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City Council
Regular Meeting
AGENDA
(to be held both at the physical and virtual locations below)
Civic Center Council Chamber ♦ 300 Seminary Avenue ♦ Ukiah, CA 95482
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March 4, 2026 - 5:15 PM
1. ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. AB 2449 NOTIFICATIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS
4. PROCLAMATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/PRESENTATIONS
4.a. Proclamation Recognizing March 2026 as National Nutrition Month in the City of Ukiah.
Recommended Action: Issue a proclamation recognizing March 2026 as National Nutrition Month
in the City of Ukiah.
Attachments:
1. Proclamation - National Nutrition Month
5. PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
6.a. Approval of the Minutes for the February 18, 2026, Regular Meeting.
Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes for the February 18, 2026, Regular Meeting.
Attachments:
1. 2026-02-18 Draft Minutes
7. RIGHT TO APPEAL DECISION
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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.
8. 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.
8.a. Adoption of Resolution Making the Recommendation to the Ukiah Valley Basin Groundwater
Sustainability Agency (UVBGSA) to Appoint Jared Walker as the City of Ukiah Representative
to its Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
Recommended Action: Adopt the resolution making the recommendation to the Ukiah Valley
Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (UVBGSA) to appoint Jared Walker as the City of Ukiah
Representative to the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
Attachments:
1. Proposed Resolution
8.b. Consideration of Adoption of Resolution Appointing Aubrey Sabre to the Public Spaces
Commission.
Recommended Action: Adopt resolution appointing Aubrey Sabre to the Public Spaces
Comission.
Attachments:
1. Aubrey Sabre Application and Resume
2. Resolution 2014-48
3. Nomination - Sabre - Public Spaces
4. Proposed Resolution
8.c. Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute an Agreement with the County of
Mendocino (Mendocino County Public Health) for the Enforcement of State Tobacco Laws and
Local Ordinances, Including the Statewide Flavor Ban, through Retailer Inspections and
Enforcement Operations; and Approve Corresponding Budget Amendment(s) for Receipt of
Anticipated Grant Funds in Support of These Activities.
Recommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with
the County of Mendocino (Mendocino County Public Health) for the enforcement of state tobacco
laws and local ordinances, including the statewide flavor ban; and approve corresponding budget
amendment(s) for receipt of anticipated grant funds in support of these activities.
Attachments:
1. City of Ukiah - Mendocino County PH Agreement
8.d. Receive Report and Approval of Request to Postpone Replacement of the Ukiah Transfer
Station Tipping Floor Until 2028.
Recommended Action: Receive the report and authorize the City Manager to execute a letter or
other written instrument to postpone the Ukiah Transfer Station tipping floor replacement until
2028.
Attachments:
1. Waste Connections US 2021-08-18 Transfer Station COU 2122-089
2. SWS UKIAH TS Letter
9. 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 that is
within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, 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.
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10. COUNCIL REPORTS
11. CITY MANAGER/CITY CLERK REPORTS
12. PUBLIC HEARINGS (5:30 PM)
12.a. Review and Introduction by Title Only of an Ordinance Adding a New Chapter 9 to Division 2 of
the Ukiah City Code to Regulate Sidewalk Vending on Public Property and in the Public Right-
of-Way.
Recommended Action: Review and introduce by title only an ordinance adding a new Chapter 9 to
Division 2 of the Ukiah City Code to regulate sidewalk vending on public property and in the
public right-of-way.
Attachments:
1. Original Ordinance (Marked Up With Council Recommendations)
2. Proposed Ordinance
3. Public Materials Examples
12.b. Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Revising the Electric Rate Schedules for All Self-
Generation Customers and Approval of the Utility's Avoided Cost Methodology.
Recommended Action: Adopt resolution revising all Electric Rate Schedules for Self-Generation
Customers, and approve the Utility's avoided cost methodology.
Attachments:
1. Resolution 2002-07_D-PM Electric PV Rate
2. 2003-36 Resolution with Attachments
3. NEM1 Revision 03-2026
4. Updated G1 Rider for Self Generation 03-2026 Redline
5. Updated G1 Rider for Self Generation 03-2026 Clean Copy
6. City of Ukiah Electric Utility Energy Avoided Cost Methodology
7. Resolution Adopting NEM Revised G1 Rider and ACM
13. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
13.a. Receive Report and Consider Affirming Electric Utility's Administrative Policies on Distributed
Generation.
Recommended Action: Receive the report and affirm Electric Utility's administrative policies on
distributed generation.
Attachments:
1. Ukiah Distributed Generation Interconnection Guidlines
13.b. Approval of Annual Military Equipment Report from Ukiah Police Department, in Compliance
with California Assembly Bill No. 481.
Recommended Action: Receive and approve the Annual Military Equipment Report from Ukiah
Police Department, in compliance with California Assembly Bill No. 481.
Attachments:
1. Military Equipment Ordinance and Inventory
13.c. Adoption of the Ordinance to Implement a Street Trench Cut Fee in the City of Ukiah.
Recommended Action: Adopt the Ordinance to implement a Street Trench Cut Fee in the City of
Ukiah.
Attachments:
1. Ukiah Trench Cut Study
2. Trench Cut Fee Ordinance Final
3. Exhibit A - Trench Cut Fees
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14. NEW BUSINESS
14.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).
Recommended Action: Receive report(s). The Council will consider modifications to committee
and ad hoc assignments along with the creation/elimination ad hoc(s).
Attachments:
1. 2026 City Council Special Assignments & Ad Hocs
15. CLOSED SESSION - CLOSED SESSION MAY BE HELD AT ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING
15.a. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4))
Initiation of litigation (2 cases)
15.b. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Nui Rising Moon Trust v. City of Ukiah, et al.; Case No. 3:25-cv-08320
15.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
15.d. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of case: Vichy Springs Resort, Inc v. City of Ukiah, et al.; Case No. 24-cv-07106-JSC
15.e. Conference Involving a Joint Powers Agency (Inland Water and Power Commission)
City representative on IWPC Board (Mari Rodin)
Discussion will concern: (Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Gov’t Code §54956.8)
Property: PG&E Potter Valley Project;
Agency Negotiators: Scott Shapiro, Janet Pauli.
Negotiating Parties: IWPC and PG&E
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
15.f. Conference with Labor Negotiator (54957.6)
Agency Designated Representative: Sage Sangiacomo, City Manager
Employee Organizations: All bargaining units
Unrepresented Employee: Police Chief
15.g. Public Employment (City Attorney)
(Cal. Gov. Code § 54957(b)(1))
16. 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. Any handouts or presentation materials from the public must be submitted to the clerk 48
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hours in advance of the meeting; for handouts, please include 10 copies.
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.
Araceli Sandoval, Deputy City Clerk
Dated: 02/27/26