Needles — 2023-04-11

a) Conference with Labor Negotiators Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. Agency\nDesignated Representative: Rick Daniels or his designee. Unrepresented Employee:\nSuccessor City Manager Candidate

b) Public Employee Performance Evaluation pursuant to Government Code §54957 - Title of\nposition: City Clerk

1) Terri Pilawa, One Legacy Ambassador, will share her organ transplant story and receive a\nproclamation naming April 2023 as National Donate Life Month\nRECESS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CONVENE A JOINT COUNCIL / NPUA MEETING\nCALL TO ORDER (Roll Call previously taken)\nPUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THE NPUA / COUNCIL ITEMS (A three-minute time limit per\nperson has been established.)\nNPUA / COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are\nconsidered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed. The Mayor or any\nmember of the NPUA / City Council may pull an item from the Consent Calendar for discussion.\nRecommended Action: Approve Items 2 through 3 on the Consent Calendar by affirmative roll call\nvote. (ACT)

10) Waive the reading and adopt Resolution 2023-21 approving a categorical exemption for the\nproposed Fort Mojave Telecommunications Incorporated (FMTI) Fiber Optic Project and direct\nstaff to file the Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the State of California, Office of Planning and\nResearch, State Clearinghouse, and the San Bernardino County Clerk and authorize staff to\nproceed with the implementation of the proposed FMTI fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) Project and\nissue the required permits

11) Authorize those interested in attending the 2023 City / County Conference scheduled for May 18-\n19, 2023, in Lake Arrowhead (ACT)\nCITY ATTORNEYS REPORT\nCITY CLERKS REPORT\nCITY MANAGERS REPORT\nCOUNCIL REQUESTS\nCouncilmember Campbell\nCouncilmember McCorkle\nVice Mayor Merritt\nCouncilmember Pogue\nCouncilmember Belt\nCouncilmember Longbrake\nMayor Jernigan\n041123regccnpuahacnaag 3

2) NPUA / COUNCIL: Authorize a change order to Petrelli Electric Inc. to increase the Cibola Alley\nproject by $30,515 and include a crossarm changeout on 'J' Street for $45,292, for a total cost\nof $75,807 to be funded by the electric asset replacement fund

3) NPUA / COUNCIL: Authorize Southwest Groundwater to conduct an evaluation and\nrehabilitation of well #15 at a total cost not to exceed $140,000 to be funded by the water\ndepartment asset replacement fund\nRECESS THE JOINT NPUA / CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CONVENE A JOINT COUNCIL /\nHOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEEDLES (HACN) MEETING\nCALL TO ORDER (Roll Call previously taken)\nPUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THE HACN / COUNCIL ITEMS (A three-minute time limit per\nperson has been established.)

4) HACN/COUNCIL: Approve the Proposed Budget for the fiscal year ending 06/30/23 for the\nHousing Authority of the City of Needles (ACT)\nADJOURN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEEDLES MEETING AND RECONVENE\nTHE CITY COUNCIL MEETING\nCALL TO ORDER (Roll Call previously taken)\nPUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THE COUNCIL ITEMS (A three-minute time limit per person\nhas been established.)\n041123regccnpuahacnaag 2\nCONSENT CALENDAR: All matters listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and\nwill be enacted by one motion in the form listed. The Mayor or any member of the City Council may\npull an item from the Consent Calendar for discussion. Prior to Council action, a member of the public\nmay address the City Council on matters scheduled on the Consent Calendar. A three-minute time\nlimit per person applies. Recommended Action: Approve Items 5 through 10 on the Consent\nCalendar by affirmative roll call vote. (ACT)

5) Approve the warrants register through April 11, 2023

7) Waive the reading and adopt Resolution 2023-14 approving the appointment of Virginia Tasker\nas City Treasurer

8) Waive the reading and adopt Ordinance No. 660-AC amending Chapter 2 “Administration” of\nthe Needles Municipal Code adding Article IX, Housing Commission (2nd Reading Adopt)

9) Approve Letters of support for Cal Cities sponsored Ballot Measures AB 1708 which increases\naccountability for repeat theft offenders; 2023-24 State Budget Priorities for Cities to invest $3\nbillion in ongoing funding for cities to increase the supply of affordable housing and reduce\nhomelessness; and opposing State Ballot Measure Restricting Voters’ Input and Local Taxing\nAuthority which would decimate vital local and state services