AGENDA
CITY OF WATSONVILLE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Opportunity Through Diversity; Unity Through Cooperation.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 4:00 P.m. - 10:00 P.m.

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1.

CLOSED SESSION CORRESPONDENCE (IF ANY)

2.

CLOSED SESSION

CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT:

PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDING THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AT THIS TIME.

The City Council of the City of Watsonville will recess to Closed Session to discuss the matters that follow:

2.a

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION

(Government Code Section 54956.9(a))

1) Name of Case: The Estate of Robert Castillo and Guadalupe Castillo, individually and as heir to the Estate of Robert Castillo v City of Watsonville et al. - United States District Court, Northern District (Case Number: 20-CV04395-VKD)

2) Name of Case: Janice Guy v City of Watsonville - Santa Cruz Superior Court (Case Number: 20CV01851) 

2.b

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION

(Government Code Section 54956.9(b))

Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 54956.9:

[1 case] 

2.c

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

(Government Code Section 54957.6)

Agency negotiator: Nathalie Manning, Matt Huffaker, Mike McDougall

Employee organization: Confidential, Fire Management, IAFF Local 1272 (Fire), Management, Mid-Management, Police Management, Service Employees International Union, Local 521 Clerical Technical (SEIU)  

 

2.d

PERSONNEL MATTERS

(Government Code Section 54957)

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Title: City Manager & City Clerk

CITY COUNCIL RESUMES AT 5:30 P.M.

3.

ROLL CALL

4.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

5.

INFORMATION ITEMS

5.a

REPORT OF DISBURSEMENTS

5.b

WRITTEN REPORTS BY COUNCIL MEMBERS REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN ON THEIR REGIONAL COMMISSIONS/BOARD MEETINGS THAT MAY AFFECT THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE 

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION MAY MEETING HIGHLIGHTS (Council Member Gonzalez)

6.

PRESENTATIONS & ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

This time is set aside for members of the general public to address the Council on any item not on the Council Agenda, which is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. No action or discussion shall be taken on any item presented except that any Council Member may respond to statements made or questions asked, or may ask questions for clarification. All matters of an administrative nature will be referred to staff. All matters relating to Council will be noted in the minutes and may be scheduled for discussion at a future meeting or referred to staff for clarification and report. ALL SPEAKERS ARE ASKED TO ANNOUNCE THEIR NAME IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN ACCURATE RECORD FOR THE MINUTES.

6.a

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC (2 MINUTES EACH)

6.b

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COUNCIL (2 MINUTES EACH)

6.c

REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION

6.d

MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ROCKY & RU PATEL

MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING ROCKY & RU PATEL FOR THEIR MANY DELICIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LOCAL GASTRONOMY AS WELL AS THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY

6.e

MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCELINO BAYUGA & HBJ ORIENTAL STORE & FOOD TO GO

MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCELINO BAYUGA & HBJ ORIENTAL STORE & FOOD TO GO FOR PROVIDING THIS INTERNATIONAL CUISINE TO THE CITY, WITH WISHES FOR THEM TO CONTINUE BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR MANY YEARS TO COME

7.

REPORTS TO COUNCIL -- No Action Required

7.a

CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE REPORT

8.

CONSENT AGENDA

All items appearing on the Consent Agenda are recommended actions which are considered to be routine and will be acted upon as one consensus motion. Any items removed will be considered immediately after the consensus motion. The Mayor will allow public input prior to the approval of the Consent Agenda.

PUBLIC INPUT (2 MINUTES EACH)

8.a

MOTION APPROVING MINUTES OF APRIL 27 & 30, 2021

8.b

WATSONVILLE SLOUGH CONNECTOR TRAIL PROJECT AT RAMSAY PARK (Recommended by Parks & Community Services Director Calubaquib)

RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS & CALLING FOR BIDS FOR THE WATSONVILLE SLOUGH CONNECTOR TRAIL PROJECT AT RAMSAY PARK PROJECT NO. PK-21-01 (ESTIMATED COST OF $2,384,190: $751,190 WILL BE FUNDED FROM THE URBAN GREENING SPECIAL GRANTS FUND, $200,000 FROM THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUND, $95,000 FROM THE CANNABIS MEASURE M FUND, $150,000 FROM THE PARK DEVELOPMENT FUND, & $1,188,000 FROM THE GENERAL FUND)

8.c

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT WITH PAJARO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Recommended by Parks & Community Services Director Calubaquib)

RESOLUTION APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO CONSULTANT SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PÁJARO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE THE CITY’S EXCEL IN PLACE PROGRAM, INCREASING COMPENSATION IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000, & EXTENDING THE CONTRACT TERM TO JUNE 30, 2021

8.d

CONTRACT WITH GRANITE ROCK COMPANY (Recommended by Public Works & Utilities Director Palmisano)

