex, Mendocino County Superior Court Case No. 15-66036 c. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8) Property: APN Nos: 180-110-07 Negotiator: Shannon Riley, Deputy City Manager Negotiating Parties: GMB Realty Partners, Inc. Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment d. Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Cal. Gov't Code Section 54956.8) Property: APN Nos: 003-230-03-00 Negotiator: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager Negotiating Parties: Mark and Jann Lanz Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment e. Conference with Labor Negotiator (54957.6) Agency Representative: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager Employee Organizations: All Bargaining Units No action reported; direction provided to Staff. 16. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m. Kristine Lawler, CMC/CPMC Page 4 of 4