City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, October 01, 2024 06:00 PM City Council Chambers - 675 Wildwood Avenue, Rio Dell

Welcome - Copies of this agenda, staff reports and other material available to the City Council are available at the City Clerk's office in City Hall, 675 Wildwood Avenue and available on the City's website at cityofriodell.ca.gov. Your City Government welcomes your interest and hopes you will attend and participate in Rio Dell City Council meetings often.

SPECIAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ALTERNATIONS TO MEETING FORMAT CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19)

City Council meetings are held in City Hall Council Chambers to in-person attendance by the public. The public may also attend these meetings virtually through Zoom. The meetings will also be viewable via livestreaming through our partners at Access Humboldt via their YouTube channel or Suddenlink (Optimum) channels on Cable TV.

Public Comment by Email:
In balancing the health risks associated with COVID-19 and need to conduct government in an open and transparent manner, public comment on agenda items can be submitted via email at publiccomment@cityofriodell.ca.gov. Please note the agenda item the comment is directed to (example: Public Comments for items not on the agenda) and email no later than one-hour prior to the start of the Council meeting. Your comments will be read out loud, for up to three minutes.

Meeting can be viewed on Access Humboldt’s website at https://www.accesshumboldt.net/Suddenlink Channels 10, 11 & 12 or Access Humboldt’s YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/accesshumboldt.

Zoom Public Comment:
When the Mayor announces the agenda item that you wish to comment on, call the conference line and turn off your TV or live stream. Please call the toll-free number 1-888-475-4499, enter meeting ID 987 154 0944 and press star (*) 9 on your phone – this will raise your hand. You will continue to hear the meeting on the call. When it is time for public comment on the item you wish to speak on, the Clerk will unmute your phone. You will hear a prompt that will indicate your phone is unmuted. Please state your name and begin your comment. You will have 3 minutes to comment. 


A.CALL TO ORDER

B.ROLL CALL

C.ANNOUNCEMENT OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION

  1. 1.2024/1001.01 -  Conference with Legal Counsel –Potential/Anticipated Litigation – Significant exposure to Litigation - Gov’t Code §54956-9(b): One case

  2. 2.2024/1001.02 - Conference with Labor Negotiator Gov’t Code §54957.6:  Agency Negotiator: City Manager Employee Organizations: Rio Dell EmployeesAssociation and Rio Dell Police Officers Association

D.PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING CLOSED SESSION

E.RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 p.m.

F.RECONVENE ONTO OPEN SESSION - 6:00 p.m.

G.ORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

H.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

I.CEREMONIAL MATTERS

J.PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
This time is for persons who wish to address the Council on any matter not on this agenda and over which the Council has jurisdiction. As such, a dialogue with the Council or staff is not allowed under the Ralph M. Brown Act. Items requiring Council action not listed on this agenda may be placed on the next regular agenda for consideration if the Council directs, unless a finding is made by at least 2/3 of the Council that the item came up after the agenda was posted and is of an urgency nature requiring immediate action. Please limit comments to a maximum of 3 minutes.

K.CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar adopting the printed recommended Council action will be enacted with one vote. The Mayor will first ask the staff, the public, and the Councilmembers if there is anyone who wishes to address any matter on the Consent Calendar. The matters removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered individually following action on the remaining consent calendar items. 

  1. 1.2024/1001.03 - Approve Minutes of September 17, 2024 Regular Meeting (ACTION) - Pg. #

  2. 2.2024/1001.04 – Approve Award of Bid to NorCal Pipe for the Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study (SSES) Project Close Circuit TV (CCTV) Pipeline Inspection Project (ACTION) -  Pg. #

  3. 3.2024/1001.05 – Approve Award of Bid for the 2024-25 Road Improvement Project to S.T. Rhoades for $96,962.25 and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Construction Agreement in Coordination with the City Attorney Including $23,037.75 for Contingencies not to Exceed $120,000 (ACTION)  (ACTION) - Pg. #

  4. 4.2024/1001.06 – Adopt Resolution No. 1621-2024 Amending the FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget to Increase Appropriations for the Asphalt Street Resurfacing Project (ACTION) - Pg. #

  5. 5.2024/1001.07 – Approve Award of Bid for the 2024-25 Earthquake Road Repair Project to Kernen Construction for $85,375 and Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Construction Agreement in Coordination with the City Attorney Including $14,623 for Contingencies not to Exceed $100,000 (ACTION) – Pg. #    

  6. 6.2024/1001.08 – Adopt Resolution No. 1622-2024 Amending the FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget to Increase Appropriations for the December 2022 Earthquake Disaster (ACTION) - Pg. #

  7. 7.2024/1001.09 – Authorize City Manager to Sign an Agreement for Services with California Wood Recycling, Inc. DBA Agromin for SB 1383 Procurement (ACTION) – Pg. #

L.ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

M.REPORTS/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

  1. 1.2024/1001.10 - City Manager/Staff Update (RECEIVE & FILE) - Pg. #

N.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/STUDY SESSIONS

  1. 1.2024/1001.11 - Presentation by the County of Humboldt on the Draft Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) and Associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (RECEIVE & FILE) - Pg. #

O.SPECIAL CALL ITEMS/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. 1.2024/1001.12 - Discussion on Eel River Trail Non-Infrastructure Art Component (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION) – Pg. #

  2. 2.2024/1001.13 - Discussion on Potential 2025 Road Slurry Sealing Project (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION) - Pg. #     

P.ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. 1.2024/1001.14 - Second reading (by title only) and Adoption of Ordinance No. 407-2024 Amending Chapter 13.20 “Water Wells” of the Rio Dell Municipal Code (RDMC) to clarify the County Department of Environmental Health administers the City’s water well-permitting process (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION) - Pg. #

  2. 2.2024/1001.15 - Introduction and first reading (by title only) of Ordinance 409-2024 Amending Section 17.30.360(4) of the Rio Dell Municipal Code (RDMC) Vacation Dwelling Unit Regulations Appeal Period to be Consistent with Section Section 17.35.060 of the RDMC (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION) - Pg. #

Q.COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS

R.ADJOURNMENT

The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.