City Council
9/8/2020 12:45:00 PM


Closed Session

12:45 PM

Roll Call

Closed Session

1 Conference with Legal Counsel – Liability Claims (Government Code §54956.95)
2 Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation (Government Code §54956.9(d)(1))

City Council

1:30 PM

Call to Order

Roll Call

Presentations

3 Mayoral Proclamation Declaring September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
4 Mayoral Proclamation Declaring August 31, 2020 as Larry Amelio Retirement Day
5 Mayoral Proclamation Declaring September 4, 2020 as Warren Barry Retirement Day
6 Mayoral Proclamation Declaring September 4, 2020 as Dan Flippo Retirement Day
7 Mayoral Proclamation Declaring September 10, 2020 as Marilyn Berry Retirement Day
8 Mayoral Proclamation Declaring August 31, 2020 Overdose Awareness Day

Presiding Officer's Announcements

Statements of Disqualifications

Additions and Deletions

Oral Communications Announcement - Community members may address the Council for two minutes or less about any matter not on the agenda during Oral Communications. Oral Communications will be held immediately following the completion of all agenda items.

City Attorney Report on Closed Session

City Manager Report

9 The City Manager will Report and Provide Updates on the City’s Business, COVID-19, CZU Lightening Complex Fire, and Other Events.

Council Meeting Calendar

10 The City Council will review the meeting calendar attached to the agenda and revise it as necessary.

Council Memberships in City Groups and Outside Agencies

11 The Presiding Officer will provide Councilmembers with the opportunity to update Council on any external Committee meetings that occurred since the last Council meeting.

Consent Agenda

12 Minutes of the August 25, 2020 City Council Meeting (CC)
13 City Council Responses to Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury Reports (CM)
14 Resolution Declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis (CN)
15 Liability Claims Filed Against City of Santa Cruz (FN)
16 Code of Ethics and Conduct Policy for Elected and Appointed Officials (HR)
17 Award Contract for Annual San Lorenzo River Flood Control Maintenance (PW)
18 Downtown Commission Vacancy and Commissioner Hamilton’s Completion of Term (PW)
19 Updates to Downtown Parking Resolution: Parking Deficiency Fee Schedule (PW)
20 Citywide Safe Routes to School Crossing Improvement Program (c401617) – Notice of Completion (PW)
21 Amending the FY 2021 Budget and Appropriation for Parking Equipment Replacement –River/Front Garage (c401703) – Budget Adjustment (PW)
22 Wastewater Treatment Facility Screening Conveyor Rebuild Project (m409659) – Notice of Completion (PW)
23 Approval of Contract Amendment Newell Creek Pipeline – Second, NCP-2, of the Master Service Agreement for California Environmental Quality Act Compliance and Environmental Permitting Services for the Newell Creek Pipeline Replacement Project Environmental

End Consent Agenda

Consent Public Hearing

24 2nd Reading and Final Adoption of Ordinance No. 2020-19 - Amending the City of Santa Cruz Municipal Code to Exempt Electric Vehicle Charging Stations from Historic Alteration Permits (PL)

General Business

25 Parks Master Plan 2030 and Environmental Impact Report (PR)
26 Interim Emergency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Cruz Imposing a Prohibition on Price Gouging in the City of Santa Cruz Following the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire (CN)

Oral Communications

Adjournment

INFORMATION ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS

27 City Clerk: Vacancy of Seat of Altaira Hatton from the Parks and Recreation Commission - 8/26/20 (CCFYI 211)
28 Library: Santa Cruz Public Library – 3rd & 4th Quarter 2020 – Incident Log Report - 8/24/20 (LBFYI 009)

MAYOR'S PROCLAMATIONS

29 Proclaiming August 26, 2020 as “100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution Day”
30 Proclaiming August 31, 2020 as “Overdose Awareness Day” and asking all residents to work together to help end negative stigmas associated with addiction and support programs that help members of our community overcome addiction.