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The change matters to ambulance and interfacility transfer operations because the contracted provider will perform routing and dispatching for transfers; staff said the terms of the contract allow flexibility and do not lock the city into a long‑term arrangement if needs change.

Council members asked who had been performing the interim dispatch; staff confirmed Cal Fire had provided interim coverage but that operating interfacility dispatch is outside its core service. Staff said the selected contractor has experience within the Adventist hospital arena and that using a contractor already providing those services should create a more seamless transfer coordination and lower costs compared with interim arrangements. The consent calendar item including this contract transition was approved by roll call vote.

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The actions matter because the SAFER application is a prerequisite to seeking grant funds to support multi‑agency water consolidation, and the water tank repair contract addresses an immediate public‑water infrastructure risk following a mudslide.

Sean White, the city’s water resources director, told council the SAFER resolution before the body is primarily a procedural authorization that allows staff to submit the city’s general application and attached documentation when the grant application window opens. The council adopted the resolution by roll call vote.

On the Western Hills mudslide, the council approved an emergency contract with Diamond Deconstruction LLC to complete repairs on the city water tank. The motion and second were recorded and a roll call vote approved the contract; the council’s roll call showed unanimous approval. Staff described the action as an emergency repair to protect water system reliability.

Council members discussed regional water consolidation as a longer‑term objective during the SAFER item; staff said the city is pursuing partnerships outside city limits to improve water availability for the valley. Both items were advanced by council action at the meeting.

","Council adopted a resolution authorizing submission of a SAFER grant application for Ukiah Valley multi‑agency water consolidation and approved an emergency repair contract with Diamond Deconstruction LLC to fix the Western Hills mudslide‑damaged city water tank.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6178643,"Council hears report on commission vacancies, planning commission quorum and parking standard",376,2003000,2379000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5213372-fec7c314974bad47573f1e2bd1e12e77&start=2003&end=2379","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5213372-fec7c314974bad47573f1e2bd1e12e77/thumbnail_2003000.jpg","/articles/6178643/Ukiah-City/Mendocino-County/California/Council-hears-report-on-commission-vacancies-planning-commission-quorum-and-parking-standard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6178643-bf4dbd0f5225d895a2699e96c67db45c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163535&Signature=EGxWyWzlgAodPiV2Z5zBitLL7Lv672ZisGC9bSEP8UTfH9fvzUj7ql6vl6K~KRBiOhPVpsS5-iwCIZRPVtUVzDSkPnGybEGMM6hCVBIc6OIRo7DRJQ9Pl4UGCO6-948HSSrbX7ZfcWT797yR7UCstyCrjZLa0JcnJcIqGHrn0p48iwYOzx-MAaW2qnZdp32gpIbiF30aFQEnRfe80MSBIQmTnPUld4gy~dgZuofIi0yIDwUl~pLQyqirb97xGJWiL6M7SFIH1dvsZqUUk2q02KvnojUI4I-xPuLj-3fbN7qNKCJYR3aJUMIq2n5Gxcxmbg1eIuTfZJ~fn9g8tVoNgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff told the Ukiah City Council July 2 that several commissions and committees are struggling to maintain membership necessary to conduct business and that staff will return with legal analysis and options for council consideration.

The matter matters because commissions such as the planning commission and the building code appeals board perform formal functions the city must be able to staff; the council and staff discussed options for maintaining continuity and legal compliance.

Staff said several advisory bodies have difficulty getting quorums, and the report noted the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee and the building code appeals board specifically as groups with attendance and membership challenges. The report said staff will explore options such as using the city’s hearing officer in limited cases, but that legal analysis is required before making structural changes.

Council members asked whether the council could act if the planning commission cannot, for example on time‑sensitive zoning or ADU items. Staff said council could consider alternatives if the commission cannot act before a critical deadline, but that a legal review is necessary. Jesse Davis, chief planning manager, explained that when the city updated objective design and development standards in 2023 it standardized parking to one residential parking space per unit; staff said the proposed 15‑unit elder housing project had demonstrated the required 15 parking spaces.

