CITY OF WINTERS  M/7W7W Est.1875  Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Winters City Council held on August6, 2024  Mayor Biasi called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM  Present: Council members Richard Casavecchia, Jesse Loren, Carol Scianna, Mayor Pro  Tem Albert Vallecillo, Mayor Bill Biasi Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Jacobs. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:  Motion by Council Member Loren, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Vallecillo to approv the agenda with the amendment of moving Item 8(c) to the top of the discussion items list to  allow for ballot counting. Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN:  Councilmembers Casavecchia, Loren, Scianna, Mayor Pro Tem Vallecillo,  Mayor Bill Biasi None None None  COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS:  Verbal updates were provided by Council members.  PUBLIC COMMENTS:  Jaden Clifford addressed the Council about banning smoking in outdoor public places. Rachel a concerned resident also discussed her desire to see Council ban smoking in  outdoor public spaces. CONSENT CALENDAR:  A. Adopt Resolution No. 2024-54 Accepting Grant Funding from the Office of Traffic Safety application 25-005203 in the amount of $81,138 with the proposal titled Motion by Council Member Loren, seconded by Councimember Scianna to approve the  'Regional Crash Response and Extrication Improvement Program."  City of Winters    Consent Calendar as presented. Motion carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmembers Casavecchia, Loren, Scianna, Mayor Pro Tem Vallecillo, Mayor  Bill Biasi NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN:  None None None  PRESENTATIONS:  Ceremonial swearing-in and badge pining Ofc. Trinidad Batad. City Manager Craig performed the formal swearing-in ceremony, and Officer Batad's wife completed the pinning ceremony as the Council and Community welcomed Officer Batad to the City of  Winters after successfully completing field training.  DISCUSSION ITEMS  C. APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 2024-53 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINTERS APPROVING ENGINEER'S REPORT, CONFIRMING DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT, AND ORDERING LEVY OF THE CITY OF WINTERS, FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES Jack Snyder, Fire Chief, introduced the item and provided a short presentation.  ASSESSMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25  Mayor Biasi opened the public hearing for the item at 7:02pm  Ron Karlen expressed his opposition to the Prop. 218 levy and other issues he had with Will Blanton expressed his opposition to the Prop. 218 levy and other issues he had  the operation of the fire department. with the operation of the fire department.  Ken Stuart expressed his opposition to the Prop 218 levy. for those who may not be able to afford the annual tax.  David Hightower expressed his opposition to the Prop 218 levy and expressed concern Matt Miller expressed his opposition to the Prop. 218 levy and other issues he had with Sandy Vickrey inquired if the additional fire staff the measure supports would allow us to go back to doing our own 4th of July fireworks in lieu of an outside company. She also inquired where the fire department was at with their level process. Mike Amata expressed option to the levy and inquired about how the rate was determined, how the 218 vote works, how the rate was assessed differently by property  the operation of the fire department.  City of Winters  2    type and his concern with inequality in that method. He also inquired if the fire  department had met with property owners.  Tina Lowden expressed her support for increased personnel and noted the importance Jim Scully expressed his opposition to the measure and stated there should have been al budget plan for new housing to avoid this proposition process. Mayor Biasi invited SCI consultants and Jack Snyder, Fire Chief, forward to answer some of the questions raised by the public input. Answers included: Prop 218, as a law, lays out the process for valuation and voting. Assessments are determined by fire risk and replacement costs. Voting is performed by assessment value, sO the larger the levy to be paid, the more votes you receive. It was also noted that the Fire District is a separate legal entity that contracts for fire service with the City and their 218 process is separate and distinct from the City. Fire Chief Snyder also indicated community outreach was done via meeting with public groups and open houses at the firehouse, but no individual outreach was performed in the City's Prop. After asking for further public clarifications and making a last call for ballot turn-in, the The item was then tabled to allow for SCI Consultants to tabulate the ballots received. A. Public Hearing-CDBG Program Overview & Approval of/Resolution for CDBG  ofaq quick response during a recent medical episode.  218 processes.  mayor closed the public portion of the process at 7:43 p.m.  