Needles — 2023-09-12

a) NPUA / COUNCIL: Conference with Legal Counsel regarding existing litigation pursuant to\nGovernment Code §54956.9(d)(1) (one case: Rio Buena Vista Assoc. Et. Al. v. City of\nNeedles: Case Number CIVSB 2028439)

b) NPUA / COUNCIL: Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Potential Initiation of Litigation\nPursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4). (one potential case)

c) COUNCIL: Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Potential Initiation of Litigation Pursuant\nto Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4). One case

d) COUNCIL: Conference with real property negotiator pursuant to Government Code §54956.8:\nAgency negotiator City Manager Rick Daniels or his designee. Negotiating Parties are the City of\nNeedles as the potential lessor and The LAMAR Companies as the potential lessee of the\nproperty located on APN 0186-201-03-0000 generally located near Arizona Avenue and I-40.\nUnder negotiations are the price and terms

1) Administer Oath of Office to Nancy Huff, Director of Development Services and Angelica\nDeermer, Housing Authority Manager

10) Approve the Warrants Registers dated August 22 and September 12, 2023

12) Approve Second Amendment to On-Call Development Review Consulting Services Agreement\nbetween the City and Michael Baker International for Planning Consultant Services in the amount\nnot to exceed $80,000

13) Waive the reading and adopt Resolution No. 2023-50 authorizing the city manager or his\ndesignee, the community services manager, to purchase one (1) 18-Passenger Transit Vehicle for\nuse by the Needles Area Transit budgeted at $170,000 to be reimbursed by SBCTA

14) Waive the reading and adopt resolution No. 2023-49 approving the Title VI Compliance Plan for\nthe Needles Area Transit

15) Ratify the agreement with Nichols Consulting to continue applying for State of California\nreimbursements for state mandated costs to the city, increase the General Fund FY 24 by\n$52,493, approve the 20 percent contingency of $10,500 payable to Nichols Consulting and future\nrevenue and expenses as needed

16) Authorize the Mayor to sign a petition supporting Senate Bill 14 to combat human trafficking

17) Approve a single source purchase from Vintage Vehicle Restorations Inc for $16,775, sales tax of\n$1,301 and estimated shipping of $500 for a total of $18,576 for the Fire Truck restoration using\nfunds from the general fund reserves

18) Award the base bid for the Jack Smith Park Walking / Biking Trail Improvements project to\nWestern Construction Specialist, Inc. for a total bid amount of $134,965.30, total project cost of\n$148,462 including 10% contingency, funded by a grant awarded by the California Department of\nParks and Recreation through the 2018 Parks Bond Act per capital program and authorize staff to\nexecute a Public Works Agreement with the Contractor and issue a Notice of Award and Notice to\nProceed

19) Award the base bid for the Duke Watkins Park Pump Track project to Three Peaks Corp. for a\ntotal bid amount of $534,716 funded by a grant awarded by the Statewide Park Development and\nCommunity Revitalization Program and authorize staff to execute a Public Works Agreement and\nissue a Notice of Award and Notice to Proceed

2) Authorize implementation of new policy for pre-employment background checks of prospective\nemployees in the position of Maintenance Construction Worker assigned to the Housing Authority\nof the City of Needles

20) Waive the reading and adopt Resolution No. 2023-54 accepting the purchase and sale agreement\nbetween the city and Robert Raskin, representative of Colorado River Properties LLC, with\nrespect to the real property located at the Southeast Corner of East South Lake Drive and South\nRiverfront Parkway, Mohave Valley, Arizona also known as Mohave County Assessor’s Parcel\nNo. 216-14-007

21) Ratify the action taken by the City Manager to accept grant funding for the City Hazard Mitigation\nPlan update from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the\nFEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and waive the reading and adopt Resolution No.\n2023-52 for Designation of Applicant’s Agent to execute for and on behalf of the City for the\npurpose of obtaining Federal Financial Assistance for any existing or future grant program listed in\nthe resolution

22) Waive the reading and adopt Resolution No. 2023-51 authorizing the city manager or designee to\nsubmit an application and accept funding for Strategic Growth Council (SGC) under the\nCommunity Resilience Center (CRC) Program

23) Authorize the Mayor to send a letter in support of Permanent Implementation of Daylight Savings\nTime\nEND OF CONSENT CALENDAR\nREGULAR COUNCIL ITEMS

24) Waive the reading and adopt Ordinance No. 662-AC amending Chapter 9 “Fire Protection”\nSection 9-1 to adopt the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District Fire Ordinance FPD 23-\n01 referencing its version of the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code subject to modifications\nreferenced herein and rescinding prior Ordinance No. 630-AC (2nd reading –\npublish) (ACT)

25) Provide staff direction regarding parking alternatives for the El Garces on “G” Street and Front\nStreet (ACT)

26) Provide staff direction regarding parking alternatives on Lilly Hill Drive west of Clary Drive (ACT)

27) Provide staff direction on Tentative Parcel Map 20388 subdividing 6.5 acres +/- into 2 parcels\nlocated in the R2 (Two Family Residential Zone), APN 0185-233-55 located behind 1335 Lilly Hill\nDrive and consider possible sale (ACT)

28) Provide staff direction regarding the El Garces operational policies and procedures (ACT)

29) Concur with the creation of a Utility Manager position, setting employment terms and conditions,\nand endorse the City Manager’s intent to appoint Rainie Torrance as Utility Manager effective\nOctober 6, 2023 – salary $185,000 as adjusted by the city manager on an annual basis in\ncompliance with SB1436 and incorporate into the salary schedule for FY 2023-2024 budget (ACT)\nPresentation to City Manager Rick Daniels

3) Waive the reading and adopt Resolution No. 2023-53 naming the Needles City Manager as the\nExecutive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Needles

4) COUNCIL: Public hearing noticed to consider all evidence and testimony for or against an\nupdate to the Needles Zoning Code Development Standards has been continued to October 10,\n2023

5) COUNCIL: Public hearing noticed to consider all evidence and testimony for or against\namending Section 13-44 to prohibit stopping, standing or parking at the Electric Vehicle Charging\nStations unless the vehicle is connected for electric charging\n➢ Staff Report\n➢ Council Questions of Staff\n➢ Mayor to open the public hearing\n➢ Public Comment\n➢ Mayor to close the public hearing\n➢ Council Discussion / Deliberation\n➢ Ordinance No. 664-AC amending Section 13-44 to prohibit stopping, standing or parking\nat the Electric Vehicle Charging Stations unless the vehicle is connected for electric\ncharging violators are subject to towing (ACT)

6) HOUSING AUTHORITY: Public hearing noticed to consider all evidence and testimony for or\nagainst the Housing Authority Civil Rights Certification Housing Plan\n➢ Staff Report\n➢ Council Questions of Staff\n➢ Mayor to open the public hearing\n➢ Public Comment\n➢ Mayor to close the public hearing\n➢ Council Discussion / Deliberation\n➢ Accept and File the Civil Rights Certification with the United States Department of Housing\nand Urban Development (ACT)\n

7) Accept the AB32 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Verification Report 2022 Emissions prepared\nby WZI Inc. and authorize the Mayor to send a letter to CARB ard requesting a review of the\nunintended financial hardship and provide relief to avoid such financial hardship

8) Authorize Brooks Consulting Electrical Engineering support services for FY24 not to exceed\n$15,000 to be funded by electric operations and maintenance budget

9) Adopt the Energy Efficiency Rebate Program dated September 12, 2023