179  MINUTES  REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDLES PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY HOUSING AUTHORITY CITY OF NEEDLES CITY OF NEEDLES, CALIFORNIA EL GARCES-9 950 FRONT STREET, NEEDLES  CALFORNIY a  THE 5:00 P.M. PORTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING WAS RECESSED BY  THE CITY CLERK TO 6:00 P.M. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION - NONE CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 6:00 PM  CALL TO ORDER. Mayor Jernigan called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm  ROLL CALL PRESENT  Council Member Ellen Campbell Council Member Jamie McCorkle Vice Mayor Kirsten Merritt Mayor Janet Jernigan Council Member JoAnne Pogue Council Member Tona Belt Council Member Henry Longbrake  Also present City Manager Patrick Martinez, Utility Manager Rainie Torrance,  via teams, and Assistant City Clerk Candace Clark PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by Mayor Jernigan INVOCATION - Given by Council Member Campbell  City Attorney John Pinkney  APPROVAL OF AGENDA  Council Member Campbell made a motion, second by Council Member agenda. Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  to Pogue, approve the  Ayes: Council Members Campbell, McCorkle, Vice Mayor Merritt, Council Members  and Longbrake  Pogue, Belt,  Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None  CONFLICT OF INTEREST - None CORRESPONDENCE - None and Robert Yee in attendance. PUBLIC APPEARANCE County Complex by the flagpole.  INTRODUCTIONS - Mayor Jernigan acknowledged former Council Members CITY ATTORNEY - Parliamentary Procedures given by City Attorney Pinkney. Robert Yee announced the upcoming 10-10 Celebration to take place on October at David Cairns asked about installing a speed bump on Casa Linda, citing excessive speeding. Nancy Greenwood expressed concern over the delinquent 501 status of a local business.  Tim Terral, Zachery Longacre,  10, 10am, at the City    180PRESENTATIONS  1. Presentation by Erin Fox, Disaster Program Manager for American Red Cross San Bernardino 2. Presentation given by Chery! DeBatt, Vice President WestCare Arizona I, Inc., and  Chapter- rescheduled to October 8 due to a fire emergency.  Bethards, Advocate AZ & NV, Housing Coordinator, Program Facilitor, West Care Arizona Stephanie S.  PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THE COUNCIL ITEMS - None  PUBLIC HEARINGS  3. An Ordinance of the City Council oft the City of Needles, California,  Standards Code 2022 Edition; Rescinding Ordinance No. 635-AC adopting Adopting the the CBSC2 California Building Edition; Amending Municipal Code Article IV' "Uniform Administrative Code" and Section 2019 "Adopted by Reference Where Filed" and Amending Sections of Chapter 6 Building Regulations." 2-10  City Manager Martinez gave staff report. Minimal discussion ensued. No Public comment  Mayor Jernigan opened the public hearing at 6:29 pm Mayor Jernigan closed the public hearing at 6:29 pm  Council Member Campbell made a motion, second by Council Member McCorkle to Council Ordinance No. 667-AC Adopting the California Building Standards Code 2022 adopt City Rescinding Ordinance No. 635-AC adopting the California Building Stands Code 2019 Edition; Amending Municipal Code Article IV "Uniform Administrative Code" and Chapter 2 Edition; Section 2-10' "Adopted by Reference Where Filed" and Amending Sections of Chapter "Administration" 6  Regulations."  "Building Pogue,  Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  Ayes: Council Members Campbell, McCorkle, Vice Mayor Merritt, Council Members  Belt, and Longbrake  Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None  4. Public hearing noticed to consider all evidence and testimony for or against adopting an Amended Appendix to the Conflict of Interest Code pursuant to the Political reform Act of 1974 Council Resolution No. 2024-37 amending Resolution 2023-41 and against approval of City  continued to October 8, 2024. the Rivers Edge Golf Course. City Manager Martinez gave staff report. Minimal discussion ensued. No Public comment  has been  5. Public Hearing noticed to consider all evidence and testimony for or  adopting a new fee structure at  Mayor Jernigan opened the public hearing at 6:36 pm Mayor Jernigan closed the public hearing at 6:36 pm Council Member Campbell made a motion, second by Vice Mayor Merritt to Resolution No. 2024-37 amending Resolution 2023-41 and Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  adopt City Council  Rivers Edge Golf Course.  