City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, August 20, 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. 1.2024/0820.01 -  Public Employee Performance Evaluation Title:  Chief of Police – Gov’t Code §54957

  2. 2.2024/0820.02 -  Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation–Pursuant to §54956.9(b) One potential case  

D.PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING CLOSED SESSION

E.RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION

F.RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION

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. 1.2024/0820.03 - Approve Minutes of the August 6, 2024 Regular Meeting (ACTION) - Pg. #

  2. 2.2024/0820.04 –  Adopt Resolution 1616-2024 Approving the Revised Gann Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2024-25, rescinding Resolution No. 1607-2024 (ACTION) - Pg. #

  3. 3.2024/0820.05 -  Adopt Resolution 1617-2024 Amending Resolution 1281-2015 Establishing Water Fees and Charges for Water Customers Pursuant to Chapter 13.05 of the Rio Dell Municipal Code (RDMC)(ACTION)

  4. 4.2024/0820.06 - Confirm Appointment of Sergeant Landry as Interim Chief of Police (ACTION) - Pg. #

  5. 5.2024/0820.07 - Approve Contract with Kelly O’Hearn Associates for Land Surveying Services in the amount of $30,300 for the Painter St. Sewer Upsizing Project (ACTION) - Pg. #

  6. 6.2024/0820.08 - Authorize the City Manager to Sign on Behalf of the City of Rio Dell an Amended Agreement for Cable/Video Services with Access Humboldt (ACTION) - Pg. #

  7. 7.2024/0820.09 - Approve Resolution 1618-2024 to authorize the reimbursement of expenditures related to the Water System Project (ACTION) - Pg. #

  8. 8.2024/0820.10 - Approve Letter Supporting SB 620 Re: Low Impact Camping Areas (ACTION) - Pg. #

  9. 9.2024/0820.11 - Receive & File Check Register for July - Pg. #

L.ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

M.REPORTS/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

  1. 1.2024/0820.12 -  City Manager/Staff Update (RECEIVE & FILE) - Pg. #

N.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/STUDY SESSIONS

O.SPECIAL CALL ITEMS/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. 1.2024/0820.13 - Discuss Possible Ordinance Change Banning the Sale, Provision or Distribution of Nitrous Oxide within the City limits  (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION) - Pg. #

  2. 2.2024/0820.14 -  Spay and Neuter Voucher Program (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION) - Pg. #

P.ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. 1.2024/0820.15  -   Second reading(by title only) and Adoption of Ordinance 405-2024 Amending the Rio Dell Municipal Code (RDMC) to Amend Chapter 15.05 “Construction Codes” to Establish Construction Activity Noise Regulations and Chapter 2.60 Planning Commission Regulations of the Rio Dell Municipal Code (RDMC) to elect the Chair and vice-Chair on a bi-annual Basis (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION) - Pg. #

  2. 2.2024/0820.16 -  Second Reading (by title only) and Adoption of Ordinance 406-2024 Amending Chapter 13.10, “Sewer Rates and Regulations”, Sections 13.10.170, 13.10.210, 13.10.220 and 13.10.467 of the Rio Dell Municipal Code (RDMC) (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION)- Pg. #

Q.COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS

R.ADJOURNMENT

The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 6:00 P.M.