Thursday night’s City Council meeting will kick off with a proclamation in honor of retiring Mayor Jeff Slowey, followed by official certification of the Nov. 3 election results and seating of newly elected councilmen Bret Daniels and Tim Schaefer.
Prior to conducting regular business, the council will also select a new mayor and vice mayor from among their ranks to serve one-year terms.
A summary of agenda items are included below, as listed in the council’s 841-page agenda packet for their Dec. 10 meeting.
Tree City USA. The City Council will consider a staff recommendation to submit an application to the National Arbor Day Foundation for consideration of designating the city as a “Tree City USA Community.” Citrus Heights received such designation previously, but the status is required to be annually designated, based on certain environmental policy criteria — including expenditures of at least $2 per capita on tree-related programs.
Temporary Outdoor Program. The council will consider a resolution to extend its laxed outdoor dining regulations through December 2021, which are set to expire at the end of this month. The program was implemented earlier this year to accommodate the needs of restaurants when health orders required indoor dining closures.
Development Fees. The council will consider approving a report showing the total amount of development impact fees it has received over the past five years and how the funds were spent, as required by AB 1600. The fees are imposed on certain development activity in the city. The report shows revenue over the past five years of $787,000 in Roadway Impact Fees, $216,000 in Low-Income Housing Impact Fees, $112,000 in Park Facilities Impact Fees, $145,000 in Transit Impact Fees. Funds were spent on various infrastructure projects, with a remaining balance of approximately $1.2 million.
$1.2M Intersection Safety Project. The council will consider a staff recommendation to relieve Tennyson Electric, Inc., of a low bid and instead award the contract to Central Valley Engineering & Asphalt, Inc. The contract is for the city’s “Various Signalized Intersection Safety Improvements Project,” which will perform safety upgrades at 39 intersections and install a pedestrian barrier fence in the median at Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard. The project’s lowest bidder is to be relieved due to a clerical error discovered, according to a staff report.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
- $1.87M Housing Funding. The council will hold a public hearing regarding funding from a $1.87 million Permanent Local Housing Allocation, provided through the State of California.
- Fair Housing. The city will hold a public hearing on a lengthy fair housing analysis report related to Community Development Block Grant funding to be received in 2021.
REGULAR ITEMS
Transportation safety. The council will consider formal adoption of a new Multi-Modal Transportation Safety Program, which was developed for around $200,000 primarily using a Caltrans grant. The program will be utilized to “process and prioritize neighborhood traffic safety improvement requests” and is slated to be rolled out to the public early next year.
$9M Safe Schools Plan. The council will consider adopting a “Safe Schools Corridor Plan,” for addressing safety concerns along a one-mile residential corridor on Carriage Drive and Lauppe Lane, connecting Antelope Road and Auburn Boulevard. More on this plan will be covered later this month.
Restaurant stimulus. The City Council will hold discussion regarding discontinuing participation in the “Great Plates Delivered” restaurant stimulus program, prior to consideration of a staff recommendation to extend contracts with six local restaurants. The program has brought in more than $1 million to the local economy, using funds provided mostly by FEMA.
A pair of presentations will also be held at the beginning of the meeting, including employee service recognition and the proclamation of a “National Homeless Persons Memorial Day.”
The Dec. 10 council meeting will be held online via Zoom, with members of the public able to comment by using the “hand raise” function or dialing *9 if joining by telephone. Written comments up to 250 words can also be submitted by email to cityclerk@citrusheights.net and will be read aloud during the meeting.
To join the public Zoom meeting, see links posted in the council’s agenda packet. (click here)