adopting a new fee structure at the  Ayes: Council Members Campbell, McCorkle, Vice Mayor Merritt, Council Members  Belt, and Longbrake  Pogue,  Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None    6. Public  181  Hearing noticed to consider all evidence and testimony for or against approval of Resolution No. 2024-39 of the City Council of the City of Needles, California approving the Measure IF Five YearLocal Street Capital Improvement for Fiscal Years 2024/2025- 2028/2029.  City Manager Martinez gave staff report. There were no questions of staff No Public comment  Mayor Jernigan opened the public hearing at 6:38 pm Mayor Jernigan closed the public hearing at 6:38 pm  Council Member Pogue made a motion, second by Vice Mayor Merritt to adopt Resolution No. 2024-39 of the City Council of the City of Needles, California approving the Measure IFive Year  Local Street Capital Improvement for Fiscal Years 2024/2025 - 2028/2029.  Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  Ayes: Council Members Campbell, McCorkle, Vice Mayor Merritt, Council Members  Pogue, Belt, and Longbrake  Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None  RECESSED THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CONVENED A JOINT COUNCIL/NPUA MEETING  Mayor Jernigan at 6:40 pm  by  NPUA/COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR consent calendar items 7 through 8.  Member/Vice Mayor Merritt made a motion, second by Member/Council Member Pogue to approve NPUA  Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  Ayes: Members/Council Members Campbell, McCorkle, Member/Vice Mayor Merritt, Member/Mayor Jernigan, Members/Council Members Pogue, Belt, and Longbrake  Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None  7. Authorized the purchase of a Digger Derrick Model TLL-300D electric bucket truck from LineWise 8. Accepted the AB32 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Verification Report 2023 Emissions  at a cost noti to exceed $33,500 using Electric Asset Replacement Funds  prepared by' WZI, Inc. END OF NPUA CONSENT CALENDAR REGULAR NPUA/COUNCIL ITEMS  9. Approve a 2.8.% cost-of-living (COLA) increase in water and wastewater basic service rates  effective October 1, 2024. Utility Manager Torrance gave staff report. Minimal discussion ensued. effective October 1, 2024.  Member/Council Member Campbell made a motion, second by Member/Council Member McCorkle toa approve a 2.8.% cost-of-living (COLA) increase in water and wastewater basic service rates  Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  Ayes: Members/Council Members Campbell, McCorkle, Member/Vice Mayor Merritt, Member/Mayor Jernigan, Members/Council Members Pogue, Belt, and Longbrake  Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None    182 10. Approve a 2.8% cost-of-living (COLA) increase in electric basic service charge rate as October  1, 2024; approve an over-hydro rate of $0.1423 effective October 1, 2024; eliminate of Power Cost Adjustment and approve the methodology to calculate the annual electric the $.0100 and the power cost adjustment rate based on the rate calculation spreadsheets  base rate  Utility Manager Torrance gave staff report. Minimal discussion ensued.  Member/Council Member Campbell made a motion, second by Member/Council Member to approve a 2.8% cost-of-living (COLA) increase in electric basic service 1,2 2024; approve an over-hydro rate of $0.1423 effective October 1, 2024; charge eliminate Power Cost Adjustment and approve the methodology to calculate the annual electric the $.0100 and the power cost adjustment rate based on the rate calculation spreadsheets.  rate as McCorkle of October base rate  Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  Ayes: Members/Council Members Campbell, McCorkle, Member/Vice Mayor Merritt, Member/Mayor Jernigan, Members/Council Members Pogue, Belt, and  Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None  Longbrake  ADJOURNED THE JOINT NPUA/COUNCIL MEETING AND RECONVENED THE COUNCIL MEETING  Mayor Jernigan at 6:53 pm COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR  by  PUBLIC COMMENTS PERTAINING TO THE COUNCIL ITEMS - None Council Member Campbell pulled Items 17 and 24 for clarification City Manager Martinez gave staff report on both items. Vice Mayor Merritt made a motion, seçond by Council Member Campbell to  11 through 25, .  