VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE
In response to Governor Newsom's Assembly Bill 361 and Resolution 2020-09 Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic, public participation in the City of Grass Valley City Council and other public meetings shall be electronic only, and without a physical location for public participation, until further notice in compliance with California state guidelines on social distancing. City Council welcomes you to attend the meetings electronically, which are scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Your interest is encouraged and appreciated.
This meeting is being broadcast “live” on Comcast Channel 17 by Nevada County Media, on the internet at www.cityofgrassvalley.com, or on the City of Grass Valley YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdAaL-uwdN8iTz8bI7SCuPQ. Indexed archives of meetings are available via this link as well.
Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via voicemail at (530) 274-4390 and email to public@cityofgrassvalley.com. Comments will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting if received by 5pm. Comments received after that will be addressed during the item and/or at the end of the meeting. Council will have the option to modify their action on items based on comments received. Action may be taken on any agenda item.
Agenda materials, staff reports, and background information related to regular agenda items are available on the City of Grass Valley website: www.cityofgrassvalley.com. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet will be made available on the City of Grass Valley website at www.cityofgrassvalley.com subject to City staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
If you do not have the means to participate in meetings electronically, contact the City at (530) 274-4390 and staff will be happy to identify alternative means for you to participate.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
AGENDA APPROVAL - The City Council reserves the right to hear items in a different order to accomplish business in the most efficient manner.
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
INTRODUCTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT - Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via voicemail at (530) 274-4390 and email to public@cityofgrassvalley.com. Comments will be reviewed and distributed before the meeting if received by 5pm. Comments received after that will be addressed during the item and/or at the end of the meeting. Council will have the option to modify their action on items based on comments received. Action may be taken on any agenda item.
CONSENT ITEMS - All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are to be considered routine by the City Council and/or Grass Valley Redevelopment Agency and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless, before the City Council and/or Grass Valley Redevelopment Agency votes on the motion to adopt, members of the Council and/or Agency, staff or the public request specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and action (roll call vote).
Recommendation: Council approve minutes as submitted.
Recommendation: Council approve minutes as submitted.
Recommendation: Adopt resolution R2022-07 authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the City Council and other legislative bodies of the City pursuant to government code section 54953(e)
Recommendation: Winter Storm of December 27th,2021 proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
Recommendation: Continuance of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
Recommendation: Drought Conditions proclamation declaring a Local State of Emergency
Recommendation: That Council 1) Review and approve the attached letter of support for the Hospitality House Expansion Project for the Sierra Guest Home for California Department of Health and Human Services Community Care Expansion Program; and 2) authorize the Mayor to sign the letter.
Recommendation: That Council 1) Review and approve the attached letter of support for the State of California to fund the California Cultural District program; and 2) authorize the Mayor to sign the letter.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION OR SEPARATE ACTION AND / OR ANY ADDED AGENDA ITEMS
REORGANIZATION RELATED ITEMS
PUBLIC HEARING
ADMINISTRATIVE
Recommendation: That Council 1) approve the findings that the project is categorically exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and 2) authorize the advertisement for bids
BRIEF REPORTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
ADJOURN
POSTING NOTICE
This is to certify that the above notice of a Closed meeting of The City Council, scheduled for Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at 7:00 PM was posted at city hall, easily accessible to the public, as of 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 17, 2022.
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Taylor Day, Deputy City Clerk