Willits City Council agenda for March 13, 2013

The public portion of the council meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. at Willits City Hall where the official agenda is posted. The full meeting is televised live on Willits Community Television. A copy of the agenda and the supplemental information distributed to the council members are posted on the City of Willits web site at thecityofwillits.com/ by selecting the council agenda tab.

1. Conduct a public hearing to review and possibly adopt a planning study updating the city's 2009 to 2014 housing policy and declaring it will have no significant environmental effect.

2. Consent calendar covering three city council meeting minutes, monthly warrants and building inspection report and purchase of three police vehicles from asset forfeiture funds for total of $91,463. .

3. Also in the consent calendar is a resolution accepting the completion of the new Willits sewer plant and the filing of a notice of completion of the C. Overaa and Company contract to build it. Final Overaa contract costs were $13.873 million on an original bid of $11.096 million.

4. Consent: Denial of claim filed against the city by Harold W. Hall for $10,000 for flood damage to his Poplar Avenue residence due to the rise in the creek along Walnut Street during the December storm. City denied the claim due to the flood waters being an act of nature.

5. Consent: Denial of two claims filed for an unstated amount against the city associated with a crash at the intersection of Highway 20 and Blosser Lane. Police reports did not indicate any fault on the city's part and CalTrans is responsible for maintenance and control of Highway 20.

Netha Hill and passenger Gwendolyn Knause filed separate claims for the accident which occurred when another vehicle proceeded into the intersection directly into the path of their vehicle causing a rollover.

6. Consent: Denial of a claim filed by the Kate Black Acupuncture practice for $2,000 in lost revenues due to the loss of a treatment room caused by Central Street project delays and abnormal construction noise.

7. Consent: Denial of a claim filed by Kate Black, Paula Murphy and Diane Smalley about damage to their business during the Central Street project. Staff recommends denial due to lack of proof damages were caused by the project.

8. Introduction of an amended ordinance increasing the city manager's purchasing authority from $10,000 up to $45,000 without requiring city council approval.

9. Adoption of two modified ordinances changing the municipal code for awarding city construction project contracts and eliminating the special demolition fee for demolition recycling

10. Closed session to confer with legal counsel on the Brooktrails lawsuit and discussions associated with the recruitment and selection of a city manager.