City Council Meeting Tuesday, June 21, 2022 06:00 PM City Hall – City Council Chambers

Public comments can be emailed to: cityclerk@cityofcolusa.com, or dropped off at City Hall by 3:00 pm June 21, 2022. Council Chambers are open to the public.

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Mayor – Thomas Reische
Mayor Pro Tem – Daniel Vaca
Council Member – Denise Conrado
Council Member – Greg Ponciano
Council Member – Joshua Hill

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PUBLIC COMMENTS (The public to address any item of City business NOT appearing on this Agenda. Speakers must limit their comments to three (3) minutes each.  Please note that per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), the City Council cannot take action or express a consensus of approval or disapproval on any public comments regarding matters which do not appear on the printed agenda)

CONSENT CALENDAR - All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered by the Council to be routine in nature and will be enacted by one motion unless an audience member or Council member requests otherwise, in which case, the item will be removed for separate consideration.

• 1.Approve - May 17th Council Draft Minutes

• 2.Receive and File - Police Department May Report

• 3.Receive and File - Finance Department May Report

• 4.Receive and File - Treasurer's March Report

• 5.Receive and File - May Warrants List

• 6.Adopt -  Resolution approving an application for funding and the execution of a Grant Agreement and any amendments thereto from the 2021-2022 Funding Year of the State CDBG

• 7.Adopt - Resolution calling and giving notice of a General Municipal Election on November 8th for the election of two (2) City Councilmembers and requesting the Board of Supervisors to consolidate the General Municipal Election with the statewide general election on the same date.  

• 8.Adopt - Resolutions to initiate proceedings for FY 2018-19 and intent to levy and collect Assessment Districts for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 for Parks, Trees and Pool Improvement District, Colusa Meadows West, Hoblit Public Facilities Assessment Districts, Walnut Ranch Subdivision Public Facilities District and CFD 2-2020  Assessment District

• 9.Adopt - Resolution adopting a list of projects funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act

• 10.Adopt - Resolution adopting the amendment to vacation accrual and vacation sell-back plan and bilingual pay as stated in the side letter.

• 11.Adopt - Resolution ordering the summary vacation and abandonment of a right-of-way for purposes of a Public Sanitary Sewer Easement crossing a property at 1717 Highway 20, known as APN  002-120-029

• 12.Adopt  - Resolution approving Fiscal Year 2022-23 Comprehensive Fee Schedule changes and additions.

COUNCIL MEMBER AND CITY MANAGER REPORTS

PUBLIC HEARING

• 13.Public Hearing for the application of the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

  Recommendation: Open the Public Hearing and; obtain community and council feedback and support the projects identified for pursuit under the 2022 CDBG grant opportunity: 1) A planning grant to get a new City of Colusa Police Station shovel ready and 2) establish a grant program that would enable the businesses to improve and remodel the facades of their business in the commercial corridors of the city.

COUNCIL CONSIDERATION

• 14.Council to adopt the Resolution to approve service contract for building inspection and plan checking 

• 15.Subject: Resolution in support of a partnership with the Colusa Arts Council to apply for the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant

  Recommendation: Council to approve a resolution to partner with the Colusa Arts Council to apply for the Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant.

• 16.City of Colusa Commission appointments and requirement to reside within the City Limits

  Recommendation: Listen to City Council to see if they want to change the requirement that all appointed commission members reside within the City limits. 

• 17.Subject: Updating the City of Colusa Public Works standards

  Recommendation: Council to adopt Resolution updating the City of Colusa Public works standards. 

• 18.Wyatt Paxton Consulting Agreement

• 19.Consideration of projects for the application of the 2022 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

• 20.Consideration of Planning Commission Appointment

  Recommendation: Council to appoint Vicky Willoh to fill the Planning Commission vacancy. 

• 21.Initiate Proceedings to Place Transactions and Use Tax (“Local Sales Tax”) on the November 8, 2022 Ballot and to Adopt a Tax Ordinance

  Recommendations:

  (i). Council to adopt a  Resolution of the City Council of the City of Colusa submitting a Transactions and Use Tax Measure to the voters at the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election and taking certain related actions.   
  
  

  (ii). Introduce and Waive First Reading of Ordinance ___ An Ordinance of the City of Colusa California amending Article VIII of Chapter 8 of the Municipal Code to impose a Transactions and Use Tax to be administered by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• 22.Update on Recreation and Events

• 23.Council/Staff and City Manager Reports

• 24.Update on Business Licenses

• 25.Grants Dashboard

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

ADJOURNMENT