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Home My WebLink About2026-03-04 CC Packet - Special MeetingPage 1 of 2 City Council Special Meeting AGENDA (to be held both at the physical and virtual locations below) Civic Center Council Chamber ♦ 300 Seminary Avenue ♦ Ukiah, CA 95482 To participate or view the virtual meeting, go to the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86935146282 Or you can call in using your telephone only: • Call (toll free) 1-888-788-0099 • Enter the Access Code: 869 3514 6282 • To Raise Hand enter *9 • To Speak after being recognized: enter *6 to unmute yourself Alternatively, you may view the meeting (without participating) by clicking on the name of the meeting at www.cityofukiah.com/meetings. March 4, 2026 - 3:00 PM 1. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 2. 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. 3. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 4. NEW BUSINESS 4.a. Mid-Year Departmental Budget and Objectives Progress Review for Fiscal Year 2025-26, Review of Draft Objectives, and Review of Individual Departmental Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Updates for Fiscal Year 2026-27. Recommended Action: Council to receive, review, consider, and discuss updates on current stated objectives. In addition, the Council will review preliminary draft departmental objectives, as well as individual departmental Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan updates for the fiscal year 2026-27. Attachments: None 5. 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 Page 1 of 13 Page 2 of 2 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 12 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 24 hours prior to the meeting set forth on this agenda. Araceli Sandoval, Deputy City Clerk Dated: 02/27/26 Page 2 of 13 Page 1 of 2 Agenda Item No: 4.a. MEETING DATE/TIME: 3/4/2026 ITEM NO: 2026-418 AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT SUBJECT: Mid-Year Departmental Budget and Objectives Progress Review for Fiscal Year 2025-26, Review of Draft Objectives, and Review of Individual Departmental Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Updates for Fiscal Year 2026-27. DEPARTMENT: Finance PREPARED BY: Oliver MacDonald, Senior Accountant PRESENTER: Dan Buffalo, Finance Director ATTACHMENTS: 1. Presentation Given Summary: The Council will receive and consider a mid-year budget review for select departments, including updates on current objectives and accomplishments. In addition, the Council will review draft departmental objectives and department-specific Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan updates for Fiscal Year 2026–27. Background: As part of the mid-year review of the current budget year and development of the budget for next year, each City department scheduled for presentation will present their individual budget information through December 31, 2025, progress on stated budget objectives for the current year, and plans for the next fiscal year and beyond. Every department has been scheduled and will present over the course of March and April. Discussion: Departments presenting at this meeting are the Electric Utility Department, Airport, Police Department, and Community Development Department. Mid-year Review of 2025-26 Department Objectives and Review of Draft 2026-27 Department Objectives (Note — This is an active draft document and departments will continue to make minor revisions): https://stories.opengov.com/ukiahca/published/voHgJIJd6 Each department and division report contains the following sections: • Department purpose and basic description • Services provided • Personnel information • Objectives and accomplishments: o For the purposes of this report, current and proposed objectives for the coming year are included o Objectives are delineated by near, intermediate, and long-term o Individual objectives are assigned a unique identifier presented by year initiated and order of sequence for the year (e.g. an objective that is first identified in fiscal year 2024 and is the first objective identified by the department in that year would be assigned 2024-1, the next in the same year would be 2024-2, etc.) o Department comments have been updated where appropriate and convey the current status of each objective. Page 3 of 13 Page 2 of 2 • Budget to actual information related to expenditures, compared to the same six-month period for theprior two years. Additionally, the following departments' Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan updates have been provided as a link in the Table of Contents for the Departmental Objectives and Accomplishments: • Electric Utility Department • Airport • Police • Community Development Recommended Action: Council to receive, review, consider, and discuss updates on current stated objectives. In addition, the Council will review preliminary draft departmental objectives, as well as individual departmental Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan updates for the fiscal year 2026-27. BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: N/A CURRENT BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A PROPOSED BUDGET AMOUNT: N/A FINANCING SOURCE: N/A REVENUE: N/A GRANT: N/A PREVIOUS CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER NO.: N/A COORDINATED WITH: City Manager's Office STRATEGIC PLAN (SP): N/A CLIMATE INITIATIVES (CI): N/A GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS (GP): N/A Page 4 of 13 UKIAH POLICE DEPT. 2025 ANNUAL REPORT Page 5 of 13 MISSION Safety: We value human life and strive to enable our citizens to be safer and less likely victimized by crime. Professionalism: We value dedicated highly trained personnel,with a commitment to the standards of the law enforcement profession. Community Service: We value the privilege to provide effective, efficient and equitable service. We respect the members of our community, the importance of a combined crime prevention alliance and the opportunity to provide a united policing effort. Page 6 of 13 COMMAND STAFF 3 Chief Corning Captain Chapman Lt. Rigby Patrol Lt. Brazill Admin Mngr. Swan Dispatch/Records Page 7 of 13 CRIME STATS 2025 2024 •700 Misdemeanor Arrests •664 Felony Arrests •89 DUI’s •2,779 Reports Taken / 1417 Cases Submitted to District Attorney •335 Traffic Collisions •755 Misdemeanor Arrests •804 Felony Arrests *Prop 36 increased felony arrests •58 DUI’s *Visible Higher Staffing acts as Deterrent •2,995 Reports Taken / 1,551 Cases Submitted to District Attorney •125 Traffic Collisions *Targeted Enforcement/Roadway improvements Page 8 of 13 TOP 10 TYPES OF CALLS •1. Disturbance (1035) •2. Trespass (844) •3. Suspicious Circs (824) •4. Alarm (682) •5. Animal (544) •6. Medical Aid (443) •7. Welfare Check (411) •8. Theft (392) •9. City Code Violation (385) •10. Suspicious Person (340) 5 Page 9 of 13 DISPATCH 6 2025 •66,684 total calls •14,298 911 calls •52,386 non-emergency calls •In 2024, 99.56% of all 911 calls were answered in under 15 seconds 2024 •Dispatch received 64,173 total calls •14,531 were for 911 •49,642 were non-emergency in nature. •In 2025, 99.72% of all 911 calls were answered in under 15 seconds (State law requires minimum of 90%) *FUN FACT* The busiest day of 2025 in dispatch occurred on January 2nd, with 178 calls received within a 24-hour period. Page 10 of 13 RECRUITING/HIRING •7 Officers hired •5 Dispatchers hired •1 Community Service Officer hired New recruiting strategies were implemented during the year and have proven effective. Dispatch is now fully staffed, and Patrol is currently one officer away from full staffing. As a result of increased hiring, positions that were previously vacated—such as School Resource Officer, Major Crimes Task Force, and additional detective assignments —have been successfully filled. 7 Page 11 of 13 ACCOMPLISHMENTS •Computer -Aided Dispatch System Implementation The Police Department implemented a new computer-aided dispatch system that improves response times and provides enhanced tools, including crime mapping, to support more efficient and effective service to the community. •Police Department Web Page Redesign A new Police Department web page was developed to provide up-to-date information and improved online tools, increasing public access to police services and enhancing community communication. •Recruitment and Staffing Improvements Recruitment was prioritized, resulting in increased staffing levels and the successful filling of previously vacant positions, strengthening operational capacity. 8 Page 12 of 13 THANK YOU Ukiah Police Department 300 Seminary Ave. Ukiah, CA. 95482 Non-Emergency: 707-463-6262 Ukiahpolice.com Page 13 of 13