CrTYoF O DELD) CALFORNA  AGENDA RIO DELL CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY, OCTOBER: 28, 2024 - 4:30P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 675 WILDWOOD AVENUE  WELCOME... Copies of this agenda, staff reports, and other material available to the City Council are available at the City Clerk's office in City Hall, 675 Wildwood Avenue, and available on the City's website at cityofriodell.ca.gov. Your City Government welcomes your interest and hopes you will attend and  participate in Rio Dell City Council meetings often.  SPECIAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY ALTERATIONSTO MEETING FORMAT  CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)  City Council meetings are heldi in City Hall Council Chambers to in-person attendance by the The public may also attend these meetings virtually through Zoom. Toj participate through Zoom, call the toll- free number at 1-888-475-4499, and enter meeting ID 987-154-0944. 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ROLL CALL  C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE    D. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS  This time is for persons who wish to address the Council on any matter not on this agenda and over which the Council has jurisdiction. As such, a dialogue with the Council or staff is not intended. Items requiring Council action not listed on this agenda may be placed on the next regular agenda for consideration ift the Council directs, unless aj finding is made by at least 2/3rds of the Council that the item came up after the agenda was posted and is of an urgency nature requiring immediate action.  E. SPECIAL MEETING MATTERS  2024/1028.01- Authorize the Submission to the State of California one or more application(s) in the aggregate amount, not to exceed $3,600,000 for the following CDBG activities, pursuant to the 2024 CDBG NOFA: 1) Phase II ofthe Eel River Trail, Construction ofan Accessible Concrete Ramp; 2) Belleview/Ogle Drainage and Street improvements; 3) Pacific Avenue Drainage and Street improvements; and 4) Second Avenue Drainage and Street Improvements  DSCUSSION/POSIBLE ACTION)  F. ADJOURNMENT  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, ify you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office oft the City Clerk at (707) 764-3532. Notification 48 hours before the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements  to assure accessibility to the meeting.  The next Regular City Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.    Cmy M  Communily Development. Department 675 Wildwood. Avenue Riol Dell, CA 95562  DELD)/ (707)764-3532  For the Meeting of October 28, 2024 Consent Item; M Public Hearing Item  To: From: Through: Date: Subject:  City Council  Kevin Caldwell, Community Development Director 1  Kyle Knopp, City Manager October 24, 2024  2024 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Notice of Funding  Availability (NOFA)  Recommendation: That the City Council:  1.  Allow staff to briefly describe the 2024 CDBG NOFA and the recommended projects;  and  2. 3.  Open public comment and receive comments from the public; and  Close public comment; and  CDBG2 20241 NOFA Council Staff Report October. 28, 2024    4.  Adopt Resolution No. 1624-2024 approving an application for funding and the execution ofa Grant Agreement and any amendments thereto from the 2024 funding year of the  State CDBG Program.  Discussion  The Community Development and Economic Development Allocations oft the State CDBG program is published in a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) each program year. This year's NOFA was released on. August 30, 2024. Approximately $34 million will be made available statewide based on HCD guidance. Under the Community Development Allocation, eligible cities and counties will be allowed to apply for a maximum of $3,600,000 for up to two activities. The NOFA will again include an' "Over the Counter" (OTC) component fori infrastructure, housing, and economic development, as well as a competitive component for planning and  public services  Eligible activities under the above allocations int the NOFA consist of the following OTC categories: public improvements, public facilities, homeownership assistance, housing rehabilitation, business assistance and microenterprise activities. The other options allowed are planning studies and public service programs. Eligible activities paid for with state CDBG funds must meet one or more of the three national objectives listed in CDBG federal statutes as follows: benefit to low-income households or persons; elimination of slums and blight; or meeting urgent community development need (a need from a state or federally declared  disaster).  The City held a public meeting on October 22, 2024 to discuss the NOFA, the process and potential projects and activities. A copy of the slides is included in Attachment 1. The 2024 NOFA allows one Over The Counter (OTC) project. Staff is recommending Phase II oft the Eel  River Trail, Construction of an Accessible Concrete Ramp.  Phase llofthe Eel River Trail. Based on the City Engineers Opinion of Probable Costs, $782,941.90 and the two bids, $997,093.26 and 712,301.50, that were received for the Phase II component of the trail, staff is recommending an amount of $1,207,174.70. This amount is based on the average of the two bids, $854,697.55, plus a 10% increase for costs, a 20%  contingency and 7% Activity Delivery/General Administration.  CDBG 2024 NOFA Council Staff Report October 28, 2024    The NOFA also allows two competitive applications. Staff is recommending feasibility studes for drainage and street improvements to Pacific Avenue and Second Avenue. Funding limits for completive grants is $300,000. Staff recommends applying for the maximum amount. Applications submittal opens on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Iti is staff's intent to submit the  applications as soon as possible.  Attachments:  Attachment 1: Resolution No. 1624-2024 approving an application for funding and the execution  of a Grant Agreement and any amendments thereto from the 2024 funding year  of the State CDBG Program  CDBG 2024 NOFA Council Staff Report October. 28, 2024    RESOLUTION NO. 1624-2024  CyoF RIO DELL) CALFOENA  RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RIO DELL APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING AND THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO FROM THE 2024 FUNDING YEAR OF  THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM  BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rio Dell as follows:  SECTION 1:  The City Council has reviewed and hereby approves the submission to the State of California of one or more application(s) in the aggregate amount, not to exceed, of $3,300,000 for the following CDBG activities, pursuant to the and 2024 CDBG NOFA:  List activities and amounts  Activity (e.g. Public Services, Infrastructure, etc.)  Dollar Amount Being Requested for the  Activity  Parks, Recreation Facilities Planning - Feasibility Studies  $1,250,000.00 $300.000.00 $ $ $  SECTION 2:  The City Council hereby approves the use of Program Income in an amount not to  exceed $0 for the CDBG activities described in Section 1.  SECTION 3:  The City Council acknowledges compliance with all state and federal public participation requirements in the development ofi its application(s).  CDBG 2024 NOFA Resolution No. 1624-2024  ATTACHMENT 1    SECTION 4:  The City Council hereby authorizes and directs the Mayor or the Mayor Pro Tem, to execute and deliver all applications and act on the City's behalf in all matters pertaining  to all such applications. SECTION5:  If an application is approved, the Mayor or the Mayor Pro Tem, is authorized to enter into, execute and deliver the grant agreement (ie., Standard Agreement), any recordable or nonrecordable contract documents, and any and all subsequent amendments thereto with the State of California for the purposes of the grant.  SECTION 6:  Ifa an application is approved, the Mayor or the Mayor's designee, is authorized to sign and submit Funds Requests and all required reporting forms and other documentation as may be required by the State of California from time to time in connection with the  grant.  PASSED and ADOPTED at a Special meeting of the City Council of the City of Rio Dell  on October 28, 2024 by the following vote:  AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN:  Mayor Garnes  CDBG 2024 NOFA Resolution No. 1624-2024    STATE OF CALIFORNIA City of Rio Dell  ATTEST:  I, Karen Dunham, City Clerk for the City of Rio Dell, State of California, hereby certify the above and foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of Resolution No. 1624-2024 adopted by the City Council of the City of Rio Dell on October 28, 2024.  Karen Dunham, City Clerk, City of Rio Dell  CDBG 2024 NOFA Resolution No. 1624-2024