The council received the staff report; members asked staff to return with options and any necessary legal analysis before drafting ordinance changes or altering commission makeup. The consent calendar, which included the staff report, was approved by roll call after clarification that an erroneous recommended action line (drafting an ordinance to appoint council alternates to the planning commission) had been removed and the item was for receipt only.

","Council received a staff report on difficulties filling city commissions and committees, discussed the planning commission’s membership and the city’s 2023 standard requiring one parking space per residential unit, and agreed to receive the report for later detailed discussion.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6178648,"Ukiah reports paving, rail‑trail work, Perkins and Clay/Leslie grants; closes on Carousel 1 corporation yard",216,2705000,2921000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5213372-fec7c314974bad47573f1e2bd1e12e77&start=2705&end=2921","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5213372-fec7c314974bad47573f1e2bd1e12e77/thumbnail_2705000.jpg","/articles/6178648/Ukiah-City/Mendocino-County/California/Ukiah-reports-paving-railtrail-work-Perkins-and-ClayLeslie-grants-closes-on-Carousel-1-corporation-yard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6178648-3d3317ae5d5fb3c59dead90841614c49/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163535&Signature=b~gzaQNAPXuWmO714wMl6d4p1iosoCzxur6z-vgBLQxm6hxst3rQYh3dR2M0gxu1jcGMrdja8Aao90o-9~Oc3GzuSOOe1emQt10AVeKSBxEv9V6NT0or1CG9oqvChqjPSJoL8LMicZvUUr~pg17V0i3Vb7vAd07Np1-PM~WupOp6pwvJ1qr5N4wWXDItGpFlyinXqHTt~YOqgjtUbA6iRpwVDh-L0IyAaHgx8mI4Wyjdt00ihvl8zU8V7jBy7cxSezbLtKqGtNV7j7OKrtBPdMUuSR57gNCEjZ0sOotrVHnbPEUZl7ARYIP~TMlgikyZoer7~4lHPggXTo~yXt0dDw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Ukiah’s public‑works team told the City Council July 2 that East Gobi Street paving is complete, rail‑trail phase 4 and associated concrete and wall work are underway, and the city has secured multiple grants to advance streetscape, bike and safe‑routes projects.

The update is significant because it describes projects that will reshape downtown circulation, add bike lanes and sidewalks near schools, and advance long‑term planning for Perkins Street improvements that the city hopes will win future construction funding.

Public works staff reported East Gobi paving was finished the prior week and that striping and bike lanes will be installed when the asphalt is allowed to settle. Rail Trail phase 4 crews are excavating the structural sections, pouring concrete for stairways and retaining walls and working toward project deadlines. Staff said the city applied for and received multiple grants: a construction grant supporting the Leslie and Clay Street project (project cost estimate referenced as $5.8 million, with a grant award component cited by staff as $2.4 million), a grant under the Active Transportation Program (ATP) process after a prior ATP application was not funded, and a Sustainable Transportation grant for Perkins Street planning and potential future construction.

Public works staff asked for community engagement around Perkins Street because design and Caltrans permitting will require extended public outreach, and they said the Perkins effort will include circulation concepts such as roundabouts and safety features.

City staff also reported the city has closed on the Carousel 1 property that will serve as an expanded corporation yard. Deputy city manager Riley and other staff led negotiations on the acquisition; staff said existing tenants at the site will continue as tenants for now and that the purchase was financed in part through bonds the council previously authorized. City officials said work is needed to ready portions of the building for city operations and that the corporation yard relocation is intended to free airport‑adjacent land for aviation‑support uses.

Council members and staff clarified the Leslie/Clay figure referenced by staff: a project total estimate mentioned during the presentation included the local match component, but the specific grant award portion was stated in the meeting as $2.4 million. Staff also credited the grants and engineering teams for securing the awards.

These items were presented as informational reports; the council did not take construction or funding approvals on these specific items at this meeting beyond prior authorizations to use bonds for capital projects and routine project management actions.

