City Council Regular Meeting Tuesday, November 05, 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 for in-person attendance by the public. The public may also attend these meetings virtually through  Zoom.  The meetings will also be viewable via live streaming 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.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

D.CEREMONIAL MATTERS

E.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.

F.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. 1.2024/1105.01 - Approve Minutes of October 14, 2024 Closed Session (ACTION) – Pg. #

  2. 2.2024/1105.02 – Approve Minutes of October 15, 2024, Regular Meeting (ACTION) – Pg. #                                        

  3. 3.2024/1105.03 – Approve Minutes of October 28, 2024, Special Meeting (ACTION) – Pg. #  

  4. 4.2024/1105.04 – Adopt Resolution No. 1626-2024 Amending the FY 2024-25 Adopted Budget to Increase Appropriations for the Sewer Operations Fund (ACTION) – Pg. #

  5. 5.2024/1105.05 - Authorize staff to proceed with the Emergency Response Agreement with Wendt Construction for SSO Recovery for the 2024-2025 wet season (ACTION) – Pg. #        

  6. 6.2024/1105.06 - Approve Placement of a Mural on the 30’ Retaining “Graffiti” Wall on Edwards Dr. (ACTION) - Pg. #     

G.ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR

H.REPORTS/STAFF COMMUNICATIONS

  1. 1.2024/1105.07 - City Manager/Staff Update (RECEIVE & FILE)– Pg. #

I.SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS/STUDY SESSIONS

  1. 1.2024/1105.08 - Presentation by HCAOG Planner Michelle Nielsen on Transit Needs Assessment/Conduct Public Hearing on Unmet Transit Needs  (ACTION)– Pg. #

  2. 2.2024/1105.09 - Presentation - Annual Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 (RECEIVE & FILE)– Pg. #  

J.SPECIAL CALL ITEMS/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. 1.2024/1105.10 - Authorize Staff to Develop and Issue an RFP for Additions to the Dog Park (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION)– Pg. # 

  2. 2.2024/1105.11 – Authorize City Manager to Negotiate an Agreement for Services with Regional Government Services (RGS) for Human Resource Assessments and Services in Coordination with the City Attorney (ACTION) – Pg. #    

K.ORDINANCES/SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. 1.2024/1105.12 - Second reading (by title only) and Adoption 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 17.35.060 of the RDMC (DISCUSSION/POSSIBLE ACTION)– Pg. #

L.COUNCIL REPORTS/COMMUNICATIONS

M.ADJOURNMENT

The next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.