approve consent calendar items  Motion carried by the following roll call vote:  Ayes: Council Members Campbell, McCorkle, Vice Mayor Merritt, Council Members  Pogue, Belt, and Longbrake  Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None  11. Approved the Warrants Registers through September 10, 2024  12. Approved the Minutes of August 13, 2024  13. Adopted Resolution No. 2024-38 of the City Council of the City of Needles, California Manager to execute a Purchase and Sale Agreement and escrow documents  purchase offer from Columbus Drive, LLC for all rights and interest in the 8' wide Sewer accepting the located along the south property line of Parcel A of Parcel Map 14798 and authorized Easement  the City for said sale of  easement to Columbus Drive LLC.  14. Ordinance 666-AC Speed Study 2nd read adopted  15. Accepted the work completed by Three Peaks Corporation for the Duke Watkins Park Project and authorized a NOTICE OF COMPLETION to record with the San Bernardino Pump Track 16. Authorized the annual seed purchase from Simplot Turf & Horticulture, Las  Recorder's Office. $33,025.37  County in the Vegas, amount of and Irrigation  17. Accepted Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $15,814.72 for ai total contract amount of $727,302.17 for the work completed by Superb Engineering, Inc. for the Golf Course Efficiency Project, Phase 1 and authorized staff to execute said Change Order.    183  18. Approved a budget revision for the 2024-2025 fiscal year to increase fund 520 (Dial-a-Ride Transit) State Transit Assistance - Capital revenues and Popery-Captal/Vehdes expenditures 19. Approved filing of a revised claim for State Transit Assistance (STA) capital funds fort the 2024- 20. Adopted Resolution No. 2024-36 authorizing destruction of certain city records pursuant to 21. Awarded bid to Phillips Excavating, Inc. for the Phase IV-B Water Service Lateral Replacement Project in the amount of $388,293 plus 5% contingency for a total project cost of $407,707.65 and authorized staff to execute a Public Works Agreement with Phillips Excavating, Inc. and move 22. Authorized the City Manager to execute a Facility Use Agreement with the American Red Cross for 24. Adopted Resolution 2024-40 Approving a Lease Extension with Tri-State Alano Club for the 25. Approved a Grant Agreement with "Data for Social Good" (DSG) acting on behalf of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for a Statewide Planning and Capacity Building project in Needles to develop a comprehensive Active Transportation Plan (ATP) and authorized the City Manager to  by $180,857 for the purchase of a new Dial-a-Ride transit vehicle 2025 fiscal year for the purchase of a new Dial-a-Ride transit vehicle  Government Code Section 34090  forward with the Notice of Award and Notice to Proceed.  declared emergencies  23. Accepted 2025 Employee Benefits plan for Dental & Vision only Building at 801 Third Street Until September 10, 2025  execute the agreement.  END OF COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR  CITY MANAGER REPORT given by City Manager Martinez  MANAGERS REPORTS of August 23 and August 30, 2024  COUNCIL REQUESTS  Council Member Campbell - Expressed concern over those affected by the wildfires in San Bernardino County; reminded staff about the need for walls along our freeway to prevent debris landing in neighborhoods and potentially causing another fire as it did in June; praised city residents for conserving water; acknowledged that the city does not charge higher utility rates for peak hours; informed staff that the trash can by the wagon is overflowing; reported on the success of the Women's Club. lunch today and announced the next lunch on October 8 will be tacos; announced that the Women's Club is hosting a golf  tournament in November.  Council Member McCorkle had no requests Vice Mayor Merritt had no requests Club is still at trip hazard.  Council Member Pogue asked about the DMV opening; reported that the sidewalk in front of the Women's Council Member Belt - announced the 911 National Day of Service CPR event for 8th graders; announced the upcoming State oft the College at Palo Verde on Thursday, September 12, applauded the Pump Track Council Member Longbrake - Announced the WestCare Recovery event at Rotary Park in Bullhead City on September 14 from 11am to 1pm; asked about the recently burned house and the owner bringing in  being the only one in the area.  more recycling items and not cleaning up the property. Mayor Jernigan announced the 911 ceremony at the Elks Lodge  ADJOURMMENT - Mayor Jernigan adjourned the September 10, 2024 meeting at 7:13 pm  ATTEST:  Coolso  - Mayor Janet.  COsy  Assistant City Clerk Candace Clark, CPMC  echa4    184