RESOLUTION AWARDING $734,555.50 BID TO GRANITE ROCK COMPANY FOR THE LINCOLN STREET SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT NO. ST-20-03 & AUTHORIZING $100,000 BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE GAS TAX FUND, $140,000 FROM THE SB1-GAS TAX FUND, & $159,555.50 FROM THE MEASURE D-TRANSPORTATION FUND (ESTIMATED COST OF $734,555.50: $340,000 WILL BE FUNDED FROM THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN GRANT FUND, $100,000 FROM THE GAS TAX FUND, $140,000 FROM THE SB1-GAS TAX FUND, & $159,555.50 FROM THE MEASURE D-TRANSPORTATION FUND)

8.e

LICENSE & AGREEMENT WITH WATSONVILLE YOUTH BASEBALL (Recommended by Parks & Community Services Director Calubaquib)

RESOLUTION APPROVING A ONE-YEAR LICENSE AND AGREEMENT WITH WATSONVILLE YOUTH BASEBALL FOR THE USE OF PINTO LAKE PARK BASEBALL FIELD COMMENCING ON APRIL 1, 2021, & ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2021

JOINT COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY MEETING

8.f

IMPACT FEES & SUCCESSOR HOUSING AGENCY APPROPRIATIONS (Recommended by Administrative Services Director Czerwin)

JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL & SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE FORMER REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE AMENDING THE 2020-2021 BUDGET TO AUTHORIZE $2,947,095.50 BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO ALLOW TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS TO CORRECT NEGATIVE CASH BALANCES & TRANSFER CORRECTION TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FUND

9.

ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA

PUBLIC INPUT (2 MINUTES EACH)

 

 

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

10.

PUBLIC HEARINGS, ORDINANCES, & APPEALS

10.a

CONSIDERATION OF 2021-2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ANNUAL ACTION PLAN (Recommended by Community Development Director Merriam) 

1) Staff Report by Housing Manager Landaverry & Administrative Analyst Paz
2) City Council Clarifying & Technical Questions
3) Public Hearing
4) Motion Whether to Approve Staff Recommendation
5) City Council Deliberation on Motion
6) RESOLUTION APPROVING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (“CDBG”) ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 & AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT SAME TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR APPROVAL, WITH ANY POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FUNDING LEVELS, AND WITH CLARIFYING AND/OR NON-SUBSTANTIVE MODIFICATIONS, AS NECESSARY

11.

NEW BUSINESS

11.a

CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT FOR SITE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH PÁJARO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IFOR THE CITY’S ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WORKSHOP TO OPERATE DROP-IN SCIENCE PROGRAMMING (Recommended by Public Works & Utilities Director Palmisano) 

1) Staff Report by Environmental Science Workshop Coordinator Gertler
2) City Council Clarifying & Technical Questions
3) Public Input
4) Motion Whether to Approve Staff Recommendation
5) City Council Deliberation on Motion
6) RESOLUTION APPROVING A $200,000 SITE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PÁJARO VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, FOR THE CITY’S ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE WORKSHOP TO OPERATE DROP-IN SCIENCE PROGRAMMING AT ITS THREE LOCATIONS: RIVER PARK, MARINOVICH COMMUNITY CENTER, AND THE MOBILE SCIENCE VAN, COMMENCING ON APRIL 28, 2021, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2021; AND APPROPRIATING SUCH FUNDS TO THE SPECIAL GRANTS FUND

 

11.b

CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACTS WITH DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP & WATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH REGARDING THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN (Recommended by Parks & Community Services Director Calubaquib)

1) Staff Report by Assistant Parks & Community Services Director Heistein
2) City Council Clarifying & Technical Questions
3) Public Input
4) Motion Whether to Approve Staff Recommendation
5) City Council Deliberation on Motion
6) RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT TO DAVEY RESOURCE GROUP, INC., TO ASSIST THE CITY IN DEVELOPING AN URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN, TREE PROTECTION ORDINANCE, & OTHER RELATED SERVICES TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF A CAL FIRE FUNDED GRANT PROJECT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $268,664; AUTHORIZING A BUDGET APPROPRIATION OF $268,664 FROM THE SPECIAL GRANTS FUND

7) RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT WITH WATSONVILLE WETLANDS WATCH TO SUPPORT THE CITY WITH TREE PLANTING, URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN DEVELOPMENT & GRANT ADMINISTRATION/REPORTING TO MEET GRANT PROJECT OBJECTIVES FOR THE WATSONVILLE COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROJECT, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $349,800 & AUTHORIZING BUDGET APPROPRIATION OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $349,800 FROM THE SPECIAL GRANTS FUND

11.c

STUDY SESSION WITH COMMUNITY & COUNCIL REGARDING CATERING TRUCKS

1) Presentation by Community Development Director Merriam & Police Captain Zamora
2) City Council Clarifying & Technical Questions
3) Public Input

4) Appropriate Motion (if any)

12.

EMERGENCY ITEMS ADDED TO AGENDA

13.

REQUESTS & SCHEDULING FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

14.

ADJOURNMENT

This agenda was posted in accordance to the California Brown Act. The agenda packet can be accessed on the City of Watsonville website at https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2123/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes

Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office (275 Main Street, 4th Floor) during normal business hours.

Such documents are also available on the City of Watsonville website at: https://www.cityofwatsonville.org/2123/City-Council-Agendas-Minutes subject to staff’s ability to post the document before the meeting.