Crescent City Council Meeting

CITY OF CRESCENT CITY Mayor Jason Greenough Mayor Pro Tem Isaiah Wright Council Member Raymond Altman Council Member Beau Smith Council Member Blake Inscore AGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING VIA ZOOM FRIDAY JANUARY 7, 2022 4:00 P.M. ZOOM PHONE NUMBER: (253) 215-8782 ZOOM WEBINAR ID: 899 1514 8960 MUTE / UNMUTE PRESS *6 RAISE HAND PRESS *9 The public may access and participate in the public meeting using one or more of the following methods: 1) Participate live online via Zoom (details below) or by utilizing the link to join the meeting posted on both the City of Crescent City – City Hall Facebook page and the City of Crescent City website (www.crescentcity.org), public comment may be made by using the raise hand feature on Zoom; 2) Watch the meeting via livestream on YouTube (channel: City of Crescent City, California), public comment may be made by calling in to the meeting using the Zoom phone number; 3) Public comments may be made in advance by submitting written comment via publiccomment@crescentcity.org or by filing it with the City Clerk at 377 J Street, Crescent City, California, 95531. All public comments (via email or mail) must be received by the City Clerk prior to 12:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Please identify the meeting date and agenda item to which your comment pertains in the subject line. Public comments so received will be forwarded to the City Council and posted on the website next to the agenda. Written public comments will not be read aloud during the meeting. Notice regarding Americans with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s office at (707)464-7483, ext. 223. Notification 48 hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [28 CFR 35.102- 35.104 ADA Title II]. For TTYDD use for speech and hearing impaired, please dial 711. A full agenda packet may be reviewed at City Hall, 377 J Street, Crescent City, CA or on our website: www.crescentcity.org OPEN SESSION Call to order Roll call Pledge of Allegiance 1|Page 1/7/22 COUNCIL AGENDA NEW BUSINESS - 1. Discussion of Authorizing the Use of Teleconferencing Provision under AB 361 • Recommendation: Hear staff report • Technical questions from the Council • Receive public comment • Further Council discussion • Approve and adopt Resolution No. 2022-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY AUTHORIZING THE USE OF REMOTE TELECONFERENCING (AB 361) CITY COUNCIL ITEMS ➢ Legislative Matters – Consider miscellaneous legislative matters pertinent to the City of Crescent City. Authorize the Mayor to sign the appropriate letters and/or positions with respect to such matters. ➢ City Manager Report and City Council Directives – Pursuant to Crescent City Municipal Code § 2.08.200, the City Council may instruct the city manager on matters of importance to the administrative services of the City and provide direction with respect to subordinates of the City Manager. (Directives from individual Council Members that are not objected to by any member present shall be considered an order of the City Council.) ➢ Reports, Concerns, Referrals, Council travel and training reports – In accordance with Gov’t Code § 54954.2(a), City Council Members may make brief announcements or brief reports on their own activities. They may ask questions for clarification, make a referral to staff or take action to have staff place a matter of business on a future agenda. ADJOURNMENT Adjourn to the regular meeting with the City Council of the City of Crescent City scheduled for Monday, January 10, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., in the Board Chambers at 981 H Street, Crescent City, CA 95531 and via Zoom. POSTED: January 6, 2022 /s/ Robin Patch City Clerk/Administrative Analyst Vision: The City of Crescent City will continue to stand the test of time and promote quality of life and community pride for our residents, businesses and visitors through leadership, diversity, and teamwork. Mission: The purpose of our city is to promote a high quality of life, leadership and services to the residents, businesses, and visitors we serve. The City is dedicated to providing the most efficient, innovative and economically sound municipal services building on our diverse history, culture and unique natural resources. Values: Accountability Honesty & Integrity Excellent Customer Service Effective & Active Communication Teamwork Fiscally Responsible 2|Page 1/7/22 COUNCIL AGENDA  RESOLUTION NO. 2022-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CRESCENT CITY AUTHORIZING THE USE OF REMOTE TELECONFERENCING (AB 361) WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Crescent City is committed to open and transparent government, and full compliance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Brown Act”); and WHEREAS, the Brown Act generally requires that a public agency take certain actions in order to use teleconferencing to attend a public meeting virtually; and WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that a local emergency persists due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, the California Legislature has recognized the ongoing state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has responded by creating an additional means for public meetings to be held via teleconference (inclusive of internet-based virtual meetings); and WHEREAS, on September 16, 2021, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill (“AB”) 361, which amends Government Code, section 54953 and permits a local agency to use teleconferencing to conduct its meetings in any of the following circumstances: (A) the legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency, and state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing; (B) the legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency for the purpose of determining, by majority vote, whether as a result of the emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees; or (C) the legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency and has determined, by majority vote, pursuant to subparagraph (B), that, as a result of the emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees; and WHEREAS, in order for the City Council to use teleconferencing as allowed by AB 361, it must first adopt findings in a resolution, allowing the City Council to conduct teleconferenced meetings for a period of thirty (30) days; and WHEREAS, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for the State of California due to the COVID-19 pandemic in his order entitled “Proclamation of a State of Emergency,” signed March 4, 2020; and WHEREAS, the County of Del Norte continues to recommend certain physical distancing requirements of people within Del Norte County, as described in detail in the Order of the Health Officer of the County of Del Norte dated 11/22/2021; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to conduct its meetings through the use of telephonic and internet-based services so that members of the public may observe and participate in meetings and offer public comment in the safest environment possible. Resolution No. 2022-01 Page | 1 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Crescent City that: 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and fully incorporated into this Resolution by reference. 2. The City Council is conducting meetings during a state of emergency and state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing. 3. The City Council authorizes City staff to take all actions necessary to conduct City Council meetings in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e) and all other applicable provisions of the Brown Act, using teleconferencing for a period of thirty (30) days from the adoption of this Resolution, after which the City council will reconsider the circumstances of the state of emergency. PASSED AND ADOPTED and made effective the same day by the City Council of the City of Crescent City at a public meeting thereof held on this ____ day of ______________ 2022, by the following polled vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Jason Greenough, Mayor ATTEST: Robin Patch, City Clerk Resolution No. 2022-01 Page | 2