","Public Works updated the council on paving of East Gobi Street, Rail Trail phase 4 work, and multiple grant wins for street and sustainable transportation projects; staff clarified a $2.4 million grant award within a larger $5.8 million project estimate and reported the city closed on the Carousel 1 property for a new corporation yard.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6178653,"Northern Circle outlines plan for elders housing project on Cooper Lane",963,99000,1062000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5213372-fec7c314974bad47573f1e2bd1e12e77&start=99&end=1062","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5213372-fec7c314974bad47573f1e2bd1e12e77/thumbnail_99000.jpg","/articles/6178653/Ukiah-City/Mendocino-County/California/Northern-Circle-outlines-plan-for-elders-housing-project-on-Cooper-Lane","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6178653-55ceabe4172d530c1177aad609e4e1c2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771163535&Signature=EoucyGp4AI0YRptiP7tmbN~fSvlSw64kFRN52HDNFtMACmFpcjER8ubZLJTwXPteGwLeRoMylVPd--wKpK~JSUvWGzV8AdNgDqLbtMklSHQGfloIf~T3oe6bMRlLNdzDuxkCeeU3SO7twWp3v5xoMuc63RFR8J32u1Je5Gz0kzRsQKDVoUzB-ghW~dIPqHb2UgOIo7kxPcLU90bpEERw2DepZVijjFopYFM3o9VSebZ6X2DW0LZmaIO2yZ5BhchxDrh0lhWrCUIahgrvhEwJjCqPCiRdDTZ90ylECSK9gsWiXruSbENCZgzHN9xC94yoSIGa~A6P3yguikhuWi97yQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority presented plans July 2 to the Ukiah City Council for a 15‑unit housing project for tribal elders on Cooper Lane, saying the proposal would include two‑bedroom, two‑bath units and a shared community center.

The presentation matters because the project targets elders in Northern Circle’s nine‑tribe consortium, aims to serve people receiving Supplemental Security Income and State Supplementary Payments and, its advocates say, would increase culturally specific housing capacity for a population the presenter described as disproportionately affected by homelessness.

Mariah McGill, deputy director of Northern Circle, told the council the project is designed “by the elders for the elders,” and described a property layout with 15 units (two bedrooms, two baths each) and communal spaces intended for cultural activities, a wellness/cultural center with a library and industrial kitchen, energy‑efficiency features including solar, and native landscaping that supports traditional basket‑weaving plants. McGill said Northern Circle’s initial plan would create roughly 30 beds of capacity by allowing shared occupancy or a live‑in aide.

Jesse Davis, chief planning manager for the City of Ukiah, introduced McGill and confirmed the project has previously been reviewed for a historical demolition permit and is in predevelopment. He told council staff are working with the developer on issues such as parking and compliance with objective design standards.

Funding for the site as presented includes a Community Care Expansion Program award administered by the California Department of Social Services (Northern Circle said it has access to a $10,600,000 award through that program) and about $532,000 in match from the state’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) program; McGill said Northern Circle is also seeking donations and other funding. The presenter said the organization manages more than 200 affordable units across Northern California and operates a tenant‑based rental assistance program.

Council members and other attendees asked staff and the developer questions about unit layout, parking, and electric‑vehicle charging. McGill said the funding emphasis for the Community Care Expansion Program was on total bed count rather than room count. Davis said the city’s objective design and development standards adopted in 2023 require one parking space per residential unit and that the predevelopment team is assessing EV charger requirements and site parking constraints.

An attendee from the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, Vibila Blossoming Bear, offered public comment in support of the project and described tribal sovereignty and higher barriers tribes face in addressing homelessness. Another participant, identified as Dave Rappaport, spoke about legal principles the speaker said support tribal preference in programs limited to tribes.

The presentation was received by the council for information; no council action on entitlements or funding was recorded at the meeting. City staff and Northern Circle said they will continue outreach and return with updates as plans progress.

","Northern Circle Indian Housing Authority presented plans for a 15‑unit elders housing development on Cooper Lane, funded primarily by a state Community Care Expansion Program grant and state homeless housing matching funds; city staff answered questions about parking, EV chargers and tree replacement during the City Council meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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