Application for Senior Center  Colleen Brock provided a brief summary of the CDBG public hearing requirements tos solicit input from the community for community needs. The mayor opened the Tina Lowden spoke of the need for a senior center and her excitement to see the progress made recently in attempting to get funding to get the center built. Sandy Vickrey spoke of the funds needed to complete a senior center and the need for local support to help offset those costs that will exceed even the CDBG grant if Kate Laddish spoke of the need for a senior center and offered that John Decker may be a resource to assist the City in final additional grants to assist in completion Seeing no further public wishing to comment, the mayor closed the public hearing at The city manager noted that the architect's work includes a formal cost estimate, Councilmember Scianna asked about the $100,000 administrative cost in the budget and Colleen indicated those are funds for administering the grant requirements and reporting required throughout the life of the construction and grant wind down.  public hearing at 8pm.  received.  of the center. 8:08 pm.  which should be completed in the coming weeks.  City of Winters  3    Council member Loren discussed her experience caring for her mother and the need to go to Davis for enrichment programming because the City lacked a senior center space to allow for it, and expressed that is why she is sO supportive of this effort. Councilmember Vallecillo thanked staff for their speedy process of hiring an architect and getting a preliminary design and expressed hersupport of the process. Councimember: Casavecchia discussed his concern about the funding required to complete the project above the CDBG funds. He would like to see a final financing plan when the project moves forward and expressed his support of the project. Mayor Biasi discussed the project's history over the past years and requested an update on the plan sets. The City Manager noted that the plans were submitted on time, and the building department reviewed them to the point of receiving a will-  serve letter for the project being shovel-ready.  Council member Loren moved to approve Resolution No. 2024-58 and Vallecillo seconded.  The motion carried by the following roll call vote:  AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN:  Councilmembers Casavecchia, Loren, Scianna, Mayor Pro Tem Vallecillo,  Mayor Bill Biasi None None None  B. First Reading of Ordinance 2024-08 Amending Chapter 9.24 of the Winters Police Chief Miller provided a presentation explaining the proposed ordinance, which would  Municipal Code Related to Encampments Within City Limits  update the City's camping ordinance to reflect a recent US Supreme Court ruling.  Councimember Scianna asked how we were coordinating camping enforcement with Solano County on the other side of the creek. Chief Miller noted we have communication, and they are Mayor Pro Tem Vallecillo asked about involving the county supervisors in the assistance. City Manager Craig noted Solano County Supervisor Vasquez is supportive, but they have two deputies for all of Solano County, SO their response is limited. Vallecillo asked about fish and game's role in enforcement and Chief Miller noted they are supportive, but they have evenr more Mayor Biasi indicated his support for the ordinance to continue to address the negative impacts of the unhoused and encourage them to accept the assistance being offered to them. Councimember Casavecchia inquired about the enforcement of this ordinance on the City owned land that is technically in Solano County along the creek. City Attorney noted and Chief Miller concurred that enforcement would have to be performed by Solano County Sheriff's Office.  supportive, but they have minimal staffing to address.  limited resources than the counties.  City of Winters    In public comment, Kate Ladish expressed concern about the environmental impacts of the camping activities in the creek and suggested the Water Quality Board may be a partner to assist Council member Scianna moved to introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance 2024-08 and Mayor Pro Tem Vallecillo seconded. Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  ini the enforcement and protection of the creek area.  AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN:  Councilmembers Casavecchia, Loren, Scianna, Mayor Pro Tem Vallecillo,  Mayor Bill Biasi None None None  The Council took a recess to wait fori the ballot tabulation related to 8(C) to be completed. When  that tabulation was completed, the Council reconvened the meeting.  ITEM 8(C) brought off the table:  City Manager Craig reported the results of the Prop. 218 ballot tabulation:  There were 637 valid ballots were counted with a total weighted assessment value of $188,465.59, for the purposes of counting assessment ballots. The Yes votes totaled $96,987.07, or5 51.46% of the returned valid ballots. The No votes totaled $91,478.52, or 48.54% of the returned valid ballots. Since there were more weighted Yes votes than No votes, there was no majority protest, and Council could consider whether to approve the assessments.  The Council took up Resolution 2024-53.  Mayor Pro Tem Vallecillo moved to approve Resolution 2024-53 and Council member Scianna  seconded. Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN:  Councilmembers Loren, Scianna, Mayor Po Tem Vallecillo, Mayor Bill Biasi  Councimember Casavecchia  None None  2. CITY MANAGER REPORT - City Manager Craig noted the potholing process was completed last week for the Paseo Park Design project and has the preliminary report to be 3. INFORMATION ONLY - Council member Scianna requested the council's approval to bring forward a presentation on smoke-free ordinances in public open spaces. A majority oft the  forwarded to the designer.  council agreed to bring the item back to a future agenda.  City of Winters  5    4. ADJOURMMENT - 9:50 PM  EEk  City of Winters