City Council

20POINT ARENA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
JANUARY 24, 2017

I.   REGULAR SESSION – 6:00 P.M.

II.  CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL

III. READING – Mayor Ignacio

IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

V.   PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (Public Comment Period)
This is the time for members of the public who wish to be heard on matters that do not appear on the Agenda. City Council policy is to limit each speaker to three (3) minutes.  Such time allotment or portion thereof shall not be transferred to other speakers. The public will be allowed to speak concurrently with the calling of an agenda item following the staff presentation of that item. Pursuant to the Brown Act Section 54954.3, the City Council may not take action on an item that does not appear on the Agenda.

VI.   CONSENT CALENDAR
Notice to the Public:  All matters listed under this category are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. If a member of the public would like an item on the Consent Calendar pulled and discussed separately, the request shall be made to a Councilmember prior to the meeting.  Unless a specific request is made by a Councilmember, the Consent Calendar will not be read.  There will be no separate discussion of these items. 

A) Approval of City Council Meeting Minutes – December 20th, 2016 Regular Meeting

VII. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS – Items in this agenda section are informational or scheduling purposes only

A) New Councilmembers & Mayors Academy – report by participants
B) Council Committee Updates
C) County & Regional Assignment Reports

 VIII. REPORTS/ACTION ITEMS – all items in this agenda section are for discussion and possible action or approval.

A) Treasurer’s Report
B) Discussion of Increasing the Frequency of Budget Reporting (verbal)
C) Appointment of City of Point Arena Representative to the Mendocino County Library Advisory Board
D) Presentation by John Kuhry of Economic Development and Finance Corporation (EDFC)
E) Discussion of City of Point Arena Business Assistance Program Guidelines and Implementation of a Revolving Loan Committee
F) Report on Proposed PG&E LED Streetlight Upgrades
G) Drainage Maintenance Agreement Lake Street
H) Bluff Top Road Maintenance Agreement
I) Council Strategic Planning Session Update

VIII. ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS – All items in this Agenda section are for discussion and possible adoption. NONE for 1/24/17

IX.  CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS

X.   FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (next 45 days)

• Presentation by Rural Communities Assistance Corporation
• City Fee Schedule
• Mid-Year Budget Review
• Next Regular City Council Meeting 2/28/17

XI.  CLOSED SESSION – None

XII.  ADJOURNMENT

If open session items cannot be completed by 9:00 p.m., the meeting may be adjourned to the next regular meeting or Council may vote to extend the meeting.

Dated: January 20, 2017

POINT ARENA CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
JANUARY 10, 2017
SPECIAL SESSION – 10:00 A.M.
I.    CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL

II.  APPROVAL OF AGENDA

III. COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS

IV. PRIVILEGE OF THE FLOOR (PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD)
This is the time for members of the public who wish to be heard on matters that do not appear on the Agenda. City Council policy is to limit each speaker to three (3) minutes. Such time allotment or portion thereof shall not be transferred to other speakers. The public will be allowed to speak concurrently with the calling of an agenda item following the staff presentation of that item.
Pursuant to the Brown Act Section 54954.3, the City Council may not take action on an item that does not appear on the Agenda.

V PRESENTATIONS – All items in this section are for discussion and possible direction to staff. No action recommendations or staff reports for these items are being presented. Resource materials will be given to Councilmembers by the CDS & RCAC presenters.

     A)  Introduction and Purpose of Meeting by City Manager Shoemaker
     B)  Presentation by Jeff Lucas of Community Development Services (CDS)
            1) Overview of CDS Services for Point Arena
            2) Overview of the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG)
            3) Overview of the Revolving Loan Policies and Guidelines
4) Discussion of Possible Loan Committee

VI COUNCIL GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP

     A)  Workshop Introduction
     B)  Summary Review of City Functions
            1) Current Proposed & Needed Projects
     C)  Review of Past Council Goals & Progress
     D)  City/Community Needs Discussion
     E)  Council Goal Setting

VII CITY MANAGER/CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS

     A)  Letter Regarding Support of State Transportation Funding Legislation – discussion and possible action
            1) Recommendation: Approve Mayor and City Manager to customize letter and send to appropriate legislators.

VIII CLOSED SESSION – Conference with Real Property Negotiators (§54956.8); Property: APN 027-10-113; Negotiator: Richard Shoemaker, City Manager; Negotiating Parties: City of Point Arena and Verizon California, Inc.; Subject Matter: Instructions regarding terms of potential lease agreement.

IX Next Council Meeting – January 24, 2017

DATED: January 6, 2017

CITY COUNCIL 4-YEAR SEAT 

SCOTT M. IGNACIO *              134      29.78%
RICHARD WASSERMAN *      105      23.33%
JONATHAN TORREZ *              98       21.78%
JANE JARLSBERG                     97       21.56%
SHERYL “LIAN” SMITH            16         3.56%

CITY COUNCIL 2-YEAR SEAT 

BARBARA BURKEY *             142      45.37%
ANNA DOBBINS *                      95      30.35%
JIM KOOGLE                               73      23.32%
Write-in Votes                                  3        0.96%

MEASURE AC – TRANSIT OCCUPANCY TAX (TOT)

YES                  121      65.76%
NO                     63       34.24%

MEASURE AD – TOT ADVISORY          

YES                  135      72.97%
NO                     50       27.03%

MEASURE AE – CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX       

YES                  113      62.43%
NO                     68       37.57%